Chapter 158 - 157. The marriage didn’t stop
Tyler kicked the unconscious man with enough force to send him rolling across the room like a ragdoll. He watched him tumble, his expression unreadable. "There is nothing more frightening than a foolish person having conviction and nothing more dangerous than an ignorant person having power," he muttered, his voice laced with disdain.
Lily, standing at the opposite side, didn’t hesitate to add her own strike, sending the man flying back toward Tyler. "From what I’ve heard, this one loves to force himself on women, using his father’s name to escape every crime he’s committed," she said, in bored tone.
Tyler caught the man with another kick, sending him sprawling back to Lily. "Where’s Manhunter?" he asked, almost as an afterthought.
"She went out," Lily replied, landing a final, decisive kick that left the man slumped on the floor, unmoving. "But we don’t really need her now. We already know Astrid’s whereabouts."
"True..." Tyler agreed, but something gnawed at him. He stared at the unconscious man, his mind racing. "It’s odd, though. The prime minister doesn’t seem to care about his son. The marriage preparations are still ongoing."
Lily nodded, her eyes narrowing in thought. "That’s what troubles me too. It means the groom isn’t this piece of trash," she said, gesturing at the man on the floor.
Tyler pulled a letter from his coat, along with an ornate invitation card. "I received this from Mana. It’s an invitation to attend the marriage ceremony."
Lily’s eyebrows rose in surprise, then settled into a thoughtful frown. "Looks like we have to attend it. Not as pirates, but as representatives of the White Merchant Group."
"Hmm... Opening a big business in this kingdom was the right choice," Tyler murmured, considering their options. It wasn’t every day that someone received an invitation to such a high-profile event.