Chapter 69 - Grave News For All

Later that day...

In the late afternoon,

Hana Haruka, the chief of the Haruka Clan, stood before King Watanabe. She was well dressed but injured, and it was quite clear that she had just come from a physical struggle against something.

Several nobles and delegates as well came for the open meeting between the Lady and the King, including the Kingdom's first lady, Yumi Watanabe, and his daughter, Maria Watanabe.

Almost every influencer of every status was present at the event, and the Haruka Clan's Chief wanted it to be so because she had important news to give—the fate of the great kingdom depended on it.