Yoru Machi? What Minor Noble Is That?

In the grand hall of the Olliana Kingdom's royal palace.

Today, a great many nobles and high-society figures from the Olliana Kingdom had gathered here.

The reason they had assembled for this banquet was naturally because they had received an invitation from the Olliana royal family.

King of Olliana, wearing a crown, sat upon the throne. Although he had only half a year left to live and looked quite frail, he was evidently in rather good spirits.

"Thump, thump, thump—!"

As King of Olliana struck the floor with the scepter in his hand, the sound drew the attention of the many guests present.

Seeing that His Majesty the King wished to speak, everyone cooperatively fell silent and moved to either side, waiting for him to address them.

Just as King of Olliana rose to his feet, Rose, who was rarely dressed in full formal attire today, hurried forward to support him.

"Today, I have gathered everyone here for this banquet mainly to announce three matters.

"The first is that Minister Du'aim, whom you all know well, was a traitor. His true identity was that of a member of some evil organization, and he approached the royal family only to seize control of our Olliana Kingdom.

"Fortunately, his scheme did not succeed, and he has already been executed in the Midgar Kingdom."

The moment the king announced this first piece of news, the crowd immediately erupted.

After all, Du'aim had once been at the height of his power in the Olliana Kingdom. No one had expected him to be such a treasonous man.

Upon hearing that Du'aim was dead, quite a few nobles who had previously been close to him grew apprehensive, worried that the old king would purge them as well.

Fortunately, the old king also knew that the entire