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Vol 10 302: A Promise for the Future

A year passed since then. As for Merlin’s corpse—though it might seem a bit disrespectful to her—we used it as diplomatic leverage.

We took advantage of it and framed Merlin’s attack as an attempted assassination from the Rozel Kingdom, effectively blackmailing them.

General Balthazar tried to dismiss the accusation saying that Merlin was no longer one of their magicians, attempting to wiggle out of responsibility. Honestly, it was somewhat understandable that they felt they were being blamed unjustly. However, the fact remained that Merlin was widely recognized as one of the top magicians in the Rozel Kingdom.

As for the finer details, I entrusted those to Iarl, who used his eloquence to great effect. In the end, we successfully obtained a significant portion of Merlin’s research materials.

From the perspective of a battle-hardened figure like General Balthazar, the magic-related research materials left behind by Merlin probably held little value. More likely, he found