A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 987

Chapter 987: Chapter 681: Simple and Crude Chapter 987: Chapter 681: Simple and Crude “………”
Faced with Duanmu Huai's provocation, Olaya remained silent, while the black-haired maid looked at her anxiously.

“Your Highness?”

However, at the next moment, Olaya made up her mind.

“I understand.”

As she spoke, Olaya looked towards Duanmu Huai.

“We will go to the Royal Palace now.”

“Your Highness?!”

Hearing this, the black-haired maid stared at Olaya in surprise, understandably shocked. Duanmu Huai's suggestion was virtually tantamount to rebellion, and Olaya was agreeing to it?

“Oh? I truly did not expect you to make a decision so quickly.”

Even Duanmu Huai was slightly surprised. Although he did intend to tease Olaya, even he had not believed the plan would succeed. He thought Olaya would be troubled for a long time before reluctantly giving an excuse like, “But he is, after all, my father,” blaming everything on familial affection. Unexpectedly, Olaya did not fuss and simply got on with it.

This was truly… interesting!

At that moment, a fire of amusement fiercely burned within Duanmu Huai.

“Let's go, let's go, let's go!”

Could it really be a classic reenactment?

“Eh? Wait, Your Highness?”

It was the maid who looked baffled, but unfortunately, before she could say anything, Olaya and Duanmu Huai had already left the room one after the other, and the maid had no choice but to follow them, grinding her teeth… After all, things had progressed to this point, and whatever she said was futile, wasn't it?

With Olaya leading, when the group re-entered the Royal Palace, they faced no obstructions. Although some guards noticed Olaya's fierce demeanor and found it strange, they clearly didn't think too much of it and opened the way for her willingly.

Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder nobody stopped Arthas when he rebelled.

Following behind Olaya and witnessing this scene, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but feel reflective. Olaya's strength and prestige were top-notch, and since she was the only Princess of the kingdom, there was no one else to contest her power. Thus, hardly anyone thought she would confront the King.

“Bang!”

Olaya pushed open the main door and strode into the hall, startling the people inside. The old King still sat in his chair, looking sickly, while the black-robed man stood beside him. Seeing Olaya enter, his expression clearly turned uneasy.

“Princess, what brings you here? Why didn't you announce your visit beforehand?”

Watching the black-robed man scold Olaya, Duanmu Huai suddenly recalled the eunuchs from TV dramas he had seen in the past blurting out things like, “How dare you disturb His Majesty!”

“Father.”

Olaya ignored the black-robed man, drew out her Longsword, placed it on the ground, and then knelt.

Oh, this is getting good!

Duanmu Huai, while outwardly calm, was inwardly excited and rubbing his hands together.

“I wish to discuss with you the investigation regarding the Sea Monster.”

“What is there to discuss anymore.”

However, the old King did not speak; the black-robed eunuch spoke again.

“His Majesty has already made a decision, you just need to carry it out…”

“What business is it of yours?”

However, before the black-robed eunuch could finish, Duanmu Huai coldly interrupted him.

“Princess is reporting to the King, where do you, an idiot, come from, daring to speak up here? Or are you perhaps the King?”

“You…”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's scathing sarcasm, the black-robed man stiffened while the surrounding guards, although silent, showed a hint of agreement in their eyes. They too had had enough of this blustering fool, but what could they do when the King heeded only him?

“This is an issue between my father and me, Mr. Christie.”

Olaya now stood up and coldly glared at the black-robed man.

“Please leave, I wish to speak privately with my father.”

“This, this is not acceptable! His Majesty is not well; if I am not by his side, what if something happens…”

“Oh, so you mean to say, if you are here, His Majesty will be fine, but if you are not, something will happen, is that it?”

Duanmu Huai once again coldly interrupted the black-robed eunuch's argument.

“So you are threatening the Royal Family? You have some nerve! Don't tell me you have poisoned His Majesty to manipulate him!”

“What did you say!?”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the black-robed man's face drastically changed, and the guards' looks towards him instantly turned icy. They had already felt somewhat uneasy deep down, although they hadn't spoken out; however, with Duanmu Huai ripping off this figurative bandage so bluntly, the situation became entirely different.

“This is just like The Emperor's New Clothes; when everyone sees the Emperor himself admiring his clothes, most would doubt it's just their own misunderstanding. However, Duanmu Huai directly pointed out, 'This idiot is standing here naked and smiling foolishly…' After that statement, all other reasons and excuses collapsed.”

No matter what reason the black-robed man had, after much ado, this was ultimately a threat against the King's life to coerce the Royal Family.

That was intolerable.

“Audacious villain, Guards, seize him now!”

At this moment, the black-robed eunuch was also furious and hurriedly issued the order, but the Guards didn't move an inch–joking aside, you're just an eunuch, not the Emperor. Your orders might be considered if you were declaring an imperial edict, but who cares about your commands?

“Guards!”

At this moment, Olaya also stood up, her expression ice-cold.

“Arrest Christie!”

“Yes!”

This time, before Olaya had even finished speaking, two guards by the king's side lunged forward and pinned the black-robed eunuch to the ground as if catching a small chicken.

“Wait, wait, you can't do this! If I leave His Majesty the King, he will truly die!”

At this moment, the black-robed eunuch began to panic, shouting loudly; meanwhile, Duanmu Huai had already approached him.

“Don't worry, Princess Olaya will take over this watch nicely. You don't need to concern yourself with the state affairs anymore…”

As Duanmu Huai spoke, he turned to Olaya and made a gesture.

“Princess, if you don't mind, may I interrogate this fellow?”

“You suspect he has other schemes?”

“Of course, isn't it obvious? And don't forget what I do, Princess.”

Joking aside, Duanmu Huai was a Judge, and Judges are those who could make someone confess to stealing a pen that was misplaced–even if it was later found in another pocket of their own clothes.

“Then I'll leave it to you.”

Olaya nodded, deciding the fate of the black-robed eunuch with a single statement. At this moment, his face turned pale–he had only been able to gain the power he wanted due to the king's current semi-paralyzed and half-dead state.

However, power needs to be acknowledged by others.

If everyone, including the Princess, ministers, and soldiers, denied his power, then he would be brought back to reality.

“Leave it to me.”

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai signaled to the Guards.

“Find an interrogation room, let me properly 'host' him.”

“Yes.”

Since the Princess had spoken, the Guards did not argue further; they nodded and dragged the wailing black-robed eunuch out through a side door, and Duanmu Huai followed them.

Before leaving, Duanmu Huai looked back at Olaya and saw her approaching the King, watching him with a touch of sorrow.

But… truth be told, Olaya's behavior left Duanmu Huai perplexed.

Duanmu Huai was a Judge, and if he found someone suspicious, executing them was just another part of his job at the Tribunal, regardless of what others thought.

But others were different.

In ancient China, many emperors fell seriously ill in their later years, and rarely did any prince dare to end the emperor's life or cut off his treatment. Familial love was a minor factor; another was that officials loyal to the emperor might not show the same loyalty to a prince. Of course, Olaya's scenario was different, but Duanmu Huai was certain that many among the nobility also opposed her.

It could be said, once Olaya made such a move, irrespective of whether the king died or not, Luminas would certainly experience turmoil.

Logically, as a princess, Olaya should have avoided such circumstances at all costs, as turmoil could easily escalate into a civil war. Perhaps that was why Olaya had not previously taken drastic actions, but today… why had she suddenly changed her approach?

Duanmu Huai did not believe that simply replicating a few lines from a video game would convince the Princess, as that would imply the Princess' intelligence was alarmingly low.

Admittedly, from the perspective of a Judge like Duanmu Huai, Olaya's behavior appeared quite abnormal.

However… that would be addressed later.

Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze and followed the Guards down the corridor.

“Clang!”

The thick iron door shut heavily, and the black-robed eunuch collapsed to the floor, already bereft of his previous haughtiness, looking at Duanmu Huai in terror, shaking as if he were having a seizure.

“You, you, you, what do you want to do?! I tell you, if anything happens to me…”

“Don't worry, I won't do much to you.”

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai extended his right hand; then, to the black-robed eunuch's horror, Duanmu Huai's fingers began to elongate and wriggle, turning into sticky tentacles that quickly flew out, tightly coiling around the eunuch's neck and lifting him up, then slowly crawling over the eunuch's face like thick earthworms.

“I just need some of your memories, yes, it will hurt, so bear with it.”

No sooner had Duanmu Huai finished speaking than those tentacles violently penetrated the eunuch's ears.

The next moment, a piercing scream erupted.

Chapter end

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