"SO, Duke Drayton. You're saying that you found records of the previous Duke Drayton hoarding weapons with Darkness attribute?" Nero asked while cutting his steak with a knife. "But when you tracked down the merchant who sold the weapons to your father, you were led to nothing? And when you didn't find the person, you tracked down the smith who created the weapons, that was when you found out that there's a shortage of weapons with Darkness attribute?"
Rubin Drayton, who barely touched his food, nodded politely. "Yes, Your Imperial Majesty. I thought it wasn't normal."
"What made you think it wasn't normal?"
"There can be only one reason for a weapon shortage, Your Imperial Majesty— and it's war. Whoever is hoarding weapons must be preparing for a war, and that's why I thought I should report this matter to His Imperial Majesty directly."
Right.
As one of the few dukes of the empire, Rubin Drayton had such a responsibility.
