Chapter 164 [Bonus] The Current Situation In Alzania (Final).

"Miss Ashia, I know you have more experience than we do in war strategies, but this girl and her mother have more twisted minds than you can imagine. Not to mention the fact that if we behave like them pretending to be their allies, we will not be different from the beings we hate so much. We have two divine rank mages on our side from now on, and it is only a matter of time before we can arrange to put this blonde girl with her divine beast in our camp, which will make us all, an army powerful with three divine magus and we will become the most powerful force in this war. As for our subordinates, it is only a matter of time before this treacherous Valskar trains them properly so that they can stand up to enemy soldiers. So I think it's not worth us allied with demons or anyone else." Yury, who had more hatred for her enemies, gave a categorical refusal based on these arguments.

Throughout her speech, Cheera constantly nodded her head to support her remarks.

After hearing Yury's words, Ashia's scarlet eyes became threatening as mysterious pressure made the atmosphere of the room darker and suffocating for them. They could guess that Ashia was angry with them for a reason they did not know.

"Before we get to the heart of the topics, I will clarify one thing once and for all. Never treat Nelda again as a tool that you will get rid of afterward. She is the subordinate that my master had accepted into his army, so anyone who lacks respect or targets her; will automatically become my number one enemy!" Her voice, which was soft until now, suddenly turned into an impassive but ruthless voice when she gave this warning.

It was only after hearing this warning from her that the others knew what had put her in this state.

But before Yury tried to justify herself, Ashia lift up her hand to her to say to her that she had not finished with her sentence. "No matter what you think about it, I don't accept any justification for it, my decision is final." She insisted on it.

Then she continued. "Apart from that, I think you don't deserve the title of the bloody empress that others have given you. I have lived several thousand years in wars to understand the atrocity of beings with intellects, you do not know what you are talking about when you say such senseless words. In war, only victory counts regardless of the vicious methods our enemies use, in the end, they are only military strategies. Treason and ruthlessness are only the sharpest weapons to win against your opponents. Do you think your stupid ideologues and justice have their places on the battlefield?! Good and evil is only a concept of idealism that the weak and naive beings use as an excuse to hide how pitiful and weak they are; they are people I hate more than my enemies."

"When you constantly say that «it's only a matter of time», do you think time is at your disposal? That you can stop it as you see fit to better prepare yourself? I also have a revelation for you, this girl and her contracted beast are probably the same princess Emilia that the two divine beings came to look for under the orders of their king! That surprises you, doesn't it? But if you just think a little bit and link with the discussions my master had recorded with the Recording Crystal, during the previous discussion of the two divine Magi on the old castle; they were talking about a fleeing princess who had come to this planet and who strangely had the same first name as your current guest who constantly said that she is a divine princess."

"How can you be so naive and so ignorant at the same time? I have no problem annihilating our enemies, but I categorically refuse to unnecessarily sacrifice the soldiers whom my master had invested his time, wealth, and energy for the trained. So if you are like those beings that I hate more than my worst enemies, I no longer see the point of staying with you. After this meeting, I would take my master's men with me and we will leave this planet after destroying all the threats that will stand in our way." These were the last words of her little warning before she got up on her chair and walked calmly towards the door leaving the others behind.

"Wait for a second, we are here to exchange ideas about our future military strategies, it's too rude on your part to leave like that just after having a little disagreement. What do you think your master will feel when he realizes that you have abandoned overnight, the battle he had invested so much? It will obviously be a big loss for him, don't you think?" Apart from Lilias, who did not care about the consequences of her words regardless of the anger of her interlocutor, no one else in the room dare to threaten Ashia in this way.

Ashia herself had a glimmer of surprise in her eyes when she heard Lilias' words, but she could only agree with this little fairy who never stopped surprising her with her vicious intelligence. "Sigh, well, it looks like I had omitted the presence of someone who had a more open mind than others. So who are you, little fairy queen? Are you one of those beings I hate more than my enemies or are you someone else?" She asked with a subtle smile on her lips. Her interest continued to increase in the fairy queen as she discovered her many facets.

Hearing her question, Lilias, who was still nonchalantly sitting on her head, gave her small light pats. "Stop playing with this game, I know that your current behavior is only a test to determine the level of our will. Instead of being so mischievous, if you simply explained to us your plan to better use our enemies to make them pay twice what they had done to us? You see, I'm not smart enough to guess military strategies; I usually spend my time enjoying and enjoying the good things in life without worrying about complicated things." She sarcastically announced these words by looking at Yury and Cheera behind her with her mocking smile.

"..." Of course, the two empresses could guess the hidden meanings of her words. She really made fun of them. She pretends to be an idiot when she had managed to guess Ashia's goal while they couldn't know anything. So if she was an idiot, what are we? The derogatory?

'Dame Rina was right about this little fairy's IQ level, she is worthy to join our ranks in the future to reign over our master's inferiors. Sigh, who would have thought that such a small brain could house such a talent?' Ashia concludes her thoughts with a bright smile as she joined her chair.

"Well, there is at least one person who is worth sacrificing my time." She said after taking her place.

"But before continuing, I would like to know your opinions after hearing my explanations, and the threat to us at the moment. As our little Lilias was able to guess, there are indeed several shadows on the current war. The reason I have not yet revealed our strength to our enemies is because of two factors. First of all, the Valskars are not really big threats to us. Lord Valskar is too weak for me to care about her, so weak that it will only take me five minutes to send her to the afterlife!" She proudly announced these words as if she were exhibiting her strength in front of them.

"!!" Their actual surprises were in no way comparable to their previous surprises.

"In this case, if you are so powerful as you say, then what are you waiting for to end this war? To our knowledge, Lord Valskar is more powerful than the two divine Magi combined. You must not have trouble getting rid of them, shouldn't you?" Cheera stammered these words before asking the question that concerned her.

But instead of Ashia, it was rather Lilias who answered her question, making Ashia even more surprised. "No, no, no. The situation can be simpler than you imagine. As Ashia has just announced if this girl is beautiful and a princess, it will change absolutely all our strategies."

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"Why?" Yury asked between her teeth clenched out of frustration. Apart from the fact that she was angry with demons, she was also the most nervous among them. She was the empress who attacked the castle of a divine being and even killed one of her maidservants! She has already prepared to receive her punishment after learning the reality about the strength of monsters who had disguised themselves as saints, but her fear became more and more disturbing as Ashia acted as if nothing had happened. She simply couldn't know what was happening in her head.

"Remember one thing, none of us had holy rank beasts as a contracted beast, not to mention an emperor-ranking beast. But this girl has a divine beast under contra. Do you really think her background could be that simple? If it really has links with the two mysterious divine Magi, it simply means that we must not provoke an external enemy whose fighting power we do not know." She nonchalantly explained her theory to Yury before looking at Ashia under her as if she waiting for her confirmation from her part.

"Sigh, well, we can already guess that their military power far exceeds ours. First, the kingdom that can send two low-ranking divine beings to find an empress princess who is accompanied by a divine beast is not necessarily beings you must offend." Ashia continued, clarifying the shadow parts of Lilias' hypothesis.

"Then you suggest that we submit to them without fighting and become the sub-fifes of these demons without faith or laws?" Cheera asked with irritation. She could guess the future hell they will cross if they ever became vassals of this demon girl and her mother. But conversely, if they offend forces that can offer a divine beast to their princesses, while they, who are sovereigns of this planet do not even have beast emperors under contract, the calamity that would follow will certainly be worse than the extermination of their races on this planet.

Ashia slightly raised her eyebrows when she heard her question, then a Machiavellian smile embellished her demonic face. "Queen of Elves, have you forgotten what kind of people I hate the most? I would never associate with cowards! But acting in an idiotic way is not recommendable either, hence my suggestion to ally ourselves with them; at least, for now." She said by returning to her basic suggestion after the others understood the issues and risks of the delicate situation they were currently facing.

"What is your strategy regarding the current situation?" After a brief bitter sigh, Yury asked Ashia this question.

According to the previous words of this demonic girl, they will not have to become the subordinates of demons or these divine beings, even better, they will be able to enjoy their revenge with delight. She was curious, impatient, and nervous at the same time.

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The current Ashia had a diabolical smile that was no different from his evil master when he was about to engage in vicious strategies.

She lifted her index finger toward the ceiling by starting to count their future strategies. Her current excitement showed how thirsty she was for blood and wars that had missed her so much. "It's simple, first, we will ensure that demons know more about the frightening powers of Lord Valskar and Push them to come and offer us an alliance; in this way, we will have the chance to negotiate with them to have agreements with interests that will be favorable to us."

Then, she added her major to her index by continuing her countdown. "Second, we will ensure that we have the right of life or death over the two empresses (Sofia and Alicia, the current empress of the demons, and her mother, the former empress) who are at the head of this betrayal and their accomplices. Then I would give you your targets and you will have the choice to do with them what you want!"

She finished, summarizing the plan she had to start.

But the others were not as convinced as she was about the success of this plan. "How do you plan to do this? From as far as I remember, the reason why these two deities help the empress of demos and her mother is because they have a debt to her. They did not hesitate to risk their lives for her cause by facing Lord Valskar to the point of being severely injured. I hope you have planned this part in your plans, Miss Ashia?" Cheera asked after listening to Ashia's unachievable plan.

"Fufu~, they will have no choice but to grant us that. Because we have a master card on hand." She said these words with an audible giggle for the first time.

"Which one?"

"What a stupid question, I'm talking about the princess obviously! No matter the arrogance and power of a soldier, he can never disobey the orders of his superior! In case they try to settle things with spears, I would submit them with my fists. And at the end, I will force them to obey through the jungle of our anger. Staying on the spectator benches and admiring the show without the slightest worries, I would offer you the most beautiful show you had ever participated in!" She announced by spreading her arms towards the sky, or rather, towards the ceiling with a Machiavellian smile as if she were the commentator of the tournaments between Valkyries!