The voice that the king said this in wasn't loud or soft, but there was no doubting the power that was behind it.
This was the voice of one that had the power to rule over this kingdom completely, so it was not something that was easily tarnished.
As soon as his voice rang out, all of the ministers and generals trembled.
Then without any hesitation, all of them fell to one knee and bowed their heads in fear, as they waited for what the king would say next.
The ones that felt the most fear were naturally Marquis Bloom and Scar who had been the ones arguing in front of the king.
They were afraid that they had provoked the king's anger and what this would mean for them.
But in the end, all the king said was, "Leave this matter. Viscount Zwein works for the Shadow Garden organization, so unless there's an absolute need, he will keep working there. If there are any departments that wish to ask for his help, they may send a direct request to me. If it's a worthy request, I will naturally not reject it."
Once his words fell, all of the ministers and generals revealed bitter looks on their faces.
Even if they were fools, they would be able to understand the meaning behind his words.
With the way that the king had said this, it was clear that he had already decided to protect Viscount Zwein.
Even if they were to submit a request for this matter, it was very likely that this request would be ignored or denied.
But this was an important matter and they wouldn't give up on it so easily…
So the ministers and generals exchanged secret glances as they started to come up with a plan to handle this matter.
The main gist of their plan was that they would all submit requests at the same time to the king. With all of these requests coming in at the same time, they believed that even the king wouldn't be able to reject all of them with their combined influence.
At the same time, they were preparing to call in even more nobles to make requests with them.
This was one of those times where numbers did matter.
For now, they would bide their time and wait to send those requests. Once they had enough people, it was only a matter of time before this Viscount Zwein fell into their hands, even if the king wanted to protect him.
Since the king had spoken, no one dared to go against him.
After a long silence, everyone said, "Yes, your majesty."
Hearing this, the king gave a satisfied nod before saying, "Then we'll end things here."
"Yes, your majesty." Everyone said once again before waiting for the king to leave.
At an event like this, naturally the first one to leave was the most important person.
If anyone dared to leave before him, that would be considered insulting that person.
So they all kneeled there waiting for the king to leave.
They could have stood up and bowed instead, but they kept kneeling since they were afraid of what mood the king was in. After all, they had heard the tone that he had spoken in just now.
But the king didn't leave right away.
Instead, he just looked at me with an interested look.
As I kneeled there, I could feel his gaze on me.
But in the end, he still turned to leave through the side entrance that was only used by him.
After the king was gone, everyone still waited for a while before slowly standing up and letting out sighs of relief.
The ministers and generals didn't leave right away and started gathering together, as if they were discussing things in private.
As they discussed, I could hear a few things that they were saying and I could feel their gazes directed at me. I wasn't a fool, so I could easily tell that they were talking about me.
But I did all that I could to ignore this as I went over to Shaka and Scar's side.
The three of us exchanged glances before quickly leaving this place.
We were the center of attention right now and that was never a good thing. It was best if we left this place as soon as possible.
Even as we left, I could still feel the gazes of the nobles on me.
It was clear that this matter wouldn't be over yet…
They definitely wouldn't drop this matter…
…
A beautiful young girl was sitting there in this luxurious room with one hand holding her cheek as she stared out the window at the beautiful city beneath her.
However, even with this beautiful scenery in front of her, her eyes weren't focused at all.
It was as if instead of this scenery, there was something else that was on her mind.
After staring out for a bit, she couldn't help suddenly giving a sigh.
But then, there was a click that came from behind her as the door to this room suddenly opened.
When she turned to see who it was that came in without even announcing themselves, she immediately revealed a smile as she said, "Papa!"
The beautiful girl stood up and ran over to the man that walked in before jumping into his arms.
The man also revealed a smile as he took this beautiful girl in his arms.
After letting her hug him, he patted her on the head and said, "Now, now, stop playing around."
The girl reluctantly moved away but she moved away in the end. Then she asked with a sly look on her face, "How did the royal audience go?"
The man gave a sigh before shaking his head to say, "I might have played around a bit too much."
The girl covered her mouth as she said, "He, he, papa really doesn't hold back when he plays around."
The man revealed a proud look as he said, "Your papa will never hold back when playing around."
The two of them seemed like a normal pair of father and daughter, but if one looked carefully…they would see a set of crowns on their heads.
These two were the king and the princess.