Chapter 1068: Royal Crashout
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Chapter 1068: Royal CrashoutââŚâ For a moment, King Alexios was lost for words. His sharp intake of breath carried through the artifact. â⌠Felicity. I do not appreciate your tone.â
âOh, please! I donât like plenty of things either!â Felicity shot back without hesitation. Her voice was dripping with pure sass. âAnd you better not think I suddenly turned bad today, because Iâve been thinking all this for a long time! I just didnât say it out loud! But that stops now!â
On the other end of the call, Alexios let out a low, irritated grumble. His words were muttered under his breath. â⌠This change wouldnât have started happening right when you began having calls with that man, would it?â
Felicity ignored him completely because she was not done with her new round of complaints.
She was crashing out.
âI hate being a princess! Always having to be careful what you show in front of the maids, because if you slip even once, oh no, the royal princess dared to speak in normal tones instead of her oh-so-perfect, porcelain-princess voice! Oh dear goddess, what a tragedy! The entire kingdom might collapse from such a scandal!â
She rolled her eyes so hard it was a miracle they didnât pop out of her head.
âAnd then thereâs the boys.â Her lip curled in disgust. âThe horny, drooling brats who stare at my chest or legs instead of my face. Their greedy fathers lining them up like pigs at the trough, shoving them at me during parties, whispering, âGo on, make small talk, win her favor, maybe sheâll marry you and save our broke little house!â Ugh! Shut up!!! I donât want your sweaty palms or your half-baked compliments about my dress!â
She huffed, crossing her arms under her chest and glaring at the floor. But she wasnât done. Not even close.
âYou know what I especially hate?â She jabbed her finger at her necklace artifact as if it were somehow personally responsible. âMath! Pythagoras is the worst tutor known to man! And donât even get me started on his breath, it stinks like an abandoned graveyard! Every lesson feels like a duel between my sanity and his lungs!â
She stomped her foot with all the royal authority of a pouting kitten.
âDo you know I cheated on the last exam?! Because that was the only way I would ever pass!â
The silence that followed was deafening. Quinlan tilted his head amusedly, content to only listen in for now. Kitsara was openly grinning like a fox who had just raided the chicken coop. Vex⌠Well, she was laughing, loud and clear for all to hear. But she had the presence of mind to go a short distance away so the artifact wouldnât transmit it.
â⌠Haaah.â Alexios finally exhaled after a long pause. âMorgana did indeed make this much harder than it had to be.â His tone shifted, dry, edged with weary humor. âAt the very least, she could have told me of her plan so I could make sure it succeeded. Then we might have captured this heinous criminal together.â
âWHAT?!â Felicity practically shrieked, stomping her foot repeatedly so hard the sound echoed. âFather!!â
But instead of meeting her fury, Alexios chuckled. A deep, tired laugh that sounded almost foreign coming from him. âRelax, child. That was a joke. I do not like doing things this way. Itâs not a coincidence that slaves are not present in the palace.â
Felicity folded her arms and scoffed so hard it was practically a slap. âYou are not funny. Stick to being stoic, Father. It suits you better.â
ââŚâ Alexios became quiet for a bit once again.
â⌠Moving on. Devil. What will it take for you to give me my daughter back?â
Quinlan didnât like his tone. âYou know, I might be a wanted criminal, but I still have nothing to do with your daughterâs kidnapping. Stop making it sound like I took your child away. In fact, Iâd say Iâm the victim in all of this. First, your wife attacks me, and now your daughter slips into my home uninvitedâŚâ
He released a dramatic sigh, sounding like a man who was carrying too big a burden on his shoulders.
âWho do you think will feed her? House her? Ensure she has an actually competent math tutor, as her ultra-rich parents couldnât find a good candidate in their hundreds of millions of subjects? Poor little Devil, thatâs who. You Valorians couldnât physically ruin me, so now youâve decided to attach a parasite to me who will drain my treasury.â
âL-L-Lord Black?! What are you even saying?!â Felicity stammered and then cried with utmost outrage. She couldnât believe what her ears were telling her.
She was being introduced to a whole new side of Quinlan just now⌠To the abyss where his endless shamelessness resided. Felicityâs eyes widened like saucers when she found one of his fingers placed against her lips, shutting her up. âThe adults are speaking.â
âMM!!!!â
âYou have a colorful imagination, Devil,â the king responded. âHave you thought about becoming a novelist?â
âYou really should stick to being a stoic bastard. Listen to your daughter. Iâm getting the feeling that she has the most common sense in your family.â
â⌠Now Iâm certain it was you who corrupted my daughterâs purity.â
âI have no idea what youâre talking about.â
âI have my doubts whether youâd pass a lie detection test. Anyhow. Your âfinancial problemsâ can be solved easily. Just give the parasite back, Iâll take care of her. She can leech as much as she wants from me.â
â!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!â Felicityâs outrage grew to new heights. Her father literally never spoke like this. It was a whole new face of his that the girl was introduced to, brought out by the unique situation and the attitude of the man he was talking to.
And the girl did not like it one bit.
Especially when she heard the loud, very badly hidden snickering of Jiai.
âOf course she can leech as much as she wants, your wealth is near limitless. How about you tax your subjects less, you greedy bastard? Youâre being far too gluttonous. You should give back to the common people instead of only taking.â
âHow much in taxes have you paid in the last fiscal year, Devil? Your personal income must be at least dozens of gold coins.â
âMoving on.â Quinlan instantly changed the topic, âHow about you remove the bounty from my head? Iâll consider giving Felicity back to you then.â
âDidnât you just say you didnât kidnap her? Now you use her as a bargaining chip to blackmail me⌠Well, I shouldnât be surprised. Iâm speaking to a criminal, after all. How about the two of us sit down and have a talk in person?â
âYou must think I was born yesterday or something. No way. The trust between us has been reduced to zero ever since your wife attacked me. Itâs obvious sheâs out of control, and you canât contain the woman properly.â
â⌠Fair. Then I offer you this,â Alexios said at last, voice carrying that unshakable steadiness of a man laying down something absolute. âThe hand of my third daughter, Princess Felicity Valorian. A noble title of Count, seated in the Central Lands, so no duke stands above you. A full pardon for every crime committed in the name of the Devil and also while wearing the mask of Black, such as impersonating nobility. All of this will be given to you in exchange for your service to the royal court as its mage, and your willingness to share your secrets with me.â
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