Chapter 450 Fighting for Dad
Chapter 450 Fighting for Dad
Tsk... looks like I can't fool you anymore.
Although he wanted to delay it a little longer until the old king recovered his human body and died completely, the princess was obviously a little anxious, so Leon had to give up the idea of delaying time and returned the old king's iron head.
"Father? Father?"
After shouting twice and failing to wake the old king up, the princess had no choice but to hold the old king's iron head and hurried back to the direction of the bedroom.
Fortunately, the iron-plating effect of [King Slayer III] takes time to spread out slowly when it is activated, and when the effect is lifted, it also needs to be slowly transformed back, leaving her with time to save people.
By the time the princess hurried back to the study and helped the old king put his head back on, the old king's body had not yet completely lost its iron form, and at least he did not die from the separation of his head.
Phew...luckily I made it in time.
Looking at the old king whose eyelids were still trembling slightly after his head was reattached, the princess who had successfully saved her father finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then she turned around and looked at Leon with a complicated look.
Although she was placed in the mirror world by Leon, just as [King Slayer III] was able to read part of her memory, Princess Veronica, who was turned into a doll, could also see everything [King Slayer III] experienced.
If Leon hadn’t arrived in time this time, once the power of [King Slayer III] spread, all members of the royal family, including the old king, would have been slaughtered, but...
His malice towards his father was indeed a bit too great.
He had to tie his father's head to his waist before, which could be barely explained as he was afraid that his father would be harmed and kept it by his side for protection. But if I hadn't urged him just now, I'm afraid he would really pretend to be confused and drag it out until the effect of the abnormal object was completely eliminated.
His father and Leon had never even met before. The only reason Leon could have such a strong malice towards him could only be because of his own affairs. In other words, Leon did this most likely to clear the "obstacle" for himself, and the reason was also due to himself...
It’s a headache…
……
"Leon..."
Seeing Leon looking away after noticing her gaze, Princess Veronica could not help but reluctantly admonish:
"My father did have many... wrong things, but he is my father after all, and he treated me very well. So no matter what happens in the end, I still hope that he will be fine... Okay?"
"Uh-huh."
After nodding in agreement, Leon realized that he could no longer defeat the old king, and replied rather insincerely:
"The unusual incidents that occurred in the palace can be considered as a dereliction of duty by the local branch. If even the king is gone, our director will definitely go crazy, so I also hope that your father will be fine."
"..."
I don't believe you...
Hearing this answer that was one part true and ninety-nine parts false, the princess could not help but shake her head speechlessly. She simply skipped the topic and asked with some concern:
"Leon, shouldn't you be in a meeting right now? What's going on in the parliament? And where's Joshua?"
Joshua... While you are competing with your father here, he is probably competing with his mother over there. There shouldn't be any danger, right?
"Joshua is probably fine. You'll see him soon. As for the parliament..."
After answering Joshua's question, the armed coup was basically successful. Leon, who was in a good mood, smiled and assured confidently:
"Don't worry, I've dealt with everything with the parliament, I guarantee there will be no problem!"
"That's good."
I didn't know that what Leon meant by "settled" was that all the parliamentarians who dared to oppose had been arrested. I thought he was just following his original plan and smoothly pushing forward several proposals. Hearing that "everything was fine" in the parliament, Princess Veronica couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After the worry in her heart faded away, she couldn't help but hold Leon's hand, and said with a guilty look:
“Leon, you’ve been really hard these past few days, I… I’m sorry, I told you so many other things first, even the Council and Joshua asked about it, but I didn’t ask if you were injured.
Even now, I haven't thanked you for saving me again...Leon, do you...do you think I'm being too much?"
"will not."
After shaking his head, Leon patted the back of her hand and answered seriously:
“You are different from me. You have too much to bear and too many things to deal with. At this time, it is right and what you should do to make sure the situation is correct.
Besides, you can see clearly whether I am injured or not, so there is no need to ask more questions, and there is no need to thank you. It doesn’t matter to me whether you say these words or not. "
"..."
Ok……
After hearing Leon's answer, Princess Veronica couldn't help biting her lip, and then sighed helplessly in her heart.
I thought you would say something like "With the relationship between us, there is no need to thank us." or "It doesn't matter, people always like to care about the people they are closest to last." But the answer turned out to be this...
……
"Well……"
Just as the princess reluctantly grasped Leon's hand and was about to say something, the iron-clad palace finally returned to normal, and the iron on the old king's body completely faded away. He opened his eyes in a daze.
"I...this is what I am?"
"Father……"
Looking at the old king, whose whole body was curled up in the wheelchair with even his straight back hunched, looking old and helpless, Princess Veronica called out to him and then pursed her lips and fell silent.
The old king came to his senses, stretched his body a little, and suddenly his eyes became fierce. He stood up from the wheelchair, stared at the princess and asked:
"Why are you here? Where's Joshua? What do you want?"
"..."
Good Lord... I used to think that Joshua's annoying temperament came entirely from the queen, but now it seems that your father also contributed a lot!
Hearing the old king's three questions in a rather hostile tone, Leon couldn't help but sigh, and then before the princess could speak, he answered with a hostile look:
“Just now an abnormal creature went berserk and your head was chopped off. You were about to be chopped to death.
But I was just about to start... preparing to bring Joshua back to find someone, and after discovering that something was wrong, I took care of the runaway anomaly, and Veronica put your head back, so you didn't die... Any other questions?"
"..."
The anomaly is running wild... the brain... so it wasn't a dream?
After hearing what Leon said, the old king, who had a dazed look in his eyes, finally completely recovered his memory before he fell into a coma, and also remembered the conversation between himself and the "Iron Princess".
"Veronica..."
Looking at the princess in front of him who was looking at him with a complicated, disappointed and distant expression, the old king was silent for a moment, then looked away and sighed softly.
"I'm sorry, I'm not a good father."
No one knew whether he was stimulated by the words of the Iron Princess or he could not control his emotions after suffering a blow. The old king, who always looked cold and had an even colder heart, showed his fatherly love for once and whispered:
"I was sorry for you in the past. If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. When Joshua succeeds to the throne, I will ask him to treat you well."
"..."
(End of this chapter)