‘The nerve of him?!’

Honestly, Milton couldn’t understand. It was obvious that out of the two of them at this negotiation table, he held the upper hand. Now that the Empire’s reinforcement troops had been defeated and had withdrawn, the only thing protecting the Valence Kingdom was the Lester Kingdom’s army that he commanded. In that case, if King Nicholas was smart and had good judgement, then he would be trying to coax and hold onto him (Milton). But wasn’t this high-handed attitude of King Nicholas telling him that the king thought he didn’t need the Lester Kingdom?

‘What is it? Just what does he have that he’s acting like this?’

When you encounter an incomprehensible situation, question it first. He had learned this from his vixen of a wife as well. For example, if his wife suddenly asked to sleep in separate rooms, then she was upset with something. So he would have to think all day about what he’d done wrong and comfort her with a nice gift and sweet talk her the next day…

‘No, now’s not the time to think about it.’

Milton had gotten sidetracked a bit once he realized that there was something in common between marital life and national affairs. Either way, the important thing was to figure out what was making King Nicholas act so proudly.

“I don’t think it’s...