Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Idiot Bunny (1)


    Alice hurried to approach Queen Anastasia and Princess Aria. She put the teapot and the two cups on the bedside table, before bowing in front of Anastasia.


    "S-sorry for not properly greeting you, Your Majesty. I was just worried about the Princess. I''ve been waiting for her arrival, only for some of the servants to say that she had fainted while in the throne room with Princess Swan," Alice said


    worriedly.


    Anastasia looked at the bunny maid, and then at her daughter, "Who is she?"


    "She''s the maid assigned to be my attendant on myst visit. Don''t worry, Mom. She''s kind and trustworthy, unlike other beastmen," Aria replied.


    Alice almost jumped out of joy when Princess Ariaplimented her. Nobody- not even Lady Jade-oftenplimented her when she hadn''t done anything right. It made her feel happy and at ease.


    ''Yes, of course, I''m different from other beastmen. Everyone here has been influenced by Princess Swan''s dark spell, except me! I''m the only one who still has my mind!'' Alice said proudly in her heart. ''Maybe I do have some talent in magic since I''m the only one immune to such spells....''


    Aria could see that Alice was delighted to hear such a simple and meaninglesspliment. She held herself back from scoffing, ''What a simple and stupid bunny. But oh well, I hope she''s doing her job right this time.''


    "How have you been, Alice? You seem well," Aria smiled.


    "Y-You remember my name, Princess?" Alice was on the verge of tears as she was over the moon. "But I''m just a lowly servant."


    "Of course, I remember your name," Aria maintained her smile. "I''m sorry I can''t greet you properly. Swan has just sted me with her dark power. I tried to beg for forgiveness, but she tortured me until I fainted while we were in the throne room..."


    Alice gasped, "I-It''s okay, Princess! I know you must''ve already tried your best, but Swan-that woman is so vicious with her dark magic. She has been using it to manipte everyone in the castle to love her!"


    ''Wow, I''ve only told her about some ridiculous rumor of Swan being a witch, and she ran with her own twist immediately,'' Aria thought. ''Perfect. She the perfect tool to make everyone suspect Swan even more. I can also use her for other things.''


    Aria smiled bitterly, "I tried to warn His Majesty about my sister''s evil spells, but he won''t listen. I think he has been charmed as well."


    "Yes! He does many strange things when he''s with Princess Swan, and he keeps saying that woman is his fated mate even though she cannot get pregnant with his cubs!" Alice reported in full energy as she had been holding all of these resentments in her heart. "Princess, I''ve been trying my best to separate them. I''ve been telling everyone about her being a witch, but nobody believes me!"


    Aria almostughed out loud because this bunny was so dumb.


    This was the first time she had ever met someone so ignorant.


    True, Swan had many mysterious powers before Aria discovered that Swan was


    the Saintess, but she had also gotten other information about how the Kingdom of Beastmen was prospering under her management.


    She had done so much for the kingdom, and logically, it was natural for all beastmen to love her.


    Yet this bunny maid was so ignorant that she stood out by herself, believing the stupid lies that Aria made months ago.


    ''Isn''t this hrious, Swan? You''ve


    done so much for this kingdom and all the beastmen living here, but this bunny believes me—a stranger-more than you. How sad,'' Aria thought as she was holding back herugh. ''Since she seems eager to side with me, I won''t miss this chance to bring you down. I may not be able to defeat you with my witchcraft, but that doesn''t mean I''m already defeated by you.''


    Aria put on an emphatic expression for Alice, "I''m sorry that you went through so


    much just to protect His Majesty. I know that you mean well, right?"


    "YES!" Alice eximed. "I just want everything to go back as it was! His Majesty was strong, scary, and intimidating. Now, he keeps smiling stupidly and joking around with Swan. Urgh, it''s so weird!"


    "There is no seriousness in the


    castle now Everyone is all joy.


    Usually, the soldiers would train until


    they bleed or get severely Histone


    during training to please His Majesty. Nowadays, they joke around while sparring, and they would stop and help each other when one of them gets wounded. They would get drinks after sparring together, even if they were from different tribes! Ugh, it''s all because of Swan, who keeps making rules to make everyone act like children!"


    Alice continued ranting her heart out. She had so much resentment for that crippled Swan.


    ''Those are good changes,'' Aria was


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    smart enough to admit that Swan was pretty effective in managing a kingdom. She didn''t know how when she learned all this and preferred to believe that Swan must''ve been helped by her holy power, which made her suddenly be smart. Regardless of her method, it was still a good deed to raise the soldier''s morale.


    But of course, she wouldn''t say any of this to Alice. She wanted to cultivate the hate and frustration in Alice''s heart, so she could be a great tool for her in the future.


    "That''s bad. If things continue like this, the Kingdom of Beastmen will turn into a joke. All human kingdoms willugh, and it won''t take long until the Beast King starts looking like a clown, dancing around in the middle of the courtyard with a little girl''s skirt while his soldiers watch him in amusement. Do you want that to happen?" Aria asked.


    The image of the mighty Beast King acting like a clown, dancing horribly with a small skirt was enough to traumatize Alice, who worshiped him as God.


    She shook her head vehemently and eximed, "No! Please, Princess! You must help me before it''s toote!"