Chapter 22 Gather allies

"Great now that we're going to war with Malistro, we're gonna need a plan." Shio said as he pointed at James.

"James her will explain to you the plan." Shio said and went to sit down alongside other Headmasters.

"So this is that kid that beat you, Iguro. I wanted to see him up close." A Headmaster teased.

"Don't judge him because he's a kid. He could defeat you as well." Iguro warned.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the supervisor of Headmaster Nakamura Shio, and I have made a strategy!" James began, and his voice echoed through the whole conference room.

"My plan is that we should firstly make sure that our kings are well hidden and protected, gather as many allies as we can, and if possible recruit the major powerhouses."

"Once we've done that, we shall demolish one of the strongest alliances Malistro will have and show the other allies what will happen to them."

"That will lead to some of the allies to withdraw from the war. After that, we shall take control of the border between us and them. Then we strike! We shall end it with one swoop." James presented.

"If I say so myself, that isn't such a bad strategy." A woman Headmaster commented.

"The knights shall be splitter apart.

—The knights of the city of Lakhar will be the ones who will gather allies.

—The knights of Arcandia are in charge of the protection of the kings.

—The knights of Wistra are in charge of guarding Lakhar if and they will be the first line of defense.

—The knights of Marilo will be the second line of defense.

—The knights of Drikalina will be the last line of defense.

—The knights of Strandam will be responsible for training other knights and recruiting more.

—The knights of Calendora will be in charge of spying on Malistro and reporting back.

Those are the duties I have planned to assign to the knights of each city, and not all the k ights are going to participate, the ones who won't participate in the duties will be training with the knights of Strandam.

But the knights who won't participate I their duties will only be 5% from each city." James finished his explanation and awaited approval.

"I like that plan." A person commented. "Yeah me too." They approved.

After he had received approval, he went back to sit down, and Shio took the stage.

"Meeting adjourned." He said.

Everybody got out of their seats and left the conference room.

After they all went back to their respective homes to share the news, Shio had one more planning he and his party needed to do.

At Shio's office, him, Iguro, James, and all other captains held another meeting.

"I'm sure y'all are wondering why I called another meeting." Shio asked.

"Yes we are, we're tired from that last meeting. It took forever, and now here you are calling another meeting." One of the Captains complained.

"This one won't last long." He assured.

"Let's get to the point. We're responsible for gathering allies, so I will select which divisions will go where from tomorrow."

All of the Captains dropped everything they were thinking and focused only on Shio.

"This is it:

—The Black Art Division will go to the country Estrella.

—The Yellow Cross Division will go to the country of South Frocolian.

Those two are the only allies we currently have, so all we'll do is get them back on board.

The other allies we're gonna recruit are from the continent Astral and Excalvia, Drectar does not include themselves in war, so we'll leave them out, and Blanca is mostly full of Malistro allies.

At Astral [It is a continent that only has powerhouses, and there are three of them]:

—Me, Iguro, James, and Akiyoshi will go to the major powerhouse 1, Invinctro.

—Frozen Dragons Division will go to the major powerhouse 2 Westrecto.

Powerhouse 3 does not include themselves in wars that aren't straightly meant for them.

At Excalvia:

—The Shining Diamond Division will go to Heavenly World.

—The Blazing Storm Division will go to Cleavia.

—Last but not least, The White Star Division will go to Wallimartica.

The Hunters Division and The Phantom Division will not participate in the recruitment.

The Hunters Division will join the second line of defense, and the Phantom Division will be training.

And that's all." Shio finished his explanation.

"Hey why is my boy Akiyoshi traveling with you guys?" Captain Zak asked.

"It's because Akiyoshi needs extra protection from the enemy." James answered.

"If anybody else has any more questions, please ask."

Everybody went silent. It seemed like nobody had any more questions and so Shio dismissed everyone.

After the meetings, Shio was beat, and so he went to the hotel he stays in.

He threw himself at his bed, and he looked up to the roof. He closed his eyes and allowed his mind to take him places.

———

At the Black Art Division's hideout, Annie and the whole team were told everything. After that, they all went to bed.

Annie closed her eyes, but her mind wouldn't take her places. She couldn't sleep. She was only thinking about one thing;

'How is Shio doing under so much pressure. He must be exhausted.' She thought.

'I bet he's already asleep, and he's probably dreaming about eating something nice cause after the long day he had, I bet he must be craving something nice.' Annie guessed.

———

The boss of the [ASNO] was sitting alone in the dark eith only a single candle lit. He had taken off his blindfold, but niw he was returning it.

"So that's your plan, Shio." The boss of the [ASNO] after he had figured out Shio's plan.

"You're planning to create a world war of only two sides. You don't care who wins the war as long as you get to keep the system." He spoke to himself.

"How diabolical of you, well if you think you'll steal my power and get away with it, then you are so wrong. If a World War is what you want, then it's what you'll get." The boss of the [ASNO] said full of determination.