Lundria, Elais Palace.
Queen Betty, Dean Ornis, and Duke Fortes sat in a meeting room. In the remaining seat sat Great Elder Kraff of the Peters Kingdom.
The Great Elder glanced at the three present. He did not see the Storm Mage, which disappointed him somewhat, but also eased his mind a little. After all, the Storm Mage's reputation was well known.
Before long, the Great Elder explained why he had come.
Dean Ornis frowned. "You want us to intervene in your war for a mere share of some Ruins? Does your kingdom think so little of us?"
The Dean still remembered how the Peters Kingdom had once allied with the Chaos Kingdom. Now that they were fighting the Silbon Kingdom and could not win, they wanted to form an alliance again. It was simply laughable.
The Great Elder grew anxious. "That is the Archmage's Relic—the Archmage's Relic of the former Ansera Empire! We are willing to share thirty percent of the gains from the Ruins with your kingdom. Is that not sincere enough?"
The Archmage's Relic, the Ansera Empire!
No wonder the Peters Kingdom refused to give an inch.
The three were stunned and exchanged looks. After a while, the Dean said, "I need to step out."
Great Elder Kraff understood that he was going to find the Storm Mage. "At present, only our kingdom knows the true nature of those Ruins. The Silbon Kingdom does not know either. In any case, news of the Ruins has not yet spread to the other kingdoms. I hope your kingdom will consider this carefully and act quickly."
The Dean glanced at him, nodded, and left.
A moment later.
Dean Ornis found Hekate and told her about the Ruins.
"The Ansera Empire?"
Hekate fell into slight contemplation. The history books of the