"White Knight?!"
Earlier, the Queen granted Aiven the brigadier general rank, instead of directly letting him fully immerse in the pirate business.
Obviously, she didn't want Aiven to lead the privateer fleet with his true identity. Otherwise, it wouldn't be beneficial for his future and could easily attract enemy schemes.
In the Extraordinary World, if a powerful enemy truly hates you, as long as they have the means and can afford the cost, there are too many ways to enact revenge on you, your family, and friends.
Moreover, this time the opponent is the world's number one superpower, fully capable of such actions.
But by wearing the guise of the Kingdom Brigadier General, even if the true identity is revealed, he can rely on the Kingdom or even the Tulip Alliance, possessing the deterrence of state-level equivalency!
From this point, at least the Kingdom didn't seem to consider him a disposable pawn with darker thoughts.
