’Impossible!’ Lathel immediately rejected the thought that appeared in his mind: ‘How can a villain make the heroine like him?’
‘Could it be…’ Lathel suddenly thought of a scenario that made him worried: ‘That look… Catheryne seemed angry. I’m afraid she’s actually looking at me because I didn’t kneel when I saw her the other day.’
‘Ah! You are the Queen, why do you pay attention to such small things?’
Catheryne frowned as she stared at Lathel. Of course, he also felt her eyes, and his heart trembled a little.
‘Oy! Don’t look at me anymore; look at Ikarys, he’s very handsome; looking at handsome people will make you feel better.’
Catheryne didn’t seem to care what Lathel was thinking; she just stared at him while thinking to herself: ‘Ah, today Lathel is also very lovely and handsome.’
‘I want to tell all the Geniuses here that… that is my son Lathel.’
Catheryne took a deep breath, trying to control her emotions. Lathel raised her head slightly, saw Catheryne’s expression, and was startled: ‘Oy! I just didn’t kneel once when I met you, so why are you so angry?’
‘It seems… what everyone said was right. Being close to the king is like riding on a tiger’s back. If that tiger is happy, you will also be praised by others as someone who can ride on a tiger’s back. But if that tiger is angry, the first person it will eat is you.’
Lathel sighed, feeling a bit tired. The troubles surrounding him already made him feel tired, and now the fact that he made Catheryne pay attention to him makes him even more tired.
Catheryne waved her hand and said: “Stand up!”
“Hail, the Empress!” Everyone shouted in unison, then stood up.
At this moment, Ikarys smiled; his smile was like warm sunlight, making the women here fascinated.
“Empress, you…”
“Did I allow you to speak?”
Ikarys: “…”
He was startled, not knowing what to do next. He originally intended to praise Catheryne’s beauty, but her cold words scared him.
The pressure coming from a queen is not light, especially when that person is Catheryne. A female emperor who killed several thousand nobles and royal families to purify the entire Karol Empire.
“I… I just want to praise your beauty, Queen.” Ikarys said, still keeping his smile.
However, at this moment, he felt strange in his heart: ‘No way! She was definitely looking at me just now; her eyes were full of tenderness and love; she definitely likes me.’
‘How strange… Ah! Wait, maybe there are too many people here, so she can’t show too many emotions. It’s true; after all, she is a queen; if many people see her gentleness, her majesty will be shattered.’
Ikarys completely agreed with his thoughts; that’s why he bowed his head and said: “Sorry, I said too much. I just wanted to praise the Queen’s beauty and majesty.”
Catheryne glanced at Ikarys, then paid him no more attention.
Ikarys wasn’t angry; he just smiled: ‘She seems cold on the outside, but inside she’s hot like fire. It seems… I can rest assured that no man can get close to her.’
‘Woman, you have successfully aroused my interest. The only man worthy of you is a holy son like me.’
“This Genius Congress will be different from the previous ones.” Catheryne gets straight to the point: “This time, there won’t be any other rounds other than a single round.”
“However, before letting you participate in this round, I will also make one thing clear… this round will not be safe. You may die, and there will be no one victorious.”
“That’s why, if you want to give up now, I won’t stop you.”
Hearing that, everyone looked at each other, their faces showing confusion because they didn’t know what Catheryne was going to talk about.
Ikarys saw everyone worried and scared, so he smiled contemptuously: ‘It seems… it’s time for me to show off a bit.’
He immediately shouted: “Huh! A bunch of idiots and cowards.”
Ikarys’s voice rang out, startling everyone. At this time, one person immediately spoke up: “Holy Son, what do you mean by that?”
“That’s right. Are you scolding us?”
“Holy Son, don’t think that because your position is noble, you can say whatever you want.”
“Holy Son, you should watch your mouth.”
When Ikarys saw the crowd cursing him, he only showed a contemptuous smile as he glanced at Catheryne.
At this moment, he saw that Catheryne was also looking at him and felt even happier: ‘Catheryne, pay attention to me; it’s time… I make you like me.’
“Did I say something wrong?” Ikarys smiled and replied: “You all claim to be geniuses, but when you heard that you might die during the Genius Congress, you immediately became worried and afraid.”
“Hahahaha… You guys make me feel like you are more like a herd of pigs than ‘Geniuses’. Okay, I won’t stop you either.”
“If you’re scared, you can go away. I, the Holy Son of the Lumiere Church, am not afraid even in the face of death.”
After Ikarys finished speaking, he glanced at Catheryne and saw that she was also staring at him, making his heart even happier.
Catheryne: ‘Heh?! Lathel seemed to be avoiding my gaze. Could it be… he’s shy?’
‘He probably feels shy that a beautiful woman is looking at him. Ah! Should I use this identity to approach him?’
‘A beautiful empress being raped by a teenager—just hearing about it makes me feel aroused.’
‘Wait! If so, then… What should I do with my status as Lathel’s mother? I can’t continue to disguise myself like that.’
‘AAA!!! It’s hard to decide.’
Lathel: ( ￣ ￣ |||)
‘Can you stop looking at me like that? Your gaze is about to burn me.’
‘I know I was a bit rude last time, but just now I knelt down when I met you. You also have to sympathise with me a little; I come from another world and am not used to the rituals of this world.’
‘Oy! Don’t look at me anymore; I’m really about to be burned to death by your eyes. Look at Ikarys; he’s flexing.’
Lathel wanted to cry. He didn’t think that just a small problem would make Catheryne angry for so long.
If he causes more trouble, he’s afraid she’ll cut him into five parts, and throw one at each place for the monsters to enjoy.
Catheryne sighed: ‘Looks like… I need to change my plans a bit… Lathel, wait for me.’
She put away the thoughts in her mind, looked towards everyone, frowned, and said: “Ikarys is very right. If you don’t want to continue participating, you can leave.”
Although the geniuses were very angry when they heard Ikarys scolding them, they also did not want to be labelled as cowardly pigs.
No matter what, they are all geniuses. If they are labelled that way, they will definitely never be able to meet other people again, and they will be laughed at by the whole world.
However…
“The holy Son is right; although I am a genius, I am not stupid. Only those who survive to the end can be true geniuses.”
A young man stood up and spoke.
“This conference is very dangerous; maybe you don’t want to be a hero like me. I feel that you are capable of carrying out this mission, especially the Holy Son.”
“I feel that I do not have enough ability to participate in this mission, so I ask permission to withdraw first. I hope to see you again after the Genius Congress ends.”
When that young man finished speaking and left, everyone began to feel confused.
At first, they also wanted to leave, but because of Ikarys’s words, they stayed. However, after listening to what the young man said, they began to feel confused.
Just like that young man just said, if a genius cannot continue to live, it is just a nickname.
Only those who continue to live until the end are truly true geniuses.
There are countless geniuses in this world; however, because of their own arrogance, few geniuses can live to the end and truly shine in the sky.
At this time, a few people also started to stand up and leave.
“I also think so; being alive is the best thing. If I die, then Genius is just a nonsense title.”
“Me too. Sorry, this mission is too difficult.”
“Sorry, I think so too.”
“Me too. If the Holy Son says so confidently, then it’s okay to let him carry out this mission; there’s no need for us to participate.”
A lot of people left, but in the end, there were only about 20 people left, including Lathel’s group.
After seeing that no one else was leaving, Ikarys spoke contemptuously: “Does anyone else want to leave? If you don’t go now, there won’t be time.”
“What about you?”
While Ikarys was speaking, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards Lathel: “You got here by going through the back door. You have no talent or strength. There is no need to risk your life to participate in this mission. ”
Lathel frowned upon hearing that. Catheryne, who was sitting on the throne, also felt uncomfortable, and she looked at Ikarys coldly.
Ikarys felt Catheryne’s eyes and secretly rejoiced: ‘Finally interested in me? It looks like… I’m really doing the right thing.’
‘Woman, put all your attention on me. Let me show you what a real man is like.’
Before Lathel could say anything, Arine, who was standing next to him, said: “Holy Son, what you said is wrong. Although Lathel is not strong and his talent may not be good, he still dares to stand still here and not leave, which also proves that he is braver than the Geniuses who have left.”
“I think so too.” Dorothy hugged Lathel’s thigh, using her immature voice to protect him: “My big brother is not a coward; that is enough for him to stand above many other Geniuses.”
“You…” Ikarys gritted his teeth; he didn’t think that, up to this point, those two women were still protecting that trash.
“Why are you protecting him?” Ikarys frowned and asked.
Lathel then sighed: “You guys, stop causing trouble; I really have no intention of participating in this mission.”
“Hahahaha… Knowing fear is good; go away!”
Lathel shook his head when he heard Ikarys speak: “No, I want to see what the Demon Lord’s seal is like.”
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