The three n City leaders were in shock. "That woman is still alive? It’s impossible. Didn’t they say they managed to assassinate her a while ago?" they asked, and the man got angry.


    "Shit, I don’t know who the bastard was that said her was dead, and because of him, it got away from us, but I swear I’ll get it. Hmph, you guys, don’t worry about the stupidity going on. The strategists of the vampire race have always made mistakes; they nned loads of stuff 10 million years ago and then lost miserably.


    This time, it will be the same, and we will send people to support them so that everything goes well." Said the man and then remembered something.


    "Right, this time you must be careful because a dangerous surname suddenly appeared and right after it, the Missing Link. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or if they are trying to trick us, but try to find out what Matthew Dietrich’s realbat power is.


    He will possibly be the biggest danger in our n in the future, as hisst name is shaking up the higher-ups." After saying this, he dropped three things on the floor.


    "In the face of life-threatening danger, use these things, and you can ’save yourselves.’ Oh, right. That woman, Cecily Edevane, be careful. She’s moving into vampire territory again." After giving them various news and things, the man disappeared.


    The three leaders were even somewhat confused by all this. In the end, the man they thought wasing to help them get rid of an annoying guy wasing, only to give them more trouble.


    Still, at least now, they knew they would receive support from the organization, which was good for them.


    After all, nothing could get worse, right?


    …


    An hour ago.


    Sophia Murphy’s visit to the Vampire Academy caused quite a stir, even more so because minutes before arriving, she had just revealed through importantworks that she had proof of the betrayals of various Academic ns and that many people in the City of ns were trying to silence witnesses so that a big plot behind it wouldn’t be revealed.


    That naturally caused an immense stir among everyone, but after arriving, she spoke to no one but a director.


    "Director Ryan, this is what I was asked to deliver to you. Whether you move or not, that will be up to you. If you want me to rmend something, you should side with the one with a legendaryst name and not side with those with mental illnesses of superiority." After saying this, Sophia Murphy left the office, leaving Ryan Adams confused and pensive.


    Five minutester, he decided to move on and stop hesitating.


    Meanwhile, Sophia went to a different ce outside the Academy, in the Capital City. Precisely, the Royal Castle.


    Reagan Cooper and Dawid Lewis were gathered in front of her.


    "Miss, what is the reason for your call? Why do you even ask us to attend?" Dawid was respectful, and Sophia smiled.


    "Dawid, I have a message for you from someone important, Matthew Dietrich. He told you: Do you want to continue embarrassing yourself? As the Dark King of this age, you are not inmand of the Kingdoms and have decayed. Your negligence has broken your chain ofmand; even many of your ministers respect your daughter more than you. Will you still doubt?"


    "Cursed is that King who hesitates whether to defend or to go out in front when his kingdom is falling apart. If the curse falls on you and you watch for your own family, perhaps it is a wee curse, but for whom do you watch? Shame will be eternal upon your head, for you watch for nothing but your own stupidity." After saying this, Sophia threw a scroll towards him.


    Then spoke again. "If you sign it ande out in front, that curse will not fall on you. But, I’ll tell you what Gray Allen once told my father: a King without guts is an empty shell that is only good for a while but will soon be discarded." After saying this, she looked at Reagan Cooper.


    "You work closely with Matthew and respect him; I even think you admire him. But still, you seem to be hesitant about issuing that statement he asked you to issue, which is why he sent me here to tell you something: You were originally going to be the one to carry the baton of leadership, but I’ve handed it over to someone with more guts.


    Continuing to hesitate will cause you to lose not only your position but also your family, so think carefully about what you have to do."


    Sophia Murphy smiled as she said all this. She had been turned into a messenger but was actually enjoying it. That’s why she took the trouble to say something else.


    "But, now he’s not being so soft on you guys. If themuniqué doesn’t resonate worldwide, I’m sure he will esteem you less. So be careful also what you sign if you want to earn, again, his respect." Her words and the whole message were shocking to both of them.


    They could not shake off the guilt of hearing what she said, for they both recognized that theycked gutstely. But...


    Themuniqué Matthew asked them to issue was too risky for them as government officials. If something went wrong, they could be enemies of the whole world. They all knew that there were not only traitors in that ce, so signing that could mean a threat from the kingdom toward the whole world.


    It was such a risky gamble that hesitation, perhaps, was normal.


    Even at this moment, doubt gripped them.


    When suddenly a voice brought them out of their thoughts.


    "How long are you going to keep doubting? Why are you hesitating so much in the face of a situation like this? Honestly, I don’t understand why our current King is so stupid." The woman’s voice echoed throughout the room, and Emma Lewis walked through the door, revealing herself in front of them.


    She was partially covered in blood, and she ran here as soon as she heard the news. A few hours ago, she had been at the borders, where a riot of traitors had risen, and she had had to dispel them, acting with an iron fist. Despite that, she couldn’t stay at the borders when she heard everything that was happening inside the Kingdom.


    But arriving here... She couldn’t help but feel disappointed.


    "I was always proud to be your daughter. I always said: I am the daughter of the Dark King. Proudly before all others. How could I not be proud? You carry the title that belonged to one of the greatest of our race, a title my grandfather also carried. That was a source of pride for me!" She said, but then frowned.


    "But now, I see only a man who doubts even his own stupidity. Dawid Lewis, you are shaming our blood. There have been two generations of Dark Kings belonging to the Lewis; how can you shame us so much?"


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    "If you can’t handle the Kingdom, hand over. At least try to be an admirable father, for I can see that you are not fit to be a King. You cannot be a King if it is within your logic to hesitate at key moments." She said fiercely and firmly.


    Her manner of speaking surprised Sophia. Even more so because she realized that she ran from one problem to the next regardless. ’What a fine woman. No wonder that weird man is in love with her.’ Sophia thought.


    Everything she said was a good thing. It only remained to be seen what the King would think of such a warning from his daughter.