Chapter 4069: Not Afraid—We Have Experts on Our Side!
While A Nan was raking in money at the foundation's venue, September was secretly meeting with some people.
They were former subordinates of Princess Raphael's parents.
However, September did not appear in human form. To avoid unnecessary accidents, September planned to appear wearing a mask for quite some time.
In fact, ever since entering the Science Side, September had secretly contacted those former subordinates. September simply had not been honest with Miss Nan about it.
This had been Huanda's suggestion, and September had adopted it.
This meeting was mainly with two people who had once sworn allegiance to Princess Oudina. One was Potter, formerly the commander of the defense legion of the Aether River. The other was Draco, the head of a certain merchant guild within the empire.
...They could also be considered representatives of the former subordinates.
"...Ever since Your Highness met with misfortune, the empire sent a new governor. Most of the people from back then suffered varying degrees of suppression or were marginalized. Some were dissatisfied with Marco Polo's decrees and were even sent to barren regions to develop them." Draco was a kind-looking, perpetually smiling, portly middle-aged man. "Even Potter has retired by now... Lord September, when can we meet Your Highness Raphael? We've been waiting for this day for far too long!"
It was clear that the two of them had been having a very difficult time.
Without the support of Princess Oudina and Asprind, and under the empire's intentional or unintentional attempts to reclaim the Aether River, even Draco, who had never entered politics and was merely a merchant, had watched his merchant guild continue to decline.
It was not that these former subordinates were unable to survive... They still had no worries about food