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How was it that the first friend I’d made in the Temple was someone who I was convinced I couldn’t become friends with?
The qualities of a capable villain:
1. Treats their subordinates well.
2. Makes people want to become their subordinate.
Becoming Vertus’s subordinate actually seemed beneficial in some ways, but I was still nervous. It was sort of like being a double agent.
‘Are you really planning on treating me like your subordinate? Because if that’s the case, that’s going to be hard to maintain long-term.’
If I became Vertus’s subordinate, he would become the only noble in history to have a Demon prince as a subordinate.
Nonetheless, Vertus seemed to want to maintain a close relationship with me during our time at the Temple.
But I knew who Vertus was. He was someone who believed in meritocracy. Whether someone was a commoner, noble, or royal, it didn’t matter to him. As long as they were capable, he valued them; if not, he was indifferent to their existence. He would use anyone who proved their worth, no matter who they were. That was his attitude.
This time, Vertus sat down along the railing of the terrace, which was close enough to the ground that it was safe for him to get off.
With his back to me, he said, “Do you love the empire?”
“Of course.”
That wasn’t...
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