The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing-Chapter 526 - 296 An Su Exceeds Count Karlo’s Wishes_3
An Su's words were calm, but each one struck at Cersei's contradictions.
"Answer me, Cersei Milton!"
Irrefutable.
Cersei could not refute An Su's questioning. As he said, the princess, being a personification of justice, could not betray her so-called creed. She could not go against her own vows, or else she would no longer be the perfect embodiment of justice.
——In such situations on normal days, Cersei would generally choose to eliminate the other party. Once the person who made the agreement was gone, the agreement itself would naturally cease to exist.
With no agreement left, there was no need to keep it, and the princess would still be the perfect justice.
But she couldn't kill An Su now, and she couldn't break a promise either. This time, An Su fully understood and manipulated her twisted nature to his advantage.
However, the bet that was made that day was of such nature.
"Are you going to trouble a young girl like me?" Cersei tilted her head, "Why don't we change the request?"
"I believe in equality between men and women," Ansu Sigma Moningsta said with a smile.
Cersei bit her lip slightly; her normally pale and nearly transparent profile blushed with a hint of shyness. The noble girls around her all showed expressions of disbelief. The princess, who was always graceful, cold, and perfectly flawless, was showing such an expression in front of a young man— it was nothing short of miraculous.
It truly was a once-in-thirty-thousand-years spectacle, although no one knew the content of their discussion.
"Aren't you afraid of being beheaded?" Cersei paused for a moment and looked up at An Su, "If someone else finds out."
"Beheaded?" The young man laughed slightly manically, "If someone does find out, you will kill him first, Cersei Milton."
This was the first, and perhaps the only time, the future tyrannical Golden Kite Empress, Cersei Milton, showed such a wavering expression.
"Mr. An Su, you truly are the purest of evil," Princess Cersei shook her head, her lips twisted in humiliation, "After the ceremony, I will keep my promise."
"Since I can't kill you now...."
"I can't betray my [Justice]."
Her deep golden eyes watched An Su as if to imprint the young man's image deep within them. She gave An Su one final look before turning her face away, "The ceremony is beginning; we'll meet afterwards."
Escorted by the Royal Knights, Cersei exited the ceremonial hall and ascended the stairs reserved for the Royal Family. Her shadow, like that of the Golden Kite Flower, grew increasingly indistinct among the cheers and praises of the crowd, while the splendid Holy Light shone down and the sacred hymns resonated.
After the Princess left, Count Karlo approached An Su with a smile, eager to hear about the outcome.
"How did it go?"
He had been watching the whole time, never expecting that his own child would actually succeed in embarrassing Cersei; although his Chenxing family had always been at odds with the Imperial Capital, that wasn't a problem. Who would complain when one's own child was capable of winning over the princess?
It was a matter of great pride.
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This tactic was no less impressive than that old fellow from the Moon Family!
Count Karlo patted An Su's shoulder with satisfaction, his face beaming with kindness as he rubbed his hands together, awaiting An Su's report.
"Your wish has been fulfilled," An Su looked at his father calmly.
"You are going to be fertilized tonight!" Count Karlo exclaimed with joy.
"Not exactly," An Su shook his head, "I've fast-forwarded to the final step."
A speedrunner, always aiming for quick completion in everything.
He pointed to the stage above, enveloped in Holy Light, speaking in a low voice, but to Count Karlo's ears, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"You have a granddaughter now."
——The bet An Su had made with the princess was, whoever lost had to call the other "Dad" (or "Mom").
Count Karlo was stunned, nearly falling off his seat in surprise, unable to believe what he had heard. He was completely baffled, knowing his son was capable, but never imagining him to be this impressively audacious!
It was so much more outrageous than his own younger days!
Madness!
Even if he, Marquis Norman, and Grand Duke Annand combined wouldn't amount to half the monumental feat accomplished by An Su!
"How much did you pay...."
Count Karlo asked incredulously,
"The Royal Family offers this kind of service?!"