"What if the Ethereal Empire cannot stop another mutant fire ant from attacking another city?" Aditya instantly frowned hearing the waiter's words. He looked at Ivan who was standing 2 meters away from him. Both men stared at each other in silence. Ivan was speaking as if he was 100% sure that a million soldiers won't be able to stop the mutant fire ants.
"The whole Empire has been alerted, nothing like the blackwood city incident would happen." Aditya felt that Ivan's reaction was odd. While Kyra also felt that Ivan was acting a little strange.
Ivan always has shown strong hatred toward the Ethereal empire and the Emperor. But Ivan was a calm person. He never showed his hatred for the Empire when he was in front of others. He only showed this side of his when he was in front of Kyra. This was the first time Kyra had seen Ivan show his hatred in front of another person beside her.
"Even if the whole Ethereal Empire has been alerted, can the Empire truly stop the calamity that is going to fall upon them?" Ivan raised his voice and asked in an angry tone.
Ivan's words had caused Aditya to frown once again. It was as if Ivan knew what was going to happen. Aditya's intuition is telling him that Ivan is not just some simple waiter. He felt something was odd about this elf.
"You're speaking as if you already know what is going to happen." Aditya became more interested in Ivan. He wanted to know what this young elf was hiding.
Meanwhile, Kyra was glaring at Ivan for speaking to a customer this rudely. Feeling his master's glare, Ivan secretly sighed knowing that he had said too much.
"My apologies, I have lost a few close friends of mine who lived in Blackwood city. I couldn't control my emotions for a second." After bowing to Aditya, Ivan went back to the kitchen to calm himself.
After Ivan left, Kyra also walked to Aditya and bowed her head. Even though she was a noble, Kyra did not shy away when she needed to make an apology for her mistake. "I apologize on behalf of my slave." As for the part when Ivan said that his friends in Blackwood city died, Kyra will have to ask Ivan about it later when Aditya leaves.
"No worries, I understand." Aditya glanced in the direction Ivan left for a second before lowering his head to start eating. Aditya has found something odd and also suspicious about Ivan.
"Thank you for understanding." Kyra gave Aditya another bow before walking back to the receptionist's desk.
Aditya continued to enjoy his food while waiting for Ivan. Several minutes later, Ivan also returned.
5 minutes later,
"The coffee was really good. Miss..."
"My name is Kyra and this is Ivan." Kyra introduced herself with a smile. She did not tell Aditya about her real identity.
Click!
Hearing the door opening sound, Kyra, Ivan and Aditya all three glanced at the person who just entered the restaurant.
The one who entered was a young lady whose face was hidden under a veil. She had emerald green pupils which made people feel attracted to her. The woman stopped as her eyes fell on the person who was sitting by the window and had just finished drinking a cup of coffee.
Both of them looked at each other for a second before the woman approached him. Meanwhile Kyra had instantly recognized who this woman was.
In this empire who wouldn't recognize her. Although she found it hard to believe that the princess of the Ethereal empire, also known as the Goddess of wealth, was in her restaurant. Even though Kyra and her family are one of the noble families of the Ethereal Empire, even in the noble circle meeting the Goddess of wealth, the princess is an extremely rare thing.
Not to mention the fact that Kyra is a big fan of Alicia. For the longest time, Kyra has been hearing how big of a genius Lady Alicia was. Alicia had inspired Kyra to become independent. In the noble circle, it is extremely rare for a woman to be independent on her own. This is why Kyra opened her own restaurant. Alicia has always been Kyra's role model, inspiration, and idol.
Ivan also recognized Alicia. He quickly calm down and hid his shocked face without anyone noticing it.
"I thought you were going to take a few more hours to finish your meeting." Aditya broke the silence. Alicia sat on the opposite chair facing Aditya.
"I was going to chat with her for a few more hours but then I remembered that you will feel lonely if I left you alone. You better appreciate the fact that I ended my meeting just for your sake."
Aditya rolled his eyes at Alicia. "As far as I can remember, you never really care whether I felt lonely or depressed." Ever since last night when they returned from blackwood city after killing countless mutant fire ants, Aditya has noticed that the distance between him and Alicia has decreased a lot.
Before Alicia used to be a lot reserved, calm and collected around Aditya but this morning he found that the distance between them has closed. Like at the dining table, the princess asked Aditya to eat more food which she never did before. When they came to this city, she naturally held his hand and took him to visit various popular places in Rose hills city. Alicia never held Aditya's hand unless he took the initiative. The only time he really held her hand was when they were in front of her parents, pretending to be a couple.
Aditya waited for Alicia's answer while drinking a glass of water. "What are you saying, my dear?"
Pttffff!!!
Cough! Cough!
Kyra and Ivan "____"
"Why are you suddenly calling me dear?" Aditya wasn't expecting the princess to suddenly call him dear.
Meanwhile, Kyra and Ivan, both master and servant were totally shocked. Kyra even felt that for a second her mind had stopped processing. The current playful princess was totally opposite of what Kyra had thought of her.
"Hahaha! Why are you so shocked? We are a couple after all." Alicia playfully winked at Aditya.
"What happened to the calm and reserved Alicia?" The princess would often laugh, joke around and even tease Aditya in front of her family. He is not sure how or why the princess is showing a completely different side of herself to Aditya.
Alicia ignored Aditya's question. She took out a golden storage ring and put it on the table. "I have bought all the materials that you needed."
"Thank you, princes. Do you want to eat anything?"
"No, we should go. I want to see you in action."
"Alright."
Under Ivan and Kyra's shocked gaze, Aditya and Alicia left the restaurant after paying the bill.
"My lady, I think the princess is dating this man." Ivan was still looking outside. He looked dazed.
Kyra just silently nodded her head. Today was the first time Kyra had met the princess and she was totally shocked by the princess's playful personality.
"Alicia, ask some soldiers to secretly keep an eye on this restaurant." After leaving the restaurant Aditya asked Alicia to keep an eye on the restaurant as he felt that something was odd with Ivan.
"Actually, this restaurant belongs to the 3rd princess of the Rose family. That blond-haired girl was actually the 3rd princess of the Rose family." With Alicia's network system, she always knows what is going on in the noble circle.
"Judging from her expression, it seems she knew my identity." Without realizing it, Alicia was holding Aditya's hand. Aditya also didn't realize it.
"If you knew who she was, then why you didn't talk to her?" Aditya curiously asked.
"I have heard that the 3rd princess of the Rose family is a big fan of mine. I even heard that her decision to move out and live independently was also inspired by me. If I had talked to her, then she would have dragged our conversation for a long time. Also, we have a more important thing to do."
Aditya felt Alicia was purposely keeping a distance from the 3rd-princess of the Rose family. As for why the goddess was keeping a distance from a Rose noble family member, he felt that the princess and the Rose family had some bad water in the past. Since Alicia did not want to talk about it, Aditya did not ask her either.
Soon Alicia bought Aditya to an inn. This inn was secretly owned by Alicia. After entering the inn, the receptionist recognized Alicia. Without needing to say any words, the female receptionist gave the goddess the key to her private bedroom.
"Continue with your work." After saying these words Alicia took away Aditya leaving the female receptionist to wonder who this young and handsome man was.
"I can't believe you have a private inn in this city." The more time Aditya spent with Alicia, the more he realized just how big her business Empire was.
"Aside from the White Lotus guild, I own a chain of inns, restaurants, and clothing shops. My inns, restaurants, and shops can be found in every city in the Ethereal Empire. The most interesting thing about my business is that not even my father and my brother know about it."
Aditya was shocked to hear Alicia's words. He can't even imagine how rich Alicia was.
Alicia lead Aditya to the 3rd floor which was only available to her. Anyone other than Alicia was not allowed to stay on the 3rd floor. "Unfortunately, when Blackwood city was destroyed, I lost many things. In blackwood city, I had one private Mansion, two inns, five restaurants, and 9 clothing shops. If we count the money I lost last night, then it would be somewhere around half a million gold coins. Remember, I still haven't included the deaths of thousands of adventurers and the branch guild office in Blackwood city."
"Wait. Why did you buy a Mansion in Blackwood city?"
"Whenever I am feeling bored, I just go to Blackwood city and stay here with my maid." Alicia bought a mansion because she was feeling bored. Aditya wanted to ask, isn't that just a waste of money? But he didn't ask that knowing the goddess of wealth can never lack money out of all things in the world.
"We just didn't lose the lives of 1.5 million people, we also lost almost 9 billion gold coins wroth infrastructure, gold, artifacts, weapons, armor, and alchemy pills. So my loss is nothing in front of such a colossal amount." Along with the destruction of the city, thousands of 2-star or higher-star alchemy pills, potions, weapons, and armor were also lost.
Click!
"Come in." After entering her private residence, Aditya went to sit on the white couch. He then looked around. The floor was covered with a beautiful light blue carpet. The walls were painted white color. The living room had two long couches and a small dining table. The apartment had two bedrooms, one washroom, and one kitchen.
After closing the door, the goddess came and sat next to Aditya like it was the most natural thing to do. Aditya raised an eyebrow upon seeing Alicia sit next to her. Normally when they are alone, the princess would choose to sit on the opposite couch facing Aditya.
"Does that mean, you have a private apartment in every city in Ethereal Empire?" Aditya couldn't help but ask.
"Yes. I have at least spent one night in every single city in the Ethereal Empire. I have done the same in Istarin Empire. My business is slowly spreading throughout the whole Istarin Empire and the Eastern region. A few weeks ago, I bought a small Casino in Zraka city."
"You're not trying to take over my Empire by gaining monopoly, are you?"
"Hahaha! I am not interested. I will never do something like this to the Istarin empire." Alicia's business was spread to other Empires in the central region. If she wanted, she can control those other Empires by blocking the supply chains.
Really Thank you very much to all those who sends support with valuable golden tickets. I hope we can keep it up!!!
