CH 107

February 25, 2022 by danmeiheaven

After chuckling hollowly, Xia Zuoyi scratched his cheeks and looked around.

—It’s probably because it’s still early in the morning, so there were no other nobles in the hall. Only a few servants appeared from time to time, walking around the edge.

No one continued to speak.

It doesn’t seem appropriate for them to stand there all the time.

Xia Zuoyi said, “Why don’t we…” 

His words haven’t finished yet.

A few people walked inside the hall, with Prince Cassius leading in front.

He’s dressed in a finely crafted princely outfit, the same as when he received Xia Zuoyi. It seems that there will be a distinguished guest coming today.

Xia Zuoyi saw that Prince Cassius didn’t seem to expect them to stand in the hall of the hotel in the early morning. He looked a little confused. Then he saw that the Pope was also here so he immediately came over to say hello.

Although Cassius didn’t understand why the Pope appeared in the hotel, he didn’t dare to ask more.

After all, even if he is a prince, some words cannot be said at will—for example, asking why is likely to offend the Pope.

Cassius stood in place, thinking about the possible relationship between the Pope and Lord Desinia or the two other distinguished guests…

Orville said, “Today seems to be the day when the king of Powell arrives at the royal city.”

Cassius returned to his senses and nodded, “You are right. His Majesty King Kozmo will arrive at the Sherry Hotel soon.”

Bullough Main Road is already bustling at this time.

At this moment, there were a lot of people gathered around the hotel. Even in the hall, you could hear the faint noise of the crowd.

Xia Zuoyi is curious about the Powell Kingdom, which believes in the white wolf king. Naturally, he’s also interested and more curious about the second male lead, Gena Kozmo, in the original book.

So, he didn’t leave immediately and just stayed in the lobby.

Prince Cassius waited for a while before walking out of the door.

Xia Zuoyi heard the sound of wheels rolling, mixed with the sound of neat steps. It gradually came closer, becoming more and more obvious, and then finally stopping.

—Prince Cassius and the other party’s conversation emerged in front of the hotel’s entrance.

“Please come in.” Prince Cassius said.

Xia Zuoyi’s sight was fixed—he saw Prince Cassius come in first, his body slightly sideways, his pace slow, and leading the way for the person behind him.

Cassius has just come of age. His height is not low among his peers, but he’s not that tall either. He’s about 1.78 meters, with a very good figure.

But the person walking behind him is in stark contrast to him.

Because the man in the back is really tall and sturdy. According to visual inspection, his height can be more than 1.9 meters, close to 2 meters. His slightly thick clothes can’t hide the bulging muscles on his body.

He wasn’t wearing a heavy cloak, yet he looked like he was emitting heat all over.

This man is the king of Powell, Gena Kozmo.

Xia Zuoyi thought that because the second male lead in the original story has lived on the ice field in the extreme northern highlands since he was a child, he has always been with the wind, snow, and the frost all the year-round.

So he has a strong physique and is not afraid of the cold.

After he arrived in the Saint Airo Empire, he was slightly uncomfortable due to the difference in temperature and climate. It was common for him to wear thin clothes in winter.

Now, Gena Kozmo is wearing normal imperial winter clothing, which is a little thicker for him.

Therefore, while walking into the lobby, His Majesty the King of Powell pulled his collar and unbuttoned it…

His dark blue eyes looked at Xia Zuoyi and the others standing in the hall at the same time.

Since they met face-to-face, Prince Cassius would inevitably introduce each other’s identities.

Especially since His Excellency the Pope is also here, they cannot be just ignored.

When he introduced Xia Zuoyi, Gena Kozmo looked over, and finally, there’s a slight expression change on his handsome and calm face. His blue eyes were like the solid ice at the bottom of the ice sheet.

He said, “It turns out that this is Lord Desinia.” 

Gena Kozmo spoke slowly, seemingly having a deep meaning in his words.

Xia Zuoyi nodded, expression unchanged, “Hello.”

Gena: “I don’t know which room in the west wing Lord Desinia lives in? I want to pay a visit when I have time…”

“I live in the east. “

Prince Cassius explained, “Because Lord Desinia’s pets are mostly large beasts… It’s not suitable for him to live with the other nobles…”

“In order to prevent something from happening, Lord Desinia lives on the east side with Archduke Archiayoli and His Royal Highness Prince Cavendish.”

Hearing this, Gena Kozmo couldn’t help looking at the black panther standing behind Xia Zuoyi. His dark blue eyes flashed.

He said, “I’m gonna trouble the prince to arrange my residence in the east.”

Prince Cassius was stunned and looked at Gena subconsciously, “Your Majesty, are you sure you want to…”

Gena affirmed this.

“I like quiet. It’s better if there are fewer people.”

Cassius’ eyes could not help but fall on Desinia—it seems to be because of him… Whether it’s the Grand Duke or His Royal Highness, to today’s king of Powell, they all want to live together.

—This matter must be mentioned to my mother when I return to the palace.

After thinking about it, Cassius nodded to Gena, “Since it’s Your Majesty’s request, please come with me.”

… 

The east wing of the Sherry Hotel is behind another hall. It’s only after crossing the lawn outside the courtyard that they can reach it.

The honored guests lived on the third floor, while the knights and servants they brought live on the first or second floor of the east wing.

They entered the small lobby of the east wing. Just as they were about to go upstairs, they heard the sound of running—the ‘da da da da’ had now reached the stairs.

Xia Zuoyi tilted his head in doubt. He seemed to hear Walker’s voice.

Sure enough, a dark shadow dashed down the stairs. It was Briquette, with Eggy in his mouth.

Walker chased after him, calling for Briquette to stop immediately.

It’s a pity that Briquette had turned a deaf ear.

Xia Zuoyi frowned and shouted, “Briquette!”

The big tiger with white stripes on a black background hurriedly made an emergency brake and stopped on the stairs.

Eggy was held by Briquette by his neck, resulting in his fleshy limbs curled up. He stuck out his tongue to Xia Zuoyi and made a silly bark.

“What happened?” He looked at Walker.

The latter smiled helplessly, stretched out his index finger, and touched the bridge of his nose.

Perhaps feeling a little awkward, he raised his head and looked up—behind him, Snowball and Ice Cream also came down.

The big tiger with black stripes on a white background was obviously very angry. His steps are heavy as he stared at Briquette and Eggy with majestic eyes.

Behind Snowball, the white wolf seemed very calm.

Gena Kozmo’s eyes instantly focused on the white wolf.

Clifford, the wolf trainer he brought with him, had his eyes widened involuntarily. He couldn’t help showing an extraordinarily fiery look.

White wolf!

A white wolf without any mottled fur!

Oh, my God of Creation!

Clifford almost impulsively went up and petted the white wolf.

He gulped, licked his lips, and nearly said directly to His Majesty—the white wolf must be brought back to the icefield, to the Powell Kingdom!

But fortunately, he still had some sanity left.

This white wolf undoubtedly belongs to Lord Desinia in front of them.  At the moment, they have an important alchemist exchange meeting to attend in the Saint Airo Empire, so they can’t just snatch it back.

Clifford suppressed his desire and planned to discuss it with His Majesty when no one was around.

Gena Kozmo’s concentrated dark blue eyes contained the fervor hidden under the ice sheet. His gaze was stuck on the white wolf unblinkingly.

His intense sight couldn’t help but make Ice Cream stop in his steps, one of his front paws suspended on the stairs. Ears pricked up, the same blue eyes looked over.

—And just happened to meet Gena Kozmo’s.

After a while, Ice Cream looked away indifferently and continued to go downstairs.

By this time, Snowball had already raised his front paws and knocked Briquette down, who had already put down Eggy onto the spacious stairs, and beat him up. Now, he’s rubbing the disobedient puppy with his paw.

Ice Cream pretended not to see it and crossed them over. He went downstairs to Xia Zuoyi’s side and rubbed his outstretched hand affectionately after not seeing him all night.

With so many beasts suddenly appearing, Prince Cassius involuntarily took a step back with a slight change in his face.

But then he saw that no one except him moved backward, so he couldn’t help feeling ashamed. He returned to his original position while no one was paying attention.

But still, no one seemed to notice him.

Cassius said in a dry voice, “Your Majesty Kozmo, your room is next to His Royal Highness Prince Cavendish on the third floor… Do you need me to take you up?”

Gena turned to him, “No need.”

Prince Cassius seemed relieved and said that he might have to leave first. After Gena nodded, he said goodbye to the Pope and the others.

After he left, Xia Zuoyi knew the whole story from Walker’s mouth.

—It turned out that Eggy was playing on Snowball’s soft cushion but he peed on it. When Snowball was about to teach him a lesson, Briquette stopped him by biting his tail, in the hopes of dragging his brother back.

Who knows, he hadn’t controlled his strength and bit Snowball’s tail bald.

Xia Zuoyi: “…”

He sighed, stepped forward, and picked up Snowball’s tail for inspection. Finally, he found a little bald spot at the tip of his tail…

If you don’t look for it carefully, you can barely see it.

Perhaps compared to being bald, Snowball was angry because he got bitten.

Snowball’s big thick tiger paw was still pressing on Briquette’s head at this moment as purring sounds spilled from his throat. He’s acting coquettishly towards Xia Zuoyi, slightly aggrieved.

Xia Zuoyi rubbed Snowball’s ears that suddenly fanned up to give him comfort.

He knew that even if Snowball taught Eggy a lesson, he would only rub the cub a few times and then let him go. Briquette’s purpose of blocking him was more to deliberately bully his younger brother.

At this moment, he was beaten but did not resist, probably because of his guilty conscience.

Xia Zuoyi can’t favor one over the other.

—There are too many fluff balls in the family, so he needs to pay more attention to have a balance. Therefore, after kneading Snowball, he hugged Briquette who stood up from the floor and leaned over.

As for Eggy.

He picked up the pup and put him on Briquette’s back, planning to go back to his room and give him a good education.

How can you pee on your brother’s bed!

Xia Zuoyi thought silently in his heart.

The crowd at the bottom of the stairs watched him gradually be surrounded by a group of plushies. They arched and rubbed around as they walked towards the third floor…

Fortunately, Xia Zuoyi thought of them halfway through.

He turned back and beckoned, “Your Excellency, didn’t you say you want to come to my room to take a look?”

Segalot laughed.

Translator’s Note:

This is the update for today hehe. Hopefully, by next week, I can multi-task and have some translating done because my stocks are slowly depletingggg…