Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 406: I want to get married.

Chapter 406: I want to get married.

Like Anima and Nadura, Fate Goddess Lidas also had a distinctive personality.

Anima possessed boundless love and selflessness.

Nadura was elegant and beautiful.

And Lidas was a goddess who saw the sense of mission and responsibility as everything, embodying tolerance, strength, and serious rigor.

As the mightiest of the Divine Race and currently the strongest in the Three Realms, this Fate Goddess unavailingly led both the Divine Race and the Human Race, making substantial contributions to the progress and growth of both races.

For her, if she knew there was an issue with the Hero Summoning, it was very likely she would take swift action. For the sake of the world and peace, she would turn the Three Realms upside down to seek out the truth.

Nadura could even picture that scenario.

Hmm, it would certainly be chaotic.

After all, having a sense of mission and responsibility is a good thing, but excessive ones might lead to losing control and doing many extreme things.

Especially the Fate Goddess is somewhat...

Upon reflection, Nadura almost wanted to chuckle bitterly.

Thus, Nadura communicated her opinion promptly,

"We should keep this from Lidas for now," she said earnestly. "It’s better to tell her after we have some direction in our investigation."

"I was thinking the same," Anima agreed wholeheartedly. "If we have some direction, Lidas probably won’t be too desperate in her efforts."

The two goddesses looked at each other, seemingly visualizing the uncontrollable actions of that supreme goddess, and sighed audibly.

Consequently, they had a discussion and made a decision.

"I’ll investigate the Hero Summoning issue in the Divine World and also visit the Sealed Land to check if there is any issue with the sealed summoning ritual," Anima said.

"I will head to the Human Realm," Nadura planned, "monitor the movements of the Demon Realm, and also meet with that Hero while checking on Lilith’s situation."

Originally, Anima wanted to handle the latter, but in terms of observation and surveillance capabilities, Nadura was undoubtedly more suited.

As a Goddess of Nature who created the earth and the oceans, every blade of grass was her sentinel, and she could morph into nature, achieving extensive surveillance. If devoted to the task, almost nothing happening in the corners of the Human Realm could escape her notice.

Hence, it was undoubtedly more appropriate for Nadura to go to the Human Realm to monitor the Demon Realm and interact with the Hero.

"Be careful," Anima advised. "Not only is Goddess Lilith with that Hero, but the Dragon Demon Ai has also been constantly with him."

"Dragon Demon?" Nadura seemed surprised by this piece of news, slightly astounded, "Has she set her sights on the Hero?"

"It’s more than that," Anima recollected Ai’s attitude, seemingly helpless, "It seems she is quite fond of that Hero. To support him, she not only came out to constrain me but also contributed some effort in matters concerning Lilith."

"That temperamental Dragon Demon actually...?" Nadura frowned, somewhat disinclined to believe: "Could it be that the issue with the Hero Summoning has actually been caused by the Demon Clan working secretly?"

Clearly, compared to the possibility of the Dragon Demon supporting a Hero because of liking him, Nadura was more inclined to believe there might be some scheming involved.

"At first, I had the same thoughts, but later I came to believe it," Anima didn’t know how to explain to Nadura except to say, "You’ll understand once you see for yourself. All I can say is, the Dragon Demon has really changed, and this Hero is also quite different from the ones in the past, very... special? It feels like the type the Dragon Demon would fancy, so it’s quite convincing."

"Is that so?" Nadura, thoughtful again, nodded and then smiled, "Then I should personally witness it."

"Good," Anima no longer made any comment.

Having assigned their tasks, the two parted ways with a gesture of courtesy.

"A special Hero, huh?"

Watching Anima depart, Nadura no longer hid the curiosity in her eyes.

Needless to say, Anima’s description had piqued the goddess’s interest.

"Let me see just how special this Hero is."

Accompanied by a bout of laughter, Nadura’s figure transformed back into a crystalline water body, merging into the clear lake like a water elf.

...

Mitra Kingdom, Royal Capital.

Inside the bedroom chambers, Luoqi and Liya were having afternoon tea together.

Shanai stood behind Liya as always, diligently fulfilling the knight’s duty, guarding the tea party of the two princesses.

Liya, sipping her sweet red tea, looked at Luoqi sitting across from her, her eyes full of contemplation.

For Luoqi seemed somewhat distracted, continually gazing out of the window, lost in thought.

"Luoqi."

Liya thus called her younger sister.

Alas, Luoqi seemed not to hear, still focusing on the scenery outside.

"Luoqi?"

Liya called out again, but still failed to elicit a response from Luoqi.

In such a situation, Liya and Shanai behind her exchanged glances, both seeing confusion and helplessness in each other’s eyes.

The next second, Liya reached out, grasping Luoqi’s cheek.

"Luoqi and Lusi!"

Liya then shouted loudly, somewhat annoyed.

"Ah!"

Luoqi finally reacted, cried out in pain, instinctively slapped the hand grasping her cheek, and turned to look at the angry Liya, appearing as if she knew what had happened and became embarrassed.

Seeing her perfect sister’s embarrassed look, Liya felt even more annoyed.

"I’m saying, Luoqi, what are you thinking about?" Liya asked, both curious and reproachful. "Lately, you seem frequently distracted and in a strange state. Are you feeling unwell?"

Liya herself couldn’t believe what she was saying.

Because she had never seen Luoqi sick nor had she seen her feeling unwell.

"I’m fine," Luoqi shook her head and said, "I am protected by the Blessing of the Goddess of Fate; under normal circumstances, I do not get sick."

This was also a testament to Luoqi’s unique favor, which sometimes even made Liya feel envious.

Her sister seemed almost flawless, causing others to aspire to be like her.

As an older sister, in the past, Liya was often compared to her perfect sister, feeling envy and jealousy, wondering why she was even born into this world, always being outshined in every aspect by her sister, sinking her inner world into darkness.

Born into the Imperial Family, sometimes, not being exceptional is a sin.

Gossip and covetous eyes could at any moment bite you severely when you show any weakness, leaving you covered in wounds.

Liya had experienced this and thought that after the birth of her flawless sister, she would probably lose all worth, be belittled by others, and fall into an abyss.

Such incidents had happened countless times in history, where members of Royal Families and Nobles, over matters like succession rights, harbored hostility, hatred, and even resorted to mutual slaughter, which was nothing unusual.

Under such circumstances, if things proceeded normally, Liya might have either walked down a path of no return or completely blended into the masses under the superiority of her sister and environmental pressure.

But Liya was lucky.

For her sister’s excellence had transcended the bounds of Humanity, reaching untouchable heights.

Sometimes, a gap between people can cause discontent, jealousy, and resentment, but if the gap is too large, it instead leads to resignation, giving up, and accepting reality.

That was the situation with Luoqi and Liya.

Because her sister was exceedingly excellent, compellingly so, Liya gradually felt her own discontent and envy were silly, and even the people around felt that comparing a normal person with Luoqi was quite unfair.

In light of this, unconsciously, Liya let go of her envy and jealousy, and people no longer dared compare anyone to Luoqi, considering her excellence to be of another dimension, inherently unattainable by mortals.

Thanks to this, no longer being compared, Liya’s own merits were gradually discovered and valued by others.

This made Liya feel grateful, thankful that her sister was a ’monster,’ preventing both herself and others from even contemplating comparisons.

Otherwise, she really might have fallen into the abyss, on an irreversible path.

But because of this, Liya herself was also unconsciously drawn to Luoqi’s excellence and perfection.

Indeed.

As an older sister, Liya was actually an admirer of her sister, seeing her as a role model.

Therefore, Liya had to speak.

"Recently, you really seem a bit off," Liya said quite seriously to Luoqi, "If you have any troubles, you really can talk to me."

Liya worried that something bad had occurred to her sister that she hadn’t perceived.

Not just her, but even Anxi recently noticed that Luoqi was out of sorts and had expressed concern.

For the Kingdom, Luoqi was too important, absolutely irreplaceable.

Lately, Liya often invited Luoqi for tea, also at the suggestion of Anxi, the King, hoping to discover the issues affecting Luoqi through indirect inquiries.

"Rest assured," Liya then said enthusiastically, "No matter what, I, Father, and all the citizens will stand by you. If there is anything you want to do, just tell us, and I believe, knowing your troubles, everyone in the nation will do their utmost to help you solve them."

This wasn’t just said casually.

As soon as Luoqi gave the word, from all people in the nation assembled to fulfill her wishes, it was bound to happen.

"... Really?"

Luoqi was silent for a while, then finally spoke softly.

"Of course!" Liya’s heart surged immediately, saying, "As long as you are willing to speak, we will definitely help you!"

Liya was excited, finally able to help her sister and let her voice her troubles.

But...

"I want to get married."

When Luoqi said this seriously, the teacup in Liya’s hand slipped and shattered on the floor.