Extorting Them Mercilessly

It was still the same conference room as before.

But now, only two people remained in the vast room. They sat on opposite sides of the long table, one to the left and one to the right, facing each other from afar as their gazes met.

Roland merely watched Seraphim in silence, with no intention of speaking first. When he had been muddling through and achieved little in battle, Seraphim had not come. When the Elf Empire repeatedly pressed him and the Sacred Alliance Empire issued countless warnings, Seraphim had not come. Yet now that he had captured Blood Hell City and earned considerable military merit, Seraphim had come.

Roland would not believe for a second that the man had come to congratulate him. Based on their previous encounter, Roland was more inclined to believe that he had come to mooch off him. Thus, he was especially wary.

Seeing that Roland remained silent, Seraphim's lips twitched slightly, and a trace of helplessness flashed through his eyes. But time was pressing, so he could only break the silence first and say in a low voice:

"Roland, I came here this time because of the Autran Kingdom."

"Stop! This matter is non-negotiable."

Before Seraphim could continue, Roland raised a hand to stop him, his attitude utterly unyielding.

"Roland, I did not come solely on my own behalf. I represent the will of the Human Alliance. You do not wish to push this matter to its most irreconcilable point, do you?"

Roland shook his head slightly, utterly unconcerned by the threat in Seraphim's words as he replied with dissatisfaction:

"Your Excellency Seraphim, I serve the Human Alliance, yet the Human Alliance has never taken me seriously. Don't tell me that after fighting Hell for so long, the Human Alliance did not know Totorichi's