Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

When it comes to his little sister, as long as it isn't a choice that could likely jeopardize her life, Anse was willing to unconditionally yield to her decisions.

"Maybe you're right, Renata. We've never stood at Kael's height, unaware of the view he sees, but this is undoubtedly another round of gambling between you and me.

Sister, now, cast aside whatever feelings you don't even know if you harbor and just tell me, does Lord Kael's character deserve our all-in gamble?"

"I actually just admire his knowledge, after all, that's a domain I've never had the opportunity to explore..."

Renata shook her head and after a moment, asserted firmly, "We can bet on him, his talent, his potential, we can gamble on them once more.

Not to mention, it's less about betting on him and more about betting on the future of the Bell Federation...

I bet the Federation can sustain him, if not, I'm afraid it will already be the day of the country's downfall, by then gambling would have no meaning.

The Tulip Chamber of Commerce was born because of the Bell Federation and grew because of it. If it loses, we would be the first to be doomed."

"You're right, you've convinced me, sister.

Let's go back and organize our assets, and be ready to exchange for Advanced Magic Prohibition Stones!"

Harboring such thoughts, the siblings' carriage slowly disappeared into the distance.

What they did not know was that from the study window of the Lord Mansion, Kael was silently observing the carriage that took the siblings away into the distance.

Suddenly he turned his head with a smile and said to Old White in the corner:

"Grandpa White, what are the odds, do you think, that Anse and his sister have already guessed our purpose?"

"To some extent, they must have surmised that Advanced Magic Prohibition Stones must have other uses.

After all, if I may speak frankly, Master, you had no intention of hiding your motives in your communication with them."

"Yes, everyone is now at a crucial crossroads, and it's clear that neither side can suppress their anger.

The situation on the continent is getting increasingly unstable, and we Lancasters must have something that can break the deadlock.

The doomsday device is not enough.

The Golem army we are constructing is not enough.

We need something more terrifying, something that would make our enemies shiver at the mere rumors of our approach—an instrument of absolute power.

I am very fond of this country; it's filled with individuals and stories that matter to me.

So if I have the chance, I wouldn't mind seeing any force that tries to strike this country fall beneath me, becoming fodder for Lancaster's advancement.

To say the least, even if Lancaster ends up as the last bastion on this land, those who dare strike should pray they give me no chance to soar..."

Kael stopped talking, only his lips curling into a cruel smile.

For in Lancaster, there was a group of "beasts" being restrained by Kael from unleashing their savage claws.

He had his ideals, and whether you call him a hypocrite or say he wanted to retain some humanity, he ultimately did not wish to witness the chaos that would ensue once the beasts were unleashed.

He would unwaveringly follow the principles he set out from the start.

As long as no one touched what they shouldn't, he could wait.

But if someone even shook his desire to "live"... then they could not blame him for striking them down.

Lancaster Territory was Kael's backup plan, but that didn't mean he had no intention of protecting the Duchy of Briania, or even the Bell Federation.

Given the extent his power had developed, he naturally stood with the Bell Federation.

At this thought, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.

The "living" that ordinary people long for is vastly different from the "living" craved by someone at Kael's level.

"Holy Briania..."

Kael softly and slowly savored these words.

He always felt that Holy Briania was the biggest obstacle to the Federation's future rise,

If there was no way to destroy Holy Briania, this theocratic state would increasingly veer off course under the Church that had already gained a certain degree of interpretive authority over the divine right.

The impact of this might not be what the gods intended to see.

Human desires are like boulders on a mountain, once they start rolling, they don't stop.

Having tasted power, once they realize the power granted to them is only temporary, they will yearn for everlasting power.

With permanent power, they crave even more.

In my previous life within the Human Federation, many small institutions, almost powerless, would become haughty the moment they temporarily received some authority from the upper echelons of the Federation for special reasons.

This life, never having wielded the power to dominate others, has made them forget even those powers which originally never belonged to them.

The faithful are also a sentient race.

They too think, they too desire... and in the throes of desire, they fall into the mortal world.

Once their scheming is exposed, their first reaction will never be to repent.

Instead, they turn to using open and secret schemes to harm those in the upper echelons who have bestowed power upon them.