"Elena and Selena... These two women are the two women I have to be careful of. If I'm careless, they will stab me in the back and make me reveal my true face. Luckily, the woman named Scarlett didn't decide to interfere in this matter." Most of the women in the palace didn't scare Hela at all. The only thing Hela was afraid of was looking into Scarlett's eyes. Every time Hela looked at Scarlett, she felt a terrible fear in her body at the sight of her sharp, red eyes.
Hela's view of Scarlett is no different from that of a monster living in a weak region like the Lionheart Kingdom. But that didn't worry Hela about Scarlett's interference. In any case, the support behind Hela is not lower than Scarlett's strength.
"Only Aurora and Marianee will not hinder my plans. Because... the two women are crazy and obsessed with their own problems. They cannot even be considered human, to the point that they have to worship something that is not worthy." A small laugh involuntarily escaped Hela's mouth. Hela's insults toward the two concubines were normal in the eyes of the other concubines. Both Hela and the others considered Marianee and Aurora strange and mysterious women.
Suddenly, the cheers outside the palace turned into enthusiastic roars. The citizens began to hold their parties in celebration of William's victory. The figure of Alexios appeared to welcome William's return from the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, congratulations on your victory in conquering the Blanc Kingdom. This is all the blessing of the Sun God. Even the phenomena that happened before are also decrees passed down by Him."
William's face did not show any expression of concern toward Alexios's statement. Instead of being angry with Alexios, who considered the Sun God as the reason for his victory against King Blanc, William decided not to take issue with him.
"Okay. I understand. Don't forget to continue carrying out your duties as an Archbishop. You must be able to make the citizens worship the Sun God more often."
The reason why the providence of the Lionheart Kingdom was able to increase so quickly was because of Alexios's performance in preaching every teaching of the Sun God. But Alexios didn't know that every prayer from the citizens that turned into providence would become William's. Therefore, all the actions taken by Alexios in worshiping the Sun God were futile in William's eyes.
Maybe this is also the reason why William didn't want Alexios to change his goal from worshiping the Sun God to worshiping him. For Alexios, who was very fanatical about the Sun God, would not submit to and worship a human figure like William.
"Understood! Your servant will follow your every command from now on! I will also immediately send every follower of the Sun God to spread the Sun God's teachings to the other three kingdoms."
William felt a little guilty. Alexios's enthusiastic expression slightly disappointed William regarding the lie he told him. Even though Alexios was a worshiper of the Sun God, he was still one of the people who helped William in carrying out all his work in dealing with the citizens.
An involuntary sigh escaped William's mouth. He didn't really care about the lie he told Alexios. On the other hand, what Alexios did would also provide many benefits to him.
'It's okay for this little lie. I believe that it will not be known by anyone but me. Even if they exist, they wouldn't be able to prevent me from absorbing every prayer from the citizens.'
After walking back and entering through the side of the palace gate, William and Yelna walked side by side, which made the guards show surprised expressions. This was their first time seeing their king bring a beautiful woman with him.
In the eyes of the palace guards, they considered William to be a king who had nine wives, yet he did not feel satisfied with them and decided to bring another beautiful woman with him.
Luckily, the guards didn't pay much attention to the actions of their king bringing a beautiful woman. Their expressions were no different from those shown by the citizens along the corridor. At this moment, their minds had completely regarded William as a great and domineering king.
No one cared what their king wanted to do as long as it could help resolve the Lionheart Kingdom's troubles. Every citizen realized that their current king had completely changed into a different person. Even if their king cheated on his nine wives, they would not care about his actions.
"As expected of His Majesty. He truly is a gentleman. Even that beautiful woman submits completely under his orders."
Hearing the guards' words did not make Yelna show a happy expression. She was so angry that she couldn't help but frown. When Yelna turned toward the guards, William stopped her by holding her hand.
"Don't mess it up. This is also for your own good. If you change this relationship, you will just be a woman without any rights in the eyes of the servants in the palace."
Most of the guards outside the palace were male, but the guards inside were female servants. Even though they were maidservants, they had combat strength far above that of ordinary troops.
The previous William was very careful about every male guard in the palace. Therefore, William would not let his wives come into contact with guards who might make him wear a green hat.
This was also one of the reasons why William maintained his previous decision not to let male guards serve inside the palace. Even though the concubines were his consorts, they were still strong fighters capable of defending themselves.
But that didn't make William care less about them. Every precaution taken by the current William was no different from the previous one. Even if the guards had completely submitted to his orders, they were still not entirely able to control their desires toward beautiful women.
William and Yelna had now walked into the palace. Several servants bowed their heads in front of them. With Anna and several concubines appearing between the two wide stairways, they showed respectful expressions as they faced William.
For some reason, Yelna's eyelids twitched as she stared at Anna. She couldn't understand why her daughter had changed so much. In Yelna's eyes, Anna had once been no different from a mischievous girl, but she had now completely transformed into a calm and dignified woman.
A slight sharpness appeared in Yelna's eyes as she looked back at William. For some reason, the thought that William had brainwashed Anna crossed her mind. Luckily, she decided to dismiss the thought.
"Mom! You really came!" Tears involuntarily flowed from Anna's eyes. Previously, she had been worried that her mother would also be killed by William, but now she could see her safe, walking beside him.
Several complicated expressions appeared on Diana's face. A trace of William's aura could be sensed from Yelna's body. Suddenly, Diana recalled the time she had felt a similar trace of William's aura on Anna's.
Even though Diana was curious, she couldn't directly ask about the relationship between William and Yelna. Since William had killed Yelna's husband, it was natural that she would become part of his household.
This was a common occurrence among powerful individuals. Anyone could choose anyone as their partner. Even if Yelna was William's mother-in-law, she would not be able to avoid becoming his woman.
A small grin appeared on Scarlett's lips. Her previously cold eyes turned sharp and red. The strength currently displayed by William far surpassed that of the Formation Circle stage. It didn't even seem like he needed to use his full power against experts of that level.
"Impressive. His Majesty... He will truly become a dragon among dragons in this world." Scarlett nodded repeatedly. Ignoring the shocked reactions from Hela, Ilya, and Elena, she continued observing the situation unfolding before her.
Scarlett immediately understood the situation between William and Yelna. As an expert far surpassing both of them, she could easily see what had happened.
Various traces on William's body carried Yelna's aura. Likewise, Yelna carried traces of William. It was clear to Scarlett that they had been together for a long time, so it was not strange that she was aware of their relationship.
A sigh escaped Scarlett's lips. A large part of her was shocked that William had dared to engage in such a relationship with his mother-in-law. However, that didn't mean she would completely condemn him. His current status had greatly improved compared to when he first ruled the Lionheart Kingdom.
The annexation of the Blanc Kingdom would create a situation that had never occurred before in the Lionheart Kingdom. With William's status rising in the eyes of rulers from the other three kingdoms, they would now view him as someone they must be wary of.
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