*Sigh*
Sighing out loud, I couldn't help but glance at the Matriarch, no, Angelica from the side.
It's been a bit of a rough week for me.
...Under the influence of Monarch's indifference, it seems like I 'enslaved' her and forcefully brought her here.
Fortunately, I wasn't in any danger as any time she would try to attack me all I had to do was channel the mana inside of my body, towards where the demon core I swallowed was located, and she would be subjected to immeasurable pain stopping her from whatever she wanted to do.
Like this, Angelica was pretty much under my control.
...However, even if she was under my control that didn't mean she would do anything I asked of her.
After all, although I could dictate her life and death with a simple thought, that was of no use for me.
How could I use a pawn that refused to move?
Such pawn wasn't something that I needed nor wanted...
There was no point in me keeping her if she refused to listen to my orders...I didn't need such liability to stick with me...especially not when considering how dangerous of a person she was.
"Huuu..."
Leaning back on my chair as I exhaled, I started thinking of a way to fix this problem.
Although I hate to say it...taking her in was in fact the right decision. Considering her strength, she was probably the strongest person among us in the mercenary group...and by quite a large margin at that.
Moreover, she could still grow stronger...especially since I knew of a couple of things that could benefit her growth.
Glancing at the Matriach who was coldly sitting not so far from where I was, massaging my chin, my mind raced.
Since I already swallowed her core she was definitely somewhat under my control...the problem was how do I get her to willingly follow my orders without betraying me?
Although the demons seemed united, in reality, they weren't. If not for the demon king keeping them in check with his overwhelming power, all hell would've broken loose among their ranks...and I could use this fact to my advantage
...the fact that her loyalty towards their own race wasn't very strong.
Thinking thus far, I glanced towards Smallsnake and Leopold who were both looking at me. Thereafter, nodding slightly towards them, I said
"Smallsnake, Leopold, can you guys give us a minute?"
Staring at me for a couple of seconds, Smallsnake's head alternated between me and Angelica a couple of times before he eventually nodded his head.
"Alright..."
Standing up from his seat, and tossing the cigarette in his hand towards the trash can, Leopold lightly waved his hand as he followed Smallsnake out of the room.
"Take your time, boss"
-Clank
Shortly after they left, as the doors to the room closed, silence enveloped the room. Breaking the silence, I looked at the Matriarch and lightly said
"...so, still not speaking"
In five years' time, will you still be my pawn or will you be something that I will have to discard? Will you choose to follow me after everything I will show you...or will you go back to the demons?
Smiling to myself, I paused my thoughts there. Staring at Angelica in the eyes, I asked her the question that had been bothering me for a long time.
"What I wanted to ask is...why did you think it was me that killed Elijah when everything pointed towards Amanda being the killer? Moreover...why me?"
Chapter end
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