Chapter 55: Im negotiating with a beastperson?

Chapter 55: I'm negotiating with a beastperson?

Walking down the aisle, I was met with a spectacle of familiar faces – Martini, Skarz, Isadora, Magenta, and Fasit.

Isadora was the first to bow, her voice overflowing with respect, "You're here, my lord!" I smiled in response, thanking her without words before walking past her with Serena by my side.

Suddenly, our attention was diverted to Mojito lying on the ground. He was wounded and bruised with burn marks covering his entire body.

I rushed towards him, taking a knee "What's wrong, Mojito? Are you hurt?" I asked with concern.

He smiled, trying to play it cool "Ah, just some scratches. Nothing too serious. You don't need to worry about me boss!" but he knew I could see right through him.

"That's not true!" Serena exclaimed, her hand hovering over his wounds. She was worried sick "Your burns look pretty bad. We need to get you some help."

"It's— honestly milady... it's nothing," he said smiling through the pain.

"No, you're not, don't tell me that!" she scolded him.

"Y-yes ma'am," he bowed his head submissively.

"Give me a moment Serena.." I said stretching out one hand.

"A-alright.." she replied.

I summoned the plant spirit, Flora. And just like that, she appeared from a green magic circle, surrounded by glowing green vines, attracting us with her elegance and charm.

Flora bowed, "What do you need?"

"I need your help to heal Mojito," I replied.

Flora quickly got to work, using her plant recovery magic to nurse him back to health.

As I walked ahead, I noticed a beast person with a right arm burnt beyond recognition.

I somewhat felt bad for the guy. Fasit?s [Fire Magic] was rank S+ even higher than mine.

She's not called the Crimson Witch for fancy.

He learned that the hard way.

I turned around, and like clockwork, she appeared behind me. Suspicion rising, "Fasit? What'd you do?" I asked.

Fasit, with her quirkiness and peculiar personality, spoke "He came from nowhere and declared this city under the control of the so-called future Beast King, Gaun.."

I couldn't help but drop my hand on my face in annoyance. "Gaun? Again?" n0veLuSB.c0m

"What about Mojito?s injuries?" (Lumiere)

"That, was the beastperson.." she pointed at him.

He had long black hair, light brown skin and golden eyes akin to a lion.

"And the explosion?" (Lumiere)

With a sly smile on her face, Fasit replied, "It was self-defense, my lord. I couldn't let him harm any other person in the village."

What else could I say? The smile on her face definitely meant she enjoyed harming him. Sometimes believing Fasit was a sadist was quite difficult.

I nodded my head in agreement, "Alright, Fasit. I'll take your word for it this time."

Fasit bowed in gratitude and thanked me.

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Being a benevolent leader, I couldn't ignore the burnt arm of the beastperson named Verpace. So, I called upon Flora, the plant spirit, to tend to his injuries.

Now, we were all sitting in the meeting room at the Central District's office building. Across from me sat Verpace, with my loyal subordinates Fasit, Martini, Isadora, Serena, and Skarz behind me.

Naturally, Verpace, the subordinate of Gaun, gave me attitude, refusing to acknowledge the human trash sitting before him.

I knew what Verpace wanted, but I wanted to hear it from him. I asked, "And what, pray tell, brings you here?"

Verpace folded his arms and sneered, "I don't need anything from you human trash."

My subordinates bristled at his disrespect, but I tried my best to stay composed. "I suggest you treat me with respect, Verpace. As the leader of this domain, I demand it."

Verpace just laughed at my words. "You? A leader? Don't make me laugh. You're weak."

Isadora leaned towards my ear, wearing the scariest smile I'd ever seen.

"Shall I destroy him for you, master?" she requested.

I laughed awkwardly, "W-we, shouldn't start a fight with the Beast Kingdom.."

I turned back to Verpace, "Um... Verpace right? Would you at least show some level of understanding, considering we healed your wounds.."

Verpace laughed like a hyena, so much that even Isadora was ready to punch him. "Ha! Like I needed your pity!"

Not long after, Verpace took a long stare at Fasit.

"What?" Fasit asked, a bit antagonistic.

"Nothing, I just didn't realize grygans had breasts.." he smirked.

Fasit covered her chest and glared at Verpace, "How dare you? You're despicable!"

I was about to chastise him for his words, but then I rubbed my chin, nodding in agreement. "You know, Fasit does have impressive assets."

I think they evolved from G to GG to H to HH-Cups if I'm not mistaken.

Serena, Isadora, and Fasit all gave me a stern look for my comment.

"Lord Lumiere.." the three called out my name and I sheepishly apologized while Martini and Skarz snickered. However, once Fasit caught them laughing, they froze up like statues.

Verpace sneered, "You're all too sensitive," but I had a feeling he was just trying to hide his embarrassment. I may have just made a strange comment, but at least it diffused the tension in the room for a moment.

Serena chimed in. "We won't tolerate any kind of disrespect towards women."

Verpace rolled his eyes. "Oh, spare me your talk."

Isadora stood up and faced him, her fists clenched. "If you continue to talk to us like that, I swear, I'll punch you."

I held up a hand to stop her. "Isadora, again... let's not resort to violence."

Old man Martini chuckled. "I think Isadora would make quick work of him."

Skarz, the leader of the minotaurs, grinned. "Yeah, let's see if he can take on a minotaur," he crunched his knuckles.

It was another typical day in the Central District, filled with drama, laughter, and maybe a little too much boob talk.

Verpace's arrogance was almost too much to bear. I couldn't believe he had the audacity to show up here, in my city, uninvited. I demanded to know why he was here and this was the last time I was asking him.

Verpace sighed dramatically and replied, "I came here on the Beast King's orders."

I rolled my eyes. "And are you sure you aren't talking about Gaun, the Beast King's son?"

"No, no," Verpace shook his head. "Kaelin himself ordered it. He wants everyone in the north-eastern region to serve him."

I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Why us specifically? Couldn't any of the other regions in the Great Forest suffice?"

Verpace sneered. "Are you that dumb?"

My subordinates bristled at his insult, but I held up my hand to calm them down. Skarz spoke up, his voice dripping with annoyance. "He's being too arrogant. We need to put him in his place."

Fasit agreed and conjured a ball of fire in her hand. Verpace's eyes widened, but he refused to back down. "I'm not scared of your flames, you fat chested bitch! You weak trash wouldn't hold a finger to the Beast King!"

Isadora glared at Verpace. "It seems the burns you received from Fasit before weren't enough to teach you a lesson."

"I agree," Serena said, nodding her head with folded arms.

Verpace tried to play it cool, but I could see the fear in his eyes. "You think a bunch of weaklings like you could stand up to the might of the Beast King? You're all a joke!"

I let out a laugh. "Oh, please. You're not scared of us, but you were practically wetting yourself when Isadora mentioned the burns on your arm."

Verpace's face turned bright red with embarrassment as my subordinates burst into laughter. "I don't have to take this," he huffed.

"Alright, hold your horses... what exactly makes my domain different from the other ones?" I went straight to the point.

Upon hearing Verpace's explanation, it seemed apparent that every region within the Beast's Domain of the Great Forest was subject to serving the Beast Kingdom - Feral Dominion. Fenghis Rhan, who previously held control over the north-eastern domain, was also in servitude to the Beast King, Kaelin, but had aspirations to gain more power in order to overthrow the Feral Dominion?s influence within the Beast's Domain.

However, as the current ruler of the amalgamated domain of the Grygan and Andarbani territory, my position had shifted and I was no longer serving under the Beast King. This shift in power dynamic appeared to have created a sense of mistrust between the north-eastern domain and the Beast King, as they had previously attempted to overthrow his rulership. Furthermore, my human origins only served to compound the issue.

One potential strategy for me to turn this situation around could be to engage in diplomatic discussion with the Beast King. Through assuaging his doubts and presenting a mutually beneficial plan for the north-eastern domain, we may be able to establish a stronger relationship and avoid potential conflict.

"(But will that really work? Considering this uncooperative fellow we have here..)" (Lumiere)