Three people were talking in a closed room, one of them was an old man with medium length white hair and blue eyes, he was also wearing a crown, the other was a middle-aged man wearing a noble's clothing, he was quite fat, he was a bald man with a funny mustache but the other one was a huge man with hair all over his body, he was wearing a golden armour, these men were The King, Pleadin The Strongest Noble, Marquist. The Knight-Army Director, Holden.

"Fucking Lugenburgs in a title war, let's just finish their bloodline." Said Marquist.

"No, General Gregory is a militaristic genius, we can't afford to lose him." Said Holden.

"Then let's fucking kill his child." Said Marquist.

"Even though I am against the idea of killing a child but if that child is a Lugenburg. Count me in." Said Holden, both of them turned to the king, he was thinking.

"I was going to marry Forvest to my girl." Said Pleadin.

"Hah! Forget about him. My son is better." Said Holden.

After thinking for a while, Pleadin reached a conclusion.

"Let's side with Gregory, votes?" Pleadin said and raised his hand, Holden and Marquist did the same, Holden stood up from his chair.

"I will be taking the first army." Said Holden.

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"No." Said Pleadin, both of them looked at him in surprise.

"Take Marquist's army." Pleadin smiled at Marquist, Marquist was annoyed by this attempt to lower his power.

"Whatever, that kid is weaker than a peasant." Said Marquist but as soon as he said that they got the kingdom-wide announcement.

[Forvest Lugenburg Is Unable To Command]

[New Leader Is Alios Viviors]

"Alios is fucking alive?!" Marquist yelled in anger, he hit his fist on the table.

"If he joined the kid, I think we should join him as well. I change my vote to Forvest." Said Holden.

"Fuck you and your knight brotherhood. My vote still stands the same. That blue headed bastard won't get my support. Not after screwing my wife and faking his death." Marquist started to turn red, they turned to the king waiting for his vote.

"Hmm…Do you guys want to have a bet?" Said Pleadin, The king was also known as the gambler king because he gambled on his throne many times and he didn't lose it.

"I am in." Said Holden and Marquist at the same time, the king's gambles were amazing opportunities to gain power. Both Holden and Marquist won a bet against the king and became a powerful man in his kingdom.

"Okay, this will be a three ways bet. First, one If General Gregory wins, I will marry my daughter to Marquist's son and Holden will make a special knights unit just to protect Marquist, If Forvest wins, I will give Holden the regent title and Marquist will give his special army to Holden but If both of them loses. Marquist will give me his grand duke title and Holden will swear an oath to me and my family." Said Pleadin, both of them thought about his deal and they finally accepted it.

"I am in," Both of them said at the same time, and then the king had a wide smile on his face.

"I see. I don't war in my kingdom and so I will send my son's army to crush both of their armies." This was the trick, he tricked both of them into this deal now they had no choice but to support both of their sides from the shadows because if they did it officially the king had the authority to execute them both for treason, the king stood up and walked to the door with his cane.

"I might be old but I am still the gambler king." And so he left the room with a smile on his face.