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At that moment, a huge change occurred.

The descendants of the Duke of Lion Heart had always believed that one of them was destined to dominate the Duchy, not those side branches that had fallen into obscurity.

This was a stage reserved for the top families of the Lancaster Duchy, and the weakest among the participants in this drama were Viscounts, ones who had made significant contributions to the Federation.

The majority of the other attendees were Earls; in normal situations, without the status of an Earl, there wouldn’t even be a chance to step onto this stage.

These were factions striving to win support throughout the Duchy with the glory and achievements earned from their campaign wars.

There were also the Family Factions, strengthening their familial prestige, expanding the boundaries of their controlled power, and becoming the focus of many other powers in the Duchy.

These were the two main groups vying for the future leadership of Lancaster. Outside these groups, there were other interests extended from individual families.

But now, the two opposing forces that had been contesting each other across the dividing lines had been viciously side-swiped by a third emergent power.

It’s not that the impact was particularly painful, but it certainly left them stunned—

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How dare you engage!

Anger appeared in their eyes. Clearly, you are so weak; why try to join this battle? Are you not afraid of taking numerous bullets and dying by suicide?

But then, as they pondered, they began to realize something was amiss.

Nobles have their own way of doing things.

For a branch of the family personally acknowledged by the Duke of Lion Heart, if they truly disregarded chivalry and directly wiped out Kael, whether they would face a united attack from other relatives was one thing, and whether they could pass the judgment of the Duke of Lion Heart himself was another.

Seeing such conflicted expressions on the faces of her kin, Flandre cursed inwardly, "Fools."

These idiots still haven’t figured out that, with Father’s strength, he could live many more years.

If Father wasn’t willing to cede power, what use was there in all their efforts, be they her older brothers or the younger generation? Instead of nurturing such thoughts, they’d do better to spend more time becoming stronger.

With this in mind, the voluptuous matron’s gaze couldn’t help but drift towards the unshakable young boy.

The more she looked at him, the more endearing she found him.

The very issue these old men couldn’t comprehend for half a day was something this youth had already figured out and had actually begun to implement.

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Baron Helois was known in the Royal Capital as "Puppet," partly in praise of his unnaturally handsome appearance, and partly mocking his once fragile body, as frail as a puppet’s.

Perhaps amongst these Earls, none had really taken this boy seriously before; maybe they believed, "There are no places for the weak in the eyes of the strong"?

But Flandre thought, even if they were foolish, they should have come to their senses by now.

Yes, Flandre’s perception of those trying to compete for the position of Duke was very clear.

Now they have finally realized something was amiss.

Why was this kid’s professional level so high at such a young age?

If she wasn’t mistaken, this kid’s physical quality had already surpassed the initial stage, advancing to a higher level.

Although she could sense that he was still short of reaching a complete Extraordinary Stage and lacking in depth, there was no question that with such strength at his age, based on the most basic talent and ability alone, he had already stepped into the threshold that qualified him to compete for that position.

The more they thought about it, the more they felt something was off.

The young Helois, due to the incident involving Anthony’s death, had completely entered the sight of the most special group in the Duchy, a group from the Lion Heart Battle Group.

The Lion Heart Battle Group served as the true foundation on which the stability of the entire Duchy depended.

And now this foundation, previously prevented by the Noble Factions from interfering with noble affairs, had been denied their calls for support for Kael and Lancaster.

They were accustomed to expanding their boundaries of power, often by interfering on some moral or common grounds, and gradually, as more participated, they would extend their third hand into such domains.

Therefore, they were very sensitive to any moves from the Battle Group, outright refusing to communicate and interact with the Lion Heart Battle Group, regardless of right or wrong. This almost bottlenecking move led to a very adverse impact.

If initially only half of the knights in the Lion Heart Battle Group supported Kael, the retaliation from the nobles directly led to a unified opinion within the once divided Battle Group.

Now, the Golden Cross, Iron Cross, and Bronze Cross had all firmly sided with Kael.

No knight could tolerate, while fighting for the nation’s future and Duchy’s security, their offspring possibly facing a life-or-death crisis due to a conflict of stance with others.

Even more, they recalled the furious shout of the Fox Knight when facing the Noble Council not too long ago:

"Look, oh look, Baron Helois, for merely losing a qualified father, a knight loyal to the Duchy, has fallen to the brink of being murdered!"