Chapter 196: Just Bare With It.


    Even though this was all for the sake of the mission and Ophis was ready to go to any length to make sure she didn''t disappoint her lord, she wasn''t willing to give her body to that fucking bastard just for the mission. She would rather kill herself than do something like that!


    Prisci watched Ophis closely and she tried her best to tell if Ophis was lying or not. If there was one thing that Prisci was good at, it was reading people and figuring out what was really on their minds. People usually say that it takes one to know one. In order for you to figure out if someone is a bad person, then you must also be a bad person, and in order for you to figure out if someone is a liar, then you must also be a liar. And Prisci was one of the damn best liars out there! There is no one that can lie better than her in this entire kingdom!


    Prisci lied her way up the politicaldder of Uta and into the throne without anyone ever figuring out her true intentions! Her siblings were exiled by her and her father was killed, and no one ever suspected Prisci even once. In fact, people would always pity her because they think she is shouldering too many responsibilities since her siblings abandoned her! Prisciughs anytime she hears something like that. Humans are really fools.


    But because of how good Prisci was at lying, Prisci was sure that if Ophis was lying, then she would know! But from what Prisci could see, Ophis was not lying.


    Ophis didn''t have any of the usual unconscious actions that would show Prisci that someone was lying. The dting pupils and the unconscious movements that most liars make werepletely absent from Ophis and Prisci couldn''t help but believe that Ophis was telling the truth. It seems that the Grand Commander and Head Priest also fell for Ophis'' beauty and started to bother her.


    The reason why Ophis didn''t have the usual signs that she was lying was that the things she said about the Grand Commander and the head priest were actually true! The head priest was a very touchy person and he would always try to touch Ophis no matter when or where they meet, meanwhile the Grand Commander was a heavy drinker that didn''t know how to hold his impulses back whenever he is drunk. It was now amon habit for him toe to Ophis'' house after drinking too much and trying to enter her room without her permission. There are always a lot of witnesses that will see the Grandmander trying to enter her room, but none of them bother to do anything because they don''t want to end up on the bad side of the Grand Commander.


    Ophis would never understand how humans think sometimes. They only act friendly when it is beneficial to them, but once they see that they will be affected negatively by helping someone, they will rather watch that person suffer alone. The fact that humans will feel guilty about not helping only makes the matter worse! They make it seem like it wasn''t their fault that they abandoned you and left you to suffer.


    You should forgive us because there was nothing we could do at that moment. The humans will say something like this and they think you will just let everything go. Such madness.


    Ophis watched Prisci closely and she made sure that there was no suspicion on Prisci''s face. Ophis said the truth about these two things, and so her lies were covered up by the truths and Prisci wasn''t able to figure out that Ophis was also lying.


    This was a method that Ophis learned from a member of her father''s household a long time ago. If you want to fool someone, then don''t just lie. Only a fool would think that no one can figure out you are lying.


    Instead of just lying, it is smarter to mix in some semnce of the truth with your lies and allow your truth to be heavy enough so that the truth can cover up your lies and also carry your lies across the finish line. That way, people will not be able to tell if you are truly lying and they will think that everything you say is true! Only someone that is very perceptive will be able to tell that there are some lies in your words, but it is very rare to meet someone like that, so this method would work more than 90% of the time.


    Ophis watched Prisci as Prisci stood up and walked to the window at the side of the office. Ophis could see the stress lines that were beginning to show on Prisci''s forehead and Ophis knew that Prisci was thinking deeply. After some time, Prisci asked a question.


    "What family did you hail from in Trad, Ophis?"


    Ophis blinked in surprise. She was shocked by the sudden tangent, but she didn''t allow that to stop her from giving an immediate answer. Ophis just don''t expect the sudden question. She thought that Prisci would ask something about the Grand Commander or the head priest, but instead, Prisci was asking about Trad.


    "Ie from the family under Raven. He is the owner of a chain of hotels in Trad,"


    Prisci''s eyes lit up on recognition of the name. That was a name she hasn''t heard in a long time. Raven, the hotel mogul. There was once a time when she was considering marrying Raven. He was a very handsome man and she needed someone that could help her grow without holding her back. Raven was a smart business owner and she knew that he would be a good candidate for a king consort because he had no ambition for politics and he only cared about his businesses. He would never try to take the throne from her, so she trusted him.


    But things never worked out because he refused her for some reason. Prisci wasn''t angry about the refusal because she wasn''t petty, but she was confused when he told her that he already had someone he loved. From what Prisci learned from her spies, Raven was not engaged and he didn''t have anyone he met regrly in Trad. So why did he say he had someone he loved?


    Did he lie to her about that just to get out of the engagement? Perhaps he thinks I am not beautiful enough for him? No, that is impossible. There isn''t anyone more beautiful than me. Prisci turned and looked at Ophis for a moment and she scowled a little as she corrected herself. There isn''t anyone other than this woman that is more beautiful than me.


    Prisci sighed. She has been trying to find the reason for Raven''s refusal for a long time and she was never able to. For some reason, the fact that she was refused by Raven only made her want him more. Prisci already nned to go to Trad after this lockdown was over and meet with Raven to try and get an answer from him. Prisci immediately asked Ophis a question.


    "And how is Raven? I haven''t seen him in a long time,"


    Prisci unconsciously touched her hair while asking this and Ophis rose a brow. Ophis immediately knew that this wasn''t just a regr question. Was Prisci in love with Raven? Hah! If only Prisci knew what the demon lord already did to Trad. Raven might still be alive right now, but he is nothing but a puppet for the demon lord.


    "Raven is doing well, my queen. He opened a new chain of hotels and he is swarmed with work almost every day."


    Prisci smiled when she heard this. Of course, Raven would still be opening hotels. He already had more than seven hotels and he still wants more? He is just like me. He is never satisfied with just being mediocre. He would be the perfect partner.


    But anyway, that isn''t what I''m meant to be focusing on. Prisci turned to look at Ophis again. Now that Prisci knew what family Ophis was from, she was more inclined to help her. If Ophis came from a family that wasn''t on good terms with Prisci then Prisci would have definitely sent her away.


    Prisci had no idea that everything here was already nned a long time ago by Floid. Floid asked Travy to get him all the information on Prisci that he could find and Floid found out that Prisci and Raven had a rtionship that would make Prisci help anyone from Raven''s family just to gain his favor. That was the reason why Floid told Ophis to pretend to be from Raven''s family.


    Prisci turned around and folded her hands while talking.


    "I understand where you areing from with regard to the Grand Commander and the head priest. Things have been difficult for everyone inside of Uta for a long time and I am sure it is no different for you. But you have to also understand that there is not much I can do while we are still under the eye of the demon lord. The tension in the kingdom is at an all-time high and if I punish two of the most respected people in the kingdom then the people will be even more restless."


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    Ophis furrowed her brow in confusion. Was Prisci asking me to just let this go?


    Prisci could easily read the thoughts that Ophis was having and Prisci sighed and walked back to her seat. She couldn''t do anything about the head priest or the Grand Commander because, at the end of the day, both of them were more important than Ophis. Prisci wouldn''t lose anything even if Ophis was raped and killed, but she would lose a lot if the Grand Commander and Head priest were punished right now.


    "Are you asking me to forget about the abuse from them and forgive it all?"


    Ophis asked this with a look of genuine surprise. She couldn''t believe what she was hearing. This was something she didn''t n for because she never thought it would happen.


    Prisci spoke up calmly.


    "No, I wouldn''t ask something like that from you. I simply want you to trust my process. I will speak to both of them personally and get them to back down,"


    "you highness... That would only make things worse for me,"


    Prisci sighed in irritation once Ophis said this. Why can''t this fool just understand? The head priest is the one in charge of selecting the priests that would power the barrier that covered the town while the Grand Commander was one of the strongest people in the kingdom. Both of them were very useful to Prisci. Ophis, on the other hand, was useless to her.


    Prisci understood how Ophis was feeling, but there was nothing that Prisci could do about it. Ophis spoke up with a little bit of anger in her voice.


    "Your highness, are you telling me to simply overlook their transgressions? The Grand Commander and the head priest won''t stop unless you punish them. Talking to them won''t make them stoping after me,"


    Prisci clicked her tongue silently. Why couldn''t Ophis just understand her words when she says them inly? She is acting like I''m telling her to go and die.


    "I''m simply saying that this is not a simple case to solve. I know how difficult things are for you, and I''m sure your circumstances seem like the worst thing in the world to you right now, but there are far more important things to worry about and there are worse things than what you are going through. Don''t try to project your pain as the most painful thing in the world. Try to understand,"


    Prisci gave Ophis a pointed stare as she said this and Ophis immediately understood the hidden message underneath what Prisci said and she scoffed silently. To think that things would turn out like this! Ophis always thought that there was a fundamental difference between demons and humans. She always thought that humans were too soft and kind for their own good. But for the first time, Ophis was reevaluating a human. Tus woman is the worst human I have ever met. Even that fucking priestess Freya wasn''t this bad! At least Freya tried to protect her people from the evil around them! Even though Freya was rotten on the inside, she was still clean outwardly! Prisci was simply telling Ophis to bare with the cruelty regardless of her feelings! It was as though Prisci was throwing Ophis to the wolves!


    This was a situation that Ophis didn''t expect, and truly, if Ophis was any other woman, then this would have been the moment when she stormed out of the office in anger.


    Most women like to believe that they are their ''sisters'' keepers. They always think that other women will look out for them if they are ever in a situation like this and protect them from the cruelty of men. Prisci hoped that Ophis was one of those types of women and she wanted Ophis to be angry enough to give up now and stop bothering her.


    But Ophis was not like other women and although this situation wasn''t what Ophis nned at first, she could still see a way to make this work for her!


    Ophis came to this office to try and find out when the barrier will be weak so that she can pass on that message to Floid, and now that Prisci did something like this, Ophis has the upper hand in the conversation. Ophis was once a queen and also the daughter of a king. Throughout her life, she has been trained in interacting with people and how to manipte anyone to make sure you get exactly what you want.


    It ismon knowledge that even the evilest people still have a conscience. Once you do something that seems wrong, there is a feeling of guilt that will grow inside you regardless of who you are.


    Most demons have been able to shut off that feeling or make it quiet enough so that it seems nonexistent, but it is very hard for humans to do something like that because they are so fucking weak-willed. The moment that Prisci told Ophis to bare with her treatment, Ophis noticed how Prisci couldn''t look her in the eye for a few moments and she unconsciously joined her hands together on the table. The moment didn''tst for more than a second, but Prisci was incapable of hiding this small amount of guilt because Prisci knew that what she said was ''wrong''.


    And once Ophis noticed this guilt, Ophis immediately went in for another interaction. she wouldn''t let an opportunity like this one go!


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