Our Two Excellent Intelligence Agents Had Infiltrated King Louis's Bed Through Close-Quarters Reconnaissance

After Triss confirmed Countess Margaret's "sincerity," Mirian wasted no more time. She laid out the current situation, the Capet family's choices, and the risks they were taking.

As Murphy had said, the Capet family couldn't pull off their gamble alone. If they wanted King Louis to accept the final outcome, they needed to find a powerful political ally at his side who could exert the necessary influence over him.

Countess Margaret's fearsome reputation among the nobles of Zeeland, along with the "Nun" faction she had secretly cultivated, could prove to be the perfect driving force behind this plan. Most importantly, both the countess and the Capet family were pillars of the royalist camp. She was also the ideal person to deliver Count Lyon's message—the one that would certainly enrage King Louis.

The countess was already suffering from the aftereffects of Chaos corruption, but after hearing the Capet family's plans, her head throbbed so badly she nearly wished she could faint on the spot.

What a mess!

It was bad enough that Chaos had invaded the kingdom's borders. Now powerful figures within the country planned to take advantage of the crisis to stab her husband in the back. Worst of all, she herself would have to play a rather unsavory role in the affair.

"Oh heavens, Louis's worst suspicion has come true."

The countess sighed from her chair.

"He was already deeply wary of the Capet family's increasingly uncontrollable tendencies. He'd begun taking steps to weaken Count Lyon's power, but he never imagined the count would act so decisively—or so boldly.

"I can already imagine how furious Louis will be when he learns the truth. If he can't rein in his anger, the Capet family may become the kingdom's greatest internal threat, taking Transia's place. And most importantly, Louis just entrusted