Goodwill System: I am a task taker

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After she exited, she saw the Prince Eryk waiting for her.

Ding~ goodwill +5 that is is 45 points now.

After hearing this, she felt slightly better and with a smile, she went towards the prince. "Is there something Prince?"

"Well, you free?" He asked casually but in reality, he just felt a need to be with this little Duke.

"My apologies but I have plans to take a good rest before meeting my sister." She gave him an apologetic look.

The Prince understood and felt a bit guilty. He thought how he could allow this little person overwork himself and wanted to evade the current feeling said, "Anna is of marriageable age. What are your plans, Adrian?"

She felt annoyed. Why he is in a hurry to marry her off? Even the system is not forcing me to!

Anyways she kept a polite smile and said, "Prince you must not say such. I hardly get any time to spend with her so I am not in a hurry to marry... her off." She added the last two words or she almost would have blown up her cover.

The Prince nods in understanding and does not stop her from leaving.

Arriving at the Duke house, she saw the Justice siblings playing chess. When they felt someone coming, they stopped and stood up looking at her.

Amber quickly ran to her and hugged her, "Rie! I missed you."

She patted the girl who was a head shorter than she was and then she turned to Charles, "I have good news and a bad one, which one should I say first?"

"The bad one first", He said without hesitation. They all sat down around the mahogany table.

In these years, Charles has matured and Amber have opened up more and more. They both know that she is a girl dressed as a man but they did not question her. They have complete faith in her.

"Well, the bad news is that your mother poisoned you."

They both were dumbfounded. They suspected many but never their own mother. Amber felt dejected and softly said, "Why?"

"Well to protect you both. This poison will make you weal but won't kill you but it was triggered somehow and the toxicity increased resulting in her current state." She replied glancing at their face.

Charles wanted to comfort his sister but he knew she is not this weak. With a sigh, Amber turned towards Rie and said, "The Good news?"

"Ah! I found out the antidote."

Hearing this the previous gloomy became sunny. Charles stood up and excitedly said, "Then let's get it."

"Stop. Do not be so impatient. I said I found it but not got it. It's not easy and I will take some time to get it." She said seriously and this tone made them docile as always.

"So what now?" Charles anxiously asked.

"After the banquet, I will leave. I want you to look after the Prince in this time and if something happens you shall follow Butler Hugo and Luis's arrangements." She said so darkly that the entire place became cold.

"There is something going to happen?" Amber said catching the veiled news in her words. Rie just nodded but still said, "Not sure, but it is good to be alert."

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In the palace, a certain figure was shivering icily before a slender youth in blue and black dress sitting on the chair tapping his fingers rhythmically matching the shivering figure's heartbeat.

"Master the rebel forces of David Stefan has been laying impassive."

"Oh, Since when?" He casually asked but to the man on the ground it felt scared.

"Since, since a while", He replied not daring to meet his eyes.

"Anyone suspect, entering the palace?" The ice-cold voice paused tapping his fingers before continuing again.

"This is the list other subordinates all together made." He laid it on the table in front of his master, who expressionlessly took it and read-only to catching a very familiar name.

"Keep an eye on this person." He said marking that name.

"Yes understood master." Saying this, the shadow vanished in the blackness of night as if he wasn't there in the first place.

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