August and Irene, acting together under the title of Regent, summoned the Spriggan 12 for a high-level meeting of the Alvarez Empire.
At the same time, August and Irene had announced in advance to all high-ranking officials of the Empire that important directives were about to be issued.
And so, in the meeting room of the Spriggan 12.
'Death God' Bradman, 'Judge' Wahl Icht, and 'White Priest' Larcade Dragneel were already seated in the meeting room.
"Good morning everyone~"
Not long after, Neinhart, who had been on night duty recently, gently pushed open the meeting room door. Without even looking at the people in the meeting room, he greeted them directly.
"Morning~"
Wahl Icht, Bradman, and Larcade exchanged glances, then almost simultaneously greeted Neinhart as he walked into the meeting room.
"What are you three doing?!"
When Neinhart heard the three voices, his expression paused slightly, his previous fatigue vanished, and he looked up in the direction of the voices...
When Neinhart saw Wahl Icht, who should have been in the neutral faction, sitting together with Bradman and Larcade from the Emperor's faction, a bad premonition arose in his heart, so he asked, "If I remember correctly, shouldn't you, Wahl, be sitting next to me?!"
Yes, Neinhart was still trying to win over Wahl Icht.
If Wahl Icht had come to Neinhart's side at this moment, it would mean that Wahl Icht had abandoned the Emperor's faction and joined the faction of the 'Regent', Irene.
"Oh, sorry, Neinhart."
"According to my calculations, now that His Majesty the Emperor has returned, joining Larcade's faction is most beneficial to my mechanical race~"
Upon hearing this, Wahl Icht apologized to Neinhart.
"Is, is that so?!"
"Hehe..."
"Then you'll have to work hard!"
"Everyone is working hard for His Majesty."
Neinhart heard this and laughed awkwardly, not saying much else.
In fact, Neinhart had also heard...
News of the return of the Alvarez Empire's Emperor, the Fallen Fairy Spriggan, to the Empire.
Since His Majesty the Emperor had returned, there was indeed no longer a reason for a Regent to exist in this country!
The reason for the existence of the Regent in this country...
Was because the Emperor had been absent for a long time, yet a qualified ruler was still needed...
And so, the 'citizens' pushed Irene and August, who were the most powerful among the Spriggan 12, far surpassing the others, onto the stage.
Therefore, now that the Emperor had returned, it was understandable for these fence-sitters to join the faction of Emperor Spriggan.
"This is troublesome!"
Neinhart muttered to himself, the Emperor's return did not align with his interests.
After all, Neinhart was different from these people; he was a Spriggan 12 member who was completely supported by Irene, and a representative of the Irene faction through and through.
"Click~"
Just as Neinhart was having a headache, the meeting room door was pushed open again...
Jacob, with a skull tattooed on his head, walked into the meeting room with a serious expression.
After hesitating for a moment, Jacob also sat on the same side as Larcade.
"Jacob, I can't believe even you?!"
Seeing this, Neinhart showed a look of great surprise. His eyes were full of disbelief as he looked at Jacob. This guy looked so honest and upright, he didn't expect him to betray Irene at a crucial moment?!
"I don't intend to join any faction..."
"It's just that His Majesty the Emperor is back now, and I hope everyone works for His Majesty."
Jacob looked up at Neinhart, shaking his head vigorously as he spoke.
"Click~"
Just then, the meeting room door was pushed open again...
The person who entered had short, azure blue hair and wore a blue trench coat. Compared to the middle-aged and elderly people in the meeting room, he looked slightly younger, around twenty years old.
"And who are you?!"
Neinhart turned to look at the man who exuded an aura of youthful vigor, his expression slightly displeased: "Do you know where this is? This is the meeting room of the Spriggan 12, not a place for a kid like you to come."
"Oh my~"
"Look what you're saying..."
"If this is the meeting room of the Spriggan 12?!"
"Then I believe I've come to the right place..."
Upon hearing this, the man in the blue trench coat gently pushed up his glasses, which were perched on his nose, and said, "After all, I am a member of the Spriggan 12 personally promoted by His Majesty Emperor Spriggan of the Alvarez Empire! My name is Inber Yura."
"You are Inber Yura?"
"That genius of ice magic?"
After hearing the self-introduction of the person in front of him, Neinhart's expression was clearly stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized.
"I didn't expect my name to be so well-known in the Empire?!"
Inber Yura looked at the shocked Neinhart and said with a chuckle.
Next, Inber Yura didn't give Neinhart a chance to say more. He also came to Larcade's side, which is the side representing the Emperor's faction among the Spriggan 12. He sat down by himself and quietly looked at Neinhart, who was the only one sitting opposite the Emperor's faction in the conference room at the moment.
"Larcade, you're really amazing~"
"Unknowingly, you've brought five of the Spriggan 12 to your side?!"
Neinhart looked at the scene before him. He first chuckled softly, then gave Larcade, who was sitting opposite him, a deep look.
"Oh~"
"I also welcome your joining!"
"My dear Knight Neinhart."
"You should know that with His Majesty Ian's return, there will be only one voice in the entire Alvarez Empire, and that is His Majesty Ian's voice..."
"In the face of His Majesty's return, if you continue with those small faction-building actions, it will seem a bit out of place, won't it?!"
Larcade clasped his hands together, like a holy high priest. He closed his eyes tightly, as if praying to a deity, and told Neinhart the fundamental reason why everyone behind him had joined the Emperor's faction he was in.
"As for me, you don't need to worry too much."
Neinhart was much calmer. He thought to himself, at worst, he would just resign.
"Click~"
Before long, the door of the conference room was pushed open again...
This time, the ones who entered the conference room were Asuna, Emilia, and Tifa.
"It's the three from 'Magic King' August's faction."
"Will these three also join the Emperor's faction?!"
Neinhart looked at the three people who had just entered the conference room, a hint of doubt rising in his heart.
"Click~"
Just as Neinhart was thinking, Asuna and the other two came to Neinhart's side and slowly sat down beside him.
"What are you all doing?!"
Neinhart looked at the three people beside him, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Hehe~"
Asuna naturally saw the confusion in Neinhart's eyes. She smiled gently and gave Neinhart a sentence with unclear meaning: "Supporting Young Master August is supporting Madam Irene."
"Supporting Young Master August is supporting Madam Irene."
"Does that mean August and Lady Irene have allied?!"
"But then again, to face the strongly returning Emperor, allying is the only option."
Neinhart frowned tightly. He didn't understand what Asuna meant by 'Young Master' and 'Madam'!
But he roughly gathered from what Asuna said that it seemed August and Irene had allied.
Just as Neinhart was guessing what measures August and Irene had prepared to deal with the return of Emperor Spriggan of the Empire...
Accompanied by a roaring Magic!
Five powerful figures appeared in the conference room.
Standing in the middle of everyone was, of course... Ian Berselion.
On Medivh's left and right sides stood 'Moon God Dragon' Selene and'Sage Dragon' Irene respectively. Standing on the sides of Selene and Irene were 'Law Dragon' Elefseria and 'Magic King' August.
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