Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

On one hand, there is the mission she carries and the expectations of her biological father.

On one side is Mond, who has opened his arms and accepted him, and on the other side are his adoptive brother Diluc and their common father Cripps.

Loyalty and duty compelled him to consider the consequences of his decisions and what price he would pay.

Is it betraying Mond, who raised you, or betraying the expectations and mission you carry?

Either way, it was an incredibly agonizing choice for him. To be honest, if he could, he wouldn't want to choose between Kanria and Mondstadt, but reality doesn't allow for "what ifs."

Pantalone's cold words ruthlessly exposed what he had always been unwilling to face and think about.

"You can take your time to think about what to do, but I don't have that much time to wait for you."

Pantalone whispered these words softly beside Kaia.

She gently patted his shoulder and walked past Kaiya.

He then ignored Kaeya's reply and left the spot.

Watching Pantalonna's departing figure, Kaiya, tormented and conflicted, was forced to make a decision against his own will amidst his silence.

Ultimately, he faced a choice between Mondstadt and his homeland, Canria.

Driven by his mission and his father's wishes, he was forced to choose a path he did not want to take.

Before Pantalone completely left, he finally chose to succumb to Pantalone's threats, turning around to look at Pantalone's figure and asking.

"I agree to your request, but I have my conditions. If you don't agree to my request, then I would rather choose Mondstadt."

Upon hearing the answer he had been expecting, Pantalone stopped in his tracks.

Pantalone stopped and turned to look at Kaia, a satisfied smile on his face, as if he were praising Kaia's decision.

"You've made a smart decision. State your demands."

However, this praise was so ironic and sharp to Kaiya.

Kaiya looked at Pantalone's figure, paying little attention to Pantalone's words, and instead suppressed his other thoughts and distractions to state his request.

“My request is simple. I can grant your request, but you cannot ask me to betray Kanria. That is my only request and condition.”

Pantalone was not particularly surprised by this condition; in fact, he considered it perfectly normal.

Because Pantalone's condition for Kaia to become his pawn and spy was based on the premise that Kaia would not betray Canria.

If he were to demand that the other party betray Canria, then this precondition would no longer exist, so in Pantalone's view, this condition is not even a condition at all.

Therefore, after hearing Kaia's conditions, Pantalone readily agreed to them.

After agreeing to the condition, Pantalone smiled and extended his hand to Kaeya.

"Then, welcome to the Fools."

Chapter 139 News from Winter's End and New Plans

Some time has passed since Pantalone and Diluc made their deal, and as Pantalone expected...

As he had expected, Diluc Legnfind announced his departure from the Knights of Favonius. For the youngest knight and cavalry captain of the Knights of Favonius, Diluc's departure should have shaken the entire Knights of Favonius.

However, Diluc's departure from the Knights of Favonius, the youngest knight and cavalry captain, surprisingly did not cause much of a stir in Mondstadt.

The reason for this was naturally that the Fatui members within the Knights of Favonius deliberately suppressed the matter, and the Knights of Favonius and the people of Mondstadt were distracted by other things.

For most people, they didn't even realize that the noble young master of Dawn Winery had left the Knights.

On the other hand, the higher-ups of the Knights were too busy dealing with Pantalone's various diplomatic maneuvers to pay attention to this matter, so much so that they didn't even realize that Diluc had left the Knights.

Of course, all of this was done deliberately by Pantalone.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Diluc's departure from the Knights of Favonius was part of his entire scheme.

However, this is not something that Pantalone cares about, because Pantalone does not actually have high expectations for Diluc himself.

He knew perfectly well that this righteous and principled young man was only temporarily yielding to him.

When he thinks the time is right, the other party will naturally turn against him. However, Pantalone has already prepared a plan for this.

Whatever decision Diluc ultimately decides is irrelevant to him. In the end, he had no expectations of Diluc himself, only the idea of ​​using him.

He doesn't care about anything else as long as he can achieve his goal in the end.

From this perspective, Pantalone is a pure consequentialist who doesn't care about the process as long as the desired result is achieved.

This makes him indifferent to other people's thoughts; as long as they play a role, it doesn't matter what their thoughts are.

Moreover, he had prepared a second piece.

As Diluc's sworn brother, Pantalone is used to restrict another of Diluc's pieces.

As a descendant of the Alberridge, Kaia was caught red-handed by Pantalone. Forced by the mission he carried, he reluctantly agreed to Pantalone's demands and became his pawn.

However, compared to his sworn brother Diluc, he is a descendant of the Albrecht family, who bears the great responsibility of restoring Canria.

Compared to his sworn brother, he was much more deep and thoughtful.

Pantalone knew that the cunning young man might not faithfully fulfill the agreement they had made.