BXBX NOVEL Chapter 159 - 4
The change in expression on King Raghnall's face piqued the curiosity of Merlick, who was currently sitting with him enjoying breakfast.
"What happened, Raghnall?" Merlick asked him.
"Hmm… my soldiers just said that a foreign magic train barged into my kingdom's territory and ended up being forced to land in the parking lot. After the soldiers checked, it turned out that the people in the magic carriage were members of the royal family of the Demon Kingdom." King Raghnall explained what the soldier had reported to Merlick.
"The royal family of the Demon Kingdom? What do they want by coming to this kingdom?" Merlick became even more curious about it.
"Looks like they came just for the holidays. But the person who came this time was a little troublesome." King Raghnall smiled bitterly after remembering what his soldiers reported earlier.
"Who is that person to make you uncomfortable like that?" Merlick knew that people from the demon race were hostile to the human race. But that happened in the past. Right now, the relationship between the two races should be fine. However, some people from the demon or human races still can't get along when they meet.
"The person who had come at this time was said to be the strongest Demon Lord in the history of the Demon Kingdom, Redis Parphial. We'll talk about that later. Right now, I have to go see him." King Raghnall got up from his seat and went to the room where King Redis and his family were waiting.
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Inside a room in the castle of the Cirlus Kingdom, a middle-aged man was sitting on a chair while enjoying the drink that was served to him. The man was accompanied by a beautiful middle-aged woman with silver hair. There was also a pair of boys and girls who looked the same age as Princess Freya. The three people in the room had purple hair apart from the middle-aged woman. The four of them had one thing in common, and it was the horns on their heads.
Tap...tap...tap...
There was the sound of footsteps approaching the place. The room door opened, and King Raghnall entered with a smiling face. He was accompanied by a man who looked like a mage.
"I apologize for keeping you waiting, King Redis." King Raghnall smiled apologetically. He immediately sat on the chair in front of them.
"You don't need to apologize. I was the one who came unannounced. I should be the one apologizing to you. I only intend to take a vacation with my family in this place. I didn't think the guard would be that tight. as expected of the Cirlus Kingdom." King Redis smiled back. He didn't hide that he intended to enter the Cirlus kingdom secretly.
King Raghnall's mouth twitched upon hearing King Redis' confession. He didn't know what to say with those words. But he couldn't keep quiet about it.
"Hahaha, thank you. If we don't, I'm afraid that other people with evil intentions will easily enter our kingdom." King Raghnall replied with thorny words.
"That's good, that's good. Ah, I forgot to introduce the people who came with me. Next to me is my beautiful wife, and they are my son and daughter." King Redis tried to change the topic of their conversation.
They began to introduce themselves with the etiquette of a royal family to King Raghnall. After hearing their self-introductions, King Raghnall learned that the wife of King Redis was named Triana Parphial, his son was named Viron Parphial, and his daughter was named Irene Parphial.
"I'm also glad to meet you. Regarding the purpose of your visit to the Cirlus Kingdom, we have provided the best lodging in our kingdom. You can safely enjoy your holiday in this kingdom." King Raghnall had thought of this before. He couldn't possibly allow people from the Demon Kingdom to live in his castle. He didn't want something bad to happen in the future.
"I thank you for your hospitality, King Raghnall. I've heard how beautiful this kingdom is. I can't wait to enjoy it soon." King Redis nodded and smiled. Apart from him, everyone seemed more reserved and didn't say anything other than introducing themselves earlier.
"Hahaha...it's nothing. However, I apologize for not being able to accompany you any longer since I also have other guests today." King Raghnall got up from his chair and was about to leave the room.
"Ooh, you have another guest today? I'm sorry if I bothered you with my coming to this kingdom. But may I know who is such an important guest that you have to go back to see him?" King Redis became curious about the person King Raghnall was talking about.
"They are people from the academy that was recently established in the human region." King Raghnall answered him honestly. He felt it was okay to tell King Redis. Sooner or later, they will meet because they are both on vacation in the same place.
King Redis raised his eyebrows after hearing the answer from King Raghnall. He was also curious to see the people from the Piqmentia Grand Academy who had been the reference for the Arcus Grand Academy, which would soon be inaugurated in the demi-human region.
"I've always been curious about the people behind the human academy. If it is allowed, may we come to meet those people?" King Redis boldly stated his request to King Raghnall.
"Of course. But maybe this will disappoint you because we're not that great to make you so curious." King Raghnall immediately agreed to his request without hesitation.
"Thank you. Of course, that's not a problem. I'm just curious to meet people from the human academy, especially the students there." King Redis looked at his wife. Queen Triana nodded in agreement with him.
"Okay. Let's go to where they are now. They shouldn't have finished their breakfast yet." King Raghnall led King Redis and his family to the garden behind the castle, where the academy's people were enjoying their breakfast.
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When King Raghnall and King Redis arrived at the place, some of the people from the academy were still there enjoying their breakfast. Some other people sit and relax, looking at the sea view from that place. Ziel and Clara had just finished their breakfast and intended to return to their room to prepare their needs before playing on the beach.
The appearance of King Redis and his family made the people of the academy curious. That's because it's rare for other races to come to the human region, let alone that race is a demon who has terrible relations with the human race. In addition, the students were also confused as to why King Raghnall brought King Redis and his family to that place.
King Redis purposely thickened his presence after arriving at that place. The air of existence of demons is very different from the air of existence of other races because they feel a little evil. This made the academy students feel a little depressed and had difficulty breathing.
"King Redis, what are you doing?" King Raghnall asked him coldly. But King Redis smiled, ignoring him.
Among the people from the Demon Kingdom, only Princess Irene looked worried about what her father had done while his wife and son looked calm.
Ziel frowned after seeing Clara beside him start to tremble and break out in cold sweat. He patted Clara's shoulder and took the pressure off King Redis' presence on her. Clara became more relaxed and calm once she could breathe again.
"Thank you, Ziel." Clara smiled at him in relief. Even though she didn't know what Ziel had done, Clara knew that Ziel had helped her. That was enough to make her happy.
"It is my duty, my lady." Ziel nodded slightly at Clara's words. Then he narrowed his eyes at the person who deliberately gave off his presence.
"You shouldn't have done that." Ziel muttered in a cold voice.
Ziel returned the pressure many times over to King Redis. He mixed it with thick killing intent at him.
King Redis suddenly knelt with a pale face. His nose and mouth were seen bleeding. Not only that, the floor beneath his feet was slowly cracking like it was being pushed down by something weighty.
"Urgh!" king Redis gritted his teeth and struggled against the pressure. But the more he resisted, the stronger he felt.
"Father!" "My husband!" Queen Triana and her two children intend to help her, but King Redis reaches out his hand to stop them.
"Stop! Please don't come near me! Stay where you are!" King Redis stopped them from falling under the pressure he was receiving. He realized that the person who did it was only targeting him.
"But...!" Queen Triana could not see her husband in such a state.
"Listen to my orders!" King Redis did not accept their refusal. He narrowed his eyes and looked for the person who had done this to him.
What happened to King Redis had caught the attention of everyone present. Meanwhile, King Raghnall was just silent to see the situation. He was excited and confused by everything that suddenly happened before his eyes. He was happy that King Redis got revenge for what he had done before, but he was confused about who did it to King Redis. Since then, his eyes had been searching through the crowd of academy people but couldn't find any clues.
Not long after, the pressure on King Redis disappeared. He was finally able to breathe again and stood up.
"Father!" His son and daughter immediately embraced him.
"King Raghnall, I'm sorry for what I've done before. I'm not feeling well, so I want to go to the inn you've prepared to rest quickly." King Redis felt very angry and embarrassed to stay in that place. He was the strongest Demon Lord in the history of the Demon Kingdom. But right now, he was kneeling in front of many people. Today was the most embarrassing day for him.
"Oh, okay. One of my soldiers will escort you to that place." King Raghnall came back to his senses after hearing King Redis suddenly call out to him. He called one of the soldiers and asked him to escort King Redis and his family to the inn he had prepared beforehand.
"Thank you." King Redis and his family quickly left the place.
After King Redis and his family had disappeared, Merlick walked over to King Raghnall.
"Are you going to let him go?" Merlick felt angry at King Redis' earlier actions. Merlick wanted to fight him if he didn't see King Redis suddenly kneeling in front of the crowd.
"Hahaha...just for now. After all, he has already received retribution for his actions. But, do you know who did it?" King Raghnall asked Merlick seriously.
"I do not know. Putting that aside for now, do you already know the purpose of King Redis coming to this kingdom?" Merlick's face suddenly became serious.
"He said that he only intended to go on vacation with his family. That's all he said." King Raghnall said what King Redis told him while in the royal castle waiting room.
"Will you believe it?" Merlick narrowed his eyes after hearing king Raghnall's answer.
"Of course not. I will discuss this matter with the other Kings. I hope King Redis doesn't lie and just vacations in this kingdom." King Raghnall sighed heavily. He didn't want any trouble to happen in his kingdom.
"I think that's the best thing." Merlick nodded in agreement with King Raghnall's decision. After that, they returned to their seats and spent time there until the people from the academy finished with their breakfast.
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King Redis slammed the bedroom door and shouted angrily in one of the rooms in a luxurious inn in the Cirlus kingdom.
"Damn!" King Redis did not accept what had happened to him today.
"Please calm down, my husband!" Queen Triana tried to calm King Redis from his anger.
"I can't stay calm after being humiliated like that! After all, who would dare to do that to me! I can't even find the culprit!" King Redis felt like he was being toyed with and belittled by that person. He thought that this was the work of someone from the Cirlus Kingdom.
"I'll find him soon!" Queen Triana said seriously. She is one of the strongest mages in the Demon Kingdom and an expert in detection magic. She is called the silver witch in the Demon Kingdom.
"Please do, my wife. I will make him pay many times over for what he did to me today.. I swear on the Demon Lord's name!" King Redis' face was filled with vengeance and looked very evil.