Chapter 114: Death of Caesar
Melia's voice was kind and firm: "Come with me. I have a plan."
"It's Menea, not Melinda. It's Menea, not Melinda..."
Elena's voice, tinged with laughter, echoed through the forest. She counted ten times before pausing to pet the cat's head. "How's it going? Have you calmed down?"
"I'm fine, baby... Nini?!"
"Meow."
The kitten poked its head out from the high treetops, hanging upside down on its four little paws like a little monkey.
"Wow, hurry up, don't move! I'll catch it! Elena, go catch it too!" The white cat was so scared that its fur stood on end and it spun around the tree with its tail between its legs.
Elena opened her arms and stood firmly under the tree. "It's okay. She can't fall. Her claws are hooked. All cats can climb trees."
"Have you ever seen a cat climb a tree like this?!"
"Wow, wow!" Melia looked at the upside-down kitten nervously. She wanted to yell but was afraid of scaring the child.
The kitten lazily loosened its claws and pounced softly on Elena's arm.
"Ha meow!" She opened her mouth wide, revealing two tiny teeth. Then she rolled over, stepped on Elena's shoulders, and leaped into Melia's arms. The two white cats huddled together.
"You're really... naughty. You can't just climb trees randomly!"
"Meow." A lazy meow.
Melia was amused by the baby's kitten-like appearance of not being afraid of boiling water, and poked her dandelion-like ear hair with her claws.
Seeing their little faces recovering, Elena's tight lips relaxed.
Phew~ No matter how many troubles her father has, at least she has her own family now.
Family. Is that all you want? Only this?
A voice remarkably similar to my own filled my mind, expressing discontent. "What use is family to you? Only the weak crave pity and understanding."
"......" She picked up the two cats, took a step forward, and temporarily put aside the sound.
"Elena, why are you guarding the forest alone?"
Melia held the kitten in her arms with her two paws to prevent the eager baby from flying up into the sky or into the ground.
Elena glanced at the dense forest and said, "I was on a mission before, and now I'm back. My father is waiting for me in the city." She tried to make her experience as vague as possible. Fortunately, the white cat did not ask any further questions.
"Really? What about your friends?"
Companions... Elena pursed her lips: "I like to relax alone, so I'm out on patrol. They're stationed not far away, do you want to take a look?"
"Okay, I have nothing to do today anyway~"
The cat gently rests on the arm, which makes the mood better.
After a while, Melia pricked up her ears: "Oh, right, did you know that Sonny's real name is Attila!"
"oh."
How could she be so cold! That's right... For a Roman princess who hadn't read any historical spoilers, it didn't matter whether Sunny was called Attila or Avanti.
Melia waved her claws quickly. "Anyway, Attila was fighting for the throne with many brothers and sisters, and the Huns might allow women to marry! They're much more open than Rome in that regard."
“Oh…ah?”
Elena raised her eyebrows. She had just regained her soul and flew away into space, but the sentence [The Huns allowed women to marry] brought her soul back to life.
There is such a thing? How come I didn't know about it?
She pinched the cat's ears and said, "I know you want to get married. We'll hold a wedding later. But who said the Huns allow women to marry? Don't listen to what Sunny says. The Huns don't have such a custom. Even the throne of the Golden King is only inherited by the prince."
"ah?!"
Now it was the cat's turn to open his mouth wide: "Impossible! Most of the people here are princesses, Hulun is the only man!"
Could it be that the old Hun king was too incompetent and there were too many princesses, making it impossible for the Huns to continue the male inheritance system?
Elena slowed down her pace and chuckled. "Okay, I was wrong. The Hun royal family is both princes and princesses. We call the Golden King a man, but they call themselves—the Perfect Man."
"Is, is that what I think it means?" The cat began to break apart piece by piece, feeling like it had turned into a fake cat made of Tetris pieces.
Elena's tone was very relaxed: "Yes, that's what you mean. The so-called perfect person means without any flaws."
"——" Melia maintained a shocked cat-like expression for a minute, then slowly recovered.
I was very surprised. After all, looking at Sunny's appearance at first, I thought it was a girl idol from some country wearing a fur coat to play role-playing. I didn't expect that she was not a girl.
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem like a big deal?
Hearing the name "people", it seems the Huns respect them and there won't be any strange troubles. Sunny is also happy every day. He will marry a wife and have children in the future. It will be a very ordinary and happy family.
It couldn't be said that she was cheating, as she was not in a relationship with Sunny. At most, she didn't understand the history of the Huns, and Sunny didn't explain it carefully.
I was just a little angry: Damn it, you are not allowed to have an affair with a married woman, even if you are pretending to have one for the throne!
Thinking of this, Melia raised her paw and patted Elena: "Let me tell you something..."
"Speak." Elena smiled and patted the cat's head. "Don't be like last time, grabbing my ear and saying 'thing' three times."
"No, that's not it—jokes are funniest the first time they're told. I'm telling you... Sonny hinted that I was her legal wife in order to scare off the others financially."
"Hmm. Pretty clever trick."
Elena's first reaction was to nod. "When Hunnic nobles marry their first wife, they often consider the support she can provide. This is especially true for the wives of Hunnic kings, who hold a high position and enjoy half the rights—so they naturally assume that Rome is behind you."
The little prince, who already had a legal advantage, had been a hostage in a foreign country for many years, and finally married the richest man in the Roman Empire... What a comeback of the king, he directly overwhelmed others in momentum and filled all the gaps and disadvantages.
Even better, if there really was a wealthy Roman woman marrying a young Hun prince, Caesar would definitely provide help, either overtly or covertly, if he knew about it.
"Hey! What are you thinking? You're praising her for being smart!"
The cat's paw slammed into the face, and the paw pad slapped!
"Ahem, I don't believe she won't do that. If she marries Rome, there will be many advantages and disadvantages."
"Hmm!"
Seeing that the cat's paw was about to strike again, Elena quickly held the cat's paw and kissed it: "If she dares to stop you, I will bring people to fight her. Whoever stands in her way will be killed."
Wow, jumping from one extreme to another.
But once you calm down, everything will be easy to talk about.
A man and a cat walked into the forest, playing and laughing. Half an hour later, a group of cavalry galloped onto the plain and headed towards the city.
…
The sun rose high in the sky and then gradually sank. The soldiers poured into the city with calm expressions: all the residents were taken away as slaves. Caesar nominally moved with the legion, but in fact he stayed in the city with some elite troops, waiting for follow-up support.
He has used this trick many times, and thanks to his high mobility, he has never been successfully intercepted by the enemy team.
The sound of horse hooves flew through the alley. Seeing the stone house not far away, the team members stopped their horses and found a big tree to wait nearby.
Elena rolled off her horse and rubbed the white cats in her arms: "I'm going to report the mission to my father first."
After saying that, she gently put Melia down and walked quickly into the enclosed courtyard.
The place where the guards should have been was empty, but it was not surprising since Caesar never liked to rely on guards.
Elena stopped in front of the door, adjusted her cloak, and gently pushed it open: "Father..."
Snap.
A black shadow fell at his feet.
“…”
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Because he had already figured out what that black shadow was from the corner of his eye...Caesar's head.
It is impossible for such a powerful emperor, victorious in every battle, respected by both enemies and subordinates, to die in a small house.
Elena froze in place, her breathing almost stagnating when she raised her head.
The torso belonging to Caesar was lying on its side on the couch, with several penetrating wounds on it. The corner of the dark purple robe covered the neck, and large amounts of thick blood were dripping from it.
He died not long ago.
Shock suppressed her grief, Elena remained calm. "To be able to do this, the enemy must be non-human, or perhaps more than human. A fairy? If it's a fairy, what's the point of doing this?"
Isn’t Caesar more legendary than others and more in line with the fairies’ aesthetics?
The enemy is the Persians? Not sure.
The enemy was the Athenians? The Huns? Not quite.
The enemy is - the Romans. No, I don't know.
Countless noises rang in my ears, and breathing began to become difficult, as if countless flying insects were buzzing in my ears, and at the same time, I began to smell strong incense at the tip of my nose.
【Magic potion! 】
Oops, I should have noticed earlier. Only magic and potions can kill Caesar - run away, we must get out of here!
Suddenly!
A sudden sound of piercing air echoed, leaving only a split second of opportunity for either her or the assassin. The sharp blade pierced the darkness, plummeting towards Elena's throat like a meteor.
Time slowed to a crawl, and scales began to cover the skin. The joints must have been locked by a magic item. I just had to withstand the first blow... just one!
The strong unwillingness and desire to survive made the dragon transformation further intensified. The assassin was obviously well aware of the characteristics of each royal family, and swung down the jeweled ceremonial knife with force.
Clang——
The sound waves vibrated, and the joy in the assassin's eyes was extinguished: the dagger could not touch the dragon girl at all, it was held on the fingertips of a snow-white kitten.
Ding~ The cat snapped its nails, and a notch instantly appeared on the tip of the knife, making the cut surface neat and smooth.
The scene was extremely funny, but the assassin only felt a deadly weirdness.
The sound of wind brushed past his ears, and before he could react, his arms had already fallen to the ground, splattering large amounts of blood.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
With a snap, he bit through the venom sac and fell backwards. The entire room was bathed in blood, and Elena's deep blue pupils gradually straightened.
The dragon's rage was forcibly suppressed by human reason.
No, I can't linger here. Revenge is important, and burying my father is important, but the most urgent thing is to leave!
Though her heart could clearly sense the grief, her mind and eyes remained cold. Elena stared at the corpse and began to ponder the Legion's movements: With Caesar dead, the guards would soon discover it. Perhaps they had already discovered it, waiting for some unfortunate victim to claim the blame.
I have to run and leave with my team. Is the private army I have worked so hard to build going to fall apart?
Don't regret this, leave quickly! If you don't leave, they will all die here!
"Elena? Is Nini here with you?" A white cat poked its head out from the door and fell silent when it saw the mess inside.
"Meliya, these are not..." She raised her head weakly, her hands and eyes were covered in blood, only the kitten holding the corner of her robe was snow-white.
"I know."
Melia's voice was kind and firm: "Come with me, I have a way."
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Thanks to nanaya_scarlet's Lei Lei~
Thanks to Tan Tianyang, Muxun and Sen for their irrigation~
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