Chapter 145 - Lady Scheherazade

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---Two days later---

Inside the hotel,

After two days, Lev, Morgiana, and Toto were now ready to leave seeing them fixing themselves, but Lev told them that he had to visit a certain place first before leaving and it was of great importance.

"Lev, what place are you planning on visiting this time?" Toto asked with curiosity as for the past week, she was sure that they already visited almost all the shops and infrastructures in the city of Remano aside from some private places such as the Royal Palace.

"Well. I need to collect some interest, you see." Lev replied with a smile as this was really his purpose for coming here.

Meanwhile, Morgiana heard what he said and knew what he was talking about after recalling what happened back in Artemyra.

"Interest? What is it?" Toto asked again as she thought that it must be a shop or something after hearing that he wanted to collect some interest.

"There is no need to as they were already here to fetch me." Lev smiled and a sudden voice then could be heard after conceiving a group of people gathering outside the door of their room.

"Good day, Mr. Lev. Sorry for disturbing you again but we really couldn't help it this time." The same beautiful woman who disturbed them before said. After that, three familiar faces entered the room.

"It's nice to see you again, Lev, King of Artemyra." Muu Alexius respectfully greeted together with two other people with him while looking at Lev with great seriousness and gratefulness.

"I feel the same, Alexius." Lev greeted while Toto immediately felt surprised seeing one of the strongest people in Reim Empire entering the room, but she was more surprised to hear that Lev was actually a King.

"Then, do you want to fight again in this place, or do you want to settle this outside?" Lev amusingly asked thinking that they really picked this time to see him despite staying here for a week.

Upon hearing this, Muu Alexius and the two other people with him frowned a little at his words and the way he said them, but they could only swallow it in knowing that they really weren't his match.

"Sadly, but we don't have the strength to confront the King." Muu Alexius replied while looking at Lev. He doesn't know what kind of power Lev they had as didn't really have a fight before but just by looking at Morgiana on his side already gave them a conclusion that they will badly lose again.

"But we would like to have your time if you have some to spare." Muu Alexius respectfully said as this was their purpose of coming to this place in the first place.

"Hmmm, perfect then." Lev said. Right after that, he told Morgiana and Toto to stay behind and wait for him which they could only reluctantly agree.

Lev together with Muu Alexius and his two other companions then leave the hotel heading towards the Royal Palace.

"M-Morgiana, is Lev really a King?" Toto suddenly asked wanting to confirm if it was really true.

"Yes, and in a beautiful country at that." Morgiana replied as Artemyra really was a very peaceful and beautiful place to live in.

"Really?" Toto immediately said while getting excited as this was the first time she heard such a thing.

"What do you think the Royal Palace wanted from Lev?" Toto asked while thinking why the captain of the Fanalis Corps wanted to take Lev to the palace while also feeling that he was afraid of something.

"Well. It is because Reim tried to invade his country a few months ago but they lost badly in the war." Morgiana replied before organizing the things that she had.

"Heeehhhhhhh. Wait!! What??!!" Toto then realized what Morgiana was trying to say before moving closer to her wanting to know if she was telling the truth.

Seeing Toto acting worriedly, Morgiana then told everything that happened that time and Toto listened carefully wanting to know all the details.

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Reim Royal Palace,

A place in which the word 'beautiful' fitted perfectly seeing how grandiose and menacing it was but right now, a heated atmosphere could be felt inside as a group of people could be seen sitting while staring at each other.

"It's nice to see you, Lev, King of Artemyra, Welcome to Reim Empire." A lady with a small stature greeted Lev for the first time but she really couldn't tell if he was powerful or not as if something was blocking her from looking at him.

"Leave the pleasantries, Scheherazade, as I don't want to talk to someone who ordered an army to invade my country." Lev said while waving his hands not wanting to waste more time and wanted to get her to the main point.

"Y-You, how can you say that to Lady Scheherazade." One of the three people inside got furious seeing Lev was acting with great disrespect but the other person beside him stopped him all at once.

"Don't butt to an adult's conversation here, King Vessel who can't even Djinn Equip. Heh. Pathetic." Lev said with a mocking look seeing the person who just became furious as he knew who it was.

"Y-You!" The man already wanted to kill Lev right now seeing him mocking him even without knowing where he heard and knew that.

"Nerva." Lady Scheherazade called out his name which made the man immediately calm down seeing her opening her eyes while looking at Lev.

"Reim Empire really was quite an amusing place. There's a person who can't Djinn Equip and now, a Magi who was about to die." Lev then said as he switched his attention to Lady Scheherazade as he knew that her life was about to end sooner. She really wasn't a bad person in the series but after they tried to make some trouble on him, his mindset changed.

Upon hearing, the person who stopped the young man earlier already unsheathed his sword ready to attack after finally reaching his limit as Lev really had passed the boundary this time.

"Wait, Ignatius!!" Lady Scheherazade called trying to stop the man, but it was already too late seeing him trying to pierce his trident. However, instead of worrying, they were all surprised to see Lev stop his sword attack with his bare black hand.

"And also, an old man who was using a Metal Vessel. Reim Empire will likely start to fall later on if this will continue so how about letting this Empire become part of my property." Lev directly and boldly said before holding the tip of the trident tightly and waving it before the old man loosened his grip and crashed towards the wall.

"Did you know that I just planned to live a peaceful life in my country but just because of the reason that you're being threatened you immediately wanted to invade or destroy it. Lady Scheherazade, I am here hoping for compensation." Lev said in a very cold voice as he really wanted to release his anger for some time now.

"So, I came to think of it. How about I will make this Empire my own? Doesn't that sound good to everyone?" Lev said with a smile while playing the Metal Vessel that Ignatius had in his hands while looking at Lady Scheherazade wanting her to feel that her Empire really was now being threatened.

"King Lev, refrain from your absurd actions. Remember that you're alone here in this place." Muu Alexius said as he stood in front of Lady Scheherazade together with the other two ready to sacrifice their life if something ever happens.

"Alone, you say? How funny." Lev amusingly replied before several shadow soldiers came out from his shadow and surrounded them all seeing some of them were big while some were small. These were some of the creatures that he killed on his journey and some of the creatures that he killed in the Colosseum.

"I'm not alone now, Alexius." Lev said with a smile seeing all of them were shocked by this sudden turn of events.

With that, the palace then turned to a great silence after what happened as they were too surprised to see what was happening especially Lady Scheherazade who didn't even know where they came from and what kind of magic Lev had used.

"Oyaaaa, I never thought that this place would be this lively." A man's voice then echoed inside the palace and interrupted them. After that, several footsteps sounded before seeing three people entering the palace hall.

"Sinbad." Lady Scheherazade said upon seeing Sinbad surprisingly visited and wondered if this would be an opportunity or not as she didn't know why he was there. Things have only become more complicated upon seeing another power come to the board.

"Lord Lev. No. No. It's more appropriate to call you King Lev. So, we meet again at last." Sinbad greeted Lev as if he already knew his real identity but his focus wasn't on him but the shadowy figures scattered on the palace.

Meanwhile, Lev looked at Sinbad without feeling shocked as he already perceived his presence he was just a little surprised to see him as he also didn't know why he was here but remembering what the people back in Qishan had told him, he could only guess that he might have used one of the abilities of his Djinns to know such information.

"Sinbad, you really interrupted the final part." Lev greeted before recalling back the shadow soldiers present inside his as he looked at Lady Scheherazade seeing her also surprised upon the situation.

"I'll try to visit this place again sometime, Magi of Reim." Lev said before taking off his leave as he became uninterested all of a sudden.

"Lev, how about leaving that weapon behind." Sinbad said while looking at the Metal Vessel in Lev's hands as he knew that it wasn't his.

Hearing Sinbad, Lev then just looked at the Metal Vessel on his hand as he thought that he could take it out with him but thinking about what would happen in the future, he then just threw it back to its original owner without duplicating it.

"I'll be taking it again soon so keep it safe for me." Lev said before suddenly disappearing into the place by using Flying Thunder God Technique.

"And one more thing. I'll be taking yours too, Sinbad. So, until then." Lev's last words echoed before finally vanishing into nothingness.

Hearing Lev's words, Sinbad couldn't help but frown before calming down as he looked toward Lady Scheherazade and the others.

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In the Hotel,

At this moment, Toto could now be seen alone in the room lying on the bed while waiting for Lev to return as Morgiana was taking a bath.

"Lev." Toto murmured but to her surprise, a voice replied to her.

"Are you calling for me?" Lev asked after appearing directly inside the room that they were staying in.

"Lev! I thought you won't be back." Toto said as she jumped up and hugged Lev as she thought that a fight might probably break out soon.

"Hahaha. Of course, I will be back. No one in this place could put harm on me." Lev replied before pushing her forward and pinned her down on the bed.

"Are you worried?" Lev asked seriously while looking at Toto's eyes.

"Mmm." Toto shyly replied seeing Lev suddenly become serious.

"Hehehe." Lev laughed before blocking her lips and directly forcing his tongue inside her mouth.

Feeling Lev's tongue wanted to open her mouth, Toto immediately let him in and the two then started coiling their tongues inside wanting to dominate the other. With that, the two kept on having a passionate kiss while Lev's hands were already underneath Toto's clothes and he started squeezing her breasts directly.

After a while, seeing Toto already drown in lust, Lev then broke out from the kiss and stopped kneading her breasts.

"L-Lev." Toto called out his name directly while looking at him with her lost eyes and thinking why he suddenly stopped.

"Toto, I badly wanted to fuck you right now but let's leave this place first." Lev said and he then picked her up and carried her towards the bathroom and joined Morgiana inside so they could finish together.

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Reim Royal Palace,

Following Lev's leaving, a heated discussion started happening inside the palace as Sinbad was the one who was now with them.

"Sinbad, I didn't receive any notice that you would visit the Empire. What's your purpose for coming here?" Lady Scheherazade asked looking at Sinbad seriously while her mind was still occupied by what happened earlier.

"Aside from that, why did Lev come here? It looks to me that something wasn't right." Sinbad said thinking about what connection Lev has with Reim given by the words that he has heard before.

"Do you know him, Sinbad?" Lady Scheherazade frowned while asked seeing Sinbad knew about Lev upon seeing that they greeted each other earlier.

"Yes." Sinbad replied but he only knew about a few and not totally who he really was.

"How much do you know about him?" Lady Scheherazade asked again while looking at Sinbad because as far as she could guess, they knew more about him than the others.

"Instead of that, why not answer my question first." Sinbad evaded the question as he didn't want to share the information that he had as he was more concerned about what Lev was doing in there.

Hearing Sinbad, Lady Scheherazade looked at him with seriousness before finally telling him the truth which he then started talking about what really happened in the past months especially their intention of invasion.