Daji Should Count as Senior Generation Too, Right?

Minister of Everything is a position with both high and low power, the fact that he was suddenly appointed shortly before the Queen's death clearly indicates that the position was intended to consolidate the government's power.

Simply put, in order to prevent the New King from being too willful, the talented Iver was chosen to check and support him.

According to the political theories that Andre learned from Xingti, as the New King, Isabel would definitely take the initiative to seize the power of discourse from Iver, who represents Queen Sophia's confidant.

Even if Iver was actually helping her, she still had to suppress Iver, otherwise her voice would be significantly weaker than Iver's, who had the approval of the two Queen.

As a monarch, this is unacceptable.

At the beginning of his reign, he had a powerful minister whom he could not control—especially since this powerful minister was quite young.

This is a very dangerous sign. If it gets out of control, it could cause Iver's power to snowball, and could even eventually lead to the usurpation of the entire regime.

In the end, I'm afraid I'll end up losing it myself.

However, Queen Isabel did not distance herself from Iver, nor did she suppress him.

Even the opposite.

She displayed an unprecedented level of intimacy, including only Iver in the group photo.

—This attitude must have some political significance! The painting of New King's accession to the throne is usually painted along with his entire close confidant team.

Queen Sophia was younger than Isabel when she ascended the throne, yet her paintings depict six people—including Meg, who would later become the Grand Arbitrator, and the Grand Guardian at the time. This team later became Queen Sophia's capable assistants in implementing various reform policies.

But if it's just one person... then the attitude is very clear.

I trust no one but Iver.

In other words.

The goal is to purge the ministers from Queen Sophia's era!

"... But why isn't Queen Isabel afraid of Iver betraying her?"

Andre murmured, lost in thought.

unless...

The title of "Minister of Everything" was not authorized by Queen Sophia at all, but rather came from Isabel's decision during her time Princess! According to Miss Crowley's own account, she met Iver three years ago, which is certainly earlier than Isabel... and at that time Iver was just the second son in his family.

Although being the son of the Founding Family already carries a high status... according to crucial intelligence gathered by Andre, the Moriarty Family is entirely composed of adopted sons. Only one heir is chosen per generation, while the rest are stripped of the Moriarty surname. This is precisely why, over the years, there has been no conflict of interest among collateral branches over the inheritance.

So as long as Iver doesn't inherit the Moriarty Family, he will only be "Iver" without a surname.

Miss Aleister Crowley could easily take him back to Star Antimony!

—However, things would be different if Iver were appointed Minister of Everything.

As a close confidante of the royal family, Miss Crowley, whose position was precarious, would be suspected simply by getting close to him.

After her identity is exposed, she must reveal her identity and show a friendly attitude towards Avalon in order to extricate Iver from the incident.

This would also bring trouble to her family and prevent her from staying in Avalon any longer... because she was born into the "Secret Chamber," and any contact with Iver, who was a confidant of the Queen, would cause trouble for Iver.

So Isabel's simple move forced Miss Crowley to either hurt Iver or leave Iver.

"Such a strong offensive stance..."

Andre's expression turned serious.

In order to seize Iver, the shrewd Queen Isabel simply banished Miss Crowley from Glass Island by giving her the title of Minister of Everything, a position with no real power, no department, and no staff!

And Iver, who is being targeted by the Round Table Hall, will become her excuse to purge the Round Table Hall!

Based on previous intelligence, his current profile of Isabel reveals Isabel to be an iron-fisted Queen who is adept at concealing her true nature, ruthless and decisive, radical and shrewd.

Andre had secretly investigated many times.

Isabel's classmates all said that she was quite timid and withdrawn at school, as cute as a little animal, and would even run away when she saw strangers—but now, looking at Isabel, where is that impression of being weak and easily bullied?

If you think back carefully, Iver took office as Minister of Everything right when the only Prince who could compete with her for the throne was cursed to death! And right after that, after all of Isabel's brothers and sisters were assassinated, she immediately returned to normal.

Is it possible for a person's nature to change in just one or two months?

Of course not.

So it can only be a pretense. A state of self-isolation feigned to avoid communicating with others! Why not communicate with others?

That must be because she was worried about running into those "eyes" around her! Those eyes from Star Antimony, Iris, and the Round Table Hall! And according to Andre's investigation, Isabel seemed very affectionate when she first met Iver. Clearly, they already knew each other.

Coincidentally, Iver disappeared for several months after graduating from high school.

Upon his return, he immediately acted as if he were an acquaintance with Isabel. Isabel even lent one of her villas to Iver —or rather, gave it to him.

Clearly, during those months when the investigation was impossible, Iver was with Princess Isabel! And at that time, Iver had already become acquainted with Isabel and sworn allegiance to the Crown Prince of Avalon. It was only after that that Iver suddenly started appearing in the newspapers one after another! "That makes all the sense!"

Andre clapped his hands and exclaimed excitedly, "Everything makes sense now!"

Knowing all this, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes was taken away by Iver one night and never returned.

He had once asked me to investigate the Moriarty Family, and from me he learned the secret that the entire Moriarty Family consisted of adopted sons. I also obtained some damaging information about James Moriarty.

—Perhaps it was because Sherlock knew something he shouldn't have known that he was killed by Moriarty! According to another intelligence report, Iver personally brought a document and had the Griffin Minister of Avalon affix his paw print to it.

That can only be a letter of authorization.

"...etc."

Andre's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Iver himself couldn't ride a griffin, so what did he need the Griffin Minister's authorization for? Thinking of this, Andre was immediately horrified.

Queen Isabel is clearly making some arrangements, but he simply can't connect these events!... They seem so scattered, almost like coincidences.

But is that even possible?

That's impossible.

She could deliberately conceal her talents to avoid the curse of the Iris People. Now she can hide her plans beneath a series of seemingly coincidental events.

The old newspapers and intelligence related to Iver came together in his mind, generating all sorts of associations, which he then rejected one by one.

Newspapers have repeatedly reported that Iver has been kidnapped and attacked multiple times by the Noble Red and their demons...

After Iver became a member of Lloyd's's, the Lloyd's, who attempted to seize power, was suddenly investigated by the Inspectorate and eventually secretly executed...

Without even using the Inspectorate, Minister Drost's spy identity was inexplicably uncovered, and he was even captured alive...

The Iris Flower Kingdom inexplicably acknowledged the assassination and curse against the Avalon royal family and paid a heavy price...

The Crowned Lord's Chosen One, who appeared out of nowhere and is capable of using "Word of Power," looks only eight or nine years old, but possesses the power of the Fifth Level... He either has dragon blood or is simply a humanoid dragon...

On the eve of Queen Sophia's death, bypassing the Round Table Hall Conference, she used the "Death Sentence Spell" to execute a veteran minister suspected of being a spy for the Soviet Union, and arrested and imprisoned several other ministers...

The Minister of Everything, who had no subordinates and no departmental affairs to handle, was personally authorized by the Minister of the Griffin to authorize a certain confidential document...

After obtaining information that Aleister Crowley was a spy for Star Antimony, he immediately and unusually released and publicized it widely...

Mobilize the Avalon people to develop a sense of superiority and confidence over Star Antimony...

Andre felt a chill run through his heart.

Past intelligence quickly connected in his mind.

A bold yet reasonable idea suddenly popped into Detective Andre's mind—

"Avalon is preparing for war, using violence to forcibly stabilize the domestic situation!"— Queen Isabel is about to send the Griffin Legion to bombard Star Antimony, and the Iris People have already joined forces with them!

Should this message be sent back...?

His expression changed repeatedly, but he finally made up his mind.

Instead of sending it to Star Antimony, send it to the Mage Tower first!

The political situation in Xingti is currently in chaos. If it's a war initiated proactively, that's fine, but if it's a passive invasion, it will likely trigger internal divisions.

The Griffin Legion of Avalon are too powerful offensively, and Star Antimony currently lacks countermeasures against them—meaning that if the Mage Tower suspends its research on "griffon weapons," the Stibnite Person will be completely defenseless against the Griffin Legion...

But he was ultimately just an eye, not a brain.

He had no right to think... Therefore, Andre planned to first transmit the intelligence to the Mage Tower, and then see their opinions and decide whether to transmit it to Xingti, so that Xingti could prepare for war in advance.

The capital of Star Antimony is located south of the Iris Flower Kingdom, not directly adjacent to Avalon —if they want to launch a war against Avalon, they need to use the port of the former Black Eagle Principality to launch a surprise attack.

However, if the Iris People and the Avalon people form an alliance, the Avalon can hide their Griffin Legion within the Iris Kingdom and launch a surprise attack on them! With the Griffins' incredible speed, if they launch a surprise attack from the south of the Iris Flower Kingdom, they can reach the Star Antimony Capital in less than an hour.

Is war... coming?

Andre murmured softly.

His expression turned heavy and serious.

If this intelligence is true, then the Narcissus Principality must take the initiative to launch a rebellion.

After all, Narcissus is located in the northeasternmost corner of Star Antimony, the East of Avalon, very close to Avalon. If Avalon were to deploy some of its forces to the eastern front to guard against their Mage Legion, Narcissus might be dragged into the battle and forced to shed blood for the Stibnite Person.

So now the question is...

When exactly will the Avalon launch their full-scale attack? If the timing isn't right, their rebellion could very well be suppressed! "We can only continue to observe Minister Moriarty!"

Detective Andre's expression was serious; he was prepared to die for his country.

Meanwhile, Silver and Tin Palace, Iver was combing Isabel's hair. Isabel was about to go to the Round Table Hall to preside over the first meeting.

"Is that how it's written?"

Iver asked uncertainly, "Are you sure, Lily?"

Lily, standing to the side, said coolly, "That's right, exactly. Then coil it up and pass through here..."

Isabel was still a little uneasy. "Are you really not going to the meeting, Iver? You can come..."

"I know I am qualified."

Iver chuckled lightly, "But I want them to invite me."

"... Then, what about me?"

"Yes, Isabel."

Iver suggested, "If you don't know how to respond, just keep a straight face and say, 'I'll think about it.' Then write the question down. Ask me about it when you get back, and give a formal response the next day."

"Is this alright...?"

"No problem, trust me."

Iver comforted her.

But he always felt that something was wrong.

... I always felt this was a form of regency.

Was Sherlock really right back then? Am I really going to Bewitching the Lord?

However, Iver quickly settled down again.

—What the hell are you afraid of?

I'm called a powerful minister! Undoubtedly, I belong to the "Senior Generation" category! And it sounds very authoritative! Nearly 7,000 words update, update complete, meow~ the cat's going to lunch!