"You researched a pair of red eyes, and now vampires have appeared, the Empire is embroiled in civil war, and the people are suffering!"
"That scheming, ambitious Louis poisoned Yuffie!"
"He wanted to turn Yuffie into a vampire!"
"And that stuff even had a powerful effect!"
"I don't know whether the drug was a finished product or a prototype, but your stepmother—your new Mother Queen, Freya—carried Yuffie to the Imperial Palace!"
"After that, I don't know why, but she became Pure-blooded!"
"Louis knew his plot had been exposed, so he started a rebellion!"
"You know Leticia, right?"
"She fought her way out of the encirclement with Yuffie and brought her here to me!"
"You greedy bastards—you're hopeless, and you're hopelessly stupid!"
"Do you get it now?"
Lothair had heard the whole story, but there were still a few things he hadn't heard. "Cut the crap, Lynn. I'm asking you—"
"You told Yuffie to speak, so why isn't she saying anything?"
"And where is Father Emperor?"
Lynn glanced at Yuffie. She said, "I can just use magic to amplify my voice."
A glowing orb of magic appeared in Yuffie's hand. "Brother, I don't know either."
"I want to persuade you to stop this civil war. Compared to the Empire's succession, I think there are more important things we need to investigate."
"Those things are important."
Lothair asked, "What things are important?"
"Are you not going south?"
Lynn stepped out from behind cover. He didn't seem to be wearing armor, and he stood there with the swagger of a street thug, feet planted in that familiar wide stance. "We're going south because you're idiots!"
"I'm racing against time!"
"So you can establish a foothold!"
"To stop you from fighting until both sides are crippled!"
"Only to be invaded in the end!"
"So