The Great Rhino Arrives

But the Hellas Family was nobility after all. Joining him would mean leading troops to overthrow their own family.

Mephisto had always been someone who pursued power and status. It was not impossible that he had chosen to help him for that reason.

"Let me ask one more question. If I lead an army to Gard someday, you'll have to face your family. What will you do then?"

"I'll do my best to persuade them to surrender. If they truly refuse, then I'll firmly stand by your side." Mephisto sounded certain. He had never been the eldest son of the family, and the inheritance would never have been his anyway. If his family refused to surrender, it did not matter if they were destroyed.

He had originally planned to follow Peka. If Peka ever ascended Gard's throne again, he might have been able to secure himself a noble title. But after witnessing Mel's rate of growth, he abandoned that thought.

Back in northern Gard, Mel and his army could only have been considered the Rebel Army. Now, however, Mel possessed an entire kingdom—a vast kingdom capable of rivaling an empire.

"Fine, then. Does anyone else want to join? I'll arrange things for all of you at once."

"Of course! We came here to join you in the first place!" Xi Edwen pointed her thumb at herself, as though joining Mel was some sort of blessing she bestowed upon him.

An overly confident foolish girl.

As a pigman, Marmaka naturally had no other thoughts. He had joined the squad for money in the first place; now, he was merely switching to work under Mel.

Alice, however, looked somewhat uneasy. She gathered her courage, walked up to Mel, and bowed deeply before asking, "Will you kill Peka? He's royalty, after all. Can