The God's Games

Naturally, he was curious.

"Let me have a taste?"

Princess Sarah poured the remaining milk tea for King Varis, adding several cubes of sugar.

The Orinthia royal family all had the same preference—they loved sweets.

So, when King Varis tasted the milk tea, he nodded his head in satisfaction, finding the drink very much to his liking.

"As expected of the Holy Son, coming up with such a unique idea."

Hanjun said, "It wasn't my idea. The heroes is the ones who brought it."

Hanjun didn't invent milk tea, and he had no reason to claim credit for it.

Since it was a product from Earth, attributing it to the heroes was perfectly fine.

King Varis made a polite comment, "The heroes were summoned by the Church of Light as well."

This statement meant that since the heroes belonged to the Church of Light, all credit still went to the Church.

This flattery of the Church of Light caused the two dukes standing nearby to frown slightly.

One of them gave a light cough, and Princess Sarah, hearing it clearly, sensed that they were about to discuss something important.

She quickly said a word to King Varis.

King Varis nodded, and Princess Sarah nodded to Hanjun as well before leaving the garden in an orderly manner with her people.

King Varis, smiling and explained to Hanjun, "There was some urgent business earlier, so I asked my daughter to keep the Holy Son company for a while. She was curious about the Holy Son and had something to ask, so I let her come over to help."

With this explanation and the presence of the two dukes beside the king, Hanjun didn't doubt his words.

However, from another perspective, King Varis clearly knew about Princess Sarah's initial actions.

Judging by the looks on both Princess Sarah's and Hanjun's faces now, it was obvious that Princess Sarah's earlier plans hadn't worked out.

After Princess Sarah left, it was finally time for Duke Dzemael and Duke Haillenarte to speak.

Before that, though, King Varis casually introduced these two men to Hanjun.

Both were dressed in ducal robes, appearing quite old, with graying hair and faces as wrinkled as aged oranges.

They seemed like kind old men, but whenever Hanjun met their gaze, he could see clear hostility in their eyes.

After hearing King Varis' words, Hanjun understood that the two men who showed such obvious animosity toward him were Duke Dzemael and Duke Haillenarte.

When they met, it was like enemies facing each other, both of them fully aware of each other's thoughts.

Even so, they still had to show respect to King Varis and pretend to be friendly.

However, Hanjun had no interest in playing games and did not even bother to pretend to be friendly with them.

In front of King Varis, Hanjun simply ignored the two men.

Fortunately, King Varis understood the relationship between them and didn't mind Hanjun's attitude.

However, when Duke Dzemael saw Hanjun's unwillingness to pretend, he acted as if he didn't care either.

He turned his head to the king and said, "Your Majesty, I have long heard of the great reputation of the Holy Son. As the representative of the God of Light in the mortal world, his strength is extraordinary. So, why not let the Holy Son stay in the Royal City of Orinthia? That way, he could ensure Your Majesty's safety.

Also, with the Holy Son here, the other noble families in the city would be more comfortable staying, and wouldn't worry about fleeing suddenly."

Speaking in such a righteous way, it didn't matter whether King Varis would agree, but Hanjun was already very displeased upon hearing this.

He used his identity as the Holy Son to travel across the world of eorera, not to protect the lives of those who timidly hid behind others.

Moreover, the reason Duke Dzemael and Duke Haillenarte wanted him to stay in the royal city was certainly not as simple as they made it sound.

They likely wanted to keep him isolated in the city, with no support, so they could deal with him however they wished.

Of course, Hanjun wouldn't agree to this so easily.

In front of King Varis, he showed a cold, frosty expression, clearly expressing his displeasure.

Fortunately, King Varis understood the conflict between them and didn't mind Hanjun's reaction.

He said, "That won't be necessary. The Royal City of Orinthia is quite safe right now, and it would be better for the Holy Son to play a bigger role in Ulon City."

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In King Varis' eyes, he needed Hanjun, or rather the Church of Light, to be more useful, so he wouldn't waste Hanjun's abilities.

With King Varis' insistence, Duke Dzemael and Duke Haillenarte exchanged glances, realizing the king wouldn't listen to them.

They decided not to continue.

However, after saying this, King Varis followed up with another statement that politely sent the two away.

"Sorry, I have some things I'd like to discuss with the Holy Son. Would you two dukes give us a little space?"

This was the most polite way the king could ask them to leave.

Duke Dzemael and Duke Haillenarte, left with nothing to say, couldn't defy the king's wishes.

The two of them glanced at each other and had no choice but to obey the order and leave.

Seeing the two dukes walk out of sight, Hanjun felt a bit more favorable toward King Varis and decided to listen to what the king wanted to say.

Once everyone had left, King Varis also dropped his formal demeanor and directly asked, "How is Jenlyns doing in Ulon City?"

Hanjun almost forgot that Jenlyns was still a member of the royal family and that the knights he brought with him were part of the royal knights.

"He's doing alright," Hanjun replied.

King Varis asked, "Although I can get some sense of the situation in Ulon City from Jenlyns's letters, I would still like to hear it directly from you."