"Count Einren?" Flora raised her eyebrows.
"Who?" Alavenya tilted her head in confusion. She never really cared about nobility because she was a rcenary, so she didn't know who the person before her was.
Selena sighed. "Count Einren. It's said that his strength has reached the level of the vice principal of our academy, which ans he's also an arcane level summoner. More importantly, he's the first prince's vassal."
"First prince?" Alavenya frowned. She was aware that Nathan also disliked the nobility too much.
Count Einren asked, "Your Highness Flora. I may be presumptuous for asking this question, but may I know if a huge explosion around here was caused by you?"
Flora nodded. "I see. That explosion ended up waking up such a monster…"
"Yes." Count Einren nodded. "Your Highness. How about retreating together with ? The enemy this ti can be an elite class alien."
Count Einren was implying that such an enemy would be hard to kill. No, they might not even be able to escape.
Hence, he invited Flora to go back with him. And that was what made Nathan annoyed.
"So, are we going with him now?" Alavenya asked. "I don't know much about nobility, so it's a correct choice, right?"
Selena shook her head. "Not at all. Count Einren is a high-ranking vassal under the first prince. If he invites us to go back, where do you think he will return?"
"The first prince camp. If I'm not wrong, it's not far from here." Alavenya recalled the map.
"Exactly." Selena confird it with a nod. "In that case, once we're safe, what do you think will happen?"
"It will look like Flora owes the first prince?" Alavenya was a bit unsure of her own answer.
"Correct. If other princes and princesses know that favor, they will most likely try to get the sa favor from Flora… by scheming."
"That's pretty annoying. In that case, why don't we work together and take it down? This way, it looks like a partnership, no?" Alavenya asked about another possibility.
"Not at all. If we work together, people will ask another question. Why would we work together with the first prince? Even if they know we're just forced because of the situation, they won't care.
"After all, if we really manage to subjugate the alien, the honor will go to both of them. Flora doesn't need it, but it's different for the first prince.
"With such an honor, he will be ahead of others. It will look like Flora, who has dropped out of the battle for the throne, re-enters the battle again by assisting the first prince. This way, we will ultimately get dragged into such a battle.
"And don't forget why Flora is able to get out in the first place. My master is Sage Leyfon, your father is the Dragon King, and Sera has to report to the Pope. Because of our relationship with Flora, Flora has beco the wild card that can completely change the course of the throne war.
"More importantly, the biggest trump card is none other than Nathan. If Nathan is supporting even a single prince or princess, there's no doubt that person will beco the next sovereign. After all, just by him giving priority over magic weapon production to that person alone will create a huge fuss not only inside but also outside the kingdom.
"Hence, it's not the correct answer for us to accept the invitation."
Alavenya crossed her arms. "As expected, nobility is a pain in the ass. Why would you overthink all that? If you want to kill, just kill."
Selena shrugged. "That's how it is. If we refuse, it ans that Flora still has no intention of getting involved in the throne war.
"However, it doesn't an that everything is over yet just because we refuse."
"It's not over? Seriously? Why do you complicate things?" Alavenya gritted her teeth.
Selena sighed. "Don't you rember what Flora said in the beginning?"
"About… confirming our explosion caused the alien to co out?"
"Yes." Selena raised one finger. "If we refuse right away, that ans the responsibility for that alien lies in us. In that case, if we let the first prince in an advantageous position to kill that alien, it ans we're kind of helping him to get the honor, which returns to the previous point.
"On the other hand, if we just leave it as it is, there's a chance that the alien will attack the camp. Because the responsibility lies in us, it will look like we're trying to harm the first prince and help other princes or princesses by weakening his force.
"In the end, everything gets complicated because Flora has just let go of her right. Then again, even if she has her right to inherit the throne, it will look like they're battling for real.
"Hence, the situation doesn't look good, whatever our choice is. And it's just the beginning of our journey…" Selena explained with a wry smile.
"It's so freaking complicated." Alavenya scratched the back of her head. "But I understand a bit why Nathan's face turned so dark the mont he heard about the other party's identity."
"Yeah." Selena smiled wryly. "That's why Nathan hates politics so much. Even if he grows strong enough that it won't matter, the next opponent won't be the princes or princesses. Instead, it's the kingdom or the world. That's what happens to the current strongest summoner in the world, Elysion Aquamoon."
Alavenya looked at Nathan. According to Selena's explanation, there was only one thing that she understood. 'Politics is such a piece of shit.'
Flora seed to be waiting for Nathan's answer as well. And they didn't have a lot of ti because the elite class alien was encroaching on their position.
With such pressure, Nathan had to find a plan that could avoid all kinds of unnecessary problems it would cause in the future.
This kind of pressure was not heavy. It was just annoying, especially for Nathan.
Nathan was still in deep thought. Depending on his answer, they might get involved in the throne war he had done his best to avoid.
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