The Crown I Will Take From You - Chapter 98

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Chapter 98

“Thank you, Uncle Raju.”

Samon maintained a quite friendly relationship with Count Raju, who was also his younger sister’s godfather.

“But when you’ve already joined hands with Duke Castulo, is there really a need to extend your reach to the 4th Princess as well? If His Grace finds out about this, he’ll surely be displeased.”

“If I become the 4th Princess’s consort, naturally the Eastern Emperor will take notice of me. Wouldn’t that be of even greater help to His Grace?”

He nodded his head triumphantly.

Even if treated like a stud horse, the value of gaining the backing of the 4th Princess, and furthermore the Eastern Emperor, was sufficient.

“How much hardship you must have endured in such a distant foreign land. Even when things have turned out this way, everyone is just eager to avoid blaming themselves.”

Samon approached closer to the Princess and offered gentle comfort.

“Having no one by your side who understands your heart is truly a difficult thing.”

However, the Princess, just as when they first met, didn’t even give him a glance.

Rather, she just waved her hand dismissively with annoyed eyes, as if telling him to get lost.

“I know you admire my cousin brother. But His Majesty is noble and will absolutely never bow his head before Kazen.”

Despite the Princess’s consistent indifference, Samon’s voice remained gentle.

“Rather than just gazing at an unbreakable glass flower, wouldn’t a fresh bloom within reach that you can touch anytime be more interesting?”

As if he had forgotten the miserable humiliation he had received from her, he looked exactly as smooth and handsome as the day they first met.

The Princess’s eyes glanced toward Samon.

Since arriving in Valdina, nothing had gone her way, but with a handsome man hovering before her eyes, her heart stirred slightly.

The Princess opened her drowsy eyes. The night was deep, and a rich musk scent wafted from Samon.

Drunk on alcohol, even the features she had thought were worlds apart from Peleus now looked somewhat similar.

“So you’re saying you’re a flower I can break?”

When the 4th Princess snorted, Samon gave a seductive smile.

“If Your Highness desires it.”

She was irritated and anger rose to the top of her head. The effects of alcohol made her think she didn’t care about anything.

“Medeia…”

That damned Princess of Valdina.

When she recalled the Princess’s face, fury surged up. Soon she became even more annoyed by the fact that the King was her brother.

If she couldn’t make the King or his sister kneel, then even a substitute wouldn’t be bad.

Smack.

“Don’t act so arrogant.”

Contrary to her words, she grabbed Samon by the collar and pulled him toward herself.

Click. The light went out.

In the deepened night, darkness covered their desires.

* * *

In the place where Jared had swept through like a typhoon and left, Jason rubbed his temples while recalling their past conversation.

“Your Grace, please protest to Valdina on behalf of this man. Since the Princess’s representative inflicted fatal injuries on me, shouldn’t she also bear responsibility?”

“Calm yourself, General. I’ve called for my excellent physician, so we’ll be able to treat the General’s injuries soon—”

He had tried to soothe Jared.

However, to Jared who had lost his reason, it only seemed like pretense to avoid the situation.

“Your Highness seems to want to hold onto both this man and Valdina, but the world isn’t that lenient.”

“You seem too excited, so let’s talk again when treatment is finished and the General’s condition has stabilized a bit. I’ll definitely find a way to satisfy the General—”

Jason’s caution created a deep emotional rift between the two that could never be bridged again.

“Forget it. This man has found the king of the mountains, not some hyena that digs burrows here and there.”

“General, General!”

Even though Jared could no longer use his right hand, the fact that he was a 10-star general who had received the Emperor’s rank remained unchanged.

He simply couldn’t engage in direct combat, but his position and power were too valuable a piece of meat to lose.

“Damn it, why did things turn out this way!”

His gentle and benevolent face became as fierce as a demon.

Crash—! Unable to contain his anger, he swept everything off the table.

Among the items thrown to the floor was a letter with one corner crumpled.

“…His Majesty commands that the delegation be entrusted to Princess Angelique and that Duke Castulo return to the Empire.”

For Perdickas II, it was natural suspicion.

At that day’s banquet, his daughter the 4th Princess had lost both justification and practical benefit, but Jason had lost nothing. Rather, he had gained a reputation for being righteous and faithful.

Moreover, wasn’t it Jason, the judge, who had sealed the 4th Princess’s defeat?

Looking only at the results without considering all the circumstances, that’s how it appeared.

“Damn it!”

It was maddening. Even if he explained the whole story, the Emperor wouldn’t withdraw his suspicions.

Jason bit his lips hard.

It was the 4th Princess who started the wager, and it was Jared who lost the duel.

However, in reality, it was Jason who suffered the most damage.

He had lost Jared, was being treated as a traitor by the Kazen delegation, and now had even earned the Emperor’s wariness.

“If the Princess had lost, there would have been no problem…”

Resentment toward Medeia, who had been the catalyst, bloomed.

But her fluttering silver hair, the drops of blood flowing down her white arms, her deer-like pitiful green eyes.

Jason bit his lips.

Unbelievably, a corner of his chest felt cold. Ha, am I really in a position to feel sympathy for her?

Jason inwardly sneered while commanding his subordinate.

“Send medicine to the Princess’s Palace.”

Having lost prestige with the Kazen delegation, he needed to firmly establish a foothold in Valdina at least.

“What about His Majesty’s command?”

“I’ll delay it using illness as an excuse. Since no official imperial decree has been issued, there’s still time.”

He hadn’t come all the way to Valdina to return empty-handed.

Jason’s eyes gleamed brightly.

* * *

Kazen delegation, Kensington’s quarters.

Jason wasn’t the only one who received the unilateral imperial command.

“His Majesty cannot do this to me!”

Kensington violently slammed the table.

Umberto brought over the scroll with the imperial command she had thrown and opened it. Then he was shocked.

“Disband the Red Fox Clan and offer it to the Imperial Court? What does all this mean?”

Even seeing the words with his eyes, he couldn’t believe it.

“Isn’t His Majesty going too far? This is an intelligence network that the leader devoted her entire life to creating. Without us, His Majesty couldn’t have safely ascended to the throne, nor could the Empire have prospered like this to become the hegemon of the continent.”

“…”

“But instead of giving rewards, to humiliate you like this and try to steal the leader’s achievements.”

Umberto couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud, but he thought the Emperor was like a highway robber.

“You’re not planning to accept this meekly, are you? Leader, you must protest to His Majesty.”

“Don’t you know that defying orders means only death?”

Kensington said with a sigh.

Her lord Perdickas II had become even more obsessed with the throne after ascending to it.

While welcoming Kensington’s gathering of continental news through the Red Fox Clan, he was constantly anxious that she might betray him and spread Kazen’s secrets.

Just as he greatly celebrated and supported the great achievements of his son the 1st Prince, while always suspecting and being wary of him.

Now that the 1st Prince had fallen, it seemed her turn had come.

“The Red Fox Clan will tighten around your neck.”

‘Whether held or released, it’s dangerous, so it truly is a noose.’

Kensington let out a bitter laugh.

Didn’t the warning sent by Valdina’s Princess seem to prophesy exactly this moment?

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Early morning, the 4th Princess’s bedroom.

Harsh light poured over the naked man and woman wrapped in sheets.

However, the man’s body had red scratches here and there. His cheeks were slightly reddened, and his torso had pinch marks scattered about.

“If you had any sense, you should have left on your own by now. What have you been doing all this time?”

At the 4th Princess’s still cold voice, Samon swallowed his rising anger.

He had succeeded in seducing the 4th Princess last night, but what followed was beyond his imagination.

‘I heard she was willful and violent, but…’

He didn’t expect her to be like that even in bed.

Last night, she prevented Samon from uttering a single word in bed, grabbing his hair and toying with him.

She even called him Peleus and slapped him until he responded.

To treat him, Prince Claudio, like some worthless substitute. Burning shame and anger toward the 4th Princess surged within him.

However, he showed not a trace of his burning rage and looked after the Princess like an affectionate lover.

“Your Highness, did you rest comfortably last night? I hope my inadequacy didn’t cause any discomfort to your precious body?”

“Hmph, seeing you Valdinians’ faces first thing in the morning has already ruined my mood.”

The 4th Princess dismissed him as if he were pathetic.

Just then, the sound of people cheering could be heard in the distance.

“Long live! Long live Princess Medeia!”

A maid came rushing in breathlessly.

“What is it? What on earth is happening?”

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