Chapter 120
“Your Majesty, we haven’t received any information about Hamelsvoort...”
“...I see.”
August’s reaction was so calm that it made Marquis Schmidt even more uneasy. What’s this? He’s someone who would have killed servants out of anger and still had energy to spare.
“Above all, considering that there have been no reports from the waters near the capital and the port of Miergrund... I think they might still be in this country... Shall we send people to Viscount Wolfe’s domain? I find that place suspicious.”
“There are many ways to leave this country while hiding one’s identity.”
“Pardon?”
“Did you verify the identities of everyone leaving Miergrund?”
“Ah... Because it would be troublesome if a fight broke out there... Complete identity verification wasn’t carried out...”
“Yes, I thought as much.”
As if recalling something, August’s green eyes shone brightly.
“It must be Merna after all.”
“Do you mean the Merna Empire? Ah, since Walter Hamelsvoort is with them...”