Cthulhu Gonfalon - Chapter 56

To a person that had no pressure, time flew really fast. Unknowingly, it had already been a week. On the contrary, to those who had to shoulder the big pressure, time flew really slowly. One day was like a year.
Because of Lei’s sudden appearance, Luo Meng didn’t dare to kill Stelle who was a thorn in his heart, preventing him from seizing the inheritance right. Stelle actually incited Lei to kill Luo Meng, which would probably help solve all of the problems. However, Lei basically didn’t have a regard for her, and she also didn’t have any solution to deal with him.
Therefore, this week was miserably hard for both sides. Every day, they bickered at each other in frigid irony and scorching satire and they were always in an intense atmosphere. They were like two taut bow strings that could easily break at any time.
Sui Xiong and Lei couldn’t be compared to this. They got the chance to enjoy a funny scene. They could have also conveniently found out Luo Meng’s identity, that he was a swindler from the East Blue Moon Kingdom. He was accidentally involved in a big business transaction, offended two mighty people, and reluctantly fled with two partners.
Along the way, they had been through so many sufferings. In the end, they had traveled half the mainland to come to the Gerton’s collar. Here, Luo Meng by chance deceived a fat goat and said that he was the illegitimate child of the Lord at the same time. And the most important thing was that the Lord was suffering from a serious illness. He was about to die. As long as he could prove his illegitimate child’s identity, he would then become an heir, on his way to become a viscount!
This so-called wealth in the danger made Luo Meng think several times before deciding to clench his teeth give it a try!
No need to get into details about the process, in short, thanks to his witty scheme and some luck, Luo Meng finally succeeded in faking his illegitimate child’s identity, kicking Stelle who was the original heir for the Gerton’s collar out of the power core. He would only need to pass the Noble Federation investigation door then become the genuine viscount of the Gerton’s collar.
Although he had been a swindler for half of his life, he had been through such a big business like this. He could not help but be nervous as he saw the success was right in front. No matter how hard he tried to calm down, he could not help but be impatient.
Of course, the key to the problem was the wretched slut in front of him, who should have died a long time ago!
"Ha ha, ‘why doesn’t that wretch die?!’ Luo Meng will outrage inside like this." Sui Xiong laughed at Lei’s words, "Right now, at times, he will be very angry inside but still keeps the gentle smile on his face. So amusing!"
"Highness, looks like you are gloating a little bit..."
"Laugh at the pain of others? Get yourself a mirror, see yourself first."
The mirror reflected the picture of which the corners of Lei’s mouth twitched up.
In fact, he really didn’t want to laugh. But through the spirit tunnel, Sui Xiong showed Lei the screaming inner feeling of Luo Meng with his struggling face that was trying to put a graceful look on it. When those two looked at the projection, they couldn’t restrain their laughs.
But the one who was in a hurry was not only Luo Meng, Stelle was so much in an urgency that she couldn’t smile either. This wanton woman was under the pressure of solving this problem. Every day to her was like four or five years’ time. Everyone usually heard terrible sounds coming out from her room. After that, she would walk out with a flushed face and suspicious scent.
Sometimes, among the intense and messy sounds, she would stagger out. There was one time that everyone even heard the devil beast’s howl. And when she stepped out, there was some fluid flowing along her legs to the ground.
Seeing her disappointing look, not to mention the people in the viscount residence, even Lei and Sui Xiong sympathetically shook their heads, deeply understood the meaning of the saying ‘rotten wood could not be carved’.
Sui Xiong naturally unavoidably expressed all kinds of exclamations like "People in this city really know how to play." Lei also retorted him very seriously, telling him that not many noblemen in this city could play like this...
"Really?" Sui Xiong showed his suspicion.
"Even though you don’t believe, you can see others’ reactions. For example, Luo Meng, he also could be considered broad-minded. As you can see, a moment ago, he turned silly and didn’t care about being courteous!"
Sui Xiong recalled his memory, confirming that Luo Meng was indeed dumbstruck a moment ago when he saw Stelle walking out with a long streak of fluid. He rubbed his eyes but still couldn’t believe what he saw. And the trusted aide beside him pinched his thighs as if he doubted that he was not awake.
Therefore, he believed this.
Stelle, this woman is also really... Unrestrainedness, still has a standard, a level, a realm!
"Lei, I’ve suddenly got this idea: If I establish a God Kingdom, why don’t we invite Stelle to play in our God Kingdom’s promotional video?", He was full of excitement, saying, "This woman would absolutely wipe out the whole market, cause a great storm! I guess with just a video, she will attract at least several thousands, several ten thousands of believers!"
Lei attentively thought for a while. On one side, he sighed. On the other side, he nodded his head.
He couldn’t not admit that in comparison to all kinds of oral promises or glamorous perspective, an attractive beautiful woman indeed had an ability to attract people, at least more attractive to men, except for eunuchs.
"But... If it is the case, don’t you become the Evil God, who uses beauty to deceive and bully others?", Lei knew that this jellyfish god’s moral value system was different from human’s. But he still could not help but advise, "Only Evil God and devil would do something like that!"
"As long as you don’t agree with their belief, trust me, when you die you can get a beautiful, cheating others." Sui Xiong nonchalant said, "Moreover, I feel that if this Stelle really becomes a resident in the God Kingdom and has an eternal life, things will only get more serious. Until that time, if she could get what she wishes, she might saute me and the entire residents in the God Kingdom..."
Lei deeply sighed, felt his liver hurt a little bit.
He had originally thought he had been somewhat moved and thus had considered following his religion. In short, he had been thinking of staying with this delightful jellyfish god. Going to the opposite party’s God Kingdom when he died was not bad either. But now, he felt that he should reconsider a little bit more.
Although more than fifty percent, this jellyfish would not do crazy things, what if he really does that?
Perhaps, I, a man that no one wants to marry, becomes associates with that wretch, a super licentious woman, who doesn’t even let a devil beast get away?
... I will be harassed, will definitely be harassed!
Who would want to go to such kind of God Kingdom!
As the crucial moment was getting closer, not only Luo Meng and Stelle were tense, Olivia was also not an exception.
Although she knew here the possibility to win was really high or could say she had secured the victory, she could not help but feel anxious when she thought about exposing Luo Meng’s disguise in front of noblemen and representatives from everywhere; at the same time using her wisdom and momentum to overwhelm Stelle, as well as getting supports from noblemen and representatives.
To prepare for this, she especially buried herself into books about human resources management, locked herself up in the house, thought meticulously about all the cases that could happen, then made a number of contingency plans. Every day, she practiced and analyzed to make sure that her performance was perfect when the time came, and that she would succeed in one go!

"Until that time comes, I am afraid that you also have to fight. You’d better be more careful." Sui Xiong reminded her, "Although I will give you some defense spells, magic is not omnipotent. Not to mention shaman, even God will be unluckily killed as well."
"I’ll be more careful, moreover..." Olivia tilted her head, looked at Sui Xiong, who was floating in the middle of the sky and jabbering on and on. She suddenly bounced up. There was no sign of her kick being sent out. The kick was retrieved before it hit the target. The body in the air span one round then lightly landed on the ground. There wasn’t even any dust coming out from that.
"... I am not a weak little girl."
Sui Xiong was startled, looking at this girl. He didn’t expect this little girl, whom he thought highly of, would know also how to fight!
Lei laughed out loud, applauded, "Good job! We should scare this giant jellyfish a little bit, who always looks down on human!"
Sui Xiong really wasn’t angry either, waved his tentacles, applauding.
"Awesome! Awesome! Your skill is already on the same level of an adventurer..."
"She would probably not get to that level yet. Her strength is a little weak. She could only fight with a human, but her beating would be like a tickle to a devil beast. Nonetheless, beating a human is enough." Lei smilingly said, "I can see that she can be considered to have a glorious fight with Luo Meng; the glory of the Gerton family, which is about to be tarnished by a swindler and a rotten woman, is saved by a calm and gentle girl, who could not stand but angrily take action, using her fist to protect the family’s glory. This kind of girl absolutely fits with the noble esthetic conception!"
"Then, let’s decide like this!" Sui Xiong nodded, "Still, is her fighting experience enough? Don’t be bewildered like a bicycle losing its chain at the crucial moment."
"She is my student." Lovell slowly said, "To nurture her courage, I have brought her along to fight against a Giant Dragon."
Lei’s eyes popped out. He didn’t know what to say.
This delicate and fragile (she was quite like that to him), calm and gentle little girl could fight a Giant Dragon?!
Impossible....
A moment later, he foolishly asked, "Did she win?"
This question was a little stupid. Lovell looked at him like looking at an idiot, "How can she have that ability?! If she could beat the Giant Dragon, why does she still need our support?"
Lei embarrassedly laughed, at last, picked up a little bit of his confidence. After following Sui Xiong to cross the Ash Rock mountain range, they had already met a Giant Dragon. At that time, he was really excited to challenge the giant dragon. As a result, he suffered a bitter defeat. If it wasn’t for Sui Xiong’s rescue, he might have become dragon’s manure.
"How about that dragon?" He asked again.
"It was just to help Olivia practice a little bit, nurture her courage. After done fighting, we left right away." Lovell said, "However, judging from its stirred-up appearance, it might move its house."
"The entire body of the Giant Dragon is a treasure! How can you waste it like this!" Lei couldn’t help but loudly say, "Too wasteful!"
"I see that your entire body is all treasure as well. Isn’t it wasteful?!" Sui Xiong coldly groaned, "Don’t forget, the thing on your neck may be a Legendary item!"
"That is my head!"
"That thing on your neck could be used as the head of a legendary item, why don’t you exchange that for money?"
"Isn’t no head mean already dying!"
"Nonsense, who tell you that you will die if you no longer have a head?" Sui Xiong laughed out loud. Dozens of his tentacles intertwined together, creating crackling sounds like the sounds from the joints of the fingers, "Give it to me, I can help you perform some small surgery to turn you into some Headless Knight... I guarantee it will succeed, moreover the surgery fee is free."
Lei, of course, didn’t want to turn into a Headless Knight so he immediately surrendered.
A day passed by like this. The day that everyone was waiting for finally came.
In front of the viscount residence in the Gerton’s city, a high platform was built. Many noblemen and representatives flooded in, prepared to choose the heir of the Gerton’s city, following the ancient tradition.
Luo Meng and Stelle had already sat in each one’s seat as well. According to the tradition, they would have to receive questions from the noblemen and commoners, showing their prestige and talent to win the viscount position.
Under the high platform, many people from the viscount’s collar had already gathered. They had changed into splendid clothes to prepare for welcoming the new viscount.
Among the crowd, Olivia wearing an old fur coat with her teacher as a companion, looked up to the high platform anxiously.
"Nervous?" Lovell asked.
"A little bit." Olivia beat time with her feet. She was humming the folk song that her mother had taught her inside but couldn’t calm herself down, "I am more stirred up."
"Being stirred up is a good thing." Lovell nodded, "Wait a bit, enjoy a little bit after your peaceful life."
"Soon, you will become everyone’s attention!"
The girl heavily nodded, continued looking up to the high platform.
Lei, who sat on the corner above, noticed her gaze. Sunlight slightly stirred a little bit.
It was like... Someone was smiling at her.