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After Flamel left, Lucas looked at Princess Kimia and asked, "Can you tell me what happened in the royal family after I fell asleep, and what the current situation of the Azoth royal family is?"
"Of course, Your Highness," Kimia nodded.
Then, Lucas learned from Kimia that not long after his "death," his father and mother were so heartbroken that their health deteriorated, and later they directly abdicated the throne to Princess Anna.
Queen Anna was a wise monarch. She worked hard to govern, knew people well, and especially valued the great inventor Nikola at the time, which made Azoth's national strength flourish.
But at that time, it was already the end of the world's feudal dynasty rule, especially in the Kalos region, where revolutions were breaking out everywhere, and the Azoth dynasty was also in a precarious position.
Queen Anna could not save the crumbling kingdom with her strength alone.
Not long after, under the influence of spies from neighboring countries, the Azoth Kingdom experienced civil strife, and the root of this conflict was the Queen's Pokémon - Magearna.
At that time, someone spread the word that Nikola had built a super weapon for Azoth, hidden in the Azoth Royal City, and the key to controlling this super weapon was on Magearna. (Of course, this was indeed a fact.)
So people with ulterior motives began to compete for Magearna.
In order to prevent Magearna from falling into the wrong hands, and to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, Queen Anna asked Nikola to take Magearna away from Azoth.
As for where they went, no one knows.
Since then, Nikola and Magearna have disappeared together.
After sending Magearna away, the Queen took the initiative to contact the Pokémon League to quell the civil strife and reached a cooperation agreement with them.
Since then, the Azoth Kingdom has become a part of the Pokémon League, which helped quell the civil strife and preserved the Azoth royal family's privileges in the kingdom.
It can be said that the Azoth Kingdom suddenly leaned towards the alliance at that time, becoming the last straw that overwhelmed all feudal forces in Kalos, and promoted the official establishment of the Pokémon League in the Kalos region.
Queen Anna can be regarded as the longest-lived person in the Azoth royal family. She lived to be 108 years old before passing away, witnessing the Azoth Kingdom move from one era to another.
After listening to Kimia's story, Lucas sighed deeply. He didn't expect so many things to happen in the kingdom after his "death." (Note: Lucas is a time-traveler and a Pokémon enthusiast, but he is not familiar with the Pokémon anime plot.)
"Anna must have been very tired." Speaking of this, Lucas felt very uncomfortable.
He had a very good relationship with his sister since childhood. His father and mother were busy with state affairs, so his sister spent the most time with him. Every time, his sister would come to his bed like a happy bird, jumping and telling him interesting things that happened in the royal city.
Who knew that she would have to go through so many hardships and difficulties later.
"Are the current royal family all descendants of my sister?" Lucas asked again.
Kimia nodded, "In the civil strife that year, all the side branches of the royal family died, leaving only Queen Anna's branch. Now the royal family members... only me, my father, and my brother Raleigh are left."
Speaking of this, Princess Kimia's emotions were a little low.
"I see..." Lucas also sighed.
"Your Highness, why don't you come back to the palace with me now," Kimia said after a long time.
"But my... business..." Lucas hesitated.
Kimia interrupted him and said, "You are the Azoth royal family, how can you do these things outside!"
Lucas was unhappy when he heard this. You are insulting my profession.
"What's wrong with what I do? Is it illegal? Is it a crime? I'm just doing something that the people of Azoth do every day, making money to support my family. There's nothing shameful about it."
Lucas's tone was a little angry.
"I... I didn't mean that," Kimia stammered, frightened by Lucas's sudden anger.
"Or did you eat the dumplings and steamed buns I made and think they were not delicious?" Lucas said again.
"No, no, no~" Kimia waved her hands quickly, "The food you make is very delicious, more delicious than all the food I have ever eaten."
This is a bit of flattery. Although the buns and steamed buns made by Lucas are delicious, they are not exaggerated to the point of being the best in the world.
However, Lucas was indeed flattered by this praise.
He suddenly got up, "I can go to the palace, but I'll wait until I finish my business this morning."
Saying that, he opened the window of the food cart.
When the onlookers outside saw the cart open, they stretched their necks and looked over.
Gossip time! Gossip time!
When they saw that Lucas's hair color was exactly the same as the princess's, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts.
Could the young boss be a member of the royal family?
For a time, the people's mood for gossip was intense.
Soon, a rich aroma wafted out of the cart, arousing the hunger in people's stomachs.
This smells too good.
Lucas turned his head and said to Kimia, "Princess, withdraw your guards, otherwise how can I do business?"
"Ah? Oh oh oh~~" Kimia quickly ordered the guards to withdraw the encirclement, and then said to Lucas, "Your Highness, just call me Kimia. If your identity is correct, you should be my elder."
As soon as the guards withdrew, the people rushed over.
Seeing this, Lucas shouted, "Please line up if you want to buy dumplings and steamed buns. Please leave quickly if you don't want to buy."
As soon as Lucas said this, those who wanted to listen to gossip had to buy food even if they didn't want to, and a long queue formed in front of the stall.
The young man at the front of the line whispered to Lucas, "Young boss, tell me the truth, are you a member of the royal family?"
The people queuing behind him stretched their necks like giraffes, afraid of missing a word.
"I guess," Lucas answered casually.
Gossip! Gossip!
The faces of those who heard Lucas's answer turned red with excitement.
However, the young boss's answer was a bit ambiguous.
I guess... how should this be interpreted?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck several gossip-seekers. Could the young boss be the illegitimate son of His Majesty?
They stared at the young boss's face, and the age seemed to match.
Thinking this, the curious young man at the front asked on behalf of everyone.
"Young boss, you wouldn't be... His Majesty's..."
Although everyone was curious, they couldn't help but gasp when they saw that the young man actually asked.
Young man, you are brave! The princess is still here!
Before Lucas could answer, he saw Princess Kimia poking her head out of the window, "What nonsense are you talking about? Prince Lucas is an elder of the royal family, and his seniority is even higher than my father's."
Your... Your Majesty's elder?
Wow! The young boss has such a big background? Everyone was surprised for a while.
The Azoth royal family has always been close to the people, otherwise the young man just now would not have dared to inquire about royal gossip so boldly. At this time, being reprimanded by the princess did not scare everyone, but made them even more curious.
"Princess, princess, tell us who the young boss is!" The gossip-seeking people asked questions.
"Alright! Alright!" Lucas picked up the kitchen knife and chopped it twice on the cutting board. "Did you come here to eat or to gossip? If you want to gossip, leave now. I don't welcome that here."
Hearing this, everyone had no choice but to line up obediently.
Soon, the first steamer of buns and dumplings rolls was out, and everyone couldn't bother with gossip anymore. They had waited for so long, and they were indeed hungry, so they took out their money one after another.
Diancie hurriedly stepped forward to help.
There were really too many people, and there was a continuous stream of people who had heard the gossip coming to line up, so even though Diancie came to help today, Lucas was still busy and sweating profusely.
Seeing this, Kimia hurriedly said to the guards, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and help His Highness!"
"Yes… Yes!"
The guards responded quickly.
So, a team of guards helped to collect money, some helped to hand out buns and dumplings to the guests, and some helped to maintain order… Lucas was happy to relax. With their help, he only needed to focus on making buns.
The time passed quickly in the morning.
Because there was a team of guards helping, Lucas only needed to keep making buns. In just half a morning, he had used up all the ingredients that he and Munchlax had prepared in advance.
If it were normal times, he would have closed up shop and gone home directly at this time.
But today, the opportunity was rare, there were many customers, and there were helpers, so he simply kneaded the dough.
By the time it was close to noon, Lucas really didn't have any flour left in his system backpack that could be used to for the buns. It was all used up.
In the end, he didn't even know how many steamed buns he had sold.
The novelty as royal family member, coupled with the fact that the steamed bun themselves were delicious enough, meant Lucas's business was simply booming.
"Alright, alright! That's it for today, everyone go home!" When the last steamed bun was sold, Lucas shouted to the outside.
"What, it's all gone! I still wanted to taste how delicious it is!"
The people queuing behind were very disappointed. Some of them were there for the first time, and some were even there just to join in the fun.
"Come early tomorrow!" Lucas closed the window neatly.
"Your Highness Lucas, now you can come back to the palace with me, right? I believe my father also wants to see you very much," Kimia said as she stepped forward.
"Alright," Lucas nodded.
He still had to continue living in Azoth in the future, so it was necessary to meet the current King.
Immediately, Lucas drove the food cart slowly towards the palace under the escort of a team of guards.
Before leaving, he teleported the sleeping Komala back home, and only took Diancie and Altaria with him, with Altaria still perched on the roof of the cart.
On the way, Lucas asked Kimia, "By the way, I don't have a business license, you won't arrest me, will you?"
Kimia couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, "How could that be! I'll arrange one for you later."
"I'm still an illegal resident," Lucas said again.
"I'll take care of that too," Kimia said.
"That's good," Lucas was satisfied.
As expected, it's easier to get things done when you have connections in the court.
Soon, the cart drove into the palace. Lucas looked at the plants and trees in the palace while driving, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.
Following the instructions of the guards, Lucas parked the cart in the designated location, and then got out of the cart with Princess Kimia.
As soon as the two got out of the cart, they saw Flamel walking over in a hurry. After she whispered a few words in the princess's ear, she handed a document to Kimia.
"Princess."
Kimia took the document and looked at it carefully. After reading it, her worried heart finally relaxed. She looked at Lucas with a smile and said:
"Your Highness Lucas, welcome home."
Then she looked at Diancie again, "Your Excellency Diancie too."
"Thank you."
Afterwards, Lucas went to see the King under Kimia's guidance.
Before Flamel came to deliver the document, she had already met with the King in advance and reported all the information about Lucas to His Majesty.
As he walked into a hall, Lucas and Diancie saw His Majesty the King sitting on the throne from afar.
The current King's name is Edward Nebel. He is just over forty years old, with a head of bright blond hair and a golden beard. He is tall, but slightly stocky.
By Edward's side sat Prince Raleigh. At this time, the prince was looking at Lucas with curiosity.
Seeing Lucas, Edward couldn't wait to walk down from the throne, and walked straight to Lucas, immediately grasping his hands.
"You… are you really His Highness Lucas?"
"Yes."
Edward was immediately moved to tears and said: "It's amazing, it's amazing. If Queen Anna knew that you were still alive and well, she would be very pleased."
Speaking, Edward turned his gaze to Diancie again.
"This is Your Excellency Diancie? It's an honor to meet you."
Diancie saluted Edward calmly and elegantly, "I am also very happy to meet you, Your Majesty the King."
If Munchlax was here at this time, seeing Diancie like this, it would definitely not doubt her royal status.
"She's talking."
"Diancie is talking."
"Idiot, that's telepathy."
…
In addition to the King and Prince Raleigh, there were also many ministers in the hall. As soon as Diancie spoke, they immediately started talking.
His Majesty the King looked admiring, "Amazing! Only Nikola could create such a beautiful Pokémon."
Hearing Edward say this, Diancie glanced at Lucas, and did not speak, acquiescing to the fact that she was born because of Nikola.
Although she hadn't communicated with Lucas beforehand, they had grown up together since childhood and knew each other's minds. Diancie understood Lucas's plan almost instantly.
"Your Highness Lucas, where have you been these days? Now that you have awakened, why didn't you return to the royal family," Edward asked.
Lucas thought: Who knows what the situation is with the royal family now? What if you don't recognize me when I come back?
However, although he thought so in his heart, it was impossible for Lucas to really say it.
"I had just awakened at that time, and my mind was still in a daze. I wasn't sure whether the royal family was still there, after all, five hundred years had passed."
"Yes, yes," Edward nodded repeatedly, "Then where did Your Highness live before? Did you suffer?"
He had heard Flamel say that His Highness had been reduced to setting up a stall on the street.
Oh~ My poor Highness! Clearly a noble member of the royal family! The former prince of the kingdom!
Thinking of this, Edward was about to burst into tears.
How rare are the members of the royal family now!
Including the newly returned Highness, there are four of them, which is too rare.
Kimia thought: No, Father, isn't there a bit too much drama in your acting!
Princess Kimia knew what her father was thinking when she saw his expression.
Edward wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Your Highness, now that you have returned, move back to the palace and live with us."
However, Lucas shook his head, "I'm sorry, I don't want to live in the palace right now."