"That's great!" Philip didn't see it that way. He thought the weaker the enemy, the better. Not only would that mean they could resolve their current predicament more easily, but more importantly, the vampires' secret would be easier to keep sealed! Don't forget, in Philip's priorities, protecting the vampires' secrecy came first. Even Digla ranked second.
In fact, if the vampires' secret couldn't be protected, then even if they rescued Digla, he wouldn't fare well afterward. The vampires would impose extremely harsh punishment on him! Vampires weren't like other people—they had countless ways to make one of their own wish they were dead.
In short, Philip had finally received some good news.
Seeing Philip beam with delight, Solam let out a cold snort.
"Hmph! What are you so happy about? Sure, the mastermind behind this looks much simpler now, but the trouble Digla caused is already big enough. There are far too many people outside who want him dead! The Radiance Church alone could finish both you and him!"
Solam's blow sent Philip straight back into the depths of despair. Indeed, the situation wasn't exactly good.
But then an even greater blow arrived.
"Y-Your father is here?!" The one delivering this blow was Saililefu, whom he hadn't seen in quite some time.
Ever since coming to Toussaint, this girl had gone her separate way from Solam. She had only rested at the royal villa for a day before Saint Sophia Cathedral took her away. Supposedly, she had to deliver some sort of mission report. Solam didn't know the details, nor had he intended to find out. They simply didn't get along, so he had no objections to her leaving.
Yet Saililefu suddenly came looking for him today and told Solam that his father had arrived in Toussaint—and wanted to see