God of Systems: Maker of Heroes and Villains - Chapter 216

Chapter 216: State Your Price, Prince Mathew

Silvia was smiling on the outside, but it was extremely easy for Keith to tell that she was pissed by just looking at her eyes.

“It’s fine. I’ve heard that you dance really well so I hope that the rumors are true.” she said as she gave him her hand.

Keith stared at the small, delicate hand for two whole seconds before taking it, “Of course, my princess.” he said before giving her a bright smile.

He then laced his fingers with her other hand and pulled her close, “I hope you can keep up with me.” he whispered as he looked at the few people who were now hurrying towards the musical instruments.

“I’ve already picked a side and it’s a pity that I’ll have to go against you in the future.” he continued while the princess was way too busy sniffing him.

“What the hell are you doing?” he asked but she simply looked up with half lidded eyes, “You smell nice…”

“…. get a hold of yourself. There’s others watching.”

“Hmm hmm… why don’t you just join my side? Brother Zander has a lot of power and I feel like he has the highest chances among all.”

Keith shook his head and right at that moment, the sound of the piano entered his ears.

“Follow my lead.” he said and didn’t wait for her as he took steps sideways. The hand that had it’s fingers locked with Silvia was raised up slightly as he began to dance.

It didn’t take the two of them too long to get into rhythm but Keith wasn’t surprised as the girl he was currently dancing with was a princess.

‘It’s obvious that she got some really nice dance lessons’ he thought before whispering, “Zander does have a high chance of winning but that was when he wasn’t my target. Watch how I bring him down in the next few months. Most of the nobles he’s working with, are corrupt and a lot of them have underground businesses. You picked the wrong side, princess.”

“What… do you plan on doing?” she asked as she maintained eye contact with him as this was something that was absolutely needed while dancing.

Keith grinned, “There’s no way I’m telling you that. But here’s an open secret; Mathew has teamed up with the fourth princess. Do what you want with that information.”

Silvia’s eyes opened wide when she heard this information. She wanted to speak, but no words came out. She wanted to think, but Keith’s deep stare made her lose herself.

At first, she was dancing with her own will and had control over her steps. But after she heard Keith’s words, she was so shocked that she let go of everything.

Keith immediately felt the difference as it was the same as dancing with a lifeless doll.

“Come on, put in some effort.” he said as he guided her in a circle.

She immediately came back to her senses, but continued to let him take the lead.

“Mathew teaming up with Leora… so unexpected.” she muttered before she gave Keith a determined look, “Can I switch sides now? Please?”

Keith stared at her as he thought about her offer for a few seconds before nodding.

“Sure, but you’ll continue to act like you’re on Zander’s side. Invite Max to a dance next, he’s a talented guy and I’m sure that he’ll support you as long as you give him the one thing that he lacks the most. Love and affection.

Having him on your side alone will be more than enough. I don’t think you’ll need anyone else since you’ll have mine and Mathew’s full support from now.”

Silvia’s eyes sparkled as she smirked, “Of course! You basically want a spy on Zander’s side and there’s no better option than me isn’t it?”

“Yes.” Ketih lied as he sped up his tempo to match the music. He originally planned on getting way too fast for her to keep up, but since she had decided to switch sides, he too went back on his original plans.

‘I’ll first see if she actually plans to give is insider information in the future. I’ll just throw her under the bus if she tries to play both sides.’

The two of them continued to dance for a few more minutes until the music ended.

Keith gave Silvia a courteous bow before walking back to his group. The first thing he did was to pat Mathew on his shoulder before pointing at one of the corners that was empty.

While the two of them walked away from the crowd, Keith’s group stayed where they were while Silvia called Max to dance with her.

“So? You went a bit too soft on her don’t you think? You say grand things in front of me, but when it comes to doing the actual job, you just don’t live up to your words.”

“She wants to switch sides and she’ll be a spy for us.” Keith directly said instead of giving Mathew roundabout reasons, “So I thought I’d give her a chance.”

Mathew nodded, but he still had a frown on his face, “I see, but we don’t really know if she’ll actually help us or not.”

“I have my ways to figure that out, so don’t worry about it.” Keith said with a smirk on his face, “That aside, when are you going to introduce me to the fourth princess?”

“Tomorrow. She told me that she has things that are far more important than this coming of age ceremony.”

“She’s not wrong.” Keith said before laughing, “I’d rather do something else than come here but this was slightly important so I did it anyways.”

Mathew nodded, “I’ve gotten a reply from my supplier. He said that he’ll be sending the Camphor fruits for you and they’ll probably arrive in a few days. I can give you a hundred of them for free, but if you want more, you’ll have to pay up. What do you think?”

“State your price. I’m willing to pay.”