Shien naturally didn’t know what others were thinking.
Even if he did, he wouldn’t care.
He understood that after he decided to reveal some of his strength, his status in this world had completely changed. The environment around him was destined to change, and others’ perceptions of him would also be different.
But he wouldn’t bother with these complicated matters.
From beginning to end, Shien only had one thought.
That was, as long as others didn’t provoke him, everything else didn’t matter.
Therefore, Shien abandoned all his unnecessary thoughts and continued to playfully banter with his beautiful fiancée, enjoying himself immensely.
When they finally stopped, the two were lying on the bed.
“I shouldn’t have argued with you. I’m always the one who suffers in the end.”
Lucy, her face flushed and breathing heavily, tidied her messy clothes, then looked at Shien, who was lying there smugly, as if she wanted to bite him a couple more times.
“This is just a reminder not to challenge your man, or you’ll definitely get beaten.”
Shien was incredibly smug and annoying.
Lucy really wanted to hit him a few more times.
But thinking of her clothes, which she had just managed to put back on, if she pounced on him again, they would definitely come off again, so Lucy could only endure it.
That being said, the next moment, Lucy asked another question.
“Hey.” Lucy leaned over Shien, staring intently at him, and asked with some expectation, “Now that we’re officially engaged, when can we get married?”
This eager princess was still thinking about this.
But it couldn’t be helped. Lucy had already tasted the sweetness.
“You don’t know, not only have those ‘simps’ you mentioned stopped coming after our engagement, but even the Kingdom no longer assigns me so much work.”
Lucy said happily.
“Is that so?” Shien asked doubtfully. “You’re still a princess, they shouldn’t leave you with nothing to do, right?”
Lucy rarely dealt with national politics. That was Ancil and Lia’s job. Lucy’s role wasn’t there, and the Kingdom wouldn’t let her handle such trivial matters.
However, Lucy had always been responsible for handling various diplomatic affairs beneficial to the Kingdom, something others couldn’t easily replace.
For example, with the Divine Race, Lucy, with her natural advantages, had obtained many benefits for the Kingdom.
It was difficult for others to interact with the Divine Race, but Lucy had been favored by them since childhood, so the Kingdom always had her act as a liaison and communicator with the Divine Race, using their influence to gain benefits over the past decade.
With Lucy around, even the temple had to give face to the Mitra royal family. Therefore, Lucy was also in charge of the connection, communication, and interaction between the Kingdom and the temple.
Moreover, Lucy’s special status made her highly valued by foreign dignitaries, many of whom wanted to establish connections with her. The Kingdom’s citizens’ preference for Lucy also made her a stabilizing factor, for example, her daily public appearances were a very important task. Lucy’s role in the Kingdom was in diplomacy. ṘáꞐỘ₿Ęs
Now, although Lucy was engaged to Shien, her role in the Kingdom should still be very important. How could she suddenly have no work?
Shien was puzzled by this.
Who would have thought…
“Whose fault do you think this is?” Lucy rolled her eyes at Shien, then said, “Although I have connections with the Divine Race, what about you?”
Lucy’s words made Shien understand somewhat.
“You mean, the Kingdom has shifted your previous role to me?”
Shien raised an eyebrow.
“You could say that.” Lucy nodded. “After all, I only have some connections with the Divine Race, but you have the actual protection of the Divine Race and the Demon Race, are acquainted with a Demon Lord, and even have a powerful evil god by your side. Using your name, the Kingdom can do much more than before.”
That was the case.
Because Shien had revealed his strength and the boundless power behind him, Lucy’s role in the Kingdom had decreased significantly compared to before.
Lucy no longer needed to actively contact and communicate with the Divine Race.
With Shien around, the Divine Race would take the initiative to contact the Kingdom.
Lucy no longer needed to deal with foreign dignitaries.
With Shien around, those foreign dignitaries wouldn’t dare to have any ulterior motives and would even try their best to befriend the Kingdom, hoping to gain Shien’s favor, just like the Kingdom.
Lucy no longer needed to worry about these things.
Because there was someone more suitable than her.
And although Shien was a noble of the Kingdom, he chose to be an honorary noble, not holding any official position or having a reason to represent the royal family, so other countries and races couldn’t directly interact with Shien through the Kingdom, and the Kingdom couldn’t ask Shien to be responsible for this kind of work. Therefore, the Kingdom could use this as an excuse to turn passive into active, letting other officials handle these matters, no longer needing Lucy to step forward.
“After all, you didn’t marry into the royal family. Once we’re married, I’ll be marrying into the Buztout family and won’t be suitable for handling too many royal duties.”
Lucy said happily.
Shien thought this girl was foolish.
What did she mean by “not suitable for handling too many royal duties”?
Simply put, because she was about to be married off, and to an honorary noble with little connection to the royal family and the Kingdom, the Kingdom no longer dared to let her know too many state secrets, so they gradually took away her work.
“Is this really a good thing?” Shien glanced at Lucy. “To put it nicely, you’ve become freer, but to put it bluntly, they’re taking away your power.”