Chapter 512 - What Have I Been Doing? (2/2)

”It's settled then.” Leonel smiled and looked back toward Noah, Jessica and Tyrron. ”I think my proposal was in line with The Empire's bottom line, correct?”

Noah gazed at Leonel for a moment before nodding.

”Good.”

Not long later, Noah, Jessica and Tyrron got up to leave. Tyrron left behind a slight smile, but didn't say anything from the start of the meeting to the end. It was difficult to tell if this was just his personality or if there was something else.

”So what hole did you throw me into, kid?”

Finally, Arthur couldn't hold back any longer. He had heard the negotiations, but without understanding Earth's laws, it was tough for him to follow everything that was said. In the end, he could only trust in Leonel, something that left him feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Leonel chuckled. ”It's a good thing, I promise…”

After Leonel finished his explanation, Mordred and Arthur fell into their own thoughts.

”So we have to rely on you?” Arthur sighed.

”Well, not necessarily.” Leonel said with a grin.

”What do you mean by that?”

”Well, what do you think I was doing before I came to this battlefield?”

”Wait, but according to your reasoning, anything we did before becoming official citizens is void. And, even if our fight against White City was counted, it would be split even across every soldier that participated in the war. That wouldn't be enough merits to even trade for a Tier 4 Official title, let alone a noble title.”

Arthur pressed his brows together.

”Yes, you weren't official citizens. But, what about me?” Leonel's grin widened.

”Ah…”

Arthur and Mordred suddenly came to a realization. That was right. While their merits would be mitigated, Leonel wasn't in the same boat. And… Hadn't he just wiped out 10 White Knights and over half of White City's elite forces practically on his own?

”… Not only did a 'Prince' take out half of the army, but this 'Prince's' girlfriend also killed their City Lord.”

Aina blushed slightly beneath her mask and looked away. But, she didn't make any attempts to refute.

Seeing such a scene, Mordred grinned and winked at Leonel only for him to put two big thumbs up.

”Aina can be considered a person under my wing, so you can say, effectively, all the merits for clearing out White City falls to us. Giving those merits over to the Pendragon family is well within my rights.

”Though I'm not sure how many merits the other nobles have, I read over the method of calculation. If my simulations are correct, there should already be no problem to trade for a Secretary Marquise title.”

Leonel smiled lightly, his cheeriness being seen in a new light by the father-daughter pair.