Chapter 116: Alliance (III)

"He's the most disgusting man that hides his crime, using his family background. A hypocrite man and if I have to marry this kind of man, I would rather kill myself." Krista Dragoon said with rage.

Hearing the description of this handsome man on the outside but on the inside, he was worse than a dog, Zen wasn't even surprised.

Although he guessed the first scenario wrong, the scenario that Krista Dragoon said wasn't far off from the cliche plot he knew.

"Hehe, this kind of person wouldn't live long Krista Dragoon." Zen chuckled as he said with confidence.

Krista Dragoon narrows her eyes as she stares at Zen solemnly, "Are you planning on killing him?"

Zen smiled slightly as he stood up from his chair and walked closer to Krista Dragoon.

Placing both his hands on her shoulder, Zen leaned to her ears and whispered, "If I ever meet him then I shall bring you a cripple mage who is known as a prodigy."

Krista Dragoon turned her head slightly to see his face and asked, "You're really confident in beating him. But do you know his family background? Even if Madam Evie offers her support, it can only go so far if they went crazy after hearing what you did to their prodigy."

Zen laughs softly at the worried tone from Krista Dragoon.

'Woman, you're trying to act like this to stop me but in reality, you want me to hurry up my action to cripple him.'

Zen praised her acting inwardly when she tried to be like a woman that doesn't want him to risk his life.

Krista Dragoon clicked her tongue slightly when she saw Zen has zero to no reaction in replying.

'Hmph, shouldn't you say you would go ahead and find him right now? This isn't the way to obtain a woman's heart.' Krista Dragoon cursed inwardly as she looked at Zen who had a calm expression.

Zen rolled his eyes as he faced her very close and whispered, "I may have taken an interest in you but that doesn't mean I would only think with my bottom part. Next time, if you want my help then say so directly. Don't stall and try to be a hypocrite."

Being called a hypocrite, Krista Dragoon gritted her teeth and tried to retort to defend her honor.

However, Zen was not kind enough to let her defend her honor as he pecked her cheek softly before running back to his chair.

Krista Dragoon held her cheek that was kissed by Zen and when she saw he was already back on his chair, sipping tea like he was innocent, she slammed the table.

"What kind of man are you to take advantage of a woman like this?"

"A man that is on your side and one who would help you cripple that disgusting soon-to-be fiance."

"Hmph, you're all talk but no bark. I have never even seen your capability nor heard rumors about you. However, I know about that piece of shit Lucas Farred was able to beat an intermediate mage 3 rank higher than him." Krista Dragoon said without stopping at all.

Her voice was extremely loud and was unlike her graceful demeanor where her voice is like a melody that puts people to sleep.

Luckily for her, there was a spatial barrier around them to block off their voices, and thanks to Zen asking Cecilia to cast an illusion barrier in secret, the crowd couldn't see anything.

The crowd could only see them eating their food peacefully. This was calculated by Zen to make sure that the spies looking at them will obtain zero intel.

Although they would be cautious or even make presumptuous guesses, they could not guarantee that they're right.

The empress would not make a move based on prediction alone since Evie is now involved in this farce.

If she goes against Evie and found that she had nothing to do with Krista Dragoon then she would have made a powerful enemy for no reason.

Such a gamble was not something she would risk if it jeopardized her son's ascension to the throne and control of the kingdom.

Meanwhile, the conversation between Krista Dragoon and Zen became more heated as Zen hated to be looked down on.

"You can call me a lecherous, shameless, despicable, or even a scoundrel but you can never call me weak," Zen exclaimed in a serious tone.

"Besides your abnormal flame, is there even anything else you have?" Krista Dragoon smirked as she continued to look down on him.

'Come on, get mad at me and show me your skills.' Krista Dragoon smiled inwardly as she wanted to see Zen's skill by provoking him.

She needed to gauge his skill and determine if having him on her side is worthy enough. The enemy she faces this time is the empress and with one careless mistake or plothole then it would be her demise.

She only has one chance but Zen is different. Succeeding or not, he can leave without any consequences since it was obvious that Evie would intervene to help him out due to her behavior and attitude.

Zen stopped arguing with her shortly after and heaved a tired sigh.

"Krista, if you wanted to see my skills then just say it aloud. I hate scheming people the most. They're so annoying and always think they're smarter than everyone else." Zen rubs his head since he was getting a headache from Krista Dragoon's action.

'Krista is truly worthy of her title of the princess. Such insidious mind and calculative thinking. No wonder why the empress found her as a threat that she needs to eliminate as soon as possible.'

Krista Dragoon also returned to her graceful and calm demeanor when she heard Zen.

Afterward, she curved her lips upward as she started twirling her hair.

"You are really not easy to fool. I have tried to act differently multiple times to confuse you but it never worked in my favor." Krista Dragoon raised her hand slightly in surrender.

'No woman…. I have fallen for your tricks multiple times but I didn't dare to spout it out.' 

Zen kept a calm smile but he was sweating inside. There were a few times that he actually fell for it but Cecilia warned him in time.

"It may have not worked in your favor but didn't you still earn a valuable ally. Talking here is inconvenient as the second half will begin soon so we shall continue our conversation in Evie's restaurant." Zen said and he continued.

"In Evie's restaurant, we can talk without holding back and even if the empress is suspicious. I guarantee she wouldn't dare to cause trouble in Evie's territory unless she wants an all-out war." 

As Zen finished his word, he told Cecilia to deactivate the illusion spell as they got up to go back to their VIP room.