Of Course It's a Trap

There was no reason to ponder it alone.

Ivan immediately went to Erda to ask her opinion.

“Of course it's a trap. It's so brazenly obvious that it's almost baffling.”

Erda declared without a moment's hesitation.

“Even so, would he really go that far? He's not a complete idiot.”

Ivan looked somewhat puzzled.

If he invited Ivan and then caused a commotion, even a successful assassination would deal a serious blow to his prestige.

When Ivan raised that question, Erda reacted as though he had asked something obvious.

“First of all, he is an idiot. And it means he considers the danger you pose high enough to warrant going that far.”

Ivan’s absurd strength had instilled an excessive wariness in Rubert...