I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

"Alright, deal." replied King Leon with a smirk.

Seeing King Leon's smile, Angus feels like being played.

"Is there something wrong?" asked Angus.

"Nope. Everything is fine. Now, you are dismissed. I have some.. other business to attend." said King Leon.

"Alright, enjoy your time. No one will dare to take a peek, unlike someone here." said Angus while grabbing Jayna and Anna out of the room.

King Leon could only grumble at Angus's remark before waving his hand to dismiss the royal guard out of the room.

After everyone leaves King Leon's working room, "Weapon Artifact?! Leon, you don't plan to give him one of those things, right?" asked Extalia.

"Yup. I am going to give him one of those. Besides, that will also make him go to Nirvas." said Leon as he hugged her.

"Haa… Did Eric meet with some trouble?" asked Extalia.

"No, they managed to reach Nirvas safely. But, it seems they aren't able to pass the test until today." said Leon.

"It seems their tests have become more ridiculous. Hope, those kids can pass the test." said Extalia.

"Alright, enough of them." said Leon while kissing Extalia's neck lovingly from behind.

Then, they continue kissing passionately before entering a hidden room in the nearby wall.

In the meantime, Angus still thinks about King Leon's ploy toward him. He feels King Leon has some plan and makes him do other annoying work. During this time, Anna runs around the hallway while showing things to the small Onyx in her hand about the Royal Palace.

Jayna and Angus decide to only watch the troublemaker from afar. They know no one is capable or even dares to hurt Anna, especially after they find she keeps getting stronger each day. After eating the Plargos cardinal flesh of meat, Anna begins to grow each second rapidly.

Her mana and miasma increase rapidly while her body is getting more studier. Currently, her total mana and miasma are almost as big as Jayna's.

Initially, Angus is quite worried about Anna as he knows the danger of Plargos' divine energy. However, she seems fine and a little more energetic than usual.

Still, her control over her power is plummeting because of her rapid growth. During the past few days, she kept breaking things as she couldn't control her power.

"Angus, did you think Anna is fine? According to her little adventure story, she just eats tons of monster meat." said Jayna.

"Well, she really is a troublemaker. However, she never does something that will endanger herself, especially about this kind of thing. All we can do is believe Anna and her ridiculous instinct." replied Angus.

"Hmm… You are right." said Jayna.

"Kyaaa!! Snake!!" as they heard a scream from somewhere.

Suddenly, Jayna is stopped before going towards Anna's location. At the same time, Angus also notices Jayna's moment of distress through their bond and follows Jayna.

Arriving at the spot, a few unknown knights brandish their weapons toward Anna and Onyx. At the same time, Onyx glare at the stupid knight while Anna looks at the old lady behind the knights.

Despite Onyx's small size, the knights felt like they were being stared at by a predator and couldn't move. They couldn't even tremble in fear and completely froze on their spot.

"What are you waiting for?!! Slay that beast!!" shouted the old lady, oblivious to her knight's condition.

Still, the knights couldn't do anything as they couldn't move their bodies. In the meantime, the nearby guard and staff didn't know what to do as they couldn't offend the old lady. Fortunately, Angus and Jayna have already arrived at the location.

"What's happening here?" asked Angus while Jayna grabbed and hugged Anna.

However, Anna didn't return to her usual playful expression and glared at the old lady. Angus and Jayna notice this as this is the first time Anna kept glaring murderously at someone for a while.

"Anna, are you okay?" asked Jayna.

Before she could reply, "Ohh… I see. She is the rumored monster-minded person that the fourth princess brought. No wonder she could bring a disgusting savage animal here. As expected of the monster-minded person, that only brings nothing but destruction." exclaimed the old lady.

Hearing this, Jayna feels like going to burn the old lady to ash while her blue eyes turn into sharp, fiery eagle eyes. Before she could move, Angus moved in front of her and covered Jayna's vision with his back.

"Excuse me, may I know who you are?" asked Angus.

"Ahh.. You must be the rumored young master Angus. Where is my manner? My name is Malkin Gonzalet, wife of Marquis Gonzalet." said the old lady.

"I see… So, you are just a wife of a marquis. Weird… How come the prestigious Marquis Gonzalet has a wife with a disgusting look. Don't tell me you are an imposter?!" accused Angus.

"Y-Young master Angus, that's quite an accusation. I suggest you watch your word or it will only cause trouble for your family." said Madam Malkin coldly while she didn't expect such a rude reply.

"Well, It's not a baseless rumor. Marquis Gonzalet is famous for his pride as a high noble. There is no way his wife is a disgusting old lady like you, even a beggar is better than you.

"I bet you use some appearance-changing potion to impersonate the wife of the prestigious Marquis Gonzalet but failed miserably." chimed Angus with a cold smile.

"Y-You… How dare you say that?!!" yelled madam Malkin loudly.

"Then, how about doing some potion tests?" asked Angus.

"Potion test?!" asked Madam Malkin back.

"Yeah. If you don't use an appearance-changing potion, there will be no potion trace in your body. However, if there is a trace, it means you are an imposter and impersonate the wife of Marquis Gonzalet." said Angus.

"T-That's… " said Madam Malkin as she began to have cold sweat.

"What?? Don't tell me you don't dare to have a potion test? Hmm… Are you perhaps a spy?!" said Angus coldly.

When the nearby guard hears that there is a possibility Madam Malkin is a spy and notices her distressed expression, the guard immediately readies their weapon to apprehend the Madam along with her knights. Some of the staff even sneak away to call for the higher-up.

Although the battle between Nergal and Heart kingdom reaches a stalemate situation, they are still at war and keep sending spies to sabotage each other. People even hear some news about spies in the Capital city.

Hence, they are always cautious when someone is accused of being a spy. As long as there is some sign of someone being a spy, they will immediately put up their guard to them.

Unfortunately, Madam Malkin is only an old lady who is even weaker than a first-grade teenager. She could not hide her sudden anxiety expression under the trained royal palace guards' eyes.

However, Madam Malkin is still a high noble and some guards also know her actual appearance. Hence, they didn't dare to catch them only from Angus' words. If Angus didn't deliberately accuse Madam Malkin, no one would even be vigilant toward this arrogant old woman.

"S-Spy?! Nonsense. Young Master Angus, please stop spreading such baseless rumors. Accusation towards high noble is a grave crime even for the son of the Duke." said Madam Malkin.

"Then, you don't need to worry about the potion test, right?!" said Angus, giving an evil smile.

"T-That's…" replied Madam Malkin.

Before Madam Malkin could speak more, "What happened here?!!" a shout was heard from behind Angus.

Soon, everyone could see a woman in her forties yet still retain her beauty with red hair. Her features resemble Duchess Amberblaze, but she looks older and weaker. She also exudes an arrogant temperament, like saying she is better than anyone.

Seeing the woman, the guards immediately give way and slightly bow towards the woman. She is none other than The Queen of Heart Kingdom, Dahlia Heart. Madam Malkin feels saved as her backer is finally here.

"Your highness, you need to help me. This impudent kid dares to accuse me as a spy." said Madam Malkin while pointing at Angus.

Hearing this, the Queen frowned while looking at Angus.

"If I am not wrong, you must be Angus Victory, third son of the Duke Victory." said Queen Dahlia.

"Yes, your highness." replied Angus expressionlessly without even bowing his head.

The Queen also noticed this gesture along with everyone. It is a custom to slightly bow to respect the royalties like Queen or King while introducing themself as the lower noble.

"Hmph… It seems the standard of House Victory is getting lower as even their young master didn't know basic etiquette." chimed Queen Dahlia.

"Really?! Then, I apologize. I just happened to fight a big battle not too long ago. It seems I am still not able to adjust my mentality. As you know, there is no such thing as etiquette on the battlefield, especially towards your enemy." said Angus coldly.

"You!! How dare you speak like that to the Queen?!!" yelled Madam Malkin.

"Huh?! Is something wrong with what I said? If her highness has any complaint, then she could tell his majesty, King Leon, to arrange my punishment." replied Angus.

Hearing King Leon's name makes the Queen flinch before forcing herself to calm down. However, everyone could feel the distress and turmoil in her expression. Angus deliberately mentions King Leon since he knows now the Queen is in a worse relationship with King Leon.