A living Cryptor was someone Chaldea would never let go. If it had only been Mash, Ritsuka, Beowulf, and the others, that would have been one thing, but with Shen Fei, a Servant of unknown identity, added to the mix—and after their previous clash with Chaldea—he had no choice but to be cautious.
"All right. But why didn't you leave?" Kadoc naturally understood that the priest had a point and stopped pursuing the matter. Still, he found it very strange that the man had not left the Lostbelt.
"I simply didn't want to make another trip. Whether you live or die is irrelevant, but the Greater Command Seal in your hand cannot be lost." Although the Greater Command Seals held by Lostbelt Cryptors came at an enormous cost to use, they also possessed power far beyond ordinary Command Seals. If Kadoc had used his Greater Command Seal earlier, the outcome would truly have been impossible to predict.
Of course, that was only one reason. The real reason was that the priest had promised the Princess that he would protect Kadoc. Strange as it was, Princess Anastasia seemed not to believe from the very beginning that the Lostbelts would win, so she had prepared a backup plan from the start.
"Hmph." Kadoc gave the priest a long look but said nothing more. He suspected it might have something to do with the princess as well, but there was no point discussing it now.
"There are two routes to the North Sea, but given the current situation, it will probably be difficult for the submarine to cross the ocean. So we only have one option."
After receiving word from the Wandering Sea, Roman, Da Vinci, and the others immediately began comparing world maps to determine the best route to the North Sea.