Chapter 978 Games Night With Alexander (Part-6)

Chapter 978 Games Night With Alexander (Part-6)

The reason for Gelene cursing the moment she read her card was this.

It said,

"Your new business has become very popular. Receive 500 ropals from the king as a gift. Then be immediately sent to the dungeon on charges of tax evasion. On your next turn, roll only one die. Even number sets you free. Odd makes you disappear."

This one move meant that it had become almost certain that Gelene would not have any chance of reaching Tibias, which was the water utility square.

Plus, it seemed to also make Mean laugh quite hard,

"Ahaha haha, imagine getting to see the king, he hands you a bag of money, hosts a lavish feast, and then just as you are to leave, says, 'Oh, I heard you are not paying your taxes. Off to the dungeon with you! Ahaha hahaha," Mean chuckled with wild abandon while clutching her tummy.

And Cambyses joined in on it too, putting on a fake, deep voice and mimicking in an animated way, "It would be like, ...Miss Gelene here is 500 ropals for your business. Oh, a tax thief eh? I will take that back. And now you disappear, haha haha."

Everyone in the room seemed to find that joke funny.

Expect Gelene who dragged her piece back all the way to the dungeon with a sullen face.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

And then turning to Alexander asked, "Are my three turns still going? I'm already in the dungeon."

"Oh, yes." Was the straight answer, with Alexander adding, "You are in there for deceiving the king. The Inquisition does not know about it yet. They are still looking, hahaha."

"...." Gelene pursed her lips.

She had already guessed the answer but thought it did not hurt to try.

"One dice?" So picking up the die, she sought to confirm that she had indeed read the rules correctly and receiving a nod from Alexander, let the six sides cubed roll.

One!

"Fuck!" For some reason, Gelene seemed to be in a particularly cursing mood, while Mean cheered swinging her legs,

"One! It's odd! You disappear! Haha, you would have disappeared even if you were playing normally. Hehehe."

The petite girl was either very happy to see Gelene go, or just a bit tipsy from that huge drink she was made to quaff down.

Possibly both.

"Wait! Do... do I get to use my special power?" But just as the grim reaper seemed ready to swing his death scythe and reap her piece, suddenly Gelene recalled her privileges.

She was not ready to be put down yet.

Thus sending Alexander a desperate gaze, she reminded him, "You know, whenever I roll a one, I can sell one of my properties to re roll it. Here, I would like to use it now."

Thus, although warranted or not, Cambyses held a slight acridness towards Gelene for giving her the wrong advice.

And it was something that Gelene knew.

Which was why she decided to poke the matriarch of the house with it.

Much to the latter's blazing chagrin.

"Yo... you... bit..." Cambyses did not get to expose her large volume of explicit curses to the surrounding audience as,

"That's enough!" Alexander felt he had seen enough and decided to step in before the game night turned into a catfight, flashing his palms and commanding in a voice that was deep and domineering.

Alexander's intervention instantly caused the two quarreling girls to pipe down, while he felt Fabiyana actually jump a bit in shock, as her heart skipped a beat, and the doll like girl quickly turned her head to fearfully look up at Alexander.

She had never heard him raise his voice in front of her, so it surprised her.

While, Princess Camelia who was also curiously looking at Alexander felt a different set of emotions.

She was looking at him in appreciation, marveling at just how seamlessly the man was able to switch from happy to angry to authoritative.

It reminded her of the night she had cut her hair and showed up at the party, trying to put Alexander in a difficult position.

And how effortlessly he had dispatched her.

And while she was looking at Alexander, for a split second, her father's image suddenly seemed to overlap with him.

Strong, jovial, and with a humorous personality, in Princess Camelia's eyes, Alexander seemed to share a lot of similarities with Perseus.

But that was only for a second, as the Princess quickly deleted that image, cursing, "No! No! Camelia what are doing? He is the enemy!"

However, even when removed, that image continued to linger, and for the rest of the night, Princess Camelia suddenly found herself unable to look at Alexander straight.

Once the game would be over, Princess Camelia would also have the time and head space to appreciate the dynamics between the Pasha's four wives, finding the eldest by age, Gelene to be constantly in small scale conflict with the mistress of the house Cambyses and her friend plus maid Mean.

They would curse, taunt, and poke each other at every opportunity, taking pleasure in the other's misfortunes.

They also seemed very competitive, refusing to give even an inch, as evidenced by their attitude even during simple a game.

But they also appear to know to keep a grip on their leash, never exceeding the unspoken line.

Princess Camelia guessed this probably had to do something with Alexander.

While the most beautiful of the four Ophenia mostly stayed out of it, only occasionally intervening, usually on the side of Gelene to balance the playing field.