Even in his previous life, Eugene had never disliked accepting freebies. No matter how much he hated someone, as long as they were offering him something useful, he would still accept it. Besides, Eugene didn’t really have any hard feelings towards Melkith.

‘Anyways, I shouldn’t have any need to use Wynnyd for the time being.’

Of course, Eugene couldn’t just decide to loan Wynnyd all on his own accord. The Storm Sword was a treasure that belonged to the Lionheart’s direct line. Eugene was currently only borrowing it for a while.

‘Though I don’t think the Patriarch will say that it’s not allowed.’

Although he felt that he still needed to first ask for permission, Eugene wasn’t really afraid that Gilead would turn down this proposal. Despite being the Patriarch of the Lionheart clan, which heavily valued tradition, Gilead Lionheart had shown several times that he was more invested in being realistic and pursuing the clan’s best interests than in protecting such outdated traditions.

And it wasn’t like they were just handing Wynnyd over to Melkith. Gilead shouldn't have any reason to...