"I've done what I promised you. When do you intend to fulfill your promise, Your Excellency Hvin Rambis?"
"Not too long from now. The arrangements are mostly complete. Within half a month at most, you'll see the results." "Hvin Rambis," controlled by the Ancient Dragon Ariehogg, answered confidently.
As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Baron Larry in Vera's hand, and he asked, "You may hand him over to me now."
"To avoid suspicion, it would be better for him to remain with me..."
Vera gently shook her head, then added meaningfully, "Besides, we need to leave behind some signs of a battle."
"With you? And leave behind signs of a battle?
"Yes, that really would be best... After all, if there had been no battle, or if I could still escape with him afterward, it would only arouse more suspicion!"
"Hvin Rambis" smiled as if he had just realized this.
"Now you look a little more like that royal adviser..." Vera nodded, then asked, "Since you've controlled him, you should already know all of my brother's plans concerning Larry, right? Can you tell me about them?"
"Of course, beautiful Princess."
Hvin Rambis gave a gentlemanly bow and chuckled.
"That Baron Larry was initially nothing more than an unlucky fellow pushed out to divert attention and frame other factions with clues related to the so-called 'Spectral Empire'...
"But he was rather lucky. With the help of Intis intelligence, he actually managed to escape back to the North Continent!
"After that, because of the Loen Military's somewhat ambiguous attitude toward him, and because many secret organizations suffered considerable losses while tracking him, they became uncertain whether he truly possessed that intelligence.
"Just then, MI9 discovered that Mrs. Pualis, who had been providing Larry cover, was actually Bianca, the military attaché from