Todd poured himself and Mary a cup of coffee, and then he sat down in his chair and waited quietly for each other's words.

Mary took a sip of her bitter drink, let out a sigh of disgrace, and whispered, "I always feel like it's been a long time since I last tasted coffee." ”

"If you're willing, I can send a force right now to send you back to Dusk West. Todd held the mug and felt the temperature coming from the wall: "You should know that I didn't mean to have you in this war. ”

Mary focused her gaze on the swirling water in the cup, shook her head, and said, "I know what you're trying to say, but there's no way I'm going to get out of there right now." The hope and begging that those soldiers and people looked at me were like unbreakable threads, binding me tightly to the throne of the Holy Acropolis, and I could not go anywhere......"

Todd's eyes darkened a little: "Mary, I'm sorry. ”

"If you're sorry because I had to take on the responsibilities of the Queen, then I can tell you right now that I don't have to. Mary took small sips of her coffee and looked at the man opposite: "If you are apologizing to me for something else, I will gladly accept it." ”

Todd had already looked up: "Another thing?"

Mary put down her glass, fixed her eyes on Todd, and asked in a deep voice, "I heard that you refused to accept me as the queen of Twilight. ”

Todd smiled wryly, it had been almost four years since he came to another world, and he still couldn't accept the straightforward way of speaking in the West.

"I did say that, but it was for a number of reasons......"

Mary leaned forward and asked, "Is it because I was once married?"

Todd replied with a headache, "No, it's not, you listen to me......"

Mary continued, "Is it because of my looks that you are dissatisfied?"

"No, you're very good-looking, but ......"

"Is it because of Rachel?"

Hearing the name pop out of Mary's mouth, Todd was stunned, his body froze there, and he stopped all movements.

Looking at the look on Todd's face, Mary closed her eyes lightly and said softly, "I understand." ”

Mary, who was in great frustration and grief, made Todd's heart ache for no reason, and he moved his chair in the direction of the woman, and whispered, "You may not understand that in the future, there may never be a queen in Twilight. ”

Mary opened her eyes in shock: "What do you mean by that?"

Todd thought for a moment, organized his words, and said slowly: "After the Battle of the Holy Acropolis, if we win, then the Twilight City will inevitably carry out the Reformation, and I believe you know this. ”

Mary nodded.

"The so-called Reformation is to create a third sect on the basis of the original Church of the Father and the Most Orthodox Church, which I call the new sect 'Twilight Protestantism'. When the denomination is founded, I will fight for the many kingdoms in the diocese and let them break away from other denominations and join Protestantism. ”

When Mary heard this, she was still a little confused: "So what is the relationship between the founding of Protestantism and the absence of a queen in Twilight?"

Todd glanced at her and said only one word: "The first pope of Protestantism, who do you think it will be?"

Mary's eyes widened, and she understood everything.

Indeed, as Todd said, if Protestantism is founded, there is no one in the whole of Twilight City who has the same influence as the king, and the Protestant pope can only sit on the throne of Todd.

Naturally, then, as the Pope, Todd could not have entered into a marriage with a woman like a secular king.

Seeing Mary's abrupt expression, Todd lamented in his heart, there were some things he had only told her half of, and the truth of the other half was so cruel that he couldn't open his mouth to her at all.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then I understand your good intentions. Mary looked a little distressed: "But don't you think about the matter of the heirs? Could it be that you plan to live alone for the rest of your life?"

Mary's words left Todd deep in thought.

Todd thought to himself that he had only had sex with two women, one of whom was Rachel, who had made it clear that he could not have children, and the other was Deirdre, who wondered what was going on.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Mary's call woke a pensive Todd, and she asked, "If you don't have an heir, who will inherit Twilight City in the future?"

Todd scratched his head: "Regarding the issue of inheriting the throne of Twilight City, it may be more complicated, I can't tell you clearly now, you will know later." ”

Mary looked at Todd for a long time, and finally nodded: "Since you have said so, then I will not ask any more questions." What I wish to tell you is that if you do become pope, then I promise you that the Holy Acropolis will be the first to convert to Protestantism. And I, as the queen of the Holy Acropolis, will choose to serve the Holy Spirit and God all my life and not marry again. ”

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by not marrying again?"

Todd was about to ask Mary more details, but the other party drank the coffee in the cup and turned to leave the soul space.

Looking at the empty seat, Todd rubbed his hair with his hand, sighed, and said helplessly: "In the end, it still became my fault......"

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Battle of the Holy Acropolis, Day 1.

Cumberland stood at the head of the city, using the high-powered telescope newly invented by Twilight City, looking at the enemy formation, and frowned.

"Today, if I'm not mistaken, it should have been a tentative attack. Cumberland put down his binoculars and ordered his lieutenant beside him: "Inform the armies that when the enemy approaches, put them in the middle of the defensive circle before attacking." ”

Watching the adjutant take the order, Cumberland moved his arm, feeling the dull pain caused by the dragon bone parasite bone hook, and said unhappily: "This broken insect beetle is good for anything, it's this hook that makes people unhappy!"

"Lord Cumberland, today is the day of war?" said Queen Mary, dressed in military uniform, as she walked up to the city and came to Cumberland's side, looking at the enemy from afar.

Cumberland turned to the side and whispered to Mary, "When the battle begins, the stray arrows and the slingstones are unknown threats, so you'd better go back to the city first and wait for the results." ”

Mary brushed her long windswept hair with her hand and said with a smile, "If I show up, I can boost the morale of the army." Even if this kind of encouragement can give us a few more chances of winning, this kind of risk is nothing to me. ”

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the other party, Cumberland simply gave up the battle of words, and he asked, "After we left yesterday, did you talk about ...... with Your Majesty?"

"I asked. ”

Cumberland raised his eyebrows in surprise: "What did Your Majesty say?" ”

"He convinced me, and for good reason, I can't argue with it. ”

Cumberland's eyes widened: "How can this be? Could it be that His Majesty insists on letting that woman?!"

Mary looked at Cumberland, smiled and shook her head: "Things are different from what you think, according to Your Majesty's plan, there may not be a queen in Dusk West City in the end." ”

Cumberland shook his head in incomprehension and roared in a low voice, "There is no queen in Twilight, do you know what you're talking about? What do ......you mean by that?"

"My lord, the enemy has attacked!"

As Cumberland and Mary talked, the Scout Successor, who was tasked with monitoring the battlefield, issued a warning.

Cumberland, who was interrupted by the battle situation, shook his beard angrily and put on his helmet rudely. He muttered something to Mary as he gave Mary a back-off gesture and strode to the lookout.

Looking at the back of the old knight leaving, Mary's originally calm face showed a confused expression, and she said in words that only she could hear: "But there is another possibility...... In the end, there will be more than one queen of Dusk City. ”