Chapter 441

“Your mom’s dead.”

Leon glanced at the Tin Queen sprawled on the ground and couldn’t help but sigh.

This wasn’t an insult; it was a simple statement of fact.

The Tin Queen, who had plummeted from the sky, directly crashed onto the stone slabs beside the garden, scattering into pieces. Some parts even flew into the garden. Not too far away, hanging from a tree branch, was a big iron butt in red underwear. She was definitely done for.

“…”

How… how could this be…

Looking at the Tin Queen shattered into seven or eight pieces, Joshua, who had just woken up not long ago and was still a bit dazed, moved his lips involuntarily, almost wanting to cry.

But after brewing his emotions for a while, his mouth drooped twice, yet he couldn’t quite bring himself to cry. He could only stare blankly at the fragments of the Tin Queen, stunned.

Even though Leon had told him before, and he already understood that this red-clad tin doll might very well be the real queen, the difference between a tin doll and a person was still too great. His emotions weren’t fully prepared, so he couldn’t cry right away.

…

This was truly… an unexpected development.

Although his impression of this queen was very bad, and his impression of Joshua was also pretty average, since people die and must be respected, Leon ultimately refrained from saying anything nasty. Instead, he picked up the tin head of the queen and handed it to the Freckled Prince, who looked utterly confused.

“Take it.”

Due to the special senses of the tin soldiers, Luke, who temporarily borrowed Joshua’s body, failed to replace the leader of the tin soldiers.

But the good news was that although the tin soldiers didn’t recognize the prince’s body, their obedience to their prince was astonishingly high.

It seemed that after being turned into tin, for these tin people, the priority of “labels” like identity, status, and occupation was directly raised to the highest level. Their duties and orders from people of higher status became things they couldn’t resist.

If it were normal soldiers, there would be a million reasons why the prince couldn’t order them to leave their posts. But for the tin soldiers, as long as it didn’t conflict with orders from someone of higher status, the prince’s instructions must be carried out.

So now it seemed that without Luke, Leon could command these soldiers to evacuate their posts, giving the rebels lurking outside the palace a chance to rush in. This could be considered turning misfortune into fortune… or turning fortune into more fortune? Looking at Joshua, who sat on the ground holding the tin head of the queen, Leon sighed helplessly.

Although it might seem cruel, for Leon himself, the queen’s death was indeed a good thing. If she died due to an anomalous item, it would be even better.

However, though Joshua and his mother were disliked, it was still rather harsh for the young Freckled Prince, who was only over ten years old, to witness his mother’s sudden death.

“Condolences.”

Out of respect for their shared humanity, Leon patted Joshua’s shoulder to offer condolences, then turned toward the door of the sleeping quarters to check on the princess’s condition. However…

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!”

Accompanied by a hysterical scream, the tin head in Joshua’s hands suddenly opened its eyes, furious, shouting: “I’ll kill you! Damn Veronica! How dare you push me off the building!”

“Whoa!!”

Not… didn’t your butt get stuck on the tree? Your soul didn’t make any noise just now! Startled, Leon turned around and looked at the bizarrely revived tin head cursing loudly in Joshua’s arms, speechlessly muttering:

“You’re still alive?”

“Of course I’m still alive! She didn’t die, why should I… Who are you… the Lionheart Duke?”

Blinking her ruby eyes embedded in her face, a trace of venom appeared on the Tin Queen’s face. Suddenly, she shouted full of malice:

“Good timing! I now command you! Go upstairs immediately and strangle that b……”

Wait! You want to command me?! After hearing the Tin Queen’s words, Leon’s eyebrows shot up as he remembered the tin soldiers guarding the entrance of the sleeping quarters, who showed extraordinary obedience to him as the prince.

Though he looked human now, he was only human in his own eyes. In reality, he had already been affected by the anomalous item. In the rules of “tin people” he had figured out, those of higher status could easily command those of lower status.

And when it came to status, the queen, second only to the Old King, clearly held a higher position than him, the prince chosen by the princess. So, he absolutely couldn’t let her finish her command!

Get lost!

In Joshua’s shocked gaze, Leon, who was about to leave, suddenly spun around with lightning speed, lifting his leg with great force. With a powerful kick, he sent the head flying out of Joshua’s hands, sending the Tin Queen soaring through the air.

With ten points of taint value, Leon’s physical strength had far exceeded the limits of ordinary humans. The power behind this kick was astonishing, incredibly fast, and even produced a sharp whistling sound.

Faced with this kick beyond human limits, the Tin Queen, full of venom, didn’t even have time to let out a scream before being struck on the nose bridge. Her entire head soared high into the air like a meteor, leaving trails as it streaked into the palace garden, disappearing completely.

“?!?!?!!!”

Watching his mother get kicked away and vanish into the iron garden, the unfortunate Freckled Prince was completely dumbfounded.

From the Tin Queen hitting the ground with a loud thud to instantly taking off again, all this happened within just two minutes. For Joshua, it was an extremely bizarre experience filled with ups and downs.

The fluctuations in Joshua’s emotions during these two minutes were indescribable. If one had to summarize, it could roughly be divided into three stages.

Without a single mistake, one after another, content inside 69 book bar, look!

My mom’s dead?

My mom’s alive?! My mom’s flying!!!

“Plop!”

Until the distant splash of something heavy falling into the lake, the Freckled Prince, whose mother first died then revived and finally took off in those two minutes, finally snapped back to reality. Panicking, he climbed over the fence and rushed toward the artificial lake in the garden, screaming.

“Mother!!!”

“…”

This can’t be blamed on me; it was your mom who started it.

Watching Joshua crying and rushing into the garden, Leon couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly.

Kicking someone’s mom in front of her son is really going too far, but if he hadn’t kicked her and let the Tin Queen finish her command, things wouldn’t have been as simple as just being too far. That kick was entirely her fault.

“I have a question for you.”

Quickly walking back to the entrance of the sleeping quarters, Leon asked the tin soldier still standing guard there: “What happens when tin people go underwater? Do they die?”

“That won’t happen.”

The tin soldier shook his head and said: “They will just rust. If they stay too long, it will be difficult to move until they are polished again.”

That works.

Hearing this, Leon nodded and gave the command:

“Help me with something. The queen fell into the lake. Gather all the soldiers and have them go to the garden to help Prince Joshua retrieve the queen. Once they’ve fished her out, have them swim underwater for a while before coming up.

Also, find two swift-footed soldiers to check the street at the palace gate and see if there are any hidden rebels. If there are, tell them they can now lead their troops to charge into the palace.”

“Alright, I’ll do it right away!”

(End of Chapter)