Arestia Empire'S World Domination
Chapter 44: Call

...—Suretz Border Town, Gardom— Kingdom...

...—18 December 1238—...

One more night.

In a dim atmosphere, Ares stared at the window of the most luxurious lodging room near the mansion of the territorial ruler baron featuring the city's sparkling background with dozens of smoke of bonfires billowing from outside the city walls.

Still in the days of the festival, the townspeople did not behave extravagantly in the use of lighting tools such as torches and lanterns. It had become customary to live in the darkness of the night, even though it was only done by the houses of the inhabitants as well as the corners of the city that were not once reached by the eyes of the nobles and knights.

Together with the main entourage, the Delegation of the Arestian Empire brought with them 10,000 regular soldiers, intent on showing that they could easily mobilize more than five digits of its military power, the report said, who are now stationed to camp outside the city walls.

"Your Majesty." A feminine voice without a resonating tone, piercing both ears of Ares who was still silent in place.

"What's up, Rea?" Without turning around, Ares felt a black-robed figure with two short swords sheathed on both of his hips slowly seeming from the corner of the room.

"The presence is approaching" replied Rea.

"so." Ares replied indifferently.

Geck.

Geck.

For a few moments, a knock on the door sounded. Ares is once again a little amazed by the sensing ability and intuition that Rea has.

"Your Majesty, we have a guest who wishes to meet you." One of the high-level knights said firmly from behind the door.

"Who?" Ares's forehead was slightly wrinkled. It is impolite to start the conversation at night even for Queen Gardom, especially with the position of Ares who is also a head of state.

"The Levene and Lourentz family." A moment of silence, the knight hardly expressed regret, "Our deepest apologies for not being able to refuse the other party's request."

Cklek.

The door slowly opened, the two knights who were on the other side of the door were slightly surprised by Ares' actions without relying on the servant. Despite having several times found Ares's actions said to be "distorted" from most other nobles, still the two would have a slightly out-of-place feeling if they saw Ares doing it.

"It's impossible for you to reject it, so there's no need to apologize." Ares smiled wryly, patting one of the shoulders of each of the knights and stepping out.

Feeling a little touched by the closeness, was very different from the actions of the other nobles. The two momentarily fell silent, greatly shocked and immediately chased after Ares who had stepped away.

"Ah, right. Where's the Prime Minister? I haven't heard of her since." Keep stepping, Ares remembered with his friend who seemed lost without news.

However, in contrast to Ares, Warren would definitely bring at least four elite knights wherever he would go as his bodyguard, making Ares not the least bit worried about him.

"That's..." The faces of the two knights became difficult, unable to convey Warren's whereabouts to Ares.

"Say sa—" Slowly approaching Warren's room on the same floor as his room, Ares immediately closed his lips.

A very soft voice could be heard piercing both eardrums from Warren's room, Ares knew the familiar strains.

The two guard knights standing on either side of the room with different genders made a difficult face, they were not sure what to do if Ares called Warren to come out of his room.

"Who?" ask Ares lirih.

"Pulse... Your Honour..." The female knight guard heavily retorted.

"What?" ask Ares back.

"Mr Warren is doing this solely for the sake of improving their lives." The female Knight's chimpanzee is difficult.

So, freeing and giving a lot of money for their future?

"I'm in." One of Ares's hands quickly pushed the door.

Rice has become a porridge. Ares had entered the room and found the sight of Warren along with two female slaves with slave necklaces on each of their necks.

However, when he looked at the two women's faces, none of them were painted with compulsion, making Ares a little surprised by what Warren promised them.

"Ap—what are you doing?!" Warren and the two female slaves immediately turned away, shocked to see Ares entering the room and immediately covering their bodies with a blanket.

"Down your voice, you idiot! The walls are so thin!" Fed up, Ares turned around, stepping out of the room.

For a moment, just before coming out, Ares stopped his footsteps, "I got a dinner invitation from Ecasia, get dressed quickly."

"Huh?! Nah! I'm not out yet!" warren Protest.

BAM!

Getting a very selfish answer, Ares left in an annoyed step, slamming the door a little hard, "I'll report it to your wife."

"Wait on! Anything but that! Please don't—"

No longer hearing Warren's cry, Ares and several of his guard knights immediately descended, heading for the room that had been reserved for Ecasia's guests waiting.

His hopes did not end right, only a girl with long brown hair was waiting for him behind the door of the room.

Yellowish eye color that is very in harmony with Ares. Wearing a white top, the black-colored blazer cladding his body added to his impression of simplicity, as if his appearance could fool the eyes of the nobles who looked at him.

The assumption that he was a low-class noble would be etched in the minds of the common nobles. Even so, Ares knew, if the girl who visited the Arestia delegation lodging was a member of the Ecasia Republic's higher-ranking family of green gems on the collar of her clothes.

I can't believe my second life is going to be with a cunning woman like you, Eleanor...

Looking at Ares who had entered the room, Eleanor got up, painted a smile as she bent down and lifted up both ends of her clothes.

"Good night, my deepest apologies for visiting you after sunset, Your Majesty." Eleanor got back up, still painting a smile on her face, "I'm excited and looking forward to meeting you after some time ago knowing that I have a brother away from my father and mother."

I see, if Gardom did not invite them, did Ecasia not intend to open up the lines of diplomacy in a family with me from the beginning?

"I also rejoice at this happy news..." Ares purposefully stopped his lips, being tall for the other party to introduce himself first.

"Ah, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Eleanor regretted, slightly bowed her body, "Include, I am the First Daughter of the Lourentz Family, Eleanor Nodenne de Lourentz."

"First Emperor of Arestia, Ares Aubert." Ares emphasized his surname, no longer a communion because of blood relations, limiting Eleanor's movements to know where she stood.

"That's it..." Eleanor looked regretful, she understood the message conveyed to her. Even so, it was not his purpose to come to this place just to look for a problem with the Emperor.

After the two sat face-to-face on the sofa in the middle of the room and had a light conversation, Eleanor opened her goal of coming here, "Your Majesty, are you not willing to reopen the relationship between us that has been strained since long ago? I'm just going to invite you to enjoy a night in this small town along with our other cousins who are still nervous outside the inn."

Andres... huh?

Ares has the right to refuse, especially with Eleanor's attitude which can be said to be very disrespectful. However, there is an intuition in the mind that Eleanor has other goals, which can be said to be not in line with the political steps of the Father, the Head of the Lourentz Family.

A wry smile appeared, Ares immediately got up and extended his right hand to Eleanor as if to pick her up, "Sure, why not?"

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Next update, 22/12!

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