I leaned in and kissed Aurelia again, my hand wrapping around her waist as I pulled her closer. She didn’t resist this ti. If anything, she leaned into it, her fingers lightly clutching my shirt like she didn’t want the mont to end.
When we finally pulled apart, she looked up at with that sa soft expression she had earlier.
"So... you’re really leaving already?" she asked.
"Yeah," I replied with a shrug. "I’ve got a friend waiting for . Can’t exactly abandon the guy in a place like this."
Aurelia let out a small laugh.
"That’s surprisingly responsible of you."
For a mont, neither of us said anything. Then she adjusted the cloak around her shoulders and gave a small nod.
"Thank you... for today."
"Don’t ntion it."
I stepped back and glanced toward the palace in the distance. It wasn’t that far from here, and honestly, she’d probably reach it faster than I would if I walked.
Well, that’s her problem now.
"Take care of yourself, Princess," I said.
"You too... fiance."
Sigh...
That word still sounded weird.
Anyway, I didn’t stick around any longer. I bent my knees slightly and shot straight into the air. The wind rushed past as the city shrank beneath my feet. Flying through this place was still surreal.
I quickly adjusted my direction and headed back toward the brothel district.
It didn’t take long before the familiar streets ca into view. Bright lights, loud music, and billboards of half-naked dwarven girls smiling down at every passerby.
I landed a short distance away from the brothel Alphonso and I had entered earlier and walked the rest of the way.
The mont I stepped inside, I knew sothing was wrong.
The atmosphere felt tense.
Standing near the front desk was a busty female dwarf with massive tits pushed up by a ridiculously tight dress. She was also wearing high heels, which honestly looked uncomfortable considering dwarves were already short.
She had her hands slamd on the counter while the receptionist stood stiffly on the other side.
"Where is she?!" the busty dwarf demanded.
"I-I don’t know, Boss!" the receptionist replied nervously.
So that’s the owner.
Raya rubbed her forehead like she was about to explode.
"You an to tell the Princess of this entire kingdom walked into my establishnt and now she’s missing?!"
Her voice rose another octave.
"How am I supposed to explain this to the King?!"
She suddenly covered her face dramatically.
"Oh no... oh no... I’m finished! He’ll shut this place down! He might even execute !"
The receptionist looked like she wanted to disappear.
"I swear it was that man!"
"What man?!" Raya shouted.
"I don’t know! Tall! Vampire! Handso!"
Raya froze.
"Handso?"
I continued walking closer, listening to the chaos unfold.
"Find him!" Raya yelled. "Find that bastard imdiately!"
Right then, the receptionist’s eyes landed on .
Her expression changed instantly.
"Oh! Boss!"
She pointed directly at .
"That’s him!"
Well... shit.
Raya snapped her head toward so fast I thought she might get whiplash.
"You!"
Before I could even say anything, she marched toward at full speed.
At the sa ti, two dwarf won rushed forward from the side hallway. Both of them were holding long, dangerous-looking spears.
Judging by their outfits, they were probably Aurelia’s maids.
They stopped right in front of and imdiately aid their spears at my chest.
Well, this escalated quickly.
"Where is Princess Aurelia?!" Raya demanded.
The two maids glared at like they were ready to stab first and ask questions later.
I looked at the three of them... and then burst out laughing.
"Hahaha!"
That probably wasn’t the reaction they expected.
"Why are you laughing?!" Raya snapped.
"Relax," I said, raising a hand. "She’s already at the palace."
Silence.
Then one of the maids narrowed her eyes.
"You expect us to believe that?"
"Of course not," I replied casually.
I lifted my left hand and showed them the ring.
The engagent ring.
The mont they saw it, everything changed.
Raya’s eyes widened.
The maids froze.
"That..." one of them muttered.
"That ring..." the other whispered.
"Yep," I said. "Do you recognize it?"
The maid closest to slowly lowered her spear.
"That is the royal engagent ring..."
"Exactly."
Raya looked like her brain had completely shut down.
"You... you’re...?"
"Her fiance," I said casually. "Apparently."
Another long silence followed.
Then one of the maids suddenly spun around and ran straight for the door.
"I will confirm with the palace!"
The remaining maid stayed where she was, still pointing her spear at , although she didn’t look nearly as hostile anymore.
Raya blinked several tis before suddenly bowing slightly.
"My deepest apologies if we have offended you, sir."
"Don’t worry about it," I said.
Honestly, the whole situation was kind of funny.
Raya straightened up and quickly gestured toward the hallway.
"Please, co with . We should discuss this privately."
A few minutes later, we were sitting in her office.
It was surprisingly fancy. Big desk, expensive-looking furniture, and several bottles of alcohol lined up on a shelf.
The remaining maid stood quietly by the door, still watching like a hawk.
Raya bowed again.
"I sincerely apologize for earlier," she said. "If we had known who you were—"
"Like I said, it’s fine," I interrupted.
She sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness..."
Then her expression shifted slightly.
"However... there is one small matter we should address."
Of course there is.
"What matter?" I asked.
Raya folded her hands together.
"The damage to our property."
Ah.
Right.
I scratched the back of my head.
"Yeah... about that. How bad is it?"
Raya pulled out a small tablet from her desk and tapped on it for a mont.
"The estimated repairs co to roughly two million credits."
That’s actually less than I expected.
"Good," I said.
Raya blinked.
"Good?"
"Yeah. I already paid twenty-five million credits earlier tonight."
Her eyes widened slightly.
"Oh... that paynt was yours?"
"Yep."
I leaned back in the chair.
"And since Aurelia didn’t claim any of it, you can just deduct the repair costs from that."
Raya stared at for a mont before her face lit up.
"Of course!"
She imdiately stood and gave a deep bow.
"Thank you very much, sir! Your generosity is greatly appreciated!"
"Sure, sure."
Money really does solve most problems.
Not long after that, the maid who had run to the palace returned.
She entered the office slightly out of breath.
"The Princess has returned safely," she reported.
The other maid lowered her spear completely.
Raya visibly relaxed.
"Well then," she said with a bright smile, "everything appears to be resolved."
I stood up and stretched.
"Good."
Raya walked back toward the main hall.
"Please enjoy the rest of your stay," she said politely.
"Oh, I’m not staying," I replied. "I’m just waiting for my friend."
Right on cue, I rembered Alphonso was still sowhere in this building doing... whatever he was doing.
Sigh...
I walked over to one of the lounge couches and sat down.
The place was still lively. Music, laughter, people walking back and forth.
So dwarven girls glanced at curiously, probably wondering why I was just sitting there.
Honestly, I was wondering the sa thing.
I leaned back and looked at the ceiling.
Alphonso better finish soon.
Because if that idiot sohow manages to cause another incident tonight...
I’m leaving him here. In the end, I didn’t end up getting one of those dwarven pussy. But surprisingly, I managed to bag the princess. What a twist?
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