874 Handling the Matter

"No, no. It's my fault." Raymond shook his head and hugged his daughter tightly while crying. They were wondering which one was the parent and which one was the kid, considering Alicia acted so mature.

"Father… You have grown old."

"You have too, albeit it doesn't reflect on your appearance. Still… You must have experienced many things. I am just glad that I can see you are doing well and smiling like this… I really have a good son-in-law.

Alicia closed her eyes. If she didn't, tears might flow out of her eyes.

The wrenching pain in their heart finally disappeared and the warmth of family embraced them.

"Anyway, you shouldn't put such a display father, we are still in the throne room." Alicia smiled and released him. "Let's settle this business first, alright? I have gone to our home and asked someone to make a big party for us."

"Yeah." Raymond wiped the tears and slowly rose from the ground before bowing his head to Carollus. "I am sorry for my display earlier, Your Majesty."

Although they were brothers, in this throne room, they were still a subject and a king. Even Carollus' son needed to call him Your Majesty instead of Father.

Carollus was taken aback and glanced at the king from the new kingdom. "Ahem, I would like to restart the meeting again after having this train of emotions."

Alex nodded and pulled Alicia to the side while Alexa seemed to follow him wherever he went. He patted her head and looked at the hero and the king. "So, I would like to ask what is the real reason for this disturbance?"

"You are a God, right? You should know about it already if you are watching your people properly." The hero snarled. He didn't care anymore because he might die in this kingdom since the king would blurt everything out. "I have realized that you are just someone who is stronger, not a God."

"…" Alex and Alicia exchanged looks and laughed.

"Haha… How is it to have your real identity exposed?" The hero grinned.

The soldiers and the ministers gasped, never expecting that Alex wasn't a God.

"I see. If we are not Gods, then what are we?" Alicia asked with a dumb look as if she was trying to mock this hero.

"I am not sure. I have checked my own status in another world, but they can't really read God's strength." Alex shrugged. "Suppose I was not a God, then what of it? Shall I punch this so-called new kingdom? Don't worry. I will only punch once."

"Are you serious? You know your strength is capable of destroying a city of this size in a single fist, right?"

"What can I do? They won't believe me."

And the fact that Alicia brought him to this place within a few minutes, he could already see through their strength. It would be foolish to anger these two whether they were Gods or not.

The king immediately kneeled in front of him and asked. "Please forgive my kingdom. I will do everything you want. Please don't kill me."

"Then tell us everything." Alicia narrowed her eyes before exerting an overbearing pressure that made them hard to breathe. Everyone felt this, including Raymond.

Alex only glanced at her, knowing that she needed to display this power to instill fear within their hearts.

If the ministers thought they could harm the royal family by spreading lies about their current status, then this energy was the one convincing them.

After a few seconds, she snapped her finger, retracting her power. "You may speak."

"Ye-yes. This one was filled with greed and summoned a hero from another world. Because the hero wanted to get stronger quickly, he decided to ask me to prepare many people for him to slaughter." The king blurted it out.

"What did you say?!" This certainly shocked people, but the one who shouted earlier wasn't someone from the Acacia Kingdom. Instead, it was the hero. "You were the one proposing that idea to me!"

They started blaming each other and told everyone their secret without realizing it. The ambassador had dropped to his knees as if he had accepted his death.

It turned out the hero had killed more than seven thousand lives from weak to strong to increase his strength. This was unacceptable for most people as they started protesting, asking Carollus to execute them.

"Ahem!" The king stopped them and gave his decree. "I have decided. The hero will be placed in our trial for all the deeds he has done. Meanwhile, I will ask for the cooperation of the Holy Kingdom to resolve the matter with their king.

"Both of them are guilty. As you have heard earlier, we will start investigating all the areas they spoke about earlier. After that, we shall have his own citizens to judge this matter. What do you think, Saintess?"

"Your Majesty, Carollus, is wise." Maria gracefully bowed her head. "My Holy Kingdom will cooperate with your kingdom until this matter ends."

"Umu." Carollus nodded and looked at Rieze. "I shall place this matter in your hand, Minister Rieze."

Rieze opened her eyes wide, never expecting she would have this chance. She immediately kneeled on her knees and said, "I thank Your Majesty. This Rieze won't disappoint you."

She was overwhelmed by the favor that Carollus gave. Not only could she take her own revenge on those who betrayed her, but she could also free her previous kingdom. As for what would happen next, it wasn't her jurisdiction anymore.

Even if the citizens wanted her back as the ruler, she decided to stay in this kingdom as a minister.

The hero and the king turned pale as they rebuked at the same time. "We refuse! We—"

They kept blabbering everything, but Alex decided to create a Sound Insulation Array while Alicia made the barrier array that locked them.

Alex thought for a moment and decided to make a move. He created a Special Realm in their body and had all their strength absorbed.

"I have sealed both of your power, so you won't be able to do anything from now on." Alex then took out two papers and drew an array there before tossing both papers to Carollus. "This paper is the key to their seal."

Carollus raised his eyebrows, realizing why he would make the keys. He bowed politely and thanked him.

"One more thing. As another punishment, I shall create a lock, so the kingdom can't summon another hero easily. It will need all three kingdoms' approval." Alicia added. "I shall give my seal later. Make sure to protect the seal carefully."

"We understand," Carollus and Maria replied.

"Guards! Take these two away!"

The guards came in and apprehended both the king and the hero. As for the messenger, he glared at Carollus and bowed to him. "Your Majesty, my sin is too big for me to bear. Still, I would like to ask for your forgiveness. Even if I can't escape death, I wish to have a peaceful death."

Carollus furrowed his eyebrows. Although the rumor said how deep his involvement in this incident, there was no rumor of him killing anyone. He thought for a moment and decided on his punishment. "Your punishment will be death to poison. For now, Guards, bring him as well."

The ambassador kneeled, conveying his gratitude before leaving the room with the guards.

Seeing everything had been resolved, he announced, "With this, I announce that the meeting has finished. All people are to leave."

Alex glanced at the ministers as if telling them to leave. Without much choice, they decided to follow the instruction, wondering if they needed to bring presents to Alicia and Alex.

"Alicia!" As soon as they disappeared, Lea jumped to her and hugged her.

Alicia smiled and hugged her back. "To think my sister already has a daughter, I am sorry since I couldn't participate in your wedding."

"Say no more. You were fighting for your life, so you shouldn't think about it."

"That's right. Where is sister Mia? Does she have a husband already?"

"Ehm… No." Lea looked away with a frustrated expression. "She doesn't have any interest in this matter. Although this is an excuse, she still says that Alex is the reason. You can say that he is too handsome and strong, so none other people can sway her heart. Father is also troubled with that matter, right?"

Raymond felt her gaze and scratched the back of his head, letting out a hollow laugh. "Yeah. She is into magic research right now. Well, I won't enforce my ideal on her, so you don't need to worry. I have it enough with only you."

"Hehe… I am still thankful for that though. Because of that, I can have the best husband for me." Alicia smiled.

"Well, she promises she will adopt a son or a daughter as her successor. I don't know what to say regarding this matter, but if she is fine with it, I will only approve."

"That sounds like her." Alicia nodded. "There is nothing wrong with that. It's not like she needs to keep the bloodline pure, right? After all, she won't succeed the house."

"Is this my fault?" Lea looked down.

"Of course not. If Sister Lea also thinks this is the right thing to do, then it's fine." Alicia thought for a moment and changed the topic. "In any case, I have come home earlier and asked a few servants that you ask to maintain the manor to prepare for a party. Firia and Sherry are managing that. And yeah, Merona Family will be there also."

"That's good. We shall have a warm party." Lea repeatedly nodded, happy with the idea.

Carollus flinched and kept glancing back and forth as if he was feeling lonely.

"I haven't forgotten about you, Uncle." Alicia finally looked at him. "I am always grateful to you, especially the part where you forced Alex to be my fiance. You are also welcome to come to our party since you are a part of our family."

"Since that is the case, I will immediately go there." Carollus nodded repeatedly.

"That's right. Have you found the crown prince yet?"

"Him…" Carollus twitched his eyebrows. "He is crazy, saying that he doesn't want the throne."

"They ended up fighting for a few days because of that," Raymond added, giving a clearer picture. "They agreed to have his own grandson to do the job. And after giving birth to a son, he is traveling around the world with his wife while leaving the kid in his hands. Ugh, thinking about it makes my blood boil. Even if I am not his parent, I want to hit that kid once… No, I shall punch that kid when he comes home next."

"I will have his own son watch, so he won't become someone like his father." Carollus agreed.

As expected, the synergy between these two was as strong as ever.

Alex and Alicia nodded in approval before the latter searched for Rieze and Maria. It seemed both of them had left since they were not part of their families.

She originally wanted to ask both of them to attend as well, but it couldn't help if the two had left.

"Husband… Should I invite the demi-humans too?" Alicia asked.

Alex frowned, recalling all of his experience with the demi-humans. They were exactly the same as his spirits, weird. "No. I think that is a bad idea. I will just give my regard later."

"Alright." Alicia paused. "Then, could you send us to the Rizertia Mansion?"

Alex snapped his finger and created a Teleportation Array, enveloping Raymond, Lea, and Alexa. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the Rizertia Mansion.