"Unless he is absolutely certain of victory."
Alaric's frown deepened upon hearing this.
"Other than Her Majesty, there are six known Venerables in Veronica. Two of them died in the recent war with the heretic cult."
"Two are currently in Sorl, the Commander of the Crimson Phoenix Knights Order, Bai Seol-hwa, and the Grand Commander of the Veronican Army, Ludwig."
"The Carefree Duke, Namgung Ilsun is also one of them. And the last one… is Ji Kangmin who is protecting Veronica's southern border."
With a deep look, he questioned Mathilda. "Including herself, Yskaela's side has four Venerables. How can the Carefree Duke match her military strength? Not to mention that she still has hidden forces that she hasn't revealed yet."
Mathilda wasn't flustered and calmly responded. "There are only two possibilities…"
"The first one is that the Carefree Duke also has four Venerables on his side."
