The halls and particularly the parlour of Maximinus palace have been stuffed with drinks and laughter as probably the most influential officers and officers of the Imperium of Drussia loved one other flawless victory. After all, the royal and imperial household of the Imperium, the Dunnwals themselves have been current.

Even their dad and mom, Cornelius Dunnwal and Maria Dunnwal who’ve ‘retired’ have been additionally current, though they not often interacted with the others. As a substitute they selected to remain on the palace’s balcony and easily loved the view, solely often ordering extra wine.

In stark distinction to the senior Dunnwals who have been having fun with a quiet and tranquil second to themselves on the palace’s balcony, the junior Dunnwals have been off having fun with themselves in something however a ‘quiet’ method.

Whereas Cromwell was off attempting to get to the second base of one other younger noble girl, the remaining Dunnwal siblings remained on the palace’s parlour. One in every of these siblings after all being, Keizwell. With a glass of wine in his fingers, Keizwell solely silently leaned on the windowsill.

Whereas he would have sometimes loved himself in these events by displaying off his uncommon and costly processions, a sure latest improvement has stored Keizwell from doing so. A latest improvement that was associated to Sicilia who was presently having fun with the highlight in the course of the parlour.

In an motion that was very uncharacteristic of her, Sicilia truly selected to actively sit subsequent to her youthful brother Maxwell as she instructed a narrative to everybody current.

“And you’ll by no means consider what she stated subsequent.”

“No, please let me guess…”

Nevertheless, the larger shock was the truth that Maxwell was not simply right here which is a rarity in of itself however he was additionally brazenly interacting with the others inside the get together. Particularly since he simply interacted with the particular person within the centre of consideration which might have additionally positioned him into the centre of consideration.

Within the earlier banquets that celebrated their victories, even after the institution of the Imperium and turning into the emperor, Maxwell would solely linger at these sort of occasions for an hour or so earlier than excusing himself. Nevertheless, for this event, Maxwell has remained even after the solar has disappeared.

If Keizwell did not personally witness Maxwell brazenly work together with Sicilia himself, he wouldn’t have believed it. With a glass of wine in his fingers, Maxwell performed together with Sicilia’s story.

“Because you described her as a kind of pretentious, self-righteous princesses, I guess she stated one thing alongside the traces of ‘I used to be born to win trigger I used to be born royalty!’ That is gotta be proper? Proper?”

Sicilia’s solely response to Maxwell was a brief burst of laughter earlier than she confirmed his reply.

“Ahahahaha sure! She was all like ‘by no means evaluate to the ability of my birthright!’ and I used to be similar to ‘geez this bitch is loopy.’ Did not assist her within the slightest although, she nonetheless died as pathetically as her contemporaries.”

As the gang burst into laughter, Keizwell silently selected this second as his alternative to maneuver in on Sicilia. After simply manoeuvring his approach by the crowds, Keizwell gently positioned his hand on Sicilia’s shoulder earlier than he proceeded to ‘whisper’ a single sentence in her ear that was simply loud sufficient for these shut sufficient to listen to.

“Sicilia I want to speak to you for a second. Would you please comply with me?”

Sicilia solely nodded in response to Keizwell’s request however did not arise. As a substitute she gave a fast look to an individual behind him.

Though Keizwell was confused by her actions, his confusion was shortly eradicated as soon as the particular person Sicilia gave a look at got here into his view.

An individual with gray hair and navy-blue eyes.

With a benevolent expression on her face, Sicilia made a single request to the grey-haired and blue-eyed particular person.

“Erika darling might you do me a favour and heat my seat whereas I attend to this non-public matter with Keizwell?”

[So there were ulterior motives after all huh? I gotta admit that was a smart move… the only question left is why is Sicilia doing such things for Erika.] As ideas akin to this ran by Keizwell’s thoughts, Erika responded in type to Sicilia’s ‘request.’

“As you would like my girl.”

Earlier than Erika took Sicilia’s seat subsequent to Maxwell.

When Keizwell took a look at Maxwell, he discovered that the latter was slightly unaffected by Erika and Sicilia’s actions. He nonetheless stored that slight smile on his face as he leisurely laid again and relaxed on the furnishings.

Alternatively, Erika sat along with her again fully straight in a inflexible and stern method, her skilled disposition nonetheless current regardless of her present circumstances. In a approach, the 2 comically symbolised the very definition of the phrase ‘reverse’.

Nevertheless, Keizwell determined to not pay the 2 any extra consideration as he left the parlour with Sicilia. After strolling across the palace for a couple of minutes, the 2 or slightly Keizwell lastly discovered an remoted and secluded place the place they’ll converse in non-public.

As soon as the 2 have been positive that nobody else was close by, Sicilia wasted no time in instantly reducing to the purpose.

“Alright, nobody’s round. Now what would you like?”

Keizwell held a slightly critical expression on his face as he answered Sicilia’s query.

“What I would like is the reply to the true query. What have you ever been doing?”

Sicilia placed on a pretend expression of confusion and pouted as she replied to Keizwell.

“No matter might I be doing? I apologise however I am afraid that I haven’t got the slightest concept of what you are speaking about.”

“Oh please… I am the treasurer of the Imperium and extra importantly I am your brother. Did you actually consider that I have not stored just a few eyes on you?”

As Keizwell stated this, he took a rolled up scroll detailing a replica of categorised info earlier than shoving it into Sicilia’s chest.

“You quadrupled the funding for the Heisenberg Institute and the quantity of ‘analysis materials’ that they’ve been receiving has elevated exponentially as nicely. Are you actually going to inform me that you’ve got solely completed that out of charity?”

Keizwell noticed a glance that seemed to be a mixture of acceptance and annoyance in Sicilia’s purple-violet eyes as she quietly stood in silence. That expression on her face made it appear as if she was considering whether or not she ought to kill Keizwell then and there or not.

Nevertheless, as twisted as this will sound, as her older brother, Keizwell has already grown used to this look a very long time in the past. However that didn’t imply that he didn’t tolerate the time wasted from the silence.

“Nicely? Are you going to reply me? You understand silence adjustments noth-“

“Immortality.”

Keizwell was left completely speechless when Sicilia interrupted him. Alternatively, when Sicilia noticed that Keizwell was unable to react, she merely sighed earlier than she proceeded to clarify herself.

“The Heisenberg Institute is presently diverting a few of its assets into the analysis of pseudo immortality. As such they require extra assets in the event that they need to proceed their present tempo of improvement whereas additionally researching the potential of immortality.”

Like earlier than, Keizwell nonetheless did not say a phrase as he listened to Sicilia. Nevertheless, this time it was completed out of his personal volition, not as a result of he was left speechless. Though Sicilia did not appear to have seen this as she sighed earlier than she continued talking.

“Nicely I perceive in case you do not belie-“

“I would really like all particulars of their analysis in my workplace by tomorrow.”

This time it was Sicilia’s flip to be left speechless by Keizwell’s interruption. When Keizwell noticed this, he chuckled to himself earlier than he shrugged.

“In case you permitted such analysis then that signifies that there should be some validity to it right? The one downside proper now could be that the state of affairs can not enable for the complete disclosure of knowledge however the truth nonetheless stays… I am …”

As Keizwell spoke, one other realisation got here throughout his thoughts prompting him to ask Sicilia one other query.

“So I’m I proper to consider that Maxwell is presently unaware of this ‘analysis?'”

“After all he’s.”

Sicilia answered Keiwell’s query in a matter of truth approach with a slight look of irritation on her face.

“Why do you ask?”

“It is simply that…”

Keizwell paused for a second to assume himself earlier than he correctly replied to Sicilia.

“It is simply that I consider that for Maxwell’s case, it might be higher that he stays ‘oblivious’ to this analysis. From what I’ve seen, what seems to be his foremost drive is his perception that that is his solely likelihood and life. It is on the level that you just’d assume that he already skilled loss of life earlier than.”

Sicilia chuckled when she heard Keizwell’s comment earlier than she responded.

“Ahahahaha, that’s true… however it might appear that we now have to place this dialog on maintain.”

“What do you imply by that?

When Sicilia heard Keizwell’s query, she merely shrugged in an identical nonchalant method to Maxwell earlier than she responded in a considerably irritated tone. As if she was being compelled to wash up another person’s mess.

“Somebody is snooping in a spot the place they do not belong.”

…

“My God… what the hell is all this?”

Katherine could not assist muttering to herself as she skimmed by the categorised recordsdata held inside the Conflict Room of Maximinus Palace, one of many two main Conflict Rooms aside from the conflict room of the I.M.T.A.C.

The rationale she was even right here within the first place was to find the reality behind her brother’s loss of life.

Though she was instructed that he died heroically in the course of the early phases of the crusader’s incursion of Jap Porrand, Katherine simply couldn’t consider what she was instructed. On the very least she needed to affirm the tales herself.

And thus, she was result in sneak into the Conflict Room to search for solutions throughout a banquet held by the Dunnwals.

Nevertheless, what she as an alternative found was one thing rather more terrifying.

It was one thing known as the ‘Napoleon Venture.’

A really terrifying set of recordsdata and stories that detailed the Imperium’s most secretive analysis which included weapons improvement however extra importantly, particulars of inhuman human experimentation with a purpose to analysis the ‘depths of magic.’

Much more terrifying nevertheless, have been the plans of invasion into the opposite neighbouring nations that weren’t allied to the Imperium.

Fance.

Hongary.

Ostria.

Espain.

Benice

There have been plans of invasion for each ‘hostile’ nation inside the Eurrelpeon continent.

Simply earlier than Katherine might go and look even additional however-

“What do you assume you are doing right here?”

A sudden feminine voice brought on all of Katherine’s hairs to face on finish.

Simply earlier than she might react nevertheless, she felt a bit ‘prick’ on the again of her neck.

With out even figuring out it, Katherine felt the energy drain from her limbs earlier than she fell limp onto the ground.

No, it might higher to explain that Katherine could not even really feel something in any respect.

Not even her mouth obeyed her instructions as her drool slowly began to leak out onto the chilly flooring.

The one factor that Katherine might do was proceed to go searching along with her eyes and hear along with her ears.

Quickly, Katherine heard footsteps coming nearer in direction of her which was then adopted by the sound of a chilly but agitated voice.

“Tch, neither Erika nor Keizwell is not going to let me hear the tip of this. I assume I can simply not inform them however they may in all probability discover out ultimately huh?.. Tch, So that is what occurs once you get a bit too careless is it? I assume Maxwell was proper about there being a ‘first time for every little thing’ in spite of everything.”

Nevertheless, the proprietor of that chilly voice chuckled in a chilly method as she slowly whispered into Katherine’s ear.

“However none of that issues now. There isn’t any want so that you can fear. By the point that is over, you will not even keep in mind a factor.”