Chapter 92: Male Consort? Lesser Divinity!
In a room blending elven and human decorative styles, a middle-aged half-elf man smoked tobacco specially made by wood elves, staring at the map hanging on the wall.
“My lord! My lord! There’s…”
“Composure! How many times have I told you? Be composed!”
Taking the exquisite pipe from his lips, Marquis Harvey glared at the young man before him, lecturing him with a tone of disappointment. “No matter what happens, you must not lose your composure first!”
“But…”
The young man wanted to say something, but Harvey interrupted him.
“No buts! Take a deep breath!”
“…Yes, sir.”
The young man could only take a deep breath in resignation, then looked at his father anxiously, eager to speak.
“Your heart must be calm.”
Satisfied with his son’s reddening face, he calmly sat down on the lounge chair woven from branches and looked out the window, saying lightly, “Alright, you may speak.”
Carter had also given up. Fine, if you want to take it slow, we’ll take it slow. I don’t care anymore.
Carter cleared his throat and said in a low voice, “A state funeral was held in Victory Square just now…”
Harvey blew a smoke ring, raised an eyebrow in disdain, and muttered to himself, “Hah, that human?”
“I don’t understand what Her Majesty is thinking! To actually develop feelings for a human!”
“But this matter might send a signal to those guys.”
If she can fall in love once, then… a second time would be a matter of course, right? After all, the country still needs an heir. If…
“That human… came back to life!”
That human… human… huh?
“What did you say?”
Carter looked at his father, who was gripping the pipe tightly, and said, annoyed, enunciating each word, “That human… was resurrected.”
Crack.
Carter looked with some heartache at the wizard’s pipe that had cost nearly two thousand gold coins, which his father had bought to show off… His father had been heartbroken about the cost for a long time. It seemed he would be heartbroken for a long time to come…
“What did you say!?”
“You damned…”
Why didn’t you say so earlier…
“Why didn’t you say so earlier!”
Carter frowned in resignation. It was always like this…
Harvey got up from the lounge chair, his expression extremely grave. He threw on his coat and was about to rush out.
“Fa… My lord! Where are you going?”
Harvey turned his head. There was a depth in his eyes that Carter had never seen before. He unconsciously lowered his voice.
“I’m going to see this…”
Huh?
Both father and son were at a loss…
The Queen’s man?
What should he be called?
…A male consort?
After a moment of silence, they both chose to avoid the topic. Harvey nodded and walked out of the room.
Similar scenes were playing out in many rooms. Some were shocked, some were confused, and some were angry… Without exception, they all set out to see this… queen’s male consort.
Sometimes, a dead consort and a living consort… were two different concepts. One could be placed on a pedestal, a mother… a motherly king… male consort. The other would affect the situation in many ways.
**
In the queen’s bedchamber, Nadia, ignoring Lydia’s shock, buried her head in Shelley’s chest, tears streaming down her face, her sobs incessant.
“Thank goodness! Thank goodness! Thank…”
“Wuuuu…”
Nadia, who had always been incredibly strong and wore a cold expression in public, had no pretense now.
[Heart-wrenching pain makes one see their own heart more clearly!]
[To have lost and then regained makes her even more grateful to fate!]
[There is nothing more beautiful than this feeling!]
[She cherishes your existence even more!]
[Nadia Conquest Progress: 78%]
[Nadia:
Mood: Ecstatic!!!
Attitude: Vows of eternal love, to be with you forever!
Conquest Progress: 78%]
“There, there.”
Shelley comforted the beauty in his arms, his heart filled with a gnawing hatred for the Incubus System.
Because… it was now the morning of the third day after the great battle.
**
“Matter?”
What other matter?
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[A happy matter, of course~]
Raising an eyebrow, Shelley didn’t misunderstand His words.
I can’t even look. What happy matter could there be? Hmph!
“What happy matter?”
[That would be…]
Blowing a breath into Shelley’s ear, the figure laughed happily at the goosebumps that rose on his skin.
[Divinity!]
Divinity?
“What’s the reason this time?”
Another devil?
[Not a devil this time, but a demon!]
[The divinity of a Balor!]
The inheritor of death and fire, the Balor had always spread these two things wherever it went.
“Death Divinity?”
[Ding-dong!]
[Successfully extracted the soul power of the Balor.]
[Gained 20 points of Death Divinity.]
[That’s right!]
[This is a rare opportunity. Absorb it quickly!]
“Wait! Won’t there be any side effects?”
[No, no!]
[You’re in a state of suspended animation right now anyway. It’s perfect!]
[At worst, you’ll just be twisted by the divine power into a lich!]
A lich!? No! I can’t accept that! They’re strong, but they don’t have a dick!
[And this is a rare opportunity!]
[I’ll give you another little reward!]
[Extracting a large amount of demonic power!]
[Gained Ability: Blasphemy]
[Mutation phase reached!]
[You may choose to maintain your incubus form or evolve into another form.]
“…”
“I choose to maintain the incubus form.”
[Your various abilities have received a minor boost!]
[You have once again held true to your original self!]
[Reward Gained: 4 points of Charm Divinity.]
[A wise choice!]
This time, Shelley didn’t have much trouble resisting the temptation of the illusion and easily absorbed the divinity. Paladins were quite good at resisting charm, though not as good as ascetics.
Shelley felt the aura of death surge from the surrounding space into his body. He frowned and said, “How long will it take for me to digest this?”
I can’t say for sure. This is my first time dying… Hmm? Or is it the second?
[Who knows~]
???
A weight lifted from his shoulder. Shelley subconsciously wanted to turn his head, but was held in place by a pair of small, clawed hands.
[It depends on your talent.]
[Maybe a day, maybe ten years.]
[I’ll make sure your body isn’t gnawed clean by rats~]
“I really appreciate that.”
In that instant, Shelley’s consciousness fell into a deathly silence, and he began to struggle in a hallucination filled with bones.
“I will not lose!”
[Then I look forward to it!]
**
[Successfully absorbed 20 points of Death Divinity!]
[Successfully absorbed 4 points of Charm Divinity!]
[Current total divinity: 27 points!]
[Divinity has exceeded 10 points!]
[Automatically mastered Innate Ability: Lesser Divinity!]
[Lesser Divinity: The divinity within you has reached a certain level. The power of divinity is beginning to affect your body!]
[You are gradually entering the realm of divine creatures!]
[This divine power will increase as your divinity increases!]
[All attributes +1]
