Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts

"Hehe. We're finally done." Flora stretched her hand. "I guess the mayor is pretty cooperative."

Jinwu perched on Nathan's shoulder while saying casually, "Do you notice anything from the mayor, Summoner? To think you would make me lie about the report."

"Huh? You're lying?" Flora blinked her eyes in disbelief.

"Yes. He asked me to lie. He probably wanted to test the mayor. By mixing some truth with lies, we can create a believable scenario. If the enemies somehow catch wind of our operation, it's clear that the mayor is involved."

"Still, you're giving some correct information?" Flora gasped. "What if they use it against us?"

Nathan smiled. "Well, there's a type of person I admire."

"A type of person? What kind of person is he?"

"The type of person who can make his opponent hesitate and overthink even from a single smile." Nathan smirked. "By mixing some truths and lies together, even if the enemies know about it, they will think the mayor has given them some false information.

"It can be said that I'm planting the idea that the mayor has betrayed them. As a result, they will doubt the mayor and all his reports. All I have to do is adjust my plan accordingly and defeat them.

"Things like the encirclement of the soldiers are basically something they can't change, so I can simply tell him the truth.

"By creating the image that I'm able to make such a clever move most of the time, my opponents will wonder what kind of things I have prepared against them when I'm not even doing anything. This reputation will be useful in the future once I manage to build that image."

Flora gasped. "Are you a devil?"

"I'm not." Nathan shrugged. "Anyway, I'll tell you about the real plan and adjustment once we return to the inn. Of course, it also means the location to place the traps."

"Oh! I'm getting excited. So, are we going to…" Flora tugged Nathan's arm. Even though she didn't say it, it was easy to figure out what she wanted.

Nathan chuckled. "Once we're done with this. We need our top condition to defeat these many people."

Flora looked away, feeling a bit embarrassed. "I know. Hopefully, the mayor is not related to them."

"Yeah. I'm hoping for the same thing. Besides, he is the perfect person for me to figure out the problems of the city. Even though our city is not at this stage, it's basically because we have a lot of things to work on. Once that progress slows down, our place might end up falling to the same state. That's why I want to think of a possible solution."

Flora smiled. "Look at you, you're more like a noble than me."

Nathan shrugged. "If we plan to go on a honeymoon, there is a need for the people to survive. I don't plan to go to a ghost town for a honeymoon after all. If the cities are empty or only have several people surviving, it's not going to be fun anymore.

"That's why I will help them, even if I do it only for my selfishness."

Flora smiled wryly. "Well, selfishness aside… There are people who don't even care about it. So, I'd rather have someone like you."

Nathan harrumphed.

"Still, I wonder if those kids will take the job or not."

"They will definitely take the job, but there's a chance that not all of them will participate together."

"Fair enough." Flora sighed. "I'm sorry. Because of my trying to take them in, you will have to consider their survival too."

"It's fine." Nathan waved his hand. "Though, I'm still perplexed. What's the biggest reason for you to take them in?" Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

"You probably have predicted it. It's to grow our household. Besides, the twins should be from a noble family, right? They should be knowledgeable enough to help us run the city. Besides, we might have to leave the city if we want to go to another continent. I'm curious too, as to what kind of secrets other continents have. You will bring me with you, right?"

Nathan scratched the back of his head. "We'll talk about it later. Anyway, let's go back soon. I don't really want to catch people's attention here… at least not yet. By the way, Jinwu, have you seen them distributing the food?"

"Yes. Well, I should say it's awful."

"Why? Are they not doing their job?" Flora frowned. "I might have to consider their qualification for the cloud-repelling device if that's the case…"

"No." Jinwu shook his head. "The government seems to be doing as they're supposed to. However, the thugs make everyone miserable. They're stealing their food to fill up their bellies even more.

"The food station is not good either. The people have a hard time lining up. The nutrition is also limited. Because of the ash, there are not a lot of sources of meat, so they might end up in a malnourished state after so long.

"Even if we have solved the staple food problem, they can't go on like this," Jinwu sighed.

"That's…" Flora frowned. "I believe my father is also trying to find that solution."

Nathan, on the other hand, couldn't help but wonder, 'In that future-like dream… have I solved the food problem? And despite that… have I failed to save a lot of people? Is this the reason the world falls?'

Nathan sighed. He couldn't really find an answer to that question.

'At this rate, we might not be able to find meat at all. Will the whole world become vegan? I don't have any grudge against them, but I just hope that people eat everything so that they get a balanced diet.'

Flora couldn't help but feel moved when Nathan thought about the people that much. Even though he kept saying he had politics, he still tried to help as many people as possible, much better than a lot of nobles.

Flora calmed him down while saying, "There, there. Calm down. We can think about it once we're done with this mission. Let's get some rest and find the kids tomorrow."

Little did they know, they would get plenty of surprises from the kid the next day.