Continuing Northward

Upon hearing Minos' questioning, one of those elders boiling in the large pot in front of him then answered this young man while trying not to cry out in pain. "Sir, the power of our organization has no relation to forces outside our region."

"We just knew how to take advantage of the power vacuum left by the Schmidt family. We also had a good relationship with the Walker family these past years."

"Walker family?"

Another one of them then said. "Previously, our family loaned an item to the Third Prince of the Kingdom of the Waves. And unexpectedly, that saved his life in a situation years ago."

"That eventually resulted in a closer approximation between our organization and the Third Prince's forces."

"After that, time passed, and when he finally received the position of the crown prince, that resulted in great achievements for our family."

"From then on, it's not hard to imagine what happened."