In the Frankish Royal Capital, Louis III stared grimly at the report handed to him by a subordinate.
Earl Daniel also wore a slightly worried expression.
"Have you found out? Who started this rumor?" Louis III demanded of Earl Daniel.
"Well... Your Majesty, all the leads have gone cold, and the news has already spread. It's all up to the Prince now..." Earl Daniel replied, looking slightly awkward.
By rights, as the Chancellor, Earl Daniel was to bear the primary responsibility for this matter.
In the past few days, a rumor had begun to spread from an unknown source: the Kingdom's Prince Noah and the enemy's Fourth Prince were to have a decisive battle on the Western Front.
This explosive news ignited the patriotic fervor of the Franks in the Royal Capital. Throughout the Frank Kingdom, from commoner to noble, all strata of society were filled with hatred for the Beastmen.
