Is It Funny That The Dragon Slayer Failed And Became The Dragon Princess? - Volume 2 Chapter 117
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117. The Shadow King of the Lower District
Hearing Lucius’s good news, Xia Yi was very expectant.
“What information?!”
“About that, please allow me to slowly explain.” Lucius said.
Sera narrowed her eyes, watching her father’s performance.
“It’s like this, Princess. You asked me to investigate the poor in the lower district, so I went alone. In the lower district, I spent some money and asked the poor about some strange phenomena. I discovered a special butcher shop there.”
“Butcher shop?”
“Yes, a butcher shop. Very strange. That shop has been open in there for many years, always selling meat at low prices without ever facing financial difficulties. I was very curious… So I went to that shop and interacted with the owner a bit, and as a result… I discovered a secret!”
Lucius drew out the ending, piquing interest.
“What is it?”
“Actually, that butcher—”
“What about him?”
“In fact—”
Lucius solemnly brewed for a while, as if the next moment he would reveal a shocking earth-shattering secret.
Xia Yi’s eyes widened, focusing intently, waiting for the revelation.
What exactly was hidden behind this?
“Actually, the meat he sells is injected with water, that’s why it’s so cheap.”
“…”
Xia Yi fell silent.
Sera’s tolerance for this scatterbrained father finally reached its limit. She raised both hands and began chanting the spell to summon a golem. A magic circle began to appear in mid-air.
“Wait, wait! Daughter, stop!!” Lucius panicked. “Are you trying to kill me!!”
“Her Highness repeatedly instructed you to go to the lower city district to carry out the mission. You boasted about completing the work, and she was so expectant, yet you only said such a ridiculous thing?” Sera said coldly. “Father, please use your life to apologize to the Princess!”
“I wasn’t finished talking just now! That butcher who sells water-injected meat told me that there is indeed a ruler in the lower district!”
“Really?” Xia Yi hurriedly asked.
“Really! I guarantee it on my daughter’s life!”
This sentence from Lucius was simply adding fuel to the fire.
“Um… Sera, why don’t we stop for now and listen to Lucius’s information?” Xia Yi suggested tentatively.
Her personal maid was in a terrifying state of anger.
But for Xia Yi’s sake, Sera still stopped and canceled the summoning magic formation.
“Ahem, actually, Princess, your inference was not wrong. Even in the chaotic lower district, there is a maintainer of order.” Lucius explained. “Among the poor there, there is a special figure. The poor call him the Shadow King of the lower district, or simply Shadow King. As the name suggests, this Shadow King never appears in sight. He has a large group of followers who obey his orders and actively maintain order and resolve internal conflicts in the poor district.”
“So there really is such a figure.” Xia Yi sighed.
“If not for the Shadow King, the poor district might be a hundred times more chaotic than it is now, becoming a purgatory. Therefore, the poor also have great respect for the Shadow King, and his prestige is very high.”
“I told the owner that I wanted to help the poor district and improve their lives, and I had a lot of funds… So he informed me how to contact the Shadow King’s subordinates.”
“Therefore, he told me that I could go see the Shadow King’s subordinates and informed me of the method… But I can’t bring too many people, one person is the limit.”
Lucius told Xia Yi the information he learned.
“Thank you, Lucius, you’ve been a great help.” Xia Yi smiled. “This is very important. If we can contact the Shadow King, then we can negotiate with him and borrow the power of the poor in the lower district.”
“It’s nothing. After all, it’s the Princess’s order. Sharing the worries of the Dragon Royal Family has been the ancient duty of our Cavendish family.”
Lucius looked at his daughter with a pleased expression.
“Sera, how about that? Dad said he wouldn’t let the Princess down.”
Sera looked at her father’s smug face and very reluctantly admitted, “I guess… it’s a little useful.”
“Oh, daughter, you’re really tsundere. You clearly approve of me so much, but you won’t say it outright. You’re even shy, how cute, haha!” Lucius laughed without a care.
Sera lowered her head, clenching her fists. It wouldn’t be surprising if she exploded the next second.
Xia Yi was stunned.
This, this… isn’t being tsundere.
To be able to put up with Lucius until now, in a sense, Sera is really amazing.
…
After resting for a day at the Cavendish Manor, Xia Yi left the central city and went to the lower district.
To express her sincerity, Xia Yi went alone as agreed, without bringing anyone else.
Initially, Sera was somewhat worried about her safety, saying she could secretly follow and protect her.
But Xia Yi refused, ordering Sera to stand by at the Cavendish Manor and wait for her good news.
Since she wanted to express her sincerity for cooperation, taking risks was inevitable. She was going to do great things, so she had to have the courage!
Back then, she entered a monster’s den alone to save the kidnapped children and killed seven in seven out. Now, going to a lower city district where the poor gather, what could happen?
I am the mighty Human Sword Saint!
Xia Yi came to the lower district alone, this time during the day.
In the daytime, it was much better than the previous time at night. There were more people on the streets… but most people’s expressions were a bit off when they looked at her, as if looking at a rare animal that had escaped from the zoo. Some also had ill intentions.
Even some were stealthily following her.
Xia Yi was aware of all this, but she wanted to avoid conflict, so she quickly arrived at the agreed location.
It was a card room. At the entrance, she could already hear the voices inside.
“You can instant kill me with seventeen cards? You can instant kill me? If you can instant kill me with seventeen cards today, I! Will! Eat! this table!”
“Airplane.”
“…”
“Eat it, bro.”
“…”
The atmosphere in the card room became awkward, and Xia Yi felt it was time to make her entrance. She pushed open the door and walked in.
There weren’t many people inside. There were only three dragons playing cards at a table, the rest were empty.
On a sofa to the side, a dragon lay flipping through a magazine, and at the counter, the owner was doing the accounts.
As soon as Xia Yi entered, all eyes were on her.
So, she cleared her throat, and the first sentence she spoke made everyone’s faces change.