I'll Do My Best Even if My Corruption Level is Lacking

As Marquis Kraft did not accept the handshake, tension hung in the Banquet Hall. The executives and employees of the bank and the company watched the quiet war of nerves with bated breath.

Count Macenas swallowed a groan inwardly.

Those pink eyes were looking him up and down with a condescending gaze, showing no sign of fluster.

To dismiss her as an easy opponent, considering the Marquis's track record of seizing power through schemes in the Sky Island, would be the arrogance of a naive child.

The Marquis had enrolled in the Academy immediately after recovering from her idiotic state. An investigation into her actions since then revealed that she had only visited the Camelot Territory as a friend, and lacked proper banquet and social experience.

That was why he had tried to apply pressure as an elder in an unfamiliar situation and space.

So such a petty trick doesn't work.

Even if they had fallen, the blood of Kraft remained the same.

No, if she had matured this much without going through heir training and bloodline competition, one could even say the blood had thickened.

If so, it was safe to conclude that the ominous rumors he learned during the investigation were true to some extent...