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"What did you say?"

The cabinet members all changed expression!

"Marquis Gallo has quite a few experts under his command, not to mention powerhouses from the Sacred Tree Continent. Who would dare force their way in?" Balzan exclaimed in shock.

"It was someone named Andres. He forced his way into Marquis Gallo's residence and even came into conflict with Marquis Gallo!" the attendant said in a trembling voice, clearly badly frightened by the news.

"This..." The cabinet members were all stunned. Just moments ago, they had been discussing what reward to grant Andres, only to receive this news in the next instant.

"Why would Andres do such a thing?" The Right Prime Minister frowned and looked toward Inori.

"Inori, Andres is your subordinate. Did you know about this?"

Inori was still somewhat distracted. Only after hearing this did she come back to her senses and reply with a bitter smile, "I only returned to Oga City today. I don't know about this either."

"What exactly happened? Has it been investigated?" The Left Prime Minister looked sternly at the attendant.

The attendant said, "It is said that Andres has a younger brother named Alex. Andres suspected that Marquis Gallo injured Alex, so he went to seek revenge."

The attendant recounted the entanglement between Alex, Marquis Gallo, and Aniya.

After hearing this, all the cabinet members present showed looks of realization.

They had heard before of Marquis Gallo's conduct, but since it had all been emotional disputes among juniors, people of their status naturally did not take it to heart.

The attendant secretly observed the important figures present before carefully saying, "However, there is no direct evidence that Alex was truly injured by Marquis Gallo."

Naturally, he did not dare offend Marquis Gallo.

"Enough. You may leave." The Left Prime Minister waved a hand.

The attendant bowed and withdrew from the cabinet chamber.

"Although there's no direct evidence, anyone can see that Marquis Gallo did this," the Minister of Internal Affairs said with a smile.

"Lister, don't casually discuss members of the royal family without evidence," the Left Prime Minister said sternly.

Lister shrugged.

"No matter what, we should hurry over there before this turns into a disaster!" the Right Prime Minister urged.

"Indeed. Andres is highly likely to reach Saint Domain in the future, while Marquis Gallo is the Ninth Prince's only son. Nothing can go wrong on either side!"

As he spoke, the Left Prime Minister looked toward Balzan, commander of the Kingdom Knights. "Commander Balzan, please dispatch members of the knights to prevent a conflict."

Balzan nodded and immediately left the cabinet chamber.

"Come, we should hurry over as well." The Left Prime Minister immediately led the cabinet members toward Marquis Gallo's residence.

Inori followed behind the others, her thoughts racing.

I never expected Andres to become enemies with that fellow Gallo. Even heaven is helping me.

The greatest obstacle to claiming the throne is Ninth Prince Patur. He is stronger than me, entered the Holy Alliance earlier than I did, and ranks far ahead of me in the line of succession. If I want to defeat him, I need stronger support.

She had originally wanted Andres to join her in dealing with Patur. Now that Andres had fallen out with Gallo, he had already begun standing against Patur.

But this still isn't enough. I need to escalate the conflict as much as possible and make Andres confront Patur!

Inori even hoped Marquis Gallo would die at Andres's hands. That way, there would be no room left for reconciliation between Andres and Patur.

The Royal Palace was also on Oga Avenue. Before long, the cabinet group arrived at Marquis Gallo's residence, just in time to see Andres preparing to leave.

When Andres saw the Kingdom Knights soldiers rushing in, he stopped.

Behind the soldiers, the Left Prime Minister and the other cabinet members entered. When they saw Marquis Gallo's limbs twisted at bizarre angles, their faces immediately turned pale.

This is bad. Marquis Gallo has been injured like this—we must give His Highness the Ninth Prince an explanation. But this Andres... The Left Prime Minister could not help but feel a headache coming on.

If an ordinary person had injured Marquis Gallo, he could immediately order their arrest. But Andres was already a Holy Alliance Trainee and a genius highly likely to reach Saint Domain. The Oga Kingdom could not deal with him as it pleased.

"Charles, Balzan, why did you only come now? Quickly! Kill this bastard for me! Kill him right now!" Upon seeing the Left Prime Minister and the other cabinet members, Marquis Gallo immediately shouted in fury.

Charles, the Left Prime Minister, did not respond to Marquis Gallo. With a grim expression, he quietly asked Balzan, "Commander, are you confident you can restrain Andres?"

Balzan's expression was grave. He frowned and pondered for a moment before quietly replying, "I am not."

Charles was startled. "You are Peak Level Nine. Although Andres killed Resior, Resior had only just entered Level Nine. He should not have been comparable to you, should he?"

Balzan shook his head. "Left Prime Minister, while a Level Nine Warrior's Battle Qi is ten times that of a Level Eight Warrior, according to Inori's battle report, Andres has already reached the Saint Domain level in terms of realm. The reason I say I am not confident is because he is only Level Eight. If he were also Level Nine, he could defeat me with a single sword strike. Even now, his chances of winning are greater."

"Andres is actually this powerful?" Only now did Charles realize what the realm of Drawing Upon Heaven and Earth truly meant. This made him even more conflicted.

If they dealt with Andres, they would push him to the opposite side of the Oga Kingdom. Moreover, with their current strength, they might not even be able to do anything to him.

Yet if they did not deal with him, they would be unable to account to His Highness the Ninth Prince.

King Oga was advanced in years. These cabinet members had already regarded the Ninth Prince as the future king, someone they absolutely could not afford to offend.

Seeing the Left Prime Minister torn between two choices, Inori knew the time had come and said, "Left Prime Minister, I have a suggestion."

The Left Prime Minister's eyes lit up. "Does Marquis Inori have a good solution? Please, speak."

Inori said, "Left Prime Minister, both Andres and the Ninth Prince are Holy Alliance Trainees. This matter is no longer something the cabinet can decide. My suggestion is that the cabinet make no decision and report the situation to His Majesty and His Highness the Ninth Prince, allowing His Highness the Ninth Prince to decide for himself."

"This..." The Left Prime Minister hesitated somewhat.

"Left Prime Minister, I agree with Marquis Inori's suggestion," Balzan said.

Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to fight Andres.

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

The other cabinet members also voiced their agreement.

"Fine." The Left Prime Minister made up his mind as well.

"You lot, hurry and take Marquis Gallo back to his room. Summon the medical hall to treat him. If his treatment is delayed, I'll hold you accountable!" The Left Prime Minister ordered several members of the Kingdom Knights nearby.

"Yes!"

Several soldiers brought over a stretcher and carried Gallo away.

"Charles, what do you mean by this? Why aren't you arresting him?" Gallo glared furiously at the Left Prime Minister.

He clearly did not want to leave. He wanted to see Andres make a fool of himself, but all four of his limbs had been broken. Unable to resist, he was carried away by several soldiers.