Chapter 172: Do You Feel The Difference in Power? (11)
Keter sat down in the reception area, which was in a secluded area of their hotel suite. He took a bite from an apple he had grabbed from the fruit basket, then casually beckoned with a finger toward Ailos, who was seated across from him.
“Now that you’re here, hurry up and get to the point.”
“Is that all you want to ask me, Keter? Aren’t you curious about why the bomb went off? Or what the Undead showing up in the city are all about?”
“What I am curious about is why you think I would care about that crap.”
Ailos spread his arms dramatically.
“This isn’t the isolated land of Liqueur anymore; this is the outside world—a world where billions live, where your homeland, Sefira, still exists. You want to protect that kind of world, don’t you?”
“Whaaat?”
Keter set the apple down and gave Ailos a withering look. In turn, Ailos shifted his gaze toward the door and continued.
“There’s no point pretending. Did you really think I wouldn’t notice how much you’ve come to cherish your new little toy, Sefira?”
Keter frowned, not because Ailos was right, but because Ailos calling his brothers “toys” rubbed him the wrong way. What made it worse was not knowing why it bothered him so much.
“Fine, let’s say that’s true. So what?”
“My goal is Lord Eslow, so I don’t think you and your toys need to get caught up in this. So, I’m offering a mutually beneficial deal.”