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"Pretentious."

Sitting across from Saum, Andre could not help but mutter a complaint.

"Roar...!"

Even though Saum respected William's adoptive father, what Andre had said was truly grating to the ears. He immediately opened his mouth and roared.

"All right." Fortunately, William waved his hand in time, stopping the two generals of different species. He then said in a deep voice:

"General Saum's people do indeed possess a physical advantage far greater than that of us humans. Everyone can see that.

But...

Our intelligence is far superior to that of you Sangheili, right?"

"...Roar... roar..."

Hearing this, Saum seemed extremely displeased and let out several roars, as though protesting William's words.

But Saum eventually lowered his head and said, "That's right...

In this regard, you humans are indeed far superior to us, especially your wife. She has truly won the wholehearted respect of our entire clan.

She was actually able to analyze—and even decipher—the technology and facilities of the 'gods' in a short period of time. Based on that alone, not a single member of our entire clan... no...

The entire Covenant would be capable of doing it."

"Isn't that exactly what I mean?" William continued, spreading his hands.

"Your Sangheili have very short tempers and low emotional intelligence, and...

(Seeing Saum's expression darken, he immediately changed his tone.)

"And your people are very straightforward. Yes, you're companions and comrades who can be trusted to guard your backs. So, Saum, when it comes to the military, I still believe it would be best for us humans to take the lead.

"Imagine a ten-man combat squad with an experienced and calm human as its commander.

"At the same time, there would be two Sangheili serving as the squad's assault troops, while the remaining humans provided as much cover as possible for