No matter what, since things had come to this, there was no other way.
Although this legendary Goddess of Fate had truly changed Shien’s impression of her, making him feel a little amused, Shien felt that if he didn’t step forward and say something, this marriage wouldn’t happen.
Not because she objected, but because she had come to his engagement banquet and caused a scene. If he remained silent, then what was the point of getting married?
He might as well change his name to Shien the Cowardly.
Therefore, Shien stepped forward.
“Lildas, was it?”
Shien directly addressed her by name.
This stunned Lildas and made Sara, Airi, Anima, Ancil, and Lucy’s expressions change.
Sara and Airi looked amused, while Anima, Ancil, and Lucy were slightly worried.
Anima was worried that Shien would get angry.
Lucy was worried that Shien would say something disrespectful in his anger.
Ancil was simply worried that Shien would offend the Divine Race’s greatest goddess.
Only Lilith, her gaze fixed on Shien, remained calm, as if she would support him no matter what he did.
Under such circumstances, Shien spoke.
“I want to ask you, Goddess,” Shien said nonchalantly, “what kind of existence is a blessed one to you?”
Lildas answered without hesitation.
“Of course, they are children worthy of love and care.” Lildas said without hesitation. “Especially Lucy. She’s so well-behaved, outstanding, and special. I can even consider her my real child.”
“Real child?” Shien was stunned.
He didn’t know what Lildas meant by that.
But Shien just wanted to say,
“Since you value Lucy so much, then I want to ask you, you’ve been opposing this marriage since you arrived. Have you asked for Lucy’s opinion?”
Shien’s words were quite blunt.
“This…”
Lildas was speechless.
Shien immediately pressed his advantage.
“You unilaterally rejected this marriage without even asking for Lucy’s opinion. This is not only inappropriate for a god, but even for a human.” Shien said sarcastically, “Or does the Goddess think that she’s high and mighty, controlling everyone’s fate, and whatever she says goes, a mere blessed mortal having no right to object?”
As soon as these words left Shien’s mouth, everyone realized that this wasn’t good.
Because this wasn’t just being disrespectful, but offensive.
“Shien!”
“Viscount Buztout!”
Lucy and Ancil couldn’t help but speak up.
Not only Ancil, but even Lucy didn’t dare to let Shien continue.
After all, no matter what, she was the highest-ranking member of the Divine Race, the strongest being in Omnipotence. If they offended her, it would be a big problem.
Moreover, Lucy didn’t want to see a major conflict between Shien and Lildas.
Because Lildas wasn’t just the goddess who had always protected her, but also someone who had always been good to her, giving her many special benefits and care.
Lucy’s special status in the Divine Race wasn’t just due to her own abilities, but also Lildas’s care.
Therefore, with her lover on one side, and her faith and benefactor on the other, Lucy naturally didn’t want their relationship to sour.
This was also why Lucy had been hesitant to speak, worried that her words would cause conflict.
But before Lucy and Ancil could say anything, Sara and Airi spoke.
“Don’t interrupt.”
Airi said in a tone that brooked no argument, silencing Lucy and Ancil.
“I think he’s right. Let him continue.”
Sara looked like she was enjoying the drama.
“Mmm-hmm.”
Lilith, whether she understood or not, nodded as long as it seemed beneficial to Shien.
Under such circumstances, Anima quickly said,
“Actually, Lildas respects the opinions of her blessed ones very much.” Anima explained, “Like Princess Lucy, when she refused to live in the Divine Realm, Lildas was very unwilling, but she still respected her blessed one’s wishes and didn’t interfere further. And her other blessed one doesn’t want beings of our level to interfere too much in her life, so Lildas has also been enduring the heartache, even though she knows that she’s being ostracized and targeted by the nobles in the capital, she hasn’t intervened.”
Anima’s explanation didn’t move Shien, but it did move the others present.
“Another blessed one?”
Lucy was surprised.