Volume 31: A Hand Trying to Cover the Sky, Chapter 12: Wrist and Tactic

No one likes to be controlled, yet whether it was Wu Gul, Gulupu, Montrey, or Woodleigh, they all deeply felt a sense of powerlessness and fatigue from being manipulated, like helpless butterflies or grasshoppers stuck on a spider web. Struggling desperately only exhausted them more quickly, hastening their death without any value or meaning, as everything had already been destined.

All of those involved knew that no matter how much they tried to show their sincerity now, they could not regain the trust of their former allies and companions. Once a rift had formed, it could never be mended. If at this time you still foolishly try to exchange your honesty for the other party's trust, then when you turn around, everything you do and say will be presented on Komer's desk. Trading a 'partner' who shares your bed but harbors different dreams in exchange for the ruler's approval was something no one wanted to be second in.