Skoban, who had been locked up in the prison, leaned against the wall, letting out deep sighs.

“Ah, I must’ve been crazy. Why did I do that?”

Thinking logically, no matter how skilled the Grand Duke was in swordsmanship, it was impossible to survive the Forest of Beasts. If it were that easy, the territory would have already ventured into the forest to develop it long ago.

But the Grand Duke had been so confident that Skoban had believed him without realizing it.

“There wasn’t a single reason to trust him.”

Because of his false report, the forces sent to …