Chapter 154: Your Knight Still Lacks a Mount

Chapter 154: Your Knight Still Lacks a Mount

The ministers’ quarrels slowly gave Frankischko a headache—today was her birthday, did they have to bring up something unpleasant?

Talking about everyday things would have been better. Why bring it up today?

Some members of Parliament even fought while talking, pulling off wigs, tearing shoes and stockings, turning the place into chaos. Beside them was the dance floor; this side was a fighting pit.

Both sides kept doing their own thing without any trouble.

Frankischko called out several times, but no one responded. She rubbed her forehead and got up from her seat. She went to her ‘nephew’ side.

The funny thing was, even after the main figure left, the ministers below were still playing. No one cared where the King above had gone. Only Crowley quietly followed.

Seeing ‘Father’ come over with Crowley, Ocris was terrified. She thought her father wanted to talk to her about the Nephar Ren matter. She said in a low voice to Louis, “If my father says anything later, cover for me.”

Louis blinked his eyes.

At that moment, His Majesty Ign walked over, and Louis gave a small bow.

They chatted for a while, and Frankischko curiously asked about Louis’s study experience abroad. Ocris tried to be clever and quickly said a lot, often clinging to Louis’s arm.

This close gesture made Frankischko glance at Louis with that look again, as if confirming her earlier guess—it seemed this ‘Minor Deity’ was indeed summoned by her daughter.

Frankischko politely asked a question, hinting at a meaning like “why come so far”.

Louis thought for a moment, then gave Frankischko a small bow and spoke seriously.

“Your Majesty, I will not hide it any longer now.” Louis chose his words carefully and said, “I came here because of Her Highness the Princess.”

Ocris’s heart skipped a beat—what did that mean?

I asked you to cover for me, you wouldn’t… you wouldn’t…

You wouldn’t propose to me in public, would you?!

Louis looked at Ocris beside him. He said, “You know, because I…”

“Because I am his Dragon Knight!” Ocris cut in, holding Louis’s arm, as if afraid he might kneel on one knee. “A proper, ordinary Dragon Knight, Father. Mother arranged this Knight for me.”

“Uh…” Louis opened his mouth, stunned—a proper Dragon Knight?

Could it be that some Dragon Knights were not proper?

But it wasn’t wrong; he was quite proper.

Frankischko looked as if she understood, which made Louis breathe a sigh of relief. He felt that regardless of how proper this Dragon Knight was, his goal of clearing the air had been met. Even if he showed off in a flashy way in front of Frankischko later, everyone would think it was normal.

“Little nephew bows here.” Louis gave a small bow.

“Hey, don’t call yourself little nephew anymore. Years ago, when the Queen and I sailed at sea, we visited the North Sea.” Here, Frankischko sighed a bit. “We were hosted by King ‘Staying Up Late’—he is my elder, so you and I should be of the same generation.”

Louis opened his mouth, glanced at the smiling Earl Crowley and Frankischko, and at the stiff-faced Ocris. He wanted to say something, but it ended up as two words.

“Fiiine then…”

The two Mother-in-laws looked at each other and laughed. Ocris’s eyes went wide—my student became my uncle?

While Ocris was totally confused, her two uncles and father talked for quite a while.

During the conversation, the Mother-in-law kept glancing at her leg in confusion, making Louis feel very awkward.

“Oh, that’s my Wand.” Louis said with a smile.

Frankischko looked at Louis with that look—was his Wand proper?

Before Louis could explain anything, he saw a trace of blood on his Mother-in-law’s pants.

Louis was shocked.

The Old Witch Doctor found some special traces—you had triggered a special quest called ‘Observation and Inquiry’.

A puzzle about Her Majesty Queen Frankischko might be right in front of you.

A. ‘Sniff It’

Completion Reward: Frankischko’s big slap1 + Ocris’s shock and big slap1 + Earl Crowley brother dumbfounded1 + the royal and Wizards’ iron fists1 + inexplicable world Boss rank1 + Mana+10

B. ‘Ask About It’: Is this… yours, or did the Queen accidentally get it on you?

Completion Reward: “Talking nonsense, Louis! This is clearly the Queen’s, apologize to Her Majesty now!”1 + Earl/Ocris favorability -20 + Frankischko favorability -50 + XP+50

C. ‘Touch It’: Aha!~ Monkey steals the peach!~

Completion Reward: Mixed beatings from both Mother-in-laws and wife1 + Corpse Run1 + all stats+3

Seeing Louis open his mouth and stare blankly at her pants, Frankischko was also stunned.

“Oh, I got some tomato sauce on it.” Frankischko said with a smile to Louis, the Earl, and her daughter.

Louis gave Frankischko that look—your tomato sauce… Before he could convey the look, he saw Frankischko narrow her eyes slightly, so he quickly put on a polite smile.

Maybe thinking it was inconvenient for her little brother to keep bending over, or considering it embarrassing to have tomato sauce on her, Frankischko, who hadn’t wanted to stay at the feast anyway, took her daughter and Louis to leave after chatting a bit.

When Princess Nephar, who had won a big victory in a verbal battle in the distance, looked over proudly with a smug face at these people talking as they left, her chest felt like a heavy hammer had hit it. Fury and killing intent blazed in her eyes.

After leaving the feast, Louis felt himself getting hotter and his head dizzier. He wanted to go back early to get some antidote or something.

But Ocris had something to say and insisted on taking Louis to her palace. Watching Ocris walk ahead like a swan, head held high and stepping gracefully, Louis felt even more uncomfortable.

Louis said, Your Highness, let’s not go to your place. I got a small injury myself today and took the wrong potion. It might not be convenient now. He wanted to go back early to fix it.

Ocris looked at Louis limping and suddenly remembered something. She confidently said it was no big deal and she could help him look at it later—her mixed antidote would surely work better than his.

Louis thought carefully and looked as if he felt “this is too awkward”.

Ocris proudly gave him a look—nothing awkward, she was his teacher.

Louis thought about it well and decided the teacher’s words made sense, so he followed her seriously.

After some twists and turns, Her Highness brought Louis to a very proper place in her bedchamber—this hall even had a small throne. But this throne was clearly not like the King’s. It had a fairy-tale style decoration, like the Queen throne Ocris dreamed of having.

It would have made sense for a Princess to have a Monarch seat like this in her own Dukedom.

But to have one just for show in the Royal Palace—though it was play—was a bit taboo.

Yet the ‘King’ and the stepmother never said anything about such things, showing how much Frankischko spoiled her daughter and revealing Ocris’s subconscious thoughts since childhood—I shall be the future Your Majesty Queen of the Sorrento United Kingdom!

When Ocris sat there frowning and thinking, Louis suddenly understood why Delphinia and Ocris usually liked to act like swans, holding their heads high with serious poker faces.

Delphinia was because she was the Witch Queen, the ruler for Wizards, Her Majesty, and also Queen of Sorrento. Though there was a figure above her, she deeply desired the actual throne and saw herself as her mother’s heir. That’s why she acted like a swan daily.

Ocris had been brought up since small by her mother and father—my child Ocris, on the day you were born, the mountains called your name…

Plus, Frankischko’s indulgence now made both kids, like children saying “I’ll be President one day”, carry themselves as the future Queen of the Sorrento Empire, looking proper all the time.

Very affected.

But… quite impressive nonetheless.

At least her legs were long…

Noticing her student kept staring at her legs red-eyed, the teacher felt displeased and smoothed her skirt.

Her student was more and more out of line today. Not only did he make up all those stories, but… he also wanted to kneel and propose in public!

Louis: “???”

Ocris raised her head high. She felt they needed to talk about their relationship—how it just couldn’t happen between them.

‘Maybe my Prince was really my student—though not summoned by me, how fitting it was. It must be fate.’

The romantic girl had longed for a tragic love story. The Knight’s moments in the arena today and the sudden realization that he was her ‘sister-in-law’ fit her fantasy of an impossible, beautiful but doomed romance.

She almost cried again from self-pity—they could never be…

Her thoughts wandered wildly again, and you decided…

A. “Stop talking nonsense, brother-in-law can’t hold on, let’s treat the problem now!”

Completion Reward: Ocris shock and disbelief1 + Ocris all sweaty1 + a proper antidote1 + Mana+1

B. Change the subject to skip the awkward talk, eg: “Your Highness, Your Dragon Knight also lacks a mount.”

Completion Reward: Ocris joyful agreement1 + mount+1 + XP+50

C. Explain the misunderstanding clearly to her.

Completion Reward: unlikely good friend joining1 + secrets2 + strange fight1 + random stat points+1