"… So you see, how could I, as the Crown Prince of our Empire, idly sit by when a person in desperate need of my help, and a beautiful woman no less, sit by and idly do nothing while she faces a heart demon?" Stated Elif righteously as he placed his hand on his heart while slowly walking around the two thrones, causing Lynda to stare blankly at him.
"What I had done is stupid, yes I wholly admit that, but if intelligence is what I must sacrifice to save a dear friend, then so be it! This Prince shall do it without hesitation; our friendship is just that important to me." Added Elif firmly with a righteous expression as he placed his hands behind his back while staring at Marcus and Maria, proudly raising his hand.
"Ugh, s-so beautiful." "Our Prince is such a righteous soul; I've never been happier to serve the Royal Lineage." "To have such a beautiful soul and body… The heavens have surely blessed him." Stated the royal guards lining the throne room's walls, gazing at Elif in both awe and while sniffling, having been brought to tears from his speech.
Hearing the praise from the royal guards, I smirked to myself as I further raised my head in pride while internally hoping my lies weren't seen through by Mother and Father.
'They shouldn't be, right? It's not like I was actually lying; I was just stretching and bending the truth a little; the main points of my speech were all truthful.' Thought Elif with a curious expression as he peeked at Maria and Marcus, both silently sitting with their eyes closed.
"Elif…" Said Marcus lightly as he opened his eyes, staring at Elif, only for Maria to slam her hand onto her throne.
"Silence!" Ordered Maria sternly as she narrowed her eyes at numerous royal guards, causing the throne room to quickly fall into silence, with only the sound of faint breathing.
"Go ahead, Darling." Said Maria softly as she leaned back into the throne and gestured to Marcus, who lightly nodded while clearing your throat.
"Lynda, is there anything you'd like to say?" Asked Marcus as he shifted his focus to Lynda, who was calmly standing in the distance with an unamused expression.
"I'd just like to add that Illumia assisted His Highness throughout the whole ordeal, your Majesties. As for His Highness's speech, while very flamboyant, he didn't hold any lies; oh, but he did attempt to bribe me with a kiss." Replied Lynda softly as she reached down and tossed Illumia towards Elif while also freeing her movement and unsealing her Qi, only to glance at Elif before shifting he focus to Marcus.
"I had ordered Illumia to help me, and since she's my personal attendant, it's only a given she'd be forced to follow my orders; secondly, you had stolen a kiss from me when I couldn't move." Remarked Elif with a faint frown as he caught Illumia with his arms while looking at Maria and Marcus, only to eye Lynda, who simply denied such claims.
"I do not know what you're referring to." Said Lynda firmly, her words causing Elif's expression to twitch while Illumia remained silent.
"Enough! I do not care who kissed who; you should discuss that with Elaine. I'm more interested in learning why my firstborn, and apparently someone who I trusted enough to place his life in her hands, would do something so idiotically stupid like purposefully acquiring a heart demon?" Declared Maria as she tapped her fingers on her armrest while glaring at Elif and Illumia, the latter averting her eyes in shame.
"Mother, you're getting aggravated over a minor incident; this 'heart demon' was merely artificial since it was created from long exposure to a Diabolical's Madness Qi. To call it a 'heart demon' is us being generous; also, no harm, no foul. In the end, there were no serious or long-lasting repercussions; I helped Sarah, I easily dealt with my heart demon, and I even got to experience an epiphany afterward; overall, it was actually a rather fruitful event." Stated Elif firmly as he glanced at Maria, who widened her eyes before shifting his focus to Marcus.
"Marcus, did my son just tell me to calm down?" Asked Maria calmly as she stopped tapping her fingers and glanced at Marcus, who internally sighed before quickly speaking before she could.
"What about you, Illumia? As his personal attendant, you should've never allowed such a thing to occur; do you also have an excuse like my idiotic son?" Asked Marcus sternly as he deeply eyed Illumia, who was still being held within Elif's arms.
"I've no excuse, your Majesty." Replied Illumia softly as she raised her head, staring into Marcus's eyes, causing Maria to slam her fist onto her throne.
"Then why did you allow it to happen, Illumia? Do you secretly wish to kill my son? Do I need to replace you with someone more competent?" Asked Maria in slight anger as she narrowed her eyes at Illumia, whose expression morphed into one of anger while she removed herself from Elif's arms.
"I'm deeply offended and quite angered that you'd dare to even think I'd wish to ever purposefully harm his Highness, Empress Maria. Minus the six-month gap, I've spent nearly every moment of my life by his side since the age of four; how could I have anything but love for him?" Declared Illumia solemnly as she glared at Maria, who was slightly taken aback by her sudden aggressiveness, while Elif nodded in pride.
"Hehe, that's my Illumia, even daring to speak back to Mother; you're bolder than I am." Said Elif with a smirk as he looked at Illumia before kissing her cheek, causing her to faintly blush though her expression remained the same.
"Hmph, you say that, but I find it hard to believe you, considering what you had just done." Said Maria as she eyed Illumia, who shook her head.
"No offense, your Majesties, but as I've said before, I've spent nearly every moment by his side, more than either of you two have; I know more about His Highness than you two, so I knew he would emerge perfectly fine. What you believe to be risky, I simply saw as a temporary moment of pain, which, of course, my heart obviously ached at." Stated Illumia, her words causing Maria to narrow her eyes before scoffing in annoyance, seemingly unable to argue with her statement.
"So, because of your deep and unwavering faith in Elif, you believe you should be exempt from punishment?" Asked Maria with a raised eyebrow as she tapped her fingers on the armrest while eyeing Illumia, who firmly shook her head.
"No, of course not, your Majesty; as you have said, I'm His Highness's personal attendant, and no matter my feelings, I should've never allowed such a thing to occur. I'll gladly accept any punishment so long as I remain as His Highness's personal attendant." Replied Illumia softly with a deep bow as she raised her head and gazed at Maria, who looked on in amusement.
"I'm not going to remove you from your position; I would need to find someone to replace you, and I can see Elif wouldn't so easily accept. Though you will certainly receive heavy punishment." Said Maria as she looked at Illumia, who nodded while sighing in relief, only for her expression to harden, shifting her focus to Elif.
"As for you, boy. You're definitely going to receive punishment as well; I did not raise my son to be stupid nor conceited enough to think a heart demon is a minor inconvenience." Added Maria as she eyed Elif, who grumbled under his breath before reluctantly nodding.
"Yes, Mother." Muttered Elif in annoyance as he folded his arms while averting his gaze.
"Now that you two understand, leave the throne room; we'd like to speak with Lynda." Said Marcus with a nod as he waved his hand, forcefully pushing both Elif and Illumia out of the throne room.
Landing on my butt, I quickly stood up and cleaned myself with my Qi before turning around, heading to my room since there was nothing else to do besides wait until our punishment was decided upon.
Winking at the many maids across the way, I made a few turns through different hallways before eventually entering my all-too-familiar room, which smelled just like me.
"So, what do you think the punishment will be?" Asked Elif with a raised eyebrow as he plopped onto his bed and glanced at Illumia, who activated several formations surrounding the room.
"No clue, Elif." Replied Illumia softly as she removed her clothes while slowly approaching Elif, whose cock twitched when he laid eyes on her large, perky breasts.
Once Illumia reached my bed, she wore nothing except her dimension ring, which she set on the table beside my bed, prompting me to do the same with my own while I allowed her to remove my clothes.
"Someone is horny, it seems." Said Elif lightly as he played with Illumia's ample breasts, pinching and twisting her nipples, causing her to faintly moan in pleasure.
"That kiss in front of their Majesties aroused me, Elif." Said Illumia softly as she removed Elif's pants and clothes, gulping in awe while viewing his perfect body.
Smirking, I grabbed Illumia's hips and flipped our position, though instead of directly mounting her and plunging my shaft into sopping wet womanhood, I wanted to enjoy its taste first.
"I will say, among all three of my women, you're always the most wet." Said Elif lightly as he spread Illumia's legs while gently licking her vagina, slurping all of her honey, though more only flooded out of her vagina.
"~Ahhh~ s-so good!"