Barro was dead.
The news that he had been frightened to death by the young king returning to the Inner Bay swept across South County as though it had sprouted wings-Communication Crystals flashed one after another.
Messages were relayed in an endless stream.
Then all of South County erupted.
Arthur Credos possessed the pure bloodline of the Golden Lion.
Everyone was stunned speechless by the news.
Especially after confirming that this young man with the Golden Lion bloodline had already reached Ascension Rank, they remained silent for a long time.
Everyone was speculating.
Everyone was connecting the dots.
So that was it!
Yekaterina Otto von West Berlin let out a long breath inwardly.
The words her father had once told her kept echoing through her mind-
The Old Count of South Los is not as simple as he seems.
Clearly, this involved plans laid much further in the past.
But regardless, Arthur Credos had won the victory before him.
And her?
As something of an ally, she would naturally reap greater benefits.
Only...
Where had that bloodline come from?
With that thought in mind, the lady quietly contacted her subordinates and sent them to investigate.
In fact, she was not the only one.
Everyone present was doing the same.
And soon, a name surfaced.
Knight Jiljike.
When that name appeared, it was as though someone had found the loose end in a tangled skein.
Soon, more names surfaced, one after another.
Certain truths from those years began to emerge as well.
What finally came to light was-
A lady.
Arthur Credos's mother.
A true member of the Golden Lion Family, the bearer of its bloodline.
Instinctively, everyone's gaze turned toward the young king standing on the Wharf's pier, gazing absently at the Inner River.
A prince's revenge!
*He was actually