Chapter 416 A very reasonable inference

Looking at Aiwass who suddenly became serious, Emma just clasped her hands together apologetically: "Sorry, I didn't mean it."

“…No, I’m still lacking something.”

Aiwass was silent for a while, shook his head slightly, and after a long time he squeezed out a word.

This crow... is a little unusual.

Scarlett Emma thought in her heart.

She was about to agree to stay with her here tonight, but a crow ruined the plan. This surprised her.

Even without using any supernatural powers...her natural charm should still be effective against wild animals.

But she could clearly sense that the crow was clearly hostile towards her - Emma tried to give the crow a gentle and harmless smile, but the vague hostility only became stronger.

...This feeling is like a child's exuberant jealousy.

Emma was somewhat familiar with this situation.

In fact, she rarely uses her extraordinary skills in controlling minds, because her beauty and charm alone are enough to easily distort other people's minds.

Emma also takes great pleasure in taking away the lovers of others, whether they are men or women. She sees this as a kind of beast-like hunting and an aggressive transcendence.

As long as she doesn't deliberately use her charm, as long as the hatred and anger towards her are strong enough, she can break free with her own will.

Those little boys and girls often have this kind of intense reaction when their lovers, parents, idols, or secret admirers’ hearts and bodies are taken away by them - they don’t know how to deal with it, nor do they know how to get back the people they cherish, so they can only glare at them fiercely.

That reaction is just so adorable.

Just as a hint of salt or bitterness can enhance the presence of sweetness, only when one hates and despises oneself can the sweetness of love from others be truly apparent.

It’s just...something shouldn’t happen.

She looked at the crow carefully, and apart from thinking it was pretty, she didn't see anything unusual for a long time.

Being able to resist his own charming aura, it must be some kind of extraordinary creature.

This also explains why it looks so much better than a normal crow...

Emma could only be sure now that this crow was definitely not a transcendental creature on the path of love and the path of transcendence.

——Because he did not sense the existence of the power of these two paths from the other party.

It was even more impossible for a Dao Path energy level to be the same as or even higher than his own. Such a powerful extraordinary creature could not possibly follow Aiwass around like a pet.

Because of this, Emma became even more curious about the crow's owner, Aiwass.

"If I were you, I would stop coveting Aiwass immediately."

Without warning, the crow let out a cold warning cry.

Emma was a man of character—she knew a well-educated voice the moment she heard it.

So she immediately ruled out the possibility that the crow was a supernatural being and asked with interest, "Are you someone's eyes? Could it be... Her Majesty the Queen?"

If this crow had no self-awareness at all and was merely a medium for another person to monitor Aiwass, then it would explain why it was not charmed by her.

The core element of Emma's charm is related to her scent.

If you have never met her up close and only see her visually through newspapers, photos, etc., you will at most just think she is very beautiful.

Those who meet this condition...

Thinking of this, Emma immediately thought of the "tough-minded" new Queen Isabel.

She is an extraordinary person on the path of beauty. And she is not on the Glass Island.

So is there a possibility... that this crow is a handicraft created by her?

That would explain why it looks so beautiful, because its form is inherently fake and artificial.

Thinking of this, Emma wanted to touch the crow with great interest. The crow with ruby-clear eyes just remained motionless, staring at her coldly and silently.

But at this moment, Aiwass suddenly reached out and held Emma's hand subconsciously.

Such an obvious rejection attitude made Emma stunned for a moment.

Within your sphere of influence, you should obey your own requests and care about your own safety and needs as much as possible.

Aiwass broke free now?

“…It’s better not to do this.”

There were obvious signs of struggle on Aiwass's face, but he finally warned: "For your safety."

"Then...thank you."

Emma chuckled and took Aiwas's hand that was holding her arm.

As if she were holding a hot water bottle, she placed her hands on Aiwas's palms and whispered, "Your hands are very hot..."

She completely ignored the crow's warning.

Rather, it was the crow's warning that really piqued Emma's interest.

She just loved the feeling of stealing someone else's things. Not to mention, this was something that the noble queen loved.

"……fine."

Aiwass, who is usually very talkative, became taciturn at this moment.

He simply responded and closed his mouth.

Emma could tell at a glance that his rationality had sensed something was wrong and was trying to focus his mind to resist her interference.

——But how could that thing possibly stop me?

She hadn't even used any actual spell to control Aiwass, so it wasn't really an attack. It was simply a part of Aiwass himself leaning towards her... his own body turning against him. This intense psychological conflict caused Aiwass's temperature to rise, his cheeks to turn an unusually red, and his breathing to become increasingly rapid.

"You know what, Aiwass."

Emma fluently changed the address of "Minister Moriarty" to Aiwass: "I came to Avalon for the long-term peace between the two countries."

“…Yes, I know.”

"Xingti and Avalon are not enemies...never."

She whispered softly, holding Aiwass's hand and walking step by step into the house.

Aiwass, who was standing at the door, staggered a little and was almost supported by her gently.

The crow glared at her and tried to attack her several times, but Aiwass waved his hand to stop it.

Feeling the astonishing murderous intent, disgust and hatred that were increasing dramatically around her, Emma's smile became even brighter.

——You may hate me, but as the Queen of Avalon, can you really do anything to me before I actually infringe upon the interests of Avalon?

That would drag all of Avalon into the quagmire.

If it was Aiwass, perhaps he could still make such a decisive decision - he was indeed an extremely outstanding young man. So outstanding that Emma's heart was moved.

But that wasn't the case with Isabel.

Although she had received intelligence that Isabel had been merely pretending, Emma believed that even if it was a disguise, it was enough to confirm that Isabel was leaning towards the decision of "holding back" and "enduring humiliation."

——Even if you hate me, what can you do? You still have to endure it, right?

If she really attacked Aiwass, it might still strengthen Isabel's determination.

But she really didn't do anything?

And this feeling made Emma even happier.

She took Aiwas's hand and naturally held it against her chest, cushioning it beneath her breasts. Countess Emma smiled sweetly and said gently, "You know, Aiwas... Xingti has no hostility towards Avalon. Long, long ago, we were once a family."

"Avalon's founders were the knights who passed through the Hellassar Empire. You are pioneering knights, conquering new lands and punishing the giants who slaughtered humanity... The Empire is proud of you.

"And we, Star Antimony, are merely one branch of the Empire. Now the Empire only needs the final piece to be complete again. Once the Empire rises again, Avalon will become our powerful ally—we will undoubtedly conquer the vaster and more abundant lands to the east and south.

"In the past, Xingti wanted to attack Avalon. It was because Avalon was blocking a vital shipping route. Because of Avalon's rejection of foreigners, the Goblin Chamber of Commerce's merchant ships had to take a detour. This increased costs. Furthermore, Avalon imposed high tariffs on many of Xingti's advanced products... We were forced to defensively raise tariffs on Avalonian raw materials."

Emma spoke softly, but Aiwass said nothing.

Being in such close contact with her body and constantly breathing in her fragrance, I'm afraid Aiwass's brain has gradually turned into mush, Emma thought.

But it didn't matter, she wasn't telling it to Aiwass in the first place.

She was speaking to the bird perched on Aiwass's shoulder—

It looks like there are only one man and one woman in this room, but in fact there are three people!

She thought proudly in her heart.

(End of this chapter)