Chapter 442 - Founding Preparation 2 (1/2)
Wheeing!
Luke’s bomb-like declaration changed the air in the talks.
With the face of their president turning cold and hard, the sharp energy that he was releasing was tremendous.
However, Luke and his men weren’t weak enough to fall for it.
‘Huh, he must be looking down on us.’
Philip was a Sword Master. Erwin was a 7th circle wizard. Moreover, Sebastian and Belfair were demons.
Of course, the knights and the wizards had the ability to handle the energy.
It was just one thing.
A while ago, there was someone who caught Luke’s eye.
A young knight with a good physique, standing right next to the president. However, the young knight wasn’t giving out any energy or life.
It was as if he was just there to observe. He was staring at Luke’s party with curious eyes.
However, Luke knew that he was no ordinary man.
It was because his eyes resembled Arch Duke Gregory of the Holy Empire, and the atmosphere felt unusual.
‘Sword Sage. Then, is he Duke Dimitry, the strongest knight of Volga?’
The Volga Republic… Well, the republic was the people who betrayed the royal family in the civil war and caused a revolution.
At that time, Dimitry was praised to be the strongest in the Volga Kingdom, after Kamarov, the commander of the proximal knights.
A number of knights were killed because of his betrayal, and that Sword Sage was there.
‘If I brought along Belik, he would immediately go for the man’s neck. I can’t expect him to act any other way because of their past.’
While he was in his thoughts, Vladimir coldly spoke to Luke, who was smiling, “Did you say that you can’t hand it over?”
“That is right. It isn’t like they are some kind of object. I can’t give them because I asked for their opinion, and they didn’t want to go back. They already made a decision, and wasn’t that why the president sent them an ultimatum?”
“Surely, I did…”
“Have you ever wondered why they decided to leave the Volga Republic?”
Upon hearing that, Vladimir frowned. However, he had nothing to say.
It was because Luke, who took the initiative in the conversation, continued to talk, “The amount given to the Dark Moon by the Volga Republic was terrifyingly small. And even with support, they still ran out of wizards every time since there’s a short supply of wizards because of your wars.”
And the same continued even after the Dark Moon Magic Tower was severely damaged because of Arsene’s assault.
However, despite the omission, the Republic Government hadn’t pursued the men who attacked Dark Moon.
It was because the government was worried that they would get hurt after going out.
“I knew about such things through a warlock whom I captured during the battle in Torlot Fort, so I proposed a plan to them to come under me.”
At Luke’s explanation, Vladimir asked a question that he wasn’t able to answer, “Why did you have to join hands with the Dark Moon? Aren’t you the descendant of Rakan, the man who killed Saymon, the ancestor of the Dark Moon?”
“Hut, this is a world where yesterday’s enemies become today’s allies. Indeed, that happened, but what good will a 500-year-old resentment do to me?”
After saying that, Luke looked at Marquis Tyron.
“And you should already know by now what kind of person I am from the men who suffered badly in the Torlot Fort battle for standing against me.”
“Kuek…!”
Marquis Tyron, who was defeated by Luke in the past, clenched his staff so tight that it broke.
Seeing it, Luke just spoke casually,
“I have no intention of relying on the name and fame of my ancestors. If I can resurrect my estates and take revenge on the Baroque who crushed my family for generations, I don’t mind joining hands even with the devil himself.”
“That was why you went along with the Dark Moon?”
“Yes, I supported them so much that they would never regret it, not just the funds but also the blueprints for a Hero class Gigant.”
After hearing Luke’s words, Vladimir clenched his fist.
Luke’s words were irritating, but he was more upset with the men around him.
Dark Moon was a comrade who helped the Republicans succeed.
Nevertheless, they were discriminated against because they were a group of warlocks.
And such things led to such a situation.
“As I said before, I plan to sell Orion to the Volga. I already have the Milton Kingdom in hand. However, it will take time for us to settle down, and I need more power to face the Baroque Empire.”
“So you are looking at us as tools to defeat the Baroque Empire?” Asked the president.
“Yes, it doesn’t matter much to us even if you, the Volga, decided to think of us as the same.”
Luke’s words made Vladimir laugh.
“It sounds very plausible to sign an alliance, but we can’t trust you.”
“Why so?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? You have the remnants of the Volga Royal family and even took the Dark Moon. Didn’t you take the fairies and elves too?”
From the old days, they knew that the behavior of the fairies was abnormal, but just recently, they came to know that the elves were supporting Luke.
Elf Chief Bratt, Lycan Amur, and the Fairy Queen Ariete.
They demanded the government to restraint themselves from responding too stiffly toward the Dark Moon and the Rakan.
“You pull out the roots of someone else’s home, and now you’re trying to take down our hearts too? Do you think we’re fools? Do we look that easy to you?!”
Kwang!
The president hit the table and got up.
At the same time, Dimitry, who felt outraged, began to release his energy.
Wheeing!
Suddenly, the wind around the table began to turn heavy.
The Sword Sage, Duke Dimitry’s energy was intense, the mana around them was reacting violently.
Luke’s men, who remained unconcerned with the previous pressure, were slightly flustered.
‘Oh my god, you have got to be kidding!’
‘Oh my, if it goes like this we will have to fight…’
Philip and Erwin along with the two demons—Sebastian and Belfair—were sweating.
Luke was the only one who didn’t feel agitated.
Despite Dimitry trying to aim for Luke, Luke seemed rather fine and still had a smile on his face.
“Huhuhu. I don’t know who is dealing with a fool.”
‘No!’