✠ At the same time, in the Winchester Kingdom.

Heavy rain was pouring in the royal capital, Villelon.

A merchant's cart passed through the back gate of the grand and magnificent royal palace.

Outwardly, the merchant guild was known for supplying extravagant luxury goods favored by the First Princess, but in reality, it secretly played a role in gathering news from across the continent.

The person managing this was Bianca Gillette, the noblewoman and closest confidant of the First Princess.

After meeting with the information broker, Bianca crossed the dim corridors of the royal palace.

In her right hand, she tightly gripped a paper covered with words like "Raid Completion," "Divine Descent," and "Resource Conflicts."