The demon princess was defeated and captured? Sorry, I acted in it)

"Don't make a fuss. Physical age and mental age are two different things. Don't be stubborn."

Not to mention that I lied to you about my actual age. My physical age is not younger than yours. I am completely crushed by you.

Xia has always respected Princess Livra, but today she just hung her beautiful little face, and both her expression and tone did not seem to be welcoming her. It seemed more like she was saying that she came at a very inappropriate time.

Even if I'm unhappy, I can't just keep silent when the royal family comes.

"So... Princess Livra, what's the matter that brought you all the way here so early in the morning to my suburban mansion? I should have told you that the demon princess Xuefia Halder is sealed underground in this area. It is very dangerous. It is not suitable to approach unless it is something very important. Whether for the convenience of everyone or for your own safety, you should not come."

"I feel like Lord Shialet has suddenly become more talkative today... Ah! That's right! Now that you mention it, I remember that I rushed here to tell you two something very bad!"

Otherwise, Livra would be just a fool.

I was nervous when I came.

Chatting in the living room became playful.

Then he remembered what he was here for and became nervous again.

Is your brain divided into levels? Which gear you shift to depends on luck?!

Miss Xia Ya, who had already transformed into black-haired mode, was absent-minded. She was patting the large furry toy next to the seat, trying to regain the familiar feel.

Xia was listening carefully to the news brought by Livra. After all, Her Highness Livra was a member of the royal family, and she came in such a hurry, so what she wanted to say must be no trivial matter.

Livra pushed her long black hair that fell in front of her body behind her, stroked her slightly heaving chest, and took a deep breath to relieve the fatigue from running all the way.

Then, she slowly opened her emerald eyes and told him what she had heard this morning.

"At dawn today, Prime Minister Phylex hurried to Cormier Castle to meet with my father. He said that he had an important proposal to report to my father. I was walking in the castle and happened to be outside the meeting hall and heard the whole thing."

"Felix again...? Uh... Your Highness, you

What are you running around in the castle for?"

"First of all, I'm definitely not looking for an opportunity to sneak out and play! I'm really just taking a walk!"

"..."

Forget it. There is nothing much to say about Her Royal Highness the Princess who always confesses things without being asked.

The key is Felix again...

Hearing this name, Xia became angry. He broke two front teeth last time, but he is still so dishonest?

"Yes, because this matter is still related to the Demon Princess, so I thought... it would be better to explain it to you first."

Ok?

Miss Xia stopped patting the big fur ball toy in her hand, pricked up her ears, turned towards Livra, and sat down.

Something about the demon princess Xue Feiya? I have to hear it!

With that, Livra began to narrate what she had seen and heard this morning.

"Felix, this dog of the Theocracy... coming here at dawn must be bad news. It's just as I guessed! He said that the big businessmen in the kingdom have a joint proposal and need him to present it on their behalf. The specific content is that they hope the witch Xuefeiya will compete in the arena next week!"

"Ridiculous." Xia frowned and disdained the statement. "Scheffia Halder is such a lovely... cough, such a hateful and terrifying existence. Sealing her here is already exhausting. Letting her leave here and participate in the arena competition? Unless Phylex doesn't want to live, he will make such a ridiculous suggestion."

"Right, right...! I just said this because I think this is ridiculous! The Colosseum is, after all, an entertainment and commercial competition. How can you put dangerous people who are related to the survival of the country here to attract attention?"

The competition in the Colosseum was invested and established by major businessmen from all over the country, and they recruited strong people from all over the country to participate in the competition.

The more powerful the players are, the more heated the competition will be.

With the gimmick of "strong players participating in the competition", why worry about not having viewers? Why worry about not having gold coins in the account?

Just like the high-level race of Fire Dragons in the last game is an example. Who knows where the organizer found such a heavyweight player to participate in the competition? Because of this, the audience and venue revenue of the last game doubled.

Livra recalled what happened this morning and told it truthfully.

"Merchants are profit-driven... They don't consider political factors. They believe that among all the masters that the kingdom can find right now, the one that can create the most momentum is definitely the imprisoned demon princess. If she can be released in a controllable state to fight, I'm afraid everyone in the capital will crowd into the arena to watch the game. This is what the merchants said in the proposal submitted by Felix."

"This is ridiculous. If I have to say, it was these merchants who came to the Demon Clan to do business without principles and bottom line, which caused the Demon Clan's impression of the human race to plummet to the bottom and eventually triggered the war. If they have no bottom line for profit...then they deserve to die!"

Bang!

"Lord Hyalet...?"

"Feel sorry."

Inadvertently, Xia clenched her fist and smashed it directly on the corner of the table made of hard stone.

He actually smashed the sturdy table so hard that cracks appeared on it.

Well, Xue Feiya thought, now the plain table has been decorated, and our house doesn’t cost any money to decorate, Xia you are really a genius!

Xia knew why she was angry.

Because this matter has touched her bottom line and reverse scale.

Her Achilles' heel is Xue Fei.

Propose to let Xue Fei participate in the competition within a controllable range, to create momentum and increase ticket sales for profit...? Isn't this just using her as a tool to make money?

Even the gentle Xia wanted to smash the businessman who proposed this thing's head!

And Xia didn't realize...

——Poor Xue Feiya beside her had sparkling eyes, expecting something...!

Shia calmed down for a moment, turned to Livra and continued.

"Your Highness, the Kingdom of Orus has never been influenced by businessmen. I think such a proposal is not worth considering by His Majesty the King. Your Majesty should know the risks and benefits involved."

"Yes... I know my father will definitely make a judgment. But the problem is... Felix said that this is not only a proposal from the merchants of the Kingdom of Orus, but also a joint initiative of the business community of the Kingdom of Correa. This is why I came here today..."

"Tsk."

Hearing the word "Theocracy", Xia couldn't help but smack her lips, secretly cursing Felix for being such a lingering old dog.

Whenever there is something going on, he would bring up the Theocracy behind him to force the king to compromise. He is a mean-spirited person, extremely despicable.

and many more...

The Kingdom of Orus...proposed an alliance with merchants from the Theocracy of Corea?

After Xia came back to her senses from her anger, she thought carefully.

, and slowly came to this conclusion.

--it's out of the question.

"Although merchants from the Kingdom and the Theocracy often communicate and cooperate... but jointly proposing something to the King is something that has never happened since the split of the Human Kingdom several hundred years ago. Even if the two sides cooperated, how could they reach a consensus in such a short time with such fragmented divisions...?"

"Lord Shialet is indeed smart. This can only prove that someone is acting as a middleman and cheating in secret. I think there is only one person who can maneuver between the business circles of the Kingdom and the Church at the same time."

"It's Phylex himself, right..."

"Yes, I guess this is a farce he staged and directed himself. He said it was the businessman's proposal, but in fact he was the one who fanned the flames and asked the businessman to propose. The one who most wanted to make the Demon Princess participate in the competition was not the businessman, but Phylex. No... it should be said that it was the Correa Theocracy behind Phylex, and the Pope."

"Your Highness Livra has thought it through very thoroughly..."

"You're overly flattering."

Miss Xia Ya hugged her big ball of fur, her eyelids twitching slightly, and she was speechless.

Wow...two idiots are actually praising each other for their intelligence. This is such a rare and precious sight!

But their analysis was correct.

In this case, it is obvious that the decision was made by the ruler.

Even if businessmen are profit-driven, they dare not gamble at the expense of national security without the tacit approval of the upper class, let alone send the bill directly to the king. Businessmen also value their lives.

So Miss Xia snapped her fingers and speculated casually.

"So the old pope's purpose in letting Xuefeiya Halder participate in the arena competition may just be to hope that she will show up. After all, this witch has been imprisoned since she was captured by the kingdom and has not appeared in the world. The old pope is bound to be worried."

"Xia Ya, have you guessed something?" Xia Ya trusted her clever little ghost. "Let Xue Feiya show up, and then what? What other plans does the Pope have?"

"How should I know? Do you think I'm an intelligence agency? Hehe... But you, you're so excited when talking about that witch Xue Feiya. Could it be that, Sister Xia, you and Xue Feiya have some unspeakable relationship in private?"

"Ha...?! Don't say that! This... this, this, this, His Highness is here, you can't say these things!"

“Hahaha, it’s okay, it’s okay~” Livra laughed happily and waved her hands quickly, saying, “Ha, Miss Xia is so humorous! She actually said that the brave man of our kingdom and the demon princess secretly...hahaha! This is the funniest joke I’ve heard this year! Miss Xia is really a genius!”

"Right, I think so too, I'm super smart!"

Livla stood up and high-fived Xia to show their understanding.

Then both of them laughed at themselves and sat back in their original seats.

Only Xia in the middle had her eyebrows twitching wildly...

I have something to say but I dare not say it.

Livra sat down and sighed softly. In her naive look, she also seemed to be concerned about the world as a princess.

"Every time it comes to the Theocracy, my father gets a headache... It's the same this time, I really don't know when this passive situation will end. Oh, yes, Felix also said that the battle between humans and demons has been protracted, and because of years of defeat, the morale of the human race has been greatly reduced. He believes that if the power of the demon princess can be suppressed to the minimum and the strong men of the kingdom can defeat her in the arena, it will definitely boost the morale of the people. I think this statement is simply too absurd... If we really treat the demon princess like this, the demon leader will send troops to us at any time, right...?"

"It's just part of the theocracy's plan. They still hope to re-provoke a local conflict between the Demon Territory and the Kingdom of Orus within a controllable range. This way, they can continue to deliver supplies to the kingdom, achieve the effect of kidnapping the kingdom, and profit from it."

“That’s why I’m worried…”

"It doesn't matter. Just reject it. After all, the decision-making power of this matter still lies in the hands of your father. You must explain the pros and cons to him when you go back. If you compromise with the Church once, there will be a second time. You can't go on and on. You must make a decisive decision when necessary."

"I understand... Thank you, Master Shialet. With your words, I am thinking much more clearly now."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. The future of the kingdom needs you to shoulder the responsibility."

"Haha... I'm still a long way from here! I'll learn from you and Miss Xia slowly!"

"Shaya?"

That said.

Xiaya just realized that Xuefei was talking less today.

If it were any other time, wouldn't she have made a fuss about it if it was about her?

Xia Ya held her chin with one hand as she thought. She noticed the sudden silence and turned around to find that both of them were looking at her.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"Uh... no, I mainly want to hear from Xia Ya.

Do you have any opinions? You are usually the one who sees things most clearly...right?"

"You want me to tell you? Then I'll tell you!"

Xia jumped off the chair.

She held up the big ball of fur in her hand high, and really looked like a little military strategist.

"My suggestion is to take advantage of the situation and just participate in the competition! Let the witch Xue Feiya go and fight!"

““Huh?!!!””

2. Someone was beaten!

When Livla came back, the whole princess was in a state of confusion.

Woohoo, Lord Shialet said that the demon princess will not be allowed to participate in the competition.

But Miss Xia Ya said that she supported the demon princess to participate in the competition.

They are both trustworthy and capable people, but their opinions are so different. Whose opinion should I adopt?

Silly Livra, she almost forgot that she is the princess. She should make her own judgment on what to do.

No, actually she knew.

That's why she chose to leave for the time being.

She was too embarrassed to continue bothering them for help, so she could only ponder while returning to the castle.

I was confused when I came, and even more confused when I left.

She also had to leave first.

After all, apart from this matter...there is a more important thing waiting for her to do outside the royal castle.

After seeing Livra off, Xia took Xuefei back to the house to change into pajamas.

While Xuefei was changing her dress, her little mouth was chattering non-stop.

"As expected of Livra, the castle is so far away from here, and this idiot didn't even have a carriage. She ran here on foot! Now she's running back. People who know her think she's a princess, but people who don't think she's a horse."