Jebi is thinking that the title of king is a great thing when it comes to respect, although it's more like fear. If I explained in detail, it would be like this: A king who didn't do anything for his people will be respected, but this respect comes from fear. On the other hand, if we talk about a king who did many great things for his people, he will be genuinely respected by his people.

Jebi is currently traveling with his army. His destination is the seaside. Jebi wants to visit Arlov's business.

Jebi looked at his people. They are bowing down. Jebi could tell by observing them that they are showing respect because of fear. This suggests that the past ruler was evil. However, this doesn't interest Jebi in how people look at him. He just doesn't care.

After some time, Jebi finally reached the seaside. After seeing the sea, Jebi couldn't resist himself. He said to Cristy, "Don't mind me; first, I will swim. You guys will investigate, okay?"

Cristy replied, "As you wish, my lord."

Without delaying, Jebi instantly removes his upper clothes.

Jebi said to himself, "The king's clothes sure are heavy."

Before leaving, Cristy and the others noticed there are so many scars on Jebi's body. They can identify some of the scars, like a scar on his chest that looks like one given by a tiger.

Jebi said to them, "Why are you guys still here? Leave!"

They leave after giving Jebi an apology.

After swimming for a while, Jebi noticed there is a house nearby from the seaside.

Jebi said, "I knew it."

Jebi came near to the house. He knocked on the house door.

A lady opens the door with a smile. But after seeing Jebi, the smile just disappeared. Jebi noticed that the smile disappeared.

(Jebi)- "I'm sorry I offended you. You were waiting for someone else, aren't you?"

The lady answered, "No, I'm not waiting for someone else."

Jebi said, "Can I come into your house?"

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The lady replied, "No, you are a stranger. I can't let you inside my house!"

Jebi said, "Yeah, I am a stranger. By the way, you smelled nice and you did makeup on your face, right? Which products do you use? Actually, I want to gift those products to my friend!"

The lady, ignoring Jebi's question, said, "Who are you? I am asking this for the last time."

Jebi replied, "I am just a worker from the seaside. As you can see, I am totally wet. Actually, I fell into the sea. Can you give me a towel or something? If you give me a towel, I will leave."

She said, "Okay, just wait here a bit."

Jebi thought to himself, "As I thought, she wants me to leave. The moment I said, 'If you give me a towel, I will leave,' she seems to be relieved."

She is here with a towel. She gives Jebi a towel and says, "Now you can leave!"

(Jebi)- "Yes, I should leave now."

Jebi is now observing the containers. The containers are very big. It must be hard to carry them by horse or elephants.

Cristy came to Jebi and said, "Where were you, my lord?"

Jebi replied, "Nothing special, just wandering here and there."

Jebi said to Cristy, "I want to give a gift to Mister Arlov."

(Arlov)- "There is no need for that, my lord."

(Jebi) -"Don't hesitate. Take it as an apology. I hope you forgive me for my past proposal to you."

Arlov didn’t reply to Jebi but instead gave a gentle smile.

Jebi said to Cristy, "Cristy, give Arlov our special perfume."

(Jebi)-"The perfume I used in our palace is quite good."

Jebi thought to himself, "They are really good. I just discovered them yesterday."

Before they leave, Jebi uses the perfume on Arlov and said, "Smells nice, right?"

After giving Arlov the gift, Jebi, Cristy, and the other royal guard take their leave.

After they leave, Arlov said to himself, "The king is a troublemaker, that's for sure."

Approximately 30 minutes later:

Jebi knocks on the door of that house again.

The lady opens the door. After seeing Jebi, she says, "Why are you here again?"

Jebi said, "This time you can't stop me, I will enter now."

(Lady)- "Why? What are you trying to do?"

(Jebi)-"I know you were in a relationship with Arlov. I am well aware that he is currently in your house, isn't that right?"

(Lady)- "No, who is Arlov? There is no one in my house."

(Jebi)- "Is that so? Then prove me wrong. I am going into your house; please excuse me now."

Jebi gave a little push to the door.

Jebi is now inside the house.

There is no one in that house.

Jebi asked the lady, "May I know your name?"

She said, "My name is Forestra."

Jebi said with a louder voice, "I know Arlov, you are in that house. Remember, I gave you the perfume? I can still smell that perfume scent in this house. There is no point in hiding."

Arlov was hiding under the sofa. He comes out from it.

(Jebi)- "There you are."

(Arlov)- "How do you know I was having an affair with Forestra?"

(Jebi)-"Can I... sit on the sofa, Miss Forestra?"

Forestra replied, "Yes, you can!"

Arlov said to Jebi, "King, can we just leave her out of this matter?"

(Jebi)- "Yes, we can."

Arlov said to Forestra, "You go to the upper floor."

After she leaves, Jebi said to Arlov, "So, where were we? Oh, I remember. You want to know how I know about your affair."

(Arlov)-"Yes, how do you know? Nobody knows about it?"

(Jebi)-"Well, it's not that hard. Before you came to my palace, I asked Cristy about your business. I found something odd in it. Cristy told me that you transport products using elephants and horses, which is quite weird because it's much easier to transport using the sea since the containers are by the seaside. Your country, Sound Empire, is a big country; they have many more ships than we have. So, I decided to investigate a little. After I visited the seaside, I noticed, after a 5-minute distance, there is a house. After I visited the house, everything became crystal clear to me."

Jebi stopped for a moment.

(Jebi)- "First, when I tried to enter the house, I saw a lady. By observing her, I learned that she was waiting for someone. She was dressed well, smelled nice, and did makeup, which suggests that she is waiting for her lover. That also suggests that her lover isn’t living with her. All the points indicate that you were the lover. So, I set up a trap. I used the perfume on you in order to catch you! So basically, you used the road instead of the sea because this way you can meet her twice, once when you come to the seaside and when you are leaving the seaside. That's it."

(Arlov)- "Listen, I know what you want! If you don't harm her, I will betray my country."

(Jebi)- "That's it. You will be my hidden pawn."

Jebi thought to himself, "The golden fish is in my hand finally."