Outside the banquet hall.

After the servants finished clearing away the remaining trash and debris, they sat down nearby to rest.

Ashe and the others exchanged glances. Moving their bodies, they quickly realized that the shackles binding them to their assigned positions were truly gone.

The plan was brutally simple. Restricted by their assigned roles, all they needed to do was eliminate those roles. If a company went bankrupt, how could it force anyone to keep working?

That was why Evelyn and Nona had staged such an impressive fight, turning the banquet venue directly into a crime scene.

For them, there was no real risk involved. Aside from some damage to their reputation, the worst outcome was paying compensation. The Belldet and Senheiser families lacked many things, but money certainly was not one of them.

Things had progressed exactly as planned. The Empress had chosen to cancel the banquet entirely. Naturally, the servants responsible were no longer required to work. As a result, they entered a state of standby, temporarily gaining the freedom to slack off.

Without the restrictions of their positions, and while still inside the imperial palace, they could finally head to the tower and abduct...