Ambition

Picking up from before, once the Dragon Knight Family began tearing each other apart, the royal family's control over the Empire had already fallen to rock bottom. They could not possibly pull the Northern Territory army back to mediate the fight, could they? The Northern Territory nobles would truly explode then. Was the royal family planning to stop living? The troops stationed in the Northern Territory existed to guard against the Orcs of the vast northern wilderness. Throughout the reigns of the Human Emperors, no matter how turbulent the nation became or how fiercely the nobles fought, no one dared touch the northern border nobles. Touch them, and nobody got to keep playing. With no troops to send, the royal family could only stare helplessly. (There actually were troops, but the royal family had its own little schemes. By the time they came to their senses later, it was already too late.)

In the end, the entire Empire exploded—literally exploded...

After Apophis Breo roughly described it to Olaf, Olaf was completely stunned by the Empire's juicy secret history. After all, someone of his former standing could never have come into contact with such things.

"Impressive..." Olaf's mouth twitched. Were the Empire's counts all this bold?

"Alright, after today, you won't need to come anymore. I've taught you everything a noble should know; there's nothing else left!" Lance smiled at Ismir. This miserable task was finally over. There was only so much Lance could teach Ismir, since he himself had only been a knight in the past. Still, he could teach Ismir the basics of noble knowledge.

"Thank you for your instruction, Baron Lance!" Ismir pressed a hand to his chest in a devout salute.

"Mm, very good!" Lance nodded. He had finally corrected Ismir's clumsy etiquette. Now, he looked