The Dragon Lord System
DLS - 111

Tension was felt filling the air in the room, as between the layers of truth that wanted to be revealed and the secrets that wanted to be hidden.

King Theovilus continued to stare at Alvin with his sharp eyes, as if wanting to pierce through the depths of his mind.

"Hm... Is that true?" he said his voice was calm but full of pressure.

Alvin felt cornered by the king's sharp gaze.

"That's not true, Your Majesty!" alvin replied in a trembling voice, trying to cover up his nerves.

King Theovilus nodded slowly, as if understanding Alvin's feelings.

"Then tell me what you saw in that search? Did you manage to find an endemic beetle nest?" ask her with a tone that still continues to lurk.

Alvin felt the pressure getting stronger, and immediately he tried to think quickly to answer.

He composed the words in his mind, making up hard in order to maintain his position.

After a moment that felt heavy, he began to answer slowly.

"Your Majesty, unfortunately we did not find an epidemic beetle nest, but we were confronted by a group of blue dragon enclaves. We are grateful that some of us are still alive because of the wise actions that I did, so we decided to return to this city, "Alvin said with a serious-sounding answer, but it also contains a false tone of courage.

For a moment the atmosphere felt tense, like on the verge of words that could change everything.

King Theovilus still looked at Alvin with an unpredictable expression,

Rio who heard him wanted to laugh but right then and there he felt the pressure in his hands getting stronger and rougher, as if his wife who was by his side had suddenly turned into a violent figure.

He looked at Evelyn in confusion, trying to find an explanation for this sudden change.

However, something strange happens over the head of the man he thinks is Evelyn. Rio saw a radiance of distortion that was only visible to him, a sign that an illusion was being applied.

Suddenly, the man disguised as Evelyn smiled widely at him, feeling that he had managed to trick Rio.

Without hesitation, Rio released his grasp from that rough hand. His face turned into an expression of confusion and anger.

How could he not have noticed this difference before? How can one create such a perfect illusion?

The man disguised as Evelyn only grew more and more smiling, feeling that he had taken Rio perfectly.

Rio's heartbeat quickens as he tries to string together events and finds the common thread behind this scheme.

His wife, Evelyn, may have been kidnapped by rogue nobles, including alvin, who was in front of him.

"Fuck!" rio growled inwardly, but he knew that this moment of anger would only worsen the situation.

His eyes were on King Theovilus, who was waiting for an answer to his question. A cold sweat began to trickle down his forehead as he felt depressed by the heavy situation.

"Is that true, Rio?" king Theovilus asked with a sharp look. To Alvin who seemed impatient, he showed that the situation was increasingly pointing to the truth.

Rio felt like he was at a difficult crossroads. He wanted to defend himself and tell the king about Alvin's rotten plan, but he knew that if he did, his wife's life would be in greater danger.

He felt a dilemma between his loyalty to the king and the desire to protect his loved ones.

Carefully, Rio chose his words, trying to find a middle ground that would keep his wife safe.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it seems that I did experience a strange hallucination... As a result of a hard impact on the head, his words were right.. Forgive my noble folly"

Rio could feel the feeling of Alvin feeling victory nearby, and it was almost unbearable.

After all, he felt it was safer to choose a lie than to reveal a true fact that could endanger the life of his beloved wife.

Alvin looked like a cat who had just chased a rat and managed to get it. His wicked smile seemed especially conspicuous in the middle of the room, but Rio refused to give Alvin the satisfaction of seeing his victory.

Although he felt squeezed, he tried to maintain his composure and pretend as the king expected.

King Theovilus seemed slightly satisfied with Rio's reply.

"Hm, be careful with yourself. Don't let the hallucinations have a bigger impact."

Suddenly, the attention of the king turned to Rio's wife, Evelyn. Rio felt his heart pound faster when he heard the king tell him to come with him to the palace.

The man disguised as Evelyn used illusion magic, only able to nod respectfully.

if he said a word, he would get caught by his male voice, so he just nodded.

"Alright, we will continue this conversation in my palace" said king Theovilus as he moved from his place.

His sharp gaze stared at Rio for a moment before he left, leaving Rio and his wife in an increasingly thorny situation.

Before alvin came out he faced his face to Rio and brandished his middle finger while smiling wickedly.

Then he finally left the temple with king theovilus.

The door of the room was tightly shut, leaving Rio alone with the man disguised as Evelyn.

An irresistible silence filled the room, only broken down by an erratic heartbeat.

The man stuck out his tongue, imitating Alvin by pointing his middle finger.

That action made Rio feel like he was trapped in a clown mocking him.

"Really, do all these bastard nobles have the same level of maturity as school children?" Rio muttered inwardly.

With a sharp look, Rio faced the man in disguise, trying to hold back all his emotions.

Instantly, the joking man disguised as Evelyn sounded in Rio's ears with a striking ngebass tone.

"Aww, my loving husband, do you miss me? HAHAHAHAHA," he said in a hoarse tone, while trying to stifle a cruel laugh.

The action made Rio even more angry, but he tried to control himself so as not to fall into the man's psychological game.

"ASSHOLE! WHERE'S WIFE?!" Rio felt a burning rage and slowly stood up from his bed.

"if you hurt me, your wife's life will of course be lost, hehehe" the man said.

Rio grabbed full of desire to hit the man and bit his lower lip to resist the overflowing emotions.

However, he remembered that the rush and emotion would only threaten his wife's life.

The man continued to smile with his evil style, with eyes that exuded satisfaction at the uncertainty Rio felt.

However, in Rio's heart, he swore that if the man touched even a single hair from Evelyn, all hell would be unleashed by him.

He will avenge all the evil that the man has done, including the bastard nobles, even if it means having to face a power greater than himself.