Having set down his half-spilled teacup, Marquis Oxtail William Tulip did not immediately leave the study. Instead, he took out a sheet of parchment and dipped a quill in ink.
He first wrote the words "Dragon Knight," then the words "Magician."
Staring at those two terms, he gradually drifted into a daze. Only after a long while did he come back to himself. He took out a tinderbox and lit the parchment, watching it turn to ash in the ashtray on the desk. Only then did he let out a long breath of stale air, rise from his chair, leave his study, and put on a beaming smile.
He went downstairs and once more blended into the lively circle of chatting nobles.
Yet his state of mind was no longer the same as before. A lone Dragon Knight still had to remain on edge, fearing that the mainland kingdoms might launch a dragon-slaying war. But with a Magician as additional support, unless the mainland kingdoms sent out two Dragon Knights, they would have absolutely no chance of defeating the combination of a Dragon Knight and a Magician.
And as Liszt's father, seeing the relationship between Liszt and A Ke, he more or less understood that this corner was not one just anyone could pry loose.
So once his son founded a nation, it would be guarded by the two pinnacle powers of a Dragon Knight and a Magician.
It would definitely be more stable than the Sapphire Grand Duchy had been at the start of its founding, and the Tulip Family could seize this opportunity to branch out and flourish in the new nation, with its bloodline passed down without end.
The family's glory would reach its peak.
"Now everything is ready. It only depends on when Liszt decides to