Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1530 - 1068: The Unpredictable Lilicia (Part 2)
Speaking of this, Reiger actually felt quite helpless.
He hadn’t accomplished any remarkable feats for the people of this world, nor did he have any strong desire to save it, yet he was constantly viewed as a savior, which truly made him feel uneasy.
If it weren’t for Reiger’s stable mindset, he might have already lost himself in the endless praise and adoration, forgetting even his own name, let alone managing to get this far while being personally attended to by incredibly beautiful women like Melo, Naisa, and others.
In Reiger’s view, every time he received hospitality, preferential treatment, and adulation, he was incurring a debt of gratitude.
This debt would eventually be repaid... Holding such a thought, Reiger could enjoy the present in peace.
"But..."
Beluti, seeing Reiger speak this way, seemed to have something to say.
"Alright, let’s not talk about these irrelevant topics." Reiger stopped Beluti and shifted the topic, saying, "Let’s get down to business first." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"Okay." Beluti could only nod and cast a glance toward Lilicia.
"Business? With me?" Lilicia suddenly realized, and without knowing why, her eyes lit up, and she leaned forward toward Reiger excitedly, "Have you finally had enough of that woman and decided to leave Careadohart and come to my Sagelros?"
"What?"
Reiger was instantly baffled by Lilicia’s sudden comment, and it took him a while to realize that the "that woman" she referred to was probably Melo.
But what on earth was she thinking to come up with such an idea?
While Reiger was puzzled over this, Lilicia, on the other hand, jumped up in delight.
"I just knew no man could stand such a domineering woman. What so-called high princess? Doesn’t she just make men feel frightened?"
"A wise person like you would, of course, choose a cute girl like me if you had to choose!"
"Wait a moment, I’ll tell my father about this now and let him handle it!"
While Reiger was left dumbfounded, Lilicia had already taken out her communication magic crystal, eagerly preparing to contact her father.
The scene was just like a girl who had just forced a marriage, snatching her partner from a rival, ready to make this fact known and holding a grand banquet as if announcing her victory, leaving even Beluti stunned.
"Hold on!"
Reiger couldn’t keep calm anymore and quickly snatched the communication magic crystal from Lilicia at lightning speed.
"What’s the matter?"
Lilicia still hadn’t realized how scary her earlier behavior was. Seeing Reiger take away the communication magic crystal, she puffed up her cheeks, looking rather dissatisfied.
Reiger was a bit scared of this girl.
This princess was not just being mischievous; her train of thought was also wildly unpredictable.
No wonder, as Sagelros Empire’s beloved jewel, the King’s most cherished little princess, this incredibly potential-laden, young genius about to step into the Amber rank, would hang out with the likes of the irreverent Prince Pasiphus. Now Reiger was beginning to feel that this was quite normal.
"You seem quite displeased with Melo." Reiger could only say to Lilicia, "Do you have some sort of grudge against her?"
Reiger had actually asked Melo this question before.
However, Melo had casually replied to him.
"Nothing really, just a little girl who loves to play."
That calm demeanor told Reiger that Melo didn’t actually harbor any hostility toward Lilicia.
On the contrary, Lilicia seemed to have quite an issue with Melo.
"No grudges, just find her annoying." Lilicia said with her hands on her hips, righteously, "She’s not much older than me, yet always acts like she’s looking down on others, pretending to be obedient, knowledgeable, and generous in front of everyone, it’s infuriating just to watch."
"What’s even more infuriating is that Father seems to admire her, constantly praising her in front of our brothers and sisters, saying that with the next ruler of Careadohart in her hands, that country can maintain its strength for decades, or even become more powerful in the future."
"Because of her, Father has raised his expectations of us a lot, especially of me."
Saying this, Lilicia looked as if Melo was right in front of her, making her angry all over again.
And Reiger understood what was going on.
To put it simply, there wasn’t really a grudge between Melo and Lilicia, but because Melo was too exceptional, it had a significant impact on Lilicia.
Despite being the strongest national forces among human groups, Careadohart and Sagelros Empire don’t frequently engage in wars like the countries on the Continent of Akasha, yet there’s a saying: "there can’t be two tigers on one mountain." Surely, the two empires have competitions and even conflicts in various aspects.
Just like the Loki Clan and Freyja Clan, known as the dual kings of Orario, regarded as the strongest clans, they always compete in every aspect, turning into fierce rivals in the Familia War and gradually becoming hostile factions.
The same goes for Careadohart and Sagelros; both know that their only worthy competitor among human forces is the other, resulting in competition or conflict in various aspects.
In this context, having an extremely outstanding heir in the next generation of Careadohart naturally applies some pressure on Sagelros.
Lilicia, as the beloved genius, couldn’t help but be influenced, being strictly demanded by the King from time to time, hoping she could suppress Melo and bring glory to Sagelros.
Melo didn’t show animosity towards Lilicia because Lilicia wasn’t seen as a competitor by her, allowing her to remain at ease.
This situation also occurred between Naisa and Beluti.
Both being Holy Sword Church in the two empires, they were in a competitive relationship as well.
Faced with the perfect saintess like Beluti, Naisa felt significant pressure, thus remained wary of Beluti over time.
But Beluti never aimed to compete with Naisa, always remaining modest and polite.
In Melo and Lilicia’s princess rivalry, the latter took on Naisa’s script, enduring much pressure from the former.
In addition, Lilicia’s free-spirited nature, dislike of constraints, constantly subjected to strict demands by the Sagelros King, naturally grew resentful of Melo over time.
Reiger gave Lilicia a glance, wanting to tell her to spare herself the bother; the high princess didn’t even consider you a rival.
Besides, compared to Melo, Lilicia indeed looked much more childish, certainly not on par with her as a princess.
The grand, dignified, and heroic high princess was a rather perfect figure, outsiders couldn’t really compete with her.
But Reiger felt if he said that, Lilicia might jump up in anger.
He still had something to request of her, so he decided to be tactful.
Hence, Reiger gave Beluti a look.
Beluti understood, stepped forward and held Lilicia’s hand.
"Princess Lilicia, could you please do us a favor?"
Beluti, using a pleading tone, made this request to Lilicia.
"Help you?" Lilicia seemed quite curious about the relationship between Reiger and Beluti, her curiosity peaked as she said, "When did Beluti become so close to you? Was it last night..."
Seeing Lilicia about to gossip, Beluti cleverly got straight to the point.
"I would like to ask you to introduce us to the highest-ranking person in the Dwarf Garrison District."
This request made Lilicia pause.
"The highest-ranking person in the Dwarf Garrison District?" Lilicia replied without thinking, "Do you mean my grandfather?"
This time, it was the two of them who were stunned.
Well then...
Your grandfather is the highest-ranking person in the Dwarf Garrison District?
