Elegantly Looting the World

After a lavish dinner, the group went their separate ways.

Duchess Olivia felt sorry for the Prime Minister, whose workload had doubled with the launch of the "Western Advance." After greeting Her Majesty the Queen, she hurried off to help her father handle government affairs.

The others worked overtime, studied, or trained as they should.

Only Evan and Livina, the two monarchs, entered an exquisitely decorated Side Hall within White Swan Castle together.

Gulp, gulp.

Evan skillfully brewed this year's new tea while organizing that exhilarating grand blueprint in his mind:

"There have been far too many loose ends lately. If those bankers' little moves hadn't reminded me, I might have almost forgotten about this excellent deal.

"As long as the two of us agree and our allies follow suit, it shouldn't be difficult to pull off something this profitable without spending a thing."

Evan had long adopted a policy of "crossing the river by feeling for the evil gods," so he paid close attention to everything happening within their sphere of influence.

Intelligence about the Lowland Republic issuing Paper Currency due to a shortage of Precious Metals had reached him at the first opportunity.

As for how to stab those bankers in the back, that could be discussed later. But a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had already been placed before him and Livina.

As Evan spoke, he realized there had been no reaction at all from across the room. Looking up, he could not help but laugh in exasperation.

"Why are you sitting so far away from me? Has there really become so little trust between people?"

With her long legs crossed, Livina sat far away on the other side of the Side Hall. She fixed Evan with her beautiful lake green eyes and nodded firmly.

"Yes!"

Then she silently added,