Emperor's Reckoning

Lyon finished his meal before he stretched his arms upward.

The queen smiled, "Lyon, I hope you are satisfied with our dishes?"

"The dishes are good, but sadly, I have no wine to sip," Lyon sighed.

Wanda raised one of her eyebrows, "What? I'm sure we never ran out of wine."

Cecile chuckled, "It's not that you run out of wine, but my husband here is quite weak to beverages like that. Even the slightest bit of alcohol will make him sway."

Kesya raised her eyebrows as she saw her empress casually spitting out Lyon's terrible weakness. She then averted her glance from the auburn beauty toward the queen of the Sverine Kingdom. Just like she thought, the latter quickly picked on the cue. Kesya puckered up a genuine smile.

"Oh? I never thought young master Lyon would be sensitive to alcoholic beverages, don't worry, this Cherie will guide you through it," said the platinum blonde woman.

"Cherie, clearly you are of no contest in drinking against me," said Hilde.

"Oh my, I'm a drinker, not a drunkard," said Cherie as she covered her lips with a finger with her eyes widened.

"What did you say?" Hilde turned a glare.

Lyon could only smile wryly, "Alright, alright, I won't drink jeez."

Lyon stood up before he slightly turned his body at Wanda, "I thank you for your genuine hospitality. I can feel the warmth that you showed us, but the night is still young and I want to lay on my bed for a while."

"Oh? The night is still young just like you said, why the rush?" asked Wanda with a smile on her face.

(Woman, I just brought down two kingdoms that would be beneficial to your power later on, what do you think I would want to do after that?) said Lyon inwardly.

Lyon smiled, "I need to rest for a while," he nodded before making his leave. The staff immediately bowed deeply as he leisurely walked between them.

Cecile picked up the white napkin near her before she lightly tapped her moist lips.

The other cultivators that dined with him were looking at him went to the hall and left the restaurant. Cecile then stood up and pushed the chair backward with the back of her knee. The attention immediately shifted but the auburn beauty smiled before she nodded at the queen of the Sverine Kingdom.

She spared no words as the second person to leave the dining table. The others were left in their own speculations as they watched the staff bow when Cecile was about to walk between them.

"Oh, I wonder what are they doing right now?" the queen muttered with a smile on her face.

Lumina stood up before she did the same thing as Cecile had done. There was no surprise from them as they watched her leave, though, she was noticed to have a longing for the foods that were left unfinished.

Carius crossed his arms, "I hope that our relationship with First Heaven will change for the better."

The queen raised one of her brows. The tone and the haughty looks of the old man surely irritated her to a twitch of her brows, but as the queen of the Sverine Kingdom, Wanda kept her smile, "But of course, the ones that hated you guys from the gut are dead."

"The Bolg Kingdom and the Sverine Kingdom didn't care as much as the other two about one's origin," said Hilde.

Cherie looked at her rival with a slight surprise on her face. She never thought that she would ennoble her kingdom as well as her own. Cherie knew that Hilde was currently in her enemy's territory but she was famed for her feistiness as a character. After all, the one that Gae Bolg recognized as a master won't be a weak cultivator.

Kesya then stood up before Graham did the same. Assid came out of the kitchen as well. The three pillars that could be said Lyon's aces were present with indomitable aura from every one of them. The atmosphere suddenly tensed as they all grew wary.

Everyone in the place knew that even if they combined all of their powers, they couldn't even escape, let alone beat them.

The queen furrowed her eyebrows. Her heart quickened. She couldn't tell what they were up to. Even if the cultivators that were dining with her had greater numbers, she couldn't help but feel being surrounded by the three of them.

(Is Lyon going to finish us here? Did I go too far?) thought the queen. (Is this why they left the building?).

"I-I, may I be rude to ask what seems to be wrong?" asked the queen. If she were to die anyway, she might as well asked.

"Hm?" Kesya raised her eyebrows. "What? There is nothing wrong, oh... OH! Haha!"

Assid readjusted his glasses, "It seems like we startled you, we apologize for making you and your guests frightened."

"We just showed up at the same time, there is no need to worry about a thing! Haha!" Kesya laughed before she left the dining table.

Graham didn't speak words as he left.

Assid was the last one standing, "Since my master is gone, there is no need for me to be in the kitchen anymore."

Assid left but before he went past the staff that was ever bowing, he heard a call.

"Excuse me, sir Assid," the queen called.

Assid naturally turned around before he bowed, "Is there anything that I can help you with?"

"A-Ah, please, don't bow your head against me, I'm not that worthy."

"Surely," said Assid.

(Tch!). She kept her smile.

"I was wondering what is your young master's favorite wine? Maybe I can gift it to him as a sign of goodwill," asked the queen before the other perked up their ears. However, among the ones present, there was Porealus who had a guess at what it might be.

"Hmm," Assid stood straight up. "I personally don't think Heaven would have it since the main fruit cannot grow here, but if you somehow had a bottle, he would surely entertain you."

Assid then continued, "It is the Monkey King's wine."