Fourth Prince's Debauchery - Chapter 237

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[You expect I cancel her position as Holy Daughter] The goddess narrowed her eyes and stared at me . [However, I don't think it's a good idea . ]

I raised an eyebrow, but the goddess remained unaffected . [Although being the Holy Daughter has some restraints, it also comes with many benefices . As the Holy Daughter, Clara and her family had a certain level of protection . Even the emperor will think twice before attacking her . ]

I stopped her curtly . "Do you still think she needs your protection after seeing my strength?"

[… You are strong, I admit it . But you can't protect her at every moment, can you? Do you know about her family being threatened?]

I fell silent and urged the Goddess to continue with my eyes .

[There is a limit to the protection you can offer . Even if you are very strong, you are just one person and you can't stay beside her forever . The church, on the other hand, has enough manpower to keep her protected regardless of the time or the situation . ]

I nodded . "Perhaps you are right . But, that doesn't resolve the problem of the engagement . "

[We can talk about it . ] The goddess looked at me with a smile . [In fact, I don't mind having someone as strong as you supporting my church . And as the goddess, I only need to give a word to change the customs of the church . If I give an oracle saying that the Holy Daughter can marry, I'm sure nobody will disagree . ]

I squinted and stared at the goddess for a few seconds .

Even I am slightly impressed by her cunning . As expected of someone that achieved godhood .

But–

"You know, I'm curious about something . . . Your saintess told me that every Holy Daughter is someone able to grow the church and spread its teachings across the world, making it even greater than before . That sounds nice, but… Why can't I see Clara as someone with such capability?"

[…]

"… Don't misunderstand me, I think that Clara is a talented and able girl . She is my fiancée after all . But, she doesn't look like the kind to lead a giant religious organization to dominate the world . Hell, she is not even a devout believer . So, I can't help but think that there is something fishy behind this entire Holy Daughter thingy . Tell me, miss goddess, why should I trust you?"

[Because I want the best for her and the best for the church . The holy daughter is someone born with an incredible affinity to Order and Lightning, making her very suitable for the teachings of the church . You can say that she is like my heir, my daughter . The amount of divine power of Order she can wield is much greater than other people, and the faith I'll receive from her is much greater too . Someone like that will have a much easier time growing church than any other person . ]

"Is it so?" I chuckled softly . "Let's say that I believe you . What else then?"

The goddess continued . [Think about it, prince . With the support of the church, what is there you can't get in this empire? Even becoming the emperor is something attainable . It's a win-win relationship for both of us . I can get the support of a powerhouse like you, and you can get the support of the church . ]




I narrowed my eyes . "And if I refuse?"

The goddess chuckled with an ice-cold look . [You are strong, prince, and you know some interesting tricks . But you are still a mortal after all . Do you truly think you can oppose a god? Even if I didn't go after you personally, the church has enough powerhouses to kill someone like you several times over, even if the cost will be something high .

[To be honest, the only reason I'm considering to cooperate with you is that there is a bothersome bug around waiting for an opportunity to attack me, so I can't show any way of weakness right now . Otherwise, just the disrespect you are showing me is enough for you to die . ]

How arrogant . As expected of a goddess .

Does she truly think she can kill me as she wants?

I tapped the table twice and smiled . To be honest, the easiest way here is to kill the goddess directly and bring an end to this mess .

Unfortunately, that is not a good idea right now .

Not because the church and the goddess are strong . To be honest, if I want to destroy the church and kill the goddess, I can do it . Just that It will be a little troublesome .

The problem is, there is a hidden Immortal lying around in wait with unknown intentions .



I don't dare to underestimate such an enemy . Plus, I'm still injured . If the Immortal attacks now, I'm not sure of my chances of victory .

At that moment, having the help of one of the strongest gods of this world will be useful . Although it's not enough to guarantee my victory, it will increase my chances ever so slightly .

As for whatever the goddess is plotting, how can it escape my eyes?

In fact, I already have a rather good idea of her plan . Her flimsy tricks can't fool me .

Of course, she didn't need to know it .

Feigning that I'm considering her proposal, I look at Safelia . "What about her? I don't think she will be happy with this result . "

The goddess snorted in disdain . [What about it? She is just one of my servants . She will not dare to defy my orders . ]

I nodded . "Good . I hope we can have a happy partnership then . "



[For a happy partnership, prince . ] With these words, the Goddess smiled and got ready to leave .

Before she could leave, though, I stopped her .

"By the way, I'll go to the church soon for an explanation regarding the other people involved in my cousin's illness . "

[What are you planning?] The Goddess asked with a frown .

I smiled softly . "Nothing, don't worry . Oh right, I don't know your name yet, miss goddess . "

[… It has been a long time since the last time someone asked for my name . ] The goddess hid her suspicion and chuckled amusedly . [Remember it, boy, my name is Terese Quintin . That was my name before I became the goddess of order . ]

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