Conflicts of Interest, William Enters the Fray, Agency Expansion Draws the Prime Minister's Ire

William, dressed in a fitted black suit and leather boots, had somehow arrived at the office door.

Ignoring the nervous guards beside him and the looks Wolf and Ostan gave him from inside the office, he walked over to the sofa and slowly said to Wolf expressionlessly:

"Prime Minister Wolf, I would like to know what sort of topic could make the Empire's Prime Minister and my Grand Admiral argue so fiercely that they even needed to deploy a Crown Tier Domain."

"To be honest, when I first sensed the Crown Tier Domain, I even wondered whether I had come to the wrong place. It felt as though this was not the Empire's Cabinet, but an extremely dangerous battlefield!"

"Your Majesty, it was merely a precaution to prevent enemy agents from eavesdropping on the long-overdue reminiscence between Grand Admiral Ostan and myself, which could result in confidential intelligence being leaked and cause losses to the Empire."

Wolf's expression did not change in the slightest at William's sudden arrival, as though he had noticed William the moment his carriage reached the Cabinet entrance.

"Oh? Then it seems Prime Minister Wolf is even more cautious than I expected. That is truly a blessing for the Empire."

William sarcastically jabbed at the detestable old man. When his peripheral vision caught sight of Ostan, whose expression appeared normal but whose aura faintly revealed a decayed state—

It was as though William had recalled the latest intelligence submitted by the Inspection Forces. A trace of helplessness and gloom flickered through his eyes, but he concealed it in an instant and pressed down a hand toward his Uncle Dries Ostan, who was about to rise and salute him.

Then, he turned toward Prime Minister Wolf, whose respectful expression could not conceal the calculations revealed by his