Aren't you interested in status?
　That Luina's words deviated greatly from that of a joke.
　Her face is also very serious.


　The Weira Empire is one of the powers. In terms of military power alone, it would be one of the strongest nations of the human race.
　It's only natural if you take into account the enormous amount of money spent on military spending and the combined military strength of the countries under its umbrella.


　Moreover, each of them has a high fighting strength.
　Louina's entourage was not weak either.
　They were the lesser of the two strangers. They were the ones who had made a name for themselves on that level.
　But Zied was too heretical.


'Status?'


　Zied asks back.
　'What are you talking about,' he says.


'Oh. Come to the Wayra Empire. Be my man.
...... subordinate?


　Jide crosses his arms.
　He wrinkles his brow in thought.


'What are you thinking about?　Anything is possible in the Weiler Empire. Those who are powerful can become officers under my actual authority at a moment's notice. You can even become an entourage.


　How's that?" he said, extending his hand.
　Then he continued.


'I can have money, food, women, houses, land and soldiers at my disposal!　The Guild will starve to death if the request doesn't come in!　But not the Empire!　A truly dominant nation!　There's no room for confusion!　Come with me!


　There was no refusal. He had a look of conviction on his face.
　There was an unwavering smile on his face.


　In fact, no one had ever refused an invitation from the Weyla Empire before.
　Their overwhelming history and strength canceled out any reason to refuse.


　Any resources are held by the Empire itself. If not, they can be rolled up from the nations under their control.
　It can satisfy all its greed simply by being above the Weira Empire.


　On top of that.
　Zied opened his mouth, lowering one eyebrow.


''-- If it was a request, we could probably do it, but then it would be more cost effective to hire mercenaries, wouldn't it?
What?


　For a moment.
　Louina's head stopped.


　The emperor, the empress.
　She had never stopped moving even once since she was born.


　There was no one around her that she could trust.
　But he couldn't allow himself to lose the power struggle.
　His life was always in danger.


　So my instincts didn't allow me to not move my thought process.
　It was supposed to, but an invitation that I thought would never be refused was ............ probably refused.


'......So what does that mean?'
Hmm. Was it hard?　I can't say anything about it because I don't remember it either. It would be quicker to have someone look into the details, but I'm talking about how I think I could have 'asked you to be my subordinate' at the guild's request. See, at first glance, you'd think it would be against the guild's rules, right?　But I'm pretty sure it's ----.


　Zied talks at length about the rules of the guild.
　As if he didn't think he was being drawn out.
　Louina's eyes glazed over, often watching in dismay as Jide spoke.


(What are you talking about ......?　What, request ......?　What, what does that mean?　No, you mean pulling out through the guild?　(No. ......?)


　A question passed through Louina's mind.
　No one had refused the invitation.
　There was no one who didn't understand that it was a rip-off.


　It was because there was a faint expectation rooted in everyone that if they were recognized by those around them as fierce, they might be pulled out by the Weira Empire.
　Ruina knew that.
　Because she knew, she couldn't hide her surprise at the situation where she didn't realize that the man in front of her was being pulled out.


'Wait, Jide. This isn't a request. It's a pull-out.
Oh. Pulling out!


　I got it, and I clapped one hand to goo and one hand to par and clapped them together.
　Finally you understand, Luina nodded.
　Then with a smile, Jide spoke up.


'Then I'll pass. Because I have no quarrel with the Guild.'
'Yeah, that's right. You were supposed to turn down the Empire's invitation to go to ..................?
'They won't pull me out. I like the freedom of the guild right now. I'll take the requests I want to take and not the ones I don't want to take. I don't want to join any other organization right now." ......
'Well, wait, think again. Imperial soldiers have a lot more freedom than most. And you'll get what you want more than the Guild. And I'm personally inviting you to join us!
No, I'm not interested.


　Zied drives him away with a 'shush' as if he's depressed.


'No way!　The Empire is inviting you to join us!
No, no. The Holy Republic is in this mess, and you're the ones who set it up, right?　I can't keep up with people with that kind of weirdness.
"...... Kuu.


　Louina bit her lip in frustration.
　That's when one of his entourage finally huffed and regained his composure.


'Le, Lady Ruina. I must go now: ......
...... Right. I see. Hey, Jed!　I'll never forget you. If you ever change your mind, come on over!
Yeah. Whoa, whoa, whoa.


　Whatever you want to do if you'll just go now, Jide waved his hand.
　With that, Ruina and the others left.
　The only people left were the heroic candidate, Kåñëa, and Jide, the king dragon and Bailias.