“You can do it.” Julius declared after their short exchange.
What he meant by saying those words was that Alex could succeed in his mission with the strength he showed him; he would have a chance of escaping. Neither of them had used all their cards, but that short exchange was more than enough to tell him how strong Alex had become.
”Thank you, father-in-law. I will take my leave.”
Alex while wiping away the blood on the corner of his mouth.
”Hold on, Alex, someone wishes to see you. Just take this way straight you will see her. Have a nice chat.”
After showing him the way, Julius left with a subtle smile on his face. Alex was curious about who wanted to see him; he ruled out Artemia, then it meant it was Katherina as it was not the first prince because the emperor had said ‘She.’
Knowing this, Alex smiled, wondering what good stuff he would snatch from the second princess this time as she was like a treasure box, his treasure box. If Katherina knew what Alex thought of her, she would have puked blood and fainted on the spot.
Because he mistakenly thought it would be Katherina, the one he was about to see, Alex hummed happily, but soon he froze when he saw Priscilla.
He was so shocked that he could not talk for a moment until he blurted this out.
”Where is she?”
Priscilla, who was about to tease him, stopped, confused, she asked.
”Who are you talking about? Your fiancee? No, she’s not here. I’m the one who called you.”
”Ah, okay, I see. Long time no see Priest Priscilla.” Alex was disappointed, but he quickly hid it and greeted Priscilla with a smile.
However, sharp as she was, she noticed it and sneered. ”You seemed disappointed that it was not your fiancee. Perhaps you were thinking of playing in the emperor’s villa? It would have been exciting; you must have thought.”
Alex’s eyes narrowed; he would not take a beating lying down, he decided to counterattack.
”Sister in law are you perhaps talking from experience?”
”Eh? What?”
At first, she had not understood what he meant, but as soon she did, she became red as a tomato; the mature woman disappeared, leaving place to a shy maiden. The contrast between the two was too shocking that Alex was surprised.
〖This woman is a vixen, humph, playing pretend.〗Silveria’s angry voice echoed inside Alex’s head; he understood that Priscilla was playing. He couldn’t help but sigh; thinking women are really dangerous creatures.
”Why do you want to see me, Priest Priscilla?” Alex asked; he decided to go straight to the point as he was in a hurry. The emperor would begin his move soon; he should not fall too far behind.
Having seen that Alex had seen through her little act, Priscilla dropped the act and invited Alex in. He was forced to enter, but as he did, the delicious smell of food filled his nose, and his stomach growled. Without the ounce of shame, he said.
”I’m hungry; let’s eat.”
Priscilla’s eyes widened for a moment before a smile bloomed on her face as she replied. ”Sure, let’s eat.”
The dinner was excellent, and Alex ate to his fill. After they finished, Priscilla even brought an aged wine, fifty years. Alex happily finished half of the bottle, and once he was satisfied, he said.
”Thank you, sister-in-law, but let’s get down to the business. Why do you summon me?”
Even though he had enjoyed the dinner and a bottle of excellent wine, Alex didn’t forget about his object.
As a woman, even though she held no romantic feeling toward Alex, his constant reminder to get to the business was like a huge slap in the face; she felt like he disliked spending time with her.
‘It is because he was in a hurry.’
Even though she said those words, she still felt sad inwardly. Rationality was one thing, while her emotions were something else.
Priscilla shook her head and quickly regained control over her emotions. It was unlike her to react so emotionally; she had come here to execute a mission on the goddess order, so she threw those nonsensical thoughts to the back of her head and finally began to explain.
”I called you here because the goddess told me to speak with you.”
”Which goddess?” Alex asked with a frown.
Talking about goddesses, he didn’t have a good opinion of them. The reason why he asked which goddess it was, was because Eri had told him that the goddess who reincarnated them seemed interested in him; she would often appear in her dreams to ask things about Alex.
”It’s Goddess Mea,” Priscilla replied.
”Ah, okay, it was the goddess who reincarnated us,” Alex said while nodding his head, staring at Priscilla he asked.
”What did she say?”
Priscilla didn’t immediately answer; she stayed silent as though she was making up her mind.
Alex patiently waited, not rushing her to speak. When he heard that it was a message from Goddess Mea, he became interested; there was no doubt that it would be about the Holy Crux empire, about the goddess that controlled the Holy crux empire in the shadow, the one that wanted to take over his fiancee’s body, using it as a vessel. It has to be because the timing was perfect to be a coincidence.
Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity from Alex’s point of view but in reality, only five minutes had passed, Priscilla opened her mouth and said.
”The goddess said that thing is not a goddess but a strong ranker that has fallen from grace and lost everything. She is from the one the higher world, the Bloom World. She is strong, really strong, stronger than the so-called former gods in Mysthia. After losing her body, she drifted through the universe with her strong soul until she arrived before Mysthia, and since then, she had been planning to find the perfect vessel to possess to go back for revenge. The reason she is so interested in Mysthia is because of-“
Alex cut off Priscilla as he could guess what she would say next.
”It’s because of the world door.”
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