Reincarnated as a Judge with a 9-Star Talent
Chapter 42: Princess Anabelle.

Chapter 42: Princess Anabelle.

Lexus looked at those three people with interest; one of them looked like a character from a famous Assassin’s Creed game he played on Earth, another one looked more like a knight in shiny armor, and another one was a beautiful woman.

She looked ethereal and very beautiful, with blonde hair, seemingly in her late thirties. She wore extremely luxurious clothes, which starkly contrasted with the nearly ruined place she was standing in.

As Lexus entered the place, all three of them looked towards him in surprise mixed with a shocked expression.

The assassin-looking guy narrowed his eyes; the knight pulled out the sword from his waist and defended the woman who was wearing black luxurious clothes with golden threads.

"Who are you?" The knight, who was taking a defensive stance, asked with a cautious tone, then with his hand he guarded the woman, and his right hand was holding the longsword.

[Name: Arthur Fury.

Title: Sire (An Honorable Knight Gets 2x Strength Fighting Evil), Ultimate Defense (Can Defend Critical Strikes up to 200x).

Level: 550 (Marshal)

Trust: -100

Talent: 6-Earth Pulse Talent.

Techniques: Sword Draw Technique (9/10), Shield Bash Technique (10/10).

Item: Green Sword of Fury (Amethyst Grade)]

"Well then, what is a knight as honorable as you doing here in such dark place?" Lexus casually asked, then smiled at the trio, although he was here for the stagecoach; knowing more secrets won’t hurt.

"That’s none of your business, commoner. Before I slit your throat, get out from here," Arthur said while gritting his teeth. He was actually sweating in front of a nobody, and he was here with the person he swore to protect.

Lexus, a towering seven-foot-tall person, was no joke; his aura was different from some low-level person, and his noble upbringing was also showing in his walking style and face.

Although most commoners won’t notice, a knight like Sire Arthur Fury, who was born in nobility, could see through it but didn’t want to care about it.

"He’s no commoner. Look at him, pink-colored hair and that angelic face; that’s so distinctive you’d have to be a fool not to recognize a ’Theodore.’ Am I wrong? Hmm... Judging by how you look, you’re around sixteen or seventeen; you must be Lexus Theodore, the last of the Theodores and heir to the Theodore Duchy." This time, the woman guarded by the knight spoke up. She showed no tension whatsoever and instead smiled at Lexus.

[Name: Annabelle Kolar.

Title: Genius at Politics (She was born for the throne), Diplomat (She can even negotiate with the devil), Princess (She can manipulate those under her), High IQ Individual (Very Intelligent)

Level: 67 (Elite Soldier)

Trust: -80.

Talent: 2-Spirit Veins.

Techniques: White Planets Geography. (10/10), Basic Sword Technique (1/10)

Item: Exotic Red Bra (Common)]

Lexus raised an eye while he was busy checking her stats out; she already revealed his identity; she’s no ordinary woman.

"Well, then someone recognized me this far away from home. That’s new," Lexus smilingly said, then looked past the assassin-looking person; the stagecoach was there as well.

"Stagecoach? Hmmm, I suppose you’re here to steal this masterpiece of the Cold Mountain Empire, the Golden Stagecoach." Annabelle also smiled broadly and looked at Lexus; she was not even blinking her eyes because she was guessing his every move.

"Steal? No, no, I am not here to steal; it’s just borrowing from this young man here; he’s a very nice person." Lexus was also smiling and talking, and then he pointed at the assassin-looking person.

"Well, although he’s a very nice person, he can’t give you what is not his. It’s mine, so you have to ask me first about it. My name is Annabelle Kolar,Princess of the Kolar Gold Empire" Annabelle introduced herself, and then she smiled at Lexus.

As both of them were fake smiling, the Knight Arthur was so confused at the situation he wasn’t able to tell if he should attack or not.

"Don’t even think about it; the moment you move, your head will roll." Lexus gave a warning while maintaining his fake smile.

"You!!!" Arthur gritted his teeth and then looked at Annabelle for permission.

"Don’t, Sire Arthur, he’s much more powerful than you think, plus it’s better to make friends than enemies, don’t you agree, Lord Lexus?" Annabelle asked the question while she held Arthur’s sword hand gently.

Arthur gritted his teeth and then looked at Lexus for the confirmation. Lexus was very intrigued by this woman, but he still nodded his head agreeing to make peace, if he could get an unexpected ally, so be it.

Seeing Lex nodding his head, Arthur sheathed his sword back but didn’t move an inch; he was still in front of the princess.

"Lord Lexus, Sorry you have to see such hostility from us; such are the times we live in; we can’t even trust our own shadows here in this empire," Annabelle said with a sad expression on her face.

Lex’s face twitched a little because he was the intruder, but she said it so casually as if he was her guest.

"Don’t worry about it. It’s all fine; we didn’t even cross swords yet," Lexus said, then walked towards the nearby shelf, which was covered with dust, to see what these things were stored here.

"Lord Lexus, Your searching for the stolen stagecoachs here means someone has tipped you, and if someone gave you a tip, that means you asked for an emergency carriage or stagecoach; otherwise, nobody would dare to point at Imperial Thief, so I can conclude you did something bad in the city," Annabelle said her conclusion without taking a breath, and then a frown appeared on her face for the first time.

She’s one scary woman!

Lexus thought this, then saw the princess frowning a little, which confused him, but as a lord, he had to ask for formality’s sake, It is a custom of this planet.

"What happened, Princess? Is anything bothering you?" Lexus asked, as it was customary for a noble man to ask a noble woman if she’s in need of anything if she’s frowning.

"N... nothing. It’s just my brother went to an investigation a little earlier; there was a murder in the middle of the city, so I suppose you’re the murderer? Sorry if I am wrong with my guess." Annabelle is saying this, her frowning replaced with a sad face.

"Well, I didn’t want to kill him at first, but he was a local bully, so I gave justice to your people on your behalf," Lexus said seriously, then pulled out an old book that was covered in dust from the shelf. Suddenly a cockroach came out of it; Lexus threw the book towards the ceiling in shock.

*BOOM*

The ceiling cracked while making tremendous noise; the old book ripped the ceiling and went beyond the hall they were in.

Arthur, seeing this, gritted his teeth and readied himself for confrontation while giving protection to the princess.

"That’s how, See how an accident happened? That’s how that man died; he was bullying me in the first place, just like that cockroach," Lexus said pitifully.

"I am very sorry, Lord Theodore, that you had to put up with such a thing. I would have thrown a feast in your honor, but my father is very sick and old, so let me make up for it. This stagecoach will need four powerful horses to run smoothly. I’ll arrange it and fill the carriage with various food items. Let’s say about 6 months worth of dried food rations, which is enough to reach the central region, and everything you’ll be needing through the journey, but..." Annabelle saying this stopped in mid-sentence as if something or someone was holding her back from doing all that.