Chapter 225: Entertaining The Two Queens
The King of Tricks and Magic
[ Name: Ren Arken
Age: 14
Race: Human
Strength: 400,000 (+4,300,000 [Mana])
Agility: 500,000 (+7,300,000 [Mana])
Vitality: 1,000,000 (+10,200,000 [Mana])
Mana: ~~~
Spiritual: ~~~
Intellect: 700, 000
Unique Skills:
-Magic cards -Appraisal -Evil gaze -Strengthen -Leap -Basic magics -Magic mastery -Grimoire of death -Real Clone [Heavenly Slime] -Eye of Wisdom -Sword God -Fenrir Arken -Reo Arken -Predator of the sky -Wild Beasts Skills -Knightâs soul -Defiler of the banished, Ataraxia -Slime Soul Diversion -Slime technique: Split -Tarot Emperor -Master of The Dragon King, Atlas]
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After sending out the orders to investigate the east side of the Eastaria continent towards Aeson, Druid Oz crosschecks some of the information and the situation of the elven army with Aesonâs group for a while. Aeson and the other elves leave the mansion as well to relay the new information and do some other miscellaneous tasks ordered by Druid Oz after getting dismissed.
âHm? Whereâs Claria?â Asked Druid Oz as he couldnât spot Claria that supposed to be standing next to Geeta.
âShe left,â (Geeta)
âShe left?â (Druid Oz)
âYes. Looking at the dazzling back of a certain someone made her couldnât stay still and left to check her kingdomâs warriors,â (Azaline)
âI-Is that soâ¦? Then thatâs good, she must be anxious about the noble soldiers that are marching towards the demonic base. It would be a good distraction for her,â (Druid Oz)
âSo? What should we do now?â (Geeta)
âHm⦠How about we go sightseeing in the Galhala kingdom and relax ourselves a bit? I believe that Claria is not the only one who is feeling anxious right now, after all,â said Druid Oz with a gentle smile.
Even though Azaline had been trying her best not to show it on her face, sheâs actually feeling very anxious about the result of the expedition towards the east side of the Eastaria continent. It would be great if they could find her mother, but thereâs a big possibility that sheâs not there, and there are also some worst scenarios that she didnât want to think of.
But of course, Druid Oz and Geeta had realized this from the start. Geeta had some ideas to cheer her up, but she believes that the most efficient thing that could cheer Azaline up and give a big impact on the anxiety on her heart is to get cheered up by the one she loves.
*Sigh!*
Azaline let out a sigh.
âEven though Iâve tried hard to hide it⦠So the both of you noticed it, huhâ¦?â Muttered Azaline as the mask sheâs using to hide her anxiety start to crumble.
âWell, Iâm your best friend, after all~â (Geeta)
âWell, thatâs true, isnât it?â (Azaline)
âHm⦠But if I notice it because Iâm your best friend, then I wonder Ren notice it as your what~â (Geeta)
âW-What are you saying, Geeta. Too close!â Azaline brushed off Geeta that is approaching her face with a teasing smile as she stole some glances towards Druid Oz.
âWhat do you think, Ren!â Geeta decided to ask directly to Druid Oz.
âHm⦠I wonderâ¦â Druid Oz let out a vague answer.
âGeez~ Canât you come up with a better answer? Canât you see Azalineâs emitting an aura filled with disappointment? But well,â Geeta suddenly grabbed one of Druid Ozâs arms.
âW-Wha- Geeta?â (Azaline)
âOf course~ No matter what he says, Ren is mine, though~ I met him first, after all~â (Geeta)
âG-Geeta, how unfairâ¦â Azaline gritted her teeth as she couldnât retaliate on Geetaâs teasings since sheâs too embarrassed to do the bold things that Geeta could do.
âDonât blame it on me. Blame it on Ren, heâs the one that didnât come up with a good answer, after all~ Hehehe~â said Geeta as she further clings to Druid Ozâs arm.
âG-Geetaâ¦â (Druid Oz)
âYou sure enjoying it, arenât you?â (Azaline)
âOf course~â (Geeta)
âHm⦠A good answer, huh⦠Then how about this,â (Druid Oz)
âEh?â Geeta exclaimed in surprise as Druid Oz suddenly approached Azaline.
âThe reason why I noticed youâre anxious is it? Well, of course, itâs because youâre my queen of elves, I need to be at least capable to notice the true expression beneath the elf queenâs mask to be able to get Reindellâs approval, isnât that right, my queen?â said Druid Oz as he pats Azalineâs head.
*Phoosh!*
Druid Oz felt like steams gushing out from Azalineâs head for a moment, and when he take a glance below his hand that is petting her head, her face is beet red.
Druid Oz tilts his head as he tries to lift his hand and is about to hold her forehead to check whether she has a fever, but Azaline holds his hand with both of her hands, forcing it to remain on top of her head.
âT-Thank you,â (Azaline)
âW-Whoa⦠As expected of Ren⦠He turns the table rather quickly⦠Azaline will definitely forget about her mother and anything else after thisâ¦â (Geeta)
âI wonât!â (Azaline)
âHehehehe~â Geeta let out a laugh, but even though sheâs happy for her best friend, she also felt envious and jealous of Druid Ozâs words towards Azaline. Thinking that eating some snacks would relieve her from those complicated feelings, Geeta take out her spatial bag and was about to take out some snacks but-
âEh?â Geeta exclaimed in surprise as Druid Oz suddenly holds her hand.
âAnd of course, the queen of the goblins is my queen as well, isnât that right, my queen?â Different from Azaline, Druid Oz attacked Geetaâs defense with a smirk and put his hand on top of Geetaâs head as he pats her.
âW-what are you doing? Hands off! I want to eat my snacks!â said Geeta as she weakly tried to brush off Druid Ozâs hands.
âOh my, isnât the force youâre using to brush my hands off are too weak, Geeta? Isnât the queen of goblins supposed to have the same strength as Aegir?â (Druid Oz)
âS-Shut up!â Replied Geeta as her face flushed the same way Azalineâs does.
âFufufufu! Geetaâs reaction is even cuter than mine~â Azaline finally gains an opportunity to tease Geeta back.
âUgh⦠Just you wait, Azaline⦠But⦠In other thought, this is nice⦠Again, againâ¦â Geeta holds Druid Ozâs hand on top of her head as she refuses to let that hand leave.
The warmth and the gentleness emitted from the tender stroke warm and eases her heart, the feeling had made Geeta addicted that she forgot about her embarrassment.
âAnd she recovers from the embarrassment so quick! Geeta, formidableâ¦â (Azaline)
âNow, now. Since this is a rare chance, how about going sightseeing around the Galhala kingdom? It will be a nice and refreshing experience to observe the country filled with people that occasionally transform from human form into huge owl form, right?â Suggested Druid Oz.
âHm~ Thatâs a good idea! Letâs go! Letâs try some Galhala foods as well along the way!â Geeta immediately suggested food-related visits immediately.
âIâm interested as well! Thatâs a good idea!â Answered Azaline with full of smiles.
Just like what Geeta had thought, Azaline got temporarily forgot her worry about her mother as her heart is currently filled with the happiness she gets from the attention Druid Oz is giving her. But even so, the one that is currently got her heart filled with happiness is not Azaline, but Geeta as well.
Even though the both of them got embarrassed by Druid Ozâs words at first, those words bring extreme happiness to the both of them as well. Even though his manner of words is slightly roundabout, the meaning is clear.
It means that since they are his queens, or in other words, his wives, itâs normal for him to at least notice the feelings that they are trying to hiding. But currently, the magician that is also trying his best to hide his real expression from getting revealed ends up didnât notice another thing.
The fact that the both girls also realized the hidden expression heâs having.
(Now that I think about it, his words are way too roundabout. Fufufu⦠Well, heâs not the type that could easily muster up that kind of cheesy words, after all. It must be the best form of sweet words that he could muster at that time~) (Azaline)
(Hm⦠Renâs words are too roundabout, and because his hand is patting my head, I couldnât really see his expression. But well, I canât really saw his face because Iâm too embarrassed to face him directly as well, though. But as expectedâ¦) (Geeta)
(He must be embarrassed as well!) (Geeta and Azaline)
âW-Why are the both of you looking at me like that?â Asked Druid Oz as he stared at him with a wry smile.
ââNothing~ââ (Azaline and Geeta)
âH-Huh?â (Druid Oz)
The three of them end up sightseeing around the Galhala kingdom, visiting every part of the kingdom while riding Corvus.
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Inside the imperial palace of the great Tarot Empire, Slime Oz is crouching behind his desk.
âR-Ren? What happened? Stomachache?â (Aegir)
âN-No⦠Itâs fine⦠Iâm fineâ¦â said Slime Oz as he raise his body and continue to sit at the desk and once again hold up his pen.
âHm? Your face is kind of red, Ren,â (Aegir)
âIâm fine. Iâm fine. Donât mind me,â (Druid Oz)
âI-Is that soâ¦?â (Aegir)
(That damned Druid clone⦠Saying such embarrassing things⦠The next time I saw him, heâll burn!!) (Slime Oz)