Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

Fredrinn looked at the golden-haired woman who stepped out of the inn. 'So that's Princess Danielle…'

He was expecting to see a demure young lady befitting the title 'royal princess'. However, the woman in front of him was far from that. She was almost as tall as Fredrinn and she had this pair of discerning eyes that seemed to see through his thoughts.

[Nascent Soul 3rd Layer]

[Danielle Starwind] Favorability: 70

She was more powerful than he had expected, but what made him more surprised was the high favorability.

The princess also noticed him from the crowd. She walked towards him as she observed him from head to foot.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" Fredrinn greeted her with the standard etiquette of martial households.

Princess Danielle smiled at him. "You must be Fredrinn Firecrown, the heir of the Firecrown Supreme Household." She emphasized the word 'supreme'.

Fredrinn nodded. "It flatters me that you know my name, Your Highness. We can chat later. Please enter the carriage." After saying that, he made a 'this way' gesture.

"Alright." The princess didn't make things difficult for him. She calmly entered the carriage.

After making sure that she was ready, Fredrinn jumped on top of his mount and instructed the entourage to start marching.

Fredrinn took a glimpse of the princess' silhouette through the curtain on the carriage window. 'Danielle Starwind… This woman…'

When he was still a player, he had once read the history of the Star Wind Kingdom. It was necessary to be aware of the kingdom's past since there were missions that involved historical events.

In the background story of the game, Princess Danielle was one of the leading figures in the battle against the Blue Sky Kingdom. She was a woman, but she surpassed many talented generals when it came to commanding an army. She was even given the nickname 'Blood Princess' because of her viciousness towards her enemies.

However, because of her rising fame, the powerhouses of the Blue Sky Kingdom deemed her a huge threat. They devised a plan to eliminate her. To complete this plan, the Blue Sky Kingdom sacrificed numerous warriors. Eventually, the princess fell into their trap and was inhumanely defiled before she was killed. Her death caused the feud of the two kingdoms to intensify.

Thinking about this, Fredrinn sighed and shook his head.

They soon arrived at the estate. Upon their arrival, the members of the Firecrown Supreme Household and their guests came to welcome the princess.

Many guests had come to visit because of the banquet that would be held soon. Because of this, the estate was very lively with all sorts of people around. There were even guests from the five supreme households.

After the princess greeted them one by one, she excused herself and asked Fredrinn to take her to the separate mansion that was specially prepared for members of the royal family.

The mansion wasn't that far so Fredrinn suggested that they walk. He wanted to give her a short tour of the estate to make her familiar with the place.

"I heard that you are a Nascent Soul martial practitioner. Is this true?" The princess asked as she looked at his side profile. There was almost no man her age that she was attracted to, but Fredrinn was different. He was said to be a genius on the same level as Aubrey of the Silversword Household. This alone was enough to make her interested in him.

His handsome face was just a bonus, a big bonus to be exact.

Fredrinn chuckled in his heart. Everyone misunderstood his strength because of the unique effect of the Armor of Eternal Strength. He hadn't turned off his aura concealment function since then. After all, he had advanced too quickly. It would be hard to explain himself if they sensed the sudden jump in his cultivation.

"I'm not as powerful as you think, Your Highness." Fredrinn humbly responded.

Princess Danielle chuckled. "I also heard that you hid your cultivation for over a decade. You're really good at doing this."

Fredrinn smiled in embarrassment.

The two chatted along the way, completely ignoring the people following behind them.

Not long later, they arrived at the VIP mansion.

"We're here, Your Highness. You should get some rest. There will be-"

"Hold on." The princess raised her hand.

Fredrinn stopped talking and stared at her in surprise.

"Why don't you follow me inside? I have things to discuss with you." Her radiant smile almost blinded him.

Fredrinn only hesitated for a second before he accepted her invitation. "Alright."

He gave some instructions to his subordinates before he followed the princess inside the VIP mansion.

The princess told her escort warriors to leave them alone. Fredrinn became more curious because of how secretive she was acting.

"We can talk here." The princess said as soon as they arrived at the spacious living room. She took her seat and signaled to Fredrinn to take the seat adjacent to her.

"Can you tell me what this is all about, Your Highness?" Fredrinn asked.

"Why are you in a hurry? Do you still have tasks to do?" Princess Danielle muttered in a teasing voice.

Fredrinn wanted to say 'yes', but she might interpret it differently so he shook his head. "No."

"Don't worry. I won't keep this long." She adjusted her sitting posture before she continued.

"The reason I came here wasn't just to join the celebration of your household's promotion. There is actually one more thing that I came here for."

She crossed her legs and cupped her face as she said. "Let's get married."

Hearing this, Fredrinn almost fell off his chair. Why did this woman suddenly discuss marriage? He even thought that he had probably heard her wrong. "Uhm, did you just say that we should get married?" He asked tentatively.

"Yeah. I did." Princess Danielle smirked.

"That…" Her calm reply made him speechless. She was really carefree.

"Why are you hesitating? Are you already betrothed to someone?"

"It's not that…"

"It's fine. I don't mind if you have another wife."

Fredrinn's face twitched upon hearing this. 'It's fine for you, but His Majesty would definitely skin me alive if he heard you say that nonsense in front of him.'