Devil’s Companion - Four (II)

Under the stunned gaze of the ministers, the young Hydral spoke to the slightly startled empress:

"Judging from the current situation, the outcome is clear. You have already won."

"..." Evora was stunned for a moment, then roared in anger, "Ansel, you're talking bullshit! What are you saying —"

"Silence." The empress interrupted Evora's words with a cold and cruel gaze and tone, then turned to look at Ansel again, cleared her throat slightly, and her tone improved a lot, "Ansel, continue."

"First of all, we can confirm one thing, that is the strength of the Black Knight."

Ansel smiled calmly: "If they hadn't overly pursued drama, then the Watson territory would have been annihilated in the first place, and no one can deny this."

The empress nodded: "It should be so."