Beneath the gentle light scattered by Sun Tree Eve, in the clear, deep-blue seawater.
The mermaid princess fluttered her dazzling tail as she lightly circled the handsome knight. Her aqua-blue eyes were filled with shy, alluring ripples as she quietly awaited The Promised One's answer.
It looked like a scene from a fairy tale.
But considering this knight's long list of prior offenses, the fairy tale immediately turned into an ethically questionable story.
Garen faced a difficult choice in his heart.
As a central heating system that defied morality and ethics, was despised by the masses, but would feel great once he became one, he naturally felt guilty—
For a few seconds every day, at least.
"Mr. Garen?"
Shirahoshi blinked at Garen with slight nervousness. The innocence and confusion on her face successfully gave Garen those rare few seconds of righteous resolve.
No, deceiving an ignorant young girl was wrong.
He had to make things clear and draw a line between himself and Shirahoshi!
Otherwise, if this continued—
By marrying princesses from different countries alone, I might be able to put together a United Nations capable of rivaling the World Government.
Garen solemnly criticized his own misdeeds in his heart.
Seizing this moment of clarity, he answered seriously,
"Shirahoshi, The Promised One actually refers to—"
Before the words could leave his mouth, a suddenly flying giant axe interrupted Garen's self-reflection.
"Bastard!"
Seeing Garen and Shirahoshi gazing lovingly at each other in the distance, Vander Decken roared out the wail of a single man:
"If I can't have her, no one else can either!"
"Go die, all of you!"
Amid his furious roar, Vander Decken seemed to go mad as he hurled dozens of giant axes at Shirahoshi in rapid succession.
Those axes easily tore through layers of seawater. The cold