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Vol 08 Chapter 266: The First Year of the First Pofenia War I

「This is quite the predicament, Your Majesty.」

「Indeed… it truly is.」

Raymond and I were deep in thought, wrestling with the complexities of the situation before us.

The information we received from the Kirisia merchants painted a troubling picture. In recent years, the political climate in Pofenia has grown increasingly unstable.

Apparently, the power of the Barca Family—the Coastal Party—has begun to expand once more.

The cause of this? It appears to stem from none other than our own military and economic activities.

With the expansion of the Romalia Kingdom’s territory, we have effectively introduced a regional superpower to the northern borders of Pofenia. This development seems to have agitated Pofenia’s conservative factions.

Furthermore, the Kirisian merchants, who live in the Romalia Kingdom, have significantly intensified their commercial activities in the Thetis Sea. This, in turn, has brought them into direct competition with the merchants of Pofenia.

As a result, Pofenia’s wealthy plebeian class—predominantly merchants—has begun advocating