Perseus POV
"Can you give me time to think about this?" I asked
"I'll be here for a week more, but you have till the tournament." Lachlan replied with a smile as he knew he gotten me on the ropes here "You know how to get to me then, either way, i do not plan on making you my enemy, I really do have a lot of respect for a person who's as great as you."
That was what the demon lord said as I thanked him and then left, readers, don't be too pissed for the lack of his screen time now, he'll probably have more in the future and it may not be a good thing if that screen time is him being an antagonist. But if I accept this deal, it means I will lower the chances of him being an enemy.
That offer was seriously better than anything Zoris offered on the behalf on the human race, they lowballed every offer they got. Rowan, Reiner, and Edward usually tries harder to expand on the offer, but they aren't the king of any of the continents, they can only offer their own possessions on top of what's already offered.
The numbers of generals changed all the time, 80 years ago, 7, 50 years ago, 9, and it changes all the time depending on the demon lord who decides who is worthy, but about a month ago, the demon lord makes an official announcement of them containing 6 generals with each of them having a 10 star fighter under their belt. 3 are newly assigned just before the announcement as well.
And he's willing to make me a 7th one while also giving me a 10 star fighter to work for me, that's a pretty good offer, but it's only lowering his chance of him being my enemy, it's not guaranteed, well all peace treaty are like that, it just takes one red button to mess everything up.
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As soon as I got to the hotel, I can see Buddy waiting for me, it means he's done his job and found out where the yellow rose and the cardinal are residing and where they meet up.
"Did you see where the krakens are?" I asked to which he nodded and I then gave him some treats
I then went to take a quick shower and help clean up Buddy a bit, I can then see Lilith coming into my hotel room along with Ruka while I brush Buddy's fur.
"Why is he so...puffy?" Lilith asked pointing at the fox
"He looks cuter this way."
"Since when did you start liking cute things? Did your girly side come through?"
"Unlike you, I treat my companions well, he's softer to cuddle with this way, besides, I've always like cute things, Maple is one of them."
"You calling her an object?"
"Stop twisting my words. I was just calling her cute."
"Kidding." she gave off a smirk "You're thinking about the offer, aren't you?"
"Of course I am, it's the best shit I've been offered."
"Also bold of you to proclaim that you'll marry me, I'm not that easy."
"Well, you're more similar to me in some ways, so I think you're pretty easy to figure out if it comes down to it."
"What do you mean by that?"
I'm not gonna answer that, the ambiguity will let her focus her attention on my words. People of this world don't really use the term to describe people, but, Lilith is a bit of a tomboy, it's kinda cute in its own way. And I'm just a degenerate bastard, I'm attracted to both real and fictional women, so I don't think I have a lot of say in things.
Now back to the krakens, the children of those krakens are here and I need to find a way to free them, I can convince Lilith to help out which gives us a higher chance since if push comes to shove, she can take on the lord of the yellow rose and the guardian both at the same time even in her general disguise.
Convincing her is easy since these krakens are going to prove a handful to the demons, the lord of the yellow rose isn't known as a great fighter, but he specializes in soloing a group due to his control over living beings. He would be used to eliminate the vanguards and weaker soldiers, he'll probably contribute the most if it comes to eliminating the most amount of soldiers.
Now, I just need to think of drafting some plans, going to the site and improving upon them and see what we can do, and we then finally pull the heist on the 3rd try.
But first of all of this, I need to find a way to transport all of the krakens in the first place, the yellow rose's powers have a certain range, and that range is longer if the being is been controlled for a longer time, and by now, it should be at the minimum of 60km in range.
I need to bring the krakens to that range in order to break the mind control, but during the transportation, both the lord and the guardian have to be knocked out and have someone watch over them in the case they recover and make it harder.
I then got out Trevor's diary, there should be a page he wrote exclusively about the power of the roses.
"It's weird seeing the fox who's responsible for so much destruction acting so cute." Lilith commented "I guess only you and Trevor managed to unlock that side of him."
"Well he was very lonely for all those years, as a thank you, I can only treat him well. I've always wanted a pet, and I've finally got one so cute, he gets along with Vince and my parents too who were skeptical of him, he sometimes fight with Leilah, but that's about it."
"No one would believe me if I say you got a soft side."
I wouldn't either, I then finally arrived on the page of the yellow rose where I then read Trevor's knowledge and observation of the yellow rose.