The full story of what had happened the night before quickly spread throughout the entire royal capital the next day, even beginning to spread beyond its borders.
"Dragon Demon Aiyi personally declared that she would protect Viscount Poztut."
"To make an enemy of Viscount Poztut is to make an enemy of the Demon Race."
"Shien Poztut has an incredibly powerful little girl by his side."
"The meteor shower that once destroyed Galuli was also Viscount Poztut's doing."
"Viscount Poztut is suspected of having learned the legendary Celestial Magic."
"It turns out that an Elven girl by Viscount Poztut's side is highly valued by the Goddess of Nature. The reason Viscount Poztut killed the Ryusica Family's eldest young master was entirely because he received a revelation from the Goddess of Nature."
"The Ryusica Family has been destroyed."
"The noble district has been ruined, but aside from the Ryusica Family, there were no casualties."
News like this spread through the royal capital at astonishing speed, reaching everyone's ears.
There was no doubt that the news was shocking.
There was also no doubt that it was suspicious.
However, once a royal decree was issued, all the doubts in everyone's hearts vanished at once.
"The Ryusica Family intended to offend a believer favored by the Goddess of Nature and has now been punished by Viscount Poztut. Due to the severity of the matter, effective immediately, the Ryusica Family shall be stripped of its title, its territory reclaimed, and its members reduced to commoners."
No one failed to understand what such a decree meant.
It only meant that the kingdom had tacitly approved everything Shien had done to the Ryusica Family.
The kingdom would not hold him accountable for this matter. It would even reward him, officially under the pretext of rewarding him for punishing