Chương 199: Chapter 182. Some People Forget The Plan

Charlotte Nyx's Point Of View" Charlotte, you need to make your face more neutral. Otherwise, he'll be able to tell what you're thinking." Anna offered me advice as we approached the door to the Dining Hall. My nervousness must be easy to spot on my face. I mean I just have so much I want to say to him! But from what Sarah and Anna have told me, I need to take this slowly in order to not appear like I have no regard for his Marriage to them."

We're going to be entering the room now, from what I can tell, he seems to be calm and in somewhat of a good mood. I guess the terms Prince Delcan and King Leonard offered him for the business deal were quite favorable? We should strike now, while his mood is good. As long as Anna and I agree to take you in, he should also relent."" Wow, Sarah, You're quite the schemer! How do you know your husband's mood without even seeing him?"" It's because I Love him of course, Crystal!"

Sarah and my Mom spoke to each other as I took deep breaths before we opened the door. It seems our Guards for the door took their break to eat now that the meal had begun. I opened the door and began to walk through it with my Mom, Sarah and Anna walking closely behind me, before moving in front of me as they were sure they would be noticed as they entered. Without fail, the voice they wanted to hear so badly began to speak to them." Ah, you made it!" Matthew greeted Sarah and Anna first.

Then, he noticed my Mom and I were also walking towards him as well. Sure, we had different destinations, but Matthew also greeted us in the same cheery tone as he used for Sarah and Anna. The tone of his voice had an exciting quality to me for some reason? Maybe it's because this was the first time I recall him speaking to me with something nearing joy in his tone?" Princess Charlotte, Queen Crystal, good evening." He had a slight smile on his face as he greeted us.

A mix between a formal smile for the occasion, but it was mixed with a hint of his joyful mood leaking out. What did my Dad and Del offer him? These thoughts filled my head as we greeted him back and we began to take our seats. I returned to the seat I had last night. in order from left to right, it was Del, my Dad, my Mom and then me. In our sights from left to right was Sarah, Matthew and Anna." How did your meeting go, My Love?" Sarah spoke first to Matthew as she and Anna took their seats next to him.

I envied how easy it was for her to strike up a conversation with him. Matthew was more than happy to answer his wife's question." It went well, King-"" Matthew, please, use our names. We're going to share a meal again after all." My Mom interrupted Matthew with a somewhat displeased look on her face. It reminded me of how she was disappointed when she found Del and I had ripped up a piece of cloth we were fighting over when we were small.

It seems this look from my Mom had some effect on Matthew, as he began to awkwardly adhere to my Mom's request. I suppose her pressure can work on anyone? Even if they're Dark Elf, Human or Demon." Ah... Sorry... Crystal." Matthew apologized to my Mom and then turned back to Sarah. He seemed to be very excited to share the results of the meeting with my Dad and Brother to not just his wives, but my Mom and myself as well. We all listened with interest, even though we already knew what had happened."

Leonard has informed me that he would like to hold a Summit with Warrick, and they would like to invite the King of the Elves as well. He wishes to sort this out without causing a war." Sarah looked at my Parents and asked them a question." Wouldn't that just cause a fight between yourself and the King of the Elves, Leonard?" Dad thought for a moment and then began to speak." It's more like I plan on using this Summit to see if the Elves are looking for a war or not. I don't plan to instigate anything, Sarah.

I just want to get to the bottom of this. The fact that those Elves used the likeness of My People, tells me that bad things are afoot. Whether this has to do with the King of the Elves or an independent group of them, is the only real question. Once we have that, we can figure out what to do. With your father also there, he can serve as a witness and a 3rd party we can turn to if needed. I do pray that I'm wrong.

Even though Our People and the Elves don't get along well, I'd still prefer My People to live here in peace, than have to fight in a war. But, if we have to raise our arms for war, it's better to know who our enemies and who our Allies are." Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Dad explained his idea to Sarah. Sarah seemed to have more to say, but chose not to. Matthew began to speak to Sarah again." On top of that, I made a Business Deal."" Oh?

What does it entail, My Love?"" Prince Delcan wants to act as a distributor for ice cream and other dairy products. I agreed, since... Well, the benefits are just too good to ignore. it's basically a 60/40 split for the profits, with each side taking turns to deliver or receive the items."" I see why you're in such a good mood." The reason Matthew seemed to be in such a good mood was the business deal. This could definitely work in my favor moving forward!" He's not the only one!

Dad and I are also quite happy with this arrangement. I imagine the rest of Our People will end up hooked on ice cream after we start selling it here in Darkheim." Del also seemed to be quite happy. From being able to sell the ice cream, to being able to establish a strong connection as a business partner with Matthew. I could tell Del was in quite the good mood. It seems that his Request went by without a hitch. Hopefully, this means things will go a similar way for me.

For now, I just need to sit and wait for the right moment. As I sat and watched, the Waiters brought us our meals. The food was the same as every other day. By that I mean it's delicious. Only the best of the best Chefs are able to gain a chance to work in the Royal Palace's Kitchens. Because of that, Our Family has been quite spoiled with our meals. I'm glad to see that Matthew was enjoying his meal. No doubt he was too focused on not making a mistake yesterday, so he didn't get to truly enjoy the dinner.

I'm glad that his stress has decreased." Charlotte, you're staring too hard at him. I won't tell you not to look, but at least make it less obvious, okay?"

"!" Heat! My Mom whispered to me while everyone was focused on the meal. I just now noticed that I hadn't taken my eyes off of him since I entered the room. The realization of that fact caused my face to heat up worse than when we were sparring." Charlotte, are you okay?" And now he just happened to notice my face! Why does he have such weird timing!? I start to struggle to find the words to play it off... But nothing comes." She's still a little exhausted from this afternoon.

It's been a while since she had such fun. Or at least, that's what she told us during our tea party earlier." My Mom helped me again." Oh, I see. I had fun to, even though I lost. I actually figured out quite a bit about Mana Output during our sparring match, so thank you for that, Charlotte." He's even thanking me for my selfishness... This is becoming harder for me to do. I don't think I'll be able to keep lying in wait, almost like some kind of apex predator. It doesn't feel right to do that to him.

My thoughts started to fill with the need to come clean... To just be... Truthful. Ah, his eyes fell on me again, he's... He's checking on me." That does it..."

"?" My Mother was confused as she heard what I had whispered under my breath." Matthew, in the same way that Del was granted a Request, my Mom has given me the right to the other."" Huh?" Matthew was about to take another bite of his sautéed vegetables, until he heard my words and stopped himself to look at me with a confused expression on his face." I'd like you to make me your Chief of Staff for Paradise!" /Clank! /"?" His confusion began to grow as his attention was placed fully on me.

Before I could happily embrace that fact, I noticed that Sarah and Anna had placed their palms over their faces at my declaration." Why would you... Even want to do that, Charlotte?" His question, born out of confusion and from what I could tell, worry. Was something easy to answer." Because I don't want to stay in my Country anymore. And I know I'm fit for the job!" With my confident words, his confusion abated, but didn't fully go away."

I can understand that, but do you really feel like coming to Paradise is really the best place to go? I mean, would the Dark Elves even let you go?"" Since it's my decision and command for you, they will accept it. How can they deny it? They all knew that your condition for losing is following 2 Wishes of the Royal Family. To go against it, will be going against not only the Royal Family, but also the sanctity of the agreement we made as 2 combatants.

If they set the precedent that they could do that, whose to say when it won't come back to bite them or their loved ones when they win a match with a condition?"" So, you've insulated it? Look, I'm the last one to be asking this, but are you even qualified to do the job as Chief of Staff?"" Yes, my 2 Jobs are perfectly suited to act as a Chief of Staff. My Jobs names are Dark Elf's War Chief and Dark Elf War Strategist.

In particular, Dark Elf War Strategist is almost perfectly suited to work in a role as a Military Leader."" If that's the case, how come you aren't working as one here?"" Because my Father is here. He, along with his Advisors are vastly superior to me. But, I bet there's not a soul in Paradise that will match me! And if there is, I'll happily return to Darkheim, no questions asked!" I've done my best to answer every question Matthew threw at me.

It was at this point that the final nail in the coffin was about to be hammered in... Or should I say 2 nails. I watched as they both placed a hand on his hands and sat back to watch them begin to enact the final part of the plan." My, Love. It's okay, we've discussed it. I think she'll fit in well in Paradise."" As do I, Darling. And like Charlotte said, if you find someone better for the job, she'll head back home obediently." Matthew sighed as he looked at Sarah and Anna, then to me.

Finally, the words I had been waiting to hear since this afternoon escaped from his mouth." Fine. Have it your way. Welcome aboard, Charlotte." I smiled as I sat back down in my chair, finally, I could relax and enjoy the meal as I watched Matthew nurse a headache that had seemed to strike him in this very moment... I hope it's not too bad though...