A Demon Duchess
26. hello new king and queen
"Congratulations on your debutante, Her Majesty the Queen." Irene's eyes were round in disbelief, why? Why is this woman back?! Why at such an important time?! Wh why?
Althea walked through a small path well made, she arrived before Irene and smiled gracefully. Althea's red eyes made Irene shudder in horror, Althea was really very scary unlike the Althea she last met.
"U-What are you back for?!" Irene said, Althea chuckled "You're asking not because you don't know, right?" Irene's expression was completely chaotic. He had thought that Althea might come back but he had not expected it to be this fast!
"I hope you finish your noble tattoo lesson, such a facial expression is really impolite." Dayang-dayang Irene looked at Althea with contempt. "How dare you a fugitive say such a thing to your majesty!!" Althea nodded her head. "Buronan huh? I'd rather you call me a criminal than a fugitive."
"I'll probably come next time to say hello officially, you know? It's not easy to fix the duchy that you messed up right, I'm busy so I'll see you later" Althea said, leaving the place immediately.
When Althea was no longer seen Irene fell down "the noble one!" Hysterical ladies of Irene. "Altheana Amaryllis! I will definitely repay you!!"
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the Mansion Duke Amarylis
"You really messed up all that Althea," said Felix who suddenly came from the fireplace in Althea's room.
"I'd have more respect if you used the door of the Crown Prince's majesty."
"Felix!" Strictly Felix doesn't like, "so how are their faces?" Felix asked after sitting opposite Althea.
"It's a shame I just met Irene, but wouldn't it be much more exciting if a little curiosity interfered this time?" Felix smiled meaningfully.
*tock
"Come in" said Althea when she heard the door to her workspace on tap. Someone came in and walked with a pile of paper, which is lucas. Lucas put the documents on Althea's desk.
I took one of the documents and walked to Althea and Felix, who were enjoying a cup of tea on the sofa.
"Are you going to listen to your highness too?" Lucas asked as he bowed in small salute. Felix nodded.
"As expected of the Lady, Baron Liciantus had something with the Queen because he did not take good care of the territory" said Lucas reading the report he got, which he said, Baron Liciantus was one of the nobles who was under the power of Duke amarylis but since duke Amarylis died the family's performance deteriorated until many complaints came from the people.
"Justin Liciantus yes, that ungodly boy is a total mess!" althea said, shaking his head, "since he took office there have been about 30 people who have complained about several different problems among his tax increases, the sudden eviction of land was also a group of robbers who entered easily into several local villages." Althea and Felix are really all going to be a lot easier if the goat blackens itself.
"if it's true that she has a relationship with the queen we must have solid evidence to support, then first gather everyone who has ever complained about her performance, then, after solving their problems blatantly we also need to lead the opinion of the people," said Althea with a serious look. Lucas understood the meaning of Althea he just recorded the things needed.
"furthermore on cooperation with outside parties, some representatives are waiting for the lady's answer to meet in person, some have agreed to the terms and conditions that the lady gave, and some have agreed to the terms and conditions, the palace that has been overwhelmed by the problem certainly does not expect us to take the cooperation agreement first." lucas smiled proudly, saying, not to compare because the difference is too far but this is how a leader works.
it's a pity now that Lucas is the imperial crown prince's rival, so here's how Althea's plan gets out. first to make her a duchess without any hindrance from the king and queen she needed some rope that could tie the opinion of the king and the queen also became a bridge for her to cross easily.
so Althea asked Lucas to collect data on the current state of the duchy and the problems that the Queen's connections create that will make him a good leader in the eyes of the people because they have solved their problems which is unfinished.
the second one still remembers with Alvaro who had difficulty because cooperation with outsiders was canceled, right? actually from the beginning of the agreement Althea who took care of the state envoys and even the state leadership knew Althea well, therefore they wanted to cooperate with Astrantia and when Irene replaced Althea many violations the contract that Astrantia did so Althea thought why not he submitted the agreement on behalf of Amarylis to these countries, of course the palace could not dwell in the presence of the cooperation contract they were seeking.
Making Althea Duchess or if they refuse means they are ready for war.
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"Do you still love her?" Felix asked suddenly, Althea who was tidying up her clothes was surprised. Althea took a slow breath "that I have been much disappointed, though not entirely lost my hatred far more than that." So even though that little feeling was still there, Felix turned his face away for a moment to control his emotions.
"Felix?" Call the confused Althea.
"Isn't that Lady Amarylis? It's too bad I heard the late Duke's body didn't get a proper funeral." Althea's heart was beating very fast hearing the words of the servant who was quite far away from her.
Anger, hate, sadness mixed into one. "Alvaro I will never forgive you." Cold muttered Althea.
*Brakk!!
Breaking the door startling the entire throne room, Alvaro and Irene who had sat on the throne were surprised instead of playing.
All the lights that were there died until the cold from outside entered.
All things flying everywhere, glowing red eyes that exuded anger stared disappointedly at Alvaro, Althea's eyes distorted at a pink dress now feeling behind Alvaro.
Wielding the blood-stained sword symbolizing his family Althea approached the king and queen who had just ascended the throne, a smile that he had never before shown from those rannum lips, pointed sharply at the human pair that was before him.
Althea flicked her blood-stained sword and put it into the sheath on her left, bowing to the King and Queen as if paying respect to both.
"Duchess Altheana Lunar De Amarylis faces the sun and the royal moon" Althea said, smiling to make herself look like a demon.
"Devil!" Said the queen suddenly shouting at Althea, instead of feeling saddened by the insults Althea got up and looked at the queen with a look of pity.
"It is very rude of the noble words of this queen, such as her noble queen still have to continue the class of manners," Althea said in a condescending tone, making the black haired queen tremble uncharacteristically, fear filled him, agitated and as if he would die if one moved just a little.
The king who saw the wife trembling asked the knight behind her to protect the queen.
"You're going back to Thea!" The king shouted at the silver-haired girl before him.
Althea tilted her head and put her index finger on her lips, Thea? Why would an honorable king be able to do such a thing by calling out the name of a noble at will, what he called out was his former fiancee.
"Thea? You must not haphazardly call the name of a noble noble, especially a noble who has demonic blood in his body," Althea said, grinning like a demon.
The king pulled out his sword preparing to attack the red-eyed girl, with the king's wary attitude pointing his sword at Althea.
"I just say hello to your majesty and take what should be mine maybe, you should know what you'll get if it bothers my family," said Althea who was suddenly already behind the king.
"You're not polite!! You must be punished for threatening the royal family," shouted the queen from the corner of the room, the knight trying to prevent the queen from saying that but the queen did not listen to her words and managed to make Althea's sharp gaze point at her.
"Heh, your wife is brave too yes 'ex fiancee' if she is not the queen maybe I have cut her tongue, ah sorry now I can cut her tongue. But cutting off his tongue isn't enough let's see where you're going to shatter."
Althea stepped her feet out of the royal throne room, followed by the canace that was behind her.
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hello all long time no see~
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