Chapter Twenty-Five: The Queen, or the Queen!

--Artak--

Artak is the western frontier of the Empire, a desolate and cold land that is recognized by very few empires and is directly subordinate to the imperial family. [Full text reading]

The Fahualia family ruled the land for two hundred years, and since the beginning of Emperor Sassen IX, the Fahualia family has been fighting a stalemate war against the barbarians of the north for more than two hundred years.

It is worth mentioning that as the supreme ruler of Artac, the Fahualia family originally had the surname of Vormisli, and they were just ordinary lower-class nobles, but the warriors in their family won the trust of Sassen IX by virtue of their military exploits, and were successively given the titles of [Verti] and [Valyer], which represent [Loyalty] and [Warrior] respectively.

In honor of this honor, the ancestors of the Fahualia family took the title of [Welti Vayer Womisli], which was already a great honor at the time.

By the time of King Sassen XI, the empire's dominance had begun to decline, and rebels were gradually appearing everywhere, but Artak's position was still firm, and the contemporary family took the lead in bringing down the rebellion for the empire, and in recognition of the family, or in order to win him over, King Sassen gave the family the surname Fahualia, as a prominent member of the upper nobility.

Since then, the Vomisli family, nay, the Fahualia family, has become the most trusted local armed force of the royal family, enjoying great honor and power.

It is also strange to say that in the past two hundred years, Artak's lordship has been passed down by the direct line of the Vormisli family, from father to father, father to son, in a single line, and what is even more strange is that this family seems to have a baby boy as the successor, and there has been no phenomenon of giving birth to a baby girl, but in Lavia's generation, this ancient tradition seems to have been broken......

Today, the current head of the Womisli family is in his sixties, and Ravia's grandfather, one of the most dazzling figures of the Womisli family, Nayalek Vayer Wilti Womisli, can also be called Nayalek Womisli Fahualia.

The veteran general who guarded the western frontier of the empire had immeasurable prestige even in Sasson, no less than Scott's grandfather, Avery Ogier, but sadly, the veteran general did not seem to be as fortunate as the old man who had died in the Galic region.

Compared with Scott's father, the dazzling and sleek Duke Yvonne, the son of the elder Neyalek is relatively mediocre, with no outstanding abilities, and died in the barbarian war as early as Lavia's childhood, which became the heartache of Lavia's grandfather, Nara Alec Sr.

Subsequently, Lavia's mother died of illness because she missed her husband, and the elder Nayalec blamed herself even more.

The death of Nayalek Jr.'s son Nayalek Jr. represents the loss of an extremely important heir for Artak, and although there is still Lavia in the next generation, it is a pity that Lavia seems to have lost her rights as an heir at birth. - In Artak, women do not have the right to inheritance.

The old Nayalec, who is in his sixties, is still as strong as he is young, and has the energy and strength that does not match his age, and remembers that a few years ago, he also subdued a fierce and brutal white bear with his bare hands in front of the Artak soldiers, and in front of this kind of bear that lives in the snowy mountains, even the cruel and cunning Manz snow wolf pack has to take a detour.

But such an outstanding person is facing the embarrassment of having no heir at the moment......

Of course, the huge Womishli family, of course, can't even have an heir, but the key is that among the direct blood relatives, only Lavia, and the others are only collateral relatives, that is, Lavia's cousins and cousins, etc., this situation makes old Nayalek feel very embarrassed.

Lavia Fahualia, the granddaughter who is not qualified to inherit the Vomisli family name because of her status as a girl, is not inferior to other Altak boys in the eyes of the elder Nayalec, both in terms of momentum and strength, but even so, women still do not have the right to inherit......

In order to better inherit his position, the elder Nayalec carefully taught his son for more than 20 years, which inevitably has harsh parts, in order to train the mediocre son into an outstanding talent, the old Nayalec even ruthlessly threw him into the army to deal with the barbarians, but he did not expect his son to die unexpectedly in a battle......

Out of guilt in his heart, old Neyalec really couldn't bear to give up the position of the family to the side blood relatives, after all, if it wasn't too strict, maybe his son, Lavia's father, would still be alive, and the castle would no longer be as deserted as it is now.

For now, the only hope that old Nyalec had was to find a wonderful man to be the husband of his granddaughter, in order to continue the glory of the Womisleysley, in other words, to marry Lavia, to become the head of the Womisleysley, of course.

Although there is no way to do it, but this condition is indeed very harsh, the old Nayalek knows very well that his granddaughter Lavia has grown up in discrimination and contempt since she was a child, and her personality is very strong and strong, if it is not for what she admits, how can she not force her, and what's worse, her granddaughter seems to be extremely talented in magic, and in the three years from the age of fourteen to sixteen, she easily defeated some so-called warriors in the Artak region, if it were not for her female status, this alone would be enough to become the successor of Artak。

But for this reason, old Nayalek also feels a little headache, after all, his granddaughter is sixteen years old this year, and she has passed the marriage age of Artak women, but alas, there are fewer and fewer guys who dare to propose......

That's right, it was the guy who [dared] to propose, and although there were a lot of men who came to propose at the beginning, they were all defeated, and if Lavia was in a bad mood, they were even hurt by it.

Are you kidding?

Injuries are secondary, and the point is that the fact that a man who is Artak is defeated by a mere woman will undoubtedly become a joke

Over time, fewer and fewer people dare to come and propose......

And this has also led to the fact that the threshold for old Nyalec for suitors is getting lower and lower, and now not only Altak, but also no matter what kind of guy you are, as long as you can defeat Lavia and get her approval, you can be the heir of the Vormisley family, but unfortunately, there seem to be fewer and fewer guys who don't know whether they are alive or dead......

There is no way, old Nyalec only needs to take advantage of the popularity of this year's ceremony to think about the future for his granddaughter, and at this time, he received letters from Lord Garrick, Scott's father, and Duke Yvonne......

"What?Prince Theo?"

"Ah" Looking at his granddaughter sitting on the bed with an uninterested face, old Neyalec shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Duke Yvonne came forward for him to clarify the charge of killing his father, it was the man of Argus who did it, and it is also true, no matter what, Theo, as the first prince, could not do such a bad thing"

"So what?" the young man sitting on the edge of the bed straightened her fiery red hair that was dragging to her waist, and said with a slight smile, "I don't care if he is Theo or Leo, a guy who has no strength, is not qualified to be my husband"

"That's ...... that's what happened," old Neyalec couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, he knew very well that his granddaughter's attainments in magic were not something ordinary people could deal with, especially the huge fire fox mimic beast, which was even more terrifying than a snow bear, and the fire bombs it spewed out of its mouth were enough to melt steel, and if it hit a person to this extent, even the bones would be burned to ashes

"But anyway, you're sixteen years old this year......

"So what? instead of letting me marry those people, I'd better die - I can't stand it"

"And what kind of conditions do you want?"

"It's easy, beat me"

"......" Old Nyalec looked at his granddaughter and shook his head with a little cry and laughter, and then sighed and said, "I will announce this matter when I become a person in two days, because of Argus's relationship, there have been a lot of outsiders in Artak recently, probably to win us Altak...... This time, I'm afraid I won't have as much luck as the previous times."

Glancing playfully at old Nayalec, Lavia chuckled and said, "Knowing what the other party has in mind, doesn't grandfather plan to ask?" - that one named Theo, he's just going to use the power of Artak, right?"

"Yes," said old Neyalec with a smile and nodded, then blinked, "But, as a royal family, I can't refuse him directly, right?—besides, among so many people, I think there will be a person you are happy with, grandfather, and I am very anxious about this," he said, nodding to the queen puppet Quinn, who was standing aside, and walked out with a smile.

Pursed her lips speechlessly, Lavia lay lazily on the bed, her right hand habitually touched under the pillow, took out a clown mask that was half black and half silver, wrinkled her nose at it, and then showed a look of memory in her eyes, and smiled inadvertently.

"Alas," the queen puppet Kun Yin who was standing on the side sighed helplessly.

It didn't take long for there to be a knock on the door, and I saw Quinn glance at Lavia, who was lying on the bed and didn't want to get up, shook his head and walked to the door, opened the maid who looked at the door and said, "What's the matter?"

The maid looked at the two symmetrical red threads on Quinin's face, then came back to her senses and hurriedly said, "Uh, I'm sorry, Lord Quinin...... There were a few people outside who wanted to see Miss. ”

"Hmph," Quinn snorted softly, and said contemptuously, "does the master see what he wants?"

"Is that the one who is planning to propose?" Lavia, who was lying on the bed, rolled over nonchalantly and said slowly, "I'm in a bad mood today and don't want to see anyone."

"Uh......"

Looking at the stunned maid, Quin said angrily, "Didn't you hear?

"But Mr. Allen said that Mademoiselle would definitely see them......"

"What? is it Alan?" said Lavia, who was lying on the bed, sat up and looked at the maid with a slightly reproachful look, "Why didn't you say it sooner—let them in, I haven't seen Alan and Lisa in a long time...... By the way, who else but them?"

I saw the maid look at Lavia strangely, and said softly, "I didn't see Miss Lisa, except for Mr. Allen, there are two very strange men, one tall and thin, wearing a black dress, very Sven look......"

"Scott, no, it's Ulrique," Lavia said in surprise, "why is he here too?—what else?"

"There was also a man about the same age as Mr. Allen, dressed in a black and red uniform, and he looked very silent, well, his eyes were very special, one dark gold, one silver......"

"Alright," said Lavia, waving at the maid, "bring them here - Alan is really, come and see me without Lisa, I haven't seen him in a long time......"

"Yes, miss," the maid hurried out of the room.

It didn't take long for Lavia to see Alan's hateful face again......

"Yo" stood by the door, and Allen, dressed in armor, greeted Lavia with a grin.

"Yo you're big" Lavia couldn't help but roll her eyes, and said angrily, "You're the captain of the Knights, why do you have nothing to do all day long?" Look at Scott, who is already preparing to take over his father's position, you guy, I really don't know what Lisa thinks...... By the way, why didn't you bring Lisa this time?"

"Hey, I'm not here to play this time," Alan snorted, shrugged and said, "Let's get down to business first, I'm here for the sake of my old man, come to Artac, and I'm going to rally you to fight Argus, what do you think?"

"Poof" Lavia couldn't help but laugh and said angrily, "What else?—this kind of thing is not up to me, you and my grandfather discuss it yourself."

"Yes, yes, so, I'm just going to remind you first......"

"Alright," Lavia said with a smile, glancing at Ulrike behind Allen, "Long time no see, Ulrique"

"Ah, long time no see, Miss Lavia," the vampire bent down with a standard aristocratic salute.

"I'm not happy about your words," Lavia joked a little, then looked at Alan and said strangely, "Just you and Ulrike?

"yes...... Alan smiled playfully, leaned against the wall and knocked on the door, and said angrily, "Hey, man, come out, this doesn't look like you at all."

In Lavia's puzzled eyes, a figure walked in outside the door, looked at Lavia, and whispered inexplicably, "Long time no see, Ive"

"Papa" looked at the person who appeared, Lavia's hand let go, and the clown mask in her hand suddenly fell to the ground, only to see her cover her mouth slightly, and muttered in disbelief, "Suo...... Soth?"

"Ahh

"......" Lavia opened her mouth slightly, involuntarily took a few steps forward, and then as if she thought of something, she suddenly stopped, and even the fleeting surprise and joy on her face were replaced by irrepressible anger, and said viciously, "You bastard, do you still know to come back?"

"Huh?" This obvious difference from Dia made Soth feel a little stunned, looking at Lavia's angry expression, he felt very embarrassed, his eyes wandered around, but he was surprised to see the clown mask on the ground, and asked in surprise, "Hmm, isn't this mine?"

"What's yours is mine," Lavia said hatefully.

Although Soth still felt a little rusty and nostalgic when he saw Lavia just now, but listening to the familiar tone, this rustiness gradually disappeared, and he pointed to the clown mask on the ground and said, "Isn't it? This is definitely mine, when did you take it from me?"

"You're talking nonsense"

"What are you kidding? This is my mask when I was at the prom at the Academy, how could I be mistaken?—I picked it up on the path in the garden."

"Hmph, if I hadn't lost it, how could you have picked it up?"

"......" looked at Lavia, who couldn't stop snorting coldly, Soth couldn't help but be a little stunned, pointed to the clown mask, and then pointed at Lavia, and said unexpectedly, "You...... Were you really there at the time?"

"I ......" As if thinking of something, Lavia's cheeks turned red, and she bent down to pick up the clown mask, her head bowed as if she didn't dare to meet Soth's gaze.

"Wow," Alan playfully whistled and grinned, leaning against the wall, "Although this kind of scene has been seen a lot before, you don't want to come up like this, right?"

"Don't call me by my name, rude fellow" The queen puppet Kunin glared at Eren angrily, then looked at Lavia hesitantly, seeing her bow her head and not speaking, she couldn't help but sigh secretly, and when she passed by Soth's side, she glared at him viciously, and then snorted coldly and dragged the overwhelmed soldier puppet Sojath out of the room.

"Then I won't bother you two," Shrugging his shoulders, Alan closed the door, and before leaving, he did not forget to add in a bad way, "By the way, man, that mask is indeed Ivey's, it was chosen by Ivey and Lisa together at that time, I can testify" Obviously, he was uneasy.

Thanks to him, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became very strange.

After a long silence, Soth felt that he couldn't go any further, so he coughed and spoke first, "Well, that's ...... I didn't expect it to be yours...... Ha, haha...... I'm sorry."

But unfortunately, Lavia didn't seem to intend to pick up, but after sighing, she said quietly, "I...... I don't think I want to say that, but ......" he said, looking up with a death-defying look in his eyes, "It's nice to see you again, Soth"

"I'm ......" Looking at the inexplicable look in Lavia's eyes, Soth couldn't help but feel a frustration in his momentum, and said dryly, "I'm happy too, Ive"

"Giggles, find a place to sit - do you want to drink water?"

"Uh, no need...... Soth turned his head to look around, trying to find a place to sit, but unfortunately, Lavia's room didn't seem to have chairs, sand, or anything like that, and there seemed to be only one bed to sit on......

After thinking about it, Soth sat down along the edge of the bed.

And Lavia, who said this polite remark, also seemed to sense that something was wrong, turned her back and poured a glass of water for Soss, then handed the cup to Soss, leaned against the wall in front of Sos with her arms folded, and said with a smile, "How's Salonia? Isn't it fun? There are still a lot of young, beautiful and gentle girls?"

"What a joke - impossible," Soth snorted awkwardly.

"Why, then, why don't you come back once every three years?"

"This ...... Because there are a lot of questions, I can't finish talking about them for a while......"

"It's okay," she said with interest, looking at Soth by the wall, "I have time"

"It's still the same as before, it's hard for a strong man, you ......"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't hide it from me before?"

“...... Okay"

In desperation, Soth had no choice but to briefly tell Lavia the overview of the past three years, and the expression on Lavia's face was slightly better when he heard that the reason Soth stayed in Salonia was only to learn how to suppress the dark power of Sloth, and to master the magic called Angel Descent.

"Well, Sloth...... Is that what the dark power in you is called? Unleash the dark and you'll have a tattoo of a demon on you, the same as Argus's?"

"This is peculiar to the apostles, and it is also one of the characteristics of the demonization of the body," Soth said, raising his right hand, "The more eroded the ground, the greater the range of tattoos, and finally covering the whole body, do you want to see it?"

"I don't dare to be interested in that kind of thing," Lavia sighed slightly, and said in an inexplicable tone, "Can't you really completely suppress that dark force?"

"It can't be done," Soth sighed slightly, and then said with a smile, "Even if it is three stigmatas, it can only temporarily suppress the power of Sloth, and the premise is that I can't cast magic, the magic in my body is already inseparable from the power of Sloth, unless I never use magic, it will still be eroded, of course, the degree is much slower than the original......"

"In other words, once you use too much power, the degree to which that dark power erodes your body will also accelerate?"

"Ah, that's right, but it doesn't usually happen unless I fully unleash my power......"

"What are the consequences?"

"Oh, who knows this kind of thing, maybe it will be the same as that Argus guy, it should be said that the apostles are the same, from the moment they became apostles, they are no longer free, I can't tell when they will be swallowed up by the power of the ancient will, and even the soul will not be liberated after death, perhaps, this is the so-called price...... The price of having that kind of power that is more than human."

Silently glanced at Soth, looked at him pretending to be relaxed Lavia shook her head, and said in an inexplicable serious tone, "No matter what, you can't become a person like Argus, if the apostle's destiny is to be swallowed by darkness, I don't want you to become an emotionless puppet, I'd rather kill you with my own hands before then"

"Huh?" Looking at Lavia's extremely serious expression, Soth didn't think it was just a joke.

"Laughing, I can't beat you" Seeing Soth's shocked expression, Lavia sneered, and then, looking at Soth, said sincerely, "I don't care what apostles, what ancient wills, in short, you can't be defeated by those guys, I believe you can do it, Soth"

"Oh, but I've already lost once, in Argus"

"Just win it back -- aren't you still alive? If you're still alive, it's not really a loss, you can win it back, you only have one chance to lose once in your life, and that's when you die."

"Hehe, that's really an interesting statement," looking at Lavia with a smile, Soth shook his head and said helplessly, "The last time you lose, does it mean time?"

"Yes," Lavia nodded as a matter of course, recalling, "Man, it is impossible to escape the shackles of time, just like my grandfather, he was a revered warrior in his youth, but even so, he could not withstand the years, so ah, one invincible enemy is enough, do you say, Soth?"

"Hehe," Soth smiled slightly, then nodded, and said, "Argus...... I won't lose again."

"Well, I'm sure you can do it" said Lavia, as if she was feeling a little tired from standing, she moved her shoulders, walked to Soth's side and sat down, glanced at Soth, who felt a little embarrassed, stroked the clown mask in her hand and said, "You know, that's the first time I've worn a dress......

"......" Soth of course understood what Lavia was referring to, and said hesitantly, "That...... Won't you feel uncomfortable?"

"Of course," Lavia said angrily, "Lyrela's dress was too tight, and her heels didn't fit, and she almost sprained her ankle, hmm...... Is it pretty?"

Glancing at Lavia, who was bowing her head, Soth said, "Very surprised...... At that time, although I guessed a little, I couldn't believe it was you......"

"Is there a big difference?" Lavia, who looked up, looked at Soth with a sly gaze.

"Of course it's big."

"Giggle me, only once...... By now......" As she spoke, Lavia looked up and shook the clown mask in front of Soth, teasingly, "Two years ago, when I went to Vanderle, I saw it in Dia's room, and I guess I found it in your baggage, right?—she, she didn't know anything, she thought I just thought this clown mask was interesting, so she gave it to me, why, do you want to go back?"

“...... Uh, that's your stuff, isn't it?" said Soth, with some embarrassment.

"Of course it's not good," Lavia snorted lightly, ignoring Thos's stunned expression, and said to herself, "You just picked it up at the time, but this is originally mine, so there's no reason to give it to her, right?"

"She?"

"Yes," glared at Soth viciously, and Lavia said dissatisfiedly, "Don't you think you're too much for you to give what belongs to me to Dia?"

"I didn't give it to Dia either, but in my baggage, right? I went to see Professor Hodd at that time, so it should have been Dia and Abel who brought my baggage to Vander......

With a soft snort, Lavia looked at Soth and said, "That's fine, give it back to me"

Looking at the clown mask that she held in her hand, Soth couldn't help but feel a little stunned, nodded and said, "Okay...... Okay"

"You seem reluctant?"

"No, it's your stuff anyway......"

"It's good to know—but you found it, so let's give you this in exchange," she said, as Lavia reached for the necklace that hung around her neck and handed it to Soth.

"This ...... This is ......" Feeling the slightest residual warmth on the necklace, Soth couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but what made him care more was that it was a string of wolf tooth necklaces, the same as Allen's.

"I got it two years ago, no?"

"It's not a question of whether you want it or not, isn't this something that the Artaks have passed through the Enlightenment Ceremony?" Soth remembered very well, it was just a string of wolf tooth necklaces, and the tavern in Taaffe City treated Eren and Prince Theo with a world of difference.

"yes, you haven't already, do you?--every man in Artak has a necklace of wolf teeth like this, without this sign, you will be looked down upon in Artak, I don't want that"

"Ivy ......," Soth whispered, looking at Lavia with some embarrassment, "but isn't that what you've always want......ed?"

"What's that? No one knows your strength better than me, three years ago you could pass the Enlightenment Ceremony trial without injury, and no one will question you, if you dare to question you, you can convince the other party by showing a little strength casually, isn't it?" As she spoke, she saw that Soth had been holding the string as if she was embarrassed, so she snatched it angrily, stood up, and put the necklace on Soth's neck.

Feeling the girlish atmosphere that was close at hand, Sos couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, to be honest, in addition to her personality, Lavia is even more feminine than Dia, whether it is her figure or face, the fly in the ointment is only her eyes, but three years later, those eyes that seem like fire elements also seem to have a bit of charm.

If Dia's charm is the feeling that everyone wants to be close to, then Lavia's charm is enough to suffocate people, knowing the danger but still can't help but want to get closer, like a moth to a fire.

"Hmm...... It looks pretty good" took a few steps back and looked at Soth seriously, Lavia giggled, nodded with satisfaction, and then seemed to think of something, regardless of Soth's stunned expression, sat on the bed with his legs crossed, and said curiously, "Speaking of which, why did you come here with Alan? I didn't guess it was you at all, what's the matter?"

Soth did his best not to pay attention to Lavia's slender and white legs, and said helplessly, "That's right, Sister Abel plans to hold an alliance meeting in Vander in half a month, the purpose is to target Argus, so let's come over and see Artak's attitude, as for Allen, he may want to win you over as much as possible......"

"Giggles, you can see at a glance what he has in mind, not only Allen, but also Scott, Galik is also planning to win over Artak......" Saying, Lavia sighed slightly and said in a low voice, "Actually, they are also very difficult, my grandfather also told me about this matter, in fact, the most important thing to think about is not how to deal with Argus, but after dealing with Argus......"

"Is there a battle between nobles and merchants?" Soth couldn't help but shake his head, then looked at Lavia and said curiously, "Where are you going to stand then?"

"Heh," said Lavia playfully, with a chuckle, "you're worried about Alan and Scott, aren't you?—you want me to stand over there?"

"I ......"

Looking at Soth's embarrassed expression, Lavia chuckled, waved her hand and said, "I'll say okay first, my attitude doesn't represent Artak's attitude."

"Huh?"

"Don't you understand?" Gloom sighed, and Lavia said in a somewhat disheartened tone, "I'm just a woman, I can't influence Artak's attitude, whether you want to help Alan or Scott, or unite with Vander to deal with Argus, I can only help you personally......"

"What do you mean......"

"Grandfather once said that he was not very willing to meddle in this matter, after all, although Sassen is controlled by Argus, at least nominally belongs to the royal family, so once he joins forces with you, Artak will definitely be framed as a rebel ......" As she spoke, she looked up at Soth, her eyes flickering slightly, and whispered, "Unless you convince my grandfather, Artac will probably not appear on the list of the Alliance Army......"

"Well, how can you convince your grandfather? Any advice?"

I saw Lavia biting her lip and looking at Soth for a while, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just sighed and said, "This, you and Alan and they should discuss, I'm sorry I can't help you, but I promise you, no matter what, I will help you in my own name."

"Uh...... Okay"

After saying goodbye to Lavia, Soth always felt that she was hiding something and didn't say anything, and it wasn't until Alan asked Scott out at night that the three of them were chatting in a hotel in the city, and Soth understood why.

"Heir?"

"Ah," glaring at Alan with a snicker, Scott pushed his glasses and said truthfully, "Prince Theo, you have also seen it, and the reason why I came to Altac with him this time is because of Lavia...... If it goes well, Prince Theo will be able to get Altak's support"

"Marriage, what an ugly bargain between nobles," Alan sneered with a playful expression.

"That's right, that's right" Scott lowered his head slightly, pushed his glasses unnaturally, then raised his head to look at Soth, and said with a little apology, "I'm sorry, Soth, although I am well aware of the relationship between you and Lavia, but for the sake of Galik's position, I have to do this" As he said, he paused and said hesitantly, "But as a friend's advice, if you decide what you want to do, then don't let yourself regret it......"

"Hey, okay to say that?" Ellen teased Scott with a playful smile, "If Soth joins, you won't even have the slightest chance of being a prince."

"Ah, so, this is just a suggestion as a friend, if it were as Count Ogier, I would definitely stop you"

"Hey," Alan smiled strangely, then turned to look at the silent Soth and said, "Hey, man, what the hell do you think about it? You're not going to watch Lavia marry that prince, are you?"

"It's Prince Theo," Scott interrupted helplessly.

"Yes, yes, Theo, right?—do you really want that?" said Alan, looking at Soth playfully.

After a long silence, Soth whispered, "There's no way Ivy is going to lose, is it?"

"That's not sure - yes, Lavia's strength is really good, but don't forget, she's a magician, and unlike a monster like you, she's a pure magician, once she gets close, it's a failure, and that prince heard that he is a knight, and his physical strength is very good, and as his identity, he will definitely wear the armor of high magic resistance, besides, women are inherently weak in physical strength, once their physical strength is exhausted, it is a failure, even if there is more magic power."

"I heard that the armor of the Royal Knights is made of various precious metals such as obsidian and mythril, and it is basically impossible to destroy it without the strength of Thors," Scott reminded as if he didn't know anything.

"Ivy will lose?" Soth asked, frowning.

"Yes—definitely," Alan said with a playful smile, "Even if you don't lose this time, it doesn't mean you'll win next time, and whether you marry that prince or someone else, it's the same for Lavia, right? It's the same for you, right? So, the only way is to end this boring thing."

"How did it end?" Soth subconsciously looked up, and immediately felt that his question was very silly.

"That's a good question," he smiled, Alan squeezed his eyes, and said with a grin, "How do you say it's over?"

"......," Soth glared at him angrily.

"Do you care about Dea's reaction, buddy?" Alan smiled, then lowered his voice and said, "Anyway, you should think about this matter carefully, Lavia is a woman, and she remains single at the age of sixteen in Artak, very little, very little...... I've heard that her grandfather is also very supportive, so it's almost time for this matter to come to an end after two years, so you should think about it - actually, you like Lavia too, right?"

"......" Sos subconsciously raised his head and looked at Alan with a bit of astonishment.

"Isn't that right, when you were at the academy, I didn't see you arguing with other girls."

“......”

See, do you like Ivey?, Soth muttered to himself.

He recalled as much as he could, indeed, Alan was right, he had never quarreled with any girl except Lavia, and it should be said that he would never do such a thing......

Are you interested in Lavia alone?

The girl who has the beautiful looks that other girls want, but has always dreamed of becoming a boy......

That girl who looks fierce and strong, but is actually softer than everyone else......

The girl who never accepts protection behind her back, but faces danger with the boy in front of her......

The girl who never shows a weak expression in front of others, but cries alone in a no-man's corner......

Yourself, did you like her?

That's not right...... Don't you like gentle women?

She's ......

But......

Ah, her gentleness is different from others......

Looking at Soth, who was lost in thought, Scott sighed slightly, stood up and said, "I should go - I came to see you without the adult, it's not good to delay too long" He glanced at Soth, pushed his glasses, and said in a relaxed tone, "Sometimes you have to learn from Allen, Soth, you don't know, he often accosted Lisa behind his back to the beautiful women he met on the street, and then invited them to tea...... Sometimes Lisa gets angry, and then the guy keeps coaxing and deceiving him......"

"Hey, hey, what's the trick?" Alan interrupted angrily.

"Isn't it? said that you will never have afternoon tea with the beautiful women you meet on the street again, how many times have you promised?"

"I ...... I'm not changing," Alan said awkwardly.

"Hmph, you just keep dragging" As he spoke, Scott looked at Soth and pushed his glasses, and said with a little amusement, "Soth, sometimes, it's not a good thing to be too honest with the girl you like, and sometimes, you have to learn from Allen...... It's not that they don't understand, of course, it's rude to deceive maliciously - anyway, I think you'd better ask Lavia for yourself, and sometimes commitment is needed, even if you don't make it in the end...... But if you don't say anything, you can't do anything - of course, from Galik's point of view, I really don't want an opponent like you, it's time for me to go."

"Let's go, you" Alan said angrily, rolling his eyes.

Can't make a promise......

Feeling the necklace of wolf teeth hanging from his chest, Soth couldn't help but frown.

And at the same time, in the castle of the lords, in the rooms of Lavia......

Looking at Lavia lying on the bed, the queen puppet Kunyin said worriedly, "Master, what are you going to do......?

I saw Lavia stroking the clown mask and muttering, "No need to delay any longer......

"Huh?"

"He, he didn't say it...... I hinted at him many times and he didn't say anything, so I don't need to put it off any longer......"

"Do you mean, that little imp named Soth?" said the queen puppet Quin snorted, "I don't think that bastard is anything good."

"You" glanced at her puppet angrily, Lavia sighed, and said quietly, "yes, what good is he about......"

"Lord...... Are you crying, master?"

"No......"

"Yes...... But...... Yes, no"

At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the window of the room, and Lavia subconsciously raised her head, only to see a person outside the window struggling to support her body with her hands.

"Suo...... Why are you here?" asked Lavia in surprise as she hurriedly opened the window and asked in surprise.

I saw the boy outside the window supporting his body with his hands, lying on the windowsill, and said in a serious tone.

"You...... Are you planning to get married?"

At that moment, Lavia felt a suffocating tension welling up in her heart, her chest rose and fell, and even her breathing was a little shorter.

"I ......"