Chapter 405 - Smiling Again
After Damien explained his plan, King Krisen had a difficult expression as if he was very hesitant about following through with the plan but at the same time did not vehemently discard it as well.
Yuria bit her lips, not knowing whether her father would agree since Damien's plan sounded quite outrageous enough to shock anyone.
If it was anyone else who said what Damien said, she might have thought of it as a joke. But since it was Damien and having an idea of what he was capable of, not only her but even King Krisen began to seriously consider his plan since the alternatives did not look very promising.
His only hesitation was the safety of his daughter since Damien's plan involved having her go with him to the Gale Palace. But since Damien gave his word that he would not let anything happen to her and that as long as nothing out of the ordinary happens, there wouldn't be any reason for Yuria to face danger.
King Krisen also knew that even if his kingdom's power had been rising steadily, it was not really powerful enough to contend against the imperial family because of how vast and rich their heritage was, especially over all these years.
He already knew that he was under the imperial family's radar, but he never thought that they would be thinking far too ahead this soon.
He also knew that the reason the imperial family was not trying to strong arm him was because of his kingdom's relationship with the Lancaster Empire but even that now looked bleak because of the recent events.
So he decided to take a leap of faith and trust Damien with his daughter, "Alright...But boy, remember...You should definitely take care of my daughter no matter how many other women you have. And the moment I sense any trouble over there, I would be rushing over personally."
Damien smiled, "Of course. I love her more than my own life. No harm will come to her."
"Damien…" Yuria became red-faced as she looked down with a smitten expression.
King Krisen let out a helpless sigh, seeing these two and how deep his daughter had fallen into the abyss of love.
He awkwardly coughed, sensing the love in the air, and said, "Okay, I will go and prepare Damien's rewards. You two better return fast and…" He continued with a stern gaze as he looked at the two, "Don't take things too far."
Yuria sheepishly smiled as she nodded while Damien cleared his throat and nodded.
King Krisen then softly smiled as he left, purposefully giving the two some time alone.
But suddenly Tristen's body dropped on the floor, making Yuria panic.
"Don't worry. He is here," King Krisen said with a knowing smile as he opened the door for Damien who reached inside just now with his lightning speed after getting in through a backdoor which King Krisen revealed to him.
"Damien!" Yuria immediately jumped onto him, who happily caught her and hugged her tightly, taking in the fragrance of her skin while getting used to her new looks.
Yuria felt relieved since she now understood that Damien just wanted to see her with his real body and for some reason he can't control others at the same time.
Even though she looked different since he knew her soul was the same, he didn't feel much weird about it.
"So tell me, is Nathasia or Yuria more beautiful?" Yuria asked with a playful smile as she looked at him with her hands crossed over his neck.
Damien had an awkward smile seeing how she lured him into a trap question. He then slyly smiled and whispered in her ear, "I want both."
"You playboy!" Yuria playfully fisted his chest and asked with a harrumph, "The woman you earlier mentioned who was under Tristen's radar...was it Valentina?"
Since Yuria knew that Valentina was Damien's woman, she couldn't think of anybody else.
Damien again had a difficult expression as he looked at her honey-colored eyes.
Yuria saw through his hesitation and hugged him tighter as she asked with pinched lips, "Don't tell me...you have another woman??"
"Ahem...actually, she was someone I met before Valentina. In fact, one of the first people I met after waking up in this world…"
Damien explained everything that happened after he woke up in this world and how Lily rescued him.
Yuria let go of his neck as she placed her hands on her mouth in astonishment, "You really made the Celestial Princess your woman? Oh my god...Damien...you are so bad. Tch, if only I had got my memories earlier, I could have found you first. But it seems like Lily is really a nice girl, and well since in this world harem is a normal thing, I am happy that you got one of the best already."
"Yuria...and here I thought you would get angry," Damien said with a soft smile as he caressed her cheek, feeling glad that Yuria didn't make things difficult for him. Otherwise, he would have felt more guilty explaining things to her.
Yuria held his hand and smiled, "If it was before, I might have hated the fact of you having another woman. But after everything that happened, I don't really care as long as I am beside you. I don't want to waste time worrying about other things, and besides, with lady-killer looks like yours and abilities that transcend common sense, you would surely attract women like bees to a honeycomb," Yuria said in a teasing tone to which Damien could only shake his head with a laugh.
She then looked at his beautiful smile and eyes and said in a loving tone, "You really have changed. Before, I don't think I have ever seen you smile and laugh like this. Now seeing you happy like this makes me even happier."
"So am I...after coming to this world, lots of things had happened in a short time, like falling in love when I didn't expect to and finding you again…" Damien then leaned in for a loving kiss as he hugged her soft body that melted into his arms.
Yuria grabbed his collar as her lips danced with his, and after kissing till their lips reddened, Damien broke the kiss and asked as he cupped her face, "I had some things I wanted to ask you."
Yuria shrugged with a smile, "Ask away."
"You were the one who concocted those Supreme Tier Pills, right?"