Chapter 623
The cold touch was the knight’s sword. The knight’s sharp blade threatened Rotomo’s neck.
Rotomo wasn’t the only one under threat. Larry, of course, and quite a few nobles were being threatened as well.
‘…’
Glancing around furtively to check the nobles under threat, Rotomo noticed one commonality.
They were all nobles with deep ties to the Holy Empire.
“Your Majesty, this…”
Duke Radun, the most powerful noble gathered in the conference room due to the sudden situation, spoke up. Though he himself was not under threat, the current circumstances were deeply unsettling.
“My apologies, Duke Radun. But I have decided we must become enemies with the Holy Empire. Given that decision, I felt it too dangerous to leave those who could collude with the Holy Empire unchecked.”
“…”
At Alkan’s words, Duke Radun fell silent again. Frankly, the current situation was perplexing, but that was all.
He wasn’t under threat, and Duke Radun was also one of the nobles who disliked the Holy Empire. Moreover, now that Alkan had resolved to become an enemy of the Holy Empire, the pro-Holy Empire nobles had to be eliminated. Otherwise, there was a risk of collapse from within.
In this situation, Radun did not wish to bolster the power of the pro-Holy Empire nobles who were under threat.
“Your Majesty.”
However, there was one noble whose thoughts differed from Duke Radun’s. That noble was none other than Duke Regas, seated directly opposite Radun.
