After that whole scene unfolded, Kileana called Praia and Mikahil to speak privately with them. As the three of them went there, Praia and Mikahil exchanged glances, even in silence, both knowing what the other wanted to convey. It was all about the information they had just received, right in front of all those women.
However, they weren't the only ones to notice their silent conversation. Kileana had also noticed, and halfway in front of the two, with her hand behind her back, she said, "You can talk freely, and if you want to hasten the conversation, I will answer all your questions. Just think carefully and look around."
"When everyone becomes blind, they will ask what caused it," Praia said this so casually that it could be felt from where they were, the fear rising up the spines of the small spies from the other realms.
Mikahil looked at Praia and then at Kileana, "hmmm."
'Now I understand why she's like this...' Mikahil thought, feeling a gaze over his shoulder from Kileana that made him instantly think, 'Hey, are you not going to tell me you can read minds too?'
"I don't need to have that ability to know what you're thinking; it's quite obvious, and yes, you're right, I'm to blame," Kileana spoke, stopping in front of the door to her office, grabbing the doorknob, and opening it. "Come on, you two, enter, and we'll be away from these nosy ones."
Kileana entered first, heading straight for her desk. As Mikahil followed in, he immediately looked around. Two shelves emerged on each side of the room, accompanied by scrolls appearing one after the other. On Kileana's desk, there were two picture frames with detailed drawings—one of Kileana's face and the other with Kileana in the background while Mikahil and Praia stood in front as children. ' Oh, Praia's abilities have improved much ' Mikahil thought to himself.
"Now let's continue from where we left off," Kileana said, clapping her hands, causing various purple particles to appear throughout the room, then becoming invisible to the naked eye. "Now no one will know what happened in here."
[Imminent Danger detected]
[Searching for ways to save the user]
[The target in question has a very high level, impossible to access character sheet]
'Calm down, system, Kileana won't attack me or anything like that, calm down,' Mikhail thought. He then saw Kileana release a massive amount of mana from her body, creating a strong reddish-black glow that covered the entire room.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Praia asked.
"Before anything else, let's talk about how Mikahil almost caused a war," Kileana said, pointing directly at Mikahil's chest.
[Imminent Danger detected]
[Imminent Danger detected]
[Imminent Danger detected]
[Imminent Danger detected]
[Imminent Danger detected]
'Oh, now I understand... Fuck,' Mikahil thought, then calmly spoke, feigning composure, "War? What do you mean? What did I say?"
At that instant, before Kileana could speak, a flash occurred in Praia's mind, and she blurted out spontaneously, "Wait, Tatian wasn't the queen's daughter?"
"Huh?" Mikhail looked at Praia, processing all the information. But before he could realize his mistake, Kileana already continued, returning to her normal state.
"Tatian is the daughter of Kadia, the goblin queen who was cursed during the war between men and women. This curse granted her a lifespan ten times longer than that of a normal goblin queen, but all her daughters suffered from the curse too," Kileana explained, her eyes focused on Mikahil and Praia, gesturing for them to sit.
'After all those warnings from the system, I guess I can only obey at this point... Damn it,' Mikahil thought, noticing a slight smirk of mockery on Praia's face, as if she knew what Mikhail was thinking. 'You're just making things worse for yourself, you damn girl. Just wait for all of this to be over...' Mikhail's eyes glowed with a green hue, sending a small shiver down Praia's spine.
'What was that?' Praia wondered, taking her seat.
After the two sat down, Kileana continued, "The curse was essentially the same, causing them to age extremely slowly. Kadia sought a way to reverse it, but by the time she succeeded, most of her daughters had died, and only four remained, with the oldest being Tatian."
'Okay, but what does this have to do with today's argument? I just said she was... Wait a minute,' the pieces clicked in Mikhail's head as he looked at Kileana. "Kadia died with the curse reversal, and indirectly, I insulted her by speaking ill of Tatian. Is that it?"
'Honestly, what nonsense. The woman isn't even here anymore, and he wasn't even the target of what I said,' Mikhail thought, glancing at Kileana's smile.
"You're partly right, as you also insulted her directly. After all, she's the only goblin in history to become a queen while remaining pure," Kileana said, raising her hand to touch Mikahil's chin, speaking while looking directly into his eyes. "So, you know what to do once you've finished all your main duties. It would be wise to apologize to her."
The ground beneath Praia's feet cracked, and a faint grinding of teeth could be heard. 'I can't believe it, it's impossible. That sow is going to sleep with my Mikahil? Aren't those four bitches enough?'
"Ah, there you go again, my daughter. You need to learn to hide that second personality of yours better," Kileana said, releasing Mikahil's chin.
"Don't worry, Praia. After everything that's happened, you can be sure that you are my priority now."
"What? The most important one? Are you serious?" Praia asked.
"Yes." Mikahil placed his hand on Praia's shoulder, saying, "I'll definitely leave my mark on you." Mikahil said this with a dark smile, thinking about everything that had already happened because of this woman in front of him. And now, with her being an adult and receiving the blessing from her own mother to continue the bloodline, there are no more restrictions for him.
"However, before all of this happens, I need to talk about the bloodline and the voting, and that's what you want to know, right?" Kileana asked, placing both hands on the table.