Lily was currently located not far from Iver.
Or, more precisely... the residence of the newly appointed Minister of Trade, Griffiths, was near the Iris restaurant, "Serpent Wrapped Heart."
The situation was different now from when Minister Drost had been assassinated.
Iver no longer needed to stay close to Lily in order to air-drop the Shadow Demon in from afar... He had followed Lily here this time for another purpose.
He had invited a reporter over, but had only reserved one seat for the reporter. That meant the photographer could only remain at the entrance.
And the photographer happened to be in a position where he could see Griffiths's manor.
As soon as anything happened inside the manor, he could capture it immediately.
At the same time, Iver happened to be nearby, giving an interview.
This was the exact opposite of his plan during the previous assassination of the Minister of Trade, when he had arranged to "be kidnapped." Back then, it had been to prevent people from thinking, This might have something to do with Iver... But this time, Iver was deliberately making them think that it was connected to him.
Everyone knew that Iver had an airtight alibi. And now, Griffiths's manor, located extremely close to Iver, had been attacked by a Shadow Demon. There was only one active Shadow Demon in Avalon, and it belonged to Iver's "Rumored Girlfriend Aleister." The connection between these events was obvious.
At the very least, the ministers—especially those from the "Chocolate Faction"—would definitely think of this.
Otherwise, Iver would have had no reason to leave the Silver and Tin Palace.
He had come here to put pressure on them.
As the levels of Iver's Demon Contract and Shepherding Extraordinary Skills increased, Lily, who had received the Shadow Demon's essence, could carry