Vampire Aedes
41. Silent Attention

"What can I do? We're gonna go. Come, Thirteenth Princess. Close your eyes, then inwardly shout out the place as loud as possible."

Aster nodded. He followed the orders of the Third Princess. "Capital Palace!"

Once eyes are open. The three of them had already moved in front of a fairly deserted building. The palace kitchen is only used when there are large banquets such as banquets to welcome guests of honor, banquets after the coronation ceremony, banquets after successfully carrying out royal missions, and more. In addition to large-scale events, servants usually use separate kitchens located in each pavilion.

"Hah .. the door is padlocked. How do I get in?" ask the Third Princess.

"no need. My waiter is behind the kitchen. It's still outside, rather the backyard." Due to the lack of detail when mentioning the place, the artifacts could not understand, making their displacement slightly miss. "Third Princess, we need to walk around."

Teleportation with artifacts embedded in the body was quite a drain on a lot of energy. They limit three to five uses a day. If you teleport more than five times, there are two possibilities. That is, the artifact planted is very expensive because it only drains a little energy or not the body that is used as a face has an abundant flow of energy. However, the Third Princess was not among the two. Today he had only once, but one-third of his body energy seemed to be sucked in.

"Can you carry me?" Cycy raised both hands towards Aster.

Aster was surprised that Cycy had not asked the Third Princess, but instead asked her to carry her? Son, aren't you the wrong guy?

"Take me," he repeated. It sounds like a command. Finally Aster was unable to resist because the look of the weak little girl was so alluring.

"Sorry, yeah. My dress will probably dirty the pretty Cycy dress if it's carried in the front. Please get on my back."

Aster crouched down by bending next to his knee, then Cycy put his hand to his neck. They also walk side by side. The Third Princess continued to stroke Cycy's silvery hair that looked smooth.

Come to think of it, it seems Aster understands why Cycy did not ask the Third Princess for a sling. The Third Princess must have been exhausted after using the artifact.

"You're saying the waiter was harmed by someone? What did he do to get hurt like that?"

"He did nothing. My waiter was not wrong. That guy did like to annoy me in many ways, including hurting my personal servant."

"Hmm, hurt the one who did nothing wrong. Could it be that the person is envious of your servant?"

"No way." The First Prince has a high position. Why envy a servant? "He just wanted to annoy me. Some kind of hobby."

"I'm trying to understand your situation. Thirteen, yes ...."

"Huft, yes." Aster has to contend with twelve other soul representatives if it wants to level up. That's also if he wants to raise the position to be stronger, while the goal is only a mission from Mr. Steven.

"By the way, are your injuries really okay?" ask the Third Princess. The pressure when walking made his blood pour out.

"Don't worry."

"Silly! I might be worried. I'm afraid to see it. You better tie the wound area with a cloth so that the bleeding stops, then you change clean clothes."

Suddenly the wind blew. Aster's hair moved forward, covering his entire face. He stopped his steps because his vision was disturbed. Fortunately, Cycy was able to comb Aster's hair without being asked for help.

"Thank you, Cycy."

"Actually what strange wind?!" said the Third Princess was upset while rearranging her hair.

"I don't know."

"Oh, there's something even stranger. Since when did you tie that scarf?"

"Huh?" Aster followed the Third Princess's gaze. He looked down, finding a black scarf wrapped perfectly around his stomach. "Ah .. This is not my action. I don't know either" he lied.

"The words are neat and strong. Which ghost did it, but in this case, I'm not too worried."

Aster shook his head in wonder. The Third Princess said she was not worried. The gang is really higher than the crest of Kak Rizho.

"We're almost there. Behind the bushes, I told Sari to wait there."

"I'm going down" Cycy asked.

The aster lowered it carefully. Cycy is like a masterpiece made of thin glass that can break at any time. Seeing him directly run towards the bushes, inviting anxiety. "Be careful!"

Prince Aedes was there. Aster showed no signs that he was shocked. The Third Princess looked confused. "You?"

"You guys are so long, huh?"

"So the wrong point," Aster replied exasperatedly.

"Then the ability to fly? Was that weird wind?" The guess was accepted by Aster. "Hoo, so that black scarf is yours?"

"Whisper! Look, the waiter you're talking about isn't breathing." Prince Aedes floated Sari's body before the Third Princess.

The girl immediately turned away a look of disdain as well as closed both of Cycy's eyes. "Damniy! What monster was—" his words came to a halt as soon as he saw tears flood Aster's cheeks.

"No, no ...." Aster wanted to touch the pale face in front of him, but his hands were stiff.

After that, Prince Aedes unleashed his power so that the corpse whose face was almost unrecognized immediately hit the ground. "This is the proof."

"Evidence?" Aster was angry that Prince Aedes was treating the bodies of people harshly and immorally. "Did you kill him?"

"What's? Why are you accusing me of not-no?"

"You came early to kill him, right? Just to create evidence. Without feeling! After this, you'll want to show off that your strength is so great."

"I'm here, he's lifeless. Why did you even blame her death on me trying to help you?"

"What kind of help are you talking about? What about people's lives, you call that 'help' huh'? Satan!"

Prince Aedes lowered his attention to his black scarf. "You think I like killing people?"

"Ayeah, right?"

"You're this—"

"Already, already!" While the two mouths clashed, the Third Princess was busy crouching down analyzing the servant's death. "He died of poisoning."

"Is it really just poisoning?" Aster asked to make sure.

"You asked as if you knew that this servant was poisoned."

"Plant poison, but I don't know what kind of plant it is. Someone's been exposed to the same poison, the difference is he died immediately."

"Sounds like no ordinary plant."

"The First Prince grew that poisonous plant."

"It's just worth it."

Aster look up. "You know?"

"He's a narcissistic man who once teased me at an Imperial party. Representatives of Heracleum mantegazzianum or Hogweed. The plant is very poisonous in every part of it. If the leaves or stems are touched with bare hands, the skin of the hands will heat up like a burn."

"But I'm fine, but I also touched it."

"Maybe because you're not human."

"Yes?" Aster still doesn't understand.

The Third Princess further explained, "The effect is felt after three days, but the First Prince can speed up the reaction and increase the poison levels as he wishes."

"Ah ...," she complained. If only he hadn't told Sari to clean up those damned plants.

"Although your servant is still alive, I still can't give him any medicine. Let alone cure it."

"Why?"

"Because the cause is not an ordinary plant. Only the First Prince could purify the poison. He created, so he must destroy."

Aster no longer knew what to do. When he got close to the First Prince, he was convinced that it was extremely dangerous. Should he obey the Prince's request? All of this made his head throb. However, after all this noise, Aster was a little tired.

"Sister, fall!"

"Oh, no!" Upon hearing Cycy's warning, the Third Princess immediately spontaneously caught Aster's body. His body was heavier than expected. They both fell. "Geez, how could you faint without saying anything?"