Speaking of which, it's quite interesting.

Just as Ronald sat alone at the edge of the steamship, watching everything unfold below.

There were indeed a few people from the Dawn Spell Society passing by on the shore, casting extremely complex glances at him. Mixed feelings of complaint, anger, alertness, and admiration were among them.

Due to the constant surveillance of Capen City's situation.

Ronald was quite sure that these casters were here to scout the environment in advance and decide on the plan of action for tonight.

Unfortunately, because he was sitting on the deck at that moment.

Before boarding the ship, these people were unable to move forward due to fear in their hearts.

Whether or not Ronald could see through their identities didn't matter.

Each and every one of them ultimately chose to brave the rain and then disappear just like ordinary passersby.

The entire afternoon passed.

Such a situation occurred twelve times before Ronald.

Though none dared to approach the ship, the persistence of the Dawn Spell Society's members was indeed astonishing.

It wasn't until the banquet was about to begin in the evening.

That these people finally disappeared, seemingly giving up entirely on investigating the steamship.

The situation almost made Ronald laugh out loud.

As one of the ruling schools in Capen City.

People from the Dawn Spell Society could have simply used their identity to visit the ship in a friendly manner, which would be reasonable and wouldn't face any sort of obstruction.

Yet merely sitting on the deck was enough to intimidate these casters from daring to board the ship.

The result truly is quite thought-provoking.

...

Time dragged on until the evening.

Due to the heavy rain in Capen, the planned fireworks display at night was canceled.

Meanwhile, shore-side entertainment activities were simplified; once today's farewell banquet was over, a dance would theoretically conclude the evening.

Everything unfolded methodically in the city.

Ronald was pleased to witness such a situation.

Because, for him, events unfolding as planned and matching what he observed meant all his preparations would effectively address any upcoming issues.

...

Yet, fate's mischief arrived unexpectedly.

Whether to bring misfortune upon the Dawn Spell Society or add some obstacles to Ronald's actions, was unclear.

When the banquet was halfway through.

An unexpected incident occurred!

Just as Capen's local officials were entertaining guests like Claudia from Greed, a rather conspicuous magic fluctuation erupted from the manor hosting the banquet.

The heavy rain obscured the commotion.

But from Ronald's position, he could see the bright firelight flash through the city.

Especially for the casters in the city.

At this moment, anyone in Capen City capable of sensing magic power.

Could feel a threatening and slightly frigid magic power rapidly erupting throughout the city!

Crack—

Confronted with such a mutation, Ronald leapt from his chair.

He stepped onto the edge of the ship, his expression immensely serious.

Because, in his perception, it was none other than his beloved maid, Costate, who took action!

The turn of events was completely unexpected.

Similarly within the city, Costate and Il, these two characters found themselves wandering near the manor at an unknown time. Then probably recognized by investigating officers or others aware of their identities, they were also brought to the banquet venue and participated in the evening banquet!

Ronald was indeed monitoring the entire city.

However, his reconnaissance magic was entirely concentrated on humans, excluding Costate and Il.

Only when Costate's magic fluctuation erupted did he become aware that the two individuals closest to him had become the center of attention amidst the chaos.

The progression of events was actually quite straightforward.

Patricia and Morik, as casters, could detect the Dawn Spell Society's plotting against Ronald, so could extraordinary beings like Costate and Il.

Upon discovering their intentions at the banquet.

Costate, unable to accept anyone threatening Ronald, immediately rose in defiance, leading to the ensuing conflict.

"..."

"I knew we were asking for trouble, but your ability to seize opportunities is way too precise, isn't it?"

Ronald couldn't help but mutter.

Then the Astronomy Master's spell was uttered:

"Starting with the relationship between the entire Earth and sky, we will begin to construct our perception!"

Ronald adeptly activated [Current Cycle].

Though he successfully initiated the spell, his silhouette remained at the edge of the ship and did not fly into the sky along with the activation of the ability.

"..."

On the contrary, Ronald stood there, his gaze toward the city becoming somewhat subtle.

—He suddenly realized he might not need to go over?

Costate's defiant act, while highly dangerous to others, had revealed the maid's adaptability to human society far more than before due to recent encounters with human activities and becoming accustomed to certain conventions.

Under this premise.

Claudia, the first princess of Greed, began to display her remarkable conversational skills.

Just as Ronald detected the conflict erupt and prepared to rush to Capen City to assist his maid, Claudia, as the most distinguished guest at the banquet, remarkably managed to quell the already erupted conflict and even calmed Costate!

Moreover, due to Claudia's intervention.

Many members of the Dawn Spell Society originally planning retribution gave up on the evening's action plan. Only a small portion couldn't release their discontent in the face of harsh reality.

"..."

"Forget it, I'm not going…"

Ronald jumped back to the deck and sat in his chair again.

They say a tall tree provides good shade.

Being part of Greed's fleet truly sheltered him under the might of what was once the world's premier superpower.

With a sense of responsibility like this.

Ronald began waiting for the night to fall.

Until those attending the banquet returned to the city's dock amidst the rain at nightfall—

"..."

Standing high on the steamship's deck, Ronald gazed downward.

Just there, those who had enjoyed the banquet and entertainment activities approached this way, followed by a few who accepted their invitation to come aboard the steamship to view the sights.

"Heh heh—"

"Finally, they're here?"

Ronald stood up with a cold laugh.

Because among them were those who hadn't given up on exacting revenge against Ronald.