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Chapter 104 - Even Hating Each Other, They Wish for Survival

With a feeling like he wanted to grind his teeth, Leonhard sent a message to Julius.

"The Defense Force has no spare monster repellents. We were planning to force our way to the Magic Furnace while also confirming the monster activity. We will gratefully accept the additional supplies. Tomorrow, we will send Kyle to the Royal Capital to retrieve them."

Saying, "You probably don’t have any monster repellents, do you?" while also telling us to come to the capital to get them, how does he expect us to get there?

It was completely incoherent.

Even Kyle thinks Julius’s words and actions are strange. His desire to see her, wasn’t it a desire to see her one last time? He was probably prepared to be killed if something went wrong.

So why did Darius give him the bracelet? Did he think Kyle might actually be able to return?

He must have given him the bracelet because he saw a reflection of his own relationship with Ariel, and the fact that Kyle and his childhood friend’s lives were running out...

But it was also a dangerous tool to fall into enemy hands.

The reply came immediately.

"Understood. I want you to come to my townhouse tomorrow. I will leave it with my butler. Do not come to the Supreme Commander’s office."

Huh? You’re not giving it to him yourself? I don’t get it. When I told Kyle, he also had a look of utter confusion.

"Am I going to get stabbed when I go to see the butler?"

"The butler of a noble’s townhouse must be terrifying." My place has an elderly couple as caretakers. This was no joke. A shiver ran down Leonhard’s spine.

Julius was shocked by Leonhard’s reply. No way! At the same time, though it was frustrating, he could do nothing but shed tears, knowing he was no match for him.

He had been worried. He knew that any concern from someone like him would only be a nuisance. But he wasn’t dead. Unlike me, Leonhard was surviving by some means.

But then, another worry arose. He had been sure that they would be saved because the Mage Order would subjugate the monsters in their place...

But to his surprise, they had refused the Mage Order’s request to explore the Tree Sea and subjugate monsters. He could understand that they wouldn’t want their jurisdiction encroached upon in normal times, but now? Did they have some other plan?

Julius instructed his butler to discreetly gather monster-repelling items and healing supplies within the day and give them to the lone soldier who would visit tomorrow.

This probably wouldn’t be of any use, but could it serve as some small atonement? Julius clenched his fist in misery.

What am I running from? What am I even protecting?

The captain of the Mage Order, Rainer, and the King were deeply connected. It might be better not to make it seem like Leonhard and his men were refusing to explore the Tree Sea and subjugate monsters.

In his capacity as Supreme Commander, Julius sent out a notice.

"Until the situation in the Tree Sea can be confirmed, all knight orders and the Mage Order are forbidden from entering the Tree Sea unnecessarily."

He didn't know if the Mage Order would listen, but this meant that, other than the Imperial Guard and the Tree Sea Defense Force, they could not move on the King’s orders alone. It would only buy some time, but...

Leonhard, my greatest rival. Please, be safe. I hope you can successfully escape from the King and the mage Rainer.

Julius looked up at the sky as if in prayer.