Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 380

Chapter 380 -380 – Taming the Distraction – 2

“We demand immediate vengeance!” bellowed Patriarch Strahlfang, his tiger markings pulsing with purple enhanced fury. “My eldest son has been murdered by that damned old usurper’s lackeys!”

The patriarch’s transformation was incomplete but visible, emotional stress triggering partial manifestation. His fingernails had sharpened into claws that scraped against the stone table, leaving deep gouges in the marble surface.

“And I deeply regret that,” Kharzan responded with forced patience, though his own beasts stirred restlessly beneath his skin. “But you insisted on sending him, and perhaps it was an accident. Understand that we must consider the timing. That same old Ashenway woman you’re complaining about is already mobilizing forces at the border… this is exactly what she wants!”

“And what does that matter? All of Yino are our allies!”

“Temporary and indirect allies still,” Kharzan corrected, his voice carrying the strain of someone explaining the same concept repeatedly. “With their own interests. If they interpret our actions as the beginning of hostilities without consulting them…”

“But they want us to attack too! In the first place, that old woman shouldn’t be governing from the shadows…” Strahlfang’s voice rose with each word, corruption-enhanced emotions making his arguments seem more compelling than they actually were. “She takes advantage of the King’s absence… We need to stop her! Even if we lose some stability at first, the people of the new Yano will understand when they receive this power!”

Kharzan paused, considering the implications of what he was hearing.

The rhetoric, originally crafted by himself and fed to his allies, sounded convincing when delivered with the emotional amplification that abyssal corruption provided. But beneath the passionate words lay the same fundamental problem that had plagued their cause from the beginning.

‘Yet this idiot doesn’t understand anything… we need at least 45% support and for Yino to initiate hostilities to have a firm platform in the post-war period.’

A war now, initiated from their side, with only 25% assured popular support, would be their future’s suicide…

Political suicide, military suicide, economic suicide.

But completely ignoring the death of Strahlfang’s son could fracture his coalition, another desperate situation with no clear resolution.

The political mathematics were unforgiving. Without popular support, victory would be pyrrhic at best, devastating at worst. But without the support of big allies like the Strahlfang clan, there would be no war to fight in the first place.

“We need a more subtle approach,” he finally murmured, his voice heavy with the weight of impossible choices. “Something that satisfies your family’s honor but without provoking complete escalation…”

He turned to his assistants, decision crystallizing despite its risks. “Call for Yino’s messengers.”

The order carried implications that everyone in the room understood. They were about to step into territory where miscalculation could cost them everything.

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On Selphira’s side…

“How many troops have they mobilized?” Julius asked when he met with Selphira, Sirius and Victor in private.

The war room was deliberately austere, designed to focus minds on strategy rather than comfort. Maps covered every wall, marked with colored pins that tracked troop movements, supply lines, and political allegiances across the divided territory.

“Enough to be noticed, not enough to be considered an immediate threat,” Selphira responded, her fingers tracing patterns on the largest map. “But the question is: are they responding to our movements, or are they preparing something independent?”

Victor frowned. “If they’re planning something big, we should consider attacking first and recovering…”

“No.” Selphira’s voice cut through the suggestion. “That is exactly the mistake Kharzan expects us to make. He wants us to initiate hostilities because he knows we don’t yet have sufficient support to win. The perfect situation for Yino to benefit from our mutual destruction.”

“Then what’s the plan?”

“We increase pressure near the rift but don’t cross the line. Each month that passes, more families benefit from Ren’s cultivation methods. Each month the war is delayed, our popular support grows.”

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