That night, Kasanna came to the appointment alone, without a single guard accompanying her.

But Levi didn't care too much, after all, as the 'War Saintess', Kasanna still had the ability to protect herself in the capital.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Kasanna mustered her courage and once again expressed her love to Revy.

However, as expected, Kasanna was rejected again.

In a moment of silence, the two slowly walked away from each other.

However, the next morning, as soon as the sun rose, the courtyard of the Du Chloe family was already filled with knights.

Upon receiving the specific information, Levi was completely stunned.

It turned out that Kasanna had not returned home all night, and the Royal Knights searched the entire capital and its surrounding area almost all night, but they could not find any trace of her.

The only clue led them to Du Chloe's house.

It is well known that Kasanna's feelings for Revere are unwavering.

Therefore, in her disappearance case, Reeve became the primary person connected to the case.

The key point is that, just the night before, Kasanna had invited Revi to the edge of the capital.

But when Revere learned the truth, the Knights also received the news.

Princess Kasanna has safely returned to the palace.

The knights apologized to Reeves and then all returned to the palace.

However, a sense of foreboding rose in Levi's heart.

His hunch was right; the big one was coming.

About a week later, shocking news came from Kasanna—she was pregnant.

Because of its great importance, the news was only known to Saul VII, Aubrey, and Cassanna at the time.

Therefore, the prime suspect, Revey, took on this heavy responsibility.

The rest of the story is quite familiar.

Rivi was forced into marriage by the previous emperor, but he refused to comply even at the cost of his life.

Then Hermes appeared at the crucial moment and made a deal with Reeves.

Hermes claimed to be the father of the child and paid a large sum of money to the empire at the time.

Ultimately, it was Hermes—also known as Riboot—who seized the opportunity to marry the imperial princess.

"No matter how unwilling Kasanna was to accept it, in the end, I still stole the most important treasure in your bloodline."

Hermes successfully employed his second ability besides being a merchant: theft.

In front of all the outstanding young people in the empire, even though Cassandra had deep feelings for Levi, he successfully stole Cassandra away.

He truly became the princess's husband.

After that, it remains to be seen whether Kasanna was actually pregnant, and whose child she gave birth to was.

None of that matters anymore.

Having lost all hope, Kasanna ultimately chose the Raiser family and helped them develop their business, which became her final destination.

Kasanna's two children further solidified Ripoultry's position.

Because the second child was undoubtedly shared by him and Kasanna.

This is the prevailing opinion, which has solidified Ripoulter's identity as Kasanna's husband in people's minds.

They admired Lippoulter because he was undoubtedly a role model in their business circle.

He was revered by other businessmen as if he were a god of commerce.

Lipoort, also known as Hermes, gradually opened up commerce within the empire over a long period of time.

In the south of the empire, the Raiser family established their commercial empire.

"So I say, I want to thank your good brother, and even more so your sister."

Hermes laughed, and even under the threat of death, his smile was still full of smugness.

"It is because of your human folly that disaster has befallen you."

A person falls in love with someone who doesn't love her back, and is even willing to abandon their reputation to win that person's heart.

In the end, he still couldn't have the one he loved.

Family, love, friendship.

In the eyes of emotionless gods, this is simply the most foolish thing to do.

Upon hearing this, all the nobles present fell silent.

Most of these noble families owned one or two shops.

In order to accumulate wealth, they all chose to cooperate with the Karencia Chamber of Commerce.

In other words, they were cooperating with Hermes.

However, they were all unwittingly shocked by the truth behind this behavior.

Because their actions were actually aiding the enemy!

The hearts of all the nobles present felt as if they had been pierced by a block of cold ice, making their heartbeats crystal clear at that moment.

Hermes made them realize how correct the empire's long-standing rule—forbidding residents and nobles from worshipping gods—was.

Otherwise, a god like Hermes could even control everyone's lives through commerce.

No one can live without commerce; all the economic lifelines are in Hermes' hands.

Before long, all of humanity will be under Hermes' control.

Thinking of this, a sense of unease and dread rose in the hearts of everyone present.

This is by no means the weakest god; this is clearly the most cunning and insidious god.

He almost succeeded.