Fantasy Library.

Chapter 361 What are you expecting?
Liliana had actually been awake for a while.

Kiyoshuin Ena did not use a heavy hand on her; she merely broke her David's Word of Power and knocked her unconscious with a single blow. If it weren't for the backlash caused by the breaking of David's Word of Power, which impacted Liliana's mind and body, she would never have remained unconscious until the next day.

This morning, before dawn, Liliana finally recovered from the backlash of magic caused by David's Word of Power and awoke from her coma.

Then... instead of running away immediately, she contacted the Bronze Black Cross and learned from them what had happened after she fell unconscious.

Thanks to this, Liliana also learned about Aize's deeds.

In less than a month since becoming king, he has already killed as many as five gods, who possess five great powers. One of them is a legendary divine spear that is said to be able to hit and win, and another is the strongest spear and the strongest shield for gods, a golden sword that can cut through the divine!

He was already quite special before becoming king, with skin as hard as a layer of armor. After becoming king, he underwent a reincarnation ritual, his body transformed, and his physical strength became comparable to that of a god or god-slayer who used the power of steel!
In addition, he possesses several powerful divine artifacts, one of which is known to be comparable to the power of the Italian Sword King's demonic sword that can cut through everything, and the others are also suspected to possess the power to kill gods!
With the help of multiple factors, this new king, who is not yet twenty years old and has been king for less than a month, directly defeated the most ancient demon king. He is known as one of the strongest among the god-slayers and is a god-wielding king who can freely manipulate various powerful weapons!

All this information shocked Liliana!

After regaining her composure, Liliana immediately decided to stay there and apologize to Aize.

Unfortunately, even though she acted in accordance with Marquis Vauban's orders, Liliana Kranichal did indeed lay a hand on the priestess under the new king.

Marquis Vauban could simply walk away, but Liliana, the prodigy of Milan and a Grand Knight of the Bronze Black Cross, absolutely could not simply leave now that she was a prisoner.

If she leaves, the new king's wrath might be directed at the Bronze Black Cross, or even at the Kranichal family.

To protect her family and the Bronze Black Cross, Liliana had no choice but to stay here and quietly await the new king's judgment.

"Punishment?" Aize looked at Liliana kneeling before him, his expression turning into a half-smile, and said, "Then tell me, how should I punish you to satisfy my lovely shrine maiden?"

One sentence made Yuri Mariya, who was originally planning to plead for Liliana, blush instantly.

"Cute...?!"

Yuri Mariya then entered a state of panic.

"As expected, the King's favorite is still Yuri." Seijuin Ena teased, "Come on, Yuri, since the King praised you for being cute, you'd better work harder to get into the King's bed."

In this way, Ena could become the second-place winner and rightfully receive the king's favor!
"Climb...climb onto the bed?"

Before Yuri Mariya could react, Liliana was already stunned.

"So you and the new king have such a messy... cough, is that what your relationship is like?"

Liliana's gaze toward Yuri Mariya changed slightly.

No! You've misunderstood!

Yuri Mariya hurriedly shook her head in denial, but her flushed face made her seem rather unconvincing.

At least, Liliana didn't believe it.

So Liliana bowed her head deeply to Aize once again.

"Offending the king's favorite concubine is indeed a grave offense, and I will accept whatever punishment the king wishes to impose upon me."

It is naturally different to lay a hand on a king's subjects than to lay a hand on a king's women.

The former still has the possibility of redemption, while the latter is much more serious; if not handled properly, it could really bring disaster to everyone behind them.

Liliana was worried about this and only hoped that she could bear it all by herself, hoping that the young king would not take his anger out on her family and forces.

Aize looked at Liliana, who had lowered her head again, and seemed to be able to see her thoughts from her slender figure, and curled his lips.

“You can’t just make a promise like that, saying you’re willing to accept any punishment,” Aize said casually. “You’re a girl, and a pretty one at that. Aren’t you afraid I might do something to you if you just say something like that?”

Upon hearing this, Liliana froze.

Aize's words undoubtedly caused a mental storm in the girl's mind.

Don't be fooled by Liliana's shrewd and calm demeanor, or her status as a child prodigy on par with Erica, into thinking she's a strong-willed girl. In reality, compared to the cunning Erica, Liliana can only be described as innocent and pure.

She is not only a knight skilled in swordsmanship and magic, but also a woman who is capable of all household chores. She makes her own lunchboxes and desserts, and is very capable as a woman. She also likes to write romance novels and is very good at fantasy and delusion, but is extremely bad at political negotiations.

If Erica is an elegant noblewoman, then Liliana is a capable and virtuous wife who excels in both the living room and the kitchen.

When she was with Erica, who was as shrewd as a fox, she was often the one being teased and couldn't handle such explicit topics involving male-female relationships at all.

Now that Aize had said that, hundreds of short scenarios immediately flashed through Liliana's mind...

Yeah, it's the kind that involves pornography...

"No, no!"

By the time she realized what was happening, Liliana screamed in a panic.

"I'll break!"

When these words reached everyone's ears, the scene fell silent.

Aize's lips twitched, Kiyoshiin Ena tilted her head with a suspicious look, and Mariya Yuri, perhaps having made a connection to something, covered her mouth with her small hand, and looked at Liliana with the same inexplicable change in her gaze as the other had looked at her just now.

"I...I...I...I...I..."

When Liliana realized what was happening, she looked at the three silent people and suddenly felt an urge to pull out the Silver Master and cut her own throat.

"What exactly are you thinking about?" Aize looked at Liliana speechlessly and said, "Although it was my fault for saying such explicit things, did you instantly connect it to dozens of chapters of content that can't be uploaded?"

"Such a vivid imagination? No wonder you write novels!"

Upon hearing this, Liliana felt both ashamed and astonished.

"How...how did you know I have a hobby of writing novels?!"

Aize had already figured out the answer to this question.

“Don’t you know?” Aize smiled like a crimson demon and said, “Erica Brantelli swore allegiance to me when she was in Sardinia.”

Upon hearing the name of her lifelong nemesis, Liliana was both surprised and furious.

"Was it that mother fox who told the story...?!"

Liliana gritted her teeth.

She and Erika are not only rivals, but also fierce competitors who grew up together.

The rivalry between the Copper Black Cross and the Bronze Black Cross, and the enmity between the Blantri and Crannicar families, seemed to have been passed down to these two individuals as if by fate.

Unfortunately, these two are not only the same age, but also equally outstanding in their knightly talents, which makes their relationship increasingly intense and complicated.

Liliana and Erica have had their share of rivalry and camaraderie, making their relationship complex and difficult to define in a few words. This is evident in the fact that despite being competitors, they possess the same pair of magical swords that should have been a pair.

The Lionheart and the Silver Master, these two demonic swords were originally a pair, owned by one of Italy's holy knights, and formerly the strongest swordsman in Europe—Saint Raphael.

That man was the guardian of the Book of David's Merits, the original owner of the Heart of the Lion and the Silver Master, and also the master of Salbatole Tony, a being known for fighting with two swords.

When Erica and Liliana were twelve years old, they underwent Saint Raphael's trials in order to obtain the qualifications of a formal knight, and in doing so, they obtained the Lionheart and the Silver Master respectively from him.

The two of them passed the trial together on their first try, so there's no way they harbored any deep hatred for each other. However, if you were to say they were friends, Erica might readily admit it, but Liliana would definitely deny it.

The reason is simple: Liliana Kranichal has been suffering for Erica for a long time!
Both were child prodigies, geniuses of the Great Knight rank, but in terms of political maneuvering and cunning, Liliana was far inferior to Erica.

Therefore, aside from direct confrontations, Liliana's fate when facing Erika is usually the same: to be toyed with, toyed with, and toyed with again.

She had been schemed against and deceived by Erica countless times, each time being manipulated by that vixen, making her hate Erica to the core.

Therefore, upon hearing Erica's name, Liliana immediately and subconsciously assumed that it must be that shrew gossiping behind her back and ruining her image in front of the new king!
Aize did not offer any explanation for this.

I only said that Erica swore allegiance to me, but I didn't say that she told me that, okay?
It's your own opinion, so I didn't pin this blame on you; it has nothing to do with me.

"Since you've deliberately imagined it, can I take that as you're mentally prepared?" Aize said playfully, "Willing to accept any punishment... You said it yourself, didn't you?"

Liliana's stiff body suddenly began to tremble; she was finally afraid.

"You...you are an unparalleled king, you wouldn't bully women, would you?"

"Of course I wouldn't, but since you voluntarily accepted the punishment, that's a different story, isn't it?"

"How can a king indulge his personal desires like this?!"

"That's an interesting point of yours. Which god-slayer these days isn't indulging their own desires? Does anyone actually live a life of restraint?"

"But...but they won't be obsessed with women!"

"So they've always been single, they're all single dogs, and they call themselves demon kings, they don't even have a partner by their side, it's shameful."

"You...they..."

"Of course I'm not like them. Others become kings with three thousand concubines in their harems. I don't expect to have three thousand women, but I can still have three or thirty, right?"

"me……"

Liliana was almost in tears.

Faced with Aize's calm and collected remarks, it was pitiful that this delusional novelist couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

You might say he's wrong, but every word he says is also perfectly reasonable.

You say he's right, but then wouldn't I really have to submit to him?
Am I destined to become a member of the king's harem?
No, that's not right. I'm not even part of the harem; I'm just a sinner to be punished!

This isn't a harem; it's just a playground!
Normally, even if the other party were a god-slayer, he would rather die than comply with such a humiliating request.

But he himself said he was willing to accept any punishment, so wouldn't doing this be breaking his promise?

Is this still a chivalrous act?

At this moment, Liliana felt like she was in a dead end, and her future was gradually becoming dark and bleak.

"King..."

Just as Mariya Yuri was starting to lose patience, Kiyoshuin Ena spoke up.

"Please stop teasing Miss Liliana, she's about to cry."

With just one sentence, everyone's attention turned to Kiyoshuin Ena.

How did you know I was deliberately teasing her?

Aize spoke up, somewhat surprised.

“Because the king isn’t what you yourself say,” Kiyoshuin Ena said logically. “Although Ena and Yuri can be considered the king’s concubines, the king hasn’t shown us any favor yet, has he?”

"If the king were really that lustful, Ena and Yuri would have been devoured by him long ago."

That's a really strong reason...

Anyway, Yuri Mariya couldn't stand it.

"Girls shouldn't say things like that so casually!"

Yuri Mariya said somewhat angrily.

"That's the truth."

Kiyoshuin Ena, however, disagreed.

"you……"

Liliana was immediately confused by everyone's reactions.

So, what situation am I in right now?

Should I still be punished by the king?
If it comes to punishment... what would the specific process be like?
Is it the same as what I wrote not long ago? Or will it be even bolder?
As she thought about it, Liliana's face became as hot as fire.

"...What are you expecting?"

The soft voice reached Liliana's ears, jolting her awake.

"I'm not expecting anything!"

Liliana retorted, blushing.

"Whether it's true or not, only you know." Aize laughed and said, "Anyway, since you're so self-aware, from now on, you're mine."

"No arguing allowed, okay?"

Liliana opened her mouth, but in the end, she resigned herself to her fate without saying a word.

On this day, the prodigy with the bronze black cross became the possession of Aize alone.

As for what will happen to her...

Perhaps she was imagining it herself.

(End of this chapter)