"Cooperate with me? Could you explain?"
Somewhat surprised by Anvis's words, Madam Mandel lightly brushed back her golden curls. Her alluring purple eyes fixed on Anvis as she waited for his answer.
"What I mean is that I hope to bring the Embers Organization into the Glory Alliance, but not by signing a Master-Subordinate Contract with you."
Anvis spread his hands, his gaze fixed on Madam Mandel's face.
"I hope to join the Glory Alliance normally, as the leader of the Embers Organization and a Count of the Rockhelm Kingdom, becoming one of its members.
"Of course, to demonstrate my sincerity, I can first follow your instructions and arrange for Embers personnel to attack organizations such as Spark and Pride of the Sun from behind, as proof of my change in allegiance."
"No contract, yet you still want our support?"
After hearing Anvis's words, Madam Mandel froze for a moment before finally understanding what he meant. Her lovely face turned cold.
He wanted to borrow her name and drape himself in the Glory Alliance's prestige? "Lord Man in the Mirror, do you truly think that, given your current circumstances, you still have room to negotiate with me?"
"My apologies, Madam Mandel, but with the Embers Organization's current strength, if you refuse, I can simply apply to join the Glory Alliance through its other senior members."
Anvis shook his head.
"Indeed, you may be able to notify the others in advance and attempt to stop them from allowing me into the Glory Alliance.
"But setting aside whether you can persuade Alliance members of equal or even higher rank than your own to agree to your request—even if they truly do agree, the worst outcome for me would merely be the destruction of the Embers Organization."
"And so long as I am