Chapter 170: Nineteenth Episode: Chapter 7 (2/2)

”Hahahahahaha!” Alanis laughed so hard that she tilted her body forward and backward, tapping constantly at the fat lord's shoulders, ”Okay Godzilla! Get up! I will not dare to make you a vegetarian. This is probably the most vicious oath I heard today!”

Almodovar puffed as he rose to his feet. He seemed to be flattered as he took the princess' hand on which he planted a devout kiss.

”What are you doing recently?” Alanis was interested in this fat lord. She knew that Godzilla was a smart person, and only a truly wise person could take on a title as high as the finance minister and be completely excluded from the largest scandal happening in the capital.

”Aha! I've been occupied with the national treasury on your behalf! I'll be able to brief you tomorrow!”

”It must have been hard for you!” Alanis handed her hand out again. According to the ancient court etiquette, if the first kiss on the lady's hand was an ordinary greeting, then the second time would be unusual. This was the noblest respect a noble lady could allow a man.

Sure enough, Almodovar panted for breath as he knelt to his knee again and planted yet another kiss on the back of the princess' hand. ”I prepared six hundred kilograms of gold for your coronation ceremony.”

Alanis's eyes widened, ”Six hundred kilograms? My God! My Father Emperor used no more than three hundred kilograms! Is it really necessary to spend so much?”

Almodovar made a gesture of praying for the gods. ”Almighty Lord! Did you listen to what my master is saying? She is one of the only two Empresses in the history of the Morisette Dynasty, so I have to decorate her coronation ceremony with all the golds beneath the heaven. Although I could not physically achieve that, I shall use no less than six hundred kilograms of gold!”

”All right!” Alanis held the mountain of flesh, ”As you wish, six hundred kilograms it is!”

Almodovar stood up happily, ”My master, I won't let you down! You must believe me!”

Alanis nodded, ”Yes, I believe!”

Almodovar retreated from the room after this because he noticed that the head of Secret Service had already put on an impatient expression. No one would provoke Rudolf who resembled a hound, therefore the Finance Minister left Kenshin Palace quickly before he could upset him. It was obvious that the mountain of flesh had not got a brain made of lard.

Rudolf Hoss dismissed all the attendants after he entered the room, but Poison Doctor Percy didn't appear to have seen him. The head of Secret Service frowned, yet this super criminal from Damorga prison had never moved an inch.

Princess Alanis waved her hand in the air, ”He is my doctor, someone worthy of trust!”

”Hah! I think he is, but a spy sent to you by your husband!” Of course, Rudolf could only comment such thing silently in his heart.

”Your Majesty! The Secret Service personnel and Prince O'Neil's First Special Warfare Brigade have surrounded the hiding place of the Palace Chief and Her Majesty Rolyn Kate, but...”

”What's wrong?” Alanis stood up with difficult as she held on to her bulging stomach. Percy who stood on the side immediately came forward to her assistance.

Rudolf Hoss rubbed his forehead, ”The condition of Her Majesty the Empress is deteriorating! Laston Cambre also offered cooperation in conditions!”

”Just say it!” Alanis was growing impatient as she understood the importance of the Golden Lion seal.

”The Palace Chief said that he will never cooperate unless he meets Your Highness!”

Alanis picked up her cloak, ”Where is he?”

27 Westin South Street was the only residence house located on this small street. The merchants here mainly established cafes and bookstores, the whole atmosphere gave people the feeling of a smaller University Town.

The assault soldiers of the First Special Warfare Brigade crowded the narrow streets. Those merchants who not know a thing closed their doors, but Blasky, the leader of the Special Combat Brigade Commandos kicked the store's doors open. In a moment, each soldier had a cup of steaming hot coffee in their hands, which was certainly a great enjoyment for the special warriors who were used to living rough.

An officer at the Secret Service didn't agree with the behavior of his colleagues. He demanded that Blasky and his soldiers be spirited, but Blasky only gave him a contemptuous look. There were only one unarmed man and one crazy old woman in the small courtyard. How many people did the special warfare team require to take them down?

Rolyn Kate's hair was in disarray, her face pale and colorless. Her black mourning clothes were stained with loads of dirt. The Empress' eyes were swollen from the endless crying, but her spirit was extremely uplifted. She was mumbling to herself nonstop, and in her arms, was a small cloth package, ”Baby...baby...my baby...”

”Is this my mother?” Alanis looked at the old woman shivering at the corner in disbelief.

Laston Cambre came out of the shadows, ”Yes, this is your mother!”

Blasky motioned at his coordinates instantly, and several special warfare soldiers immediately took control of the former palace chief.

”Tell us! Laston!” Alanis sat down beside her mother. She wanted to comb her mother's messy hair but Rolyn Kate was frightened at the gesture. She took her cloth package and crawled to another corner away from her daughter.

”Don't touch my son...don't touch my son...”

Alanis retreated her hand slowly. This was definitely not the ending she had imagined! Titan's future Empress held her big belly in a grimace as a gushing pain crept up against her when she thought of her previous affectionate memories with her mother. Poison Doctor Percy rushed forward immediately. He knew that pregnant woman should be avoided from violent emotional fluctuations. She was overjoyed and sad in one day, even normal people couldn't afford such changes!

”Thank God!” the poison doctor recovered his stethoscope. ”The little guy is just too active, but you still have to keep calm!”

Alanis's face was distorted by the pain, but she nodded obediently at the doctor.

”Laston, hurry up! As you can see, I don't have the time or the energy to beat around the bush with you!” the imperial princess suddenly became impatient. She motioned Rudolf who was standing tall, and the hound immediately got the hint. However, the palace chief didn't wait

until the hound showed its fangs.

”If you hurt Empress Rolyn Kate an inch, you will never know where the Imperial Lion Seal is, and you can never be a real Empress in power!”

Alanis shifted her gaze to the terrified Rolyn Kate. Hadn't her mother been punished enough?

”I swear not to hurt her! How can I possibly? She is my mother! I am not a beast!”

Laston nodded, before walking up to the Empress and held the poor woman in his arms. Rolyn Kate didn't refuse the affection. She was still somewhat attached to this gentleman.

Alanis's gaze became threatening and her fingers trembled slightly. Laston Cambre was her father's most trusted servant! But now? The slave held her mother and stared at Rolyn Kate with those nasty eyes of his. The imperial princess seemed to have changed her mind.

”Tell me...where is the seal?”

Laston glanced at the fireplace in the room and pointed to the flue connecting the ceiling.

Blasky went up and extinguished the charcoal fire in the fireplace, and then threw himself into the masonry chimney.

A moment later, the leader of the special combat brigade who was covered in black soot finally leaped down, and in his hands held a Nanmu square box. Disregarding her weak body, Alanis jumped from her seat and grabbed the wooden box in her arms.

The Princess of Empire opened the cover, and a bright smile washed over her face! The candlelight in the room reflected light and illuminated the statue of the golden lion.

Rudolf Hoss called in the appraiser from the Imperial Secretariat immediately. The old clerk put on a specialized single-crystal glass and took over the imperial seal cautiously. After some meticulous inspections, the old staff returned the seal to the expectant imperial princess in the most humble posture. Then, the clerk fell on one knee, and his gesture was followed by all the soldiers and ministers. Without any verbal affirmation, it had been acknowledged that Alanis Alfa Morisette has obtained the symbolic imperial totem.

The princess scanned across the sea of men. She liked that they were crouching in front of her because at this moment she realized she was high and lofty. Those men's eyes couldn't even pass above her belly.

But damn it! Her belly was beginning to hurt again! When would this finally end?

Poison Doctor Percy once again helped the new ruler of the empire back to the chair. The people around him have already stood up, and they were waiting for the permission of the ruler.

”Bring her over!”

At Big Worm Blasky's signal, the special warfare soldiers quickly pulled the palace chief from the ground. Rolyn Kate wailed frantically and she held tight to the cloth package in her arms.

”What are you going to do to your mother? She's already gone mad! You swear you won't hurt her!” Laston Cambre yelled and struggled, but the special warfare soldiers' arms were as firm as pliers.

Alanis couldn't be bothered and turned her head away in annoyance. She examined her mother who was held down by several soldiers. The former Empress cried hysterically without dignity. An obvious stream of dampness could be seen flowing down from her black dress.

”Oh...” Alanis snorted angrily, she no longer regarded the madwoman as her mother. ”She is a sinner! You too!” the princess stared angrily at the palace chief.

”One committed incest behind the back of her husband, and the other committed adultery against her master with his master's wife! You should all go to hell!” Laston was still struggling to break free. The words of the princess were responded with his ridicule and irony! ”What's wrong with that? I only fell in love with the woman whom I should never love! I can only say that old dog Alfa III was lucky as Rolyn Kate's poison didn't end his life! Do you think you are any better? No one in your Morisette family will end well! One by one, I'll be waiting for you in hell!”

Alanis delivered a cold, hard stare to the head of Secret Service who was already extremely irritated! He snatched a rapier of the soldier who was nearest to him. The special warfare soldiers continued to pin down the constantly cursing palace chief to the ground. Laston was still holding his head high as he showered the future Empress of Titan with curses and hatred.

Rudolf's rapier pierced into his old friend's neck and came out from his chest. Instantly, the palace chief of eminent position in the court, Marquis Laston Cambre, finally shut his mouth forever. His fresh blood dripped on the floor along the edge of the rapier and slowly gathered into a puddle. Just like he said earlier, he only fell in love with a woman whom he should not love. But he had lost his bet, although leaving behind a blood-curse to the Imperial Morisette before he died.

The stream of blood made Alanis dizzy, so she removed her gaze from the body quickly.

The soldiers who were restraining Empress Rolyn Kate released their hands finally. The Empress looked at the men around her and landed her eyes on the one she knew best. She didn't seem to be aware that Laston had lost his life. She just lifted the man's arm and leaned into his cold embrace.

Alanis looked at everything in disbelief and decided she needed to test her mother for the last time.

”Have you sent out the order to Marshal Alan?”

Rudolf Hoss stepped up immediately, ”How dare I do without your orders? The Duke of Karl Arnold is your uncle, after all!”

Alanis stared at her mother as she blurted out her following command, ”Command Marshal Alan to send out his troops to remove Karl Arnold House completely from this world!”

”Yes, Your Majesty!” Rudolf bowed respectfully to the princess.

Alanis suddenly returned her gaze, ”Let's go! She's really crazy!”

Poison Doctor Percy took the pregnant woman away and Rudolf Hoss raised the blood-stained sword once again. He wanted to personally stab at the top of Rolyn Kate's head. The action made him excited he began to tremble.

”Hold on!” Alanis turned back suddenly as she reached the door, ”I swear that I won't hurt her...”

The head of Secret Service immediately returned the rapier to the special warfare soldier and bowed slightly to his master.

”Yes, you see...just send her to the monastery that she was in before?”

Alanis looked at her mother again and then nodded slowly.

On the night of Church Calendar year 800, 13th day of 1st month, the whistle of Imperial Guards was heard in Dulin City. There was no loosening of the martial law hence all the urban areas and main streets were still under tight control.

The troop of Her Imperial Highness Princess Alanis Alfa Morisette stretched out to two kilometers, spreading a long line consisting of torches on the roads of the city. The Imperial Secretariat had equipped the powerful Crown Princess with Alpha III's wagon. The cavalry patrols paid tribute as they passed by the carriage drawn in golden color. After months of turmoil in defeating the cruel enemy, they wholeheartedly welcomed this beautiful ruler of the empire.

When Alanis arrived at Kenshin Palace, she collected the Nanmu box before she alighted the carriage. The attendants of the palace were kneeling down on the sides of the carpet. They didn't dare to look up even after the hem of the princess' dress passed in front them.

Colonel Vick welcomed the new ruler of the Empire with the way one would do as they present in front of the monarch, but he had no alternative to inform the princess, ”I know it is time for you to rest, but when you left, your sleeping chamber was taken over by His Elder Highness Prince Lobble, and we couldn't get him to leave no matter how hard we tried!”

Alanis held her forehead with one palm, ”I thought this guy has grown up!”

In the bedroom of the Prince and Princess, Lobble Alfa Morisette lifted his sister off the ground and twirled her around a couple of times. Alanis laughed out loudly and she kissed affectionately on her brother's face.

”Well! Little one! Let me see the future Her Majesty the Empress!” Lobble sized her young sister, ”Well, looking good!”

Alanis turned her head away in slight embarrassment. She and her father had both used her harmless brother.

”Why are you waiting for me? Is there anything urgent?”

”Of course!” Lobble tousled his sister's hair like he always did when they were younger, and then he laughed out in delight. ”I have to seek verification. Is it true that no one can have control over me after this?”

”Of course, of course!” Alanis kept nodding, ”No one can have control over the Empress' brother! He can do whatever he wants!”

”Oh, yeah!” Lobble did a front flip in the air before falling to the ground and performed a couple of forward rolls over the thick rug! Suddenly, he stopped motionless, ”Is mother... okay?”

Alanis became serious as she didn't know how to answer this question.

”Mother... her state of mind is not very well, but we can visit her often!”

Lobble nodded gently and jumped from the carpet. Then, he picked up a book from Oscar's deck chair.

”One last thing! Is this book yours? It's a wonderful journal that writes about plants and animals! I got hooked on it at first glance!”

Alanis skimmed the book in his brother's hand. It was a printed copy with a red cover which she had no impression of. ”Could probably be Oscar's? I haven't seen this book!”

Lobble scratched his head, ”It can't be? It's right beside your pillow! But...since it's Oscar's... then I'll not be polite with him!”

Alanis laughed as her brother hid the book under his arms quickly as if it was a priceless treasure. Maybe Lobble still wanted to say something but he suddenly coughed violently. Alanis's smile disappeared from her face! Her brother spouted a bloody stream of blood onto her face. She was incredibly horrified and began screaming in terror!

Poison Doctor Percy was the first who came in, followed by Rudolf Hoss and the group of Red Tiger Guards.

Lobble Alfa Morisette lost his ability of speech. He coughed out an abundance of blood. His sister was crying, and everyone was calling out his name. Not only he couldn't hear it, his sight was beginning to blur as well!

Percy kept pressing on the chest of His Elder Highness, but his eyes were immediately drawn to the book which fell on the floor. The book was opened, and the content was enough to make people attracted to it. The Poison Doctor picked up the book. He found that the book was of a very old age and its pages were sticking together. If one wanted to read it carefully, they had to wet their fingers with saliva before they could open the corner of the page which had been smeared with poisonous venom.

”Who gave this to him?” Percy turned to the princess.

Alanis shook her head in fear, but she didn't want to imagine the passage of things. She had never seen this book, but Lobble said that the book was right on her pillow! Well, that was to say... the person who should have died of vomiting blood should be the new imperial crown princess!

Poor Lobble clutched tight to his sister's hand. He didn't want to die! He loved his life!