Villain Princess.

Aurora listened to Prince Lester’s words.

She knew that it was not wrong to a certain degree. Because a duty of nobles were many and helping their people were only one of them.

It was not even the main priority.

"Prince Lester, do you think being a noble is everything?" Aurora asked another question.

Is it everything?

"No."

"Right." Aurora chuckled and lowered her head to look at the book in front of her to read again. "It’s not."

And only the sound of page turning could be heard.

It was peaceful.

...

Aurora thought that these kind of days would last for a long time.

But she was wrong.

Looking at the invitation in front of her, Aurora sighed deeply.

"What does Sand Kingdom’s Prime Minister doing in the Yellow Kingdom?" Aurora muttered to herself and leaned back.

The last time Aurora saw Prime Minister Jake from the Sand Kingdom was during the previous negotiation. After that, there might be some other negotiation with the Sand Kingdom’s nobles, but it didn’t go through Prime Minister Jake’s hand.

In this way, there was no need for Aurora to meet with that annoying man.

Now, Aurora found out that Prime Minister Jake had somehow come to the Yellow Kingdom’s Capital City. And the first thing he did was actually to send her an invitation to meet in a cafe not far from the Capital Academy.

"Oh..."

Aurora remembered that it was already spring.

It meant that the next negotiation would be done soon and if she was not wrong, they had set the negotiation’s location to be in the Yellow Kingdom.

But has the war between the Red Kingdom and the Ice Kingdom over?

Aurora was a bit busy with her own private matters lately that she forgot about such an important thing.

But even if the war is not over... it’s not impossible for them to decide and made the negotiation.

The one who would usually initiate the negotiation was the Red Kingdom. The main reason was because the river flow through their territory first before going to the lake. Since the next negotiation would take place in the Yellow Kingdom, the Red Kingdom should inform the Sand Kingdom and the Orange Kingdom.

That would explain why Prime Minister Jake is here.

But...

"Should I see him?" Aurora looked at the invitation letter on the table.

The letter was polite and one couldn’t really fault Prime Minister Jake in terms of etiquette and so on.

The problem was whether it would be suitable or not.

Aurora thought for a moment before thinking of a suitable way. She looked at the letter in front of her and the corner of her lips curled up slightly.

It was feasible.

And if what Prime Minister Jake was about to deliver was something important, then Aurora did have to see him. It would be a waste if she were to miss something important by not coming to see him.

...

In a short time, Aurora had arrived at the cafe written by Prime Minister Jake in the letter. It was a famous cafe for the nobles and the price was really expensive. There was basically no commoner who could afford the consumption in this place.

Thankfully, the service was truly good.

And the nobles had praises for this place.

As for the price?

Even if it was slightly more expensive, the rest was really good.

For them, it was enough.

Aurora looked around and soon found Prime Minister Jake was sitting beside the window. He was looking outside and looked somewhat absent minded.

"Prime Minister Jake, is this your first time coming to the Yellow Kingdom?"

"Of course not, but I feel the current Yellow Kingdom is interesting." Prime Minister Jake turned his head away from the window when he heard Aurora’s words. Upon seeing the girl who came to the table, his smile turned even wider. "It seems that you’ve been doing well, Miss Aurora."

"I can say the same to you, Prime Minister Jake," Aurora replied.

From the way it looked like, Prime Minister Jake was not only living well but also gained weight. He looked a bit rounder than before, though he still looked relatively fit.

At least, for a man at his thirties, he still looked healthy.

Prime Minister Jake laughed and nodded. "Please take a seat, Miss Aurora. You may order food or drinks too. I’ll be the one to pay for them."

"Thank you," Aurora said lightly and then sat down gracefully. "Now, may you tell me why you come here so suddenly, Prime Minister Jake?"

"Haven’t you guessed the reason for my arrival here?" Prime Minister Jake didn’t answer right away and instead asked the question back to Aurora. The smile in his face showed that he was confident that Aurora knew the reason even without him telling her.

Aurora raised her head and looked at Prime Minister Jake.

She did have some guesses as to why he was here and the reason why he came. However, Aurora felt that it would be better for her to ask him directly.

"In that case, let me change the question. Why did you look for me?" Aurora asked and then glanced at the waiter who arrived to bring their teas. She raised her hand and slowly sipped the tea from the cup, enjoying the taste of the tea.

Prime Minister Jake laughed lightly. He could sense Aurora’s vigilance and it was not exactly a bad thing. Because if one were not vigilant and careful, they would be used by others who had bad intention.

Well, he also had some unkind intention...

"I’m here to invite you to my kingdom again," Prime Minister Jake replied. "Back then, you disagreed and I know it’s not suitable for you to leave. But now that I’m here, I think that you’ll fare better in the Sand Kingdom."

Fare better in the Sand Kingdom?

Aurora thought about the rumors that was spread about her and chuckled lightly.

Well, it seemed that Prime Minister Jake had a point.