Charm Points Maxed: My Enemies Became My Underlings

Chapter 24: The Night Before

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lei Yuan thought that she might back off.

“I already said that now is not the best time to enter the city. If you insist on doing this, then I can’t stop you.”

He said this on purpose. Lotti clenched her fists and snorted, then she sat down by a tree.

Lei Yuan simply followed her and leaned against the tree.

“Some things can’t be rushed. Don’t you understand?” Lei Yuan tried to persuade her. “I’m really not heartless. Of course, if you think I’m such a person, then I won’t say anything.”

“I don’t want to talk to you.” Lotti turned away. It seemed that she was really angry, but at the same time, she was a little conflicted.

‘Does she realize how reckless she was…’

Lei Yuan was only looking out for her, after all.

“If you don’t want to talk, then that’s fine.” Lei Yuan shook his head helplessly. He already had a plan in mind.

The enemy soldiers he had recruited were still following him. Morris, leading his army, came up to him and asked, “Warrior Lei Yuan, what should we do next?”

‘We can’t just sit around and do nothing, can we?’

Lei Yuan chuckled lightly and said with a meaningful look, “Now, we wait.”

After Eisen returned to the city, those treacherous officials would definitely make a move. Once this period of time had passed, Lei Yuan could take action.

…

At this moment, inside the city. Eisen and the others passed through the gates without being searched.

They also made it to the palace without any trouble. But everything changed when they got inside.

The throne that belonged to the Queen was now empty, and the ministers were gathered in the hall, discussing something.

However, when they saw Eisen, their expressions became varied.

Eisen did not know what they were thinking, but he was sure that to them, his return was unwelcome news.

It seemed that Lei Yuan’s information was correct. The Queen’s situation was not good, or else things would not have been in this state.

And at this moment, the man who held the power in the palace… Eisen looked at the head minister, seated in the front row.

He remembered that the Queen had ordered for this man to be thrown in jail. So, it came as no surprise that he was out of his cell, considering the current situation.

Eisen remembered that he did not like this head minister to begin with.

Torill, who was highly valued by the Queen in his early years, was given many important tasks to carry out. However, in the last battle with the Aoli Empire, Torill began his plan of betrayal.

As a result, the Queen had him imprisoned in the dungeons within the city walls.

“Knight Eisen, where is Ambassador Lotti? Didn’t you bring her back?” Torill asked in a low voice. “Didn’t I hear that the mission has been completed? Or is it that you were lying, and the quest was actually a failure?”

Eisen pursed his lips and did give away his true thoughts. He casually said, “I rescued Ambassador Lotti, but she insisted on leaving with Lei Yuan. I couldn’t bring her back into the city.”

“Nonsense!” Torill immediately refuted him. “How could Ambassador Lotti leave with Lei Yuan, a person who came from nowhere? You must have failed to save her and are making excuses! Guards! Take Eisen away and keep him under strict watch!”

“What I said is true, you can’t treat me like this!” Eisen gritted his teeth. “And you have no right to do this to me! I am a knight personally appointed by Her Majesty the Queen. Only she can order me around!”

“Now that the Queen is seriously ill, I am in charge of the affairs of the country as her regent.” Torill snorted coldly. “What evidence do you have to prove that you’re telling the truth? All I see is that Ambassador Lotti is not here. This is conclusive enough for me.”

Eisen held back and did not refute. He could not reveal Lotti’s whereabouts yet, or else everything would be over. It seemed that this person was determined to make things difficult for him.

“I’m telling the truth. It’s really disheartening that you don’t believe me!”

Eisen did not explain further after saying this, because he knew that Torill’s goal was to control him.

“I’m just following the rules, is there a problem with that?” Torill clapped his hands, and someone immediately took Eisen away. Even the soldiers who followed him were not spared.

After Eisen and his men were taken away, some of the other ministers felt uneasy and said, “Um… Isn’t this a little bad? After all, Knight Eisen is a knight who is highly valued by Her Majesty. If we do this, I’m afraid it will cause dissatisfaction.”

“It is precisely because he is someone the Queen values that we should do this.” A sinister smile appeared on Torill’s face. “It’s even better that Lotti does not return. We can even accuse her of defecting with a man. As for Lei Yuan, he’s not even a citizen of our country, so we don’t have to worry about him.”

If they did not let him through the city gates, Torill believed that Lei Yuan would not try to interfere.

Although the other ministers were worried, they did not ask any further questions.

In reality, Eisen was not really thrown into the dungeon. Considering his position, and the fact that the Queen was still alive, Torill would not dare treat him too badly.

Eisen took this opportunity to plan how he could rescue the Queen. He did not believe that the entire palace was filled with treacherous officials. There must be someone who was still loyal to the Queen, and he would join forces with them.

“Knight Eisen, I warn you not to do anything you shouldn’t do. Otherwise, don’t blame Lord Torill for not showing any mercy.”

The person who delivered his food had warned him, but Eisen did not take it seriously. He simply gave a light nod.

His actions were going to be much more difficult than he had expected.

…

Meanwhile, Lotti finally managed to sneak into the city when Lei Yuan’s soldiers became lax.

Lei Yuan had noticed this, but this time, he did not stop her.

“Why didn’t you stop her?” The system did not quite understand. “She’ll easily ruin things like this.”

Lei Yuan indifferently said, “Can I really stop her? You’ve seen that I’ve tried to stop her many times, but she still doesn’t want to listen to me.”

“Are you just going to give up?” The System snorted coldly, “Anyway, it’s up to you. Now that your Evolution Points are almost used up, don’t blame me for not helping you.”

Lei Yuan was speechless.

‘Isn’t this my system? What does it have to do with Evolution Points?’

“Are you really not going to help me?” Lei Yuan asked again, “I’m your host. If I die, won’t you…”

“I can find another one.” The system spoke very ruthlessly. “If you die, it means you’re not worth my effort…”

“Shut up!” Lei Yuan really wanted to punch it. It was too heartless.

“Therefore, host, you had better take it easy and don’t die so quickly.”

…

After Lotti snuck into the city, she found that the situation was much more complicated than she had expected.

After looking around, she arrived at the palace. The security here was very tight, but she managed to make her way to the quarters that were allocated for her and her ministers. There, she heard about their plans to rebel.

‘Great…’

Lotti wanted to take swift action, but… if she acted now, it would not do any good.

She would be like a moth flying into the fire.

She still had yet to find Eisen, so she needed to form another plan.

So, the two of them—Eisen and Lotti—spent an uneasy night in the city.

…

However, the next day, Lei Yuan led his small army of charmed soldiers to attack the city.