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The dinner that ended had become the beginning of a busy night for my father and me. A long night where important documents were brought by the stealth slime herd in their infiltration and spying activities were taking place.

My stomach which was still full from the dinner only got a small snack given by Mio who was now standing beside me along with Momo who was flying.

In my private bedroom which was now filled with important documents and sufficient magic lamp, I felt that the Black Maid unit was a little curious about the documents that were being read by my father and me.

With full obedience and high loyalty, Noel who had guarded my private bedroom while dinner was taking place did not dare to read one of the documents that were widely spread in my private bedroom.

Even the Butler and Maid who were in charge of delivering and compiling these documents did not dare to read a single letter because they knew that it was an important document that could only be seen by the Head of the Marquess Rommel family.

Their dedication to not wanting to destroy loyalty with their curiosity has received great appreciation from my father who now gives a big smile with a business opportunity that can be done if this noble family openly challenges Marquess Rommel in a war between nobles who are fighting for power.

"There is nothing better than planning a counterattack than attacking head-on. If only Amagi saw this, I can feel that she would be too enthusiastic in seeking revenge for her noble family from her first husband," said my father who now looked happy after some information could be used as the main weapon in preventive measures and counterattacks for this problematic noble family.

I still kept my gaze on the important document that showed the involvement of corruption of this noble family which increased the amount of taxes that had to be taken by the noble family that supported the royal family.

Unlike the enemy in the blanket who secretly made moves that would destroy their enemy slowly, this noble family actually openly increased their military budget to the point of raising suspicion of a military invasion that would be carried out by them in the near future.

The invitation letter for the birthday party and their twins who are reincarnators will be the key to their success.

The precautions that have been taking place behind the scenes will play a major role in controlling the situation that has been messed up by their actions.

"Sebastian," My father called Sebastian in a soft tone but still showing his authority as the highest ranking official in this room.

"Prepare a large map board that shows the exact location of all the territories controlled by the Aurora Kingdom's nobles!" My father ordered in a firm tone and seemed to want to do something.

Reviewing the reports that the stealth slime herd managed to collect seemed to have become a military warfare strategy from behind the scenes that was not known to the public. This was a valuable lesson that would make me one step more prepared when the enemy had moved.

Sebastian began to open the small board that had been guarded by his hand that did not want to let go of the small board. His hand moved by pulling a lever that made the small board enlarge.

A large board was now visible in my private room and showed a map of the vast power of the Aurora Kingdom.

The large map showed several regions marked by different colors along with the symbols of the royal family of the nobility with blue and red lines as the dividers.

I, who was curious, approached my father.

"Do you want to do something related to the boundaries between the noble territories, Father?" I asked while approaching my father who seemed busy reading another note.

The handwriting on the other note showed the handwriting of Earl Timoti who had returned home after the Golden King Bear Hunting Operation was over.

"Wait a minute Lily, hold back your curious questions until your father has finished preparing to calibrate the current map of the Aurora Kingdom from Earl Timoti," My father seemed busy drawing new lines that changed the boundaries of the territories between the nobles and moving several family crest symbols until it looked like a new map that was accurate to the current situation.

Seeing the actions that my father was doing, now I could see that there were noble families who had changed factions like us.

For another reason, the symbol of the noble family Earl Timoti who was supporting the royal family was now under threat of legal invasion by another noble family.

The fast-moving situation during our family vacation had made the political turmoil in the Royal Capital of Aurora seem chaotic.

"This is interesting after seeing the state of our territory being besieged by the faction opposing the royal family," I said while looking at my father who was still moving some signboards to make it easier to read the latest map of the Aurora Kingdom.

My words made my father realize what had happened to the territory of Marquess Rommel who had become a neutral noble family.

As the only neutral noble family without siding with the faction opposing and the faction supporting the royal family, we looked like a gold mine ready to be plundered when a legal war challenge was issued by the royal family.

Considering that our noble family previously supported the royal family and was on a family vacation, it seemed that no formal war challenge between nobles had been made to Marquess Rommel's family.

"Just by looking at the situation that is going on with this heated conflict, it seems like we will get an invitation to a war between nobles rather than a party invitation, hahaha!" after my father finished drawing up the map of the Aurora Kingdom along with the changes in the territories of the nobles that occurred due to the political shift in the Capital of the Aurora Kingdom. That made him let out a terrible joke.

"Father, how can you joke about this after our territory is surrounded by the opposition faction like this," I replied to accept the terrible joke that came out of my father's mouth.

My eyes couldn't take their eyes off the map of the Aurora Kingdom that had changed like this.

Marquess Rommel's territory was not as small as I thought. With several areas that had forest borders, sea borders, and mountain borders, Marquess Rommel's territory had become a field of exploitation to a field of exploration through military expeditions.

Owning Marquess Rommel's territory meant occupying an untouched gem to be sold. That's what caused us to become a relaxed family after several business partners terminated their contracts because they were afraid of the pressure given by the opposition faction around the territory of the Marquess Rommel family.

"No wonder we became more independent and reduce the prices of goods sold in Marquess Rommel's territory," I muttered after understanding all the actions taken by my father in cutting business budgets and focusing on supporting the people in his territory with maximum production capacity.

Making one's own territory sufficient and not starving is a difficult thing. Now I understand why my father looked stressed and drunk after completing his heavy task like this.

Huh?

Could that be why my father wanted to retire early after giving me the title of Matriarch?

Realizing the heavy workload like this, I felt a cold sweat slowly running down my back.

"Could it be... that's really what will happen if I don't return the baton?" I muttered without making a sound from my mouth.

"A very heavy workload, huh?"

"That's why my father wants to form another coalition to ally with this Marquess Rommel family."

Along with my other little mutters, I began to feel dizzy with the political complexities that were happening in the Aurora Kingdom's Capital.

If this situation continued, I was worried that this war between nobles would happen again after my father returned to his territory and was found out by other noble families.

"It seems that it has been known by other noble families after the Golden King Bear Hunting Operation incident that invited several adventurers to the Aurora Kingdom's Capital."

Along with that little mutter, I began to realize that what had happened seemed to be interconnected.

If our family did not return, our territory would be attacked by wild monsters led by the Golden King Bear and our territory would be destroyed.

On the other hand, if we returned and managed to escape this crisis. Someone who had designed this scenario had found out that we had returned.

"Oh, wow, it seems like there are people who are playing around with our family," I said to my father after several scenarios that occurred in my head got answers with the same conflict ending, like the destruction or loss of the territory that had become the territory of the Marquess Rommel family.

The person who planned this seemed to have a personal grudge and wanted to see destruction involving the interference of a cult that worshipped the Goddess of Destruction.

"You think so too, Lily?" My father who was watching me seemed like he wanted to say something but held it back well by the smile that was on his face.

"Yes, it's obvious after what they did after we went on a family vacation for too long," I replied with some small anger that began to fill my body.

"Even a fool would realize this. But they have to hold back the invasion of the war between nobles who are fighting for power before getting permission from the King and Queen of the Aurora Kingdom."

"Can't we issue a war challenge first before that happens, Father?"

With that small question that came out of my mouth, it seemed like I got one answer that could destroy the territory of the opposing family who was eyeing the territory of Marquess Rommel.

"Rather than issuing a war challenge like a dishonorable military family, wouldn't it be better if we persuade this opposing noble family to become a neutral noble family like us?"

It seemed like my father had another idea in mind.

An attempt to make the opposition noble family into a neutral noble family.

How do we do that?!

I don't even know how!

It seems like we have to make an alliance that forms a new alliance as a neutral land that doesn't have any conflicts between nobles.

But... how do we do that again?!

I don't know what to do about this.

"Um, Dad, what is that symbol?"

When my mind was stuck on another idea to make the opposition noble family into a neutral noble family, I accidentally saw a symbol where the large forest behind the Main Mansion had two mysterious large trees.

"Oh, that's a symbol of the Elf settlement that has planted their tree of life and lives around it."

Tiing!!

Like a lightning bolt that struck in clear weather, I seemed to have come up with an interesting idea about a neutral land where the people inside would be a great threat if they accidentally invited them to war.

With a gentle smile directed at my father, I gave a small wink at the solution of an ally that could be found this easily.

"Lily, you're not planning to ally with the Elf race like this, are you?" My father caught my intention exactly like that.

"Just so you know Lily, the Elf race is a race that values ??magical abilities and doesn't like to socialize with other races, especially humans," my father continued with a worried expression on his face about what I was thinking.

"I can fix them," I replied quickly.

"Isn't that right, Zoe?" I continued with Zoe and her excited flap butterfly wings to blessing some curse for Elf race.