Arthur knew about the Check Forgery Case.
He also knew the rumors that the Grand Duke of Swallow Castle had apparently died of grief over it.
But Arthur had never taken them seriously.
There were simply too many rumors like that every year.
Everyone treated them as jokes over dinner.
Yet judging by Delong's suicide note, the Grand Duke of Swallow Castle really seemed to have died because of the Check Forgery Case!
Arthur did not know exactly what had happened back then.
But he knew that this former financial adviser to the Old Lion of the Inner Bay intended to drag Swallow Castle into the vortex of conflict.
To that end, the man was willing to use his own death to smear the old Count of South Los!
Just imagine!
What would happen once this suicide note came to light?
Most likely, Swallow Castle would first cut off trade with South Los.
For South Los, which depended heavily on its port, that would be a bolt from the blue. Then, one wrong move could spark a war-and the Old Lion would make certain that war broke out.
Because Swallow Castle did not fall under South County's jurisdiction.
But South Los did.
Once Swallow Castle and South Los went to war, the Old Lion would have countless ways to station troops in South Los.
At that point, everything would be over.
Was that Old Lion really so charismatic?
Could he actually make someone willingly lay down his life?
Or had he used some unknown method?
Doubts swirled in Arthur's mind. He could not determine which possibility was true.
There was, however, one thing Arthur could now be certain of.
And that was-
Aeron was connected to Delong, and the two must have had dealings behind the scenes.
Only that could