"Lord Nigun, I truly do not understand. Why aren't we, the Theocracy, fighting for the position of supreme commander of the allied forces?
Didn't the Slane Theocracy's campaign against the undead aim to gain greater prestige among the human nations and make it easier for us to attract believers in the future?"
"You idiot. Do you think being supreme commander of the allied forces is some cushy job?
Surely you have all heard something about the strength of Ainz Ooal Gown's group, haven't you?
That Vampire Progenitor you encountered before was merely one of them.
If you were the Sorcerer Kingdom, what would be the fastest and most effective way to crush the allied forces' morale?
Let me tell you: assassinate the opposing commander! And against Ainz Ooal Gown's methods, who in the Theocracy do you think could withstand such an assassination?"
Hearing Nigun's utterly nonsensical excuse, the captain of the Black Scripture fell silent after pondering for a while.
After all, if the High Priests of the Theocracy's Six-Colored Sacred Scripture were asked to take such a dangerous position, those old fogies who feared death might not be willing to take that risk.
Meanwhile, after the Council of Nations ended, Guelkyniv stopped Seiya before he could leave and proposed a marriage alliance.
Naturally, the person Guelkyniv wished to marry was not Seiya, but the Kingdom's "Golden Princess," Lana.
According to their previous agreement, as long as they successfully repelled Ainz Ooal Gown and the Sorcerer Kingdom this time, the Baharuth Empire would become a vassal state of the Kingdom.
And Guelkyniv, Emperor of the Empire, would become Duke Guelkyniv.
To prevent his authority from being further eroded, and to deepen his ties with the Kingdom so it would trust him more, Guelkyniv pondered for a long time before ultimately