As the Valkyrie Duke's Mansion's chief intelligence officer, Chris had endured enough. Now, she finally erupted.
Among the dozen or so from Saint Marian Academy, only Ophelia Brad had no opinion on the matter—her mind was entirely focused on the "Pope," and she was probably thinking about how to assassinate him.
Principal Arte could not help but shake her head.
Wasn't the reason Austin Clarissa could attend this meeting obvious?
Because he was the king!
What, you said being king was no big deal? Well then, never mind.
In any case, now that the three heavyweights—the "King," the "Pope," and the "Elf Queen"—had all arrived, this so-called impromptu meeting was no longer impromptu.
Given Chris and the others' stance, Principal Arte suggested, "In that case... how about... we split up?"
On Saint Marian Academy's side, there were fourteen people in total if Nyx and Ergane were included.
As a single faction attending the meeting, fourteen people was clearly too many.
But if the Valkyrie Duke's Mansion faction were separated out, the numbers would be much more appropriate.
Now that the two politically affiliated forces, the "King" and the "Duke of the Northern Lands," had made their positions clear, the Valkyrie's Duke's Mansion faction could no longer remain lumped together with Saint Marian Academy.
Dark agreed immediately. "Then it's decided."
Splitting one faction into two might look like , but in practice, it was .
Both sides would gain more benefits and a greater voice.
Besides, the interests of Saint Marian Academy and the Valkyrie faction were not completely aligned to begin with.
"Since we've decided, let's have the Holy Church make another room available for us. It may be a bit like burying our heads in the sand, but we can't let them see us coming out of the same