The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn’t This Wrong? Chapter 180: The Dirty Throne Is Unworthy of Mephilia

“If you’ve made a mistake, you should just say it directly, right?” Liana wasn’t particularly sensitive about this aspect, and she also believed that the King of Lisat wouldn’t get angry at her for such a thing.

“Even your father never spoke to like this,” the king-no, the weary of man smiled.

“That’s because he doesn’t know about this. If he knew, he would definitely say so,” Liana said.

“...” He seed lost in thought. “Truly worthy of being their daughter. Such an excellent character—brave and decisive like your father, Rayen, gentle and kind like your mother, Ambis.”

“Then I’ve sowhat disgraced my mother, because I’m not at all a gentle person,” Liana didn’t know why people always liked to describe her with the word ‘gentle.’

She didn’t know where her gentleness was. “I’m only like this with specific people. It’s not gentleness at all.”

“That is gentleness, Liana.” If one were unconditionally gentle to everyone, that would be called being a saint.

When it’s ti to be angry, be angry; when it’s ti to be gentle, be gentle.

“Whatever.” Liana also knew that arguing about whether she was gentle or not had no aning.

“So, Liana, what do you want to tell ?” the king asked.

“...First, promise you won’t get angry.”

“I am, after all, the king of our kingdom. How could I possibly get angry over a word or two from you?” the king said very amiably.

However, he was also curious. After all, Liana had already said words that weren’t very respectful to the king. What words could possibly make him angry?

“Alright, that’s what you said. philia, Minoga, Kasla, you all heard it, right?”

“...” He beca more and more curious. What kind of words would make Liana so cautious?

“King of Lisat Kingdom, you might be an excellent king, but you’re definitely not a good father,” Liana said.

“...”

The three people present fell silent.

No, Liana, is this how you talk?

Who wouldn’t get angry if you said this to them?

“Your Majesty...” philia wanted to say sothing.

But the King of Lisat Kingdom suddenly laughed. “Hahaha, even your current manner is exactly like Rayen’s. It truly is... quite a punishable tone.”

“You promised not to get angry,” Liana shrank back a bit.

“Don’t worry, I won’t get angry,” the old king amiably waved his hand. “Continue. I want to hear why you said this.”

“It’s simple. Because your attitude towards them is completely one of neglect. Not that there’s anything wrong with that; everyone indeed has their own growth journey. But you knew that if they continued, they would walk towards the abyss, yet you kept watching without stopping them. At most, you only gave them so reminders. The things the two princes did—King of Lisat, you knew about them all along, didn’t you?” Liana said.

The King of Lisat sighed, a sense of powerlessness filling his entire body. “Indeed, as Liana said, I saw everything they did.”

Liana responded, “As a king, in order to select a suitable heir, you must consider their abilities and character. After all, they will have to face the entire kingdom. And when they did these despicable things for power, they completely lost the ability to compete in your heart. Am I right?”

Just as Liana said, that was exactly what he thought. “I had originally thought of finding a suitable heir from other territories, but philia’s performance gave so hope.”

“So, you were wondering if philia had the ability to solve the current problems of the Lisat Kingdom, using this to test whether she had the ability to claim the throne, right?” Liana said.

The king nodded.

“Father? Why...” philia bit her lip, her eyes full of disbelief. “Why...”

The King of Lisat clearly knew how important Liana was to her. Moreover, Liana was the daughter of the king’s close friend, Duke Venus. Why did he just watch?

“Why make Liana a sacrifice in the kingdom’s competition? Isn’t she the daughter of your best friend? You...” The image of the king-no, the father in philia’s heart was starting to crumble.

“Just as Liana said, I’m not a good father, and I might not even qualify as a good king,” the King of Lisat leaned back in his chair.

“I was too obsessed with the kingdom. Because I had seen the cruelty of the Darriss Kingdom, I didn’t want the Lisat Kingdom to beco the next Darriss Kingdom in the future. So, to find a suitable heir, I sacrificed a lot.”

“Father?” philia’s mindset began to change. She started to wonder if her years of persistence still had any aning.

To cultivate a suitable heir, was it necessary to do such things?

“If Liana hadn’t changed at all, Father, you...”

“Would have selected another heir,” the king directly admitted this point.

With things said to this extent, if he still concealed anything, it would be disrespectful to them.

“Father...”

Liana grabbed philia’s slightly trembling hand. “But now, it seems you’re destroying an excellent heir.”

Liana knew very well what kind of blow the King of Lisat’s current words would be to philia.

This was undoubtedly destroying what philia had been working hard for. If the price of inheriting the Lisat Kingdom was to let Liana suffer these things, she would rather not have it.

“This is sothing philia would eventually face. Originally, I planned to make this her final test... Although now we’ve pretty much reached that stage,” the King of Lisat said.

“Father, I...”

Liana held philia, preventing her from saying impulsive words.

“Today, King of Lisat, your performance is a bit different from the one in my mory,” Liana said.

“I must consider the entire kingdom,” the King of Lisat felt afraid whenever he thought of the forr Darriss Kingdom.

“Then why did you leave the Darriss Territory behind? Wouldn’t it have been better to eliminate them directly?” Liana asked.

“Liana, you don’t understand.”

“I do understand. Because at that ti, the King of Lisat needed the strength of the Darriss Territory, otherwise, he would have been swallowed by the Luska Kingdom, right?”

“...It seems talking to you can’t follow normal thought processes.”

“When things were already settled, you couldn’t casually act against the Darriss Territory. Otherwise, in others’ eyes, the Lisat Kingdom would be no different from the Darriss Kingdom. So even though you knew very well, you never had a reason to resolve the Darriss Territory, right?” Liana said.

Liana could think of every thought of his, which made the King of Lisat very curious about her.

“Where did you learn all these things? I rember that a few years ago, you were always wasting ti in Venus Manor. You shouldn’t have had ti to learn these things,” the King of Lisat asked.

“Rather than that, King of Lisat, you should now be more concerned about philia, right?” Liana’s face pressed against philia’s. “Right now, philia is very angry. She feels betrayed, feels that all her efforts have been hurting .”

philia was indeed angry, but Liana suddenly pressed close.

“I won’t apologize to you. You can also give up your heir status now. At that ti, I will also help you handle Liana’s matter. A king cannot let personal matters affect judgnt for the entire kingdom. When to do what, without being influenced by others, always making the right choice in the calst state, being responsible for the entire kingdom,” the King of Lisat said.

How should I put it?

What the King of Lisat did was very similar to Orleya.

“Undeniably, I am a citizen of the Lisat Kingdom. I certainly hope that the king I support can make the right choices and not choose the wrong direction due to personal influences,” Liana first affird the King of Lisat’s approach.

Did the King of Lisat do wrong? Not really, it was just hard to accept. He had indeed been responsible to the Lisat Kingdom. He was just not responsible to philia and hadn’t done what a father should do.

“People always grow, perhaps after experiencing so things, perhaps after another conversation, perhaps after losing sothing.

“But why must you watch? Do you lack confidence? Don’t you believe your children can beco excellent kings? Did you also walk alone all the way? That’s impossible, right? You must have received help from many people to reach this point, right?

“And now, you want them to make choices alone, make decisions alone, not helping them, and even when they’re going astray, you’re unwilling to support them. The current situation is entirely caused by your indulgence.

“I know that helping one side will definitely cause dissatisfaction from the other side. They will feel that you favor others and neglect them. This is a very difficult point for you to balance.”

It seems there are finally things Liana doesn’t know.

“How could I just watch them go astray? Long ago, I had already warned and intervened in their affairs many tis. Each ti, they agreed on the surface, all harmony, but as soon as they turned around, they fought amongst themselves in private. After seeing such things many tis, I beca disappointed in them.”

At the beginning, the King of Lisat would intervene each ti, but gradually, he beca thoroughly disappointed in the two of them.

“Then don’t let them involve !” Liana was a bit depressed. “What? You were disappointed in them, so you assud philia would do the sa, and deliberately had test philia?”

“Yes.” The King of Lisat generously admitted this point.

After hearing this, philia was about to explode.

“I can’t imagine that soone like you has been my goal all along,” philia said through gritted teeth. “Suddenly feeling a bit sick.”

“Hey, hey, hey!” Liana used her hand to cover philia’s mouth. Liana understood why philia was so angry, but suddenly saying this was a bit inappropriate, right?

Although Liana also thought that philia’s scolding wasn’t wrong.

“...” Being spoken to like this by his own daughter, the King of Lisat would certainly be hurt, but he also knew this was what he deserved.

“Let’s go, Liana. I’ll take you away from this place,” philia pulled Liana’s hand, about to leave.

“Wait,” Liana suddenly pulled philia forcefully.

“What’s the point of staying in this place? I didn’t want to be this king anyway!” philia said loudly. “I’m not worthy, right? I don’t need this throne. You’d better find soone else.”

philia pointed at the King of Lisat and scolded him. She felt that all her years of effort had beco ridiculous. Indeed.

Everything Liana had experienced was because of her.

“Calm down a bit, can you?” Liana suddenly hugged philia.

The scent of Liana cald philia a bit, but she still wouldn’t change her mind.

Instead, she kept apologizing to Liana, “I’m sorry... I’m sorry, it’s because of that you’ve reached this point.”

Liana looked at the King of Lisat, understanding but not respecting his approach.

His starting point was good, but what he did was sowhat too extre.

“Without others’ support, you wouldn’t have reached this point either, right? But you chose to let philia make choices on her own... No, without Minoga, philia might not have made it to this point. I thank you.”

“Eh?” Minoga, who had been standing on the side and was nervous for the two, was sowhat stunned at this mont. She hadn’t expected Princess Liana to suddenly ntion her.

“This is just what I should do, Princess Liana.”

Liana nodded, then said to the old king, “You are pushing your children into the abyss step by step, King of Lisat.

“Trust in children is sothing a father should have. Because of Hodwen and Oester, your trust in your children has been completely exhausted. But philia is not them. She shouldn’t pay for their actions. The pressure you’ve put on philia is too great,” Liana said.

“Moreover, does a king really need to be perfect? Can there really be perfect people?”

The King of Lisat couldn’t answer Liana’s consecutive questions.

“Anyone who can truly do as you say can no longer be called human, King of Lisat.”

Liana also understood very well what he had sacrificed for the Lisat Kingdom. His entire life was for the kingdom, and philia’s mother had also passed away because of the kingdom.

So this kingdom held a very special aning for the King of Lisat, which is why he was so persistent about this aspect.

“Today... let’s just say this much?” Liana saw that philia had no heart to continue, so it was better to end early.

“...Mm.” The king nodded.

“I will find a ti to announce that I’m withdrawing. I cannot understand, cannot imagine, and cannot strive to beco a qualified ruler anymore. In my eyes, the position of king is too dirty,” philia bit her lip. “If becoming one requires such a price, I’d rather give up from the beginning.”

“...Mm.”

What could Liana say at this point?

She could only silently support philia. “It seems, Your Majesty, you’ll have to find another heir.”

“...”

“I will help you with your matter, as I promised,” the King of Lisat said.

This probably referred to the fake death. Logically, after philia actively gave up on this matter, Liana would no longer pose any threat to them.

However, with today’s sudden events, the two of them completely resented her. Plus, since philia was no longer an heir, taking action against her wouldn’t cost them much.

“Then, thank you, Your Majesty,” Liana held philia’s hand.

“You seem very calm.”

“...That’s because, no matter what decision philia makes, I will stand by her side, just as she once did for , even if the opponent is... you,” Liana smiled and bowed to the King of Lisat.

“The dirty throne is unworthy of philia. So, farewell, Your Majesty.”

“Excuse us, Your Majesty,” Minoga was also about to leave with philia.

“Princess philia is no longer an heir. You have no obligation to protect her,” Kasla said to Minoga.

“This is just my personal choice. I don’t protect her because she’s an heir, ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ but because she’s Princess philia. Besides, I’ve already been disliked by Princess Liana once. If this continues, Princess Liana will definitely not forgive . After all, this is Princess philia, whom Princess Liana values most,” Minoga bowed to the King of Lisat and then left the garden.

Not long after they left, Orleya walked out of the house. “Did you specifically bring here to watch a farce?”

The king sighed, and took a deep breath. Everything that had happened now was sowhat unexpected, but also sowhat anticipated. It was normal for philia to be so angry.

He raised his head and looked at the sky. The sun was shining, the snow had stopped, but in his heart, a heavy snowstorm had begun.

“You’ve always wanted to change , but you’re the sa,” Orleya could feel a sense of déjà vu. This was exactly the sa as her previous self.

Pursuing an obsession above everything else, above emotions.

“The citizens will make their choices. Weren’t you also chosen this way?” Orleya said.

“What if it’s just an act? In others’ eyes, Oester and Hodwen are very responsible heirs,” the King of Lisat said.

“That’s their choice. If they make the wrong choice, they should bear the consequences themselves.”

“Even if it leads to the destruction of the Lisat Kingdom?”

“At that ti, a new ‘Lisat’ will erge,” After realizing this, Orleya saw through it very clearly.

“If you continue like this, you will truly lose an excellent daughter,” Orleya reminded.

“...”

“We are all old now. Let’s hand the future to them.”

“I didn’t expect that after Rayen left, I would be lectured by his daughter,” the weary old man scratched his head.

“If he were still in the Lisat Kingdom now, he would definitely beat you half to death.”

“Half to death? He would probably beat to death directly.”

“Truly an unqualified father... both of them... and I too,” Orleya laughed self-deprecatingly towards the end. “This is your own doing, so you have to bear it yourself. Wanting to retire, it seems you’ll need so more ti.”

“Of course.”

“But you don’t need to be too anxious. Trust Liana, and also trust your daughter,” Orleya said.

“Let’s just consider it watching a boring farce. Let’s go back, Loraviel.”

“Mm.” Loraviel nodded. She had been suppressing herself in the back.

After hearing what Liana had just said, she felt extrely angry. As a king, yet doing such things.

“After seeing these things today, what are your thoughts?” On the way back, Orleya asked.

“I need to beco stronger, strong enough to prevent Princess Liana from being bullied by anyone. I need to work even harder,” Loraviel clenched her fist.

“But now it seems the person you need to protect isn’t just one. The relationship between philia and Liana seems quite unusual. You have a very strong competitor,” Orleya teased.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“I thought you would give up after seeing today’s events,” During their ti together, Orleya had seen Loraviel’s intentions.

“It’s precisely because of what Princess Liana did today that I was attracted to her. Because this is Princess Liana, this is what Princess Liana would do.”

Everything she saw today, far from discouraging Loraviel, actually stimulated her competitive spirit.

As long as she could stay by Liana’s side, she would be willing to be Liana’s dog.

“Then, good luck.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry...” On the way back, philia kept apologizing to Liana.

“I’m not so concerned about this. After all, the outco is good. Without this, we wouldn’t have been so successful, right?” To reassure philia, Liana had been holding her hand the entire way back.

“But...” The more Liana was like this, the more remorseful philia felt.

She was now very confused, not knowing what to do. The goal she had been striving for all along now seed so ridiculous.

“There’s no ‘but.’ Calm down a bit, okay? Just the two of us, let’s go for a stroll,” Liana said.

Now, don’t let philia think of those sad things. After knowing these things, her giving up the heir status was understandable.

“...It seems I’ve co at a bad ti, disturbing your private space?” Minoga caught up at this point.

“Minoga? Why are you here too? Didn’t I say? I’ve given up my heir status. You no longer have an obligation to protect ,” philia said.

“Ah, I protect Princess philia. What does that have to do with being an heir?” At this point, Minoga tried her best to use a relaxed tone to talk to philia, helping her take her mind off things.

“Also, Princess philia, you were a bit impulsive this ti.”

“If you’re trying to persuade , give up,” The gratitude she originally felt for Minoga suddenly plumted.

“That’s not what I ant. No matter what choice Princess philia makes, I will be by her side. I’m not questioning Princess philia’s decision, but the timing is a bit awkward, isn’t it?” Minoga used sound magic around them, preventing their voices from being heard outside.

“Princess Liana’s plan works only when you are an heir, when you pose a threat to them, and they would act against Princess Liana, right? Your sudden action has directly disrupted Her Highness’ plan.”

“...” Indeed, philia’s mind was in chaos just now. Even with Liana beside her cooling her down, she had lost the ability to think and hadn’t realized this point.

“And the key point is, well, not to brag, but if it were another Judge, not , they might have abandoned you two. At that ti, the situation for both of you would beco very dangerous, wouldn’t it?”

“...I really ssed everything up,” philia bit her lip.

Pat pat

Liana reached out and patted philia’s head. “Don’t bla yourself too much. I’m just doing what you once did for . Since you were like this, let be like this too.”

“Don’t...”

“See? You don’t want to see like this, so I don’t want to see you like this either,” Liana smiled. “During this ti, relax a bit, okay? No matter what choice you make, please rest assured, I will definitely be by your side. Plus, Minoga is here too. We’re all here.”

“...” philia felt her nose sting.

She was about to cry.

[Space Transfer.]

Minoga naturally saw what philia was about to do now. At a ti like this, it would be hard not to cry, right?

Minoga naturally wouldn’t let philia cry in front of so many people. She directly used space magic to send Liana and philia back to philia’s house.

“Princess philia?” Vivian, who had been cleaning the room, stopped. She looked at philia. “Who bullied Princess philia?”

“Alright, at this point, we should exit,” Minoga’s hand patted Vivian’s shoulder, and the next second, they appeared outside.

“Miss Vivian? Lady Minoga?” Oliphia, who was on guard duty, was puzzled. Why had these two suddenly teleported over?

“What exactly happened?” Vivian asked.

“What exactly happened isn’t important, because now Princess Liana is with Princess philia. Princess Liana will handle this matter well,” Minoga believed that Princess Liana was much more capable than herself.

“Now, let’s just wait outside for Princess Liana’s good news then?”

“What exactly happened...” Oliphia had a face full of question marks.