Chapter 467: How Did You Answer?

Chapter 467: How Did You Answer?

Chapter 467: “How Did You Answer?”

Shien didn’t know much about Lucy’s mother.

He even initially thought that Lucy’s mother had already passed away, otherwise he wouldn’t have never seen her.

Whether it was during his private interactions with Lucy, or in formal settings with the royal family, or even at their engagement banquet, the Queen had never appeared. This naturally made Shien wonder.

Only later did Shien learn that the Queen was ill and had been recuperating and receiving treatment in the temple year-round, practically living a semi-monastic life.

That’s why he had never seen her.

Now, through Lucy’s description, Shien realized that the Queen’s health seemed to be worse than he had imagined. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have even missed her own daughter’s engagement banquet.

Should he go and see her with Lucy?

Shien hesitated.

Lucy seemed to notice his hesitation.

“Are you afraid of meeting my mother?”

Lucy blinked, a playful smile appearing on her face.

“Ahem…” Shien coughed awkwardly, not admitting it at all. “What would I be afraid of?”

Would he be afraid of meeting his mother-in-law?

That was a joke.

With his current status, he had even impressed Ancil, the King. Could he not handle a Queen?

Impossible.

Just as Shien was thinking this, Lucy’s voice came,

“Then how about we go and see Mother now?”

Lucy’s words made Shien’s expression change from awkward to unnatural.

“I knew it…”

Lucy narrowed her eyes, a look of disdain in them, making Shien unable to meet her gaze.

Shien truly was a bit apprehensive about meeting the Queen.

The reason was simple.

“Her health is so weak. If I accidentally say something wrong and upset her, wouldn’t that be a sin?”

Shien muttered.

This was his concern.

Unlike Ancil, a king with a clear stance, the Queen was now practically a semi-nun, completely uninvolved in the Kingdom’s political affairs, very detached. ȒàꞐ𝘖ВƐＳ

In other words, to Shien, she was just Lucy’s mother, his mother-in-law, someone who wouldn’t be impressed by his achievements or the power behind him, just an ordinary mother.

Shien dared to be frivolous with others, to defy everything, and to be so confident in front of Ancil, all because of his various advantages.

But those advantages were useless in front of the Queen. Moreover, she was frail and seemed to have a good relationship with Lucy. Shien could already imagine himself being completely at a loss for words in front of her.

In other words, in Shien’s eyes, she was simply Lucy’s mother, which made him, the future son-in-law, feel belated nervousness.

After all, this was his first time getting married!

…Probably?

At least, Shien didn’t think he had been married in his past life.

“You…” Lucy said with exasperation, “Consider yourself lucky. Although Mother cares about who I’m marrying, she doesn’t value family background or abilities as much as others. She only cares if he’s someone I truly love. So, after I answered her, she readily agreed, didn’t object at all, and didn’t even ask to meet you.”

Hearing this, Shien unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he didn’t have to meet his mother-in-law right now.

Of course, he would have to meet her sooner or later.

After all, he had devoured the little cabbage she had raised for seventeen years. Not greeting her would be unreasonable.

But meeting her now would be too sudden.

He would properly visit his mother-in-law after he was prepared.

Having made up his mind, Shien became curious about Lucy’s words.

“When your mother asked if you truly loved me, how did you answer?”

Shien asked curiously.

“Mmm…”

Lucy’s face immediately flushed red.

Seeing this, Shien wasn’t surprised, but instead said playfully,

“Come on, tell me.” Shien teased. “How did you answer? Tell your husband.”

Lucy hit Shien lightly, embarrassed and annoyed.

Little did they know that their interaction was being watched by everyone present.

Seeing Shien and Lucy playfully bickering like this, Lucy’s face flushed with shyness, everyone was surprised.

“I didn’t expect Princess Lucy to have such a girlish side.”

Yuler was also surprised, but mostly relieved.

Before this, many people thought that the union between Shien and Lucy was too hasty, without any foundation in their relationship.

Even though Shien and Lucy had some private interactions before, they had only known each other for a few months.

In just a few months, was the most beautiful woman in the human race conquered?

People naturally wouldn’t believe this.

Therefore, many thought that Lucy chose Shien firstly because of his powerful backing and his own abilities, which made him stand out among the many heroes, and secondly because of the revelation about the disaster, forcing her to choose a husband and making her look favorably upon Shien, whom she had a good relationship with.

Under such circumstances, few people believed there were any real feelings between Shien and Lucy.

Even at the engagement banquet, although the loving atmosphere between Shien and Lucy was almost palpable, and Shien even kissed Lucy in front of everyone, declaring his ownership, many still didn’t believe they had a strong relationship, thinking it was just an act.

Yuler also had similar thoughts before.

It couldn’t be helped.

The more they understood Lucy’s excellence and witnessed her beauty, the more people would think that she was an unattainable flower, impossible to be easily conquered.

Yuler knew Lucy’s status in the Kingdom very well, and also knew how much the Divine Race favored her. Therefore, he naturally subconsciously thought that Lucy didn’t choose Shien out of love.

But seeing the current situation, Yuler knew he was wrong.

These two were truly in love, with a strong foundation in their relationship. That’s why they chose to be together.

Otherwise, even if someone else could become Lucy’s fiancé, they wouldn’t be able to interact with her so naturally and casually, and Lucy wouldn’t show such a girlish side.

“These two are truly in love…”

Yuler sighed with emotion, also happy for Lucy.

He had practically watched Lucy grow up, and Lucy had close ties with the Divine Race, naturally also with the temple, often interacting with Yuler.

Moreover, Yuler had a good relationship with the Queen. Unbeknownst to others, Lucy sometimes even called him “Grandpa Yuler” in private.

Therefore, Yuler also cared about Lucy quite a bit, perhaps not to the point of treating her as his own granddaughter, but definitely as a beloved adopted granddaughter.

Seeing Shien and Lucy in love, it was impossible for Yuler not to feel relieved and happy.

As a result, Yuler’s gaze towards Shien also changed, becoming even kinder and gentler.

And at this moment, Shien, Lucy, and even Yuler forgot.

In the temple, there was not only Lucy’s biological mother, but also someone who treated her like her own daughter, a mother-like figure.

“Don’t bully my Lucy! You bad guy!”

With these words, a figure, as if having been waiting for the right moment, seeing Shien and Lucy constantly bickering, finally couldn’t help but rush out from the temple.

Besides Lildas, who else could it be?

However, when they saw Lildas rushing out, both Shien and Lucy subconsciously shouted,

“Watch out!”

Just as their voices faded, Lildas, charging forward, tripped over her own feet…

“Ah!”

A cry of surprise.

“Thump!”

The sound of a fall.

Lildas, having successfully tripped over herself, slammed her face into the ground, then slid across the floor towards Shien and Lucy due to her momentum.

“Waaah… it hurts…”

The next moment, Lildas’s cries reached everyone’s ears.

“G-Goddess Lildas…!?”

Yuler panicked.

Not only Yuler, but all the surrounding priests were also flustered.

“A-are you alright?”

Lucy hurriedly stepped forward and helped Lildas up.

“I knew it…”

Shien covered his face, seemingly unable to bear watching.

The Goddess of Fate’s entrance today was still as comical as ever.

“Th-that’s why I told you not to run so fast…”

Anima finally caught up, looking at Lildas, who was tearfully clutching her face and being helped up by Lucy, sighing like a mother unable to stop her child from doing something foolish.

“We greet Goddess Anima!”

The female knights of the Holy Sword Knights finally reacted and knelt down on one knee, bowing respectfully.

“You haven’t left yet?”

Shien sighed helplessly and stepped forward, talking to Anima.

“I originally wanted to go back directly, but Lildas was unwilling, so I could only stay.” Anima smiled wryly, but still nodded at Shien. “I heard you’re preparing to enter the inner sanctum today, is that right?”

“That’s right.” Shien didn’t beat around the bush. “It’s a rare opportunity to increase my strength. I can’t miss it.”

“Indeed.” Anima smiled gently. “I just didn’t expect you to enter the inner sanctum so soon.”