Chapter 188: The Via Empire! Divine Body Response! I Thought You Were Dead!

In truth, whether or not a rebellion was staged didn't matter much. What was important was that Augustine had noticed the somewhat ambiguous relationship between Luca and Fratis. Though Luca's rank was still not high, both his reputation and talent were more than sufficient. There was a possibility that the two might even become close in the future.

Evelyn, naturally, had picked up on this too. She nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I also support the Empress. Those nobles are disgusting. I've never liked them, and if they dare not to behave, this will be the perfect time to teach them a lesson."

Augustine sighed and looked out the window. "I hope we're just overthinking this. If things keep escalating like this..."

He trailed off, leaving the thought unfinished.

After all, no matter how things unfolded, it would mostly be the common folk who suffered the most.

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