Guild Handyman? More like Mastermind! Using My Hidden Skills in the Shadows Volume 2

Fiona Lumel's proposal for an alliance between the three lowest-ranked houses is in jeopardy! After the first major battle in the Succession War to determine the next Holy Emperor, Fiona Lumel decides to band the lowest-ranked houses together to better the chances of their houses weathering the storm. However, Ignis Balzac appeared to be dissatisfied with the arrangement, demanding a duel with the heir of House Exlord before he would join in. With the dim chances of House Exlord's wimpy heir winning the duel, Tenes decides to intervene and become his combat mentor. But what should have been a straightforward task takes a turn as conspiracy seems to loom in the shadows...