Unfortunately, time was tight. Otherwise, she could have pried some leads out of Bill and Groff. Still, she had at least gotten what she wanted. All she had to do next was keep Berman City firmly in her grasp.
If Magana had not shown up, Cassidy would have been twice as pleased right now.
She had originally intended to develop this place into a rear base, stockpiling strength for herself so that she would at least have a way out when she went to the Imperial Capital. But now that Magana had set her sights on Berman City, things were different. That woman was a wolf, and wolves did not easily let go of prey they had targeted.
Once she left Berman City, the situation would be hard to predict.
That was why Cassidy urgently needed to install a mayor. It had to be someone she could trust completely, someone capable—preferably a talent who could help her expand her influence rapidly.
"Too bad Ryan isn't willing to pledge loyalty to me... Perhaps I can try again?"
After turning it over and over in her mind, Cassidy still could not find anyone in Berman City more suitable than Ryan. Jonathan? As a Level 3 Investigator of the League of Fire, he could never side with her.
'Lin Qi' was even less likely. The other nobles had all run with Adler and Bill before, and she simply could not trust them.
No one? Should she put Echo in charge?
Cassidy looked up at Echo, then immediately shook her head.
That child only had meat and fighting on her mind.
Meanwhile.
The talented Ryan was at home, speaking with Magana over the mirror.
"Well, Ryan? Didn't disappoint you, did I?" Magana's reflection in the mirror sounded somewhat proud. "The Iron Blood Legion's