Nirvana Appears (Part 2)

Magic Council

"Herder, why did you gather us all here?" (Cannon Fodder Council Member A)

"Gentlemen, do you intend to discuss this matter out in the hallway?"

Faced with Herder's retort, Cannon Fodder Council Member A was instantly left speechless. Leizhi and the others simply went around the idiot and entered the conference hall.

"Herder, can you speak now?" (Cannon Fodder Council Member B)

Herder nodded and swept his gaze over everyone's faces before finally settling on Micahlo.

"Lord Micahlo, has some major incident occurred in your jurisdiction?"

"Thanks to Your Excellency, my territory is perfectly peaceful!" Micahlo gritted out through clenched teeth.

"If that is the case, why did you deploy the Fourth Restraint Force into your defense zone?"

At Herder's question, everyone turned to Micahlo in surprise.

"Lord Herder's intelligence network truly is impressive!"

"Impressive would be an overstatement. I merely take an interest in certain people and certain matters."

"Then this old man is truly honored!"

"We can discuss that later. You should explain the matter of the Fourth Restraint Force first!"

Since this involved the Magic Council's core forces, even Beluno and Cannon Fodder Council Members A and B, who were close to Micahlo, did not dare say much. They could only quietly wait for his answer.

"Although we initially decided to let the local guilds deal with Grimoire Heart, I was never fully at ease. So I ordered Lahar to lead the Fourth Restraint Force there as reinforcements. Is there a problem with that?"

Herder nodded. "Then why did you not inform all of us in advance, instead making the decision on your own?"

"Of course I considered notifying everyone, but the situation was urgent at the time, so I had no choice but to act expediently."

"That would have been acceptable, but why did