THE LORD OF THE OTHER WORLD

Chapter 33: Doubt and Decision

"Now you can say it, Miss." Ugo's advisers invited the shadowy group to submit their proposal. In addition, Ugo also slipped the message that their time is not much, so please convey it directly to the point only.

"Your Majesty, you hereby submit a proposal to merge the territory of the Baratajaya Kingdom under the rule of the Twin Towers Empire. To see more about the form of the agreement can be seen in the sheet I give this." Lily took out a long tendril from inside the sleeve of her robe, then delivered the parchment sheet towards the king.

At first, both the king and the Ugo Counselor were angry when they heard Lily's words. However, after some time had passed and the two finished reading the contents of the agreement, the king sighed violently then put on a complicated expression on his face. It was as if a heavy burden had suddenly appeared in his mind. On the one hand he could not deny that the offer was very profitable for the survival of the Baratajaya Kingdom, given the great danger that lay ahead, they're not even sure they'll survive without help from Lily and her friends. However, on the other hand, the king was still not willing Baratajaya Kingdom which had stood for thousands of years had to fall into the hands of an emperor from the east whom he had never even met in person. Although Lily's entourage in her eyes is now saviors and trustworthy, the king still has a small worry about what their master's character looks like.

There was nothing the king could say at this moment, he continued to ponder and stare blankly at the void. Being beside him, Ugo who saw the king's gurgle was immediately sensitive and tried to give a response to represent the king.

"Miss Lily, Your Majesty needs time to consider proposal—"

"I agree to it."

"Your Majesty?"

Ugo fell in a daze. He wondered, did the king really understand well the content of his cooperation proposal?

The process of ratification of the agreement between the two parties goes on with a brief cover. As usual, the king used a royal gold stamp and stamped it on the proposal sheet. Ending the conversation between the two camps, Lily and her friends did not want to linger immediately resigned from the place. After all, it was time for them to move on and take action. Their time is not much, they need to prepare as soon as possible the next step, in accordance with the initial plan.

"End by accepting the offer from the emperor's side, isn't this time His Majesty in too much of a hurry? At least we need to try to put up a fight first, I believe our kingdom is not something that is easy to oppress" Ugo said.

"It's still not too late, if Your Majesty wants me to see Miss Lily and cancel it."

"I understand you are worried about my future and the rest of the royal family. However, you should have understood the current situation better than me, Ugo. Previously, regarding the danger of invasion from the Beast Beast Empire, I was still thinking of being able to handle it, but what about now? We are talking about the threat from the power of the Holy Temple. They are beyond the reach of our royal power, far above. In the past, their strength had even exceeded the combined of three to five kingdoms like ours. If the information regarding the western continent being the target of the expansion of the people from the sacred temple is true, how terrifying do you think their power will be in the future?"

"I don't want a long-established history to collapse just because of my greed. And again, I don't want to be the last king and the king to be listed as the worst because he can't save the lives of many of his people." The king smiled with a face full of helplessness.

"But, Your Majesty, we can still think of other ways...."

"My decision is already unanimous, Ugo. This time I want you to respect my decision, not as a friend, but as a king."