Charlotte returned to Embassy Street after mooching a meal off Julian, then shut himself away to ponder how he could find a way to leave his name on the alliance treaty between the two nations.
Although Aurora Soumei had provided only a piece of intelligence, that intelligence was worth ten thousand écus.
Plenty of people would be willing to pay ten thousand écus and still might not be able to buy a single sentence like that.
As for accepting Ban Lamorak's duel, it had not yet entered the formal process, so it seemed he did not need to consider it for the time being.
He currently had two rapiers, Blood Rose and Unicorn Vulture, as well as a Vampiric Short Spear, Withered Rose. Though they were not as handy as the Anti-Space Long-Range Rifle and the two Silver Rhinos, they were more than enough for ordinary battles.
Charlotte did not know what two weapons Aurora would give him, but if he got another two Vampiric Weapons, he would not be at a disadvantage in terms of weaponry. As for his own strength, there was nothing to be done about that, so there was no need to think about it.
Charlotte had not pondered for long before he heard a carriage returning. He rose to greet it and, sure enough, saw Archpriest Augsladin.
The Archpriest's face was glowing with health. Clearly, he had been having a very good time lately. When he saw Charlotte, he asked with a chuckle, "How did your meeting with Miss Soumei go?"
Charlotte decided to get straight to the point. "Aurora and I have already discussed it. We intend to push for an alliance between our two nations and devote our full efforts to opposing Byron. Tomorrow, I will draft a document and submit it to