""Indeed, the Ryan Family's current situation seemed destined to collapse completely within two months.
Upon hearing the princess's assessment, the Minister of Defense couldn't help but shake his head as well, *a peculiar sense of melancholy emerging in his heart.*
No matter who became the new Duke of Lionheart, he would only be able to watch helplessly as the Ryan Family fell apart. And the princess and himself, who were both trying to keep things together, were not much better off.
The influence of the Old Nobility was deeply entrenched, and nearly a third of the twenty-something major departments were controlled by them, clinging to the country's body like fat lice, ravenously sucking its blood.
