(As expected, Lucy likes this guy the most.)
Whether it was Lia, Ancil, or the many high-ranking officials of the Kingdom, they all knew this.
Therefore, after some deliberation, Lia and Ancil decided to list Shien as the top candidate for Lucy’s husband, even though Ancil seemed a bit displeased. But this time, the goal was to choose a husband entirely based on Lucy’s preferences and evaluation. Therefore, even if Ancil wasn’t very willing, and the rest of the Kingdom was even more against it, Lia still pushed through and made this decision.
Of course, Lia didn’t know that her beloved sister had already been completely devoured by this so-called top candidate.
If she knew, there would be no need for a selection process, just directly appoint the winner.
However, if that were the case, Shien would definitely be in trouble. The royal family wouldn’t let him off the hook.
Although they couldn’t really do anything to Shien, he had, after all, acted like a beast and devoured their treasure. Being forced to sign a series of unequal treaties was foreseeable.
But now, because they didn’t know about this and had to actively choose a husband for Lucy, the royal family not only couldn’t find fault with him, but they also had to willingly offer their treasure.
At least, that’s what Lia thought, causing her to feel both emotional and a bit melancholic.
Her most beloved and outstanding sister was finally about to be taken advantage of!
Lia felt a pang of sadness in her heart, as if she had lost something important.
But… everything was for Lucy!
Her own feelings didn’t matter!
Convincing herself, Lia calmed down and said, “How is it? The Kingdom’s intelligence gathering capabilities are quite good, right? You can take your time to choose.”
Lucy really wanted to tell Lia that there was no need to choose, she only wanted the one in her hand.
But feeling that something was wrong, Lucy decided to ask first.
“Why are we suddenly choosing a husband?”
Lucy asked in confusion.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to get married?” Lia said confidently. “In that case, we’ll gather all the outstanding heroes from all over the world for you to choose from!”
“Huh?” Lucy’s eyes widened.
Lia then explained the reason to Lucy.
It turned out that, thanks to Lia’s strong push, after learning that Lucy wanted to sacrifice her own happiness for the Kingdom (?), they had decided to gather all the heroes in the world for Lucy to choose a husband before the disaster struck.
For this purpose, the Kingdom had already held a grand conference and announced the news.
Once the news spread, the world was shocked.
Especially the young masters of the royal families and nobles, their eyes turned red as they caused an uproar in their homes, eventually sending marriage proposals to the Kingdom through their families.
In other words, now, not only the Kingdom, but almost the entire human world knew that the Kingdom’s treasure was about to choose a husband.
This undoubtedly shook the entire human world, and the citizens of the Kingdom were even more excited.
Especially after learning that Lucy was doing this to save the Kingdom and fight against the disaster, everyone was deeply moved.
Therefore, this matter had become public, making the royal capital lively and attracting heroes from all over the world.
“This…”
After learning what had happened, Lucy was dumbfounded.
Fight against a disaster?
When… when did she say such a thing?
Sacrifice her own happiness?
No way!
Her happiness was about to begin! She had been looking forward to her life after marrying Shien for who knew how long. Now they wanted her to sacrifice her happiness and choose a husband?
No way!
Lucy was about to explode.
However, just as Lucy was about to protest, Lia said,
“If it were any other time, it wouldn’t be easy for you to choose a husband. At least, many citizens of the Kingdom wouldn’t want to see you get married, their admired and adored princess becoming someone else’s possession. If these people rioted, it would be a serious matter.” Lia said thankfully, “Fortunately, this time you’re doing this for the Kingdom, to fight against the disaster. The people are deeply moved and have chosen to support you. So, even if they’re unwilling, they will accept whoever you choose, right?”
These words stopped Lucy’s impending protest.
…Would they accept it?
“Really?” Lucy couldn’t help but ask. “As long as it’s someone I choose, you will all accept it?”
“Of course.” Lia said without hesitation. “We don’t want to see you sacrifice your own happiness and settle, so this time, everyone will accept the husband you choose. You will receive everyone’s blessings.”
Receive everyone’s blessings…
Everyone’s blessings…
Blessings…
Lucy looked at the parchment with Shien’s information in her hand, her eyes shining brightly.
“How about it?” Lia asked Lucy. “What do you think?”
Lucy answered without hesitation.
“Good!”
It couldn’t be better!
Lucy seemed to see a throne flying towards her from the void.
Two large characters were carved on the throne—”Official Wife.”