The evolution of Rose, the Seven-Colored Whale, was completed in just half a month. The changes were not significant: her body had grown by roughly a third, and she had comprehended a new water-element spell—Water Wave Shield.
A very common water-element spell.
"Chirp-ooh, chirp-ooh..." Rose's life after evolving was as happy as ever. Perhaps she could not understand that she was a dolphin doomed to a solitary life. Or perhaps playing with her human keepers and never having to worry about food and drink was all the happiness she could comprehend.
In any case, Rose seemed happier than Liszt, because she did not need to toil over the mundane affairs of the world.
"Leave today's war entirely to the Foreign Cabinet. Emily will handle the specific matters. When the Pioneer Order arrives, I will, as always, secretly protect the kingdom's knight orders from interference by the Eagle Kingdom's dragon riders." At a full meeting of the Foreign Cabinet, he issued authorization for the Pioneer Order.
Afterward, he held a brief video conference with the two marquises far away in the Wind Snow Mountain Principality, Yevich Shuihuasheng and Amat Ice Shield.
"Yevich, has the Wind Snow Mountain's Second Prince truly been driven to the end of his road?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. First Prince Spot Cornflower has colluded with a dragon rider from the Yellow Stone Plain Kingdom and gained the aid of a large number of elite knights. Second Prince Skart's knight order has suffered a crushing setback and can no longer contend for the ducal throne of Wind Snow Mountain," Yevich replied.
"Was the letter condemning your knights sent on Spot's own initiative, or was it the dragon rider's intention?" Liszt asked again.
After Spot Cornflower, the First Prince of the Wind Snow Mountain Principality, defeated Second Prince Skart's knight