God of Money: Reincarnated as the Weakest SSS Rank

Chapter 128: The Lockwards, a different Castle

"Go ahead. You’re going to ask anyway, even if I don’t let you, right?" she said."Haha, okay. Mark Neville seems to have been pressured into telling everything, just because you’re here," he said.

She smiled. "Do you want to know about the Castles? Why do we have so much influence?"

He nodded. That was exactly what he wanted to know.

"Okay." She leaned back in her chair. "There are many things that outsiders shouldn’t know, but there are others that everyone should know." She glanced at him as she spoke.

"The Castles aren’t as divided as you think they are. You see us fighting over resources and battling each other to see who will rise above. Who will be the next Habsburg among us?"

"But, deep down, all this is nothing more than sibling rivalry," she said.

"Siblings?" He looked at her, confused. What did she mean?

"Yes. Although we don’t share the same blood, we are all close allies. In fact, have you ever heard of the Table of Rulers?"

He shook his head. He had no idea about it.

"The Table of Rulers is actually a Clan. The Ruling Clan, to which all Castles belong."

"That means..." He opened his eyes in shock, and she nodded.

"Yes. We are allies. But only to face the enemies of the Empire. We fight internally among ourselves, but if any threat ever befalls the Empire, we will unite. Just as we did the night your family was destroyed."

"There was a whole discussion, and we accused each other. We killed traitors and destroyed several families for selling them information. But, sadly, the damage was already done. The Habsburgs no longer existed. They weakened us to such an extent that it brought us closer together. That’s why outsiders and insiders alike don’t dare to contradict us right now."

"I understand. It’s a strange brotherhood, but since you mention it, who were the ones who destroyed my family? From the way you say it, you seem to know."

She remained silent at this question and simply shrugged her shoulders.

"I can’t answer that. If you ever reach the highest heights of the empire, you may have the opportunity to find out," she said.

"Maybe? If I became the strongest in the empire, would it still be a maybe?" he asked.

And she nodded, staring at him. "Yes."hat? Minimum: Rank S. Just for being born there." She looked at him, finally thinking about letting him speak.

"What would you think of a family with that ability, Louis?"

"What would I think?" He frowned. "I can only think that they’re ridiculously strong, right?"

She smiled. "Remember this and think about it again: Classes are born to control the Arcane Flow, and the Arcane Flow is EVERYWHERE in this world and can affect everything. Everything and everyone. Think about it again," she said.