Obtaining The Upper Hand

Sir Astarot gave Lucas a meaningful look as it heard this. It didn't expect that Lucas would use its words in such a way. The truth is, this isn't what it intended, however, this is also a way to settle this matter. From Lucas' eyes, it could tell that Lucas came up with this idea after Grey made mention of it.

If Lucas had been overbearing with his request, then Sir Astarot wouldn't have accommodated him, but Lucas actually had a sense of discretion and suggested that the soul brand be handed to Sir Astarot, making it clear that he wanted this matter to be handled by it. If the soul brand was given to Sir Astarot, the Toad Clan Leader didn't need to worry about having to answer to humans and would naturally be cooperating with Sir Astarot.