Chapter 501 - The Golden Sons Never Fear Trouble (2/2)

She, who had been smiling, changed expressions extremely quickly.

It went from doubt, to surprise, to confusion, and finally to a slight surprise again.

Everyone next to her saw the change in expression of the First Princess Stephanie, and they all felt rather confused.

The First Princess had been known as the Smiling Princess since she was fifteen years old, and most of the time, she was smiling, even when she was angry.

Now, however, her expression had changed so much.

Alfred quirked an eyebrow and moved slightly aside.

The First Princess took a few more steps and stood directly in front of Andonara, staring at the latter for a long moment before she said in a nostalgic tone, “It’s been a long time, Queen of Hollevin.”

Huh?

The queen?

Most of the people in the vicinity wore a baffled look.

What queen, didn’t the current queen just go back to her mother’s house?

And she didn’t look like this—not this pretty and voluptuous.

Only Alfred, who knew Andonara’s ident.i.ty, wasn’t surprised.

But Alfred was still curious as to why First Princess Stephanie’s reaction was so odd.

Andonara sized up the other and said indifferently, “I don’t have much of an impression of you, but you don’t seem to have changed much.”

“The changes are definitely there.” Stephanie smiled, but this time her smile was genuine. Her eyes were bright and happy, not the fake, masked smile she used to deal with people. “It’s just that you’ve changed; even more, your hair color has changed, and you even seem to have grown a little taller. I wouldn’t have recognized you if the shape of your face and demeanor weren’t the same.”

The First Princess Stephanie was also a big shot in the capital who could cause earthquakes with small acts, and would most likely be crowned queen after the old king died.

Most people would be nervous facing her, having to think about how to manage their expressions, their manners, and their speech. But Andonara didn’t need to. “Oh, anything else?”

Almost everyone felt shocked when that was said.

Although Stephanie was known as the Smiling Princess, she wasn’t a benevolent person.

Otherwise, she couldn’t have gathered such great power.

But in reality, Andonara really wasn’t afraid of anyone right now.

The Legendary Great Swordsman itself was the ceiling of battle power, and with her Hero bloodline, she could even fight monsters at a Devil King’s level.

If she wanted to leave, there probably wouldn’t be anyone in the entire Fareins Kingdom who could stop her.

Of course, she would feel a bit troubled if several Legendary powerhouses were to fight her at the same time. She just didn’t feel that the First Princess would dispatch several Legends into dealing with her because of a few simple words.

There was no need.

Even less so from an interest perspective. “Can we talk privately?” Instead of getting angry, the First Princess Stephanie spoke gently. “I also have something I want to ask you. I’ve been trying to find a chance to go to Hollevin again for the last two years, but unfortunately, I’ve been too busy to do so.”

Andonara subconsciously looked at Roland beside her.

Roland didn’t say anything.

He didn’t know what Stephanie was going to talk to Andonara about. This was the other party’s territory and Andonara had almost beaten the First Princess to tears before—what if the other party harbored ill intentions?

Andonara immediately understood what Roland was thinking, and she shook her head and said, “Sorry, I can’t promise you that.”

At this moment, there were cries of surprise from the spectators. Someone had actually refused the invitation of the First Princess.

This was a rather rare occurrence.

Stephanie looked at Roland and continued, “You can come over with your male companion, in which case you would be willing, right?”

Andonara looked at Roland again.

It was now clear to the surrounding n.o.bles that this beautiful woman, who was valued by the First Princess, was actually dominated by the young male Mage next to her.

Roland still didn’t nod his head.

The First Princess, who hadn’t been paying attention to Roland, finally moved her gaze to him.

After looking at Roland for a while, the First Princess said, “You are Andonara’s new man? The old king of Hollevin was removed by you?”

These words sounded a bit harsh.

They implied that Roland had killed the king and taken his wife!

This was not only a major crime but also gravely condemned from a moral standpoint.

Roland chuckled inwardly and said, “I heard that your forces are quite powerful, First Princess. Your intelligence-gathering shouldn’t be bad, so wouldn’t it be clear to you what’s going on if you investigated?” “A small country with a population of less than 100 million, what is there to investigate.” Stephanie was still smiling, but her eyes were sharp. “I just wonder how an ordinary young man like you is qualified to obtain and protect Andonara.”

Roland found this extremely laughable. “I don’t qualify, but you do?”

“I truly do.” Stephanie laughed softly. “I am the First Princess and future queen of Fareins. I will be the most powerful person in all of the human world, and if I don’t, who does?”

Roland turned his head to look at Andonara. “I think you should beat her and make her cry again.”

The surrounding n.o.bles paled in fear and staggered back.

Andonara smiled sweetly. “Yes!”