Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 418 - 411 "I, even less so.

Chapter 418: 411 "I, even less so.

In fact, Anxi’s feelings toward Shane were quite complex.

Although Anxi was not able to perceive Shane’s talents like Aridia did, even the abilities Shane exhibited outwardly were enough to please Anxi.

Otherwise, why would Anxi have gone to such lengths to recruit Shane, enabling him to become a noble of the Kingdom?

It was because Anxi valued Shane’s abilities.

Yet, for Shane to have gotten so close to his precious daughter, Anxi felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

It wasn’t that Shane had done anything wrong, but Luoqi had always been so outstanding and transcendent that Anxi felt there was no man in the world good enough for his overly exceptional daughter.

Both Anxi and Liya included, anyone who had truly experienced Luoqi’s excellence and knew of her perfection subconsciously felt that there was no one in this world worthy of her.

Thus, seeing that Luoqi treated men around her indifferently, not only keeping her distance but also never giving any man a chance, the people of the Kingdom generally thought this was normal.

Although, as a princess of the Royal Family, this was not a good thing.

After all, the greatest duty of a princess of the Royal Family was perhaps to engage in a marriage alliance.

Luoqi’s behavior was not quite appropriate for a princess.

However, no one would trouble her over this, nor would anyone force her.

Luoqi was not just an ordinary princess, but one destined to rise above all, to follow the footsteps of past Heroes and become one of the most formidable warriors of the Human Race.

Her future was not merely as a princess but as a reserve Hero being nurtured to become the trump card of the Human Race and the Human Realm.

With her, the Human Race might be able to secure an advantage in their dealings with the powerful Demon Clan they had never had before.

A Hero was the natural enemy of the Demon Clan, their bane. If a Hero could be nurtured, it would indeed be a great fortune for the Human Race.

Under these circumstances, everyone turned a blind eye to Luoqi’s indifference to suitors, thinking that if Luoqi were to never marry, people might feel regretful, but more likely, they would consider it only natural.

Summed up in one sentence, people thought there was no man in the world who could capture Luoqi’s attention or be worthy of her.

Thus, rather than see Luoqi, a perfect Goddess-like being, lower herself to an unworthy suitor, people preferred to see her remain single for life.

This might be similar to how, in a previous life, fans and die-hard supporters hoped that Goddesses would stay single and not have boyfriends for life.

Anxi felt the same way.

Therefore, instead of hoping like a typical father that his daughter would marry a good man, Anxi had always subconsciously thought that his daughter would remain single.

Who would have thought, as things stood today, such an event would arise, necessitating that his daughter must marry.

Compared to heroes and outstanding men from all over the world, his daughter seemed to regard this capricious Viscount with special esteem.

Thus, prior to this, Anxi had begun to feel that his daughter might be stolen away.

Now, this man had directly become the First Priority Candidate for his daughter’s husband, confirming that his daughter indeed held him in high esteem.

No, it was not simply a matter of holding him in high esteem anymore.

Previously, Liya had said that for this selection of a suitor, Luoqi could make the decision entirely on her own, scoring everyone as she pleased, eliminating those who failed to satisfy her, with a perfect score of one hundred, and allowing only those with over fifty points a chance to compete.

Under these circumstances, Luoqi had already scored the various suitors. Although she had not made the scores public, as of now, more than ninety percent of the suitors had been directly eliminated with low scores, without even a chance to compete, forced to just perform during Luoqi’s daily public appearances, desperately trying to showcase themselves in hopes of catching her eye and getting a higher evaluation.

Among the less than ten percent remaining, they were mostly renowned young talents. But as the King and Luoqi’s father, Anxi naturally had seen these young men’s scores.

And the result was that none of these so-called young talents could score above sixty.

Only Shane, with a perfect score, one hundred.

Yes.

Luoqi had unhesitatingly given Shane a perfect score.

And if it were not for the need to continue playing out this charade, Luoqi would have wanted to give the rest zero points directly.

Those who managed to score above fifty were essentially just for show, to tell others that this selection of a suitor was still competitive.

Otherwise, allowing only Shane a high score and nullifying the rest with zero would be openly telling everyone that she, Luoqi, only wanted Shane.

For the sake of not giving the game away, Luoqi purposely allowed some of the better suitors a chance to compete but was unwilling to give high scores, resulting in those who just qualified over the fifty-point threshold, but not a single one could rise above sixty points.

As clear as day, this was tantamount to pointing at Anxi’s nose and telling him that Luoqi had already made up her mind about Shane.

Therefore, Anxi knew that this newly-minted Viscount, who was suspected to have dealings with Demons and had tamed an invincible King of Demons, and who also was not lacking in personal strength, would mostly become his son-in-law.

Understanding this, Anxi finally wanted to see Shane.

"You also know that Luoqi’s position is very special, and she herself does not want to get close to any men or live with someone else."

"... Is that because she’s worried about her true identity being exposed?"

"Don’t be fooled by how Luoqi appears, she actually keeps a very low profile. If there’s nothing urgent, even after finishing her work, she would stay alone in her room."

"... Is that because she wants to roll around and slack off in her room?"

"Luoqi doesn’t have many hobbies; other than occasionally painting, we’ve never seen her ask for anything."

"... Is that because she doesn’t want you to know that she likes sweets and feasts from outside?"

"My daughter may be outstanding but has always been obedient. I still can’t believe why there suddenly appeared such a revelation that Luoqi must marry."

"... Is that because she’s eager to get married?"

Anxi spoke to Shane as if sharing his heart, with a sighing expression, continuously talking about Luoqi without realizing that the corners of Shane’s mouth twitched continually, and he kept murmuring to himself, revealing some truths that absolutely should not be known by others.

Unaware of all this, Anxi went on with his monologue.

"This must be a difficult thing for you," Anxi consoled, "Now that you are the First Priority Candidate in this suitor selection, many people are probably thinking of how to defeat you, embarrass you, and lower your esteem in Luoqi’s eyes in order to replace you."

"But I know that Luoqi actually has a very good impression of you, and even if you were defeated, she probably wouldn’t lower her estimation of you," Anxi half-laughed, half-sighed, "I can understand what Luoqi is thinking now; she must feel that if she really has to spend the rest of her life with someone, then that person must be you, with whom she has the best relationship."

No, you’re wrong, Your Majesty the King.

That Slacking Princess just wants to escape her current environment and lead the life of a salted fish, nothing as grand or self-sacrificing as you imagine.

Shane found that he couldn’t stop his snarky comments.

If it weren’t for the fear that these utter fools who had been thoroughly deceived by Luoqi might shatter their entire worldview upon disillusionment, Shane really would want to clue Anxi in and tell him, "Your daughter, she’s quite the little devil."

Of course, if Shane really did reveal Luoqi’s true face, Anxi would definitely not choose to believe him. He would just think Shane was slandering Luoqi and would never look upon Shane kindly again, right?

(No matter the world, the best actors are always in demand.)

Shane looked up at the sky speechlessly.

At that moment, Anxi finally disclosed his true purpose for coming here.

"I called you here, actually, to ask you something." Anxi looked at Shane seriously and said, "If we want to put Luoqi on the throne and make her Queen, would you support or oppose it?"

This statement made Shane start momentarily, and then he finally understood.

(Was the King actually worried that I might influence Luoqi’s future?)

Indeed, this was an issue that had to be addressed.

After all, once Luoqi ascended to the throne and became the Queen of Mitra Kingdom, Shane, as the Queen’s husband, would hold a position above all but one in the Kingdom.

And that would mean that Shane would become the second most powerful and high-ranking individual in the Kingdom, just below the Queen.

But Shane had only recently become a noble, just entered the noble circles of the Royal Capital, and risen to power. If he ascended too quickly to such a lofty position, it was clear to anyone how worrisome that would be for others.

Anxi was worried that Shane might be corrupted by power and thereby affect Luoqi’s succession to the throne and her becoming Queen.

Anxi even worried that Shane might press Luoqi to cede the throne to him.

As a member of the Royal Family by marriage, once married to Luoqi, Shane would also have a right to the throne by succession.

Although the succession right was not high and it generally only arose when there was a sole female heir, if such a wife’s husband could replace her as the monarch, since Luoqi possessed a special status and abilities, the chances of her supporting her husband’s ascent to the throne as King were significant.

It was for these reasons that individuals like Lymco sought to get close to Luoqi, right?

It wasn’t just because of Luoqi’s looks, but also because they wanted to leverage Luoqi’s influence and authority to reach the pinnacle of the Kingdom.

Anxi had this in mind when he decided to test Shane.

To this, Shane became calm.

"Don’t worry, Your Majesty."

Immediately, Shane uttered a definitive sentence.

"Luoqi won’t want to inherit the throne."

"And I won’t want to, either."