Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 70

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Aria woke up with unresolved anger towards Swan the next day. She couldn’t wait to tear her down and let Gale see that she was a witch who would ruin his kingdom. 1 

But of course, she couldn’t openly show her hostility towards Swan, that would be a stupid move. 

Thus, after she took a warm bath in the morning, she sat at the table directly facing the window in her room, waiting for the beastman maid to come and deliver her breakfast. 

Aria smiled at the beastman maid with bunny ears who carefully put her breakfast on the table and said, “T–this is the breakfast that we have, Princess. Please tell me if you need anything more, or if you want something else as your breakfast.” 

“No, no, this is fine,” Aria replied with a smile. “Though, I’m curious about a few things in the castle, and I don’t know who to ask, since my sister isn’t exactly the chatty type.” 

“So, can I ask you instead?” Aria asked. 

The bunny beastman was hesitant at first. She was supposed to attend Princess Aria, so she wondered if it was allowed for her to answer all questions from her. 

However, facing the beautiful princess who smiled at her, the bunny maid nodded weakly, “I–I will do my best to answer, Princess.” 

“Good. Hmm… my sister is not exactly someone who likes to talk. I’d appreciate it if you could tell me what she has been doing in the castle since she arrived two months ago.” 

“Ah… uhm…” The bunny maid tried to recall everything and said, “Princess Swan has been staying in the same room as His Majesty since her arrival. Usually, they would have breakfast together, and His Majesty would carry her on his arm before walking around the castle to inspect many things. They would stay in the throne room and deal with kingdom matters before going for another walk before dinner. Oh! I heard from the soldiers and citizens that she is very kind and generous. She helps to rebuild the kingdom since we–beastmen–don’t exactly have a culture like humans. I heard she also-” 

“Okay, that’s enough,” Aria interrupted as her smile faded. She didn’t want to listen to any of this, knowing that Swan had lived such a comfortable life under Gale’s care. “What I want to know is… if there is anything strange happening for the past two months in the castle.” 

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“Oh! Yes, there are a few strange things happening here. Our Beta, Rock Silverfang, attacked Princess Swan on the third day of her arrival, and she came out unscathed,” the bunny maid reported. “Nobody knows the reason for that, since Rock is very strong. Then, he escaped the same night from the dungeon, which is even stranger, because the dungeon only has one door for entrance and exit and it’s always fully guarded!” 

“I see,” Aria smiled again and questioned, “Has there been any rumor that maybe my 

sister is a witch?” 

“A–A witch?!” The bunny maid was genuinely flustered. She looked at the beautiful human princess in confusion. “Princess Swan is very kind and helpful. I don’t think someone like her can be a witch. S–should I tell His Majesty to check on her?” 

“No,” Aria quickly refused as she knew it would only make Gale angry at her instead of Swan. “It’s fine. It’s just… I saw my sister practicing witchcraft when we were in Holy Achate before. I asked her and she said that it’s just a harmless little book she picked 

1. up. I’m just worried that it might come true.” 

The bunny maid doubted it immediately because witchcraft was almost nonexistent in the beastmen world except for the shaman, who drew power from their ancestors, not from strange devilish creatures. 

Even so, she didn’t know any better about human culture, so Princess Aria must’ve been telling the truth. 

‘I–Is it a bad thing if Princess Swan becomes a witch? She hadn’t done anything to hurt others in here,” the bunny maid asked. 

“There is a reason why humans would burn any witch they see. A witch hunt is necessary because they could cast an evil spell that could kill everyone, including your king!” 

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“H–His Majesty?!” The bunny maid panicked. As one of the beastmen who dedicated her life to him, she didn’t want anything bad to happen to their beloved king. “I–I should warn His Majesty then-” 

“I told you, don’t,” Aria stopped her. “Rather than that, I think you should just tell your fellow servants and soldiers about this, so they would be more careful around my sister.” 

“Y–yes, Princess. I will tell others about this.” 

Aria grinned, “Good. Thank you for the breakfast. You should go now.” 

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Aria watched as the bunny maid scurried out of her room. She didn’t know if her suspicion about Swan being a witch was true or not. However, whether it was true or false, the rumor of her being a witch would continue to circulate in the beastmen 

castle. 

“And once it has spread wide, Gale will never know who started the rumor,” Aria muttered as she put a block of sugar into the cup of tea. “If she is a witch, then that’s good. I will send people from Holy Achate to burn the witch. Even if she’s not, the rumor should be enough to make her feel unwanted in this castle since everyone except Gale will gossip behind her back.” 1