"Take it easy, at least don't laugh foolishly inside the house—Miss Captive, you must understand, you're just using the knowledge I taught you to easily defeat primitive people; there's nothing to be proud of about that."
"And your victory is essentially just because they're still playing the game by the rules. You've read history, right? You should know the story of the queen of Thebes."
"...I know, Mr. Laine, but I won't mock the gods like she did." Pouting, Andrea sat in the chair opposite Laine.
Although she didn't like this violent reminder, nor did she think she would act like the former queen of Thebes, Laine's reminder was indeed very reasonable.
Thebes...it was the city-state kingdom founded by Cadmus, the renowned builder, who once helped the Divine King during the Typhon disaster. The merchant caravan they encountered on the road had set off from there.
