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“What do you intend to do?”
“What decision have you made?”
Michele and Ninetail asked at the same time.
“I have decided that… I’m going to use these to strengthen our military might,” Siegfried said resolutely.
“...!”
“...!”
Michele and Ninetail were stunned.
They hadn't expected that Siegfried would make such an extreme choice. They assumed that he would either rush to Emperor Stuttgart and seek a reward or simply burn the documents to erase all risks.
But this?
“May I ask why Your Majesty came to that decision?” Michele asked.
“Because in the end, power solves everything,” Siegfried replied firmly.
“Excuse me?!”
“As long as I become strong enough, the Marchioni Empire won’t be able to touch me.”
“T-That is a bit–”
“How long do you plan on trusting the empire?”
“...!”
“Do you really think they will favor me forever?”
Michele looked as if he were struck on the back of the head with a hammer.
There were no such things as eternal enemies or eternal friends in international relations. This was the most fundamental principle of diplomacy—everyone could change at a moment’s notice when it involved profits for them.
‘I didn’t expect… that I'd hear such words from His Majesty,' Michele thought.
He started reevaluating the man before him, Siegfried van Proa. Without a doubt,...
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