An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Oh? It seems like you got prepared in advance.” Rufus smiled meaningfully. Dustin was indeed cunning. After all, he only did all of this to pressure Julius.

After eating Rejuvenatium, Julius wouldn’t dare to reveal any of his hidden intentions if he had any.

“I don’t trust Uncle Julius, so I must take precautions. That way, our efforts won’t be in vain if he acts recklessly and rebels again.” Dustin shrugged.

“It’s a good thing to be on alert. However, is it reliable to use your uncle as bait?”

Rufus added thoughtfully, “Reagan is very capable and cunning. It’s difficult to be able to deceive him.”

“We cannot succeed with Uncle Julius alone. There’s no way Reagan would trust someone that he had just partnered with. Thus, we will need to prepare another plan,” Dustin replied.

“Oh? Do you have a good plan?” Rufus raised an eyebrow.

it. You’ll get to

to hide from

Nobody knows if there’s a spy around

and can act independently. Thus, I’ll leave

will head to my room and rest. You two brothers should discuss this thoroughly. West Lucozia’s future relies on

saying that, he waved

outfit and head out with me. If everything goes as planned, there should be a

After

were worthy of their trust in the entire castle. Dustin had to be careful of the others. After Cinna betrayed him, Dustin was now suspicious of

It was soon nighttime.

the castle.

had given, Julius’ injuries recovered by half. However, he felt

didn’t find anything odd after

Julius had been faking his surrender all along. He planned to defect from West Lucozia and become a member of the