Chapter 251.1

Pale had no choice but to accept that the War Princess’ insight for tactics was above her . Pale knew that the king was impatient, so because of that she too became impatient . That was a mistake .

She was their strategist . She had to remain calm at all times .

She didn’t think it was wrong to be charmed by the king . His gentleness and his naivety were a part of that .

“But as his subject, it’s my duty to compensate for what he lacks . ”

Then a knock resounded from the door, and the gloomy atmosphere dispersed .

Before worrying about the king, they were a commander and a strategist respectively, and taking charge of the army was their duty . They donned their masks as their duty demanded them and watched the person enter .

“I’m entering . ”

The one who called out to them without regard for their state was Vine Ashley . This wild woman who should’ve been with Shumea was for some reason here .

“Do you have business here?” Pale asked .

“I just wanted to see my client’s disheartened face after losing,” Vine replied .

As usual, she was good at annoying others, but Pale wasn’t in the mood to play along .

“I doubt you’re free enough to do something as pointless as that . ”

“Tch, boring . Well, you’re not wrong . ”

Vine laughed, then leaned her body and brought her face near Pale’s ears .

“Want me to wreak havoc at Shushunu?”

Her proposal was like a devil’s temptation and it shook Pale’s mind .

She couldn’t deny that a large part of it was her desire for vengeance . But if she were to release Vine’s fiendish power in the Holy Shushunu Kingdom, the resulting chaos wouldn’t be comparable at all to their side . The Holy Shushunu Kingdom was a country ruled by law, but if it were to lose the power supporting that, it would become unable to keep itself .

Which is why a plan that sought to jolt that very thing from its foundation appeared extremely appealing to Pale .

The catch was that it was dangerous .

“…You realize how dangerous that is, right?”

“Hey, who do you think I am? I’m Vine of the Burning Bright Moons, you know?”

“…That can’t be all there is to this . Why are you doing this?”

When Pale’s cold eyes tried to peer into Vine’s thoughts, for a moment, she couldn’t help but flinch . That was normally an impossible thing for her .

As she turned away from Pale, her cheeks flushed as if embarrassed .

“…Because Shumea-nee-san asked me to~”

“I’ve been wondering for a while now, but what exactly is the relationship between you two?”

“It doesn’t really matter does it!?”

Vine said flustered, and Pale became even more suspicious . Was Vine really this kind of woman? She wondered .

“She just helped me a little when I was a wee brat… Anyway, it’s none of your business!’

“Well, that’s true . ”

Pale flatly replied . Vine glared at her, but there was no power behind her glare anymore .

“If you’re willing to help, then we won’t refuse it . We’ll reward you appropriately . ”

“Yeah, thanks . ”

“Take Sophia with you too . That way I can contact you through her . ”

“That kid?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll talk to her . ”

“Alright . We’ll leave as soon as everything is ready . ”

As soon as Vine left the door, she suddenly turned as if she’d remembered something .

“By the way, Berk said he wanted to meet you . It sounded like it was something important . ”

Pale threw a puzzled glance at Vine as she left laughing, then she exchanged glances with Gi Gu and stood up .

“Please rest for a while . It will be hard to move until the king recovers, so unfortunately, Felduk will have to carry the burden for a little more . ”

“It’s fine . We exist because of the king . ”

At that, Pale nodded and left to meet Berk .