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Soon, Duanmuhuai saw the other party in his reception room - Freya Elgrandi Gioral, the first princess of the country of magic tools who holds the title of Brave of Magic, and her younger sister. The second princess, Noren Cratalisa Gioral.

"First meeting, Your Majesty the Inquisitor."

The two beautiful girls stood up respectfully, lifted up their skirts, and saluted Duanmu Huai. Both of them have pink hair. As the elder sister, Freya looks elegant, generous and beautiful, and her figure is also first-rate. As a younger sister, Nolen is also full of the innocent and endearing charm unique to girls.

"Hello, Your Royal Highnesses, two princesses."

Duanmu Huai returned a salute to them, and then invited them to sit down.

"I wonder what you two came to see me for?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, the two looked at each other, and then Princess Nolen looked at Duanmuhuai and spoke.

"Actually, we hope to reach an alliance agreement with you on behalf of our country."

"oh?"

Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"How to say?"

"We have all heard your Excellency the Inquisitor's speech."

This time it was Freya who spoke.

"The country of magic tools has been repeatedly invaded by the demon king's army, and we also hope to save the country and people from the threat of demons. Therefore, after hearing the speech of the judge, we thought this was an opportunity. All along, the brave man has only been responsible for defeating the devil and The mission is to eliminate the demon attacks. However, this cannot solve the problem once and for all. In order to completely prevent the people from being threatened by the demons, we believe that the idea of ​​​​the Lord Judge is the most feasible, so we are here. , I hope to discuss an alliance with the Judge in person."

"The country of magic tools wants to form an alliance with us..."

Duanmu Huai thought for a while.

"Aren't you going to invite the Kingdom of Kagome?"

"The other party rejected our request."

Princess Nolen replied with some dissatisfaction. She puffed up her cheeks and showed a cute expression unique to a girl.

"Obviously my sister and I just want to talk to them, but the Kingdom of Kagome refused even this request... After all, they who have Kagome probably won't care about such a trivial matter at all."

Among the three major countries, the Kingdom of Protection is the strongest, while the Kingdom of Summoning is the weakest. Of course, according to the story, it would be best for the three major powers to work together to form a coalition to fight against the demons. But obviously, it seems that this possibility is unlikely now. The Kingdom of Kagoshima is obviously unwilling to lower its status and join this joint military operation.

Or they have other ideas.

After all, Duanmu Huai is also very wary of protection.

"Very interesting."

Duanmuhuai nodded, leaned on the sofa, and stared at the two of them.

"I understand why you are here, but how are you going to convince me to act with you?"

"Why?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Freya was stunned for a moment.

"But Your Excellency, Judge, didn't you say that you want to eliminate the demons? This is completely consistent with our goal. Wouldn't it be good for everyone to work together?"

"I understand what you mean, Your Majesty the Inquisitor."

On the contrary, Princess Nolen nodded gracefully.

"We can negotiate on the occupied demon territory and property distribution..."

"That's something for the country to consider."

Duanmuhuai interrupted Princess Nolen's speech.

"You seem to have made a mistake. I am not from this country. The reason why I chose to destroy the demons is because it is my duty. It is only because this country summoned me that I am here. So, the benefits this country gets have nothing to do with me.”

"Hey...this..."

Facing Duanmuhuai's answer, Freya and Nolen were both stunned. Although the latter's facial expression did not change, he was surprised inside.

After all, before coming here, Nolen also collected a lot of information and learned that there were two princesses in the Kingdom of Summoning, and they were about the same age as his sisters. Logically speaking, since the inquisitor is so powerful, the king of the country of summons should definitely let his daughter take action to win over the inquisitor and have a good relationship with him.

But now it seems...that's not the case?

What on earth is the king of the Kingdom of Summoning doing?

Although she is not as powerful as her sister Freya, Princess Nolen's mind and wisdom are second to none. She also has her own basis for making this judgment. From Princess Nolen's point of view, since the kings of the Summoning Country all assigned their armies to this inquisitor, it meant that Duanmu Huai must have gained the king's trust.

But considering that Duanmu Huai was not from the country of summons, but a person who was summoned, then the king of the country of summons must have reached an agreement with him in some way and means, otherwise it would be impossible to hand over his army with confidence. This brave man is the right one to take command.

As for the method used, considering that he has two daughters, it seems that this method is not difficult to guess.

Nolen thought she had guessed correctly, but now she discovered that she was completely wrong.

Duanmu Huai doesn't care about the interests of the Summoning Country. This is not bluffing, but he really doesn't care. This also means that he has not reached any kind of interest-related agreement with the Summoning Country. In this case, why would the king give him the command of the army? This is simply incomprehensible.

Just as Norn began to quickly think about how to speak, Freya asked in surprise.

"But... Your Excellency the Judge's goal is to destroy all the demons, right? In this case, isn't it better to have more people?"

Stupid sister!

Hearing Freya's question, Norn sighed helplessly in his heart. Although his sister has great power and is very good at disguising herself as a saint to cover up her twisted personality, she is still too stupid in the final analysis. At this time, she shouldn't say such a statement that will make the other party show off! Isn't this boosting others' momentum? !

"I am actually enough to deal with the main force of the demons, but it is a bit troublesome to chase those fleeing insects, so I brought soldiers. Although I can completely eliminate all the demons by myself in a little time, I don't have the patience. But even so, I need soldiers who obey orders, not those half-hearted guys."

See, I knew it would be like this.

Princess Norn showed a surprised expression on the surface, but she was secretly complaining in her heart. The opponent was very powerful, and she didn't have enough means and interests to impress this brave man. This time it was troublesome.

"I see."

However, Freya didn't notice her sister's inner anxiety at all, but showed an expression of amazement.

"No wonder the judge can say such words... It seems that you are really confident in your own strength. Maybe we are abrupt... "

This stupid sister!

Norn's facial muscles began to twitch. She knew what Freya wanted to say. Obviously, she felt that Duanmu Huai was not a talent that she could control, so she decided to withdraw from this plan. If Duanmu Huai can really destroy the demons, then the Kingdom of Magical Tools can reap the benefits without firing a single shot. And if Duanmu Huai can't do it, then she can negotiate with the other party at that time... As a result, she didn't understand the situation at all!

It was clearly explained in such detail on the carriage, why is it still like this?

Even if Duanmu Huai has no feelings for the Kingdom of Summoning, but he uses the soldiers of the Kingdom of Summoning, then the Kingdom of Summoning will naturally be able to take down the defeated demon territory. More importantly, what Norn values ​​is the future potential of the Kingdom of Summoning!

As we all know, the most powerful and famous thing about the Kingdom of Summoning is the slave imprint dedicated to sub-humans. If it is just to occupy the land, it's fine, but with the slave imprint, with the powerful power of this judge, the Kingdom of Summoning can completely convert all sub-humans who follow or don't follow the Demon King's army into slaves with the slave imprint!

In this way, the power of the Kingdom of Summoning will be greatly improved! By that time, the Kingdom of Magical Tools might fall from the second place to the third place!

That's why we have to take advantage of the Summoning Kingdom before the war officially begins to get closer to each other. It would be even better if we could obtain the unique magic method of slave engraving. On the contrary, once the distance between us and the other party is pulled apart at this time, it means that the two sides are enemies rather than friends, and it will be impossible to get closer in the future.

"However, it's not impossible to cooperate. I need to see your performance."

Just as Norn was thinking about how to guide this situation, Duanmu Huai suddenly brought the topic back, and then he took out a map and placed it in front of the sisters.

"What is this?"

"Just yesterday, I led people to attack the White Wing City and completely destroyed it."

"Have you defeated the White Wing Clan?"

It must be said that this news really surprised the two princesses.

"In this way, the White Wings will also be included in your command. That's great. With the addition of the White Wings, in terms of reconnaissance..."

"I have killed them all."

However, Duanmu Huai interrupted Princess Norn bluntly, which made Princess Norn speechless.

"Why? As long as they cooperate with the slave imprint, the White Wings will become a very valuable fighting force..."

"Then they will become a new trouble in a few decades or hundreds of years."

Duanmu Huai laughed and squinted his eyes and stared at Princess Norn.

"So, since you two are here, I would like to ask, where do you think I should attack next?"

Although they didn't know why Duanmu Huai asked this question, Freya and Norn thought for a while, and then gave their own answers respectively. Duanmu Huai looked at their answers and laughed.

"Thank you for your suggestions, I will consider it carefully."

After that, Duanmu Huai invited the two out, and left the reception room and returned to the guest room. Freya was obviously unhappy.

"Really? It's a wasted trip. If we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have come. We have to sit in the carriage for such a long time..."

"Sister?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Norn's voice, Freya's body trembled suddenly, and then her endless complaints became much quieter.

"Yes, is there any problem? I think I said nothing wrong..."

"……………Haa………………"

Looking at Freya, Nolen sighed silently.

"Sister, what do you think of the Inquisitor?"

"How's it going? I don't like him very much. He looks a bit too fierce. He doesn't look like a brave man. And he also looks quite rude..."

"Okay, I get it."

Nolen stretched out his hand to his forehead and sighed.

"I'll think of another way. It really doesn't work... No, it's nothing."

"………………?"

As a princess, the Kingdom of Summoning naturally prepared the best guest room for the two of them. However, even the best guest room here obviously would not satisfy Freya. But because she was tired from the journey, she fell asleep while complaining. Only Nolen did not sleep. On the contrary, she just sat in her room, quietly as if waiting for something.

"Dong dong dong."

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Nolen raised his head.

"Please come in."

The door opened, and then Lillian walked in.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Nolen? The Lord Inquisitor is looking for you."

"Okay, I get it."

Princess Nolen stood up, adjusted her clothes, and then followed Lilian out of the guest room and came to a study room. In the study room, Duanmu Huai was sitting on a chair, looking at the map in front of her.

"Sir, Princess Nolen is here."

"Oh, I understand, go down."

Duanmuhuai waved his hand without looking back, and then Lilian said goodbye and left, closing the door, leaving Nolen alone.

"……………………"

There was silence in the whole room. Noulun didn't speak, and Duanmuhuai didn't speak either. He just stared at the map. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly spoke.

"Why did you choose to launch an attack from the western front? Instead of marching directly through White Wing City to the internal territory of the Demon Clan like your sister did?"

Coming!

Hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Nolan perked up.

"Because the west is the area with the weakest defense of the demons. There are only a large number of demihumans there, while the north is where the demons are most concentrated. I can understand my sister's idea. We can use the loopholes in White Wing City to penetrate the demon defense line and directly Cut into the core of the Demon King's army, fight the Demon King, and destroy the Demon King in the shortest time..."

"But you don't agree?"

"If we defeat the Demon King, then my sister's judgment is not wrong. But if we want to completely eliminate the Demons and their followers, I think we should start from the Demons' weak points and put pressure on the demihumans first. This is Although the route is relatively long, there are not many obstacles, and you can also use the Slave Mark to capture a large number of demihumans to use as slaves, and eliminate those demihumans who are unwilling to obey orders. As for the demihumans who escape, they will naturally choose to be more defensive. A tight demon territory.”

At this point, Nolen paused.

"This will cause chaos within the demon clan. If the operation is correct, it may even cause internal disputes and fights between the demihumans and the demon clan. In this case, we can completely use this chaos to bring Catch them all in one fell swoop..."

"It's a good idea."

Only then did Duanmuhuai turn around and look at Nolen.

"But it's not like what a little girl your age should think."

"……………………"

Nolen lowered his head and said nothing. On the contrary, Duanmuhuai looked at Nolen with some admiration. Indeed, as Duanmuhuai said, it was unlikely that a girl could come up with such a vicious and inhumane strategy. But for Duanmu Huai, this is just right - after all, in the eyes of the Tribunal, demons are not considered human beings.

only……………

"I understand what you want, and I can give you what you want."

Duanmuhuai stared at Nolen.

"Then the question is, what can you give me?"

"……………………"

Nolen didn't speak. She was silent for a moment, then walked to Duanmuhuai and stared at the tall man in front of her. Then, Nolen stretched out his hand, and with her movement, he saw the little princess's robe slipping from her body to the ground along with her coat.

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Very well, I hope you can satisfy me."

Then, he spoke.