‘That’s it?’

King Nicholas didn’t seem very competent at a glance. He was almost as incompetent as the former King August. On top of that, Milton had never seen a trait called Toadyism before. He knew that Valence Kingdom was a country that held friendly diplomatic relations with the Andrews Empire, but he had never thought a king of a country would have this kind of trait.

‘He’s not a difficult opponent.’

Milton, having reached a conclusion, decided to keep his opponent on edge for now.

“Having come as reinforcement, I’m quite tired. I’m sure you have a lot to say, but can we rest first?”

Milton’s intention was to take a bit of a break while making his opponent nervous. Whether he realized that or not, King Nicholas nodded as he spoke. 

“Sure, let’s do that. I’ve made preparations so that you may be as comfortable as possible, so rest until the evening.”

Having entered the palace, Milton and his men were treated warmly and with hospitality. They were given an entire wing of the palace where the royal family of the Valence Kingdom lived and were attended by servants.

When maids tried to enter when he was bathing, Milton smirked and refused. 

‘What an obvious scheme…’

There were many ways to appease a person and using a beauty was one of the ways. While the Valence Kingdom tried to push the most beautiful...