Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World-Chapter 134: Giving Rewards

Ken’s head shrunk in, he was unable to handle so many intense gazes all at once.

He didn’t expect that Kael would paint him in such a light and he didn’t know how to feel about it.

Vixy was currently staring daggers at him, her bright eyes struggled to contain the raging darkness within. Her claws emerged without her notice, digging deep into the soil as a way to channel her anger.

Not just her, but the other fox merchants were also looking at Ken with mixed feelings. Of all the feelings they felt when looking at Kael, betrayal was at the top.

Ken recognized the look of betrayal in their eyes and he understood how they felt. The way Kael had worded his sentence had been so…strange. But he dared not try to correct Kael.

Unbeknownst to him, Vixy had created a telepathic channel among the other foxes, excluding Ken completely.

"I knew Ken was ambitious but I didn’t know it was this bad…" One of the foxes muttered in the telepathic channel.

"Yeah, that must have been why he was smiling and looking so confident when he came with the king." Another one said.

"Yes, he must have told the King about him, suggesting the idea and taking all the credit for himself."

"That bastard, I was also making the same suggestion, did he think he would have done anything if only he had that idea?"

"What’s worse is that he made it sound like he did all the work, what about us dragging the corpses down the mountain while dodging falling rocks?"

"Not just that, the king also mentioned that he was met with resistance. Is that what he really told the King?"

"He’s obviously aiming at Madam Vixy. He tried to woo Madam Vixy and use her to gain status, but he did not succeed."

"Yeah, now he’s painting Madam Vixy in a bad light, after all she had done for us. We should kick him out of the Caste group later on…" One of the foxes who was brimming with anger suggested, his nostrils flared as he felt righteous indignation.

"Kick him out? Can’t you see that the King now sees him in a favorable light? What do you want to tell the king when he asks why Ken is no longer part of us?" Another one asked the crucial question.

"I can’t believe Ken would do this to us,"

"Well, he succeeded, didn’t he? Now he’ll be in the good races of King Kael, what a loser,"

The telepathic channel was filled with complaints at first but it slowly settled into anger, then acceptance, with some still harboring resentment.

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Vixy, the anchor of the telepathic channel and the one who had set it up, listened to their opinions with a cold gaze.

She noticed that the group was being divided into three subgroups now. One group of the foxes were firm supporters of Vixy and were angry at the fact that Ken would go behind her to tell King Kael such a thing.

Another group was subtly supporting Ken’s decision and acknowledging his decisiveness. These foxes just wanted to create a good relationship with Ken now that he seemed to be ascending in status.

The last group was the majority, consisting of foxes who remained neutral. They also complained but did not make it known who they were supporting, although it was very likely that they would lean more towards Vixy.

Either way, Vixy stared at all the happenings with a cold indifferent gaze. Whatever emotion she had previously upheld because of these kinsmen of hers had completely shattered to pieces.

All the trust she had been developing for the fox merchants crashed down like a tower with its foundation suddenly removed. Her heart grew unnaturally cold, caging all the inner turmoil and locking them up, vowing to never let her feel such disappointment again.

She knew what Ken was after. She hadn’t given him a chance to become her life partner, and now he was going after her position.

Vixy didn’t know Kael’s true intention on this, perhaps he was just pointing out to her that she was surrounded by snakes in fox skin, or maybe he was considering replacing her.

The weight of the second possibility burdened her mind. She had given so much up just to keep this position and she hadn’t even acquired it for a long time.

She had been decisive, giving up her chance for revenge, she had buried her feelings for Ivan so that she could work with the lion who killed him.

Unfortunately, only Kael and the lionesses knew just how decisive Vixy was.

At the end of the day, they were all greedy, cunning foxes who were more focused on profits than comradeship. Obviously, they would tend to think only for themselves and disregard the feelings of others if it meant that they would gain more benefits.

She had originally been opposed to the idea of leaving the meat stash cave to search for loot because she was worried about their safety, they were her only supporters in the budding nameless kingdom after all.

But it seemed her good intentions had been ignored and used against her. She also knew how to be cunning, she also knew how to be greedy, she also knew how to be a Fox.

’If that is how you want to play this game, so be it then,’ Vixy thought to herself as she hid her killing intent.

Kael reached out to take the carcass of the tier 3 beast, easily raising it and placing it in front of Ken. He seemed oblivious to the division he had created in the fox merchant caste.

Ken snapped out of his state of deep thought after the carcass was placed in front of him.

"Congratulations," Kael said with an innocent smile on his face. Ken shuddered when he saw this smile. Though innocent, it filled him with a sense of uneasiness.

Looking at the carcass in front of him, he resolved himself to his fate. He had made a decision and he would stand by it to the end. He was just one step closer to what he wanted, there was still a way to go.

Kael directed two wolves to come to the front and help Ken drag the body of the beast.

Many wolves and foxes eyed Ken, hoping that he would give them a piece of his reward once they were done. Even if they couldn’t get the reward, there’s still hope in leeching off those who got them.

Soon, silence returned and the crowd refocused their gaze on Kael. There were only fourteen rewards left, who would receive the next reward?

"The second reward will be going to Vixy, please come forward," Kael announced.

His words were like thunder sticks beating a war drum, resounding in the minds of all that heard it. The heart of the wolves wavered as another person who was not them had taken a reward.

Vixy had a blank expression on her face as she was not able to react immediately. She had been lost in thought, planning on what to do about Ken.

She had thought that Ken had taken the only reward that would have been given to the foxes. She didn’t expect Kael to call her name at all.

As she walked to the front to stand at the elevated ground, she wrecked her brains, wondering what Kael could possibly be calling her for.

She stood in front of the crowd, not as nervous as Ken had been. She exuded an air of nobility as her three red tails swirled behind her, attracting the gaze of the onlookers.

Kael continued, his smile a bit more genuine and sincere than before. "Vixy, this reward is for seamlessly taking charge of the fox merchants and helping the kingdom facilitate commerce.

You also helped manage the meat stash for the wolf warriors, and for that, I and the wolves are grateful.

In the future, when the sub-caste option is available to all creatures of the kingdom, you will be the reason why many will flock to merchant life."

Kaels words rang in the minds of Vixy and all that cared to pay attention. The foxes especially paid attention to the king’s words as they contained so much information.

’What did he mean by sub-caste?’ Many of them wondered, even Vixy did not know what Kael was talking about.

But she was more interested in Kael’s appreciation for her work. Yes, one activity wasn’t enough to counter all the time and work she had put into working with the lions.

’Just because I am replaceable doesn’t mean you’d be the one to replace me,’ Vixy thought. This turn of events didn’t shake her sudden desire to get rid of Ken. No, it felt more like Kael was giving her indirect permission to do as she saw fit.

As always, with politics, nothing was ever as it appeared to be.

The carcass Vixy was giving as a reward was the body of the Fire Weasel that had been killed by Eidel.

It wasn’t too large and she was still slightly physically superior to Ken, so she had no problem dragging it away until she was in the midst of the excited foxes.

Now, they had two rewards going to their factions. Those closest to Ken and Vixy were happy because they were sure to get something too.

Kael waited for the crowd to quiet down again before speaking again.

"Only thirteen rewards left," He said with a playful smirk.

"The winner of the third reward is…"