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5.44% The Damned Demon / Chapter 41: The Time For Grieving Is Over

章節 41: The Time For Grieving Is Over

The entire hall was plunged into a deathly silence as the royal consort finished reprimanding Prince Oberon before everyone else and that too expressing strong disapproval towards the gift he eagerly and meticulously prepared.

But hearing the words he said, they couldn't help but feel convinced. Still, he scolded someone like Prince Oberon, and nobody could tell what consequences might follow.

Prince Oberon's face seemed as if it had lost a few shades of color, and nobody would guess what he was thinking right now. But they could sense the drastic change in the atmosphere of this hall.

"Your Highness, you are being a bit too harsh on my son, who presented that gift only in good faith. It isn't right to disrespect such a noble effort," Seron said as he looked at Asher with a piercing cold gaze. It seemed as if he was trying his best to not cause a scene, though his wife, Rebecca, seemed as if she wanted to explode at a certain someone.

"I am afraid the royal consort is right," Sabina Thorne suddenly spoke up, much to the surprised look of others.

Even Asher couldn't help but look at this charming beauty that gave off a dangerous aura and never expected support from her. He definitely had to look into her some other time.

She elegantly spread open the hand fan and added, "None of us are qualified to assume what Her Majesty needs or wants. His Highness is also right about the fact that we shouldn't give too much importance to some Hunter, let alone in the form of a gift. If we do that, aren't we giving more fame to this so-called Golden Prince? Maybe this is what he must have planned before he died. Relying on the fact that we might use his death to spread his name further. In my opinion, the best way for us to move on is to forget these insignificant characters, especially since they are dead. We can never progress if we are slaves to the past. What we should focus on is killing more Hunters, especially ones like him," She concluded with a charming smile.

Some murmurs echoed right after Sabina finished saying her piece. Now that such a high-ranking member spoke in support of the royal consort, people couldn't help but feel as if he was right indeed. The more they thought about it, the more they felt Prince Oberon's judgment was poor, and he chose the worst gift possible.

"Elder sister, what are you doing? Why would you speak in favor of that crippled consort?" Edmund Thorne asked his sister with a strained voice, his expression taut. He clearly didn't take well to her comment, nor did he expect this from her.

Sabina playfully smiled as she looked at him but suddenly pressed her sharp fingernail against his hand, "Don't forget your place, brother. You might be my fiance, but I am still your elder sister. Didn't you learn to never question your elders, hmm?" She asked while maintaining the playful smile, though Edmund broke a sweat as he stiffly nodded, "I...I understand...."

"That was uncalled for, Sabina. You played down the efforts of your own brother by saying that," Esther Thorne said with a critical look.

"Leave it, Esther. She has always done as she pleased," Thorin Thorne said offhandedly, making Esther click her tongue while Sabina softly chuckled and leaned on her chair.

Prince Oberon's expression looked as if he swallowed something ugly, but then he suddenly bowed and said, "This prince was inconsiderate. Please forgive me for not assuming things I shouldn't have. I might have been too hasty in picking a gift for this day."

People nodded with a look of approval upon seeing the prince apologize and admit his mistakes. This surely showed how sincere he was, and they felt more admiration for him.

Rebecca smiled proudly, seeing how her son was smart enough to turn even a disadvantageous situation in his favor.

"No worries. It seems like one year wasn't enough for you to think. Next time, take two," Asher said as if he was offering genuine advice, making some even gasp, wondering if Prince Oberon was really getting verbally bullied by the crippled consort. This was just too humiliating and a slap to his face.

"Pffft-Nnngh!" Kookus almost burst out laughing, but Ceti immediately punched him in the stomach, which made his chortle sound like a groan as he collapsed on his knees with a grimace, "Why….so cruel…sister…" He looked at her with an aggrieved look, making Ceti harrumph while feeling relieved that she was able to stop her brother from offending someone he shouldn't.

But she couldn't help but stare at Asher's back, wondering if this was his true nature. Who would have thought after gaining his soul, the crippled consort could even make a powerful prince feel tongue-tied?

Asher's words made Oberon's eyes emit a deadly light for a brief second before he slowly raised his head. His facial muscles around his lips briefly twitched as if he was greatly suppressing the words that were coming up his throat.

"Your Highness, you should think twice before you judge someone. I am giving this advice as a concerned member of our house considering the fact that your mind wasn't in the right place for all these years," Rebecca said with a sharp smile as a vein popped up in her temple. It seemed like she couldn't contain herself anymore while her son was getting humiliated by this cripple. She even indirectly insulted him that he was a retard for all these years.

'Somebody is really angry, huh,' Asher inwardly chuckled, seeing her getting riled up. It was amusing to see her dark expression.

"Enough talking about this matter," Rowena suddenly said as the entire hall plunged into silence.

Rebecca's eyes twitched with indignation. But she could only sit back after swallowing her words.

Everyone eagerly awaited what their queen's decision was about this matter after this simple matter of presenting a gift got heated up.

"I have no doubt Prince Oberon prepared the gift in good faith," Rowena said with a fixed gaze, to which Seron nodded with a pleased look, and Rebecca smiled as she shot a glance of contempt toward Asher.

Prince Oberon's expression brightened a little as he said, "Thank you, my queen. I am honored and glad Your Majesty understood my sincerity."

"But as the royal consort and Lady Sabina said, I don't wish to see that dead hunter's face again, nor do I need any solace. The time of grieving is long over, and my father wouldn't wish any of us to do so. This is the time to make the people of Severed Realm realize that we remain undaunted despite the losses we suffered. From now on…they should be the ones to grieve, not us," Rowena said in a deathly cold tone that sent chills down everyone standing inside the hall. They could feel the entire hall getting filled with their queen's bloodthirst for revenge which in turn fueled their bloodthirst as well.

Her tone was cold and calm, but they could sense the boiling rage within her words. Considering how she had been so reserved for a while, they all thought that she was still grieving the loss of her father, just like the denizens of this kingdom.

But only now they realized she had been suppressing her anger all this time and realized it was only natural she would feel so.

Asher didn't seem that surprised, but he could feel the blood cold killing intent oozing from her entire being as she spoke these words.

He had no doubt that if his true identity was made known to her, she wouldn't hesitate to grant him the most miserable death.

Even if she believed her father killed him in his previous life, she knows the Golden Prince was the main cause of her father's death.

Seron's expression stiffened while Rebecca was tightly clenching her fists. She had known Rowena for a long time and never expected the girl who loved her father so much to act so indifferently about her father's death.

Oberon had a subtle look of disbelief as if he couldn't believe he had gotten it all wrong. But he still shot a cold glance towards Asher, who felt his gaze and smiled subtly.

"But I won't ignore your effort and will accept your gift, though I won't use it," Rowena glanced at one of her Bloodborn Guards, who came forward and collected the plate with the severed head while Oberon looked on with a strange expression.

However, he quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for being so kind. This prince is more than honored that my gift was accepted. It doesn't matter if Your Majesty has no use for it, as now I realize how inconsiderate and foolish my gift was. I won't even mind if Your Majesty wants to get rid of it. I could spare you the trouble and do it myself."

"There is no need for that. If my wife wants, she can do it herself since she accepted your gift. You need not concern yourself too much," Asher said with a casual smile. He couldn't risk letting that head fall into his hands since he was sure someone like Oberon would surely check out those memories before he destroyed it.

He also couldn't rest easy completely knowing that Rowena would still have the head. But knowing her character so far, she struck as a person who would never do anything opposite to what they say. If she said she won't use the gift, then she wouldn't. Or so he could only hope.

Hearing Asher mention the words 'my wife' again, Oberon clenched his fists so tight his nails were digging into his skin, making blood ooze out.


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章節 42: Can't Stay Silent No More

Oberon went back to his seat, though his expression was looking far different from his initial proud and confident expression.

All the enthusiasm he showed when presenting the gift was deflated like a balloon. All because of a cripple. How humiliating!

Most of them standing there couldn't help but feel the same. It seemed like the Crippled Consort wouldn't be sleeping in the shadows anymore. Based on how bold he seemed to be, they felt like things were going to be different here.

Still, they weren't expecting anything big since the royal consort was still a powerless cripple in the end, whose protection was guaranteed by their queen. Without her, he was as good as dead.

Ceti couldn't believe a cripple managed to talk down a well-decorated prince of the house. How could someone so weak be able to do such things? Even if he depended on the queen's protection, it was not like the queen could watch over him constantly. There were ways Prince Oberon could make things tough for him. Was he just ignorant about it, or did he truly have the guts to do so?

Kookus couldn't help but bite his teeth, unable to believe he watched a nerve-racking showdown between the prodigal prince of the house and the crippled consort. Who would have ever thought the royal consort would win in the end?

He would have showered praises already if not for his sister and the queen being so close.

Asher still had a lingering worry if Rowena would check on the memories, but so far, based on what he knew about her, she didn't seem like the kind to lie, especially since she seemed quite determined when she said she won't make use of the 'gift'.

Even though he was almost sure, he decided to somehow destroy that head later when the right opportunity came by.

At least nobody else would get their hands on it till then. But he knew that he pissed off a powerful bastard, though he did it despite knowing it. He couldn't just let him get away with that too.

The only way to let the culprits make mistakes was to rile them up. Otherwise, if he remained passive like before and let them peacefully plan out things, he would be the one getting fucked. The fact that an assassin almost killed him was proof enough that his life was already in danger. His memories from this body and what Merina told him was also proof enough that his existence itself made a few powerful enemies who would try to get rid of him the first chance they get.

However, he knew he was taking a big gamble here, though he had never shied away from taking huge risks to get what he wanted. Only by taking huge risks was he able to become the strongest hunter in his past life. People even called him a 'daredevil' because of that.

His only option was to level up as quickly as possible using any means. But thanks to his memories, he had a plan and briefly glanced at Ceti with a subtle smile who felt his gaze and unconsciously looked at his eyes.

Just as she was about to wonder what this pervert was planning, suddenly she grimaced as she shut her eyes close, making Asher wonder why this snobbish woman was acting weird.

Rebecca's eyes melted upon seeing her son, Oberon, returning with a dark look. Right after he sat down, she immediately grabbed his hand and said with flared nostrils, "Son, don't worry. Mother will make that crippled trash pay ten times the humiliation you endured today. Your father will also talk to the queen about this and make sure he gets his place shown. Isn't that right, Seron?" She turned her head towards Seron with a glowering look.

Seron nodded with tightness in his eyes, "Of course. I will talk to the queen and let her know how that cripple needs to know his place. But I don't think she will do anything. We all know why. Things aren't really the same now that he woke up and considering his behavior...don't do anything rash for now."

Oberon heard the two as he stayed silent, but the next moment, he briefly raised his hand and said with a high chin, "No need. I don't need any help from you two to deal with that trash. I will deal with him myself as I always do," His lips curled as he added in a seething tone, "I never expected that cripple to gain such a tongue after getting a soul. He also must have no idea who I am or how weak and pathetic he is. Ignorance is his only tool. But that is good news for me. When the right time comes, he will regret gaining his senses," Oberon finished with a cold smile.

Rebecca nodded with a look of approval as she caressed the back of his head, "That's my son. I knew you wouldn't be bothered by the words of a pathetic cripple. I couldn't be more proud of you."

Silvan Drake, who was sitting beside his father, briefly glanced at Asher with a subtle squint. And when his gaze accidentally fell on Ceti, who was standing behind the queen, his gaze softened.

After everyone was done handing over their "gifts", the Hall Elder announced with a light smile, "Now let's celebrate this fine day with a number of events we have scheduled. First, let us all partake in the grand feast the House of Dragons has prepared for the people. Everyone should take part and celebrate our path ahead!"

Asher's eyes glowed upon seeing long tables neatly laid out with all kinds of food and wine. Just the smell was enough to even tempt him.

However, he saw most men and women forming pairs, taking the center and starting to dance by holding hands and moving slowly.

'What a boring dance…' Asher thought and said to Rowena, "I am going to eat some food. You can join me if you want."

Rowena simply shook her head, just as Asher expected. He could see that she was disinterested in all these things, though unlike her, he was curious to try out the food demons eat and learn more about them.

At least their way of conducting a feast seemed similar, but humans can never match the grandeur.

There were also storytellers setting up shop to amuse the guests and entertain them with the grand feats and illustrious feats carried out by the royal members of House Drake, going back to the birth of the kingdom itself.

Who would have ever thought that he would be experiencing the biggest celebration he had ever witnessed as a demon?

It also seemed like most of them were eagerly awaiting a celebration after not holding any events or celebrations for a year due to the Demon King's death.

Even without Rowena's order, none of them would have held any public celebration so as to not disrespect the passing of the demon king.

He noticed how everyone around him was giving him strange glances as he walked towards the large tables where the food and drinks were kept.

Their faces seemed as if they had things to say or ask but didn't. It seemed as if his previous scene of rebuking Oberon made some kind of unexpected impact on these people.

Asher ignored them as his gaze finally fell on the fresh food that gave off a mouthwatering scent. He still didn't dare to trust just his sense of smell and took a closer eye to see what kind of food these demons prepared.

He didn't know whether to feel surprised or not to see that most of it was meat and there were even chalices filled with blood. He didn't have to guess to know that most of the vampires would be drinking the blood in these chalices like they would drink wine.

He could only wonder where they were getting this blood from. Could it be from the Hunters they captured or killed?

He decided to take a leap of faith and try one of the most appetizing-looking dishes near him. He expected the worst, but the moment he chewed on it, he couldn't help but feel his taste buds tingling in excitement.

'How could something taste this good?' The food tasted so delicious he felt his stomach growl in anticipation for more.

'Fuck, I don't care what this is. I just need more,' Asher thought to himself as he began to gobble up the food. He skipped breakfast and hasn't had a single morsel since yesterday. Only now he realized how famished he was.

The others looked on with strange expressions. Who would have expected the royal consort to have so much appetite despite doing nothing all day?

"Is the food that delicious?" A woman's sweet, melodious voice sounded from behind as Asher turned around with one of his brows raised.


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