Chapter 501

He had no idea that the envoy he was receiving today had already started plotting against him. After working hard all day, Prince Andre, the Third Prince of Crocodile Kingdom, dragged his not-so-weary body and pushed open the door to his room.

“Andre-niichan~”

The moment the door opened, a clear shout came from inside.

The Third Prince squinted his eyes and saw a beautiful girl with fair skin turn her head from the huge recliner by the window, teasingly opening her mouth:

“Weren’t you supposed to be receiving Prince Leon? Why are you back so quickly? Didn’t you just skip out on dealing with those things again?”

“Not exactly.”

With a calm face, he shook his head and stepped into the room, answering while hanging up his coat:

“My task was just to receive him; the rest isn’t my responsibility. He can talk to the Diplomatic Minister himself. There’s no point in me staying.”

“So you did skip out early, didn’t you?”

The girl blinked her emerald green big eyes and laughed mischievously:

“After hearing that you accepted the task of receiving the envoy, Mother looked so relieved and told me how her favorite son has finally grown up and would surely do well this time. Now it seems she was celebrating too soon~”

“It’s fine.”

Walking slowly to the window, the Third Prince stretched out his arms to enjoy the afternoon sun, then said indifferently: “Having such unrealistic expectations for me is her own fault. Moreover, the whole kingdom is already under the control of those Artefact bodies. Whether I work hard or not doesn’t make much difference anyway… Scram! Get off my chair!”

“MY room is on the other side! The sun’s almost gone!”

“Then go get another chair; there are guest armchairs over there!”

“No way!”

Holding tightly onto the armrests of the chair, the girl who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old shook her head vigorously:

“Those chairs are so uncomfortable! This big recliner is way more comfortable. Sit yourself if you want! And move aside already! Don’t block my sun!”

Tsk… What a hassle…

Seeing the girl holding onto the armrests of the recliner and refusing to get up, the Third Prince sighed and resignedly dragged another chair, placed it on the balcony, sat down lazily, and closed his eyes.

The sunlight was perfect.

Although the four o’clock afternoon sun wasn’t as intense anymore, when the golden rays shone through the greenhouse glass onto his body, it still carried a warm feeling that made one feel lazy all over, slowing down even breathing unconsciously.

Unfortunately, this peaceful rest lasted only a few minutes before being interrupted again.

“Andre-niichan~”

Just as the prince began enjoying the afternoon sun after working hard for two hours, the girl on the adjacent recliner suddenly scooted closer, kicked his calf with her foot, and asked curiously:

“What’s Prince Leon like?”

Not… You’re so annoying…

Glaring at the sister who disturbed his rest, Prince Andre answered irritably: “A man.”

“Speak properly!”

“…”

What a bother…

Realizing his sister might actually do something if he didn’t placate her, Prince Andre sighed helplessly and replied: “He’s a strange person. Despite his country not being very strong, his behavior is quite aggressive, and he seems to have strong hostility towards the entire Crocodile Kingdom.”

“Eh? Does that mean he hates me?”

Seemingly shocked by the answer, the cute girl pouted and said:

“I’ve never met him before, nor have I done anything to him. Why does he hate me?”

“Are you deaf?”

Prince Andre couldn’t help but glare at her.

“I said he has hostility towards the entire Crocodile Kingdom, not specifically hating someone!”

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“That makes no difference~”

The cute girl tilted her head upon hearing this, then stroked the snow owl mask lying on the recliner, blinking her big eyes and said:

“Aren’t I the entire Crocodile Kingdom right now?”

“Hmm…”

After pondering the cute girl’s words, Prince Andre nodded: “That’s not wrong… Anyway, he feels different from the people from Alleson Kingdom.

The cleaners from Alleson Kingdom may always be scheming behind our backs, but they are careful on the surface, wary of doing anything out of line that would catch our attention.

But he’s weird. Even though he accepted the investigation task from the Clearing Bureau, which should require caution, he doesn’t seem to care at all. His words and actions are very high-profile.

Since getting off the airship, I’ve had people cause trouble for him twice, but he didn’t hesitate to retaliate both times. I feel like he’s looking forward to stirring up some trouble.”

“Is that so… Then he really is a strange person.”

Nodding in agreement, the cute girl tapped her finger, resembling scallion segments, twice on the wooden snow owl mask, then suggested with interest: “Andre-niichan, since you don’t want to do the reception job, why don’t I take your place and entertain him tomorrow?”

You take my place?

Upon hearing the cute girl’s words, Prince Andre frowned and turned his head to remind her: “Artefact, human behavior is unpredictable. I don’t know if he’ll harm you. Your body is still new, so be careful not to let him damage it.”

“That’s fine! If it breaks, we’ll just make another one!”

The cute girl blinked her emerald green eyes, then counted happily on her fingers: “Making a person isn’t difficult, roughly sixty-five percent oxygen, eighteen percent carbon, three percent nitrogen, one and a half percent calcium…

Though some materials are hard to extract, understanding the composition of humans and combining them with those peculiar anomalous items makes it quite simple.”

“…”

“Speaking of which, I owe thanks to the Aquarius Director for the weights she brought over. Without the knowledge contained in those weights, I wouldn’t know when I could possess a physical form~”

Stretching slightly, the cute girl got up from the recliner, walked to the window, and looked toward the direction of District 3, her emerald eyes filled with anticipation: “I remember the Aquarius Director mentioned that the knowledge in those weights seemed to be handed over by this Prince Leon. So I’ve wanted to meet him for a very long time!”

(End of Chapter)