Gogar

Over the past few days.

With a vast cluster of Congo cities surrounding Ejin City, unusual changes have occurred, though they have not yet attracted the attention of V5.

However, this attracted the attention of the Gogar Kingdom.

Of course, the appearance of the Gandor Ruins within the kingdom, coupled with the actions of the Gogar Royal Family, caused the entire Nen Ability Ruins to spiral out of control.

Before that.

When special departments such as the Exorcism Team and the Exorcism Xie Group came down to investigate the situation.

The entire royal family of the Gogar Kingdom was nearly scared to death, fearing that these "angels" from V5 would arbitrarily pin some fabricated crime on them and slaughter them all.

After all... there are fewer and fewer monarchies in the world today.

Although V5 is very powerful, even among V5 nations, none still exercise the autocratic imperial system of feudal dynasties.

This may also be related to the fact that each of the V5 countries has a relatively large land area.

Of course, one country that calls itself the Sixth Empire is an exception.

The members of the Gogar Royal Family, who had been waiting to be executed, suddenly discovered that they had not been punished.

But they didn't know that.

Who played the decisive role in all of this?

Located in the capital city of Gugurian.

Inside the royal palace, King Freecss was attending to a pregnant woman whose blonde hair was disheveled, while King remained as unkempt as before.

"Don't you need to worry, Jin? Some ministers are already getting restless. If they tell V5 what happened in Ejin City, your friend might be in trouble too, right?"

The blonde woman glanced at Jin curiously and spoke softly.

Jin raised an eyebrow at this, then shook his head and scoffed.

"How could that be? Even if they leaked Ian's information, they wouldn't get V5's support..."

"Besides... although the TV broadcast video of Sashado's defeat, I still find it hard to believe that the monster was simply wiped out."

"As long as Sashado exists, V5 won't be able to focus on Ian, Egina, you're overthinking it."

Upon hearing his explanation, Egina blinked, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"But we clearly saw on TV that the monster was destroyed..."

Jin waved his hand, his eyes serious.

"Given the strength of such a powerful individual, this shouldn't happen so easily. At the very least, I believe the opponent has at least three ways to avoid the previous weapon damage."

No one knows why Kim said that.

His thought process is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"So, should we take action against those ministers? After all, that guy named Ian is one of your allies, and it wouldn't be right to ignore him."

Egina was somewhat worried, but Kim looked indifferent, resting her chin on her hand as if recalling something, and shook her head.

"That guy will be fine. The real worry is those ministers with even a shred of common sense."

"Furthermore, Ian is not someone V5 can easily control now. In my opinion, if V5 truly realizes how outstanding Ian's abilities are, they will have no intention of becoming his enemy."

"On the contrary, your people haven't realized this yet."

"If Ian is angered, I won't be able to speak up for those guys. So, if you, Egina, have any way to stop them, please do so. Don't do anything stupid again."

Egina remained silent for a moment.

At the same time.

Located within the royal palace, inside a palace.

"Your First Prince, are you really going to heed Minister Oster's advice and report what happened in Ejin City?"

A royal prince's butler spoke with some concern.

Upon hearing this, the First Prince, who was flirting with several maids, slightly frowned and said in a deep voice.

"What, Younian, do you have any other opinions on this?"

The butler, named Younian, appeared to be middle-aged, with some gray hair at his temples. After a moment's hesitation, he spoke slowly.

"Minister Oster is not trustworthy..."

"Your First Prince, if you truly aspire to that position, why not collaborate with Princess Egina and seek her advice?"

Upon hearing this, the First Prince's face turned frighteningly cold. He swept all the items off the table next to him and glared at the other party.

"Let me listen to that bastard Egina's opinion!?"

"Younian, who do you think you are, daring to give me such a rebellious suggestion!"

Younian seemed to have long been accustomed to the First Prince's anger.

He wasn't particularly afraid; he simply took a step back and spoke calmly.

"Although Princess Egina's status is flawed, she has been cultivating her own power both inside and outside the palace for many years. As her brother, if you are willing to accept her, perhaps... you will receive unexpected help."

The First Prince was very impatient with this, waved his hand vigorously, and said coldly.

"Shut up, Younian! Don't even think about such a thing!"

"The blood of the incomparably noble and glorious Gogar clan flows in my veins. As for that guy, it's not even certain whether he's even a member of the Gogar clan. You want me to lower myself and cooperate with her? That's utterly absurd!"

Younian sighed deeply.

This First Prince before me... he doesn't look like a ruler at all...

He was very conflicted, but ultimately decided to give the other person another chance.

Even if the other party is unwilling to cooperate with Princess Egina, he is still willing to assist her in ascending the throne as long as she doesn't make a foolish decision.

"Your unwillingness to cooperate with Princess Egina is your choice, but... Minister Oster's suggestion is clearly gambling with the lives of the royal family..."

"Every step in negotiating with V5 requires extreme caution."

"It's not that... we can simply report what happened in our Gogar Kingdom to V5 and then walk away from it!"

"As you know, the anomaly in Ejin City was caused by that boy who could face monsters head-on. If we report it to V5, and they make us solve that thorny problem there, then... how will the royal family position themselves!?"

Younian said, each word spoken with a serious expression.

At this point, he no longer concealed his true feelings and almost completely laid out both sides of the matter to the First Prince before him.

Pity.

As expected, he was disappointed.

"So, Younian, you're asking us to conceal such serious information about V5?!"

"How dare you! You actually try to sow discord between the Gogar Royal Family and V5! Do you know that for this alone, I, the prince, can sentence you to death!"

"The First Prince, Ben Kafka, said coldly," Younian said, disheartened, and sighed.

"Your subject... acknowledges his guilt..."

The First Prince hesitated for a moment, but still spoke with icy eyes.

"Fine, considering the many years you've served me, I'll spare your life..."

"Now, Younian, you will no longer serve as my court steward. Since you have such a lack of understanding of the glorious bloodline of the Gogar Kingdom, I hereby punish you by sending you to the royal library as a librarian. While you are at it, take the time to read the books there and understand the greatness of the Gogar name."

"Your Majesty, I take my leave..."

After listening to the other person's words, Younian bowed one last time before stepping back, his face full of disappointment.