Chapter 183: Think, That's All We Can Do

The news about Aphrodite's chosen carried itself to the king in no time. Had it been the king of crows, he would've met with the new arrivals, however, his son Zeil was far too arrogant to parley with a pack of commoners.

Instead, enraged that they didn't meet him as soon as they'd arrived and even forced their way into the church, was in his eyes, reason enough to send a battalion of soldiers to take them as prisoners.

Amongst those soldiers, was the demi-wolf Regalia, not because she was ordered to, but due to the fact that she knew how idiotic Zeil's decision was. And so, trying to keep things from getting violent in the middle of the city, she stood before the party and calmly asked.

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"The king wishes to speak with you," her red eyes wandered through each and every one of them, and just a look was enough to let her know that she'd made the right choice. "You can come with us unchained, or things can get bloody–something I'd like to avoid inside this holy place."

'If they decide to fight, most of these pebbles will die before they can blink.' On edge about the response, Regalia was ready to dig into her palm to draw some blood and conjure herself a weapon. However, thankfully, recognizing the gravity of the situation, Raven stepped up and replied calmly.

"Lead the way," he said, not wanting to bring the force of an entire kingdom's army on their backs.

'Phew~ This could've turned ugly.' Thought Regalia, turning her gaze to the leader who'd just replied to her. 'Hmm?'

Staring at him for a moment, her eyes sparked up for some reason, and her heart began racing. However, shaking her head, she didn't let those feelings linger, instead turning around, she began marching her battalion back in the direction of the castle.

'Quite handsome, isn't he? I wonder if other men from Athenia are the same.' She thought while leading the entire group back. However, a quick glance at Amedith dissolved her suspicions, as though he looked like a girl, the scent of a man was drifting from him and spiraled right up her nose. 'Suppose not.'

'The inner city, it's more posh than the rest, but I guess dirt isn't just on the streets in this kingdom.' Referring to the new king, Raven settled down on the ground, thinking about their next move.

The goddess of absurdity had already given them a task, and though he would've loved to just jump in and kill everyone from the monster alliance, it was best for him to figure out more about them before planning an assault. 'Don't want anyone to die as I did at the minotaur cave.'

The first thing that came to his mind was to strike a deal with the king to help get rid of the monster alliance. In turn, he'd need every bit of information possible on those monsters. However, given the nature of the bastard, Raven knew that there was little room for him to negotiate with him.

"So what are we doing now?" Mel asked, peeking through the cell bar at the retreating guards.

"Think, that's all we can for now," leaning against the wall, Raven gazed at the ceiling. "Call me crazy but my intuition tells me, we can get a lot more out of this opportunity than trying to figure out what's happening with the monsters ourselves."

"I feel the same," Erika asserted, but it wasn't her instincts but Asmodia's that picked up the hint.

Wandering around in the cell anxiously, Liliyana hoped that they were right, otherwise, this stay in yet another prison was already suffocating her from the inside.

"And what if we don't get a trial at all?" Amedith asked.

"Well then..." Placing his hands on the back of his head, Raven took a deep breath and replied. "Show them no mercy for they'll have none."

Those words were enough to signify exactly what he had in mind.