It was very possible that people would be scheming against them during the soiree. They could either challenge them into another Sanctum Duel, or they could forgo that entirely and simply scheme against them in the shadows.
With the way things had gone, Michael was sure that the Worcester Company was going to do exactly that.
Although their two companies had yet to properly meet, a rivalry had already been set in stone in the shadows.
The Worcester Company had schemed against the Reborn company with the Ease of Vindication and the Western Pole companies. And even though it wasn't public, Michael was now considering it as a formal warning.
And now, he was preparing for a war.
Not just a physical war, but a business war as well. They weren't going to be allowing the Reborn company to enter into the Elite Society market so easily. They would do everything they could to make sure that they wouldn't be able to make a proper foothold into the Upper Queens region.
