Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

The middle-aged man sporting a commercial smile, with two curly mustaches and leaning on a cane, extended his hand to gently twirl one mustache, smiling as he said,

"Viscount Ake, I naturally trust the documents you have organized. My main purpose in coming to the Duchy of England is to understand and investigate the recent situation in the Duchy.

As you all might know, the recent issues caused by Marquis of the Purple Breeze have had a rather negative impact among the nations of the continent.

Especially the actions led by the Luxius Monarch, and that young man who seriously injured the Chosen One of Muxue Castle…

Of course, I'm not saying such measures were bad; after all, everything was meant to welcome back the Bartleta Monarch, and it was all worth it."

As the main person in charge of the Royal Capital Nobles Council, Viscount Ake tapped his cane uneasily and said in a low voice,

"This matter was originally a decision between the Royal Court and various Dukes. To be honest, it really didn't involve Lord Luxius and Lord Kael that much; they were just following orders."

Although nominally, the lower-ranked Noble Councils and the Royal Court Nobles Council are in a hierarchical relationship.

However, considering the autonomy of each Duchy under the federal system, in practical dealings, the Noble Councils of the Royal Capitals are more accountable to the Dukes rather than the Royal Court Nobles Council.

Plus, given the militant national character of the Duchy of England, the actions undertaken by Lord Luxius and Lord Kael in the Orean Independent Kingdom were met with great approval within the Duchy.

Viscount Ake, like other nobles, had a significantly improved opinion of both individuals.

However, because Lord Luxius often frequented Pink Street, indulging in the company of alien girls and their songs, even though his popularity increased, his rating improved only to a limited extent.

But with Lord Kael, the situation was quite different.

Upon hearing about the deeds of Lord Kael, old nobles like Viscount Ake, who held the interests of the Duchy of England dearly, truly felt reassured that there was someone to succeed after Duke Lion Heart's retirement, and they didn't need to worry about chaos ensuing.

Now, hearing this significant figure from the Royal Court allude to dissatisfaction with Lord Kael, Viscount Ake, although not verbalizing much, felt somewhat displeased deep inside.

Marquis Gransham seemed indifferent to this.

His nature was to stay hidden until a lethal move was necessary, and he didn't show his true attitude while discussing these matters.

He was simply using a spell to leisurely sift through the mountainous stack of documents in his hands.

Whenever he encountered a record in the documents that puzzled him, he would ask for clarification in a gentle tone from his colleagues at the Royal Capital Noble Council.

Seeing that Marquis Gransham was not stirring up trouble, the members of the Royal Capital Noble Council breathed a sigh of relief and began to systematically compile and summarize the various incidents encountered this year, following the operations of previous years.

This continued all afternoon.

Suddenly, at one moment, Marquis Gransham, who had been perusing the documents, stopped, tapped on the table, and said in a low voice,

"What is this situation with the human trafficking case, and why are the subsequent records so vague?"

Viscount Ake walked over, looked at the document, and honestly replied, "In this case, involving both parties, according to the old traditions of the noble code, typically Baron Bailena's offspring aren't recognized as noble descendants.

At that time, we considered that this case was best treated as a civilian case, so the subsequent investigations were handed over to other agencies specializing in such cases.

Follow-up actions, too, were transferred to colleagues. Is there any issue, Marquis Gransham?"

"The problem is huge, too huge indeed!"

Marquis Gransham shook his head with a sigh, speaking almost indignantly, "How can such a case be treated as a normal case?"

Marquis Gransham earnestly said,

"My colleagues, most of you are veterans of the Noble Council and should know well that the purpose of the Noble Council's existence is to bring out certain actual privileged groups and use a set of traditions that we believe to be viable to regulate and guide a small portion of competitive individuals.
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We choose to cater our approaches specifically because nobles, this actual privileged group, when dealing out punishments, can easily cause significant injustice, which goes against the initial federal tone set by the founding of Yibel Federation.

Therefore, the Noble Council was established to adapt to the times, aimed at using nobility to check nobility, ensuring that the naturally dominant class on the continent is also subjected to the constraints of established systems.

But oh, my colleagues, look at what you have done?

You know very well that behind the parties in the review, there are noble forces interfering. You know whether it is the young man called Willis, the head of the Florence Chamber of Commerce, or the head of the orphanage, there is noble backing and participation.

How can such a special case, just because the nobles didn't step into the arena, be rashly passed down to lower institutions for review? You are acting autonomously, you are committing a crime!"