I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

"Your Majesty, are we just going to leave it at that?"

Fusis was somewhat puzzled. Although he had previously tried to help Arsen secure an engagement with Princess Taya, the matter was dropped after a long father-son talk following their last visit home.

It was only after Morton had asked him to take care of this affair that he truly felt it was a suitable match and greatly beneficial to the Kingdom, which prompted him to actively give Lis some hints.

"Ha ha, young people have their own thoughts. We old ones are better off not interfering too much, as long as the message is clear,"

Morton said, waving his hand indifferently while laughing. He casually picked up a strawberry mini cake from the dessert stand on the table and began to savor it.

Why did it seem like His Majesty the King was completely unconcerned, even appearing to be in a rather good mood?

Fusis was puzzled but felt it was not his place to ask.

While Fusis remained silent, Morton took the initiative to say:

"Who do you think the elder Lis specifically mentioned just now is?"

There was such a thing?

Fusis's attention had been entirely drawn to the odd atmosphere he had perceived earlier, so he didn't have a very strong impression of this statement.

After some thought, Fusis still said:

"To my knowledge, aside from Lis, there shouldn't be any other members of the Kane family left. As for the elder he mentioned, I'm not quite sure."

"Hehe, if it's really who I think it is, then things are going to get interesting."

"Besides, Little Lis didn't say he wasn't willing, did he?"

Morton said, smiling as he settled into the soft sofa to rest for a while; after all, the upcoming banquet would be quite draining for a man of his advanced age.

Little Taya should be waiting outside by now, right?

It's up to the young people to make their own decisions, but that doesn't mean they can't be influenced by other factors! Morton thought to himself merrily, his face betraying none of his inner amusement.

...

Just as Morton had anticipated, as soon as Lis stepped out the door, he saw a woman dressed in a black lace evening gown standing by the corridor window.

Her carefully groomed flaming red hair fell softly around her neck, her shoulders were cut like alabaster, and her waist as delicate as a bundle of grain. The figure-hugging evening gown accentuated her curves to perfection; her brows were like emerald feathers, skin like white snow, with a small gold gemstone hanging on her forehead, perfectly complementing the breathtaking beauty of her face, which appeared all the more enchanting under the slightly dim corridor lighting.

Among those Lis had seen, it seemed that only Risa could compare with this woman.

But unlike Risa, this was a face Lis knew very well.

Taya Fis!

Though she still had a touch of youthful greenness compared to her mother, the Legendary Warrior and Her Majesty the Queen, Taya's extraordinary charm was already fully apparent.

This was the first time Lis had seen Taya's true appearance since he had been reborn; before, she had always concealed herself with Magic Items.

Lis stood, stunned, looking at Taya, his mind emptied of everything else.

Panic!

I need help!

I've changed my mind. Is it too late to go back to the King and accept the engagement?

...

Taya looked at Lis, who had been staring at her all this time, a flush of red climbing up her fair neck. She walked up to him, pouting and staring at him intensely.

That very morning, Father King had sent for her to come to the Kingdom, informing her that he intended to discuss an engagement with Lis that evening and asking for her opinion.

If it had been any other time, Taya would have never agreed to the engagement, out of respect for her father or not.

But this time, for some reason, when the image of Lis's handsome face popped into her mind, she found herself mysteriously silent, not immediately rejecting the King's proposal.

Then Morton laughed, saying he understood, and told Taya to dress up and wait in the corridor that evening.

As a result, Taya, who had been waiting in the corridor, did not hear her father's summon. Instead, she saw Lis walking out alone.

Taya had a pretty good idea of what had happened and felt a sense of relief in her heart, yet she seemed somewhat disappointed.

Not knowing how to react and seeing Lis staring in awe, she felt a hint of smugness. Walking straight up to Lis, she pretended to be angry and stared at him too.

Lis rubbed his face, looking into Taya's magnificent grey-purple eyes, and smilingly said:

"Ya'er?"

"Hmmph!"

With a playful humph, Taya glared at Lis fiercely.

"You look really beautiful tonight! I was totally dazzled!"

Lis gave a thumbs up, sending her a very straightforward compliment.

Originally just pretending to be angry to hide her shyness, Taya couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.

The two of them tacitly avoided discussing the recent events in the meeting room and did not question why Taya's appearance had changed, walking slowly forward through the empty corridor, shoulder to shoulder.

"Are the others in the banquet hall?"

Lis asked with a smile, turning his head to look at Taya.

Lis, who had just affirmed his existence and truly began to integrate into this world, felt a very peculiar sentiment looking at the Blood Rose Princess before him.

Not to mention that she had almost become his betrothed.

"Father King is about to appear, so everybody wants to show their face before His Majesty the King. Who would be wandering around here like the two of us?"

Taya walked gently, lifting her skirt slightly. She no longer looked like the spoiled little girl she was in the adventure team's villa, instead, there was a more mature and intellectual air about her now.

"Do Lunbos and the others know?"

Lis chatted absentmindedly, trying his best to find a topic, as he himself had been quite inexperienced with women in his previous life.

Taya glanced at Lis and slightly raised her snow-white chin, saying:

"I haven't told them specifically, but they more or less know that my identity is not so ordinary."

Lis scratched his head, not sure what to say.

He couldn't very well say that he had just refused the marriage proposal to her.

Seeing Lis silent, Taya asked:

"Will you come back to the adventure team in the future?"

After thinking it over, Lis shook his head and said:

"I probably won't. I have a tight schedule studying with the teacher, and I have a lot of things to do in the future. I might not have time for adventures together."

Lis, who had broken through to the Silver Level, now possessed the strength to explore some secret stashes from his past life's memories. After he completes the initial integration with the players and his arcane research, he might leave Bright City.
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For that, he had even determined the plan and destinations for his subsequent travels and adventures.

"Oh~"

Taya was silent for a moment, making up her mind.

She moved closer to Lis and gently slipped her right hand around his arm, pressing her beautiful body against him.

Feeling this warm touch, Lis looked at Taya in surprise, not understanding why the Princess suddenly made such an intimate gesture.

"What are you looking at? If we don't go to the party soon, we'll be late!"

Taya lifted her head, her expression as if it were perfectly natural to look at Lis that way, but her increasingly flushed cheeks and slightly trembling hands betrayed the little nervousness in her heart.

"Then let's go,"

Lis smiled, leading Taya towards the banquet hall, his expression more spirited.