Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 1714

Chapter 1714: True Pride

From the corner of his eyes, Atticus saw the Pride Queen glance toward him. Her meaning was clear. She was leaving this to him.

Yet there was something else hidden within her gaze. Curiosity. She wanted to see how he would handle this.

Atticus remained silent. He neither looked at the king nor acknowledged his presence. To him, the man might as well have been an insignificant, wailing ant.

The king’s eyes narrowed. He had expected some form of reaction from Atticus. Realization. Anger. Perhaps even fear. Yet blatant disregard had never once crossed his mind.

His expression darkened. A mere subordinate had dared...

The king shifted his gaze toward the Pride Queen, his frown deepening.

The woman wore a faint smile, calm and utterly unconcerned. Rage immediately flared within his chest. He opened his mouth to speak, but the Pride Queen spoke first.

"So."

She leaned back lazily against her seat and crossed one leg over the other atop the table. The king’s brows twitched.

"I want your crown and kingdom," the Pride Queen said casually. "Hand them over."

The king tilted his head, his gaze gradually turning cold.

"...You must be joking."

"I only joke with people worth joking with." she replied. "You don’t qualify."

The king slowly raised a hand, stopping the guards behind him before they could react. His brows furrowed deeply.

She had essentially just called him worthless, and the oppressive aura steadily pouring from him made his fury painfully obvious.

"Is this why you called for this meeting?" the king asked, the pressure around him steadily intensifying. "To sit here and insult me?"

"I already told you why I’m here. Try keeping up."

The king’s fist slammed into the table, faint cracks instantly spreading across its surface.

"That’s complete bullshit! You think I’d just hand over my crown and kingdom because you asked!?"

"No."

A faint smile appeared on the Pride Queen’s lips.

"I want us to fight for it."

The king narrowed his eyes. Atticus also glanced toward the Pride Queen.

Now, he was beginning to understand the true purpose behind this meeting.

The king studied the Pride Queen for several moments before finally asking,

"...The both of us?"

"No."

The Pride Queen gestured lazily toward Atticus.

"You’ll fight him."

A trace of disdain flickered through the king’s eyes.

"...What sort of stupid joke is this?"

Him, a peak Level Eight and ruler of an entire kingdom, fight a mere Level Seven?

Yet the Pride Queen simply stared back at him in silence.

Several seconds passed before the king’s expression gradually twisted. He finally understood.

She truly did not consider him worthy enough to joke with. She had already made that clear earlier. She did not repeat herself, hence the silence.

The king’s fists tightened beneath the table. Yet he still forced himself to calm down.

The only reason he was here was because his kingdom was losing. He was prideful, but not foolish enough to lose control at the wrong moment. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

After steadying himself, he fixed his gaze upon the Pride Queen once more.

"What do I gain from this?"

If he was staking his crown and kingdom, then naturally, there had to be something for him to gain as well.

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