I creased my brows.
“Then why did Dantalian kill Andromalius?”
Ivar shook his head side to side.
“Think bigger, Torukel.”
“Bigger?”
“In this incident, there is one person who would get an absolute gain. It is not Andromalius. It is not Dantalian either.”
“……?”
It was a puzzle like statement.
Andromalius and Dantalian had clashed. Both sides did not gain any profit. Who here could…… aah. Was that it, was that what it was!
“Lapis Lazuli!”
My voice became louder on its own.
“Thanks to this affair, this was no different from Lapis Lazuli being officially accepted as the lover of a Demon Lord!”
“That is so. That succubus girl is the only one to take any gains.”
Ivar nodded.
“That girl had probably instructed Dantalian beforehand, that if Andromalius was to try and start a quarrel with them, then to use the Coctyus Warning as a pretext then murder him. Since Dantalian had fallen so deeply for that succubus, he would have more than gladly complied. And as they had planned, they encountered Andromalius……”
I couldn’t believe it.
“Then, Lapis Lazuli did all that purely to only increase her own status……?”
“Indeed. She had played with two Demon Lords. Dantalian, of course, and Andromalius had probably unknowingly got swept away in her plot.”
“What a ludicrous woman……”
I could feel my own voice trembling.
In contrast, Ivar muttered as if he was having fun.
“Is it not magnificent? A short time ago, that succubus was nothing more than a merchant. However, she was able to obtain a large loan from our firm by fooling us, she was able to put Dantalian on her side, and now she was able to get rid of Andromalius……”
“……”
“I am genuinely touched. This succubus is like the embodiment of lust for power. For such a girl to have been born, this world is truly worth living.”
Ivar looked straight at me.
“Torukel. Our opponent is formidable. That succubus girl is competent enough to overcome her own wall of social status. She is cold-hearted and merciless.”
“……”
“But she has yet to pass being anything more than a frail schemer. Lapis Lazuli’s position comes from Dantalian. If we purge Dantalian, then she would no longer be the lover of a Demon Lord or anything else. She would only be an arrogant outcast.”
That was an accurate call.
If you wanted to go for a general, then shoot the horse first.
Lapis Lazuli was currently on the horse known as Dantalian and was rushing forward with spirit. If you tied down Dantalian’s feet, then naturally her spirit will be cut as well.
“With no mistake. You have to tear them apart…… can you do this?”
“It’s okay to have my vow. Her highness Paimon has also completely agreed with our plan. If a one to ten thousand situation was to occur, then I will take all the responsibility.”
I stared back at Ivar Lodbrok seriously.
Once I did so, Ivar Lodbrok nodded.
Without asking who was going to start first, we recited the vow pledge.
“Oh great Keuncuska—”
“You shall repay blood with blood.”
This was a saying of our firm that boasted 400 years of history. In other words, we were shouldering 400 years of pride on this large meeting. Losing was unpardonable.
Lapis Lazuli. You may be an impressive heroine, but you are still a young sprout. We shall step on you thoroughly.