Re: The Idealist and The Tyrant (Aiden)
"We won't get anywhere by picking up stragglers and nobodies, Aiden. Even the few that we saw may belong to a certain leader, and it's that leader we need to concern ourselves with. So long as we think small, our results will be small. And working our way up from the small steps, as it seems like you're thinking... Truly, we'd be putting ourselves underneath the power of such a leader, and I'm sure that someone like you, Aiden, would only cause unrest should a mamono try to lay claim to you, especially an orc. With that said, we need the collective as a whole to ally with us, not little bits and pieces of it. And do trust me, if you see one orc, she's likely part of a larger clan, sent to do who knows what."
"I agree. With me present, picking up a bunch of little no name creatures of little importance is a waste of my time. I'm frankly for finding any leader of a small army and crushing her beneath my foot and taking her forces for my own." Suika stated aggressively.
"You're like some kind of tyrant..." Maria shifted nervously.
Venice shrugged, "Well, it's not a bad choice, really, to just dominate them. But... Aiden, understand that there's no right choice here, otherwise I would push you towards one or the other. There are of course advantages for each choice, but there are also disadvantages. The dwarves could arm the whole population, but they would destroy the economical market established and pretty much take over blacksmiths of the area and likely make them their husbands. The slimes... Are awesome front line infantry that can take immense abuse, but... Well, they're slimes. And Salamanders are warriors that could rival the dullahan of the demon lord's army, but they're like barbarians. They're battle crazy and unlikely to listen to you even should you get them on your side. Our end goal should be to acquire all of them, but we need to decide a place to start.
"There is no right choice we have right now, Aiden, except for you. As we are, you are currently are biggest liability towards acquiring any faction to join us. I say that with all honesty and no disrespect towards you, but..." Standing in front of Aiden, she put a hand on her hip and regarded him seriously. "This is why I so strongly suggest I become leader. If you were to represent the town as a whole, and diplomacy with a faction goes awry because you vehemently hate the thought of being underneath a woman, or dominated by her, or so I have observed. If you're the leader," she points to Aiden. "And you anger the other leader of the faction, then all that will result is combat. At least I, a woman and fellow mamono, can keep you from having to resort to either combat or such sexual situations. Best case scenario that I can predict, you will simply walk away from such a leader, and think that you will do better elsewhere. That is not the kind of attitude we need for coexistence... We must learn to tolerate. And tolerate, I can do. But can you stand the thought of being underneath a woman, subject to her desires, if it means coexistence and peace?" Venice asked him seriously.