Chapter 411: I Wouldnt Even Think About It.
Chapter 411: âI Wouldnât Even Think About It.â
Ancil had complicated feelings about Shien.
Although he couldnât perceive Shienâs abilities like Aldia, even the abilities Shien displayed on the surface impressed Ancil.
Otherwise, why would Ancil go to great lengths to recruit Shien and make him a noble of the Kingdom?
It was precisely because he valued Shienâs abilities.
But Ancil still felt a bit uneasy about Shien being so close to his precious daughter.
It wasnât that Shien had done anything wrong, but Lucyâs performance had always been too outstanding, too transcendent, making Ancil feel that no man in this world could catch his daughterâs eye.
Including Ancil and Lia, anyone who truly experienced Lucyâs excellence and knew her perfection would subconsciously feel that there was no one in this world worthy of her.
Therefore, seeing Lucyâs aloofness towards the opposite sex, always keeping her distance and never giving any man a chance, the people of the Kingdom felt that this was normal.
Although, as a royal princess, this wasnât a good thing.
After all, the most important duty of a royal princess was perhaps to be used for marriage alliances.
Lucyâs actions were indeed inappropriate for a princess.
However, no one would make things difficult for her or force her because of this.
Lucy wasnât an ordinary princess, but someone destined to surpass everyone, follow in the footsteps of past Heroes, and become the strongest of the human race.
Her future wasnât just as a princess, but as a Hero-in-training, nurtured to become the trump card of the human race and the human world.
With her, the human race might be able to gain an unprecedented advantage in their interactions with the powerful Demon Race.
The Hero was the natural enemy of the Demon Race, their nemesis. If they could cultivate a Hero, it would be a great blessing for the human race.
Under such circumstances, everyone turned a blind eye to Lucyâs aloofness. Even if Lucy didnât choose a husband in the future, people might feel regretful, but most would think it was only natural, right?
In short, people felt that there was no man in this world who could catch Lucyâs eye and be worthy of her.
Since that was the case, rather than having this perfect, goddess-like being settle for an unworthy husband, people would rather see her remain single for life.
This was probably the same as those so-called fans and hardcore supporters in his past life who hoped that their goddesses would remain single and never have boyfriends, right?
Ancil felt the same way.
Therefore, unlike ordinary fathers who looked forward to marrying off their daughters to a good man, Ancil subconsciously always felt that his daughter would remain single.
Who would have thought that today, such a thing would happen, forcing his daughter to get married?
And compared to the heroes and outstanding figures from all over the world, his daughter seemed to have taken a liking to this unpredictable viscount.
Therefore, before this, Ancil felt that his daughter might be taken away.
Now, this person had directly become the top candidate for his daughterâs husband, proving that his daughter did indeed have her eye on him.
No, it was more than just having her eye on him.
Lia had also said before that Lucy had complete control over this husband selection, freely giving everyone scores and eliminating those she wasnât satisfied with. Out of a hundred points, only those with fifty or more had a chance to compete. áčáŒNOÍBÆđ
Under such circumstances, Lucy had already scored all the suitors. Although she hadnât made the scores public, currently, more than ninety percent of the suitors had been directly eliminated due to low scores, without even a chance to compete. They could only perform on stage during Lucyâs daily public appearance ceremony, desperately trying to show off their talents, hoping to catch Lucyâs attention and improve their scores.
The remaining less than ten percent were basically all renowned young talents, but Ancil, as the king and Lucyâs father, had naturally seen their scores.
As a result, none of these so-called young talents had a score above sixty.
Only Shien had a perfect score of one hundred.
Yes.
Lucy gave Shien a perfect score without hesitation.
And if she didnât have to consider keeping up the act, Lucy would have directly given everyone else zero.
Those who scored above fifty were basically there for show, to tell others that there were still people competing in this husband selection.
Otherwise, if only Shien got a high score, and everyone else got zero, it would be clearly telling everyone that she, Lucy, only wanted Shien.
In order to avoid revealing their plan, Lucy deliberately gave some relatively outstanding individuals a chance to compete, but she refused to give them high scores. In the end, although their scores were above the passing line of fifty, none of them were above sixty.
This was clearly telling Ancil that Lucy had already set her heart on Shien.
Therefore, Ancil knew that this newly appointed viscount, who seemed to have connections with a Demon Lord, had tamed an invincible King of Monsters, and possessed considerable strength himself, was most likely his future son-in-law.
Understanding this, Ancil wanted to meet Shien.
âYou also know that Lucyâs status is special, and she doesnât want to get close to any man or spend her life with anyone.â
ââŠThatâs because sheâs worried about her true self being exposed, right?â
âDespite her appearance, Lucy is actually a homebody. If thereâs nothing important, even after finishing her work, she will stay in her room alone.â
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ââŠThatâs because she wants to slack off in her room, right?â
âLucy doesnât have many hobbies. Besides occasionally painting, weâve never seen her ask for anything.â
ââŠThatâs because she doesnât want you to know she likes sweets and gourmet food, right?â
âAlthough my daughter is outstanding, she has always been obedient. I still canât believe that such a revelation would suddenly appear, forcing Lucy to get married.â
ââŠThatâs because sheâs eager to get married.â
Ancil spoke about Lucy as if he wanted to have a heart-to-heart with Shien, his expression full of emotion, not noticing that Shienâs lips were constantly twitching as he muttered, revealing some truths that absolutely couldnât be known.
Ancil, unaware of this, continued to speak to himself.
âThis must be difficult for you, right?â Ancil said comfortingly. âNow youâre the top candidate in this husband selection competition, and many people are probably thinking about how to defeat you, embarrass you, and lower your evaluation in Lucyâs eyes, so they can take your place.â
âBut I know that Lucy has a good impression of you. Even if youâre defeated, she probably wonât lower your evaluation.â Ancil said, half amused, half sighing. âI understand Lucyâs current thoughts. She must feel that if she has to find someone to spend the rest of her life with, it has to be you, her closest friend.â
No, youâre wrong, Your Majesty.
That slacker princess just wants to escape her current environment and live a carefree life. Sheâs not as noble and self-sacrificing as you think.
Shien found that he couldnât stop his inner sarcasm.
If he wasnât worried about disillusioning these people who had been completely deceived by Lucy and had almost become her crazy fans, even shattering their worldview, Shien would really want to tell Ancil the truth, that his daughter was very mischievous.
Of course, if Shien really revealed Lucyâs true nature, Ancil definitely wouldnât believe him, but would only think that he was slandering Lucy and wouldnât give him a good look.
(No matter which world, drama queens are always the most popular.)
Shien looked up at the sky speechlessly.
At this moment, Ancil finally revealed his true purpose for this meeting.
âThe reason I called you here is actually to ask you one thing.â Ancil looked at Shien and said seriously, âIf we want to put Lucy on the throne and make her queen, would you support or oppose it?â
These words stunned Shien for a moment, then he finally understood.
(So, His Majesty is worried that Iâll affect Lucyâs future?)
This was indeed something that needed to be addressed.
Once Lucy ascended the throne and became the queen of the Kingdom of Mitra, then as the queenâs husband, Shienâs status in the Kingdom would be truly second only to the queen.
And that also meant that Shien would become the second most powerful and influential person in the Kingdom.
But Shien had only just become a noble, just joined the noble circle of the capital. If he rose to such a high position so quickly, it was easy to imagine how worried others would be.
Ancil was worried that Shien might be blinded by power and influence Lucyâs succession to the throne.
Ancil was even worried that Shien might make Lucy give up the throne for him.
As the royal consort, once he married Lucy, Shien would also have the right to inherit the throne.
Although his right of inheritance wasnât high, generally speaking, only when the royal family had only one daughter left would her husband have the chance to ascend the throne in her place. But with Lucyâs special status and abilities, if she wanted to support her husband to become king, it was highly likely to succeed.
It was precisely because of this that people like Lim wanted to get close to Lucy, right?
It wasnât just because of Lucyâs beauty, but also because they wanted to reach the top of the Kingdom through her influence.
Ancil considered this, which was why he wanted to test Shien.
Shien, on the other hand, calmed down.
âDonât worry, Your Majesty.â
Shien said without hesitation.
âLucy doesnât want to inherit the throne.â
âAnd I wouldnât even think about it.â