Chapter 153: Seventeenth Episode: Chapter 8 (2/2)

”Jon! Let me tell you this. Vielonna is still a safe area now, but it will no longer be after tonight! You better not let me see you on the streets!” Leon Arsea Crelini dropped those words before turning away and walking out of the room.

”The fight starts! The fight starts!” boisterous Old Beck was the second to leave the room, then the bosses all went out of the venue respectively.

Pawalinco was stunned. He only returned to his senses when the people were almost gone. ”This.... The fight has started?”

Jon glared at his partner. He was suddenly in doubt. Was choosing such a person as his comrade bringing him to his own death?

”Have you arranged the meeting with O'Neil Andrew Morisette?”

”Yes!” Pawalinco nodded. ”But..... Will he come?”

There was thick fog on the river surface and the snow kept falling, blurring out the scenery. It was as if the whole world was in a huge steamer and everything within it was boiled paste.

Oscar waved away the steam that was over the water surface away excitedly. It was icy outside, and the thought of having a hot shower in a warm room was so relaxing!

There was actually a huge bathroom in Serevan Palace, which was more than 300 square meters in size. There was only one bathtub in the bathroom, which was 90 square meters in size. Black walls made of marble surrounded the bathtub, and carved on them were six of the Morisette Imperial Family's totems – the Golden Lion. The lions had their mouths wide open and from their mouth flowed the water of the bathtub.

Oscar dived into the water, and his curly hair billowed about on the water surface. The hot water made the Prince's limbs tremble. After a while, he then came out of the water. The young man took a look at his own body. To be honest, such scary scars were more or less disturbing, but his bone and muscles were still beautiful.

Oscar suddenly thought of the Miracle Hot spring at Pinehill Peak. If he soaked in it every day, he would possibly become a beautiful young man once again.

The man moaned in pleasure. He was no longer the little fatty before. His body presented six equal-sized muscles on his abdomen. Even though there was still some extra fat on his waist, his wide shoulders and long, muscled arms had made up for that.

”Alright! It's fine at this point!” a girl's voice suddenly sounded in the huge bathroom.

Oscar was surprised. It was not Sasha, Alanis or Elizabeth. This voice was so young and beautiful!

Trinity clapped her hands with satisfaction as she looked at the servant who disappeared at the end of the corridor. She then turned to the huge bathtub in which white steam hovered above the water surface.

”It's so good!” this lady let out a happy exclamation. She took off the thin clothes she wore and revealed a beautiful and perfect naked body. Those small white feet first tested the water temperature, but it turned out that the water was too hot for her. Then, Lady Trinity pulled her feet back and stuck her tongue out cutely.

”Why would this happen?” Oscar hid in a corner in the bath with a horrified expression. ”It can't be no one told her that I am taking a bath?”

”Rest assured!” Alanis patted the little Lady's hand. ”Your brother will be fine!”

Sasha E. had her eyes wide open. ”Who is worried about him? Moreover, what would happen to him? I am worried about Trinity! She had no idea what she is going to experience! Or to be more specific.....She doesn't even know we lied to her!”

”Don't worry about that!” Alanis raised an eyebrow confidently. ”Trinity is a mature girl! She will love it!”

”But will Oscar like her?” Sasha E. glared questioningly.

”I think he definitely will!” The Princess of the Empire seemed not to worry about her husband at all. ”Oscar is a man and men are simply male animals. Their animal instincts won't be corrected even if the world is ending, so... Don't worry about it!”

Sasha E. shook her head. ”I am doubting our initial intention. What if... What if Trinity is hurt by this?”

Alanis pulled at Sasha's ear cheekily, ”My little lady, do you want to go instead of Trinity? You still can make it now!”

Sasha's face immediately reddened. She still remembered the embarrassment of showing her brother her naked body last time. Doing that once in her lifetime was already more than enough!

”I don't want to....”

”Excuses!”

”No!”

Alanis looked at Sasha E. strangely. ”I really don't understand this. Oscar likes you so much, yet he can still mess around with his goddaughter...”

”Enough!” the little Lady became wary. She knew the Princess was trying to pick a fight with her. ”Aren't you the same? You were rather happy when that Lady Elizabeth called you mother in public. Don't bring her matter in to needle at me.”

Alanis nodded. ”So! It is necessary that we do this. That Lady Elizabeth is indeed candy in all men's eyes, however, by showing another sort of beauty in front of the man at this time, the man will lose interest in the previous one and focus on the new excitement. This way, his energy will be even more dispersed, then... We are still needed to manage the situation.”

”Alright alright!” Sasha E. became impatient. ”You look exactly like a smart witch now.”

”Who said I'm not one?” Alanis's laughter rang through the palace. Who knew how she actually understood men.

”Uncle Oscar?” The trembling deer finally recognized the man who hid in the corner.

Oscar moaned in worry, ”Thank God! You didn't scream!”

Trinity approached him curiously. Her action made the man open his eyes wide. ”Uncle, are you playing hide and seek with Trinity?”

”This lady has some problems with her brains!” this was Oscar's sole thought. He tried to explain to Trinity about the current situation, but he did not know where to begin. However, this lady's action was not unclear at all. Oscar immediately came back to his senses from all the messed-up thoughts.

”So hard!”

”Please! Let go!” Oscar didn't dare to move. His most precious thing was held tightly by a pair of small hands. ”You.... You.... You.... What are you doing?”

Trinity released a misty breath and leaned into the man's embrace. ”Uncle Oscar, am I dreaming?”

”You aren't! I'm the one dreaming!” the man screamed loudly in his heart.

”Look at this palace and the clothes the Princess gave me. And the accessories the Lady gave to me! And all these servants, knights and the classes I received at the music college in Vielonna! I must be dreaming! I have never seen these before in my life, so... But I still think I am not dreaming!”

Oscar glanced at the girl. Such an innocent girl. But.... Whose hand was that that was on her breast?

”Damn it!” Oscar cursed. He quickly moved his hands back, but Trinity grabbed hold of his hands. This lady placed his hands back in their previous locations.

”You changed my life and fate. You allowed me to have the privilege to enjoy this dream! Is that right?”

Oscar swallowed his saliva as he felt the girl moving her hands. Those strong little hands were moving up and down slowly.

”Will you continue to let me have this dream?” Trinity blinked her beautiful and innocent eyes. She was not dumb. It was just that she never showed her cleverness in front of others.

”I will!” Oscar nodded as he tightened his embrace.

”Shut your eyes! A sweet dream from which you will not wake up from is about to begin!”

Trinity shut her eyes. Her face bore a satisfied smile as she received his promise.

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A Prince's life should be this way. When everything had finished or when it was the time to change into his clothes, servants would flood out of the dressing room with his clothes in their hands. Then, just like having a massage, they would put all these glamorous clothes on the Prince. After that, someone would bring a purple wooden box and wait for the Prince to choose the cologne he wanted to wear outside.

Oscar chose the Gardenia floral essence. The servants then picked this cologne from the box and sprayed it around the Prince. At this time, someone would turn the Prince a few times, then.... A light fragrance wafted from the Prince.

An even larger box would be brought in then. Within were all sorts of accessories that the Prince used and included medals and rank pins that represented the pride and status of the Prince.

”As usual!” Oscar ordered carefreely. The servants then pinned a silver brooch with Andrew's totem carved on it and the Marshal rank on his chest. After this, they brought the Prince to the mirror. At this time, another team of servants walked out of the dressing room. They knelt in front of the mirror while holding a pair of new boots in each of their hands.

Oscar hesitated for a little while. It was snowing out there, so he chose a pair of boots that had a thicker base. The servants then put the boots on the Prince's feet carefully. At last, they tied the shoelaces tightly and made slight adjustments to his attire.

”Ola! That's it!” the Prince took a glance at the reflection in the mirror. At last, he nodded in satisfaction.

”Oh right!” Oscar suddenly thought of this in front of the palace. ”In the future, if Lady Trinity wants to go out, prepare a carriage with the Andrew totem on it for her. Also.... My confidential secretary can deal with the bills she signed.”

”Yes, Your Highness!” the Chief Butler of the Palace Rowel bowed deeply. He wore a professional smile on his face. This butler put a thick coat that blocked out wind and snow on the young Prince when he turned around.

”Safe trip, Your Highness!”

”Yes! Safe trip!” Oscar nodded. He walked out of the palace gate and the knights that were on guard outside the palace immediately surrounded him. The nobles who visited Serevan Palace could already recognize his face. Amidst the greetings and the bowing people, Oscar walked down the stairs. His knights had already prepared his fiery black horse.

”Little Oslu! Good day!”

”Hmph...” Little Oslu turned its head and sniffed at the Prince's face affectionately.

Oscar mounted the horse. At the same time, a series of hooves' clomping rang around him. When the Prince had sat properly on the horse, a team of knights that donned dark masks was already waiting for him.

”Let's go!” The Marshal's words were immediately carried out. Ten knights first crashed into the square in front of the palace while holding the Imperial Family's flag and the battle flag that represented the Special Battle Brigade of the Military Intelligence Bureau up high. Following them were eighty knights, and the dense sound of horse hooves rang around the palace. After them came one hundred knights that surrounded the Prince. They had all sorts of weapons with them, and their black capes danced in the white, snowy world. The last eighty knights trailed behind them. They followed the sound of horse hooves that rang out in the area and the numerous hoove marks were left behind on the snowy road.

This was a rather rare cold flow experienced by Vielonna. The sky was gloomy to the point of being menacing. There were icicles on the street and they formed all sort of weird shapes. There were even some corners that had ice in the shape of a sleeping dog.

The tall building in the city started their fires respectively. The chimney in the kitchen also had black smoke coming out of it. They were running in the classy street, leaving behind a trail of black cinder. This noise pollution only decreased when they reached the downtown. Until they reached the south shore of the Don River, there was no people or cars on the road at all.

The south shore hotel was right beside the river. The history of this hotel was as long as the Don River that flow slowly towards the east. The Vielonna people always knew that the south shore hotel could prepare fresh and delicious grilled beef while those drug addicts of Vielonna all knew the south shore hotel was the most glamorous hotel and that they sold the purest opium.

From the windows of the second floor of the hotel, one could see the scenery overlooking the river and the sights of the opposite shore. Leon Arsea Crelini was engaged in managing this busiest port. To be honest, becoming a normal person at this time of the year was not something worth celebrating about. The laborers in the factory were proof of this; they had to get all the products off the ship into their storage amidst the snowstorm. The few Copper coins they got from all their hard work might not even be enough to live off.

Speaking of the ships… Leon made a deep puff on the cigar in his mouth. His cigar glowed brightly before dimming into a murky cloud of smoke. That galleon named 'Red Socks' might never set sail again! The youngest son of the Crelini family flicked the cigar into the river disdainfully. He watched as the bright ember bounced off the rocks and at last fell into the quiet Don River, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Leon retreated from the window and switched on the light for the Prince that sat behind the office desk.

”Your Highness. What do you think?”

Oscar simply smiled, then shifted his glance away from the bill book, ”Leon, I remember... Back in those days you liked to call me... Snotty Brat!”

”Hahahahahaha!” Crelini laughed. ”Yes yes! Little snotty brat! Such wonderful days!”

Oscar suddenly pointed at the bill and his expression became cold. ”Illegal salt, opium! Such are two cancer cells that have endangered the Empire's timetable and the lives of the people!”

Crelini's nostalgia had completely vanished!

”Jon was correct! You are no longer Brother Balance in the Underworld. If there's a chance, you'll send all the guys like me that love shortcuts to hell.”

Oscar shook his hand, ”Leon, you are my friend. That's why I am saying this to you! Moreover, I definitely won't break my network in the Underworld.”

”Of course!” Crelini let out a laugh. ”That's because it's impossible to completely eliminate these. This is the way of this world. If there's profit, then there should also be all sorts of evil revolving around the benefit.”

Oscar nodded, ”If a boss fell, new people would immediately take over his businesses and lands. Therefore, I am searching for a representative for Dulin, while I'm choosing you for the south! You are a smart person, and on top of that, a smart businessman. Your sales in opium have been doing fine and you can also completely bear the pressure of the Empire's Ministry of Justice. This is really rare.”

Crelini scratched his head, ”I don't want to be that famous. If it wasn't you who approached me, I won't have gotten into this mess in the first place.”

Oscar looked in the direction pointed at by the drug dealer. His smiles were a little cold.

”Forget about Jon and those bosses that want to go to hell. I am here to discuss a way to divide their properties.”

”Have you already taken actions?” Crelini's eyes were wide open.

Oscar shrugged, ”They are fated to not leave Vielonna. I still have confidence in doing this!”

Crelini glanced at the young man before him. After a long hesitation, this drug dealer could only sputter out some jumbled words.

”You.... Wanted us to.... We all...”

”No!” Oscar closed the bill book before him. He stood by the window and looked down at the port like Crelini had recently done. ”It does not mean 'forever', just like you, old Beck, the horse gang at the middle north and the Lair in Dulin. After all, the Underworld is still the same as before! There are fights, bloodshed, conspiracies, and sacrifices, but all of these must be in order and obey the rules! Whoever breaks the rules, they must be punished!”

Leon Arsea Crelini finally nodded.

Oscar pulled the middle-aged man to his side and took a look at the clock, ”It is almost starting! Take a look at this!”

Crelini had his eyes wide open in puzzlement until he saw the cannon fire that was fired from the port all of a sudden.

”Jon's illegal salt business is all yours! Since there's no way to completely eliminate illegal salt and opium, then let them be under our control!”

This was what Oscar had finally said.