“Your majesty… I had elders and kids to take care of in my home… please spare my life,” said the maid in a stuttering voice.

Knox came close to her, slightly bent his back, and reached out his hand to hold her shoulders. “Sigh, I won't do anything to you. Thanks for the meal; the dishes are very tasty, and I really like this meal.”

The maid felt like she was struck by a thunderbolt. She was petrified on the spot, and the words said by Knox kept echoing in her mind again and again.

It took her a few minutes to come back to her senses. She started thanking Knox again and again while tears streamed down her face.

Knox didn't waste another second. He hurriedly walked back, sat on the chair, and continued eating the meal with a contented look on his face.

She remembered a situation that had happened in the past...

There used to be a maid who was very kind and caring. As usual, she brought the meal to Knox and arranged it on the dining table. Knox walked to the dining table, sat on the chair, and started eating the meal. However, the meal had slightly become cold due to the huge distance between the royal kitchen and the room where Knox was staying. Also, that day was colder than usual. The maid, who didn't know much about things related to food, was the first one to take the blame for it. The second one was the chef. Both of them were executed in front of everyone.

“Is the guy eating in front of me really King Knox?” These words kept flashing through her mind continuously.

She came back to her senses when she heard Knox's voice.

“What's your name?” asked Knox.

She touched her forehead to the floor and said in a stern tone, “Your majesty, this lowly one's name is Sera.”

“Why can't you just say your name normally?” Knox thought while looking at the ceiling.

“Ok, Sera, thanks for the meal,” said Knox with a look filled with earnest gratitude.

The maid nodded her head with a blank look on her face and robotically moved towards the dining table. She started arranging the empty dishes back on the service trolley and moved towards the door, stepping out of the room.

Knox reached out his hand to hold his chin. “Ha? Now I remember I have to change my clown looks immediately.”

He stepped out of the room and ordered the guards, “Summon the barber.”

“On your order, your majesty,” one of the guards said while kneeling on the floor. He hurriedly stood up and ran towards the place where the royal barber lived.

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It didn't take long for him to get the barber, and both of them were sweating profusely. The barber, upon seeing Knox, immediately knelt down to greet him.

Knox nodded his head and walked back into the room, followed by the barber.

Knox sat down on the chair, and the barber hurriedly closed the door behind him and immediately knelt down on the floor, placing his head on the floor.

“Ah, these people,” Knox looked at the barber with a helpless look on his face.

“Get up and do the haircut the way I want,” said Knox in a calm voice.

The barber thought he was going to lose his life since he was specially summoned by Knox without any reason. He had even said a final goodbye to his family members before he prepared himself to follow the guard. At that moment, he was so relieved that tears slid down his face.

He reached out his hand to wipe the tears from his face and hurriedly stood up, moving towards Knox with the haircut kit in his hand.

“Cut this part and this... this... this...” Knox continued to give orders to the barber.

The barber nodded his head and, with careful movements, began his work.

The barber didn't even know what kind of hairstyle he was doing. He just followed the orders given by Knox carefully.

It didn't take long. Since he was a royal barber and very professional with haircuts, it didn't take long for him to finish. However, he was taken aback after seeing the final product of his work.

He immediately knelt on the ground, his body shaking violently. “Your... your majesty, please forgive me. I just followed your orders and did the haircut exactly as you wanted. Please spare my life, your majesty.”

“Now... now... what happened?” Knox thought for a moment. He reached out his hand to take the mirror and nodded his head with a satisfied look on his face. “Now I look less like a clown and more like a king,” Knox murmured while looking at his haircut from all the angles visible to his eyes.

“I really like this haircut, thanks,” said Knox while placing the mirror back on the vanity.

“Tha... thanks?” The barber was dazed on the spot, and it took him a few minutes to come back to his senses.

“You can go back,” said Knox while moving towards the bathing chamber.

The barber looked at Knox's back blankly and moved towards the door, stepping out of the room.

“Hey, he's the second one that had the exact look of the maid on his face. What do you think happened inside the room?” asked one of the guards while looking at another guard beside him.

“Who knows? As long as we are careful enough, we don't have to face this crazy king's wrath,” said the guard in a low voice while moving close to the other guard's ear.

“Hmm,” the guard nodded his head, and both of them continued guarding the door.

Inside the bath chamber, Knox sat in the hot water and relaxed while closing his eyes.

After a few minutes, he walked out of the water and wiped his body before he dressed and stepped out of his room.

Soon, he stepped out of the room, and all the guards knelt on the ground, placing their fists close to their hearts. “Your majesty,” all the guards said in unison.

The moment they raised their heads and looked at Knox, they were all petrified on the spot.

“What, now do I look like a clown to them compared to before?” Knox thought with a helpless look on his face.

Before the haircut: Knox has a large yet pointy mustache, five braided beard, and braided white hair.

After the haircut: Knox has a short mustache, beardless face, and short yet stylish haircut.

Note: Why do you think the guards reacted so abnormally after seeing Knox's new look?