Chapter 458: Eaten to the Bone?

Although the atmosphere had been awkward for a while, with Lildas’s personal apology, the matter was considered resolved.

Of course, that’s what she said.

“I… I’m only apologizing for interrupting the engagement banquet. I haven’t acknowledged this marriage itself!”

The Goddess of Fate said this with dissatisfaction.

It seemed that this goddess still couldn’t accept the fact that her beloved blessed one was getting married.

She was less like a mother worried about her daughter marrying the wrong man, and more like a spoiled younger sister worried about her older sister being taken away.

Therefore, Shien said without thinking,

“You’re clearly the oldest woman in the world, but your temper is like a child’s.”

These words dealt a greater blow to Lildas than Shien had imagined.

“The oldest woman in the world… oldest woman… oldest woman…”

Lildas retreated to a corner of the side hall, unable to get up, as if she had shut down.

“How could you say that?”

Even Lucy couldn’t stand it anymore.

It couldn’t be helped.

“Don’t you know that for a woman, age is an untouchable topic?”

Even Sara suddenly switched sides and started to criticize Shien.

Anima also smiled wryly.

Airi muttered, “I’d rather you think of me as an older woman.”

Lilith didn’t seem to understand the current situation, but she also saw that Lildas no longer posed a threat to Shien, so she threw herself into his arms, rubbing against his chest, refusing to leave.

As for Ancil, seeing that the situation hadn’t worsened, he unconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead, showing how nervous he was.

It wasn’t that his mental fortitude was weak, but there were truly terrifying figures in this small side hall.

If things went wrong and a conflict really broke out, not only would the entire Kingdom be affected, but the precarious balance between the Divine Race and the Demon Race might also be broken, leading to another war. ℝÂƝօ฿ЁꞨ

Therefore, having witnessed the entire conversation, Ancil had been sweating bullets.

Even Lucy, the blessed and favored princess, didn’t dare to speak much, afraid of escalating the situation, showing how terrifying the conversation between the powerful figures of the Divine Race and the Demon Race was to humans, making them too afraid to intervene.

Only Shien, this heartless guy, completely disregarded the possibility of the situation worsening, not only remaining calm but also lecturing a goddess.

This courage, this mentality, was probably something even the Hero Mitra couldn’t match, right?

Yet, he intervened so naturally, even being treated as an equal by the goddess and the Demon Lords, showing his high status in their eyes.

Even Lildas, who was meeting Shien for the first time, only put on airs at the beginning and then treated him equally, even apologizing, which was unprecedented. This made Ancil repeatedly reassess his view of Shien, no longer daring to treat him as an ordinary human.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

(A human with such a close relationship with both the Divine Race and the Demon Race…?)

Even past Heroes couldn’t achieve this.

(Perhaps his future will be even more astonishing than Lucy’s.)

Ancil finally realized this.

He didn’t know if this was a good thing.

However, only such a person could be worthy of his outstanding daughter, couldn’t he?

(Not having him marry into the royal family, that decision might have been the right one.)

Ancil thought to himself, relieved.

Yes, when Ancil decided on the engagement between Shien and Lucy, he had considered having Shien marry into the royal family.

At that time, Shien had only shown some talent and skill in taming, and the incident with the Lucica family hadn’t happened yet.

For Ancil at that time, with Lucy’s status, beauty, and abilities, it was only natural for Shien to marry into the royal family.

But in the end, this decision was unilaterally rejected by Lucy.

“That person would never marry into the royal family. Give up on this idea before it’s too late.”

Lucy, with concerns that others couldn’t understand, firmly rejected this idea, putting a stop to it.

At that time, many people probably couldn’t understand Lucy’s actions, right?

But now, including Ancil, they might understand.

Because this wasn’t someone who needed to marry into the royal family, but someone they needed to curry favor with.

Having such a person marry into the royal family would only ruin things.

Thinking of this, Ancil couldn’t help but feel relieved.

Unfortunately, Ancil didn’t know Lucy’s true thoughts.

“I finally managed to escape this palace. How could I let Shien marry in and be trapped here with me…!?”

At that time, Lucy had shouted this in her heart, expressing her desire for a carefree life.

Anyway, no matter what, the engagement banquet was over. Not only had Shien been promoted to Earl, but he had also become the fiancé of the Kingdom’s treasure. This was an irreversible fact.

From now on, Shien had officially become a prominent figure in the Kingdom of Mitra, even in the entire human world. This was certain.

However, many were still speculating about how Shien’s relationship with the Divine Race would develop.

After all, many people had witnessed what happened today, personally seeing Lildas’s opposition to this marriage.

This made many imagine that perhaps not everyone in the Divine Race supported Shien.

For example, the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Nature clearly supported Shien, but Lildas, the strongest of the Divine Race, the Goddess of Fate, didn’t approve of him?

Everyone thought this way.

Even the noble sons couldn’t help but have a glimmer of hope, hoping that the Goddess of Fate would be able to break this marriage.

That way, the Kingdom’s treasure would still be everyone’s, not just Shien’s.

Even though this Kingdom’s treasure had already been “defiled” (kissed), the noble sons still couldn’t help but hope that before their goddess was completely devoured, she could return with minimal losses.

They didn’t know that if this was considered a loss, then they had indeed lost quite a bit.

What kind of defilement was a kiss?

They probably hadn’t seen true defilement.

Shien would never tell them that of the several terabytes of images in his mind, he had already unlocked nearly half of the achievements.

In other words… their goddess was already his!

…

About half an hour later, Lildas, both physically and mentally exhausted, finally recovered a little and, led by the constantly comforting Anima, left the palace.

Sara also seemed to have only come to attend Shien’s engagement banquet and was now preparing to return, making Shien wonder why she had come in the first place.

Perhaps, just as the Moon Demon said, she just came to see Shien and Airi, to see what exactly had happened between them that made Airi openly declare her protection of Shien in front of everyone?

This wasn’t a small matter for Sara.

As she said, since it was Airi’s declaration, it was equivalent to a declaration from the entire Demon Race.

From now on, Shien would be walking the world with the name and protection of the Demon Race. Sara couldn’t possibly not come and see for herself regarding such a big matter.

However, whether the Moon Demon had noticed anything or not, she didn’t mention it after that.

But she did bring up another matter.

“My sisters, the other Demon Lords, already know about your existence, and also about your relationship with Airi.” Sara said to Shien teasingly, “They seem quite interested in you and might come looking for you one after another. They might even cause you some trouble, so be careful.”

“Seriously?” Shien was dumbfounded.

The other Demon Lords were also coming to find him?

And they might even cause him trouble?

How terrifying would that trouble be?

“It can’t be helped. Airi is the youngest among us sisters, and also the most beloved. Everyone knows her personality. She’s not someone who would casually represent the Demon Race and declare her protection of someone in the name of the Dragon Demon. Now that she has done so, it’s normal for my sisters to be interested in you.”

Sara said with a knowing smile.

“But don’t worry too much. My sisters are actually quite easy to get along with. Well, as long as you don’t encounter the one who’s too easy to get along with and the one who seems easy to get along with.”

…These words didn’t reassure Shien at all.

Especially Airi’s reaction after hearing this made Shien worried.

It was a truly unhappy expression.

“Could it be that Sister Shafney and Sister Carmina are coming?”

Airi looked resistant.

Shien wanted to ask who these two were.

But before that, Sara said nonchalantly,

“Carmina might not easily leave her territory and come to the human world, but that girl Shafney will definitely come running out of curiosity.”

Saying so, Sara patted Shien’s shoulder and gave him a look that said “good luck.”

“I hope you won’t be eaten to the bone by that girl, Hero.”

Leaving behind these unsettling words, Sara left.

“Eaten to the bone?”

Shien’s lips twitched.

He didn’t know what that meant.

He only knew that a strange chill ran down his spine.

Especially Airi, who also couldn’t help but say,

“If it’s really Sister Shafney, remember, don’t have any physical contact with her, and don’t even make eye contact with her.”

Airi said this as if facing an enemy.

“Don’t worry, you’re my person. I won’t let you become Sister Shafney’s captive.”

Alright, Shien had to admit, he was scared.

Just how terrifying was this older sister whom even Airi feared so much?

Please spare him…