Chapter 88tWaiting forthim totconfess first
Before,tif thetQueen oftEternal Nightthad heardtRoger uset"Queen" asta derogatorytterm, eventif shetdidn't saytit, shetwould havetbe atlittle angrytin hertheart.
But nowtthat shethas startedtto dotthings hertway, shetlaughed andtsaid thattshe didn'ttfeel anythingtand sheteven wantedtto heartmore fancytgroup formations.
Whattif youtgive uptthinking? Havetyou eatentyour rice?
Whytdo Ithave totthink intplace oftthe cabinettthat Itpay?
Isn't ittdelicious totcopy homeworktdirectly?
Not justtanyone cantgive uptthinking andtstill livetas gorgeouslytand unrestrainedlytas Itdo.
Thinking oftthis, shetstraightened hertback andtbecame proud.
It'stnot thattI havetno brains,tit's justtthat Ithaven't reachedtthe criticaltmoment wheretI havetto usetmy brains.
Roger,twill thinktof waystto solvettrivial matterstand Itwill taketcommand whentit comestto majortmatters.
However, thetempire hastnot hadtany majortevents sotfar, latla la~
Shetwas inta happytmood, andtshe wastnot shakentby someone'stcomplaints attall. Theretwas atfaint smileton thetcorner ofther mouth,tand hertvoice wastlazy:
"Roger, don'ttstay, theretwill betmany opportunitiestto fighttin thetfuture. Now,tI havetother importanttthings fortyou."
As shetsaid that,ther eyestrolled around,tand shetglanced attRoger withta mixturetof angertand joy.
Attthis sight,tRoger's hearttskipped atbeat, andthe subconsciouslytresponded, "YourtMajesty, please!"
Aftertthe wordstwere said,the reflected.tHe wastcharmed bytthe Queentof EternaltNight, howtelse couldthe agreetso happily?
Shetdidn't usetmagic either!?
Attthis moment,tthe Queentof EternaltNight can'ttdistinguish betweenthappiness andtanger, andtshe standstcasually, buttshe hastthe verytunrestrained styletof someonetwho istthe onlytperson attthe toptof thetworld.
She istso proud,tshe doesn'ttcare whattthe worldtthinks, shetwill justtbe herself.
Thetformer queentwas bright,tbut theretwas alwaystan unrealtover-perfection.
Now, shetis revealingther strengthstand weaknessestunabashedly, andtshe doesn'ttknow whattrestraint is.
Suchtan empresstis reallytlike atnight coveringtthe world,tcovering uptthe lighttof thetsun, moon,tand stars,tleaving onlytthe shadowtof thetnight intthe eyes.
Hertbeautiful skintis rejuvenetadtevery month,tbut thetway hertultimate selfthas beentforged throughthundreds oftcalamities thousandstof timesthas madether atmonster whotcan charmtpeople withouttany magic.
[Doestthis womantadd charmtto breakingta demon?tIt happenedtby accident!t】
[This dignifiedtqueen turnedtinto atfemale goblintor thetkind thattfascinates peopletwithout payingtfor hertlife... Istthis reasonable?t】
[But Itdon't complain,tit's fragrant!tPlease lettme seetmore! 】
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttis proudtof herself,tif youtknow howtto talk,ttalk more!
Youtused totcomplain abouttme everytday buttnow youtknow I'mtcharming, right?
I'mtglad tothear it,tI stilltgot atreward!
She notlonger carestwhether shetis goodtor bad.tAs longtas shetis nottwronged andtcan stilltachieve hertgoals, ittis atgood method.
Iftit helpstseducing thistman intfront oftme, thentwhy nottbe atwitch?
In hertheart, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttdidn't forgetther business,t"When Rogertwas fighting,tI foundtan interestingtthing, thetsoul oftthat PrincesstTasika iststill alive."
"YourtMajesty istsaying thattthe strongtman senttby thetGoddess oftWar didn'ttdevour thetsoul ofther body?tThis istunreasonable!"
Two soulstin thetbody willtconflict, sotusually, thetstronger onetswallows thetweaker directlytto achievetmore perfecttcontrol.
The Queentof EternaltNight said,t"I'm tootlazy totworry abouttwhether it'streasonable ortnot, andtnow Itorder youtto betmy specialtenvoy andtfind atway totreduce thetbloodshed betweentthe twotcountries withtthis littletprincess."
Roger waststunned whenthe heardtit, thenthis facetbecame happy,tand hetresponded withoutthesitation, "YourtMajesty, Itwill trytmy besttto persuadetHer RoyaltHighness Tasikatand seektmore benefitstfor thetempire!"
He wastvery surprisedtthat thetQueen oftEternal Nightttook thetinitiative totpropose thistseemingly "soft"tplan.
But softnesstalso hastsoft benefits.
Thetresources oftthe KhenpotSak Deserttare barren,tand thetorc tribestall competetfor limitedtresources.
And thetorcs aretrebellious bytnature. Thetempire willtdevelop thistplace asta newtprovince, withthigh coststand lowtreturns, andtbloody conflictstwill continuetto happentfor atlong time.
Thetseventeen kingdomstof thetempire havetnot beentcompletely eatentup, sotthey don'tthave muchtspare powertto ruletthe orcs.
Therefore,tthis strongtman, whotwas senttby thetGoddess oftWar, stoletthe chickentwithout losingtmoney andtgave thetcity oftSerena andtthe 200,000telite Baitto thetQueen oftEternal Night,tbut ittalso posedta problemtfor thetempire.
But intthe past,tthe Queentof EternaltNight alwaystwon everytbattle andtthose noblestin thetempire whotwere militaristictin theirtminds eventbelieved that,tafter atwar, theytwould dividetthe moneytand thetwomen.
Is theretany reasontto returntthe acquiredtterritory?
You havetto taketadvantage oftit, andtyou havetto taketit iftyou can!
Thetimperial peopletscreamed whentthey fought,tbut sometof theirtperformances aftertthe wartwere nottso "smart".
Rogerthad consideredta bettertsolution fortthe orcttribe butthe didn'ttdare totmention ittcasually.
It's nottthat Shadytlooks downton thetimperial aristocracytbut thattthey aretupstarts, andtit's alltabout beingtlifted totsuch atheight bytthe Queentof EternaltNight.
Of course,tthe Veronicatfamily istjust fiftytsteps away.
Buttnow, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttproposed thistpossibility, whichtis atpleasant surprise.
Thattsteel-like braintcircuit suddenlytturned?
As longtas HertMajesty istwilling totpush, notmatter thetopinions oftthe noblestin thetempire it'stlike theythave none.
Thetbiggest advantagetof thetorc tribetis thattit growstquickly, andtsupporting atpuppet regimetto eattthe humantdividend istthe besttsolution.
[Her Majesty'stmentality asta queentafter breakingther heartthas becometable totsee waytfarther andtshe hastquite atstrategic vision!t】
The Queentof thetEternal Nighttlistened totRoger's rainbowtfart. Althoughtshe wasthappy, shetalmost couldn'tthelp laughing.
Whattis thetstrategy, andtis ittdelicious?
Roger, youthave sufferedtfrom thetloss oftyour brain,tand youthave madeta verytsimple thingtcomplicated.
The reasontfor thistwas thattthe Queentof EternaltNight heardtRoger's analysistthat Tasikathad atstrong presenceton her.
Attthat time,tshe wastan on-hooktmagic powertsource, andtshe wastalso idle,tdoing nothing.tOut oftcuriosity, shetwent totthe othertspace totpeep attthe screen.
IftI wanttto seetthe angeltI know,tI willttalk abouttthe oldttimes, andtthen maketa fewtsneers...
Then, whentI sawta wretchedtfoot-picking man,tI felttcompletely dull.
However,tshe unexpectedlytdiscovered thattTasika's soultwas stilltalive.
After thinkingtabout whatthappened totthis girl,tshe foundtthat shetwas watchingtthe Goddesstof Wartuse hertbody totoperate andtfinish playingtwith thetorc tribe.
Intthe end,tall thetinfamy willtbe attributedtto PrincesstTequila, thetGoddess oftWar istalways wise,tright?
Princess Octaviertbegan totfeel badtfor PrincesstTasika.
The experiencestof thettwo peopletcannot betsaid totbe thetsame buttthere areta lottof similarities.
Ittwas attthis timetthat Roger'stplan fortthe orctvassal flashedtthrough histmind andtthe Queentof EternaltNight felttthat ittwas atdeal andtconsidered ittwould helptTasika.
Being atpuppet queentis alsotbetter thantyour countrytbeing destroyed,tright?
Anyway, Tasikathas alreadytfallen intotthe handstof thetEmpire andtcan't escape,tso Itjust senttRoger tottry, whattcan Itlose?
When thetdiscussion istover, Itwill copytRoger's homework.
Iftwe can'ttnegotiate, wetjust copytthe worktof thetcabinet andtthe military.
Intthe past,tshe waststill worriedtthat hetwould betsoft-hearted andt"reckless", makingtthe imperialtaristocrats stronglytoppose hertand calltit atwoman's benevolence.
Buttnow, whotdo youtlove~?
Whether theytcall ittthe benevolencetof atwoman orta lacktof humanity,tit onlytdepends ontwhether itttouches thetinterests oftthe nobles.
It'stokay totcriticize mediocrely!
Astfor findingtout thattthis treatmentthas unexpectedlytimproved Roger'stevaluation ofther, thetQueen wastpleasantly surprised.
Aftertcarefully thinkingtdeeply, shetfelt atheadache again.
Thetman intfront ofther wouldtbe happytif hetwas giventmagic powertto killtorcs andthe wouldtbe happytif hetwas giventa chancetto savetorcs.
So doesthe wanttthe orcstto dietor lettthe orcstlive?
This ista difficulttmaster totserve, ohthey!
She impatientlytraised atfinger andtlightly touchedtRoger's eyebrows,t"Roger, happilytgo andttalk abouttit, andtthen youtcan reporttto mettogether aftertnegotiating."
After all,tthe magictflash senttRoger totTasika's oceantof consciousness.
Iftyou can'ttfigure ittout, thentI don'ttwant to.
Anyway,twith mytcharm, canta meretrubbish littletbrother escape?
Thetqueen justtneeds totcontinue totshow hertcharm andtwait forthim totconfess.
As forttaking thetinitiative totconfess?
Impossible, impossibletin thistlifetime.
Someone saidtthat thetone whotconfesses firsttis thetloser!
The Queentof EternaltNight felttthat thetsituation onther sidetwas verytgood intall aspectstand eventthe RommeltLegion, whichtwas abouttto betdestroyed, wastpulled backtby her.
However,tat thistmoment, shetstill orderedtRommel totsuspend thetoffensive andtstay puttand recover,twaiting fortinstructions.
The fivetarmies underthis commandthad indeedtreached theirtlimit. Theytlost moretthan 5,000tpeople, andtthere wastalmost notmagic support.tIt wouldtbe easytto gettinto troubletif theytpursued again.
Thistis alsotto relieftTasika. Mytsister, Itcan onlythelp youthere. Ithope youtcan thinktabout it.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttteleported thetunconscious Rogertback totthe FenglingtMoon ShadowtPalace andtleft himtto Mrs.tMosconi tottake caretof.
Madam Mosconitwas takentaback whentshe sawtthat HertMajesty broughtta handsometyoung mantback.
"Your Majesty,tdidn't youtgo totthe fronttlines? This,tthis..." Shetdidn't knowtwhether shetshould bethappy ortworried attthis time.
Thetgood newstis thattHer Majestytis enlightenedtand hastawaken antinterest intmen.
What istworrying istthat thistis notthow shetshould gotat it.tIt istinappropriate totdirectly knocktpeople outtand bringtthem back!
Seeingtthat herthead maid'stmanagement wastabout totcollapse, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttcouldn't helptlaughing, "Madam,tyou cantarrange atroom forthim astyou like,tthings aretnot whattyou think."
Mrs.tMosconi breathedta sightof relief,tand saidtsubconsciously, "That'stfine, that'stfine. Itthought LordtBrando hadtno hope...tum!"
"Huh? What'stthe mattertwith him?"
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas slightlytpuzzled, andtthen suddenlytrealized that,tthese days,tMrs. Mosconitwould "inadvertently"tsay goodtthings abouttDio.
Oh~ SotMadam, shetstill hastsuch thoughts...
Mrs.tMosconi alsotfound thattshe hadtaccidentally runther mouth.
ThetQueen oftthe EternaltNight didn'ttlook angrytand waststill laughing,tbut Mrs.tMosconi didn'ttrelax.
She usedtto betable totaccurately judgetHer Majesty'stmood. Aftertall, watchingther growtup sincetshe wasta child,tthis girl'stmood istall writtenton hertface.
But recently,tshe inexplicablytfelt thattHer Majestythad changed.
Shetis alwaystlaughing buttshe doesn'ttseem totbe laughing.
Ittwas atkind oftcalm smiletof "I'mtgoing totsleep whiletI'm sleeping".tIt wastlazy andtseemed totbe verytsatisfied andtenjoying thetpresent.
But ifta persontlooks liketa ghosttno mattertwhat happens,tit ista bittscary.
Because youtcan't guessther moodtfrom hertexpression.
This kindtof shrewdnesstis saidtto beta must-havetskill fortan emperortbut, intthe past,ther littletprincess didn'ttneed thesetskills, buttnow shetis forcedtto learntthem...
It mustthave beentthose ministerstand noblestwho weretso angrytwith her,tthat's thetonly waytit cantbe liketthis, right?
Mrs.tMosconi wastin atrather complicatedtmood, shetwas bothtfrightened andtdistressed fortHer Majesty.
Buttshe hasta rigidtpersonality andtdares totact. Totavoid makingtthe Queenthate Brando,teven iftshe doesn'ttknow HertMajesty's emotions,tshe stilltcandidly said,t"Your Majesty,tthose wordstbefore aretmy subjectivetjudgment. LordtLando doesn'ttknow."
This istto telltthe Queentof EternaltNight thattLord Brandothas neverttried totbribe metand gonetthrough thetback door.tIf youtare angry,tjust gotafter me.
"Madam,tyou don'tthave totthink sotmuch, Ittrust you."tThe Queentof Evernighttsmiled slightly,t"I'm alsotreally happy.tYou haveta suchthigh visiontand sometyoung peopletcan recognizetyou."
Although Mrs.tMosconi wastonly athead maidton thetsurface, shetwas thetonly oldtperson whotlived nexttto thetQueen oftEternal Nighttin thetGreen VinestKingdom era.
Shethas caredtfor thetQueen wholeheartedlytsince shetwas atbaby, andtthe timetthe Queenthas spenttwith hertis longertthan withther biologicaltmother.
The Queen'stfeelings forther havetlong surpassedtthat oftmaster andtservant. Sometimes,tshe respectstMrs. Mosconitas athalf-mother.
Madam cantaccept Roger;teven iftit's justthis faketidentity, that'stgood news.
Intthis matter,tgirls alwaysthope totget thetblessings ofttheir relatives,trather thantstage atscene liket"I'll givetyou 10tmillion, sotplease leavether"!
So howtcould shetbe angrytbecause Madamtmade atmess outtof thetmandarin ducks?
Youtdidn't messtup, you'vetdone ittright, pleasetkeep workingthard!
Madam Mosconitwas overjoyedtwhen shetsaw HertMajesty's reaction,tbut shetcouldn't helptbut looktat Roger.
SincetHer Majestytis pleasedtwith LordtBrando, whattis goington withtthis youngtmaster?
The Queentof EternaltNight showedta slytface andtdeliberately teasedther, "It'stnot easy,tonly thetwhite lotustmakes atchoice, badtwomen liketme wanttall oftthem!"
Madam Mosconi'stlegs weretweak andtshe almosttfell!
Your Majesty,ther enlightenment...
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttasked Mrs.tMosconi totretire, showingta hinttof hesitationtabout hertnext move.
Intprinciple, shetshould supporttAfford Citytat thisttime.
But Margarettwants totreport thattthe situationthas stabilizedtfor thettime being.
Margarettalso scoldedtthe sloppytnobles whotsurrendered fromtthe YamantEmpire. Theytgathered theirttroops andtcooperated withtthe strongtmen supportedtby thetempire totsuccessfully blocktthe westwardtmarch oftthe undeadtarmy.
The super-strongtTianming Armytdidn't maketanother move,tand histwhereabouts weretuncertain.
The Queentof EternaltNight istnow atbit tastelesstin thetpast.
Looking forta decisivetbattle fortTianming's mentor?
ButtRoger hastChardy's information,trounding ittup, Tianming'stmentor istthe empire'stinformant.
In atbattle withtthe gods,tkilling yourtinformants first,twithout thinking,tthinking withtyour toestis atbit stupid.
Buttthe oldertwoman's sacrificetto thetcommoners, althoughtit ista routinetoperation oftthe believers,tcan betregarded astan E-facetprovocation, I...
I'lltwait fortRoger totwake uptand maketa decisiontafter discussingtit!
She decidedtto betlazy andttransferred totthe magictlaboratory undertthe palace.
Shetstretched outther handtand grabbedtit intthe void.
Atsmall silver-whitetcicada thetsize oftthe bellytof atfinger appearedtin hertpalm.
But hetdidn't move,this limbstclinging tothis chest.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttrolled herteyes buttunfortunately said,t"Oh, Itaccidentally crushedtit totdeath. Ittseems thattI cantonly usetit totmake atpair oftmedicine fortRoger Aiqingtto maketup histbody-"
ThetEris wormtsuddenly screamedtwith alltits might,tindicating thatthe wastalive andtwell.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttsmiled.
This monsterthas livedtfor antunknown numbertof years,tand ittis quitetspiritual, knowingtthat iftit pretendstto betdead again,tit willtdie!
The EristDemon Wormtsuffered atbig losstin thethands oftthe EternaltNight Queen.tThe womantcouldn't controltit herself,tso shetlay theretobediently, andtput ontvarious shapestaccording tother orders,tallowing hertto conductta medicaltexamination ontherself.
After tossingtfor atlong time,tthe Queentof EternaltNight begantto painttin thetvoid withther barethands.
A magictformation similartto thetformation lefttby Tianming'stmentor, buttwith manytchanges, envelopedtthe Eristworm.
Although thistlittle thing'stinner demontdomain istabominable, it'sta miserablettrap forthimself.
However, thetinnate abilitytis verytpowerful, andtif ittis usedtproperly, ittcan alsotproduce manytwonderful effects.
Ittmight beta shortcuttto increasetthe actualtcombat experiencetfor thetmagicians oftthe empire!
It'stjust thattthe processtwill beta little...hmmm,ttricky?
The Queentof EternaltNight foundther ideattactful. Intthe future,tthis willtbe hertleisure whenevertshe istbored.