Chapter 545: Shengzai Will Subjugate the Humanoid Races!

As the third prince of the kingdom, renowned far and wide, when Shengzai arrived at the Holy Kingdom, Princess Karja Bessares of the Holy Kingdom personally came out to greet him.

Princess Karja Bessares, a genius who could wield fourth-rank faith magic at the age of fifteen.

With the recommendation of the former Holy King and the support of the temple, she bypassed her older brothers to inherit the throne.

She possessed a beauty regarded as a national treasure and held a maternal compassion for her people, dreaming of building an ideal nation where no one would cry.

Her prestige and popularity were equally high among both the commoners and the military.

Yet this beautiful and gentle woman was, surprisingly, a woman who could not find a husband.

Having reached marriageable age with no suitable suitor, she was inwardly deeply anxious.

As the Holy Princess, her potential spouse had to be either a monarch of another nation or at least a prince.

However, due to certain special reasons, this Holy Princess had developed some unfavorable rumors abroad.

Besides the Holy Princess herself, the other two figures at the center of these rumors were the two beautiful women standing beside her: Remetios Cast Aodi and Kuirate Cast Aodi .

Remetios and Kuirate were sisters—one the Holy Kingdom’s strongest Holy Knight, the other its strongest High Priestess.

Due to their extreme closeness and constant companionship, rumors spread through the palace that they were lovers.

Because of this, all eligible suitors for the Holy Princess avoided her.

Take Emperor Gilknifer of the Empire—he was brilliant, handsome, and of noble rank; how could he possibly become a partner to someone rumored to be a lesbian?

Regardless of whether the rumors were true or false, Gilknifer considered even their existence a royal scandal.

“Prince Shengzai, welcome to the Holy Kingdom. I have already arranged a banquet for you—would His Highness be willing to dine with us?”

Shengzai did not refuse the Holy Princess’s invitation; after all, he was on her territory, and to subjugate the humanoid races near the Holy Kingdom, he needed the kingdom’s assistance.

At the banquet, Remetios and Kuirate, the Holy Princess’s confidantes, sat with them.

Impatient as ever, Remetios glanced at Shengzai and bluntly asked: “Prince Shengzai, what is your purpose in coming to our Holy Kingdom?”

Shengzai had some memory of Remetios, the Holy Knight Captain with little brains.

Her strength was no weaker than Gajef’s, and her loyalty to the Holy Kingdom was unquestionable.

Unfortunately, her sense of justice was extreme, and as Shengzai had said, she was impulsive and lacking in intellect.

They knew that the Kingdom of Rieshiteji had undergone a change of rulers.

But the information the Holy Princess and her circle had received was not that Shengzai had voluntarily abdicated, but that he had lost the succession struggle.

A genius prince who failed to seize the throne now suddenly visited their Holy Kingdom—his motives were deeply suspicious.

“You are too rude, Remetios. How dare you question a noble guest so bluntly?”

“Yes, sister. No matter what, Prince Shengzai is the Third Prince of our kingdom. This is not how we treat guests in the Holy Kingdom.”

Hearing the rebuke from the Holy Princess and her sister, Remetios scowled and turned her head away.

Because of this interruption, Shengzai set down his knife and fork, looked up at the Holy Princess across the long table, and said: “Your Highness, I’ve heard the Robur Holy Kingdom has long suffered attacks from humanoid races.”

“That is precisely why I have come. If I say I have a way to permanently resolve the humanoid race issue for the Robur Holy Kingdom, would you be willing to assist me?”

As Shengzai finished speaking, the Holy Princess leapt to her feet, slapping the table in excitement: “Is what you say true, Prince Shengzai?”

“Do you truly have a way to solve our humanoid race problem?”

While warfare between kingdoms and empires was an old tradition, humanoid races were for the Holy Kingdom an incurable disease.

The Holy Princess held maternal compassion for her people, and every humanoid attack brought massive casualties.

If Shengzai truly had an effective solution, she would accept any request from him—even at great cost.

“Some humanoid races are indeed cruel, but others are gentle; they attack the Holy Kingdom merely to survive and ensure their species’ continuation.”

“Therefore, I ask you to take me to their territories. I intend to bring them all under my rule by ensuring their food and shelter.”

Upon hearing Shengzai’s idea, the Holy Princess and the two women froze for a moment, then the Holy Princess sighed and looked at him: “Prince Shengzai, do you know how many humanoid races surround the Holy Kingdom?”

The total number of humanoid races scattered around the Holy Kingdom was at least a million.

Moreover, humanoid races consumed far more food than ordinary humans; to feed them all, even if Shengzai were the entire kingdom’s wealth, it would still be insufficient.

“Regarding that, Your Highness need not worry. Since I dared to say this, I naturally have the means to back it up.”

“All I want to know now—is your Highness willing to accept my proposal?”

Honestly, if not for the favor he wished to earn from the Holy Kingdom and his unfamiliarity with this land, Shengzai would have acted alone.

The humanoid races were numerous, but was Shengzai, who had just acquired most of the Eight Desires King’s wealth, poor?

Moreover, Shengzai was interested in the humanoid races for another reason: his power as the “God of Evolution” from the Pokémon world.

The humanoid races in this world differ from those in typical fantasy tales.

Though bipedal, they are barely human-like—werewolves and cat-people aren’t the imagined ear-girls, but are covered entirely in fur.

Shengzai was curious: if his “evolutionary power” worked on humans, what would happen if he applied it to these humanoid races?

Whether it would enhance their combat power or tame their savagery was secondary—what if those humanoid girls truly became ear-girls?

After a moment’s hesitation, the Holy Princess, ignoring Remetios and Kuirate’s objections, said: “Prince Shengzai, I will assist you in gathering the humanoid races.”

Though she thought his plan implausible, if it offered even a sliver of hope for her people, she was willing to gamble!

(End of Chapter)