After hearing Owen describe the "inside story" of the Trier incident, George III pondered for a moment before nodding.
"So the near-destruction of the Delien Family really was the responsibility of those Demonesses..."
He was genuinely distressed by this as well. After all, quite a few Loen Kingdom agents had been planted within the Delien Family, and all contact with them had been lost in this incident.
But the king changed the subject and said after some consideration, "Still, I think you should release the 'Red Demoness' and the 'Yellow Demoness'... Well, in view of the Delien Family's losses, I will give you some compensation."
Having said that, he assumed a Majestic bearing and informed the other party that this decision was not open to refusal.
Since nearly half the upper ranks of the Demoness Sect practically bore the surname "Braine," whether he released them or not did not matter to Abner at all. He had emphasized the losses only because he wanted some benefits, so while pretending to be reluctant, he went along with the king's words.
"Fine... But I want a ransom of two million Gold Pounds!"
George III was somewhat taken aback. Based on what he knew of Owen, he had already prepared himself for demands involving "Duchess Georgina" or "Backlund's most dazzling gem" playing some sort of "game." Who would have thought that the other man would ask for money?
But on second thought, it seemed reasonable. The Delien Family's centuries of accumulated wealth had been destroyed overnight. If Owen wanted to restore his family, he truly needed a large sum of money.
Still, wasn't two million Gold Pounds too much? Were two Demonesses of Unaging really worth that price? After all, Queen Mystic, who was also Sequence 3, had a bounty of only 650,000 pounds