Chapter 78: Phantom Thief Dauphin (22). Dahlia’s Ideal
The city’s atmosphere was unstable.
As a member of the guard responsible for maintaining public order, the vice-captain of the 8th Platoon could feel it in his bones.
“...It’s not surprising.”
At present, Lebruk was essentially a political vacuum.
All those who once held leadership positions had either become incapacitated or fled the city, leaving no one behind to rule or guide it.
Some argued that the city’s leadership never did anything for the people anyway, that they were only leeches, so it didn’t matter if they were gone. And indeed, the citizens were continuing their lives without much difficulty—for now.
But that wouldn’t last.
A city with over a hundred thousand people also had over a hundred thousand opinions. Without someone to mediate and lead, it was only a matter of time before the city fell into chaos.
Even without looking so far ahead, there were immediate problems to address—like taxes and diplomatic matters with neighboring territories.
Within the city, new groups had begun creeping out of the shadows, each aiming to seize the abandoned power. And every one of them was trying to bring Dahlia to their side.
With Dauphin vanishing without a trace, there was no other figure who commanded as much trust and support from the citizens as she did.
But... can our captain really handle politics?