Chapter 180: [ Twin Princesses ]

A mixed of admiration and contempt could be heard from her voice that Allen couldn’t help but chuckle in enjoyment.

“You’re wrong. I do care a lot, however, sadly I’m just as susceptible as most men to a pretty face, so I can’t help it. Remember that, Sara.”

Sara had a glimpse of white teeth against tanned skin.

“Still, just like what you have heard from Ali, I have my people here. I can’t just go and leave them…”

“Don’t start with me with that guy, Sara. Only one man should come out of a taken woman’s mouth… and in regards to you, that is mine… don’t you think so?”

How shameless that Sara found herself curiously disturbed by Allen’s attitude. Was this jealousy?

“Besides, Azi Dahaka was already dead. There’s no real threat for them anymore in this place so they would be alright, even if you are not there…” Allen continued.

Azi Dahaka?

“So you defeated him?”

Allen grins. “Of course silly, I’m the one standing in front of you right now, am I?” He started walking forward. “Well, even if you are staying there with them, you will just be taken for granted. Men should know how to protect themselves not always be the one who is protected. Especially behind a woman… You, Sara, will just become a Soldier treated as a cretin, a tool… like a caged bird, only knowing to do her responsibility… That is why, even if you don’t like it, I will take you with me, even if it means dragging you by using force~”

“… …” Sara’s eyes widened in surprised from Allen’s words. She never expected for him to think like that.

“You are weak, Sara, extremely weak…”

“I know…” Sara smiled bitterly. It was a very self-depreciating smile.

Although she had known about it already but being slapped it on her face still hurt. But the next words stunned her.

“I’m not talking about power…”

“Eh?”

“Of course, you are still weak in terms of power but that is yet another matter. What I’m talking about is authority and freedom… You’re weak to pressure that you wouldn’t even know that you are already being taken advantage to…”

!!?

“In that place, the only one who is really in power is that bastard, Ali so time will come when you will become his servant when you least expected to… that man is full of schemes and wicked plans but, I refrained from killing him. Do you know why?”

“… …” Sara didn’t know how to respond. Besides, she couldn’t help but think, how like him to say these words.

“… Because no one will lead those people if he disappeared. That guy; Lemuel can’t be one, he’s too soft… a leader needed a bit of slyness and evil to control the people. Well, if he will go overboard though, I wouldn’t mind plucking him…”

These past few days were enough for her to know Allen’s character. What she had noticed about his character was that it was sort of harsh, honest, uncompromising, and a bit of tyrannical who always looked down on people – that she knew was typical of a man.

He had nothing but contempt for the refinements of the civilized society.

A vandal in every sense of the world…

Maybe that was the character of every people possessing power above normal people…?

But he had also, Sara recognized, a dangerous charm.

Sara made a helpless sigh as she followed behind him. “I realized that my opinion seems to be hardly having much weight on you…”

Allen shrugged and didn’t respond.

No choice, Sara said inwardly. She doesn’t have a choice in the first place.

The young man in front of her, Allen was like an abyss. The more you stay with him, the harder it is to separate yourself from him.

However, even so, “Allen,”

“Hm?”

“Truthfully, I don’t know how I feel about you…”

“… …”

“Admiration, Awe, fear… but I’m still doubtful if it’s really love... at least not yet. We haven’t met for that long, so maybe I still needed some time to organize my feelings… of course; I still haven’t forgotten my hate for you for assaulting me…”

Allen let out an awkward smile, “That, that’s out of my control. Sometimes, I’m like that, I lost control of myself and didn’t know what I was doing… probably because of the skill physiques I possessed, however, go on, you can have as much as time as you want in any case,” Allen halted and turned around. Revealing a malicious smile. “You can never escape from me, Sara, in this lifetime, even the next, you are mine… your heart, your soul, your body, all of them belong to me…”

Sara couldn’t help but frown from Allen’s words. She felt conflicted at the same displeased but she didn’t say anything. In any case, she knows that he would not listen. She rolled her eyes and wore a fed up expression.

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Amongst the surrounding trees, the birds sang sweetly and the scent of nature from around them was carried to them in little waves as the soft breeze blew in their direction.

They were now almost at the Spirit Falls.

Along the way, Sara had felt somewhat dejected and embarrassed for her unneeded tension because, all monsters they encountered, where she had always been vigilant and anxious, was like obedient dogs whenever they saw them walking.

No one dared to raise their heads and looked at them, seemingly giving piety to their monarch. Not one made a sound as she and Allen walked like and Kings and Queens among the monster inside the forest.

Is this related to Allen being the Monster King? Sara felt complicated. Allen’s power and authority don't only extend to the human world but also to Monster World.

She really felt as if she had gone aboard an extraordinary ship.

On the other hand, Allen was walking while munching an apple. He offered but Sara wasn’t hungry and wasn’t in the mood to eat. She was still digesting all that had happened to her.

As she was deep in her thoughts, Allen who was walking in front of her suddenly stopped.

While munching an apple, Allen’s nonchalant voice echoed in the entire forest. “Well, as a guest, observing my every action seems to be a bit improper, don’t you think, my fair ladies?”

Allen smiled leisurely as he said that and turned his glance towards a wide tree nearby.

“Eh?” At his words, Sara almost stumbled. She immediately surveyed the surroundings.

At this moment, the nearby bushes shook and something came out of it. When they appeared, they were already kneeling in front of Allen.

“Greetings to the King!”

“Greetings to the King!”

Two tanned women appeared in front of them. However, neither of them looked like they were going to fight.

“We apologize for our rude behavior, oh great king…”

“We just don’t know how to present ourselves without causing any misunderstandings!” The two girls started speaking.

Allen looks at them condescendingly. “So, who are you?”

“My name is Shahrnaz and this is my sister Arnavaz… former princesses of the Pishdadian Kingdom!”

“Shahrnaz and Arnavaz….”

“What? You mean the former princess of Pishdadian Dynasty?!” Sara was shocked by another matter.

However, Allen didn’t care a single thing about them.

“You should know about us, am I right? Your Majesty?”

“… …”

“We and the kingdom are one. We will become the possession of the person who defeated the King and usurped the throne.”

“Just like what happened when Zahhak killed our father and usurped the throne, making us slaves and wives, and then the Hero Fereydun defeated Zahhak and once again usurped the throne, taking us again…”

“As the one who defeated the King, you are now the ruler and king of the Pishdadian Kingdom… oh, great king.”

“As the tradition, we princesses will become of your possession…”

The two women said without raising their heads.

Silence enveloped the whole area.

Then,

“I refuse.”

““What?!”” This unexpected answer dumbfounded the two women. Power, them and everything… anyone would immediately accept it. The two women had expected something like that.

However, Allen actually refused.

“W, why?”

“Because I don’t like you.” said Allen while shrugging his shoulders.

“What?”

“It seems like you are satisfied with that… being passed down generation to generation like tools… a slave, a servant, a sex slave … without any pride, you accepted your status.”

“… …”

Arnavaz gritted her teeth in anger but she held it on. Even if she didn’t like it but that was the truth.

However, what can they do? That was their fate…