Volume 8 Chapter 58: Let Me Deal With This Pest, Princess.
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 8 Chapter 58: Let Me Deal With This Pest, Princess.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Presenting the princess of the Solis Kingdom, Carolyn Sol Gerard," Masked Thief announced as he moved his mantle away. That caused everyone to gasp. Carolyn had now changed into a beautiful white gown. It had a light tint of purple to make it celestial. That dress before didn''t do it justice; it hid the princess''s beauty. What was more, the make-up was changed as well. It was lighter and delicate; clearly, it was done by an expert.
<span style="font-weight:400">This gown. Carolyn blinked as she nced at Masked Thief. She couldn''t see his face, but the feeling was enough.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Leader know how to apply make-up?" Arlo muttered.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I have to ask when we return." Scarlet was quite curious and eager.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...You understand he''s in a bind, right?" Jack blinked. Did they forget where they were? Let''s not talk about make-up and look at what''s going on!
<span style="font-weight:400">"You dare-"
<span style="font-weight:400">"A marriage for ady should be the happiest and most joyous day of their life. And yet, the only things I could see in your eyes were sadness and loneliness, Princess." Masked Thief stared at Carolyn, "Before I steal my treasure, Princess, do you really want to marry someone like this?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"What are you saying?!" Felix rose up, but he was instantly shot down!
<span style="font-weight:400">"The princess is the only one that shall speak. Please mind your tongue, Prince." Masked Thief shook his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Anyone that disrupts will be flicked in the head," Masked Thief warned as he turned to the others.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." That shut them up.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Princess, please say your words with peace of mind."
<span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn looked up at him, "...Can I really trust you? Will you protect me?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"As long as I''m here, no one shall harm you or anyone for that matter," But as he was going to, Masked Thief raised his staff and blocked the swording his way!
<span style="font-weight:400">There was one person who wasn''t afraid of this threat. He was the strongest in the Philosopher Kingdom, the sword saint.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Boy, this is not your ce. Get out of here before you do something you regret." Isaac whispered low enough for only the two to hear. He was one of the people who knew this masked Thief''s identity.
<span style="font-weight:400">"How rude of you to interrupt ady''s words." Masked Thief pushed Isaac backward. He turned to Carolyn, "Princess if you wait a moment, let me deal with this pest."
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Carolyn''s face turned red.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Isaac, kill him!" Harold ordered.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Understood." You lostst time while I was held back. Do you think you can stop me? Isaac frowned. There was no need to do so as he dashed at the boy with his sword raised! However, Masked Thief made his move as well!
<span style="font-weight:400">What?! Isaac quickly raised his sword, but he was blown away. Masked Thief stated, "I''m a gentleman of my word. And you can''t defeat me, Sword Saint." With those final words, Masked Thief disappeared from his position.
<span style="font-weight:400">Isaac raised his sword, and yet,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Too slow."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Ugh!" Isaac went down like a giant tree.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Absolute silence!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"He defeated the sword saint in one move!" One person roared. That only caused the others to shout! The sword saint, the most powerful swordsman, was defeated in a blow!
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<span style="font-weight:400">"…How many did you see?" Cedric muttered to Lionel.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"12. Before the saint could make a move, he made 12 strikes." Lionel smiled in proudness.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Damn, I could only see 10," Cedric groaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">You guys aren''t going to talk about how he took out the sword saint?! William, Julius, and Edmund couldn''t help but retort in his mind.
<span style="font-weight:400">Rather than the process, the result was more unbelievable.
<span style="font-weight:400">Edmund turned to William, "Sir William, your son is quite a prodigy." Prodigy wasn''t the best word to describe him. He was more of a monster.
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<span style="font-weight:400">Masked Thief walked before Carolyn, "Princess, what do you have to say about this?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Um."
<span style="font-weight:400">"If you say that you want to get married, then I would stop all of this, steal my treasure, and leave. But if you don''t, then I will save you from this situation."
<span style="font-weight:400">You''re really putting me on the spot. Now, all eyes were on the girl: whatever she said would decide everything.
<span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn stared at the Thief''s face. She couldn''t see his eyes, but from his aura alone, she could tell he was serious.
<span style="font-weight:400">Can I be selfish? Can I really choose? She remembered what Thalia and Keith had said. She took a deep breath as she shouted,
<span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t want to get married!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t want to get married like this. I don''t want my life to be used like a pawn. I want to love someone based on who I like!" Everything came out of her mouth.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Carolyn! What are you saying!" Alger''s eyes hollowed, "Are you going to throw everything out because of this."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alger, you had pushed everything so suddenly!" Carolyn red at the prince.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What do you mean?!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"You kept saying we''re getting married, married this, and married that!" Everything was all too sudden for her to process.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Just shut up and let this happen, you damn stupid broad!" Alger roared, "You just need to listen to my words and submit!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"No, I won''t! I will never again!" Carolyn shouted. It was her fault for following everything he said and going with the flow. Not anymore! She wasn''t going to listen!
<span style="font-weight:400">This was her life.
<span style="font-weight:400">Alger''s facade disappeared as he raised his hand to p Carolyn. It seemed he had forgotten who was with her.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"To raise your hand at ady, have you no etiquette." Catching his hand, he said, "Give me a second," In an instant, he disappeared from the church!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Son!" Harold froze. But the thief reappeared quickly.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sorry about that, Princess?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Where did you take him?!"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Oh, you can see him right now." With another tap to the ground, videos started to show. Alger was in his underwear and tied in front of the royal capital square for everyone to witness!
<span style="font-weight:400">"You bastard!" This whole marriage was being broadcast between two kingdoms! Utter humiliation!
<span style="font-weight:400">"The real bastard should be you people," Masked Thief shook his head, "To sacrifice the princess to only kill the people she''s trying to protect?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." Harold froze.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"...Sacrifice?" Julius''s expression changed. Everyone in the Solis Kingdom also turned dark.
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<span style="font-weight:400">"What are you talking about?"
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<span style="font-weight:400">"Here." Masked Thief raised an orb, and a recording showed,
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<span style="font-weight:400">"She must be able to use grand-level magic! If she can do so, we can use Sirius to wipe out that dragon and any nation whoes our way!" Harold''s eyes were menacing and dark as he said this. This was not the end, as Alger questioned, "Where are you going to fire it?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Of course, at the Solis Kingdom. There can''t be two powerhouses." There could only be one.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That girl is such a dumb child. Does she think she could save her people by sacrificing herself to this marriage?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." The recording ended like that.