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Mathias was shocked to see that the king was willing to obediently follow the queen's orders like that.

He couldn't believe how cruel the king was. He realized that this summoned was likely a trap set by the queen, but he knew that there was no need for a trap for someone like him.

They could have simply arrested him without the need for a formal meeting with the king.

As he saw the satisfied and pleased expression on the queen's face, Mathias finally understood that she wanted to humiliate him in this way.

She wanted to show him that even the king would not favor him simply because of his strength.

She was just doing this for show, and it was petty and vindictive.

Mathias was disgusted to see that the queen had the king wrapped around her finger.

Mathias looked calmly at the knight who was slowly approaching him.

"Your Majesty, won't you let me explain?" Mathias asked the king emotionlessly.

"There's no need to explain. A bastard is always a bastard," the queen responded on behalf of the king.

"I apologize, Your Majesty, but I was not talking to a vixen," Mathias said blankly, looking at the queen with an emotionless tone.

"What did you call me!?" the queen angrily asked Mathias.

"My king, did you hear that!?" the queen asked the king, looking at him with a pitiful expression.

"I heard, Olivia," the king said, looking at Mathias coldly.

The knight's expression, which had been relaxed before, suddenly became serious. He could sense the king's intention and quickly arrived at Mathias' side, grasping his neck tightly.

Mathias gasped in pain as his neck was grasped by the knight.

As he struggled, Mathias used his 'inspect' skill on the knight.

[Name: Jonathan Venta

Occupation: Loyal Knight of the King

Hidden Identity: Queen's Slave

Class: Guardian Knight

Realm: Great Knight, Peak Stage]

Mathias was not surprised to see that the knight was a powerful Great Knight, but he was shocked to see that he was also a slave of the queen.

He couldn't believe how vile the queen was, using the king's loyal knights as her own personal slaves.

Mathias pretended to struggle, knowing that the Great Knight might put even more pressure on his neck if he didn't.

As he looked at the king and queen standing by her side, Mathias knew that he no longer had a place in the palace.

He made the decision to escape and come back for revenge later.

Using his shadow walk ability, he transformed into shadow smoke and disappeared.

He used his illusion skills to make himself more unnoticeable and invisible to those around him.

The queen and everyone else in the room were surprised at Mathias' sudden disappearance.

"Where is he!?" the queen angrily asked the guardian knight.

The king was also surprised, as he couldn't detect Mathias' presence or understand how he had suddenly disappeared from the Great Knight's grasp.

Mathias knew that he needed to make a quick escape before anyone realized what had happened.

He used his shadow walk ability to travel through the shadows, moving quickly and stealthily through the palace.

He had no idea where he was going, but he knew that he needed to get as far away from the palace as possible.

He suddenly remembered Isabella, his maid.

As he moved through the shadows, he couldn't help but think about how unfair it was that the queen and the king had turned against him.

Mathias vowed that he would one day return to the palace and seek revenge against those who had wronged him.

'I would fck your holes later, B*tch.'

...

Mathias went to see his maid, Isabella, first because he was worried about her safety.

Isabella was surprised by Mathias's sudden visit.

"Prince? What-" Isabella began to ask when Mathias grabbed her hand.

Could it be that he wanted to do that again? Isabella blushed as she thought.

"Isabella... I seem to be in trouble," Mathias said helplessly to Isabella.

"Trouble? What kind of trouble, prince?" Isabella asked confusedly.

"The king wants to arrest me," Mathias said seriously to her.

"What?!" Isabella shouted in shock.

"Shh!" Mathias put a finger to his lips, a quiet gesture to Isabella.

Isabella covered her mouth in time with a panicked expression.

"Why?" She asked in a whisper.

"I don't have time to explain... I just came here to warn you that, since you're my maid, they may cause you trouble too," Mathias said worriedly to her.

This maid had helped him grow strong, after all. How could he leave without seeing her?

"What do we do? Is it because of what we've done?" Isabella panicked and asked Mathias with teary eyes.

"Don't worry. It's not that. I came here to ask if you want to come with me," Mathias said seriously.

"Together with you?" Isabella said hesitantly.

"If you don't want to, that's alright. I just came here to warn you to not admit that we're close, and preferably to say that you don't have much contact with me," Mathias held her arms with both hands and said seriously.

"No... It's just that if I leave with you, my family might get in trouble," Isabella said with watery eyes.

"That's alright. Then, until next time. Farewell," Mathias smiled and wiped the tears from her right cheek.

He was about to leave when Isabella grabbed his arm.

Mathias turned to her, and she saw her face up close and kissed him.

After that, she hugged him tightly and said, "Stay safe, my prince."