The Lord's Hatred

“Wouldn’t it be overflowing?” The Lord chuckled as if asking what I was even questioning.

After all, despite both being Antagonists, they were hostile towards each other.

The Lord harbored an extraordinary hatred for the Heretic Cult. To the extent that he would hunt Black Mages for sport or deliberately interfere with their plans...

Naturally, the Heretic Cult must have viewed the Kingdom and the Lord’s existence as a thorn in its side.

Among the underworld factions, only the Kingdom and Astro rejected them.

In other words, from their perspective, if they could just eliminate those two, they could devour the entire underworld.

There was no reason for them not to strike first.

“For that reason… if they released drugs to trigger this situation, it all makes sense.”

“Indeed, one has to acknowledge their insidious methods. Unlike in Rukiye, drug regulations are lax in the Kingdom, making it an easy target.”

“Tsk, tsk, I really can’t bring myself to like them.”...