Arthur glanced at the other Guardians. They all seemed to have the same doubts.
While they had no intention of going against the decision made by their master Ancient One, while they thought that whichever way he chose was correct, the doubts would still keep welling up.
In addition, they wanted to know why Ancient One made the decisions that he did, to understand his true intentions, so they could be more useful to him.
If they did not know his motives, then they might accidentally work against his aims would be higher. Four of the Guardians in particular felt uneasy about this lack of knowledge; namely Albedo, Demiurge, Esdeath and Aurora, who are in charge of Ancient One great plan. They watched Ancient One with serious looks on their faces, paying close attention to his words so they would not miss out on his intentions.
Arthur quashed the pressure he felt from being the focus of everyone's attention and searched for a way out of this predicament.
First, I need to decide whether or not to affirm or deny Shalltear and Aura's words. If I affirm them, that means conquering the kingdom is part of the plan. If I deny them, it means we won't be conquering the kingdom for now... I can't even say I am trying to get under Renner's pants, Oh no, not good, I took too long...
Arthur was fearless in many aspects, even when he put forth the proposition of destruction; he didn't feel a thing. But now, for some reason unknown to him, he knew that telling about Renner to the female Guardians was like putting his hands on shit.
Arthur laughed, in a tone he hoped was confident and fearless.
After that, he exhaled deeply.
The odds were against him, but as the ruler of Nazarick, he couldn't be a coward. So with an iron heart, Arthur proceeded to speak.
After gathering his resolve, Arthur began explaining his conclusion.
"We require just cause."
"Is. Such. A. Thing. Truly. Necessary?"
"Of course. We could conquer the world with force alone. However, if we did that, we couldn't come up with a cool..*Cough* convincing reason for our war campaign. If we first introduced ourselves as the enemy of the world, we would need to show our full might in front of them so they wouldn't underestimate us."
"Oh, I see~ But Ancient-sama, will they accept an explanation like that?"
"Whether they accept or not is unimportant, Aura. It is the truth."
That was what he meant by "just cause". And Arthur had not told a single lie to them.
"Ah, could, could that mean, it was all for this? To, uh, to get the Princess work under you?"
"Hm? What do you mean, Mare?"
"Y-yes. Er, talks, talks with the princess might leave traces behind, and because of that, you especially go to her to minimize the number of leaks when you speak and make her work as a mole. I, I think that's it."
Damn, he came up with a better excuse than I did. Looks like kids are starting to grow up.
[Unlike you, sir, I am still in the learning stage.] But Arthur ignored her as he continued.
"—Indeed it was, Well Done, Mare."
Mare blushed shyly and smiled.
As he looked at Mare's adorable smile, Arthur sighed in relief and thought.
Should I re-examine my sexuality? Looking into Mare's blushing face, I think it might be necessary... Damn it, Mare, you're one scary person.
"Anyway, as we have already thrown the bait what we need right now is patience and the strength to capture the fish."
"I have a doubt, My Lord."
"Ask away Demiurge. Doubts are meant to be asked so you don't need to hold back."
"Ancient-sama, You instructed us to build an army that can defend against billion troops but as of now we don't have the foggiest idea of what type of army we are fighting against—is it an Air, Land, Holy, dark or elemental type army."
Oh shit, I should have kept my tongue inside my mouth. Friday, care to give an answer to his doubt?
[Just over sixty percent are made up of humans, angels and demi-humans, while the remaining forty percent consists of undead, dragons, and humans.]
[And Sir, congratulations on becoming the Lord of Chuunibyou. I offer my heartfelt blessings for your future accomplishments.]
'I keep telling you, Friday, I am not Chuunibyou, I am just a role-player, there is a huge difference between them. Anyway, let's put that argument for later.'
"A good question, Demiurge. Let's say around sixty percent of the army consists of human, angels and Demi-humans, there is also a Necromancer player, rest of the forty percent is of undead, dragons and elementals." Although Arthur could give a rather clear report about the enemy troops and their coordinates, he still gave a vulgar answer as he didn't want the existence of Friday to come to light, at least not yet.
"Now then, since we are on this topic, let's all go to the eleventh floor of Nazarick—the Chaos. I have told Demiurge to collect the necessary items for the army foundation and also to give you all an upgrade. Aurora, do you have any objections?"
"No, my Lord, the Eleventh Floor is your base; I am merely guarding it under your instructions, so how could I possibly object?" Aurora spoke in a dignified manner.
"Is that so, Then I will allow you to give the {Ring Of Chaos} to all of those who are present here. I will give Rory and Antares their items when the time is right."
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