“No.”

Milton rejected her idea before he even heard it. He knew what she was going to say. But she merely sighed before saying it. 

“That’s the only way.”

“No. Even if that’s the case, it’s still a no.”

“Are you sure you’re not opposing it because of your personal feelings?”

“Maybe. But even if I think about it level-headedly, it’s still too dangerous.”

“Right now, we have no other choice but to ally with the Republic.”

“That bastard Siegfried is too dangerous!”

This was why Milton was stubbornly rejecting her plan.

How could they ally with Siegfried? It was hard for him to accept it emotionally and even if he thought about it logically, it was still too dangerous. If you were going to ally with someone, at the very least you had to trust them. But Milton didn’t have an iota of trust in Siegfried.

“Then what should we do?”

“I don’t know.”

Milton sighed before he continued.

“We have to buy some time first. I’m going to be sick starting from tomorrow.”

That way, they’d be able to avoid going to war immediately. However, they’d have to sit on the sidelines and watch the Republic be destroyed by the Empire. After that, it’d be a one-on-one fight between the Empire and the Lester Kingdom. 

“I can’t believe...