The Eternal Debauchery's

fishing for bigger fish

“Sial, damn shit !!!”

*pregg!*

In the empress' room, several vases were thrown to the ground in quick succession.

Unsatisfied with that, the empress took everything she could find and threw it on the ground angrily.

Jewelry, expensive tableware, tea sets, clothes, and more.

Even the expensive mirror that the empress imported from the Daemon Empire was damaged due to her anger.

"Yes-Your Majesty the Empress, calm down." Hope hurriedly tried to stop Lilia, but Lilia replied with a crazy look.

"Shut up!"

*plaakkkk!*

The force of the slap threw Hope to the ground.

However, the slap seemed to have calmed the empress' emotions.

Placing a hand on his forehead, he walked towards his bed and sat down mechanically.

“Sorry, Hope... It's just.. My mood is not good now.”.

An expression of anger appeared on Hope's face for a bit, but was quickly concealed by her usual respectful expression. He then stood up and bowed apologetically to Lilia.

“This is my fault, Your Majesty. I shouldn't have tried to stop you.”

“... No, it's my fault.you don't have to justify me. ”

At that moment, the door of the room was opened by another woman dressed as Hope.

It was Lotus, Lilia's second personal servant.

"Your Majesty, I'm back." She said.

"What's going on?" Lilia asked in a bad mood.

Understanding the mood of his master, Lotus quickly recounted the situation.

“Your Majesty the Emperor ordered the execution of most of the guards and servants who heard the conversation in the hall, the only ones he did not kill were the ones he believed could keep secret what was happening there. He also asked me to tell you to be more careful with your words from now onward. If the imperial nobles find out from your mouth that your actions stopped the academy from responding to the daemon attacks in time, it could even cause a rebellion. Empire doesn't need something like that now.”

"Hehe, rebellion, yes." Lilia sneered.

He then picked up a bottle of wine nearby and chugged it whole. “... That useless guy. His son died and all he cared about was his kingdom!”

"Your Majesty ..." Lotus put on a troubled expression. But before he could say anything, a loud dings shocked him.

*bom!*

The empress kicked the table nearby, and her eighth layer cultivation smashed her into pieces.

“Damn..!”.

After that, she started crying.“My son. My baby boy Lotus, Hope, my son is dead…

She died…"

Lotus and Hope looked at each other with terrified gazes. Obviously the empress was in an unstable mood. In the current situation, they could die if they said the wrong words.

“Your Majesty..” Lotus tried to speak again, but she stopped when she saw Lilia's eyes filled with killing intent.

"I must kill him" whispered Lilia. “I have to kill that bastard! Everything's wrong with him! It's his fault my son died! I'LL KILL HIM!”

Instantly, a powerful mana erupted from Lilia's body. He stood up, picked up a knife nearby, and walked towards the door.

Hope and Lotus paled. It seems the empress is determined to kill Prince Claus tonight.

"Your Majesty, stop!" Hope screamed in panic and hugged the empress' arm. "Please, don't make a mistake!"

"Hope, let me go."

"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

"Get it off or I'll kill you!" lilia.

"You can't kill the prince!"

"WHY!!!???"

“P-Think about that, Your Majesty! you failed even when you sent three practitioners outside of the twelfth layer, what can you do yourself? Y-You will only give the prince a reason to get rid of you! At that time, avenging prince Bryan was impossible!"

These words seemed to wake the empress up. After shivering for a while, the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

Then, she hugged Hope's body and began to cry.

“My son... My son..” He cried like a little girl.

“What should I do, Hope? What did I get!? Should I do nothing after my son is killed? Tell me... Tell me!”

Hope breathed. A complicated expression appeared on her face as she patted the empress's back. But almost instantly, his expression turned into determination.

Hope recalled her prince's instructions and thought about the next words carefully.

"For now, it's better if you calm down, Your Majesty," Hope said.

“... You mean leave the palace?”

"Yes, Your Majesty. After all, no one in this palace cared about His Majesty. Emperor, prince Alan, princess Dina, prince Claus. Even princess Lena went to bed with prince Claus instead of comforting His Majesty. Let's go, no one will know anything. ”

The queen hesitated a little. He did not immediately agree, and instead, continued drinking wine while staring blankly into the distance.

But under Hope's insistence, her expression slowly turned cold.

“You're right, no one in this place cares about me. Let's go, Hope. ”

Hope smiled with relief.

"Good." He looked at Lotus. “Lotus, please keep an eye on this room. If someone wants to see the empress, tell them that she is not feeling well. ”

“... Hope, are you sure about this?” Lotus asked with a clear tone of worry. "The Empress cannot leave the palace without guards."

Hope, however, smiled confidently. “Do not worry, nothing will happen. It was in the noble district, so the security was good. Besides, the empress and I are going undercover. No one's gonna suspect it's us. ”

Lotus was unsure. He looked at the empress and asked again.

“... His Highness?”

However, the empress ignored his question completely.

"… Haaah." Lotus closed her eyes anxiously. “Okay, but be careful, Hope. If anything happens to Your Majesty, you and I will lose your head.”

"Don't worry." Hope moved quickly. After she gained the approval of the empress and Lotus, she quickly helped the empress to dress up and dress herself as well.

Less than half an hour later, they sneaked out of the palace following the route Claus had planned.

Under normal circumstances, the empress would realize that there was nothing strange stopping them from leaving. But in his current situation, he was not in the mood to think about it.

In fact, as empress, Lilia could not leave the palace without a bodyguard. Many people were waiting for an opportunity like this to kidnap or even kill him.

But Lilia ignored him. He even ignored the possibility that everything was a trap.

Lilia currently only wanted to vent her emotions and forget about herself in alcohol.

Moreover, even now, he trusted Hope blindly.

After they left the palace, Hope took the empress to a small building hidden in the noble district. When they arrived, Hope knocked on the door twice.

"Who?" A woman opened the door and asked.

Hope smiled and grabbed the empress' hand. “Saudari Marana, it's me.”

Marana looked at Hope and the empress for a few seconds before nodding. He had already received instructions from his boss, so he knew what to do.

After Marana opened the door, Hope and Lilia went inside.

The inside of the inn was very comfortable. A dim light illuminated him, and soft music was played by some poets. The chairs and cutlery are of high quality, and the color of the walls and floors is warm and soothing.

Right after entering the place, the empress realized why Hope recommended it.

“Nona Hope, glad you're here,” Marana bowed with a smile. "Do you need anything?"

Hope looked at the empress to ask her plan. The Empress closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

“Only...Get me the strongest drink you have here. Don't worry about money.”

Marana raised an eyebrow but asked nothing more. He took the couple to a tender counter/bar and served two drinks for them.

The next second, Lilia grabbed two cups and downed them at once.

"… Again dong…"

"… Madam, are you sure it's okay?" ask Marana concerned.

Lilia, however, just waved her hand in annoyance. “Just give me more drinks! Don't worry about money..”

Marana sighed and nodded.

For an hour, the empress and Hope stayed at the counter, chugging drinks after drinks. The empress was a strong eighth-tier practitioner, so her resistance to alcohol was pretty good, but it was not enough in front of her crazy drinking manner either.

After he drank his thirty cup, he was already drunk.

Hope looked at the empress with a concerned look. “Please stop drinking, Your Majesty. I'll bring you something to eat.”

“Go... Go and don't bother me. I still want to continue.” Lilia said without paying too much attention to Hope.

Seeing that, Hope hesitated a little and left the counter.

But not long after Hope left, another person sat down beside Lilia.

It was a handsome young man with red hair and red eyes. The young man asked for a cup of wine from Marana and looked at Lilia with a smile.

"Mrs, you look in a bad mood."

"… Go. I want to be alone…"

The young man was surprised before smiling.

“... Alone, yes. In my experience, talking to someone is good in your situation. I'm Clark. If you want, I don't mind listening to you for a while. ”

“Heh... What to listen to? My life is shit.”