The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 813: “You Don’t Have a Single Princess-like Quality, Do You?”

At this time, Shien was still unaware of the serious situation unfolding in the Royal Capital.

After leaving Ancil’s bedchamber, he returned to Lucy’s palace with her.

Lia parted ways with them halfway, seemingly having official business to attend to.

As the future queen, she was gradually taking over some of Ancil’s authority, and with the power reclaimed from Lucy also transferred to her, this First Princess was quite busy. Moreover, with the three-race meeting approaching, as the host and designated chairperson, she naturally had to make all the necessary preparations on behalf of the Mitra Kingdom.

Under such circumstances, it was already rare for her to find time to scold Shien and check on Lucy.

As for Lucy, having transferred her authority and being a soon-to-be-married princess, she was basically free from official duties, much more relaxed than before, practically doing nothing, which made her very happy.

Of course, she wasn’t completely idle. For example, she still had to manage the Holy Sword Knights.

“The Holy Sword Knights are my personal guard. After I leave the royal family, they will also follow me,” she said.

In other words, they were her dowry, or rather, her entourage.

“Get to know them when you have time. After all, they will be your people in the future.” Lucy’s words made Shien’s lips twitch. He naturally knew that she meant the Holy Sword Knights would eventually be incorporated into the Buztout family.

Lucy’s intention was clear.

After marriage, she would give her duchy to Shien, not establishing her own household, but simply being a Duchess.

This way, the Holy Sword Knights would naturally become the Buztout family’s private knight order, and Shien, as the head of the Buztout family, would be their master.

But couldn’t she use a better way to phrase it? What did she mean by “your people”?

It sounds like I’m planning to do something to them.A harem in the making?

Emmmmmmmmm… although it sounds nice, Shien felt that if he was that shameless, he would either be slain by the Holy Sword, incinerated by dragon breath, or even bitten to death by a demonified or dragonified girl. It wasn’t worth it.

Lucy, seemingly unaware of the implications of her words, continued casually,

“I’ve already told the Holy Sword Knights that after we marry, they will serve you instead of me, or rather, serve both of us. So, you can consider how to train them.”

She left this decision to Shien.

“That’s quite a force,” Shien said thoughtfully.

He had observed them. The female knights of the Holy Sword Knights were all young and beautiful. Don’t misunderstand, he wasn’t looking at them with a lecherous gaze, but observing them seriously. Regardless of their beauty, their young age alone made them worth cultivating.

After all, at such a young age, for them to reach level thirty and above, with even four above level seventy, they undoubtedly had great talent and potential. With proper training, they could even reach the level of the Royal Knights.

In Shien’s eyes, those four above level seventy even had the potential to reach Legendary Level. He didn’t know where Lucy found these talented girls, but such potential, such talent, it would be a waste not to cultivate them.

Thinking of this, he made a decision.

“I’ll discuss this with Riley and Vivian and see how they want to train them,” he said.

“It’s up to you,” Lucy naturally had no objections. Although leaving the decision to him, she still hoped her knights would be valued and have a bright future. After all, she had painstakingly selected them from countless talents, their abilities, appearance, manners, and character all excellent.

It would be a waste not to nurture them. To prevent their talents from being wasted, even the usually lazy Lucy had created various training plans and cultivation methods for the Holy Sword Knights. Now that Shien was back, she naturally handed this task over to him.

“Now I can finally relax again,” she said, returning to her room and flopping onto the bed, letting out a comfortable moan.

Hearing her seductive voice, Shien glanced at the princess, her alluring figure outlined beneath the blanket, and reached out, grabbing her delicate foot.

But the foot instantly retracted.

“What are you doing?” Lucy sat up, holding a pillow and looking at him warily, her beautiful face filled with vigilance. Clearly, she was afraid he would torment her again like yesterday.

“I’m warning you, I don’t want to be so tired again today. If you try anything funny, I’ll scream,” she warned.

Of course, Shien was disdainful. “As if you didn’t scream when I was ‘trying anything funny’,” he said, curling his lip.

“???” Lucy felt like she was being run over by a truck. He was clearly driving at her! Although the “speed” wasn’t high, the vivid memories, thousands of embarrassing images flashing through her mind, still hurt.

“I’ll f…” She was about to curse, using the words Shien taught her.

Unfortunately…

“You what?” Shien glared at this lazy princess. This girl, learning all the bad things and even daring to curse? And she called herself the Kingdom’s Treasure, the idol of all humans, the perfect princess? What a misconception.

“I… I give up, okay?” Lucy immediately backed down, then quickly added, “But I really can’t today!” She was truly afraid.

Shien didn’t force her, just snorted and said, “Fine, then I won’t touch you anymore.”

Lucy was stunned.

Not touch her anymore…?

…That’s not good either!

Without thinking, she grabbed Shien’s pants leg and pleaded,

“Don’t, just today, let me relax today, okay?” she begged, “How about this, tomorrow, I’ll definitely satisfy you tomorrow!”

This humble princess, begging online for love. Her pitiful look would break anyone’s heart. Was this still that proud princess? Was this still the noble Kingdom’s Treasure? Couldn’t she act more like her status? The most beautiful woman in the Human Race, an unattainable flower in everyone’s eyes, the dream lover of countless men, acting so humbly, it was heartbreaking, even infuriating.

Even Shien couldn’t stand it anymore.

“You don’t have a single princess-like quality, do you?” he asked, pinching and pulling her cheek, “Can you at least maintain some dignity?”

Hearing this, Lucy gritted her teeth. This bastard, when she acted like the perfect princess and the cold and aloof goddess, he thought she was putting on airs and “disciplined” her. Now that she was being so humble and obedient, trying to satisfy his male ego, he said she wasn’t acting like a princess? Was this dog of a man this difficult to please?

Lucy swatted his hand away.

“I said, not today! Absolutely not!” She burrowed under the blanket, curling up into a ball.

“Alright, I wasn’t going to do anything to you. Stop embarrassing yourself,” Shien said, his eye twitching, speechless.

He was also human, not a horse. After “tormenting” Lucy so many times yesterday, and then Diere all night, it was already good that he was still functioning today. He wouldn’t be able to recover for at least two or three days, unless he consumed a lot of tonics like in the Demon Realm…

Thinking of those arduous days, he shuddered. Too much of a good thing can be harmful, and too much force can be destructive. He had been on the verge of destruction several times, a terrifying thought.

Therefore, he decided to abstain for a while. Self-cultivation and abstinence… Nice!

“Get up, I have something serious to discuss with you,” he said, patting her backside, making the princess reluctantly emerge from under the blanket. Her messy hair, instead of detracting from her beauty, made her look even more stunning. Beautiful people looked good no matter what they did, truly blessed by the heavens.

“What serious matter?” Lucy asked reluctantly.

“I want to ask you,” Shien said, getting straight to the point, “How did you deal with those who infiltrated the Buztout residence, especially those from the Old Demon Faction?” This was his reason for coming here.

Lucy, realizing he was serious, replied without hesitation,

“Some were captured, some were killed during the fight, and some committed suicide. Now only a few remain, barely alive, but they refuse to talk.”

Shien frowned.

Chapter 814: Citizens Driven Mad

Shien loathed the Old Demon Faction. These people, to put it nicely, were a terrorist underground organization, but to put it bluntly, they were a group of delusional flies obsessed with their so-called ideals, willing to disregard human life and well-being to achieve their goals through any means necessary.

Shien had been dragged into countless unnecessary situations because of them, even targeted multiple times.

Mara had a deep connection with the Original Demon, and it was the Mirage branch of the Old Demon Faction that plotted against Lilith. Adding to that, the Assassination Branch caused the tragedy in the Royal Capital ten years ago, drastically changing Leisha and Diere’s lives. The Old Demon Faction continued to commit such hateful acts.

Shien, a vengeful person, had kept track of all these incidents. That’s why he captured Gorud in the Demon Realm, intending to extract information about the Old Demon Faction from him. Unfortunately, Gorud was ruthlessly abandoned and disappeared. Shien was still bothered by this.

And upon returning to the Royal Capital, he learned that they had attacked the Buztout family during his absence.

How could he let this go?

He came here today not only to resolve the engagement issue, but also to investigate the Old Demon Faction’s situation. He couldn’t wait to settle the score and wouldn’t miss any opportunity to obtain information.

Since he couldn’t interrogate Gorud, he would start with those who attacked his family. Among the Old Demon Faction members who infiltrated the Buztout residence, there was a high-level expert at level eighty-eight, close to Legendary Level. Such an expert must hold a high position within their organization, perhaps not an Apostle like Gorud, but definitely higher than ordinary Envoys. Such a captive might reveal something useful.

Of course, this was on the premise that he was a member of the Original Demon. The Old Demon Faction wasn’t just the Original Demon, but also other smaller factions. If he wasn’t from the Original Demon, then even if Shien asked him about them, he wouldn’t know anything.

Therefore, Shien asked Lucy,

“Those captured Old Demon Faction members, which faction do they belong to?” He hoped they were from the Original Demon, the most hateful and dangerous faction.

But…

“I said, we couldn’t get anything out of them,” Lucy said helplessly, “Those guys were planning to commit suicide, but the guards discovered them and stopped them in time.”

Such Old Demon Faction members, it was imaginable that no matter how they were interrogated, they wouldn’t reveal anything. A group of fanatics who weren’t even afraid of death, how could they be interrogated?

“We even had people with mind-related skills or magic try to hypnotize and control them, but their willpower was too strong, uncontrollable,” Lucy said, sitting up and stroking her hair.

“Of course, if we used force, we could break through their mental defenses, but that would turn them into idiots before we could get any information out of them.”

And if that happened, they would actually be happy, as they wouldn’t be able to say anything.

“As a result, the interrogation reached a stalemate,” Lucy said, looking at Shien, “Do you have any ideas?”

Shien pondered. He did have an idea.

“I know someone who can make those guys spill everything, completely exposing their secrets and becoming obedient to her,” he thought of a certain Demon Lord.

“Who?” Lucy asked curiously.

Just as Shien was about to answer, a panicked voice came from outside.

“Your Highness!” It seemed to be a female knight.

“What is it? Why are you so panicked!?” Lucy quickly composed herself, putting on a cold and aloof expression.

But this didn’t calm the knight.

“Something big is happening in the commercial district!” she shouted, “His Majesty and Princess Lia sent people here, asking Earl Buztout to go there immediately, before the situation gets out of control!”

Hearing this, Shien and Lucy exchanged glances, surprise in their eyes.

“Me?” Shien was confused. Why him? What was going on?

After a moment of thought, he stood up.

“Let’s go see what happened.”

Hearing this, Lucy also stood up.

“I’m coming too,” she said, no longer being lazy, also seemingly concerned about the situation.

Shien nodded, and without hesitation, they left the room.

…

Royal Capital, southeastern district, commercial street.

This place was usually bustling with activity. As the renowned magic potion capital of the Human Realm, the Royal Capital’s commercial district was always popular with visitors and locals alike, some coming to purchase goods, some to shop, some adventurers, some merchants, and some hired staff, making it one of the busiest areas in the city, especially with the three-race meeting approaching, bringing countless dignitaries and business opportunities. In the past few days, the commercial district had become increasingly lively and crowded, like a continuous festival.

But today’s scene was completely different, no longer lively, but chaotic.

“Fight! Kill them!”

“Don’t let them escape!”

“Who’s trying to escape!?”

“Do you think we’ll run away?”

“In your dreams!”

Citizens, merchants, workers, even nobles, were fighting each other like madmen, some wielding weapons, some throwing furniture, some bare-handed, some even using wands and staves, their eyes bloodshot, as if they had deep-seated grudges. The scene was like a gang war, turning the entire street into a chaotic and bloody mess.

“Stop!”

“Everyone, stop!”

“Do you want to rebel!?”

“Stop fighting!”

Knights of the Royal Knights had arrived and were shouting, trying to stop the fighting.

But their intervention only made things worse.

“You want to stop us too?”

“We just want to see that goddess!”

“Just a glimpse!”

“Why? Why are you stopping us?”

“You’re just the nobles’ lapdogs, trying to keep that goddess for yourselves, aren’t you?”

“Filthy noble lackeys!”

“Don’t think you can always be so arrogant!”

“I’ve had enough of you! I won’t tolerate this any longer!”

“Come on! I’ll take you all on! Kill me if you can!”

The usually law-abiding citizens, seemingly driven mad, even attacked the Royal Knights, who were armed and much stronger than them, fighting like they had nothing to lose.

The knights defended themselves, but were overwhelmed by the frenzied citizens, unable to control the situation.

Finally, the situation alerted the Royal Palace.

After learning the cause of the commotion, for some reason, instead of sending more people to intervene, they summoned Shien.

Shien, with Lucy, teleported to the area, and seeing the chaotic scene on the street, he was dumbfounded.

“What… what’s going on?”

Lucy was also shocked. She had never seen the people of the Royal Capital in such a frenzied and bloody brawl.

Shien was equally surprised, but then he seemed to sense something and looked up in a certain direction.

There, a faint connection was forming in his heart.

This feeling…

“No way?” His eyes widened.

And at this moment, Lucy also snapped out of her shock.

“Boom!”

Without hesitation, she released her magic power. The magic power surged like a pillar, reaching the sky, creating powerful shockwaves that swept through the entire commercial district.

“—!?” All those fighting froze, their expressions changing drastically.

The Royal Knights who came to stop the fight also turned their heads in shock.

Lucy’s figure entered everyone’s sight.

“Everyone, stop!” she shouted coldly, her voice carried by the wind, reaching everyone’s ears like a thunderclap, snapping many out of their frenzy.

“P-Princess Lucy?”

“It’s Princess Lucy!”

“Your Highness!”

They were both surprised and overjoyed, then quickly knelt.

The chaotic brawl in the commercial district was replaced by a scene of kneeling people, the area becoming incredibly quiet.