I Became the Male Lead’s Adopted Daughter

“I have a question.”

Just as Baron Onokenta was about to sit down after finishing his speech, a noble seated at the council table raised his hand.

It was Count Carnis Rinne from the West. The usual kindly smile on his face had vanished, replaced by a chilly expression devoid of emotion.

More precisely, it was irritation.

“The Imperial Administrative Office already has a complete map of the entire Empire, does it not?”

Normally, he would’ve used the typical roundabout way of speaking favored by nobles to sound elegant, but that had no place in this council.

This was the pen full of the worst beasts—beasts that tore into each other.

“Then what is this about submitting maps, and what do you mean by sending people to verify them?”

Although the Bellius Empire was a monarchy, it functioned with strong federalist tendencies.

As such, regional leaders and nobles from those regions were extremely sensitive to any central interference in their territory.

Just like right now.

Especially the idea of submitting maps and sending agents to verify them—such a thing could not be overlooked.