"I'm not interested." Luna declared coldly once the fellow was within hearing range. She had intentionally made her voice loud enough that passersby would hear her, something she had learned was super effective on such annoying pests.
As expected, the fellow paused on the spot with an awkward expression on his face as he was stared at by all those who happened to pass by, some looking at him with mocking and some with amusing expressions. However, the next moment he glared at them as a light flashed from his eyes.
They suddenly bled from their eyes and ears, screaming in pain. This surprised Luna, for the Goblin Kingdom might not be as powerful as human empires, but causing trouble on their turf would lead to various consequences.
Otherwise, Luna wouldn't have been 'polite' and would have directly stabbed the fellow to death.
The fellow sneered and ignored the pedestrians he harmed and focused on Luna, wearing a flattering smile once more. He briskly walked over despite Luna's rising killing intent, and then bowed to introduce himself.
"Hello there beautiful elf, my name is Gelud Froriest. I am the Crown Prince of the Justavian Empire and would like to invite you for a cup of tea."
His mannerisms and his bearing revealed him to be a member of nobility with an excellent upbringing, not to mention his voice was silky smooth for a man. Coupled with his partially slicked back white hair, dark red eyes and angular features, he was truly a ladykiller… if the lady in question was interested.
"You are intruding on my personal space and I have no intentions to get to know you. Thank you and goodbye." Luna replied as she continued to walk off.
This made Crown Prince Gelud sputter in defeat, wondering why this woman was so tough. Geez, it wouldn't hurt to take a gander at his dashing, immaculate and refined features for two seconds, would it?
Gelud watched the leaving Luna and hesitated. However, when he saw the sway of her hips in her skin tight polymer suit meant for stealth, as well as the bounce of her two peaches and the way they clapped against each other, his will became firm.
He 'dashingly' ran past Luna and smiled once more. "You seem to be new to the Goblin Kingdom, so why don't I show you around?"
Luna frowned deeply, wondering if she should just forgo stealth and kill this fellow. Even if the item she wanted was here, she could still optionally retrieve it by force, though that was not her first choice.
Darius hadn't said anything, but the Martin AI on her HoloBrace advised her that purchasing the Collectibles would be the best possible outcome. If not, she could try theft and if that failed, she could resort to violence.
However, there was now a metaphorical fly in her soup.
"No, now leave me alone." Luna reiterated impatiently.
Gelud was aware he was extremely disliked by now and was only making things worse. A part of him wanted to retreat and try again another day, another part wanted to scoff and believe it was her loss, and the majority of his logic function ceased whenever he glanced at Luna's side profile and saw the bulging protrusions.
At this time, another fellow suddenly appeared with a frown on his face.
"Beautiful miss, is this guy bothering you? If so, allow me to chase the cretin away on your behalf!" The fellow offered with a winsome smile, feeling as if the beauty before him was all but his, given his performance.
"Huh? Who the fuck are you?" Gelud asked with an angry expression.
It was one thing for him to fail to woo the beauty in front of him, but he would not allow himself to be used as a stepping stone, paving the way for another to play hero!
"Prince Justin of the Hukian Empire, at your service." The fellow introduced himself arrogantly, with an expression that said 'know your place, springboard'.
"Well, I will have you know that I am… etc"
"And so what, the blah blah empire is only mediocre compared to…etc"
"Insolent? Do you believe that I wont call my protectors to…etc"
"Haha call them, I too have… etc"
The two began to argue and threaten each other until they were all but ready to clash. Suddenly, the two of them wanted to check on Luna's demeanor to see if she was pissed by their bickering, only to notice that the Moon Elf was long gone!
Immediately, both men felt like they had lost a million bucks and were on the verge of tears. Their perfect queen had appeared before them, but had run away because of an interloper!
Thinking like this, they gazed at each other, their eyes filled with hatred and malice, and it was clear that neither one could tolerate the continued existence of the other.
"I hope your Hukian Empire is ready because this means war!" Gelud threatened deeply.
"Bring it on, we will crush your shitty Justavian Empire!" Justin responded without fear.
Both men hmph-ed coldly and turned around to leave, but in a few days, they would make good on their word and use their various influence to start a small scale war between their empires that would soon blow up into a full one.
All because of Luna, who was just passing by and happened to be the perfect eye candy. Could this be the fabled 'kingdom destroying beauty' that was overhyped on Earth?
Luna herself appeared in the industrial district of the capital city.
There was an established museum here that kept special artifacts and baubles that the goblins had created or discovered over the course of their existence, but did not know the exact use for.
Normally, they were not for sale, but Luna was sure that a deal could be made if the offer was good enough. Given how deep the pocket was of the one behind here, she didn't worry about that part.
She was here for a Collectible item called the Red Gem by the Goblins, but was actually a Fire Source, a leftover byproduct of the creation of Faust.
