Neither Zion nor Lia said a word. They kept staring at the main gate in a daze as if they were thinking about something. The princess seemed to have a trace of emotion flashing in her eyes at the sight of that gate, but she covered it up and became indifferent again. Since Zion was looking outside, no one could see the changes of emotion on Lia's face. Then she laid back on her seat and closed her eyes as if she were sleeping.

So when Zion came back to his senses as the carriage and series of soldiers passed through the front gate, he glanced at the person beside him and ended up seeing this scene. When did she fall asleep?

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But he didn't care about it too much and looked outside again. The rumors were also spreading with full force as if someone had deliberately ordered people to create a hot and burning environment before Zion and Lia could even appear.

So when they arrived, all they could hear was how the citizens pointed fingers at him and the princess.

"Look at them." One of the elves standing at the street side scoffed. "They still pretend to be humble despite being so ruthless."

"I have heard that the human would make the kids unconscious and drag them to Lia, who would offer him a sword, so in the end, it's the human who would slash every single kid ruthlessly!"

"Are you serious?"

"The dhampir girl uses him as a puppet to fulfill her desires. I bet she didn't think she would be caught so easily."

"She just wanted to use her human slave to fulfill her evil desires!"

"But why did she have to save him back then?"

"Who knows? She might have been afraid that he would utter truthful words. She wanted to get rid of her human servant before she could escape! But fortunately, she was caught before she could even follow up her plans."

When Zion heard these words, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes. The way these people had twisted the facts was terrific. Just then, he heard Lia scoffing beside her. "Useless people," she muttered.

He didn't even need to look at her to know what she might be thinking, but he didn't dart his glance elsewhere. His gaze was stuck at the citizens, who were wearing better clothes filled with jewels. The people from the capital city seemed to be living a good life.

After a while, they all reached the palace as they passed through the series of roadside shops, houses, and even buildings with more than four stories. When they arrived at the palace, they saw two guards standing at the front of a giant arched gate that looked as if it were created out of climbing plants filled with colorful flowers, but to Lia, this scene only felt more disgusting.

She lowered her eyes and hid the emotions that were about to go berserk. After a while, when she finally looked up, no one was able to see what she felt in her heart. They only saw how indifferent she was!

Zion, however, noticed her emotions and squinted his eyes. His doubt about Lia became clearer as he continued to spy on her. Then he averted his eyes before he could get caught and looked in the front as the guards dragged them inside. They passed through a beautiful garden filled with flowers and butterflies. It almost seemed as if they had stepped into the heavenly place.

This was the first time Zion had seen something so beautiful, and his eyes were curiously glancing through the garden on either side of him. Even in his world, he hadn't seen something like this. Almost all the flowers were emanating light, and the butterflies flying around the field left a trail of the magic behind them as if they were all small tinkerbells and the traces behind them were pixie dust.

After crossing the forest, they reached a long porchp where two chairs and a table were kept at the center, and on one of the chairs, a beautiful girl sat with a cup in her hand. She seemed to be looking at the table in a daze, unblinking as if she were deep in her thoughts. Then she seemed to have heard footsteps and instantly looked up to meet Zion's eyes.

Zion froze for a second before he walked steadily.

This was the first time they both met.

At first glance, Zion almost felt as if some goddess had descended on the planet, glowing because of her power and beauty. She looked even more beautiful than any actress in his world. They couldn't even compare to 10% of her beauty.

Zion wasn't a saint, and even he had emotions. Naturally, he felt his heart thudding when he glanced at the elf girl sitting there, drinking something from the cup with a quiet expression on her face. If his system were here, he would have already gone berserk after seeing this beauty sitting there and would have been ranting continuously until his ears bled.

Then he shook his head and scolded himself. He wasn't here to find a woman for himself. Why was he even thinking about these things?! His lips pursed as he cleared his thoughts and focused on the case. Even though the elves were naturally beautiful, this girl seemed even more enchanting. Her white hair that floated behind her back with a braided hairstyle at the top of her head to hold the crown made it clear that her status shouldn't be too low. If possible, she could be the legendary queen of the elves he had heard about ever since he stepped into the Viridis kingdom.

Then as if remembering something, he glanced at Lia, only to find her expressions full of hatred. There were deep emotions in her eyes that she tried to conceal but couldn't anymore after facing the queen. But since the queen's eyes were on Zion for a long time, it didn't seem like she noticed Lia's turbulent emotions.

Zion pursed his lips. He would have to confront Lia someday. Her reaction to this elf queen was so apparent that even a child would be able to tell that she hated the queen. The question was, why? And did this have any connection with the case?