Chapter 181

You really… if you don’t get beaten today, you feel uneasy, right? Just when things were getting intense and then cut off, not only did Leon clench his fists, but even the good-tempered Emma Senior took a deep breath, then tried her best to remain calm as she said, “Prince Joshua, thank you for your cooperation. Regarding the situation of this dream of yours, we will thoroughly discuss it after we return.”

“Why do we have to discuss it after returning?”

Without recalling the nightmare from last night, shedding that strange air of沧桑(cynicism), Jo-Hedgehog-Shuuya instantly became personified again, with an unfriendly expression blocking their way:

“This is my dream, and I told it to you myself. If you want to discuss or analyze it, you have to say it in front of me! I won’t let you leave until everything is explained clearly!”

“Your Highness, it’s not that we don’t want to explain it clearly to you, but the information we currently have isn’t enough, and we aren’t skilled in matters related to dreams either, so we can’t explain it clearly to you yet.”

“Then send someone who is skilled!”

For some unknown reason, Prince Joshua seemed abnormally fixated on last night’s strange dream, directly narrowing his eyes and threatening: “I remember, your Clearing Bureau has agreements with royal families of various countries, which require you to try your best to protect us from abnormalities, right? But it seems like you haven’t done that! ”

After hearing the implications in the Freckled Prince’s words, Emma’s expression slightly paused, then she gently whispered as sweetly as ever:

“Prince Joshua, please don’t make things difficult for us. I can guarantee by the honor of the Alman family that once there are results, I will notify you immediately. Is that okay?”

“Alman… hah!”

Apparently tormented by last night’s strange dream, the prince with bloodshot eyes mercilessly rejected outright:

“Don’t mention the honor of the Alman family to me. Ever since your family initiated a coup and tried to overthrow the royal family, the honor of the Alman family became worthless! Ai… you’re called Emma, right? Considering you’re the last person of the Baohua family, I’ve already given you enough face, but don’t be ungrateful! You guys definitely want to keep things from me. I want to know why I had that dream now!

Oh yeah! And that rebel Veronica, she actually dared to pretend to be my sister in my dream! You must immediately capture her and hand her over to me! Otherwise, I’ll expose the negligence of your Virgo Subdivision!”

Alman…Baohua? The ducal families known as the twin pillars of the kingdom alongside the Lane family? From the words of the freckled prince, Leon caught something significant, feeling his brain buzz as he thought about the redwood tree opposite Leon Manor used as the execution platform for the Baohua family.

Is Emma Senior… from the Baohua family?

That means her relatives, friends, parents, husband, and almost all acquaintances were executed due to the coup? But… didn’t she still have a daughter? Why does Joshua say she’s the last person from the Baohua family?

…

“Prince Joshua, please try to control your emotions as much as possible.”

Under Leon’s astonished gaze, Emma Senior remained rational and calm, listening with furrowed brows to the freckled prince’s threats. Although she no longer smiled, she still spoke as calmly as possible:

“I can see that you are being tormented by last night’s strange dream, so your emotions are overly excited, but threatening us won’t really solve any problems; instead, it will lead to inquiries from the General Bureau, slowing down our normal investigation process. So…”

“I’m not being tormented by any dream!”

The freckled prince angrily shouted:

“It was just a dream! Do you understand dreams? They’re fake!”

“I am the only son of my father! The sole heir to the kingdom! I received the best education since childhood, destined to rule this kingdom! How could I possibly be like that useless clown in the dream, doing so many stupid things? How could I possibly hug Veronica’s legs and cry like a dog, kowtowing and apologizing to her? That’s an insult to me!”

With veins bulging as he finished these details he hadn’t mentioned earlier, the freckled prince seemed to realize his slip of tongue. After clenching his fists in embarrassment, he angrily shooed them away: “Get out! I will definitely tell my father and your General Bureau about your negligence, and replace all of you!”

“…”

Upon hearing him mention her clan, Emma, who had always maintained emotional stability, unconsciously tightened her right hand, the knuckles turning faintly red from the pressure.

But after looking at the frenzied-looking freckled prince, realizing that he had been completely clouded by the difference between the dream and reality, and knowing that arguing with such a deranged person would be meaningless, Emma loosened her fist, turned around silently, and prepared to leave first. However…

“Close the door.”

In response to the instruction that reached his ears, Leon, who was originally following her to leave, immediately rushed back. In the bewildered expression of the freckled prince, he delivered a standard heart-kick straight to the chest.

“Ahhh!!!”

After enduring the flying kick that had been pent up for half an hour, Joshua screamed in pain as he flew backward, crashing into the table Emma had just set upright, knocking the heavy wooden table onto the carpet entirely.

Leon, who had been suppressing his anger for quite some time, naturally wouldn’t let it go just like that. He immediately performed the Two Hundred Twenty Styles of Kenshin Ryu martial arts – Moonlight Yin, grabbed him, slammed him hard onto the ground, then yanked him up by the collar and delivered a highly proficient slap.

“You… you…”

After being familiarly lifted up and receiving an extremely familiar slap, the freckled prince spat out a tooth that had been knocked out, then looked utterly confused and said, “You’re that… that…”

“I’m your… never mind…”

Originally about to blurt out “I’m your dad,” but reconsidering it felt unlucky, Leon swallowed the last word and raised his hand again, deciding to abandon unnecessary communication and speak through action.

But just as Leon’s palm was about to land again, his wrist was caught by a piece of bandage.

“Never mind, it’s not worth it.”

Looking at Leon with gratitude, Emma Senior gently dissuaded, “He is, after all, a prince. Your investigation has just ended, it’s not worth causing yourself more trouble…”

“What trouble? I’m saving him!”

Shaking off the bandage wrapped around his wrist, Leon then slapped left and right, delivering several satisfying slaps in quick succession before seriously emphasizing as he turned around, “Didn’t he just say it? A rebel used an anomalous item to enter his dream, trying to influence and control Prince Joshua. Fortunately, you and I noticed the anomaly in time.

To prevent the esteemed prince from being controlled, we had to constantly stimulate him with slight pain, ensuring he stays conscious and doesn’t forget who he is, ultimately becoming a puppet of the rebels.”

“As for our little conflicts with him, as the director would say, ‘one thing is one thing.’ We had a conflict with him, but that doesn’t stop us from saving him fiercely! By the way, I didn’t sleep well last night, and my condition isn’t great today. Would you help me… cough, use your hands to save him for a while?”

“You really are…”

Looking at Leon who was earnestly making up nonsense, and then at the prince whose face was swollen like a pig’s head, Emma couldn’t help but shake her head and laugh, amusedly saying, “Leon, in terms of… um… flexibility standards, you’re exactly like the director… take a break first, I’ll help you save him a couple more times!”

(End of Chapter)