Dragon King's Harem Chapter 142. Awkward Royal Dinner II
After I got down and returned to my room, I quickly cleaned myself from the dust and changed my clothes. But when I just opened my shirt, the knocking sounds accompanied by a male voice ca.
"Your Majesty, Princess Jyne wants to see you."
I could guess this had sothing to do with the letter and Arter. Given how Arter annoyed her throughout dinner, I decided to let her in.
I stretched out my hand to use my Magic ssenger skill. A small dragon erged from my palm and flew through the door to carry my ssage. Shortly, Jyne entered with a gloomy face. She bent down her head and trod carefully.
As her eyes trailed the floor, this ti, her sight caught so pieces of a man's clothes. Her heart was beating fast since that ant Argod did not use his clothes properly.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" I asked without further ado.
With a thump, she lifted her head. Her eyes widened when she saw the king's body. Even though he was still wearing his trousers, his upper body was clearly exposed. Although she had seen it twice, this was the first ti she had seen this all by herself. This was a good opportunity to put her plan into action.
Yeah, I noticed her gaze. But this wasn't the first ti she saw like this, so this shouldn't be a problem.
"Don't mind . Just say what you want to say," I said straight to the point. I wanted to finish this quickly since I still wanted to pick up two more skills. And since she was here I couldn't wear my hunter outfit. She knew about my portal skill. So if I wore that outfit, she would realize that I wanted to go out with my portal. Since I wanted to finish it quickly, I decided to go alone. After all, those two places were only filled with small level monsters.
Swallowing her nervousness, Jyne finally opened her voice.
"I-I want to apologize for the letter and my brother's rudeness. I never thought they would give you so much trouble."
"It's fine, Jyne. I understand," I reassured.
"B-But I have a better way out. I..." Her words trailed off as an overwhelming nervousness hit her. I could sense her hesitation before she finally decided to do it.
Her hand started to grab the strap on her dress and was just about to drop it. But I imdiately realized what she was about to do and used my Telekinetic to stop her.
As her hand couldn't move, Jyne noticed what was happening and turned to .
"Your Majesty," she said in a pleading look.
"I know what you want to do. Don't you already know the consequences?" I warned her.
She gasped.
"Does this an you heard what we were talking about?" she guessed.
Without releasing her from my skill, I walked over to her and stopped in front of her.
"Yes. It was an accident."
Jyne bit her lip.
"Trust . My brother and my father won't do that. If... If they did. I'll threaten them with my life." I knew she didn't an to cause war. I knew she just wanted to give an easy win, but I couldn't accept it.
"Don't get wrong, Jyne. The reason I accepted the duel wasn't that I wanted to avoid the war." I canceled my skill and fixed her clothes.
"I want to prove myself to him through a fair duel. This is not only about you or our relationship but also my pride. I know you hate being seen as an object. I also don't want to see you as an object either. But I need to do it," I explained.
But she couldn't accept it.
"But what if---"
I interrupted her.
"I will win." Although I didn't know the outco, I had to find a way to win.
Jyne pressed her lips. Of course, doubting the Dragon King's power was taboo.
"Go back to your room. If your brother finds you here, he will be mad at you," I said.
Gently, she took my hand and held it tightly.
"Forgive ... I never thought of bringing you any trouble."
Without a warning, she ca closer to and hugged tightly, pressing her head against my bare chest, as if it was her request to win her. Or maybe, it was just her desire to seek a bit of comfort from .
"Your Majesty, I love you..." she whispered. Her emotion and sincerity could be clearly heard from her tone of voice.
Without answering, I hugged her body in response.
'Love...' I thought. It made think about my relationship with all my won. I knew they love , but how do I feel about them?
As the questions ran through my head, Jyne let go of her hug and kissed my cheek.
"Good night, Your Majesty," she whispered.
"Night, Jyne," I replied. Then she smiled softly before she turned and left.
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Jyne had just co out of Argod's room, but her steps stopped when she saw her brother. He was standing across the door with his back against a pillar. His eyes stared at Jyne in annoyance. He could not believe how love could blind his sister's mind. The only thing that relieved him was her choice. At least he fell in love with a royal, a king of a great empire. Not a weak commoner who didn't have any power.
Arter ca here after her room's guard said she was out. Rembering what Jyne had told him before, he decided to co to the king's chamber. It was just his guess and he wasn't sure. So instead of going in or asking the guard to convey that he wanted to see the king, he decided to wait there.
Besides he didn't want to make a ruckus this late and it was Jyne who gave herself up. But considering what the king said, he was pretty sure Argod wouldn't touch her.
As those siblings' eyes t, Jyne's heart pounded wildly whether in anger, annoyance or embarrassnt out of what Arter had done. It was clearly visible on her face. Was what he said at the dinner not enough? Did he co to make fun of her again?
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