Bride of the Great Demon King

"In an instant, a series of emotions such as surprise, joy, and grievance rushed into the boy's heart, so that he couldn't even make a suitable expression, and could only stare blankly in place with his mouth wide open."

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The king was slightly taken aback by Bairiel's frankness. He did come here today out of doubts about the boy's sudden recovery of health, but he didn't expect the boy to bring the topic to this right away.

"Very good. I am very sorry for having to resort to coercive means to bring you here, and I hope we can establish a happy cooperative relationship from now on." The blond king smiled and lowered his head, grabbing the boy's hand and giving it to him "I don't know when I will be lucky enough to see that world-famous sword?"

"I need seven days to prepare. In addition, summoning the sword of the Seraph requires a relatively empty place." Bairiel said the prepared lie seriously.The former is to delay time, while the latter is to create a chance for himself to escape from the palace.

"Really?" Theodosius looked at the young man meaningfully, "If there is any need during the preparation period, please send someone to notify me directly. As for the location of the summoning, I think you can do it in the harem."

"The harem?" Bailiel never thought that the king would make such a suggestion. According to common sense, shouldn't he choose a remote location?

"In fact, the people of Florence have not yet found a queen who can match their king. The reason why my harem takes up three-quarters of the entire palace area is entirely because of my mother, she There is an above-average passion for garden art.”

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Bailiel felt that the king had no respect at all when he mentioned the old queen.And if the harem is really the brainchild of the old queen, is it really no problem to use it as a summoning place?

"Well... so it's decided. Maybe we can go for a walk in the wonderful afternoon? I can describe the terrain in the harem to you by the way. I haven't been there for a while!" Without waiting for the boy to make a decision Any response, the king took his hand and walked out.

The king fulfilled his duties as a tour guide while walking, and introduced the situation in the harem to Bairiel.

"Watch your step. Hmm...the plants have grown a bit too much this year. Maybe we can get rid of all these wild bushes while we clear the grounds for you?"

"The terrain here is roughly flat. There's a man-made lake in the northwest corner, but it's only knee-deep. After all, I don't want to hear that my mother has been fished out of the lake one morning. "

"Most of the plants around here are not tall. If necessary, I can send someone to clean them up. There is also a cedar forest outside. If it is sure that it will be affected by the summoning magic, I can send someone to cut them down first. We shouldn't Waste every lumber isn't it?"

"Well, here we are. This palace is a nuisance, expensive and full of useless decorations. If we can, let's keep the site as far away from it as possible!"

The king stopped in his tracks: "Joanna, what is my mother doing today?"

Feeling that the road under his feet was no longer paved with stones, the boy felt that he should have arrived on a terrace outside a certain palace.What surprised the young man was that, in addition to the full grassy smell, there was also a distinctly disgusting smell of defecation in this place.

"I guess it's pretending to be an open-air tea party, Your Majesty." A rigid female voice replied.

"It smells really bad here." Apparently the king also noticed the bad smell, "Joanna, you should bathe her."

"Your Majesty, I took a bath this morning, and there are still two hours before the afternoon bath time." The woman said sternly.

"Well, you're doing great, and I don't mean to blame you. But summer is almost here, let's add another bath time!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The conversation between the king and this middle-aged woman made Bailie feel more and more wrong. Could it be that the old queen...

"Who's there?" An extremely exaggerated female voice suddenly sounded, "Henry, is that you? Ah! Come and try this! Black tea made from blackberries, citrus peels and lime slices. You are pleasantly surprised!"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in the sewage washed out with grass roots." The king exposed his mother's tricks with obvious pleasure in his tone, "And I'm not Henry either. Your Henry was three years ago I have already pierced my heart with a sword. Oh! By the way, as the price of treason, his entire family has also been used as slaves."

"Oh no! It's you! Theodosius! You devil! One day, God will punish your sins! Punish you, the son of the devil in the world!"

"Don't move! Be honest! Watch your tea! Do you want me to lock you up in the room?" The woman with a rigid voice panted vigorously, as if she had just been through a struggle, and then Can't help complaining in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't provoke her."

"I just let her see the facts." The king said lightly, "The fact is that I am the monarch of this country, the revered golden lion, the son of the god of war, and the undefeated king. And she, who was once known as the king of the northern kingdom The beautiful queen of flowers, the vicious mother who tried twice to kill her own son for her lover, can only hide in this weed-grown palace and daydream all day long."

"Daydream...dream... Oh! Henry! Did you come? I had a terrible dream! I dreamed that you were killed by that man! Your own son, that cold-blooded beast, he She swung a sword at you! It's terrible! It's terrible! Ahhhh—"

"Enough! My father is Tyr, God of War. No matter how much you look down on him, he is the greatest king in my heart, a man as great as a god! Joanna, look after her! I want you to promise me , she can live a long life!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Don't look at her crazy, her body is as strong as a cow. I can assure you that even if I die, she can still live."

"Okay, my dear little guest, I hope that everything here doesn't scare you. If you go back at this time, you can just catch up with the afternoon tea time. We can discuss the details of the summoning preparations while eating." The king's tone was still Annoyed, the palm of his grasp on the boy's arm was as hard as a steel hoop.

"No, not at all." The boy staggered forward following the man's footsteps, but there was no frightened expression on his face, "Actually, it's not a big deal. Everyone should pay for what they have done .”

"This statement is very interesting. Do you mean that one day I will pay for everything I did today?" The king gradually slowed down, and the danger in his tone became more and more obvious.

"You misunderstood me. The cost I said is a broad definition, not necessarily some kind of evil result or punishment from some god. I personally don't believe that God can do justice to what we do This kind of causality should be determined by deeper and more complex rules. It's like, your mother did something to you that you can't tolerate, and she has to pay for it many years later These two things, which seem to be pure revenge, actually have a deeper connection to some extent. You would not be who you are today if it weren't for what your mother did, she Of course, there is no need to become her now. If everything in this world is compared to a chess game, the outcome of the chess game is determined by certain specific steps long before the end. A wrong decision will inevitably cause Devastating consequences. A wise decision with a high probability of unexpected benefits. No one in the world can clearly calculate this connection, so they feel hesitant and regretful about a decision made many years ago Endless."

"Interesting theory. According to your theory, if my mother didn't try to poison me because she was afraid of being exposed for adultery, and didn't try to assassinate me because she wanted to take over the country with her lover, then she wouldn't become a desperate Crazy, aren't you? On the other hand, if I had grown up in a happy family, I would have grown up to be a beloved little king at most, and Ferondo wouldn't have had the chance to unify the entire North .In this way, it seems that I still need to be grateful to her?" The king frowned, feeling unbelievable at this conclusion.

"No, you don't need it." The young man shook his head, "If the decision was made through precise calculation, you should really be grateful to her. But in fact, your mother made the decision entirely out of self-interest consideration. So you needn't thank her at all for that."

"Motivation is everything! Ha! It's so interesting! Maybe you have a point. But I doubt there is anyone in the world who can calculate the result by steps? Can you, my dear little guest? "

"Anyone can." Bairiel hooked the corners of his lips, "This theory tells us not to focus on immediate benefits. As long as we take a long-term view, anyone can avoid possible evil consequences, and may also get Unexpected benefits."