Olgar exited the carriage with cold sweat pouring down his back.
This wasn't just a joke. He could tell from their expressions that they were serious. Planning a revolution is instant death if they fail.
"Oh!! It's Mr. Olgar!" Elena exclaimed at the doorway of the mansion.
"W-Who are you?" Olgar asked, still feeling tensed about his current situation.
"My appearance changed, but I'm Elena!" Elena replied.
"H-Huh!? L-Lawrend, I'm hallucinating, right? Can I sleep?" Olgar asked Lawrend, confused.
"*Cough* You're destroying your cool image in our minds, Mr. Olgar, if you kept doing that," Lawrend replied.
"But, look! She's a fully grown, beautiful woman! That Elena that I saw before was a little kid!" Olgar exclaimed and clawed at his hair.
He was about to go crazy at this rate. First, it was Lawrend's crazy plan, and now, Elena is suddenly a grown woman?? Wasn't she a slime before?!
"She's a slime. Don't apply human logic to her," Lawrend replied.
"Hahh… Huuuuu… Hahhhh…"
Olgar took a deep breath and released it to calm his nerves.
"I understand. Nice to meet you again, Elena," Olgar extended his hand to her.
"Yes! Nice to meet you too, Mr. Olgar. Thank you for taking good care of Master," Elena said.
"Surprisingly, you recovered your wits fast," Lawrend commented on the side.
"Ehem. It's something I can rationalize compared to your crazy thinking!" Olgar retorted angrily.
"Ahahahaha… Follow me to the dining room. Oh, wait. There's that place where you held a meeting, right?" Lawrend asked Aleshia.
"Yes, Master. We can talk there. It's soundproofed so it's best we discuss it there," Aleshia replied.
"*Gulp*"
Olgar realized that it's about to become even crazier.
He followed behind them, contemplating whether to run away or not. Even if she's the princess, she'd be beheaded for treason.
In the end, curiosity made Olgar stay. He entered a large room with a round table. Lawrend, Aleshia, Humility, and Elena sat beside each other.
While Olgar sat opposite them. At that arrangement, he felt even more pressured.
Even though he was an Arch Mage already, he's still feeling nervous.
"First, Mr. Olgar, I won't force you nor will I let any of them force you. You have my word for that," Lawrend said.
"Yes." Olgar nodded his head solemnly.
"The reason I approached you about this is because I trust you. After all, you can be considered my teacher," Lawrend continued.
"..."
"Elena, call Aezel," Lawrend said.
"Yes, Master," Elena replied and left.
"The one who's coming will be our guarantee. Even if we fail, we can escape with her help," Lawrend explained to the confused Olgar.
A few minutes later, Aezel entered the room.
The moment she entered, Olgar widened his eyes so wide that his eyeballs could pop out at any moment.
"D-DEMON!!"
Olgar pointed at Aezel in horror. He could still remember what happened back then. She and Reon almost destroyed the whole port of Sheron Port City.
Aezel furrowed her eyebrows at Olgar and sat beside Humility.
"She's Aezel. You probably know who she is," Lawrend said.
"I do! Don't tell me you're doing this because of this demon?" Olgar asked in disbelief.
He never expected Lawrend to serve the other side.
"Don't worry. It's not like that. She also became my maid," Lawrend replied.
"But she's a demon! Lawrend, I don't agree with this!" Olgar shouted.
"Aezel, show her," Lawrend said.
"Fufufufu. I'm Master's maid, and I also became a… Fallen Angel!"
Aezel extended her large gray wings outward.
"H-Huh? What?"
Olgar was dumbfounded. He was 99.99% sure that he was going crazy. Otherwise, he wouldn't see such a mythical divine creature in front of him.
"As you can see, Aezel is not a demon anymore. You don't need to worry," Lawrend replied.
"I-I see..?" Olgar nodded his head, still confused.
"Aezel here is as strong as an Earth Mage. Even if the empire sent an Earth Mage, we can protect ourselves," Lawrend said.
"..."
At this point, Olgar became numb to all these shocking things. He calmly nodded his head.
"So… What do you think?" Lawrend asked him with a smirk on his face.
"Tell me your plans," Olgar said solemnly.
"The plan is to visit every city in the kingdom and have them be controlled by someone I planted. Then, when I take the throne in the capital, they would immediately announce their allegiance," Lawrend explained.
"There are so many Arch Mages in the kingdom. How would you deal with them?" Olgar asked.
"That's not a problem. I'm a Prime Student. I can use that as proof that I'm more capable as the king compared to the current king. If that isn't enough, I also have the Guardian Beast of the Undrasil Monster Forest under my command," Lawrend replied.
"You even got her under you..? Impressive. Although it's all hard to believe, at this point, I'll just believe anything you say. I don't want to die of a heart attack," Olgar replied without much of a change in his expression.
"Hahahaha! That's true. You'll see that I'm telling the truth sooner or later," Lawrend replied with a satisfied smile on his face.
"So, am I one of the people you're gonna send to control one of the cities?" Olgar asked.
"Yes. You're even more perfect now that you're an Arch Mage. I'll be sure to remember your contribution," Lawrend replied and nodded his head.
"Do you promise that you'll prioritize me if we fail? No… Sign a blood contract," Olgar said.
"Sure."
Lawrend pulled out a Blood Contract paper from his storage ring and wrote the terms on it.
"How does this look to you?" Lawrend asked.
Olgar grabbed one of the copies of the blood contract and read it.
"Mm. As long as I stay loyal to you at this time, I will be given priority to be saved. Can you include Cherry there?" Olgar asked.
"Sure."
Lawrend took the paper from him and added Cherry.
"Okay. Those look good to me," Olgar said.
"Well, then.. Let's sign the blood contract," Lawrend replied.