Volume 22: Revival and Rise Chapter 14: Secret Passage

Gazing into the distant North, Komer couldn't help but sigh softly; everything seemed to be on track, and his own plans were slowly progressing. The confrontation between Katya and Hoffman seemed advantageous to him for the moment, as it made Katya more reliant on him.

Perhaps if Komer asked Katya to offer her body, she would not hesitate to strip and lie in bed waiting for him, as long as he could offer enough benefits to help her ascend the throne. She had waited too long for this and paid too much.

But the affairs of the world are often unpredictable. Just as she was inching closer to that position, the sudden southward movement of the beastmen turned this beautiful dream into a bubble that burst, the brocade stool seemingly floating between her and Hoffman. It appears near, but when you reach out, you always find it just out of grasp.