In the orphanage at the Temple of Life, Landen Gallop and Duma Dragon faced the representatives of the Southeast Kingdom, along with nine others, including Tony Donner Gallop.
"Like I said, Knight Susie wasn't dismissed by the Grand Council. She left of her own accord after her mount died. No noble in the kingdom has the right to interfere with where she goes."
When Duma Dragon first heard that Landen had intercepted Susie, she had been furious at his meddling. But just a few days later, news of Susie's victory spread through the kingdom's upper ranks. Duma was instead relieved that she hadn't forced the dismissal motion through on the night of December 11 and irreparably offended Susie.
Seeing that Duma had completely changed her tune about Susie, Landen hurried to chime in. "That's right. If Marquis Fiat truly wants to find her, he can send people to look for her himself."
"This..." Tony felt that the two great nobles across from him were treating him like a fool. If he hadn't been on a mission, he would have simply walked out.
"Your Graces, since we've come this far, I'm afraid I must convey the will of an entity far greater than Fiat." Tony's face took on a reverent expression. "Duke Landen, your actions have endangered the millions of members of the Human Race living along the Empire's coast. If you persist in installing Magic Furnaces in the Southeast Kingdom, you will become the enemy of the entire ocean."
"Installing Magic Furnaces..." Landen murmured, finally understanding what Tony meant.
The Magic Furnaces discovered by the Human Empire had always been installed in cities west of the Southeast Kingdom. In other words, since the Ancient Empire, no new Magic Furnaces had ever been built anywhere along the coast. The region had