Banshees: I'm Finished.

So...

That's good.

Theresa smiled and looked at Maria in front of her, speaking softly.

"Welcome back to... Kazdel, Lady Maria."

"Um."

Maria lowered the brim of her hat and nodded slightly.

The atmosphere at the scene eased considerably.

But at that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.

The woman in green rushed in, her face filled with anxiety.

Upon seeing the familiar woman in the room, she almost instinctively bristled.

The abdominal cramps have returned, albeit faintly.

"How could you?!"

She spoke, her voice loud.

Meanwhile, Theresa waved her hand frantically, making a shushing gesture at Kal'tsit.

Don't be too loud, Lamaline might not be far away!

But after making that move, Theresa regretted it somewhat.

She felt strangely flustered.

Just as she had expected, Kal'tsit, after her outburst, saw Theresa's actions and looked conflicted as well.

She scanned Theresa and Maria repeatedly, and finally noticed a common point...

Both of their clothes were a little wet...

Could it be...?

With her lips pursed, Kal'tsit's gaze towards Theresa flickered for a moment.

She did not deny Theresa's ideals, and even greatly admired Theresa as a person, and was willing to serve under her.

But you did this to your subordinate's wife...

It wasn't anything particularly egregious, but it does suggest that the person's character is questionable.

The cat is really disappointed in you...

"Don't overthink it, Kal'tsit!"

Seeing Kal'tsit's expression, Theresa's hard-won composure was replaced by shame and indignation.

She waved her hand slightly, expressing her protest.

Maria, on the other hand, blinked.

"You've already... been working for her?"

Maria was somewhat puzzled.

Kal'tsit led a multinational Allied Forces to attack Kazdel, and now she's working for Theresa?

Won't it be awkward for the two of them to meet?

"The answer to this question will be lengthy, but before that, I would like you to explain why you were in His Highness's bathroom."

Kal'tsit, however, remained the same as before, exuding the wild arrogance of a cat.

She shielded Theresa behind her, her gaze fixed on Maria in front of her, her eyes gleaming.

Meanwhile, Theresa was both amused and exasperated.

These two people...

Do we really have to chat in our own bathroom?!

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Chapter 346 The Banshees: I'm finished.

After a while of commotion, everyone finally calmed down and left the bathroom.

After waiting for a while, Theresa changed her clothes and came out.

Kal'tsit glanced outside warily a few times, and only after confirming that no one was around did she quietly close the door, making the room a closed space.

At this point, everyone could finally start talking about serious matters.

"On my way back, I encountered what were supposedly Sarkaz Rebels... They launched an attack on the Babel."

Maria sat to one side, her gaze sweeping over the two people present.

"Are you very bad at keeping intelligence about your own team's operations?"

"This..."

Theresa and Kal'tsit exchanged a glance, unsure of what to say.

In fact, the arrangements for operations inside the Babel have always been very careful, and each passage is never reused in a short period of time. But the truth is, there are no secrets in the world.

No matter how careful they are, intelligence will inevitably be leaked under certain circumstances.

This led to the people of Babel being frequently attacked by Sarkaz Rebels.

They had no explanation for this.

But Maria's question wasn't actually about her being truly concerned about the attack on the Babel.

Instead...

"You should know who's behind these attacks, right?"

Maria turned her head and looked at Kal'tsit beside her.

Even if Theresa, due to circumstances, instinctively didn't want to think that way, Kal'tsit, as a former high-ranking member of the Allied Forces, should understand who was behind all of this...

Didn't she tell Theresa?

"... Of course we know."

Kal'tsit sighed and didn't say anything more.

Theresa, standing to the side, nodded slightly.

"It was I who told them not to act rashly..."

"Why?"

Maria was somewhat puzzled.

In her mind, Theresa shouldn't be the kind of person who favors relatives and friends. Even if it were her own brother, she wouldn't condone him attacking other people.

Seeing Theresa's silence, Maria realized that the other woman might have her own reasons.

So after a moment of silence, she didn't say anything, but simply shook her head and continued to ask.

"So what are you going to do next?"

If things continue like this, even if others don't escalate their attacks, the people of Babel themselves will begin to question the rationality of their actions.

They are a group of people willing to give their lives for their ideals, but that doesn't mean they are a bunch of fools who will obediently watch themselves encounter danger time and time again without taking any action.

They weren't afraid of being attacked; what truly hurt them was Theresa's silence at that moment.

The establishment of the Babel was fraught with difficulties... Recruiting outsiders to manage Kazdel was an unprecedented move, and Theresa, who was in charge of all of this, had to be resolute.

She needed to always stand before everyone and express her support for the Babel; only in this way would those people have the confidence to continue their actions.

After hearing Maria's words, Theresa remained silent for a long while before finally speaking softly.

I have made my decision.

"Once everything is settled, I will lead Babel away from Kazdel City."

As Theresa spoke, her hands were also nervously clasped together.

She knew her choice was somewhat outrageous, but she genuinely didn't want to directly confront the Kazdel Military Committee.

In this situation, she chose to take a step back.

She handed over the power center of Kazdel City to the Military Committee, and then led her troops away to continue pursuing her ideals elsewhere.

Such naive words immediately silenced Maria.

She paused for a few moments, and after realizing that Theresa wasn't joking, she looked at Kal'tsit beside her.

"You think so too? This is the best solution you've come up with?"

"..."

Kal'tsit fell silent, her expression one of shame.

She claimed to be a savior for Theresa, but her silence at this moment seemed rather ridiculous.

Maria rubbed her temples in the process.

"Ridiculous..."

She whispered, her voice suppressed.

"Theresa ...girl, I don't want to be too harsh, but...you can leave your castle for many reasons, in many ways, but you absolutely cannot choose to give it up like you have now..."

Maria whispered, then looked up calmly at Theresa, whose face was filled with conflict.

"But..."

The girl tried to argue back.

But Maria spoke up decisively.

"No buts."

"..."

"..."

Maria's voice was the same as before, sounding monotone with little variation.

But at this moment, both Kal'tsit and Theresa could sense that something was subtly amiss.

Maria was offering her opinion very seriously.

"I don't want to say much about your naiveté, but if you truly consider yourself the Demon Lord of Kazdel, then my only advice to you is not to leave."

Maria's voice was serious, which meant she was communicating very clearly with the girl.

"You are the Demon King of Kazdel, this is your territory, your kingdom... You can have a thousand ways to justify your departure, but no matter how you leave, you should understand that this is your territory. You must tell everyone that your departure is only a temporary trip, and you will eventually return here."

"But what am I hearing now? You actually intend to abandon your capital? To hand it over to another group of people?"

Maria genuinely found it laughable.

In this world, everyone can be abandoned even without a king; the only one who will ever be abandoned is the king.

"If you really do that, the legitimacy of your Demon King identity will be severely damaged... I don't know if it's because the destruction of your capital city several times throughout your long history has made your concept of the capital city different from that of other countries."

"But I know that the crown, the scepter, and the territory are the three essential components of your leadership."

Maria rubbed her temples.

"But now, the crown is on your head, and your scepter has risen up to challenge you. At this point, you still want to hand over your territory?"

"Besides stupid, I can't think of a better adjective."

As Maria spoke, she also let out a long sigh.

Theresa also pursed her lips.

"But... most of the people in Kazdel no longer support me..."

The flags seen on the way back from Maria also indicate that most Kazdel people will be displaying the flags of Babel and the Kazdel Military Committee to show their neutrality and support for both sides.

In reality, most people simply felt that displaying only the Military Committee's flag would be disrespectful to the Demon King, so they also displayed the Babel's flag.