Albrecht spoke respectfully.

At this point, Albrecht revealed a smile akin to that of a demon and continued,

"Your Majesty, the True Ancestor, rumors suggest that the Nais Clan of Moon God Island is backed by the Elf Clan. Furthermore, the relationship between the Elf Clan and the Nais Bloodline of Falling Star Island has always been quite delicate. Perhaps... we can make use of this information to divide the powers within the Nais Clan."

"Although the Nais Clan isn't as fragmented as the Church, among the several clans they are considered to have declined quite significantly. Should we be able to further divide them and incite infighting that leaves both sides weakened, the likelihood of your successful dominion over Falling Star will increase substantially, and even... bringing the entire Nais Clan under your control is highly probable!"

"By then, you could forcefully sign a Blood Servant Contract with the Nais Clan and transform them into servants incapable of defying you, turning Falling Star Island into your backyard!"

Charlotte: ...

Fine then.

After all this roundabout talk, you're suggesting roping in the Nais Clan to join you as Blood Servants.

Charlotte looked at Albrecht, who was gleefully scheming against the Nais Clan, with an inscrutable gaze. Albrecht cleared his throat and said,

"Great True Ancestor, Your Majesty, don't you think this is an excellent proposal? Weaken the Nais Clan and turn them all into Blood Servants as a righteous punishment for their betrayal!"

"Like you?"

Charlotte glanced at him darkly.

"Yes, just like I... pah, look at what you're saying. It would be my honor, the honor of the Nais Clan, to become your Blood Servant."

Albrecht, realizing his slip of the tongue, quickly corrected himself.

Charlotte remained noncommittal.

She continued to flip through the documents Albrecht had brought back, and seeing her lack of response, Albrecht dared not ask any more questions, bowing his head and standing by respectfully.

After a moment, Charlotte lifted her head and passed the documents back:

"You're right, the Nais Clan indeed should know this information. Pass these documents... to Yulster."

Upon receiving her agreement, Albrecht was quite excited:

"I will heed your Oracle, Your Majesty, and make sure to refine them before handing them over!"

"No, no need, just as they are is fine."

Charlotte shook her head.

Albrecht was slightly taken aback:

"Unaltered? Your Majesty, while these documents do record the conspiracies of the Elf Bloodline on Moon God Island and the Holy Royal Court, to provoke the two branches of the Nais Clan into infighting, it might not be sufficient."

"The internal conflicts of the Nais Clan are significant, but currently, their greatest threat is you. In such circumstances, unless the information is explosive enough, even if they are aware of each other's schemes, they are likely to temporarily set aside their differences and unite externally."

Charlotte chuckled softly:

"No matter, the Nais Clan... is no longer a threat now."

"The Nais Clan... no longer a threat?"

Albrecht was taken aback.

"Heh heh heh, Lord Albrecht, you are unaware that our great master just visited the Nais Clan last night, and now... the Nais Clan has had an epiphany and pledged their loyalty once again to the master."

Next to Charlotte, Black Cat Nisi chuckled with knowledge of what had happened.

"What? The Nais Clan... has already submitted?!"

Albrecht was astounded.

He couldn't help but look towards Charlotte, who gave a slight nod, validating Nisi's claim.

Albrecht's eyes widened.

Looking at Albrecht, whose face read "How could the Nais Clan cave in so quickly, how am I supposed to cause trouble now," Charlotte's gaze was peculiar.

She cleared her throat and then said:

"Albrecht, after you've delivered the documents to Yulster, I command you to continue investigating news from Moon God Island, especially the secrets of those so-called Elf Bloodline."

"Investigate... them?"

Albrecht was slightly amazed.

A thought crossed his mind, and he asked:

"Your Majesty, the True Ancestor, is there an issue with the Nais Bloodline on Moon God Island?"

Charlotte gave him a look, her words laden with meaning:

"The Nais Clan is the Nais Clan; Moon God Island is Moon God Island."

"Those so-called Elf Bloodline... they are not Bloodline at all."

The Elf Bloodline of Moon God Island is not Bloodline?!

Albrecht was stunned once again.

Watching Charlotte's serious expression, which did not seem to be in jest, his own expression turned sober.

"I understand," Charlotte said.

After the audience with Charlotte and receiving her new task, Albrecht withdrew.

Following the coordinates given by Charlotte, he didn't take long to locate Yulster, who had returned with Charlotte.

"Ah... Lord Albrecht..." Yulster hastily bowed upon seeing the Duke approach.

Albrecht nodded slightly.

Although he was unassertive and extremely respectful in front of Charlotte, as a legend, Albrecht had his pride.

Of course, once he thought of himself as a Blood Servant and the man before him as a Blood Favored, his pride quickly turned to frustration.

Consequently, Yulster's handsome face became somewhat loathsome in his eyes.

He nodded reluctantly as a response, then handed over the documents he was holding:

"This is the information True Ancestor has asked me to pass on to you. It contains details about the cooperation between the Bloodline of Moon God Island and the Holy Royal Court."

"The Bloodline of Moon God Island and the Holy Royal Court are cooperating?"

Yulster was momentarily stunned.

He took the documents instinctively, planning to look them over, but Albrecht, who had been holding back his feelings the whole way, could no longer contain himself:

"Yulster, tell me, has the Nais Clan... already submitted to the True Ancestor?"

Yulster nodded reflexively:

"Yes, the clan has accepted the True Ancestor once again and offered our loyalty to His Eminence."

"How so quickly? Did the True Ancestor forcefully execute a Blood Servant Contract?"

Albrecht couldn't help but ask.

Yulster looked at him oddly and shook his head:

"No, the True Ancestor visited the Nais residence and after a friendly exchange, the clan decided to pledge allegiance to the True Ancestor. In return, the True Ancestor accepted the clan's fealty and became the Protector of the Nais Bloodline once again."

Albrecht: ...

A friendly exchange?

What is a friendly exchange?

So it's just me... who became a Blood Servant?

Looking at Albrecht's face, which read "Am I the only clown here?" Yulster felt a bit of pity.

He weighed his words, trying to console him:

"Lord Albrecht, not just anyone can become a Blood Servant to the True Ancestor. In a sense, your becoming a Blood Servant is also a form of recognition from the True Ancestor."

Albrecht: ...

"Take the documents and get out, you damned Blood Favored!"

...

Having left, Charlotte too became contemplative.

"The Elf Bloodline of Moon God Island actually has ties with the Holy Royal Court... could it be that they are even connected to the inner workings of the Holy Royal Court?"

"It seems, indeed, a thorough investigation is warranted."

At that moment, the maid Sherry suddenly came to report:

"Her Majesty, Marquis Howard is here."

Charlotte's thoughts shifted as she nodded:

"Let him in."

After a while, Marquis Howard, the Chief of Internal Affairs, entered.

"Your Majesty..."

He bowed deeply to Charlotte and then presented a document with both hands:

"This is the tentative guest list for tonight's banquet at the Red Palace. Please review it."

Upon hearing Marquis Howard's words, Charlotte recalled that there was a banquet today, thrown by the Falling Star nobles to welcome her.

Of course, although it was a welcoming banquet, it also had the nature of a negotiation. Not only were the nobles of the Parliamentary Party invited, but even the nobles of the Lilac Party, who supported Duke Esiah, were invited.

However, the real staunch Lilac Party nobles, including Duke Esiah himself, would definitely not come.

Charlotte took the document and browsed it casually.

But soon, she noticed a detail:

"Hmm? An envoy from the New Moon Kingdom... will be attending the banquet as well?"