- What He Wants

After Hadem Ryan was ousted, things moved very quickly.

Usually, when a rebellion of this sort occurs, the lord's knights and retainers who worship him like a fanatic rise up in opposition.

Ironically, in House Ryan, the more fanatically a knight worshiped Hadem, the more quickly they died obeying his orders to charge.

It was like the stories of how, in North Korea, the people who most faithfully obeyed the Workers' Party of Korea's orders were the first to die during the Arduous March. House Ryan had almost no loyalists of Hadem left.

Many retainers and subjects instead welcomed Hadem's downfall and actively cooperated.

As a result, after the Lion Hunt ended, it did not take Vara long to seize control of House Ryan.

Within a single week, all the affairs of the Ryan domain had been sorted out, and Vara became the head of House Ryan and lord of the Ryan domain.

“They say everything we drink today is being paid for by Lord Vara!!!!”

“Everyone, drink up!!!”

After Vara's succession ceremony ended, I stood with him on the balcony of House Ryan's castle and looked out over the Ryan domain...