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Chapter 797: All for the Child
Chapter 797: All for the Child
"This... you don't need to make the bed..."
The red-haired director was caught off guard by the maid's proposal, which was both appropriate and inappropriate. After an awkward silence of several seconds, he finally spoke up, his voice strained.
"Leila, have you also assumed your 'role'?"
"You... you are right, Lady Olivia."
After another curtsey, the maid hesitantly said, "I am the personal maid to the Duke, responsible for his meals and daily needs, as well as... handling some private matters that are not so convenient."
Understood.
The red-haired director nodded in understanding and then asked curiously, "Then what about me? Who am I in the eyes of you 'roles'?"
"You should be the Duke's..."
"Cough! Cough, cough, cough!"
Lyon coughed loudly twice, interrupting the maid's response. "You're not needed here! Go and find... find that person for me! I have something to tell him!"
"Yes, sir."
Hearing the 'Duke's' command, the little maid quickly curtseyed and knocked on the door of the office across the hall.
Meanwhile, Lyon, under the mocking gaze of the red-haired director, blushed and tried to explain, "This is all... nonsense! Although it's true that there's something between us... Pfft! I don't have much to do with you... Maybe there is something... Ouch!"
Realizing that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't bring himself to say anything that went against his 'character,' Lyon took a deep breath and resignedly closed his mouth, deliberately ignoring the red-haired director's amused gaze.
At that moment, the door to the office across the hall was knocked on by the maid, and Max Mel, wearing a hat askew and holding a mop handle, skillfully made his way behind Lyon and stood there, leaning on the mop handle.
"..."
No need for explanations, your character is definitely that of a lazy, sleepy guard.
Lyon waved his hand to signal to Leila that no further explanation was needed. Looking at Max, who had entered dreamland and even blown a big bubble of snot behind him, Lyon couldn't help but rub his temples.
A villainous noble with an evil face, a timid and subservient maid, a lazy attendant slacking off at work, and a handsome lover with a fox-like face... Hmm... It seemed that the bedtime story's content was indeed just a bedtime story, and it even had a hint of Disney's flavor...
Speaking of Joshua, what was his role?
"No, no, no... This is bad!"
Just like in a Disney fairy tale, as Lyon was thinking about the spotted prince, Joshua's voice actually echoed down the corridor.
When Joshua's chaotic footsteps reached the door of the director's office, the spotted prince, looking flustered, began to speak breathlessly.
"I... just now... Ah! F... f... f..."
For some unknown reason, when Joshua saw Lyon, his face suddenly turned red. He bit his lower lip hard, trying to say something, but only managed to make an 'f' sound for half a day. His face turned liver-colored from the effort, but he still couldn't get the rest of the sentence out.
At the same time, as if some mysterious switch had been flipped, Lyon's anger rose, and he took a step forward, aiming for Joshua's right cheek, and slapped him.
"You fool! Speak properly!"
"Ouch!"
After receiving this unexpected slap, Joshua finally spat out the words that had been stuck in his mouth.
In Joshua's eyes, filled with utter despair, his tongue and lips worked in perfect harmony, and he blurted out a title that made him wish he could hang himself right in front of Lyon.
"Fa...Father! Why are you hitting me again?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
Huh?!
...
"Lyon...Is Joshua acting a bit strange today?"
Queen Veronica, who had come to bid farewell to Lyon, couldn't help but frown as she glanced at the spotted prince, who looked like a wilted eggplant from a distance.
"He seems to be deliberately avoiding me. Ever since I got off the carriage, he ran far away without even glancing at me. He didn't respond when I called out to him either... Do you know what's going on?"
I think I know... He's probably afraid that he'll call you 'Mom' as soon as he opens his mouth...
A slight twitch formed at the corner of her mouth, and the evil-looking Prince Lyon spoke with a hint of reluctance, "It's nothing. He's grown up, and maybe... he has his own thoughts now."
"?"
In response to Lyon's equally peculiar reply, Queen Veronica blinked and then asked with a puzzled expression, "Lyon... I feel like not only Joshua but you are acting a bit strange too?"
"What... What's wrong with me?"
"The way you're looking at me is already strange."
After blocking her chest with her hand and seeing the thread finally detach from her chest, Queen Veronica stared at Lyon, who was now looking directly at his own face. She narrowed her eyes, suspicion evident on her face, and said, "And you look a little guilty! As if you've done something wrong to me!"
"..."
I probably haven't done anything wrong to you, but my 'character setting' is another story... Did I look that guilty?
"By the way, aren't you going to introduce me to these two?"
Looking at the two, one in a maid outfit and the other in a guard uniform, standing on either side of Lyon, the Queen frowned.
"Are they the maid and guard you chose? Or are they Purifiers from the Purification Bureau?"
"..."
They are both my maid and guard, as well as Purifiers from our Purification Bureau... But compared to before, their Anomaly Items seem to have changed.
One of them is a bedmaker, who can help me make the bed within 0.25 seconds no matter where we are, and the other is the Ultimate Slackmaster, who can even stand behind me and slack off while sleeping... Although he just stands there doing nothing, I still have to pay him a salary.
Just as Lyon was racking his brains to find the right words to explain the current situation, he heard the whistle signaling the boarding of the airship.
"Well, important matters come first. I'll board the airship first, and we'll talk about this when I return!"
"Alright..."
Although she had many questions, seeing that Lyon seemed genuinely reluctant to discuss the matter, Queen Veronica didn't press further. Instead, she reached out to straighten Lyon's tie and spoke in a gentle tone, "Be careful. Remember, someone is waiting for you."
"Mhm."
In response to Veronica's reminder, Lyon and the Lionheart Prince seemed to momentarily suppress their 'character settings'. With a gentle kiss on Veronica's cheek, Lyon temporarily restrained the malevolent aura on his face. His eyes softened as he made a promise, "Rest assured, I will definitely obtain the Maiden Nation, even if it's for you and Joshua!"
"Huh??"
(End of Chapter)
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