The next day, at eight in the morning, inside the temporary combat conference room of the Faoken Governor's Residence.
Creak!
As Wendy slowly closed the conference room door while carrying a stack of documents, the brightly lit magic lamps revealed the entire room at a glance.
Inside the sealed room, a parchment map covering the territories of every clan within the Saga Kingdom lay spread across the broad conference table.
At that moment, aside from Wendy and the other six old subordinates seated at the table,
Meyer, who had been successfully talked onto the ship by John's artistically embellished lies the night before and had resolutely chosen to join the People's Party founded by John that same night, becoming a steadfast Empire soldier, was also seated among the newly added places. She had already changed into an Empire medical corps warrant officer's uniform, and her expression was somewhat nervous.
Facing the mixture of puzzled and contemplative looks from the others, the newly joined Beastfolk Sage appeared visibly uneasy. Her eyes kept drifting toward John at the head of the table, making her seem rather pitiful.
Her little movements were caught by Laiya, who sat expressionlessly at the conference table, as well as Wendy, who had just entered the room. Their gazes gradually became flickering and dangerous.
Although neither woman's expression changed much, with one maintaining a poker face and the other her lively, cheerful smile,
The entire conference room somehow became chilling.
"Looks like everyone is here. Take your seats."
As though he had not noticed the arrival of this battlefield of jealous rivals, John stood before the map with a calm expression and gave Wendy a nod, signaling her to sit down.
Then, before anyone could ask a question, he raised a hand toward Meyer at the end of