Sitting in Talia's reassuring little cottage, Hughberlian let out a sigh of relief.
"Lanchi, thank you for saving me once again."
"Hughberlian, don't worry. Now that you've latched onto Tata, as long as no bishop comes all the way to Hutton Kingdom's capital, you won't be in any danger."
Lanchi looked at Hughberlian. Even after interrogating Phoenix, she didn't seem to have relaxed much.
"...But the Southern Continent probably won't remain this peaceful for much longer."
Hughberlian nodded, then spoke softly.
Aside from the information they had learned from Sticella, the Resurrection Cultist they had subdued in the Shadow World of the Sanctuary Villain's Banquet, Phoenix also knew of some signs that "Destruction Bishop Ivanos and Rotten Decay Bishop Farmer were planning a joint operation."
Combined with the assassination plot this time, it was clear that the two bishops intended to secretly undermine the relationship between Hutton Kingdom and Yarolan Kingdom.
They were probably already plotting something terrifying against the two kingdoms.
Lanchi had also told Hughberlian that once the vampires took control of Krui Di Empire, their first move would be to launch a war. On one hand, they would wear down the forces within the empire that still harbored dissent toward the vampires. On the other, they would annex more kingdoms, plunder resources, and raise humans in captivity.
Since Krui Di Empire in the far south was not peaceful.
And the several cardinals on the Southern Continent had already begun stirring prematurely.
The war destined to erupt across the Southern Continent might be accelerating rapidly.
When that happened, it would not merely be Hughberlian's crisis. The entire Hutton Kingdom would face disaster.
"Once we hide away in the Northern Continent during Winter Vacation, your fifth Death Star probably won't descend for the time being. As far as the