Dragon King's Harem Chapter 54. Ued Meeting IV

  "You want to be the king's wife?" I repeated in fusion. And she answered me with a nod. Didn't she say that she ran away because she didn't want an arranged marriage and wao firue love earlier? Why did she suddenly say she wao be my wife? We hadn't met before. How could she fall in love with someone she had never met?"But-"

  Before I finished my sentence, she interrupted me."Don't ugh at me. I know the king is still asleep. But that's why I want to be his wife," she added quickly.

  I paused. Of course ... How could I fet what she knew was that I was still asleep. But that meant she nning something else. Apart from that, this also proved what she said before about rep me to 'the king' was just a bluff."What are you pnning?" I asked straight to the point. There was a trace of displeasure in my tone.

  Catg my displeasure, she panicked."It's not what you think. I didn't pn anything bad for the king." Then she paused for a moment as she bit her lower lips. Her hesitation was clear on her face."I know the king needs more women for his harem since he has to make his successor. Yet the king is always cold towards them. So ... I want to make a request to the cellor to bee one of his future wives," she said.

  I quickly caught her iion."So you want to make that as an excuse to avoid your arranged marriage?" Again, I said straight to the point. Even though I was asleep after all my status as a dragon king was higher than a prince.

  She nodded her head, but her gaze remained down, showing her guilt.

  "But actually you want to take that opportunity to find your 'true love' in Dragon Cross City," I guessed again. Dragon Cross City was the rgest city in Igixar. Many traders and travellers from various tribes came there. Of course, that was the best pce to start her search.

  She nodded her head again without daring to look at me.

  "Did you know the king's harem isn't something you py with?" I said in displeasure.

  She lifted her head and looked at me."I know. But I have no other way." Then she lowered her head again in guilt."If the king woke up from his sleep, but I still did not find what I was looking for. I am willing to be his real wife."

  I smirked after hearing her words."Good. I hope you keep it." Well, I was awake now, so it was the same as she gave herself to me."Have you discussed your refusal with your father before?" I asked again si reted to the good retioweewo tribes I had to hahis carefully.

  "I did ... But my father still insisted," she replied. Before her father told her about this, he attehe annual duel mat the kingdom of the Serpent Tribe's capital. So she guessed he met the Prihere and finally decided to match her up since her father also told her how he was fasated by the Prince's way of fighting.

  "But you still need your father's approval to enter a harem," I reminded her.

  "I know. My father said he did not mind my other choices as long as that man had to have a higher position than his choice."

  'Then this shouldn't be a problem,' I thought. But, of course, I wao know her rea after I told her my real identity ter.

  "But sihe king has always been cold to women, I think he won't touch me even if I give myself to him," she tinued.

  I knew she didn't mean to insult me, but somehow her words irritated me. Still, I could uand sihe real Argod was cold to all women because of his curse."We'll see about that," I said simply.

  "Um ... Sir, since I've agreed to join your ay I see your face? I mean ... Why are you c it up like a criminal?" Her doubts were clear from her voice. Her eyes stared at me iation. Looks like if anything bad happened, she could report me to the guards.

  I opened my hood acc to her request."There. I'm not a criminal. I just passed the Dragonfire Desert, of course, I need a hood," I reasoned. Let alone, a princess of aribe like her, without my horns and my eyes that were no different from an ordinary dragon tribe, even my guards doubted my identity. Since my horns, my tattoo and eyes were proof that I was their king. Meanwhile, the Tonic of Camoufge was Al's new creation, so no one had ever used it.

  Jyne's eyes widened when the man in front of her opened his hood, revealing his dark hair and cold, handsome face. Her heart ounding when she saw it at the first gnce. Without even realizing it, her dy fell to the ground.'He's so handsome ...' That was what she thought. Not only that, she could feel a majestic aura from him, even though that man was a oner. Besides seeing what he did before, she retty sure he was a good person. A strange feeling enveloped her, a strange feeling that she had never bee before. Without realizing it, her face turned red.'Is this ... Love at first sight?' Since Jyne mostly stayed in her Pace, so she spent a lot of time reading many books and listening to her maids and other nobles' stories. And what caught her eye was the story where a couple fell in love at the first sight. That was what made her run away from her house without any preparations after she heard her father was going to marry her to the prince of the Serpent Tribe.

  Since she was stunned like a statue, I waved my hand in front of her face."Are you all right?"

  She returo her senses."Uh ... I-I'm fine, sir."

  "Good." I covered my head with my hood again."My panions should arrive soon, after that we will leave fon Cross City as soon as possible." At least it had been more than ten minutes since I sent my Magic Messeo Eir.

  She nodded her head."I fot to introduce myself to you. My name is Jyne, sir. What's your name?"

  I took a deep breath and looked away to think. I didn't mind giving my real name. But since I was still in Warmbell Town and I didn't want to cel Al's Tonic of Camoufge before I arrived at the pace, I couldn't tell my identity right now. My gaze returo her."For the time being, you call me Ar." Of course I meant until we arrived at the Crimson Fme Pace. I took the name from my first name, Argod.

  "Very well, Sir Ar. o meet you and thank you for your help," she said politely.

  And I replied with a nod.

  After that, we waited a few minutes before Eir and Evelina arrived there. Like me, they also wore their hoods."Please five my teness, You-- I mean, sir," said Eir.

  "It's fine." I turo Jyne."Let me introduce them. This is Eve, my wife and Eir, my assistant," I said as my haured to them. Then I turo them.

  "And this is Princess Jyne of the Fox tribe. She will join our voy ton Cross City. She said she wants to meet the king," I gave an emphasised tone for my st senteo them.

  Eir and Evelina stared at Jyne in fusion. Especially why rincess here with a dirty looking cloak and wao meet the king. Moreover, there were no guards or warriors with her. Meanwhile, hearing Argod introduced Evelina as his wife, there was disappoi in Jyne. Si was rare for a oo take multiple wives, moreover her father would not allow her if she wao be with a married oner man like him.

  I walked over to Evelina who was staring at Jyne in fusion and held her hand."Five me, I 't apany you at the Healer tower.

  Evelina's heart was beating fast si was the first time she heard Argod apologize to her."I-It's fine. I thought something happeo you."

  I chuckled."Don't worry about me, I'm not a kid." Then I swept my gaze across the others."We have to go now."

  After that, we walked over to take our mounts.

  Nanakawai