"What... what about that woman? Since the plan has changed, is she no longer useful? After all, our original plan was to make her the ruler of this country, then secretly help us establish ourselves here." At that moment, a vampire brought up Xianna.
It turned out Alfred had sought out Xianna not merely for the Holy Grail, but also to build a safe sanctuary. Vampires were unwelcome across the entire continent, which had much to do with their feeding habits. After all, vampires fed on intelligent beings. No one would have any fondness for something that preyed upon them.
Thus, in order to grow stronger, Alfred had to create a secret sanctuary where vampires could quietly recuperate and expand. Xianna was the key! Who would imagine that a vampire nest could be on the Shining Plains, right under the nose of the Triad?
According to the plan, Yetana would die suddenly, leaving Xianna as the sole legitimate heir to the throne of Toussaint. Even if Xianna had been banished by the previous Grand Duke, her status as the direct legitimate heir to the Toussaint throne could not be stripped away!
As for the Toussaint throne, there was one exceptionally strict requirement: the heir had to be able to lift the Holy Grail, and only those of the direct bloodline of the Toussaint throne could lift it.
Originally, there had been three members of the Toussaint royal family's legitimate direct bloodline: Grand Duke Yetana, Marchioness Diana, and the banished Princess Xianna. Now that Diana had been killed, as long as Yetana was eliminated, the throne could only fall to Xianna.
Unfortunately, all of that had been ruined by Solam. He had found Xianna and discovered what she had done. It was now impossible to make Xianna inherit the throne.
Because