What happened afterward basically had nothing to do with Riezel.
Whether it was the process of forging the alliance or the discussions regarding the coming war, none of it was something Riezel needed to concern himself with.
Just like back when he was in the Loki Familia, although Riezel attended the strategy meetings between the leaders and executives, the ones who truly decided the details of the operation were Finn, Riveria, Gareth, and the others—not him.
Therefore, now that Nokturna had decided to form an alliance with the Round Table, there was no need for Riezel to take part in what came next.
He only needed to wait until the discussions were over for someone to tell him exactly when the war would begin. That was enough.
Naturally, that was for Da Vinci, Mashu, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Nokturna, and the others to discuss.
The Round Table had handed over decision-making authority in this regard to them, so all they needed to do was reach an agreement with Nokturna and bring it back to Londinium.
Thus, Riezel quietly left the cathedral without joining the subsequent discussions.
To his surprise, Artoria also left the cathedral.
"Why did you come out?"
Riezel looked at Artoria, who had followed him outside, and spoke in surprise.
"...I'm not good at that sort of thing."
Artoria sighed and gave her reason.
"You mean making battle plans?" Riezel nodded solemnly. "True. You can't do that sort of thing."
"...It's true, but hearing you say it somehow makes me feel like you're looking down on me."
Artoria dearly wanted to smack Riezel over the head with the Staff of Selection, but even she could imagine that doing so would only bring her trouble for no gain.
After decisively abandoning that pointless act, Artoria silently sighed again.
"Nokturna has agreed