Picked up a Demon King to be a Maid Chapter 462

Published at 2nd of December 2022 08:02:20 AM

Chapter 462 – Needless Tears

Even though Barrett already showed restraint, Claire still nervously gulped.

It’s coming! The main event!

“Princess, the front-lines may be tight, but I already have an idea of the rebel’s army strength and as long as you give us enough reinforcements, I can guarantee that I’ll open a path straight to the rebel’s base and finish them off!”

Did Claire not want to finish off the rebels?

Of course, she wanted to! She hated those bastards who took advantage of the plague to rebel more than anyone else, if she had the chance she even wanted to personally chop up those bastards on the battlefield!

But… she couldn’t.

No matter how hot-blooded she gets, no matter how hateful she is, she can’t let that rush to her head.

No matter how good Barrett was at commanding, it’s not like he can make supplies out of thin air, right? So where would they get the rations and weapons? It’s not like you can expect the soldiers to fight on empty stomachs with rusted weapons, right?

Barrett has been on the battlefield for a long time so he doesn’t know that the country’s treasury has already been emptied, they didn’t even have food, let alone money.

So Claire had to think of a way to persuade him and get him to give up the counterattack and continue defending!

“Hm… uncle Barrett, take it easy first.”

Claire didn’t rush to retort and tried to calm him down while thinking about what Lin Xiao taught her.

Lin Xiao said that Barrett was different from Hardy and wouldn’t be that easy to deal with. He also controlled the troops so she couldn’t use a direct approach and had to make him willingly listen to her.

But… what should she do?

Should she directly say that they don’t have any money?

Definitely not.

Then should she use logic to change his mind?

That won’t work either.

If persuading like that would work, Taike would have already succeeded.

Claire thought about it and could only use the method they used against Hardy.

But Barrett noticed her hesitance and before she could say anything, he already saw through her!

Clap, clap!

Barrett clapped his hands and called over an attendant that brought a document even thicker than the one Hardy had and placed it in front of Claire.

“Princess, you won’t understand just by listening to me, so I made a plan for you to look at.”

“You also prepared one?”

Claire nervously gulped as she stared at the plan in front of her, she flipped through it and could only use the excuse she used with Hardy to try and muddle through, but this time it didn’t work!

“Uncle Barrett, there are two problems with your plan, unreliable data, and feasibility, so…”

She thought Barrett would be like Hardy and retreat, but he started laughing!

“W-what are you laughing for?”

“Hahaha… princess, I’m not laughing at you, on the contrary, I’m admiring your meticulous observation skills!”

“If that’s the case, then take it back, and let’s discuss…”

“But princess, this isn’t the only document I’ve prepared!”

“What? Not the only one?”

Claire’s eyes widened as two attendants ran off and carried a heavy box in and dropped it onto the floor. Following that, Barrett walked over and opened the box and took out two documents then handed them over to Claire.

“The Rebel Army’s troop configuration, comparative analysis of the enemy and our battle losses… w-what are these?”

Claire took the documents and was baffled at the titles, she glanced at the box and saw it was filled with similar documents.

“Hehe, princess, this is the data you wanted. This box is filled with all the war reports, statistical data, and the battle loss analysis for the past few months on the front lines, it’s enough to prove the feasibility of my plans!”

“What? My god… y-you actually brought all the war reports?”

When she heard Barrett’s response, it wasn’t just Claire who dropped her jaw, even Hardy was shocked. Lin Xiao who was dazing off also perked up.

He was already good at fighting and now he even prepared so much data to shut Claire up ahead of time, what else could she do?

If she continued to try to nitpick, they might take out each document from the box and read it out to her until she takes back her words…

It’s over, Claire has exhausted her talent and was completely out of ideas. This time it wasn’t because she has bad memory, but because her teacher didn’t teach her that much! Even Lin Xiao never expected this to happen last night.

Claire was forced to the end of the road! Would she be forced to agree to Barrett and hand over the country’s fate into his hands for a once-in-lifetime gamble!?

No, no, how could she let that happen?

Claire was speechless and could only grip the documents.

Although Barrett wanted to continue to press her, when he saw her appearance he softened and also maintained silence waiting for her answer. As the elder, he had to be considerate, but other people might not be as considerate!

“Princess, what are you hesitating for?”

“Trust us, trust grand marshall Barrett, we can win!”

“Princess, where did your courage go? King George wouldn’t cower at a time like this!”

Everyone was talking nonstop and continued to press Claire, the peace faction, on the other hand, was completely silent, even the annoying Taike didn’t say anything as he was afraid of being rebuked by Barrett.

The war faction already completely suppressed the peace faction, and this meeting would soon end with their victory!

But… Claire definitely wouldn’t agree to that!

“N-no…”

“Hm? Princess, what did you say?”

“I said… no!”

“Princess, my plans have no issues, and I already…”

“I know, I know… I know already! But uncle Barrett, we can’t afford to fight anymore! The people aren’t able to support a large-scale war, if this continues…. everyone will starve to death!”

Claire was at her wit’s end as she could only tearfully lament about her plight.

“Sigh, princess…”

The entire room fell silent when they heard Claire, they were not touched by her sincerity, rather they were inwardly shaking their heads.

The peace faction felt that the princess was still just a child and couldn’t stand the pressure and started whining. In the end, they would have to hand over the fate of the nation to a reckless man who only knew how to fight and kill. In Barrett’s hands, the country was over and the dynasties would soon change.

On the other side, the war faction was also dissatisfied with Claire’s words.

They wanted to follow a strong and firm leader, like grand marshall Barrett! They didn’t want to follow a crybaby, cowardly and incompetent princess!

The meeting was still ongoing yet princess Claire suddenly lost control of her emotions, it was too embarrassing, thankfully grand marshall Barrett is here, otherwise, Gotham Kingdom wouldn’t last long…

Anyways, whether it was the peace or war faction, they both lost trust this representative king and hoped King George would recover to give them a satisfactory answer.

Claire’s tears were in vain…

At that time, that youth helplessly sighed and made a decision. It seems like relying on Claire wouldn’t be enough.

Lin Xiao shook his head and stepped up. He lightly patted her shoulder and used a handkerchief to help wipe her tears away and then whispered into her ears.

“Claire, do you trust me? If you trust me… then leave the rest to me.”

“Eh? Leave it… to you?”

Chapter end