Chapter 419

Chapter 419

“Your Majesty, the Minister of State, Sir Michele, is requesting an audience,” the maid announced.

“Ignore him. Ignore,” Siegfried replied immediately.

The maid flinched and stuttered, “P-Pardon me, Your Majesty...?”

“I’m busy right now, so ignore him,” Siegfried grumbled in response. Then, he tried to continue what he was doing after ignoring Michele.

“Your Majesty! Are you inside? Your Majesty!” Michele screamed once again to ruin his happy time.

The maid came in and interrupted Siegfried and Brunhilde once again, “Your Majesty, the Minister of State, Sir Michele, has urgently requested an audience. He claims that it is of utmost importance.”

“Let’s ignore him and continue, my love,” Siegfried said.

“But, honey...”

“I don’t want us to get interrupted,” he said with a smile.

Siegfried then shouted at the maids waiting outside, “Excuse me! Can you tell him to go away and come later? I think two hours will be enough, so please tell him to come back after two hours!”

“Your Majesty!”

However, Michele continued screaming outside.

“This is an urgent matter!”

“I said I’m busy! What’s so urgent you’re coming all the way to my bedroom? Scram!”

“No, Your Majesty! This is a really urgent matter!”

“I said scram!” Siegfried screamed with clear annoyance in his voice.

It was understandable why he was so annoyed. His mental state was in tatters after losing a huge sum of money only to find out Horse Fly was a shit-stained weapon that stubbornly refused to enhance despite hundreds of attempts.

He was barely reeling back from it after Brunhilde comforted him, but he was getting interrupted just when they were about to make love.

“Scram! Not now!”

“How many times do I have to tell you this is urgent?!”

“Nope~ Scram~” Siegfried said as he started resorting to being petty.

Suddenly, Brunhilde patted his back to calm him down and said, “Just go, dear.”

In response, Siegfried threw a tantrum. “I don’t want to! I really don’t want us to get interrupted right now...”

“Sir Michele says it’s urgent.”

“I still don’t want to.”

“Honey, you are the king of a kingdom, and you have to fulfill your responsibilities to your kingdom and your people.”

“T-That is...”

“My hubby is kind, right?”

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“Finish your work first. After you’re done with it... You know, right? Hehe,” Brunhilde said with a smile while calming him down.

As expected, he could no longer throw a tantrum.

All of a sudden, Brunhilde moved her hand to his ears and massaged his earlobe before moving her face closer to his ears and whispering, “I will give you lots of love when you come back~”

“Heok!” Siegfried gasped in response, but he wasn't the only one who responded.

Badump! Badump! Badump!

He felt all of his blood rush to a certain part of his body, and this body part bulged in response to her sensual yet playful whisper.

“Honey.”

“Yes, dear?”

“I’ll go finish it right away!”

Smooch!

“Good luck~”

Smooch!

Siegfried kissed Brunhilde and rushed out of his bedchamber.

***

Bam!

The doors were slammed shut.

“What? Why did you call me? What do you want? Why?!” Siegfried went on a tirade as soon as he saw Michele.

“...”

“So, why don’t you let me be the judge of how urgent it is?” Siegfried curtly said. He was purposely being rude to Michele due to having his important event interrupted.

“...”

It seemed Michele was scared for some reason as he did not say anything to retort.

“Hey, punk, you need to be more aware of things, you know? I know things are quite hectic, but you come chasing all the way to my bedroom? Ha?!”

“...”

“So, what is it? I’m here now, so talk. But things won’t look good for you if it isn’t as urgent as you made it sound to be!”

“That's...” Michele muttered before he continued, “What does Your Majesty think of tending to yourself first before listening to what I have to say?”

“What?”

“I understand Your Majesty loves to brag about it... but that is not something I would like to see as a man...”

“We will now.”

“Why?”

“The Kyiv Kingdom has requested for help.”

It was the kingdom ruled by King Aaron, who perished at the hunting ground. It was also the homeland of the Descendant of Thunder God Vajra, Taycan.

***

Siegfried suddenly remembered his conversation with Taycan.

“If ever I ask for help... Can I count on you at that time?”

“Help? What help would you need from me?”

“I think a day will come when I will definitely need your help.”

Only two days had passed since Taycan had asked him for a favor, which was to help him out once he requested help.

‘But it's actually happening soon...?’ Siegfried wondered before he decided to ask Michele.

“If it’s the Kyiv Kingdom... are you talking about Taycan?”

“Yes, the Knight of Kyiv, Taycan, has requested help from Your Majesty through the Thieves’ Guild.”

“Really? What was his message?”

“The Kyiv Kingdom is currently...” Michele relayed the message to him.

Ding!

A quest window popped up in front of Siegfried’s eyes.

[Succession Crisis]

[Help Taycan kill the other Descendant of Thunder God Vajra, Duke Taranis, and emerge victorious from the Kyiv Kingdom Succession Crisis!]

[Progress: 0% (0/1)]

[Reward: Clear one requirement from Master’s Regret Quest and rewards of various sizes.]

[Note: You will clear the requirement of Master’s Regret by killing either Taycan or Duke Taranis.]

Siegfried tilted his head in confusion after reading the quest details.

“Huh? There’s another descendant?”

It turned out that Taycan was not the only descendant of Thunder God Vajra.

“Is this why he needed my help?”

He finally understood why Taycan had asked him for help. Taycan had no choice but to ask for help, as he was up against another descendant of the Thunder God in this succession war.

“Are you familiar with this, Your Majesty?”

“Not really,” Siegfried replied with a shrug before adding, “But this Duke Taranis? I know that I have to defeat him.”

“Hmm...”

“A succession crisis is happening in the Kyiv Kingdom due to King Aaron’s passing, and Duke Taranis is revolting to seize the throne, right?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“And Taycan wants to stop him?”

“That is correct.”

“Hmm...” Siegfried contemplated for a moment and said, “This could turn into a diplomatic problem if I get involved, right? If Duke Taranis seizes power then he’s not going to let us go easily.”

“I am glad you've realized that and that I do not have to tell you any further. Let us not get involved in this, Your Majesty,” Michele said.

“I want to do that, but I’m afraid I can’t. I have to get involved in this succession war.”

“Why?”

“It’s related to Master, so you don’t have to know. Just know that I have to defeat either Taycan or Taranis for it. Well, it’s even better if I can beat both of them.”

Michele replied without skipping a beat, “Attacking Taycan is our best option. Duke Taranis is a powerful person known to be on the verge of becoming a Master. Not only that, but he is an ambitious man who wields both power and various other talents. I believe attacking someone like Taycan is far better than attacking Duke Taranis.”

“Really? So we should attack Taycan?” Siegfried asked with a smirk.

“Are you going to, Your Majesty?”

“I should if that’s the easiest way, but...”

“Is something the matter?”

“Give me information from both sides first.”

“Here it is,” Michele handed him two stacks of documents containing information on both factions.

“Hmm...” Siegfried went over the files. Then, he made his decision, “We will hit Taranis.”

“May I inquire of your reasoning behind your decision?”

“I realized this during the Constantine Civil War. I loathe fighting for someone I hate. Ugh... I thought I was going to get cancer at that time...” Siegfried said while shuddering from his bad experience.

Michele immediately retorted, “But our kingdom will be in danger if you fail. And please do not try to convince me by saying Your Majesty will find a way somehow. I will no longer tolerate any reckless behavior—“

Siegfried cut him off and said, “I have a plan, so shut up.”

“A plan...?”

“Yeah, I have a plan.”

“What is that plan? Don’t tell me... Are you planning on being despicable again and stabbing Taranis in the—“

“Hey! I’m not! Damn it!”

“Then what is it?”

“My plan is...” Siegfried explained his plan to Michele.