623 Maximum Usefulness (1/2)

Time went back to the moment where news of the s.h.i.+pwreck involving the Princess of Cintra and her husband spread like wildfire. Obviously, someone had to bear the blame for such a disaster.

Cintra's Queen Calanthe, the grandmother of Olivia and Cirilla, was enraged. She had asked the clan chieftains of the Skellige Isles as to whether they were doing their job. This group of clan chieftains had boasted that they were islanders who could control the storm. As a result, her only daughter had died in a s.h.i.+pwreck?

She did not care much about Duny's death. She had always disliked her son-in-law. Originally, she had asked the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia [1], to remove the hedgehog-like monster 'Duny.' In the end, Geralt had asked the renowned druid, Ermion [2] to help him remove Duny's curse. Duny and Pavetta [3] then married soonafter.

The clan chieftains of the Skellige Isles finally found someone to be the black sheep. Crach an Craite [4], the designated scapegoat, courtesy of Emhyr var Emreis. [5] Either way, King Bran Tuirseach [6] viewed Crach highly, and had placed the Princess of Cintra's family under his care. Well, too bad, the responsibility of the s.h.i.+pwreck is all on you!

A barbarian like Crach who spoke with his fists was at a loss of words. He could only offer his life as an expression of regret to Queen Calanthe. This was not just for show. If 'bearing a birch [7] to offer a humble apology' existed in this world, then he would definitely go and ask for it from the Kingdom of Cintra. After that, he would beg Queen Calanthe to kill him...

However, this was impossible. After all, Crach was the nephew of Queen Calanthe's second husband, Eist Tuirseach. King Bran Tuirseach viewed him highly, and he was even a contender for the throne of Skellige. How could Queen Calanthe kill him in a fit of rage? She had to think about the political consequences of this!

The friendly relations.h.i.+p between the Kingdom of Cintra and the Skellige Isles was affected by this incident. Talks and inquiries soon ceased.

The clan chieftains of the Skellige Isles were quite proficient at finding a scapegoat. In the end, Crach's only 'punishment' could not even be considered a punishment.

However, the righteous and brash Crach could not move past his guilt. He swore to get to the bottom of the matter!

Crach saw the pair of adorable, now orphaned sisters, Olivia and Cirilla stranded in the Skellige Isles. He gathered all of the clan chieftains of the Skellige Isles. Then, he made a promise in the name of his family, to try his best to help Olivia and Cirilla. If they were willing, he was even ready to take them in as his G.o.ddaughters. This meant that they had the right to succeed the throne of the Skellige Isles.

Of course, as they were the granddaughters of Eist Tuirseach who was the brother of King Bran Tuirseach, they had the right of the throne of the Skellige Isles. Obviously, the line of succession would be longer when Crach became the King of the Skellige Isles. For instance, the children of Crach, Hjalmar, and Ceyrs, would be the first in line to the throne.

Cirilla was not interested in becoming the G.o.ddaughter of Crach. She did not understand why she had to fight for the throne of the Skellige Isles with Hjalmar and Cerys if she came Crach's daughter. In reality, she was not even keen on such positions.

On the other hand, Olivia received a mission from the system, which was to obtain the t.i.tle. If she became the Queen in the future, it would be perfectly justifiable for her to rule over the Skellige Isles.

Which was why to others, the 'weak and delicate' Olivia who cried every single day after her parents died had somehow found an adoptive father that could be taken advantage of...

Her acting skills proved to be very useful. Of course, Olivia was not really saddened over her parents' deaths. They barely acted like it. Instead, she was more worried about Lydia, her doting teacher.

Lydia was under Vilgefortz's protection [8] as she was his a.s.sistant and personal secretary. She did not have to worry about her safety.

How could Olivia, the drama queen, be indifferent about her parents' death? This was not in line with her usual appearance!

What was her usual appearance?

The appearance of the perfect princess, of course. She was beautiful, delicate and charming, and she triggered the protective instincts of those around her. She was thoughtful, kind and filial. This was why she had wept every single day over her parents' deaths, constantly asking to see them.

Most amusingly, she had never been close to them when they were alive. She was closer to her sister, Cirilla...