Vladimir curled his lips and commented in his heart, "Petty cleverness."
"How is it?" Seeing his thoughtful expression, the Empress asked calmly, without rushing.
"Okay, training protector warriors, right? No problem. It's a piece of cake for this dragon."
Vladimir waved his hand and immediately agreed.
In the afternoon, Vladimir met a group of protector warriors.
The meaning of protector warriors was a force to protect the Maiden Kingdom.
However, the protector warriors who were in service had things to do. What he was really training was the reserve force—a group of six, seven, eight, and nine-year-old girls.
Looking at the dozen or so innocent faces, Vladimir shook his head helplessly.
"It seems I was overthinking it. I thought, the Empress's breasts are so big. If her IQ was any higher, it would be too unfair. It seems she just wanted to find something for me to do?"
Just thinking about it, one of the little child spoke sweetly and said, "Lord Guardian, did Empress-sama ask you to teach us? What are you going to teach us?"
"Teach you to read Selected Works and how to start a rebellion against the Empress from scratch. How about that?" Vladimir said jokingly.
A group of little childrens blinked their eyes.
"Okay, today we'll learn advanced body techniques!"
Vladimir put away his smile and said seriously, "You must know that only a strong body can protect the country. And body techniques are essential."
"Okay, okay, Lord Guardian, what are the advanced body techniques?" A little children asked happily.
"Um, the name of the advanced body techniques is... the Third Set of Broadcast Gymnastics. Come on, follow me to do the movements."
Not far away, the Empress's face turned green and white. She grabbed a large tree next to her and actually broke it off.
"E-Empress-sama?"
Shakuyaku spoke cautiously from the side, feeling worried for Vladimir...
The Empress was very angry!
If Vladimir didn't have the title of "Guardian Deity," she would have killed him a hundred times over.
Based on the principle of not letting others eat and drink for free, she slightly arranged a task for the sea dragon.
As a result, the other party agreed readily, but the actual action was quite perfunctory.
Was that even called body techniques? He was bullying the little girls for being ignorant!
The Empress felt that it was just aerobics, "That bastard sea dragon is actually using aerobics to perfunctory the future protector warriors!"
Lacking the mood to continue observing, the Empress returned to the palace with a stomach full of anger.
"Calm down, calm down! Sister, don't be as knowledgeable as Vlad-sama." Marigold comforted helplessly.
"Vlad-sama?" The Empress's eyebrows furrowed, her eyes sharp.
"Ah, no, it's the bastard sea dragon. That beast deserves to die for angering Sister!" Marigold quickly changed her words, cursing along with her.
"Killing him is not an option..." The Empress bit her lower lip, pondering how to punish him.
However, before she could think of a good way, a small figure walked in.
The Empress couldn't help but frown, suppressing her anger, and said coldly, "You're entering my room casually again. Don't forget, you're no longer the Empress, Gloriosa of the former, former, former generation!"
Gloriosa, no, Grandma Nyon, didn't feel angry after hearing this. She just put on a serious face and looked at the Empress seriously.
"Snake Princess, now is not the time to play with that sea dragon. A few days ago, you rejected the Navy's Shichibukai title. Sooner or later, they will come again with warships! At that time, it won't be negotiation, but bombarding Amazon Lily Island..."
Grandma Nyon took a deep breath and said, "It's still not too late. Accept the title. The Calm Belt can no longer protect the Maiden Kingdom. Only the title of Shichibukai can!"
"I don't want it!"
The Empress was annoyed by what she heard, and a few traces of anxiety appeared in her emotions. Her tone was even more indifferent, "It's not your turn to tell me what to do! Get out!"
Saying this, she shook her head repeatedly, with a hint of sorrow between her eyebrows.
"I'm a pirate, and they're the Navy. We're natural enemies. There's no possibility of cooperation! Accept their conferment? Become the Navy, become a lackey of the World Government... I'd rather die!"
Seeing that her emotions were a bit out of control, Grandma Nyon's face changed slightly, and she sighed, "I'm sorry for reminding you of the past. Think about it carefully, Snake Princess. The future of the country is not something you can be willful about..."
After speaking, Grandma Nyon shook her head and sighed, leaving helplessly.
After the person left, the Empress huddled on the soft bed, as if thinking of something terrifying. Her face constantly flashed with fear and panic.
At this moment, she was not the proud and cold Kuja Empress, but just a weak and helpless 19-year-old girl.
"Sister..."
"I'm fine," after a while, the Empress regained some calm, "Announce to the whole city that I want to bathe and change!"
...
Vladimir taught broadcast gymnastics for an afternoon, and the little childrens learned quickly. They learned it pretty well in three to five hours.
"Okay, that's it for today. Everyone dismiss!"
Waving goodbye to the childrens, Vladimir returned to the palace with a smile on his face.
However, when he wanted to enter the city, he was blocked outside. Not only him, but everyone in the city except for the necessary defense forces was temporarily driven out of the city.
"I'm sorry, Lord Guardian, Empress-sama is bathing and changing. Because of Gorgon's curse, it's very dangerous to get close now."
The protector warrior who was responsible for guarding the city gate explained respectfully.
Gorgon's curse?
Legend has it that the Empress has a Gorgon's eye on her back. She was cursed by the Gorgon when she killed it a year ago.
Anyone who is seen by this eye will be petrified and turned into a stone statue.
This story... is all bullshit!
Vladimir constantly slandered in his heart. He knew everything about this.
The curse was fake. The Empress just wanted to cover up a mark on her back and didn't want anyone to get close while she was taking a bath.
On this point, Vladimir and the Empress were about the same, one pretending to be a Guardian Deity, and the other pretending to have killed the great monster Gorgon.
"This is a bit troublesome. It's almost night, and my forced transformation is about to begin..."
Vladimir thought for a moment and then said, "In that case, I won't return to the city tonight. Take the message to the Empress. I'm going back to the sea to recuperate!"
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