With Otto's death, Schicksal Headquarters' suppression operation had come to an end.
But for Theresa, the headaches were only just beginning.
Seizing power had never been easy. Although Fang Zheng had released those documents earlier, shaking Archbishop Otto's standing among the members of the Schicksal Organization, and several branches had indeed been willing to support Theresa out of old grudges and new hatred, that did not mean everyone would support her.
Apocalypse was a vast family, and naturally quite a few of its members held high-ranking positions within the Schicksal Organization. To those people, what Otto had done was irrelevant. What mattered was that his existence guaranteed their status and power. Now that Otto was dead, they naturally would not let things rest.
So...
"That's all this is?"
After listening to Theresa's complaints, Fang Zheng looked utterly speechless.
"I thought you called me here to talk about something serious. This?"
"You don't think this is a simple matter, do you?"
Sitting behind her desk, Theresa glared helplessly at Fang Zheng.
"Although the Valkyries fight on the front lines, they cannot do without support from the rear. If these people unite, it will be a huge problem for the organization. Or do you have some way to solve it?"
"Oh, of course."
Fang Zheng shrugged.
"I ran into this sort of thing all the time when I was emperor. People never learn. After a hundred or two hundred years, they start thinking they can kick up a fuss again. Then they figure strength comes from numbers and try to bargain with me. So they form alliances, plot together, try to force me to abdicate..."
This sort of thing had happened often when Fang Zheng was emperor. Especially as capitalism developed, there were always fools who failed to understand their own place,