"……All right."
Although Cheng Cheng was able to reverse the dragon vein's will and take it away through "recognizing his ancestors," he still needed Ji Yushen's intervention to use the [Glory] source essence. Otherwise, it would be too overpowered for him to unconditionally use another source essence with just his hastily crafted killing move, even if he borrowed the power of [Understanding].
Therefore, even if you get your hands on the "Hanged Man," you can't use it directly; someone still has to complete the legendary ritual of the "Hanged Man."
But his temper had already been ignited, and Cheng Cheng felt his throat getting dry. Other thoughts started to surface: "Freya, do you want me to teach you a trick of the tongue..."
"When do you think would be a good time for us to get married?"
Freya seemed to have spoken too softly, not hearing him clearly. Instead, she nestled in Cheng Cheng's arms, a happy smile on her face, dreaming of the future: "I wanted to choose May 20th. These few months should be enough for us to complete the 'Hanged Man' legendary ritual. And I heard that '520' means 'I love you' in the Empire~ But Bugu told me that June 1st is the Empire's Valentine's Day..."
The young girl harbored pure love and fantasies, so Cheng Cheng couldn't make that kind of request at this time.
He sighed and gently stroked the girl's head: "Silly girl, June 1st is not Valentine's Day, it's Mother's Day."
Freya blushed slightly: "Well... it's not impossible, after all, you've called me 'Mom' before..."
The two lay on the throne, embracing tenderly and chatting idly. Cheng Cheng would talk about the interesting things he had experienced in the empire, and how he and Freya played with the obsessive cricket-hunting Princess Yushin; while Freya would occasionally talk about her friends' recent situations and the arrangements for the Queen's wedding.
Cuckoo hasn't come out of his room for a long time, and he won't answer the door when I knock; I wonder what he's up to. Paul has distinguished himself on the battlefield and has now risen to the late Gold rank. Navel, as the commander-in-chief of this war against the Empire, received the highest honor, but she was seriously injured and fell into a coma while trying to stop the Empire's Platinum Elves, and is currently recovering...
As for Sylvia?
Hmph, Freya doesn't want to mention that guy at all.
Her biggest concern right now is the wedding, which she has been looking forward to for a long time. In addition, with Sylvia and Bugu eyeing her closely, she is eager to solidify their relationship as soon as possible...
But after all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime event. The preparations for the Queen's wedding are numerous, and it's also a time when the war has just ended. The entire Kingdom of Konoma is in ruins, and there are places everywhere that need money and compensation for the fallen soldiers.
At this time, it would be too embarrassing to immediately use the people's taxes to hold a grand wedding, so we can only choose another auspicious date.
"Getting married..."
Something that seemed so distant has suddenly come to Cheng Cheng's attention. He was caught off guard, and felt a mix of disappointment and anticipation.
After all, she was just an eighteen-year-old student who had just started university, and she still considered herself a child to some extent. But now she was about to marry another child.
No one would be unmoved by the idea of marrying the girl they love. The only problem is that Cheng Cheng has a few too many girls he loves, but Freya seems to only want to be his one and only bride.
Holding a wedding ceremony later would be too much trouble; we need to find a way to persuade her to have a large-group wedding instead.
After all, look, Bugu is pregnant now, and I have to give her and her child a home; Sylvia and I are also in love, and I can't use my soul body 24/7, so I have to use her body; I don't feel comfortable leaving Li Xianyu alone either, what if she suddenly decides to dig up someone else's ancestral grave and gets caught? After all, she is capable of doing such a thing, and Cheng Cheng despises the act of stealing ancestral artifacts from someone else's coffin.
We must keep it at home and guard it closely to prevent her from stealing coffins everywhere.
In short, we're all family, so why hold multiple weddings?
Just then, the palace gates were flung open with a bang, and a white figure rushed in, quickly lunging at Cheng Cheng!
"There are assassins!"
Freya was about to shout when Sylvia grabbed her collar and threw her off the throne!
"Huh?"
Freya tumbled 360 degrees in the air, just like Cheng Cheng had dunked at the three-point line, before crashing to the ground with a "thud," still bewildered: "What happened?"
Then, she looked at the throne.
The white-haired girl had already grabbed Cheng Cheng by the collar, forcing him to look up. Cheng Cheng had just put on a smile and was about to greet her when his words were once again silenced by her soft lips.
This time, it's the warm, sweet scent of orange, with a refreshing aroma.
Wait, something's not right. Why does it smell like orange?
The next moment, a piece of fruit candy was put into the girl's mouth. Cheng Cheng's eyes widened slightly. Just as he was about to respond, he felt the girl release her mouth.
Sylvia stuck out her tongue and licked her lips, then plopped down in Cheng Cheng's lap, mimicking Freya's posture by hugging the boy. Her fruity, girlish scent then sprayed onto Cheng Cheng's chest: "Long time no see."
"Yes, I'm back." Cheng Cheng reached out and hugged the girl. "I missed you so much."
"I specially picked out these candies because I knew you were coming back. Do you like them?"
Sylvia's cheeks flushed. This was the first time she had made such a bold move, and her heart was pounding wildly as if she had just gone through a fierce battle.
"like."
Do you like me, or do you like candy?
"I like Sylvia." Cheng Cheng paused. "And you... do you like her?"
A look of surprise and satisfaction flashed in the girl's eyes, then she turned her head away and pouted, "I don't like it."
"why?"
"...It smells like Freya."
Cheng Cheng froze, about to explain, when Freya, who was beside him, had already gotten up from the ground. Looking at the girl who had usurped Cheng Cheng's throne, she was instantly enraged:
"Sylvia! Are you trying to rebel?!"
Chapter 131, My Two Girlfriends Love Me So Much
The white jade floor tiles of the palace were smooth and cool. Freya propped herself up and stood up nimbly. Her skirt was slightly dirty. It took her a while to recover from the shock of the fall.
Then, they saw Sylvia sitting on her throne, kissing her man in her own way!
Freya: "??!"
I go!
How did she suddenly become so bold?!
Freya was not unaware of Sylvia's feelings for Cheng Cheng—in fact, she was the one who came later.
When she was first manipulated by Cheng Cheng and joined the adventurer's party, she had already witnessed the tacit understanding and trust between Sylvia and Cheng Cheng, as well as Sylvia's jealousy when she "stole" Cheng Cheng away. After Sylvia confessed her feelings for Cheng Cheng, Freya, who was then a weak and helpless wandering princess, naturally gave her full support for Sylvia's feelings.
But who could have imagined that during the witch's trial, we would overtake others and our relationship with Cheng Cheng would develop so rapidly?
Who was it that led me to ascend the throne and become queen, while beauties could only belong to the strong?
At this point, arguing about who came first is pointless—if you have to blame someone, blame Sylvia for not keeping a close eye on Cheng Cheng!
Thinking of this, Freya felt no shame for stealing her best friend's love interest. Instead, she bit her lower lip tightly, her heart brimming with jealousy and anger, which finally burst forth:
"Sylvia! Are you trying to rebel?!"
On the throne, the white-haired girl, slender yet possessing a powerful aura, firmly occupied the spot that had previously belonged to Freya. Her arms were wrapped around Cheng Cheng's neck, and she nestled intimately in his embrace, showing no intention of relinquishing her place.
Hearing Freya's angry rebuke, Sylvia turned her fair face to the side, her eyes showing no panic, but rather a faint, provocative smile: "Yes, so what if we rebel? My lovely little sister, are you planning to arrest me and punish me?"
"Huh?"
Freya was instantly speechless at this audacious question. The anger on her face froze, turning into confusion, and finally even a hint of genuine sympathy: "Sylvia, have you been feeling unwell lately? You can't just say things like that... Did you get too much evil energy before, which is why you've become so brave?"
Sylvia smiled without saying a word.
Freya said with great distress, "Even if you resemble them, you should think about your parents and relatives! Rebellion is a capital offense punishable by Vilette, who will exterminate your entire family!"
Sylvia tilted her head indifferently: "Isn't the courthouse my family owns?"
Freya was stunned and speechless for a moment.
That seems... to make sense.
"...Although your family is a legendary family, even if you rebel, I can't kill your whole family, but that doesn't mean you won't be punished!" Freya thought for a moment and threatened fiercely, "You know, just that rebellious remark you made just now is enough for me to strip your Claire family's title of nobility down to the lowest rank of baron!"
"Whatever, go ahead and cut it."
Sylvia gave Cheng Cheng a provocative kiss on the corner of his mouth, then smiled smugly at Freya.
Freya: "..."
...Tsk, it seems I really don't have any way to threaten her.
After Sylvia became unrestrained, Freya was momentarily at a loss. After all, since her ascension to the throne, Sylvia, even if she verbally opposed it, would still obey her orders. This reversal of status made her somewhat arrogant, to the point that she overlooked one thing—
Unlike the centralized system of the Elf Empire, the Kingdom of Kornoma is a feudal state.
Therefore, although the Claire family and the royal family have a relationship of monarch and subject, it is not that the Claire family needs to depend on the royal family, but rather that the royal family relies on the Claire family to safeguard the foundation of the country.
A legendary family, plus Sylvia herself being a near-legendary, their combat power would be among the world's top even outside the Kingdom of Konoma. Putting aside everything else, Himegami has long coveted the kingdom's legends, only lacking the leverage to entice Vilette and Karen.
Therefore, if Sylvia is determined to oppose her, Freya really has no way to suppress her through royal power!
Since "power" won't work, then let's use "force"!
Freya's eyes narrowed, and she opened the "Book of Past Events" in her palm, her fighting spirit rising: "Sylvia, didn't you just call me 'little sister'?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"I'm a year older than you!"
Sylvia snorted coldly: "We agreed before that whoever is stronger is the older sister."
"you sure?"
Freya spread out the Book of Past Events with her left hand and conjured an illusory scepter with her right, pointing it directly at Sylvia on the throne: "But apart from Himeko, I seem to be the second strongest in the world, Sylvia, sister?"
Sylvia remained silent, her pale fingertips lifting slightly. The void trembled, and a jet-black card slowly appeared. It depicted a knight clad in sturdy armor, holding the reins in his left hand and a pure black banner in his right, upon which was adorned a giant five-petaled rose.
"Death" card.
"Heh, you think you can fight against me, who controls the Source, with just an unusable blasphemous card?" Freya's eyes flickered slightly, her tone confident, but before she finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed drastically, "...Wait! How is this possible?!"
The instant the card floated, a rift in the void slowly tore open, and a long, ghostly river, blooming with red spider lilies, flowed from the void, its surging death energy converging around Sylvia, transforming into pitch-black death—
"【Majesty】The Source of Death? But why?!"
Seeing Freya's bewildered look, Sylvia smiled, but patiently explained to the foolish queen, "The Demon of Death has descended, but He is dead and cannot use the power of source matter—coincidentally, the lower-level flame of [Majesty] is 'Death God.'"
"And I am the possessor of death, and I am alive."
Freya understood.
Just as the "Moon," which is subordinate to "Understanding," can also communicate with "Understanding" to a certain extent and obtain and use a portion of the power originating from the scepter's essence; as long as the essence exists in the human world and is in a state of being unclaimed, the holder of its subordinate legendary fire seed can draw upon the power and exercise the power on its behalf!
The demon of [Majesty] and death was brought to the human world by the demon of war!
But new doubts instantly flooded her mind, and she pressed on, "But you clearly didn't complete the legendary ritual, and you're still only Gold..."
Sylvia smiled but did not answer.
Immortal Path Killer Move: Underdog Overthrows Superior!
The emergence of the demon of war has disrupted the political landscape, and the loosening of the theocracy's control has provided her with an excellent opportunity. In the past few months, she has been secretly spreading her teachings and cultivating her influence. The Primal God Cult now boasts seven million followers, nearly a third of the remaining population of the capital.
Built upon the devout faith of millions of believers, supplemented by controlling sparks such as "puppets" and "spiders," and further enhanced by dozens of lower-level sparks related to death obtained from the royal treasury, she painstakingly constructed this unprecedented and heaven-defying killing move—
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