The Revenge Kidnapping Drama's Transmigrated Female Lead - Chapter 67
“Ah, but given our history, His Majesty will spare you from becoming slaves. After all, you were First Class in your own right – it would be too shameful to be thrown to the very bottom.”
Rezus, who had been silently listening to his words, sneered. Amid the tension, Rezus’s low voice echoed ominously across the bridge.
“I see you’re not worried about your only sister.”
As Psyche was mentioned, Zephyros’s expression showed no change. He merely tapped the crystal ball with his index finger, turning it this way and that, poking at Ruon inside.
“That’s what we wanted to say. Aren’t you the ones who don’t care what happens to Ruon? That’s why you still can’t let go of power. Or perhaps you can’t understand what I have been saying…”
Deep disgust rose in Zephyros’s eyes. It was a gaze as if looking at insufferable insects. Suddenly, as if even that gaze was too much to waste, Zephyros shook his head and rubbed his eyelids. Then, with an expression of doing a great favor for worthless beings, he spoke once more.
“What we want is simple. Give up all your titles, territories, and wealth, and step down from your position. Then I swear we won’t touch Ruon Anocton anymore. Am I speaking too difficultly? I’m trying to speak as simply as possible to match your level… This is why dealing with rootless maggots is just exhausting.”
He let out a long sigh as if dying of fatigue.
“Haah… Having tasted power beyond your station, it must be hard to let go. I understand. But you know, eating food that doesn’t suit you eventually makes you sick. Still don’t realize this isn’t a place that suits you? Maggots should live like maggots. Why keep wasting energy when you’ll have to step down eventually, making it hard for everyone?”
“Pfft-haha, hahahaha!”
That’s when it happened. Suddenly, Rezus burst into maniacal laughter. He threw his head back laughing so heartily that not only his teeth but even his uvula was visible. As the Mathes heads’ expressions hardened, a chilly silence descended. Regardless, Rezus continued laughing for a while.
“Whew… The ones stepping down won’t be us, but you lot.”
Even as he spoke, Rezus’s face was full of mirth.
“Actually, you don’t need to worry about your sister. What you should worry about is your own situation.”
“Huh?”
The Mathes heads exchanged glances while letting out derisive laughs.
“Looks like that illusion from earlier was more shocking than expected, seeing how he’s spouting nonsense.”
Loud laughter erupted around Zephyros. Rezus stared intently at the Mathes heads giggling with shaking shoulders, as if observing strange creatures. Then, as if realizing something amusing, he grinned while stroking his lips.
“Ah ah, I didn’t know I was such a good actor.”
“By the way, I wasn’t fooled, Rezus.”
As Helios spoke, he looked at Serdin mockingly. Serdin sharply furrowed his brow.
“I wasn’t fooled either, so stop looking at me like that.”
“You were fooled at first.”
“Did I stay fooled till the end?”
“It would’ve been better if you had stayed fooled till the end. How bad must your acting have been…”
“What about you? You could’ve at least pretended to be fooled. You were smirking in that situation, hell, I almost punched you, bastard.”
Just as Terche was separating Serdin and Helios with an annoyed expression, the Mathes heads’ laughter began to die down, as if finally noticing something was amiss. Zephyros shifted his gaze toward Rezus with a somewhat irritated face. Arje’s leader still looked ominously at ease.
“Seems you still can’t grasp the situation.”
Rezus paused briefly and snickered.
“Zephyros Rosebel, I already knew you would pull this kind of stunt.”
Zephyros’s eyebrow twitched slightly. Rezus leisurely observed the gradually cracking faces of the opposing heads one by one, slowly parting his lips.
“Your sister told me. When I asked what motives might be behind such a proposal, she said it was to provoke us.”
“…What?”
“Shall I tell you more of what she said?”
“……”
“She told me not to go to that place. She said you would probably think we would definitely come, so don’t move according to your expectations.”
Rezus’s face lit up with amusement. In contrast, Zephyros’s expression grew stranger as the words continued.
“Did you have a drinking party perhaps? She sneered that hopefully you weren’t having a drinking party, excited about the thought of provoking us.”
“…Don’t you dare lie. Psyche is—”
“You want to believe it’s a lie. Zephyros Rosebel, don’t you know too? That your sister is fragile and kind.”
