Feeling Ivyst's cold little hand wrap around the back of his, Lynn smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty has pardoned me for tonight's crimes."
He hid the last little incident, feeling that it was not a good idea to tell Ivyst about it too soon.
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise emerged in her bright red eyes.
It seemed she hadn't expected that old guy to be so agreeable today.
Nevertheless, she still breathed a sigh of relief in secret.
Honestly, even for Ivyst, who had been through many challenges, everything that happened tonight was thrilling.
Thrilling to the point... she almost couldn't help but press her adorable little puppy down on the bed with force.
Unfortunately, Ivyst had long made a pact with herself not to sleep with him until she had completely captured Lynn's heart.
Otherwise, wouldn't she lose to that future despicable woman?
Additionally, during the dinner just now, she had vaguely sensed something was amiss.
Thinking this, Ivyst turned her gaze toward the Silent Saintess who, for some reason, had come along.
After a brief eye contact, the other party seemed uninterested and moved her gaze away like a doll.
Intuition told her that the relationship between Lynn and her was not so simple.
However, since it was inconvenient at the moment, Ivyst planned to use hypnosis combined with the love switch on Lynn's tongue to harshly "interrogate" him once they were back.
Watching Hillena slowly walk into the interior of the palace, Ivyst thought quietly.
"You're rather lucky."
Just then, Fourth Prince Joshua suddenly said out of the blue.
His eyes full of confusion and surprise, he seemed not to expect Lynn to walk out of Elloch Palace unharmed.
Seeing this, Lynn chuckled softly, looking down and adjusting the glove on his left hand.
Since the one previously had been taken by Eunice, now he only had one left.
But the ancient dueling rituals didn't specify the style of gloves.
Seeing his sinister expression, Fourth Prince Joshua's expression changed, finally realizing that Lynn was actually bold enough to kill someone in public.
Although he didn't believe Lynn would dare to attack a genuine prince in such a place.
This man was a genuine madman!
A madman is precisely someone who does what others dare not!
As a prince of the Empire, valued more than gold, he wouldn't risk his life over such trivial matters.
There were so many adorable subjects waiting for him at the Saint Laurent Research Institute!
Moreover, that guy seemed to have some mysterious skills.
Otherwise, even if Eunice was foolish, she wouldn't have picked up the glove inexplicably and accepted his challenge.
With this in mind, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of Fourth Prince Joshua, as if he had taken this grudge to heart.
Second Prince Felit was quite interested in this, "Joshua, I didn't expect you to ever lower your inexplicably proud head. It's quite amusing."
His expression was relaxed, clearly lacking his usual cold indifference.
Fourth Prince Joshua frowned and then fell silent.
However, as much as he bore a grudge against Lynn, Lynn hadn't forgotten about him either.
You're next, little guy.
He quietly thought to himself.
Next, while waiting for Hillena to have an audience with Saint Laurent VI, the atmosphere in the courtyard became somewhat eerily silent.
Throughout, Second Prince Felit's gaze stayed on him, seemingly renegotiating his understanding of Lynn over and over again.
Ninth Princess Amesda was rather curious about him, but always unconsciously hummed lightly and moved her gaze away, baring her little fangs whenever Lynn looked her way.
As for the distant Hero Xiya and Silent Saintess, they were very close, chatting amiably.
Although there was no physical contact, it was clear to the discerning eye that the relationship between them was very close.
Seeing this, Lynn sighed and discreetly shifted his gaze away.
It was Silent Saintess Tiya, however, who muttered something to Xiya while subtly frowning.
Moments later, Hillena calmly returned to the courtyard and notified Second Prince Felit to go for an audience.
Followed then by the Fourth Prince and Ninth Princess.
Dozens of minutes passed, and at the very end, it seemed like Saint Laurent VI only then remembered Ivyst, sending someone to call her.
Even Princess herself appeared to be used to it, showing no particular concern.
The other princes and princesses bore the same expression.
Only Lynn took a deep breath, feeling somewhat irritable for some reason.
He had intended to push Ivyst there himself, but an elderly maid came over to assist.
"His Majesty only asked to see the Third Prince alone."
Her expression was somewhat wooden.
Upon hearing this, after a brief exchange of glances, Lynn had no choice but to wait where he was.
Ivyst quietly said, "Wait for me to come back," and then gradually disappeared down the corridor in a wheelchair.
With this, the entire courtyard was left with Lynn alone, facing a few other unfamiliar presences.
Although all were characters seen in the original text, their sudden appearance all at once still made Lynn feel somewhat unaccustomed.
Incidentally, just the three women present, Hillena, Tiya, and Ninth Princess Amesda, were all part of Hero Xiya's future harem.
However, Amesda's plot level was slightly lower, only grade A, and she played an unremarkable clingy character in the original text.