Chapter 185

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Ricardo and I asked Maria to take Emirya and others to the guest room, then we went to the basement.

“What should we do, Ricardo! Oh no, that’s awful!”

“Oh, come on! I believe Lucas could understand us even if something had happened.”

We whipped downstairs, walked towards Vika’s room at the end of the corridor.

…But, there was a commotion inside.

“Emmm…Ricardo, you must have heard the yelling in the room.”

“…Isn’t it my imagination? Really there?”

Just as we thought, it seemed that Lucas had gone down the basement by himself.

And then, the most awful thing was he met Vika directly.

After the door was opened all in a panic, there was a scene as expected.

Lucas and Vika were in the quarrel, and Girou was standing beside Vika to protect her. 

When Vika saw me and Ricardo, she lifted her eyes and called out.

“Britney! What’s going on? Why is he here? I’ve told you not to tell anyone!”

“Emmmm…Sorry, I didn’t notice…”

Lucas cut in when I was wondering what to say.

“It is wrong to blame Miss Britney but living in her house with your thick skin. You’re still the sister with the worst personality and temper.”

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I couldn’t help doubting my ears when I heard those words.

Who was that sarcastic prince? His usual gentle manners and affability had vanished.

“Shut up! You’re still that crazy, hateful brother! You’ve been holding me back all the time.”

“Because you are so stupid, and always do something ridiculous. What’s wrong with that?”

Girou comforted Vika, who was stamping on the floor in anger.

Ricardo and I were confused and looked at each other with our heads on one side.

Unexpectedly, Lucas was the first one who talked to us.

“It seems that my sister was in trouble, I felt sorry. But I didn’t expect that I could meet her here.”

Lucas was smiling, but I felt a chill on my back.

It sounded like blaming me…

“So, my sister, Lord Vika. Do you know anything about this thing that appeared in the Capital of the Central Country recently?”

Lucas took out a small bottle containing particles like sugar.

“I won’t tell you even I know. Traitor! You are such a traitor!”

“That’s it, it’s really related to you. Don’t make extra explanations. Isn’t it you who made me stay in the Central Country?”

I asked Lucas.

“What’s in the bottle?”

“A kind of medicine created by the North Country. It can be used for pain relief, but people will become dependent on it easily. The sister who created it called it Opium. And the materials are bought from other places, but only our country has the technology to make it.”

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“…!? What terrible medicine!”

He looked at me with interest as I shouted.

“You seem to have a lot of incredible knowledge. You know exactly what this is as well as my sister over there.”

As if I tried to avoid the dark eyes, I turned my face away.

At the same time, to protect me, Ricardo walked forward, which made me feel reassuring.

“Lucas, you must let me understand what you have said from just now. And, don’t walk at will in other people’s house.”

“Sorry, Ricardo. But, you two are wrong to hide this woman.”

“We found them by accident, and kept them for getting some information about the North Country. In addition, we could also monitor and protect them. I apologize for our concealment, but Princess Vika was in danger.”

“Now, It is no use hiding North Country’s situation…”

Lucas approached Ricardo and said something that really shocked us.

“It was my sister Vika and I who got the command from the North Country to take some actions in the Central Country. At the beginning, they ordered us to join forces to weaken the Central Country. However, that’s impossible. Because, the two of us have been competing with each other since childhood.”

In the North Country, the new king could do whatever he wanted with his brothers and sisters.

And, it seemed that whoever made the most credit could become the next king.

Everyone was competing for the throne in order to survive.

“The big question was, my opinion was inconsistent with my sister. Because it never occurred to me to follow my father’s orders to invade the Central Country.”

Lucas looked at Ricardo and said.

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