Chapter 498 - There Are No Peers That I Can’t Beat (1/2)

Although she was already a Legend, Andonara’s Intelligence was only slightly above that of the ordinary person.

She wasn’t stupid, but she wasn’t interested in thinking about things, particularly not after she got with Roland. She left all the big things for Roland to decide and simply managed the little things at home. One’s brain tended to get rusty if not used very often.

Therefore, her memories were actually worse than what she should have with her Intelligence stats.

She did find this female Mage familiar, but she had a hard time remembering who she was.

“It seems that I didn’t leave a deep impression on you.” The female Mage smiled. “A few years ago, when you got married to the king of Hollevin, I attended your wedding as a member of the mission. Back then, your hair was still brown. It looks prettier blonde.”

The female Mage looked at Roland as she went on. “But as far as I remember, the king of Hollevin doesn’t look like him, nor should he be so young.”

As a result, Andonara looked rather awful.

She really loved Roland, much more than Roland loved her. Once a person surrendered too much in a relations.h.i.+p, they tended to lose their pride.

When they lost their pride, certain things would understandably be considered as stains to them, such as Andonora’s previous marriage.

Although Roland seemed to like her more for her ident.i.ty as the queen, Andonara had always been slightly bothered by it.

What the female Mage said was like tearing her wound open.

She had every reason to be upset.

Andonara glanced at Roland. Seeing that he wasn’t angry, she was finally relieved.

Then, she said rather unhappily, “Sorry, I don’t know you. I never met you before.”

“But you just said that I looked familiar…” The female Mage was briefly stunned. Then she realized what was going on and said, “Sorry. I think I misspoke just now.”

As she talked, she curtsied apologetically.

Andonara felt a lot better, as this woman did not seem to be cruel on purpose. “You two are new to this place, aren’t you?” The female Mage looked at Andonara rather curiously. “Can I interest you in afternoon tea here? I know a store that sells the best cakes.”

Andonara was going to decline her, but Roland said, “Of course. Thank you, my lady.”

Roland wanted to collect more intelligence about this place.

Now that Roland accepted her request, Andonara naturally wouldn’t refuse.

They were taken to a store not far away by the female Mage… This enormous square building could accommodate at least twenty thousand people and was as large as a ma.s.sive mall in reality, so some people had opened shops in the building to make a living.

The store was clean and well-decorated.

The three of them sat down.

The female Mage introduced herself. “I’m Sharon Arnold, a member of a branch of Archduke Arnold’s family.”

Archduke was a n.o.ble t.i.tle only second to the royal family. It was not hard to imagine that

“I’m Andonara Reed.”

Sharon was briefly dazed. “Wait, your name should be Hollevin. Why is it Reed? You’re not the queen anymore?”

Andonara looked at Roland again and said casually, “I’m still the queen. The old king dared not take the t.i.tle away from me.”

“That sounds interesting. Can you tell me why?” A weird interest flashed in Sharon’s eyes.

Andonara smiled stunningly. “Because I would kill him if he dared to do that.”

Huh… Sharon raised her eyebrow. “You seem to be beyond a Master now. Are you on your way to becoming a Legend?”

Since the woman couldn’t see through her capabilities, Andonara would rather not expose herself. She simply nodded and admitted it.

“That explains a lot.” Sharon smiled. “Hollevin is just a small country with few experts. Also, as a Great Swordsman, you are already half a Legend if you are a Master. n.o.body in Hollevin dares to do anything to you! Actually, when I first saw you, I knew you would leave the old king and Hollevin sooner or later.” At this moment, cakes and fresh juice had been served. Andonara loved sweet food. She grabbed a spoonful of cream and crewed it for a moment. Then she said, “I remember you now. When we were married, the old king sent invitations to all countries. There were too many guests back then. You didn’t leave a deep impression on me.”

“But I’m sure that someone else definitely did.” The female Mage smiled and said, “Our First Princess, Stephanie!”

Andonara frowned now that the woman was mentioned. “That princess who was arrogant and looked down on everybody else?”

“She wasn’t arrogant; she was just confident.” Sharon chuckled. “It seems that the First Princess really left a deep impression on you. You still remember her after all these years although you barely remember me.”

“Of course I remember her.” Andonara blinked her eyes. “After all, she was the first princess I defeated.”

Listening the whole time, Roland grew quite curious. “You defeated her? Did she cause any trouble at your wedding?”