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Minister Camelot sighed deeply.

——He still said it.

Perhaps having stayed in Star Antimony too long, Griffiths had forgotten... that in Avalon, there are many things one simply does not say.

After being sternly rebuked by Isabel today, Minister Griffiths clearly had his anger pent up inside, yet dared not vent it. And now, he finally couldn't restrain himself from speaking out in this private meeting.

His animosity, unable to be directed at Isabel, was aimed straight at Aiwass, who advised her: "If you ask me, we should start by disbanding the Minister of the Department of Care of Magical Creatures. The reason is right there — suspected of colluding with a spy from Star Antimony."

"Miss Aleister has been declared innocent by the great Guardian."

Someone gently reminded, "Do you want to disband the great Guardian as well?"

"People always change, but their positions do not."

Minister Griffiths said without hesitation, "Today's problem-free person, who can assure they won't be a problem tomorrow? Besides, he is ultimately from the Moriarty family, still bearing the title of a high-level member of the Lohar Society! Even if he's not persuaded by the people of Star Antimony, couldn't he be influenced by those merchants?"

"As long as he doesn't show up, there won't be any flaws. Because he doesn't say anything, shows no stance. If you attack him, you'll be dragged into attacks by others."

The Minister of Education explained calmly, "Can you even forbid someone from taking leave? What reason do you have to disband him?"

But the attitude of this newly appointed Minister of Commerce was very firm: "Reasons, there could always be any. His brother Edward, because of the title of Chief Inspector and considering the principle of avoidance, couldn't inherit the family, right? Then with his title as Minister of the Department of Care of Magical Creatures, also handling disciplinary matters of the Knight Family, he shouldn't inherit the Moriarty family either.

"Let him either surrender his Minister position or give the title of family head to his sister — that sounds reasonable, right? If his sister takes over as family head, then she could also be invited to participate in Round Table Hall meetings.

"He might be a fox, but what about his sister? It seems she hardly meets anybody.

"Moreover, I have another piece of intelligence — his sister is suspected to have been a Phantom Demon Egg, only cured or suppressed by special means. If this check passes, then Old Moriarty hiding this fact, even bringing her into the Hall of Silver and Tin, constitutes a serious crime!"

Minister Griffiths was very aggressive today...

Watching the unceasing Minister of Commerce, Minister Camelot narrowed his eyes slightly.

This old fox sensed something amiss.

——Isabel only attacked him verbally; Aiwass hadn't even seen him.

Where did he get such strong hostility toward Aiwass?

Their earlier discussion hadn't even touched on Aiwass; it was Minister Griffiths himself who had steered the conversation that way. They were clearly discussing preparations for the battle with Star Antimony, and suddenly it turned into denouncing Aiwass.

Although Minister Camelot was also somewhat suppressed... objectively speaking, Minister Camelot believed that Aiwass did nothing wrong.

Isabel's character surely couldn't transform instantly, meaning she must have close staffers planning for her. This is normal, what monarch doesn't have their own trusted advisors and favorites?

Nor did it harm their interests, nor the country's. Even as things stand now, the effects seemed to be positive.

To take the risk of angering Queen Isabel by attacking Aiwass in such a situation... it was not only completely unnecessary, but it could also invite disaster.

This was not a rational act. Not to mention, Minister Griffiths came from the foreign affairs sector; he couldn't possibly be ignorant of such common knowledge.

He acted like a clown who suddenly started to make a fuss.

What did he want to hide? Or was he trying to mislead?

Minister Camelot narrowed his eyes.

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It seemed he had to write a report to the Queen about this matter.

For he didn't know how many people would realize something was amiss and write as well.

If no one else wrote, there would be no issue, but if someone did and he didn't... it meant he either lacked ability or was questionable in his stance.

It was akin to "reduced sentences for inmates who report on their accomplices."

——And he was certainly the one who would report immediately.

Of course...

Perhaps the first to see this letter wouldn't be Her Majesty the Queen, but Minister Moriarty instead.

Just as Minister Camelot had anticipated.

At dusk, Minister Camelot visited the Hall of Silver and Tin. However, before he could enter the main hall, he was turned away by the palace staff and could only hand the secret letter to Master Yanis, with explicit instructions for Her Majesty to open it personally.

Yanis then immediately passed the letter to Aiwass.

At this moment, Aiwass was in the study assisting Isabel with signing those documents. Most of them didn't need her review, so Aiwass dealt with them directly. For those that did require a glance, he sorted them out to present them to Isabel once she woke up.

Now was the national mourning week, and there was no entertainment to speak of anyway. So Aiwass simply didn't return home and stayed in the Hall of Silver and Tin to lend a hand to Isabel.

Once Mycroft took office as Seal Minister, this task could be handed over to him——usually, Isabel could just move the stack of documents from the "not processed" side straight to "please pass to the Seal Minister", without even a glance. After all, if there was something truly urgent, Mycroft would surely come to inform her. Continue reading stories on My Virtual Library Empire

The characteristic of the Path of Dusk is to avoid trouble.

And he was a clever person. The thing about clever people hating trouble is that they don't want to take the blame——although he certainly wasn't keen on doing this kind of work, indeed, no one could do it better than him.

On the other hand, while Aiwass was signing documents for Isabel, he could also take the opportunity to look for the intelligence he was interested in.

This kind of opportunity wasn't available to just anyone.

But after all, he was the Minister of the Department of Care of Magical Creatures——in the present moment, when the Seal Minister had not yet taken office, temporarily assuming the duties of the Seal Minister was within his normal range of authority. It couldn't be considered overstepping his bounds.

"Isabel hasn't awakened yet?"

As Aiwass opened the letter, he asked casually.

"Little Isabel isn't unwoken, she's just gone to sleep."

Yanis also seemed quite sympathetic, "She was extremely busy today. She worked all night yesterday, had meetings this morning. After a nap at noon, she had to get up, do her makeup, and take interviews with journalists. In the evening, she still had to accompany the bishop to send Sofia's coffin to St. Genvieve Chapel, and only just got back. She lay down without even eating."

"Skipping meals is not good," Aiwass pondered for a moment, "I will wake her up later to have dinner. And use Illumination Art to warm up Isabel a bit... just to prevent it, you wouldn't want her falling sick from the busyness."

"Indeed. And remember, in front of outsiders, call her 'Your Majesty'."

Yanis reminded him.

Aiwass laughed, "I know that. It's just us here, after all."

With that, he lowered his head to read the secret letter sent by the Minister of the Privy Council. Yanis stood behind Aiwass, hands on his shoulders, slightly bowing to read the letter with him.

As they read, both Aiwass and Yanis furrowed their brows almost in unison.

Seeing the mention of Yulia, Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly, his mouth curling into a grin that was neither here nor there.

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"What do you think, Aiwass?"

Yanis asked.

Aiwass pondered for a moment, but instead of answering, he countered with a question, "Isn't tomorrow the day Isabel is supposed to start her tour of Avalon?"

"Yes."

Yanis replied, "She's scheduled to visit all the major cities of Avalon within five days. She can rest for half a day upon her return, and then Sofia's funeral will be held the day after."

"That would mean Isabel won't be able to attend the Round Table Hall meetings this week..."

Aiwass murmured softly.

Rather than thinking, he seemed to be recalling something.

This aroused Yanis's curiosity.

"I remember Minister Griffiths used to be the ambassador to Star Antimony, right?"

Aiwass asked Yanis.

Yanis looked at him somewhat strangely: "How would I know?"

"Never mind, I remember now... it's him."

After that, Aiwass snapped his fingers, "Good, I've got a plan."

"What?" Yanis asked with interest.

She didn't seem nervous at all.

Or rather... after Sofia's death, she was about to leave Avalon anyways.

Once things with Isabel settled down a bit, she was moving on to the next chapter in her life. Therefore, these troubles in Avalon didn't concern her much.

"Have Isabel write a reply. Say, 'I have received your letter and read it carefully. Though the details are slightly off, I have grasped your intentions.'"

"...'You'?"

Yanis repeated, "But you only received one letter."

"Just write it that way."

Aiwass slightly shook his head, then narrowed his eyes, "And then...

"Lily, I need a favor."

Without a sound, Lily materialized from the shadows in the room.

"What is it?"

She asked.

"A small task, play the 'Minister of Transport' for me."

Aiwass answered: "Take the Shadow Demon and run an errand to the Minister of Commerce's residence for me, I will go and find a reporter for an interview in a while."

"Kill him?"

Lily asked without hesitation, "Or kill them all?"

"...Oh, no need to kill."

Aiwass replied somewhat awkwardly.

Whether it was the influence of the Path of Love or not, compared to last month, Lily's killing intent had become somewhat pronounced.

He reminded her, "Just have the Shadow Demon mess up a few things, but be careful not to get caught."

As he said this, Aiwass added, "Of course, you can kill if you want to. It's not important anyway.

"...He's just a pawn after all."

Aiwass whispered with narrowed eyes.

Yanis's eyes widened.

She clearly realized that Aiwass had guessed who was behind the scenes in this matter.

This interested her greatly.

Even though they both had received the same information, Yanis hadn't even sorted out the situation, while Aiwass had already instantly guessed the truth.

"I really want to crack open your skull and see what's hidden inside..."

Yanis couldn't help saying, "What have you guessed? Can you tell me about your reasoning process?"

Aiwass looked somewhat helpless as he said, "This is not reasoning, just a speculation... consider me a Prophet."

"I don't believe that. Even a fifth power level Prophet can't so easily see the future and truth, can they?"

Yanis leaned in closer, "Come on, tell me how you reasoned it."

Aiwass just kept shaking his head.

He couldn't articulate it.

It was true that Aiwass had no evidence, and he didn't even know the purpose of Minister Griffiths.

But for a true "Prophet," those things aren't necessary.

His judgment was based on a simple fact.

Because that "Ambassador Griffiths" had infiltrated the ranks of Avalon less than a year after its fall.

As a devoted follower of Count Leipzig and a Son of the Moon.

And Count Leipzig was the very instigator who had spread the false identity of "Miss Aleister."

Aiwass remembered clearly.

—In the drop list from "Ambassador Griffiths," there was the torso portion of the "Sasha Set."