What Is This Old Man Even Talking About?

On the way here in the carriage, Derek explained in detail what sort of person the Chancellor was.

According to Derek, the Chancellor was the sort of person you could sum up in just two sentences.

‘His greatest virtue is that he's an extreme patriot. His greatest flaw is that he's an extreme patriot.’

In other words, he was someone who would do anything for the stability and prosperity of the Empire.

Despite that rather unsettling description, all I could sense from the old man before me was kindness and warmth.

Either he was good at wearing a mask, or he simply had no reason to show that side of himself to me.

“Calling me here, Miss Yuria, may or may not be important, depending on how you look at it.”

The Chancellor spoke as he somehow unearthed a teacup and teapot from among the heaps of complicated paperwork and poured the tea.

“Do you prefer milk tea or plain tea? This is oolong tea made from leaves grown in Rimen.”

“Just tea, please. I don't digest milk very well.”...