What's this about getting married?!
The moment Cecily saw the message, she sent Joshua a Text Message without even thinking.
It's getting married.
The Kindler of the Flame replied to Cecily's message quickly as well.
Joshua's reply gradually calmed Cecily down. Her fingertips hovered over the virtual keyboard for a long time before an image finally surfaced in her mind: the human Spellcaster who had always followed Joshua around... someone who acted rather recklessly.
Is it that girl named Ciri?
After thinking carefully, Cecily remembered the Spellcaster's name.
Yes.
Joshua answered Cecily without any attempt to avoid the subject.
The message left Cecily's hands resting over the virtual keyboard for a long time. She opened that heavy book again, but no matter which page she turned to, the pages were blank.
Joshua, you need to think this over again. There has never been any precedent for a marriage between a Chaos Demon and a human.
Cecily had always opposed Joshua associating with human women because, since her father's generation, demons had been forbidden from marrying members of other races, much less humans.
This was a rule of the Demon Realm, and Cecily had never understood its purpose.
But this book made Cecily feel that the rule was not simply about preventing their bloodline from becoming diluted.
Elder Sister Cecily, our bloodline contains a human component... you can ask the Prophet.
*...*
When Cecily saw the message, she turned to look at the Prophet.
"Based on the intelligence provided by the Grand Duke of Blood, there is a strong possibility that this guess is correct," the Prophet confirmed Joshua's Text Message. "There is a reason we resemble humans."
When and where is your wedding?
Cecily was deeply conflicted. The Demon Realm was now undergoing reform, and as its temporary Ruler, she