Translator: Seven
Editors: Ana_Banana, Yahiko
Beniang recognized Altan imdiately since she’d seen him in nurous Circle etings in the past.
Of course, knowing his face didn’t an she understood why he’d co to their circle. As soon as she saw Altan’s face, Beniang imdiately forgot everything Frey told her about receiving guests.
It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say her hair turned white at that mont.
“Ma-, Master Altan.”
He was a very young-looking man.
However, Contractors’ age could never be judged by their appearances. They knew dozens of tricks and thods to prolong their lives or maintain their youthful appearances.
Altan looked to be around the age of 20 or even a bit older, but in reality, he was a monster who’d long surpassed two hundred years of age.
Altan shot an indifferent look at Beniang.
“Honor Beniang… no, it should be Master Beniang now. It’s been quite a while.”
“I-, it certainly has.”
Beniang stuttered subconsciously before closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.
The Trowman Rings mbers who were watching on from the side looked at her with anxious gazes, unsure of what was going on.
‘I can’t embarrass them.’
Beniang opened her eyes. Then she straightened her back, focused her gaze and spoke in a clear voice.
“Master Altan, what brings you to our circle today?”
“I ca here to et Frey Blake, the Circle Rounder of the Trowman Rings.”
“Frey? …Ah!”
It was only at that mont that Beniang realised the man who was standing before her was Frey’s ‘guest’.
It was also at that mont that Frey finally walked out of his quarters.
Altan’s eyes flashed when he saw Frey, who was much younger than he expected.
“Master Altan, welco to the Trowman Rings.”
“You’re Frey Blake? You’re much younger than I expected.”
“Hmm. Shall we have our discussion inside?”
“Of course.”
As they passed Beniang, Frey said.
“Would you like to join us, Master Beniang? If you have the ti, of course.”
“Ah. S-, sure.”
No matter how busy she was, Altan, the Circle Master for one of the Three Great Circles had co to visit.
Even if she didn’t have the ti, she would have to make ti in order to show this big figure his due respect.
‘I-, if I knew Master Altan was coming, I would’ve prepared more.’
Beniang followed Frey while crying inwardly.
* * *
Frey, Snow and Beniang sat on one side of a table while Altan and Sheryl sat on the other side.
Altan’s gaze turned to Snow for a mont as he wondered who she was, but he soon turned back to Frey as if he had lost his interest.
This was in itself quite an impressive feat since Snow’s appearance seed to defy common sense.
“I heard you are willing to share Asura’s summoning circle with . Since Sheryl was the one who said it, it shouldn’t be a lie, but I doubt you would tell for free. What do you want in return?”
It was exactly as Sheryl had said.
Altan didn’t seem to have any interest in what was happening in the world at that mont. If it wasn’t for Asura’s summoning circle, it would’ve been almost impossible for them to et.
Frey wondered how this man managed to beco the Master of a circle.
Of course, this kind of straightforward conversation was welcod by Frey.
“The Strow Necklaces and Lucid Swords have been putting pressure on our circle recently. Do you know anything about that?”
“I’ve heard about it.”
“Then I can cut to the chase. They haven’t been doing it openly so far, but I believe it won’t be long before they openly reveal their evil intentions. I’d feel very relieved if we could beco close allies with the Phisfounder Armlets.”
“…”
When he heard that, Altan fell silent for a mont. It seed as though he was calculating profit and loss.
After thinking for a while, Altan finally shook his head.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t accept that request.”
It was more resolute a rejection than Frey had expected.
Of course, his refusal was natural. If he were to accept the request, he would be going against the other two circles, which might cause his circle to lose its position as one of the Three Great Circles, which was too costly.
However, considering Altan’s obsession with Demons, his direct refusal was completely unexpected.
“May I ask why?”
“Personally, I’d love to accept, but I can’t ignore those two circles. Before anything else, I am the Circle Master of the Phisfounder Armlets. So my circle’s well-being and survival are my top priorities.”
Frey felt at that mont that he’d finally gotten a slight understanding of this man known as Altan.
At first glance, he seed like a person who was willing to do anything to pursue his personal interests, but in reality, he also felt a strong sense of responsibility due to his position as Circle Master.
Well, if that wasn’t the case, then he never would’ve gotten the opportunity to be the Circle Master in the first place.
After all, it was only natural that soone else would be as talented as him. His position ant that he at least had charisma in addition to talent.
So he could finally bring up the important part.
“I’m not asking to form an ironclad alliance. For example, we don’t need you to help even if they blatantly try to pressure us. It would be enough if we could just show those two circles that there is a friendly relationship between our circles.”
“If you were only being pressured by one circle, I would have accepted. However, the Trowman Rings is currently being pressured by two of the Three Great Circles.”
Altan shook his head.
“Even if we back you up, it would not be much of a deterrent if they were to join forces.”
“Before we continue, I believe I need to correct a misconception.”
“Misconception?”
Frey nodded and said.
“What we are asking for is an alliance with the Phisfounder Armlets.”
Altan’s expression changed as he imdiately understood what Frey was trying to say.
“Alliances can only be made when the parties involved are equals.”
“I agree.”
“…”
Altan furrowed his eyebrows at those words, and the atmosphere in the room froze instantly.
Frey felt Beniang, who was beside him, flinch, but he ignored it as he locked gazes with Altan.
“Are you implying that the Trowman Rings is the Phisfounder Armlets’ equal?”
“That’s correct.”
“Hmm.”
Altan looked away from Frey, and he instead looked around.
Snow was watching the discussion as though she was watching a reality show, and Beniang was visibly nervous.
Was this man the real boss?
At that mont, Altan understood why the Trowman Rings had been rising so rapidly as of late.
They had gained an unshakeable player who was capable of locking gazes with him without losing his composure.
‘This is sothing that would only be possible for an Archmage.’
He was also extrely skilled at negotiations, and he could asure the perfect timings for when to push and pull.
The Trowman Rings was equal to the Phisfounder Armlets.
At first glance, this seed to be a rude statent, but in reality, this was a calculated statent that had only been made after properly understanding Altan’s disposition. It was clear that Frey knew Altan would not be angered by that statent.
Just where exactly did this talent appear from?
His face was expressionless, but he was quite impressed on the inside.
Thinking this, Altan opened his mouth.
“Can you prove that?”
Then, as if he had been waiting for that question, Frey took sothing out of his pocket.
When he saw what it was, Altan couldn’t help but freeze.
“That…”
“Since you’re the Circle Master of the Phisfounder Armlets, you should know what this is, right?”
“…a Demigod Crystal.”
Frey nodded.
The item Frey had retrieved was a bright silver, fist-sized bead.
“I slayed him.”
“…”
“I didn’t just devote my ti to bettering the Trowman Rings.”
The death of a Demigod!
If that was true then Frey’s words would be completely acceptable because only the Three Great Circles were capable of such a feat.
Altan couldn’t help but ask with a hesitant tone.
“Where did you get that bead?”
“This is a Demigod’s crystal. This isn’t sothing you can just pick up. I’m sure you know that, don’t you?”
Those words were true.
It was just because of how unbelievable the truth was that he had to ask again.
Altan sighed.
The balance, which could have been said to be barely maintained, completely collapsed at that mont.
Frey had taken the initiative.
“Sheryl was the one who helped take down the Demigod. If you don’t believe , you can ask her yourself.”
When Altan turned to Sheryl without saying anything, she nodded.
“Rounder Frey defeated a Demigod. I saw it with my own eyes. On my honor, I can swear that it’s true.”
“…”
Beniang shot him a look of disbelief.
‘I’ll explain later.’
Frey shot a glance at her while putting the bead away.
Altan seed to be lost in thought, his expression growing more and more serious as ti passed.
Then, after a few minutes of thinking, Altan nodded.
“…alright. I agree to the alliance.”
Then, he turned to Beniang and stretched out his hand.
“Please take care of us in the future.”
“Ah, yes. We’ll be in your care.”
Beniang quickly got up and shook hands with him.
After watching them shake hands for a mont, Frey spoke up.
“And I would like Rounder Sheryl’s help.”
“What for?”
“If we just say that we made an alliance, they might now believe our words. However, if we show proof of our agreent, they will have no choice.”
“Hmm.”
That ant he wanted to use Sheryl to show off the fact that they were in an alliance.
After all, if the number two of the Phisfounder Armlets was to be seen with him, it would be worth more than a hundred words.
“I see. But don’t push it. Don’t forget, our alliance is not deep.”
It was a warning that if they went overboard, he wouldn’t hesitate to leave the alliance.
Frey nodded.
Sothing like that probably wouldn’t happen.
“…”
Beniang silently stared at Frey.
Although neither Altan nor Frey reacted outwardly, the negotiations that occurred in this small room would definitely shake the entire circle after they were brought to light.
The Trowman Rings had allied with the Phisfounder Armlets, one of the Three Great Circles!
* * *
Altan left imdiately after learning Asura’s summoning circle from Frey.
Then, Beniang imdiately ran up to Frey and stuck her face incredibly close to his.
“Frey! What the hell was that all about?!”
“The Trowman Rings and Phisfounder Armlets are allies from today on. You should announce this to the mbers, Master Beniang.”
“Ah, yes! Aht. But that’s not what I was talking about. I don’t understand how this…”
“I’ll tell you the details later.”
Frey then turned to look at Sheryl.
“For the ti being, we’ll be moving together.”
“Yes. Please look after .”
As Sheryl responded with a bright smile, the question mark over Beniang’s head beca several tis larger.
She couldn’t believe that Sheryl, who didn’t even speak politely to Altan, was doing so to Frey.
Just as Beniang was about to open her mouth again, Frey did so first.
“Master Beniang, has there been any improvent to your magic skills?”
“There hasn’t been that big of a change since you left. There are still so things I’m not sure about…”
“Hmm.”
Frey couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly at Beniang’s words.
He couldn’t help it, after all, she was a dragon.
…A Dragon?
A lightbulb went off in Frey’s head at that mont.
“Master Beniang, I’m going to go sowhere for a while.”
“Huh? Wa-. wait.”
“Excuse .”
Frey ignored Beniang’s shout and imdiately warped to the Paragon hideout.
After arriving there, he imdiately headed over to Hector’s quarters. After all, it was around lunch ti, so he figured he would be resting in his room.
Knock knock.
“Co on in.”
Frey opened the door and walked inside.
Hector was there lounging among his maids. He had his unique, loose smile on his face as he turned his head to look at Frey.
“Huh? Frey? What’s the matter?”
“I’m here on business.”
“Hmm… is it important enough to interrupt [Hector’s Little Happy Ti]?”
“…”
When Frey’s face stiffened, Hector laughed and shrugged.
“It was a joke. What do you need?”
“I’d like you to accompany to the Trowman Rings for a mont.”
It was a very unexpected request.
This was proven when Hector tilted his head to the side and asked.
“Why?”
“I would like you to help the Circle Master of the Trowman Rings.”
“How can I help the Circle Master?”
“She’s a Half-Dragon.”
Hector’s expression imdiately beca filled with interest.
“A Half-Dragon?! I didn’t expect there to still be any of them on the continent. What type is she?”
“Green Dragon. There’s still much I don’t know about using Dragon Hearts. I taught her the basics, but I felt that you would be a much better teacher, seeing as you’re a real Dragon.”
“Hoh… how do you know how to use a Dragon Heart?”
“…”
“Well. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to answer.”
Hector let out a laugh.
“Anyway. Since it’s a Half-Dragon we’re talking about, I’m quite interested. Let’s go.”
Fortunately, he agreed easily. Frey sighed inwardly and walked out of the room with Hector.
As they were walking through the hideout, they eventually saw a young girl standing in the distance. She was small in stature and appeared to be very young, but Frey knew that she had to be a mber of Paragon in order to be there.
While her outer appearance might have appeared weak, no one knew what kind of monster could’ve been hiding within.
Especially since most of the mbers here could easily overwhelm the upper echelons of the Circle.
This girl had no redeeming characteristics other than her age, but Frey still stopped imdiately upon noticing her.
This wasn’t because she was looking at him, but it was instead because he felt sothing familiar from her.
“Can I ask you one question?”
It was a soft, weak voice.
It was then that Frey realised.
“Where did you learn the Warrior King’s Fist?”
Although her appearance, personality and deanor were different, the intangible montum overflowing from her body at that mont reminded him of Ivan.
(Note: so the Loli teacher appears. It seems the author is intent on adding all the common tropes in this novel.)(YH: KEK gotta love it)
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