The destination point of the Spark stronghold's teleportation magic array was an ordinary forest outside Silver Gull City.
Anvis scanned the surroundings with his Spiritual Power but found no guiding magic arrays, spatial Beacons, or anything similar. This teleportation appeared to be one-way.
"Brother, why did you agree to cooperate with them directly?"
After following Anvis away from the Spark Organization's stronghold, the girl finally realized the issue.
"Even if, as you said, their goals don't completely conflict with ours, if our active cooperation with the Spark Organization is discovered, won't that also put us in a very passive position within the Empire?"
"It's good that you thought of that."
Hearing Fiona's question, Anvis nodded, amusement in his eyes.
"However, Star Territory differs fundamentally from the Empire's other territories. The true core of Star Territory is not the territory itself, but your existence, Fi. Wherever you are is Star Territory.
With that as the premise, anyone harboring ill will toward you is an enemy Star Territory cannot avoid!
Therefore, by this standard, our true enemies do not come from outside, but rather from the Empire's noble class itself. Since those people were already destined to become our enemies, whether they reject us or not naturally does not matter.
Moreover, the Spark Organization is far from as simple as it appears. In the long run, cooperating with them brings more benefits than drawbacks."
"Is that so? But if we really cooperate with the Spark people, will Sis... Fourth Princess have a problem with it? I feel like she's still been very good to me."
Fiona thought hard about Anvis's words, nodded, and then asked another question.
"The Fourth Princess?"
A strange look flashed through Anvis's eyes.
"She'll soon have no time to concern herself with you. The First Prince's overall strength