"What? They're announcing the results already?"
That day, Shien had only just arrived at the royal palace and entered Roxie's chambers to meet up with her. Before he could take even a tiny advantage of her—cough, cough, before they could even exchange a few words—Roxie told him the news, leaving Shien stunned.
The so-called results Roxie mentioned naturally referred to the outcome of the husband-selection tournament.
That was right.
Roxie was preparing to announce the results.
In other words, the kingdom was preparing to announce to the world that Roxie's future husband would be Shien.
That was only natural.
"You've caused such a huge stir already. How many people do you think still believe they can compete with you?"
Roxie looked thoroughly exasperated.
Ever since the matter involving the Ryusica Family, Shien had officially entered the sights of the major powers and earned their wariness.
Previously, Shien had become famous not because of his personal strength, but because of his many achievements and battle records, along with certain "rumors" involving Roxie and Aiyi.
But this time, Shien had completely revealed his edge. Aside from things that absolutely could not be exposed, he had displayed everything he could.
One of the Six Great Demon Lords, the Dragon Demon, had officially become his supporter.
He also had powerful fighters like Yulin and Lilith by his side.
Combined with the Celestial Magic and astonishing strength he had displayed himself, as well as his connection to the Goddess of Nature, Shien might not surpass many people in status, but in terms of uniqueness, no one could match him.
Nobles?
He had already wiped out several of them, and every one of them had been among the top powers in the nation.
The powerful nobles and royal families of various countries?
They were merely a