I smirked at Hestia noona. "Of course, it’s you. Don't you think it's a bit harsh to thwart me right as I’m about to turn things around?"

‘You want me to subdue fifteen fresh elders and then deal with more Republican soldiers?’

It would have been possible if I was prepared to cause hundreds of casualties, and to abandon my family and my village. The Republic was also an important ally for the Crow tribe.

‘Anyways, at this rate, I won’t even have enough mana left to fly. Isn’t this too much?’

My sister smiled playfully at my complaints. "Don't you think it's too much to turn the port into ruins without considering the Crow tribe’s alliance with the Republic?"

"Did I create this mess by myself? Besides, I'm sure you've already finished discussing with the Republican consul on how to catch me."

Considering that it had been three days since the first signature of the sea blockade document, which Uncle Hermes had injected mana into, it was clear that they had already discussed the partial destruction of the port. Otherwise, Hestia would not have brought this many elders, who could have destroyed the port in one breath. I wondered what she had given to the Republic to get this kind of extensive...