After Benjamin left, Benso Territory became noticeably quieter.
The followers who had once swarmed around together during the day under the excuse of going to work and again at night under the excuse of holding gatherings had all disappeared at once.
‘Sir Valerie will finally quiet down too.’
Sungjin was fairly satisfied with the outcome.
Not only had they peacefully dissolved a group suspected of heresy, but he had also obtained the precious magical items known as the “Legacy of Rest” for free.
And that wasn’t all.
There had been no resistance or friction whatsoever throughout the entire process.
Wasn’t that about as perfect a resolution as one could possibly ask for?
“Haah…”
So no matter how he looked at it, there was absolutely no reason to be sighing as though the ground itself were collapsing!
Sungjin, who had been leafing through documents, shot a disgruntled rebuke at Alberto, who kept sighing beside him.
“Why do you keep sighing? You’re draining the energy out of everyone who has to listen to you.”
Alberto rubbed the dark circles that had become visibly deeper beneath his eyes in the span of a single day.
“Your Highness. Perhaps it really was a slightly hasty decision. In the long term, I can’t help thinking that keeping the Sage in the territory for as long as possible might have been far more profitable…”
“What’s with you? We already talked all of this through between ourselves yesterday,…