New Chapter for the Highest Tier (June 2021)

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Archdemon Empress Luna

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"Did you do this on purpose for the earlier argument with Princess Ourania?" Apollyon asked too calmly as he stood at the bottom of the stairs, glancing up at the elevated thrones of the Summer Monarchs.

Princess Ourania and Sir Tristan sat at the right side of the Summer King and Queen's royal seats, looking down at them.

Apollyon's fingers were interlocked with hers, and his mother noticed.

Princess Ourania's lips were pinched together as she glowered at their joined hands with blatant contempt.

Apollyon and Luna had no idea what had happened, but they were surprised to find out that all of the guests were released from the Great Hall after the individual inquisitions—except them!

She clenched her jaw in frustration.

Luna couldn't understand why the Summer Monarchs decided to save them for the 'last' when they weren't the 'best.

She fought the urge to curse the Summer Monarchs in their faces.

They already caused enough ruckus from the earlier argument they had with the engaged couple, and she didn't want to add to their ire.

Well, they can't say it was their fault when Apollyon's mother started this.

Apollyon and Luna were stuck, seated on the tables while the attendants left one by one.

What kind of brains do they have—to think that she and Apollyon would be alright with keeping them here as the last one among all the guests, including those Summer Aristocrats who had escaped from the wild explosion to which the sentinels have brought them back one by one for the inquisition?

For the goddess' sake, it was almost midnight when the last guest aside from them went home! This engagement party was stupid!

When she finally noticed what the Summer Monarchs had in mind, Luna had lost all her patience.

She was tempted to resort to pulling hair out of boredom—preferably her mother-in-law's light auburn long hair.

Now, Apollyon was the opposite compared to Luna's current mood as they waited for the King and Queen's response.

Well, She would hope their logic would make sense, or else she would find a way to recreate the wildfire and use them on Apollyon's mother!

Hopefully, that would melt all the biased resentment in her heart.

"Is this some kind of a jest, Your Highness? Because if it wasn't, it's not— " Luna had to pause to curb the 'f*cking' curse from slipping out of her mouth when she remembered that it was King Oberon she was talking to, "--funny! Why would we be the last people you would ask for the inquisitions when we were here the whole time? Do you think we have all the time in the world to make an Empress and the Vampire King wait like this?"

Luna had to throw a cool glance in Princess Ourania's direction.

There was no other person in this room who had the most malicious scheme in mind!

Luna would point an accusing finger at her first!

Her husband was the one who was grumpy at first, scowling at the Summer Monarch's direction, trying to read their lips to figure out what had been discussed since they couldn't hear a single thing.

Luna surmised that it was similar to a mirror-filled room where they have found Apollyon's mother talking to herself without any sound coming out of her mouth—only eerie silence.

Magic barriers which vacuumed all the sounds in the room were placed on the walls.

There must be something that was discussed without their knowledge when Apollyon noticed the sound-proofed barrier around this area.

Now, they just had to figure out their explanation.

"We picked both of you for the last inquisition since you will stay in this Summer Castle for the night. We are sending all the aristocrats home early."

Luna raised an eyebrow at that.

Apollyon drew his breath as if he had summoned all the patience in the Faerie Realm to deal with his grandparents.

Then, he released them before speaking, "Don't force us when we haven't agreed to your invitation. You didn't ask our opinion regarding this. Forcing us to stay at the Summer Castle tonight without any explanation makes me suspicious. Thank you for the offer. But my wife and I would be staying at the Vinca Inn, King Oberon. Queen Titania."

"Alright." Queen Titania shrugged as she settled her hands on her lap. "Suit yourself. But be prepared." She challenged, and her powerful voice echoed in the emptiness of the Great Hall. "This will take a long, long while."

"I am prepared, Queen Titania. But if this interrogation would take longer than five minutes, I would set your thrones on fire."

"Apollyon." Luna almost choked on her saliva when she heard Apollyon's statement.

It was also what she had on her mind!

She wondered if her husband heard the evil plans she had been scheming for revenge.

Her smirk curled into a frown when she recalled the freak accident from earlier.

She had no right to laugh.

This wasn't a laughing matter.

"The countdown had began the moment we got up from our chairs. Don't waste our time and let's begin." Apollyon squeezed her hand in reassurance without looking at her. "My wife and I had other more important things to do."

Instead of Queen Titania, it was Princess Ourania who spoke to her. "In that quick second before the explosion, the guests have seen you drop a stone while I walked down the red carpets. You were with your Empress." Her accusing tone made her roll her eyes as she pointed the finger at her when she mentioned, 'Empress.' "That only strengthened my belief that both of you have planned this to ruin my engagement party! You see, Queen Mother. I know that my words have weight in them." She turned her head to Queen Titania as she sought an ally to her cause. "I am not a princess who would accuse without basis."

"There was no evidence."

"But, they are witnesses around who have seen them!"