At this moment, Lia’s expression turned completely serious.
Not only Lia, but even Charl’s face was filled with shock as she tensed up.
If this matter was related to a revelation from the Goddess of Fate, then it was no joking matter.
At least, that’s what Lia and Charl thought.
From their perspective, the meaning of “If we don’t get married soon, something bad might happen” was naturally different.
(Could it be that some terrible disaster is about to happen, and the only way to avoid it is for Lucy to get married?)
Lia couldn’t help but worry about this.
The incident in Cosmos was now public knowledge.
Everyone knew that the fortress city of Cosmos had been destroyed and was completely gone.
The Stalim Duchy’s First Knight Order was also missing, and even Capeline, the Valkyrie of the Empire, had disappeared along with the Severed Blade Knights. Therefore, for the people of the Kingdom and the Empire, disaster had already struck once.
According to the information gathered by the royal family, the beastmen seemed to have released news that the leader of the Old Demon Faction’s [Mirage], who caused this incident, hadn’t been dealt with, and the human mastermind who collaborated with him was also still active.
Since that was the case, it was highly likely that these terrorists hadn’t left the Kingdom and were still lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity.
In other words, disaster might be unexpectedly close.
Perhaps, in the shadows of the Kingdom, a new conspiracy was brewing, ready to strike.
Lucy’s blessing might have captured the precursor to the disaster and given her a revelation.
“…Is the situation very serious?”
Lia asked Lucy in a deep voice.
Lucy naturally didn’t know what Lia was thinking. Seeing her serious expression, she thought her sister was concerned about her marriage.
(Although she always teases me, Sister Lia really does care about me.)
Lucy was touched and replied seriously,
“Of course, it’s serious. It’s not a joking matter at all.”
Lucy’s expression was unprecedentedly serious.
Although she didn’t mind Shien taking one or two concubines, they had to be just that – concubines. She was a princess, renowned in the human world and with a certain status in the Divine Realm. If she couldn’t even be the official wife, not only would she become a laughingstock, but the Kingdom would also be ridiculed by other countries.
Therefore, Lucy was certain that if Shien’s official wife was someone else, the Kingdom wouldn’t allow her to marry him, no matter what.
Even though Lucy had considerable influence in the Kingdom and didn’t need to obey anyone’s orders, it didn’t mean that she didn’t care about the reputation of the royal family and the Kingdom.
Therefore, she had to be the official wife.
If she couldn’t, then marrying Shien was basically out of the question.
Unless Lucy abandoned her family and the Kingdom, stubbornly eloping with Shien, the Kingdom would try to stop it, even at the risk of offending her.
Lucy could decide her own marriage.
However, Lucy didn’t want to cause a rift with the Kingdom because of this.
If she was the official wife, then the Kingdom would have to accept it, no matter how reluctant. But if Lucy settled for being a concubine, then the entire nation might riot. ℞ãŊȪВƐs
It was because Lucy was thinking about this that she was worried and distracted.
Therefore, this matter was very serious, not a joking matter at all.
Hearing Lucy’s words and seeing her serious expression, Lia’s heart tightened.
(It seems to be a terrible disaster, making Lucy so worried.)
Lia felt that she might understand why her sister was acting so strangely.
(She definitely doesn’t want to see the Kingdom suffer such a terrible disaster, but the only way to resolve it is to get married, so she’s worried, right?)
Her sister was so responsible, fulfilling her duties as a princess of the Kingdom. If she knew that only marriage could avert a terrible disaster, she would definitely choose to get married.
Even if it meant sacrificing her own happiness, she wouldn’t hesitate.
This was the true reason behind “I want to get married.”
It must be!
Feeling that she had grasped the truth, Lia couldn’t help but feel touched.
(Although she usually seems indifferent to us and the citizens, Lucy does care about us.)
Thinking of this, Lia made up her mind.
“Don’t worry, Lucy.” Lia looked at her sister with determination and said seriously, “I, as your older sister, will help you.”
Lucy was slightly taken aback.
“Help me? How?” Lucy smiled wryly. “Only I can do this. No one can help me.”
Right?
If it came to the point where she needed to use the power of the royal family and the Kingdom to compete for favor, then even if she won in the end, it wouldn’t be convincing, right?
Moreover, Shien definitely wouldn’t want to see her resorting to any means to suppress the other women around him just for the position of official wife.