“What is she trying to do?” Kamarul couldn’t fathom her peculiar behavior.Grrrr~The drakes and the three-headed snakes were rushing toward him in such a hurry. He had no luxury to look at her.“Kegh!” He unclenched his claws and set his jaw.“Now, focus, Kamarul!” Did he drop the formality? Her words jolted his whole body. Even though her position was higher than his, formality exists to respect a certain boundary. By not calling his title, she just demolished the little pride that he had.“Look carefully.” Her body unwavered.“Your Ho–”“Let me show you how Lion Fear worked.”Did she cut me off yet again? Kamarul’s eyes sparked with anger but said nothing they warranted Shadow’s smirk. For all he knew, Shadow loved to taunt people with her innocent smile.Best believe that he was the regular victim.Grumble~A subtle vibration was sensed on the ground. Kamarul instinctively looked at his feet before looking above him, where Shadow was.The temperature suddenly dropped and the mons
“Now, are we ready for negotiation?”“Yes, Your Holiness.”Shadow asked and Kamarul answered her politely.After the subjugation of the monsters and capturing a considerable number of monsters under the guidance of Shadow, Kamarul’s eyes didn’t cease from Shadow’s shadow. His eyes showed the greatest respect and his lips showered unending praise.He had looked at Shadow in an entirely different light and waddled behind her like a chick. He also ordered Marquis Zainal and Count Adzam to bring the teachers in advance. Now, they were sitting inside the royal room and placed Lionhart, Shadow, and Malikul as his top priority. He also assigned trusted servants around them. “Yes, please speak comfortably, Your Holiness.” His voice was full of giddiness.“Before anything else, how are you doing, Duke Kamarul?” A smug colored her face.“I’m doing better than I’d expected, Your Holiness.”“I see.”“This is all thanks to your guidance.” He praised her yet again.Shadow hummed. Frankly, she di
Shadow snorted in amusement.“This is interesting.” Malikul folded his arms over his chest.Kamarul squeezed his eyes, realizing his mistake.“This 120 old lady is much older than my 28 old ass, Your Grace.” She said in disdain.Right, how could he have forgotten? Syaza had outlived Shadow more than ten times her age. Syaza should know better and stay silent. Not only was she older than Shadow, but her noble status was also lower than Shadow. He glanced at pitiful Syaza.“Your Holiness, please forgive us.”Shadow showed her triumphant smile while Malikul didn’t even attempt to mend the situation. In this sense, they were like two peas in a pod. This genius couple seemed to enjoy their mishap. “I–”Knock, knock, knock.A knock stopped her from speaking her mind.“Enter.” She called.Marquis Adzam or Adzam bent his knees and bowed his head to Shadow. “Your Holiness, we have captured the teachers.”“Gasp!!” Syaza’s body was free from invisible restrictions and fell to the ground while
The moment she pinned her gaze onto the man, her sincere smile didn’t even cease. If anything, it stretched wider than previously. Her small finger moved back and forth, beckoning the man to come closer.“As you wish…” He scrambled on his knees and hands and brisk quickly toward Shadow. He stopped merely a few inches from her.The man sat on the floor, hands on the ground, legs folded cleanly as he sat weirdly. Watching the trembling man, Shadow’s sadistic side resurrected.“Ehem!” A warning cough alerted Shadow’s mind from thinking something bizarre yet fun. That cough was warning her from doing something that ruined the bigger picture.Right, the bigger picture. “Arman.” Shadow raised her right foot.“Yes, My Lord– eukh.” He clamped his mouth as the foot landed on his shoulder, holding him in his own place. “Please– please forgive me.”“Why do you ask for forgiveness?” Shadow chuckled in amusement.“Dare I say that I ruined your fun, My Lord?” He clenched his fingers and watched t
“Sweetheart. Honey. Af…” Yet, no voice answered her.“He he he. He’s so cute acting like this.” Shadow couldn’t fathom her giddiness.Right now, she is chasing after salty Malikul with so much giddiness. She acknowledged that Malikul was both easy and hard to handle. He was so bearable when he pampered her to the fullest but became so difficult when the jealousy hit the roof.“Baby, I’m sorry. Don’t run away. Come back.”A snort came from Malikul as he brisked faster than usual. His long legs contributed to the distance between them as well. He was just so fast.“Ish, why is he so fast?” She whined under her breath.The wolves and the lions also whined behind her, beckoning her to be faster than she already was. “Sorry for having a pair of short legs, duh.” She sneered at them and gave them side-eyed. “I wish I’m faster, yeah.”Double pushed her back with his snout, and nearly stumbled her to the ground.“Good grief. I almost trip, you fucker.” She elbowed Double, smiling sharply at
This was mind torture. Perfect to obtain any sort of secrets that were restricted by someone. Not many had the compatibility to learn such a technique and Shadow wasn’t kind enough to find any candidate to teach. Albert happened to be compatible hence, she taught him under the pretext of bullying.“Please forgive me. I fail to execute the torture flawlessly like you, master.” He kneeled one knee and propped his elbow on it and bowed his head. He had nothing to say, much less to defend himself.He failed in execution. The result was apparent. Shadow seldom criticized his method when it came to learning, however, she judged the apparent result.Shadow waved her hand. “Let me show you how it's done.”He shut his eyes, bowing to her. “Please enlighten me with your power, Your Holiness. This peasant student of yours will learn a lot.”Shadow arched her head to the back, resting her head on the edge of the chair in the process. She was observing Arman’s body language with her straight face
Knock, knock, knock.Shadow raised her head from the mountain of paperwork.“Enter.”“This is Marquis Idham.”Shadow’s pen halted. She put down the pen on the table and interlocked her fingers together and propped her chin on top of it, smiling tirelessly while waiting for the man to enter her temporary office.The marquis entered with yesterday’s clothes and a haggard face. Yet, a professional smile was crafted on his lips.The awkward air immediately hung around the atmosphere. Shadow was smiling, and so was Idham. “Good morning, Marquis Idham.”Idham bent his head, “good morning, Your Holiness.”“What do I owe you so early in the morning, Your Grace?”“The forest, Your Holiness.”Shadow tilted her head and drummed her borrowed desk that she brought personally from Kamarul’s office. “Ah, those teachers.”His vein popped on his forehead, gritting his teeth. “They are not our teachers anymore. Your Holiness. They're traitors.”Shadow scoffed as she walked up to the knee-length sleeve
They inspected the whole space and adjusted the setting according to Shadow’s imagination. It was fun to be involved in the manipulating process and Shadow was always thrilled to be included.However, the fatigue had been accumulated for a while, immediately weary her out. Her body was too worn out enough that even two hours of mindless strolls became a heavy chore for her. It further proved that she was indeed introverted, or simply just overly fatigued. Which is which, would be a pain for her. Therefore, she abruptly requested to retreat to her room as soon as she was done with her work.Malikul was visibly upset, however, upon looking at her gaunt face, he changed his mind and released her.“Are you okay?” He inquired. She shook her head. “This has been great and all, but I’d really like to go home now. Can you make that happen, sweetie?”The hate was so immense on his face, although he tried to conceal it. “...Are you sure you don’t want to check out everything?”With a heave, s