Simultaneously, aside from the satisfaction within, he was calculating.
This public support could still work in his favor. He didn't know exactly what evidence had been found against him that led to such a sudden arrest.
But for them to go as far as arresting him, there must be evidence. And with public support, if the evidence was weak, the tower leader couldn't hold him for long.
If the Lionheart family intervened, external pressure would also begin.
If the founder responded...
But that last part still lingered like a thorn in his mind.
Why was there no response? What had suddenly happened? Where had he gone wrong?
At that moment, a massive wave of mana spread from the tower's center. All voices gradually fell silent.
Above the central hall, the doors of the command balcony opened, and the tower leader personally appeared before the crowd.
His long robe moved in the breeze from the tower's height. His face was cold and expressionless.
