บท 226: Answer and Room

"C-Can't you just leave me alone and stop bullying me? I was just joking when we conversed in the arena. Can't you take a joke?" I complained, but the Empress continued to stare at me. 

I already knew she wanted something from me, but what is it that she could want? 

Connected to the soul? The only thing that is connected to the soul is skills, so what does she want-

I glanced at my status once more, and everything clicked into place, like the last piece in a puzzle. 

Stolen Tundra Crown… Tundra Snake… A desperate Empress… 

"Ah… So that's why you can't kill me," I muttered as my lips pursed into a wide, evil smile that caused the Empress to sweat a bit. 

Her panicked expression was quickly plastered under a layer of confidence as if she was trying to hide the most important thing in the world to her. 

"Then… How about we make a deal," I suggested to the Empress, and she suddenly stopped before gripping my shoulder.