( Leo's POV )
Leo chose the servants' quarters beside the Duke's manor as his temporary residence. With the manor repurposed as a makeshift prison, these quarters were the closest location he could use as a base of operations, allowing him to stay within reach of the manor.
Though far from luxurious, it would suffice for now as now was not time for grandeur or luxury.
Beside him, Dumpy was deeply engrossed in contemplating the fighting techniques that he had witnessed firsthand today, meticulously analyzing his own performance in comparison.
For Dumpy, observing Leo in action had been a profound honor, and his Lord Father had not disappointed him in the slightest. Leo had been cold, ruthless, and incredibly powerful—just as Dumpy had always envisioned him to be.
*Knock*
*Knock*
Around 9 am, early morning, Leo heard a knock on his quarter's doors, which prompted him to reply softly with a "Come in–"
He was expecting ChaosBringer to come meet him, as the two of them needed to discuss plans regarding taking control over the Eastern Duchy as a whole and weeding out the remaining nobles.
However, while he expected ChaosBringer to come meet him, when the man finally walked into his chambers, Leo was left speechless for a moment.
Wearing flamboyant red robes with a contrasting black lining and having sharp ugly long nails, painted red and black in alternate, ChaosBringer looked nothing like a dignified leader.
On second glance, Leo noticed the slight hint of make-up on his face, and the excessive hair product use in his hair, as ChaosBringer looked less like a rebel leader and more like a trans-celebrity.
"Aghhh—" ChaosBringer said, letting a soft moan escape his lips, as he collapsed to his knees the moment he entered the room.
For ChaosBringer, finally being in TheBoss's presence was too intense of an encounter to handle causing him to lose footing, however, for Leo, his impression of ChaosBringer plummeted even more, as the moan he let out sent shivers down his spine.
"Sir Boss…. This lowly one greets you….it's the biggest honor of my life to meet your eminence" ChaosBringer said, piously putting his head to the ground as he raised his hips proportionately, in a dangerous pose.
"ChaosBringer?" Leo asked, his left eye twitching in disbelief, as he could not believe for a moment that this guy was the biggest rebel movement leader in the entire game.
"Yes… that is this lowly one's name, thank-you for speaking it outloud" ChaosBringer said, as Leo felt both his eyes fluttering now as he blinked non-stop.
"Is that your glorious pet beside you my lord? The legendary sword wielding green frog? What an honor it is for me to meet him as well" ChaosBringer continued, as Dumpy let out a low grunt of joy listening to his words.
*Ribbit*
"I like this man, Lord Father, he has proper etiquette–" Dumpy said, as unlike Leo who could not come to terms with his attitude, Dumpy instantly gained a favorable impression of ChaosBringer.
"Aghhh—" ChaosBringer said one more, hugging his own body as he twitched, as for a second time Leo felt goosebumps running down his spine.
"The glorious pet really does speak as the rumors suggested. What a unique being. Truly worthy of being Sir Boss's pet" ChaosBringer said, as Leo felt his mind numbing at this point trying to interact with this cartoon character.
"Arise?" He said, half commandingly, half self-doubtingly as he had no idea what he was doing.
However, as per his command, ChaosBringer did get to his feet albeit still keeping his head hung low.
"How can I be of service, Sir Boss?" ChaosBringer asked, as coughing twice Leo tried to finally focus on the task at hand.
"We need to consolidate our position and conquer the remaining territories in the East as soon as possible.
With the new system announcement, I'm sure we will have an influx of a large number of immigrants, I'm thinking that we can….."
Leo started to speak about his plan in great depth, however, ChaosBringer found himself unable to pay attention to any words coming out of his mouth.
Instead, he found himself fanboying over Leo's gear as he noticed every aspect of Leo's body in great depth.
'Agh, are those the boots Sir Boss purchased from the special auction? They say it has a speed boost, and also they look classy on him'
'These plain black robes look so boring, however, if one looks closely they can notice the chainmail he wears underneath.
Thankfully, Sir Boss has a great physique, as no-one but him can pull such a boring dress off with such class'.
'Oh my god! Is that his legendary Assassin's belt! It looks so cool around his waist. I can see the shine of his daggers handles from here…. He truly uses only the best weapons'.
"Is what I think….. What are your opinions on the same ChaosBringer?"
"ChaosBringer?"
"Rebel leader?" Leo asked, as to his absolute horror, ChaosBringer did not reply to his words at all and instead kept suspiciously staring towards his nether regions.
In reality, ChaosBringer was only staring at the belt wrapped around his waist, however, his gaze made Leo feel awkward nonetheless.
Covering his privates with both his palms, Leo took a step back, as it was only then that ChaosBringer looked up, looking at Leo with confused eyes.
"Sorry Sir Boss, I spaced out for a second there, what were you saying?" ChaosBringer said, as at this point, Leo felt like he had enough.
"Dumpy, you heard what I said, repeat it for the gentleman here–" Leo instructed, as keeping his hands over his nether regions, Leo asked Dumpy to repeat his words.
"Lord Father here said that you need to take control of the Eastern Duchy as a whole within the next 14 days at maximum.
The mongrels holding the remaining lands are weak and should not pose much of a challenge.
So the least you can do to prove your competence is wipe them out and unite the lands under the banner of Lord Father.
Do you understand weird human?" Dumpy said, as he did not repeat Leo's words at all, and instead cooked up an explanation of his own.
"I understand!" ChaosBringer replied, as bowing deeply, he accepted the command to unite all lands under Leo's name.
"All lands in the East shall be united under Sir Boss's name within the next 14 days. This lowly servant shall not disappoint" ChaosBringer said, as although Leo said nothing about uniting the lands under his name, that was the conclusion that ChaosBringer eventually arrived at because of Dumpy.