Emperor

Chapter 16

[4pm]

As soon as everything was settled, they immediately look for a jewelry shop. As they walk around the streets looking for a jewelry shop, Hannah lovingly held Luca's hands while pulling him to walk fast while pointing at the dessert shops that she wants to go right after. It's as if she wants to let everyone in the street know that they are a couple.

As soon as they arrive in the jewelry shop Luca immediately recognize the merchant.

"Welcome dear custome---"

"Hansel? Is that you?"

"Oh Luca? How have you been?"

"Well, I'm fine! I didn't know you also run a jewelry shop now huh."

"Hahaha. Business is booming you know! Thanks to your word of mouth about my garment store."

"Nah... Don't mention it. You're a good guy so you deserve it."

"Hahaha Thanks men! Anyway I'll let my wife guide you to look for jewelries. I'll guide Prince Nathan and his lady separately."

"Okay! Thank you for the hospitality!"

Hansel's wife immediately guide Luca and the princess in the left entrance of the jewelry showroom. While Hansel guides Prince Nathan and Muriel on the right entrance.

"Shall we Your Highness?"

A soldier came and whisper something to Prince Nathan.

"Please excuse me for a moment Hansel, you could let Muriel go in first, I'll follow after this matter."

"Okay! This way Lady Muriel."

Prince Nathan went outside with the soldier and Muriel was left with Hansel. Hansel then saw Muriel looking at Luca and Princess Hannah from afar who are so happy while choosing jewelries. He then exclaimed joyfully.

"Men! I can't believe that the sexy panty Luca bought for the girl he loves is actually for the princess."

Muriel was shock and looked at Hansel with big eyes.

"What did you say?"

Hansel was ashamed in saying those words and immediately reasoned out.

"Ah..I..I didn't mean to offend you lady Muriel. Sorry for my rude behavior."

"No, I mean tell me more about it."

Hansel was shock and immediately explain in full details

"A... Actually, I was just happy for Luca because he came to my garments store in the commoner marketplace with a confused look in his face saying he wants to buy some panties to someone he loves."

"Eh? Really?

"Yup! He even asks my wife how to let her wear the panties in a gentleman manner, so my wife immediately thinks that he needs a sexy panty. And right now, I can't imagine the princess wearing that sexy panty. Hahahaha"

Muriel remembered that daring and sexy panty that Luca bought and she wore it because there's no other choice. He bought a lot of extra-large panty but that sexy panty was the only medium size panty that fits on her.

***For someone he loves? ****

***The...Then does it mean...--- that he loves me too? ****

Prince Nathan suddenly came in and said

"I'll take all the jewelries, please do deliver it to the palace."

Hansel was dumbfounded by what he heard. Prince Nathan then explains to Muriel on the side.

"You and Luca will stay in the palace for 2 weeks because of dance practice Muriel. And I need to go right now, my father called for me and my sister so please do understand."

Princess Hannah approaches Prince Nathan.

"What's the matter brother?"

"Father wants to talk to us immediately."

When Hannah heard it, she felt sad.

"Sorry Luca, I have to go."

"No, It's fine. It's your responsibility anyway."

"Thanks!"

Prince Nathan and Princess Hannah left immediately. Luca and Muriel were left outside the jewelry store. It feels so awkward so Luca then speaks

"Let's go home"

***I can't let this time alone with him go to waste! ****

When Luca started to walk back home Muriel suddenly stopped him by holding his shirt and said

"Can we eat somewhere first before we go home?"

Luca was surprised and said

"Sure. No problem."

Muriel then immediately grab unto Luca's arm and luca was surprised.

***What's with her this time?" ****

The two of them went to a fine dining restaurant and had their dinner. Luca ate quietly but Muriel was so noisy because she can't slice the steak without a noise. Luca was irritated by the sound of a knife being rub towards the plate.

He then slices his steak and exchange it to Muriel's steak.

"Here you go. Stop making that noise, everyone's watching you."

Muriel didn't know what to do, not because everyone is watching her but because luca exchanges his steak that he had already consumed a little. He didn't realize that he also exchanges his fork and knife together with the steak. And he is now using the fork and knife that Muriel used.

Luca continued to eat the steak without knowing. While Muriel was staring at him blushingly.

"What? Why are you staring at me? Eat already."

As soon as Luca inserted his fork with a steak towards his mouth, Muriel immediately thought that they had an indirect kiss. She ate her steak while staring at her fork happily.

Luca saw her reactions and was curious.

"Why are you smiling? Do you perhaps like to annoy everyone around you when you're eating?"

"N... No... I'm just happy that I'm eating like this with you."

Luca then think a little. He suddenly saw Muriel's reaction looking at the fork and slowly inserting it in her mouth and then blushed. Luca then realized that the fork Muriel is using was actually his fork. He blushed and look away.

***Shit! Am I stupid? ***

He then stopped eating and said

"Let's go. Emy is waiting for us at home."

Muriel then immediately got up and followed Luca. They ride a private carriage rented by Luca to go home.

As the carriage traveled, Luca was just mesmerizing the beauty of the moon while Muriel is confused how to start a conversation. She suddenly realizes that its so hard to start a conversation with him, now that she knows his feelings. Luca then suddenly talks.

"I didn't know you like jewels a lot, more than you like dresses"

Muriel was confused.

"Eh? How could you say?"

"Well, Prince Nathan bought everything in that jewel shop for you."

"It's all for me? Really?"

"Yeah. I'm glad you're happy with him."

Muriel suddenly felt that its as if Luca is pushing her to fall in love with the Prince.

***I'm not happy. You idiot! ***

"Yeah. I'm also glad that you're happy with the princess."

Muriel shifted her gaze outside the window of the carriage and sulks.

"You two are a perfect couple anyway."

Luca then glance a little bit too look at Muriel's face and he felt angry a little bit because it's as if Muriel is pushing him to fall in love with the princess.

***We're just pretending! You, stupid fish. Are you that sick of me that you want me out of your life that badly?! ***

As soon as they arrived home, Muriel immediately got off the carriage and walks swiftly towards her room with an irritated look in her face. Emy saw her weird mood and asks luca about it.

"What happen to sister Muriel?"

Luca looks irritated too and said

"She's just happy that Prince Nathan bought the entire jewel in the jewelry shop for her."

"Eh? Really?"

Luca then went inside his room immediately. Emy was left alone with a curious look in her face.

"What the hell happen with those two??"

As soon as Muriel got inside her room, she laid down and hug a pillow that has a smell of Luca. She then punched it like crazy.

[Nether Castle]

Everyone in the conference room felt as if the whole world will collapse because the emperor called every member of the royalty and all the council members urgently. They were all curious.

As soon as the emperor arrive. Prince Nathan and Princess Hannah and all of the council stood up and bowed down to the emperor.

"Thank you for gathering here as soon as possible everyone."

He then sat down and said

"This is an utmost task that I will entrust to all of you."

Prince Nathan was so curious and said

"What is it your majesty?"

"It's about the Monster Country called Kingdom of Karg."

Princess Hannah's eyes felt horror because she felt that the time of her departure has arrive.

"They will be here to witness the modelling event and will be the judge. That is what the alliance that I have signed had agreed unto."

The Emperor stared at Princess Hannah and said

"Luckily, Their Emperor is on vacation so the Minister will only be here to be the judge. I will also be one of the judges as the host country, and there will be 2 other professional judges for the beauty of each dress designs and jewelries that will be presented in that event."

Princess Hannah breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, I entrust to all of you, That the banquet after that modeling event will be the most extravagant and perfect banquet that the Kingdom of Nether will host."

The Emperor suddenly stood up and said

"One Mistake can lead to the wipe out of the entire kingdom. And to tell you an emperor secrecy, Kingdom of Karg's Minister is the great sage in our kids story books."

Everyone was shocked, Prince Nathan can't believe what he heard and said

"Do you mean a monster made the kingdom's barrier 500 years ago?"

The emperor only nodded and the empress's look is like saying that she also knows it and confirmed that it is true. The emperor suddenly begged by bowing down his head in front of everyone.

"So please! I beg you! To stop the rumors spreading about my daughter Princess Hannah will bring a catastrophe once she is married to their emperor. The Great Sage Minister can wipe out an entire kingdom but his emperor can wipe out the entire world."

Princess Hannah suddenly feared that she will be a hostage if she will marry that kind of emperor that can wipe out an entire world. She will be bind with fear until the day she dies.

Everyone immediately stood up and bowed down and said in unison.

"As you wish your majesty."

As soon as the meeting adjourned, Princess Hannah immediately came in to the emperor's office just to ask her father about that monster emperor.

"Father..."

The Emperor immediately hugged his daughter tightly and said.

"I'm so sorry My princess that I have to send you as a fiancee to their emperor."

"I...It's okay father. I just want to ask what does he look like or his name."

The Empress stood up and said

"According to my men, He doesn't show his face to a lot of people outside his kingdom. Only the Kingdom of Karg's citizen saw his face. But in my conversation with the minister in the Alliance meeting, his name is Emperor Grantt Luca de Vand."

As soon as Princess Hannah heard the word Luca, she suddenly thinks of Gold Merchant Luca. The Empress then hand over a sketch of Emperor Grantt's face and said

"This is his face."

The Empress showed Emperor Grantt's face. It was just a fast sketch that is not really a perfect sketch of his face.

"Sorry, It's not really clear. A kid just happens to sketch his face because he is fond of kids. And I bought this in a art shop the other day."

As soon as Hannah saw the sketch, she suddenly felt as if the sketch looked like Gold Merchant Luca.

***Do I love luca this much enough to think that this Emperor Grantt Luca de Vand is him? ****

"Please, my dear daughter, stop flirting with the Gold Merchant once The Great Sage arrives for the meantime."

Hannah's face looked like depress and said.

"But...."

Tears suddenly poured down in Hannah's eyes and said

"I LOVE HIM SO MUCH"

She suddenly knelt down and cried. The Empress immediately hugged her daughter and comforted her.

"I'm so sorry my daughter. I'm such an incompetent mother."

Both the Empress and the Emperor don't know what to do. They could only hug Princess Hannah and cried together with her.