Inside the carriage, Sebastian asked, "Young Master, are you really going to sue the Pereira Trading Company? Even with the Emperor’s order, this is a very dangerous move."

Suing someone is akin to a declaration of war—an open challenge. Suing the Pereira Trading Company is practically saying we’re going to war.

Facing Pereira head-on would mean certain defeat for me, ten times out of ten, or a hundred times out of a hundred.

"It is dangerous, but what's done is done. There’s no going back now."

Pereira and I have already crossed a line that cannot be undone. They will …