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Inside a castle on Ob Star, the three Level 5 Temple Knights gathered once more. Their previous two meetings had ended in bitter arguments and unhappy partings.
This time, they had no choice but to come. In just a few days, the changing situation had forced them to sit down again and consider how to end the trouble between themselves and Duke Arthur.
Otherwise, it would not just be their own safety at risk. Even the wealth their families had accumulated over thousands of years would draw the covetous eyes of countless greedy nobles.
All three families had received reports from their businesses. Powers had already begun suppressing their industries.
Because the three Level 5 Temple Knights were still around, those methods had not yet become too extreme. But if their knights remained absent for too long, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"I propose that we use the Coalition's connections to sit down and negotiate with Duke Arthur. We can't drag this out any longer!" Armand, the Level 5 Temple Knight, said solemnly after glancing at the other two, lingering especially on Job.
"No, I disagree. Everyone knows how mad Duke Arthur is. What we need is to gather all our strength and kill him!" Job reacted fiercely, voicing his opposition loudly.
The more Job learned about Duke Arthur's past, the more worried he became. Duke Arthur was far too vengeful. Almost everyone who became his enemy ended up dead.
In the barely one year since Duke Arthur had arrived in God's Great World, every trouble he encountered had ended with him killing opponents stronger than himself. He never showed mercy, and he never hesitated to wipe out entire families.
In Job's eyes, a Duke Arthur like that absolutely could not be allowed to remain alive.
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