37 Demon of Lust (1): Celine

"Father, please, I beg you to think twice. Marriage without love is ridiculous!"

Celine stomped her feet and grumbled; her twinkling golden eyes conveyed frustrations and helplessness, reflecting the image of his father, the Paladin.

Louis, the Paladin, compared to before, now wears a casual yet elegant attire as he checks for his daughter's bedroom in the night. He didn't expect her daughter to welcome him with complaints about his decision, ending him having a frowning expression on his face.

This decision had been made by him after his conversation with the Emperor. It turned out the growth of the Hero surpassed their expectations, despite being aware he awakened a Mythical Class Title. It would be fine if the hero could be controlled, but not his followers.

With how charming the Hero was and his personality that even almost all the princesses or daughters of the Emperor fell in love with him, it wouldn't be long before the Hero could affect the entire Empire with his single word.

The Emperor feared this and also assumed the Hero might become uncontrollable and abandon the Empire, creating his own. He didn't want it to happen, so Louis actually proposed tying the Hero's existence to the Empire, so the Empire would not face its fall once the Hero built his own.

By then, The Empire of the Goddess Lynx and the Empire of the Hero in the future would have diplomatic relations, ending the former benefitted from the growth of the latter. Of course, it was still an assumption, and it depended on the Hero if he even fancied building his own kingdom.

But considering the Emperor's worries Louis agreed, and he had no qualms about it.

Of course, it was not the only reason. After all, why would an Archduke tie his daughter to the Hero when the Emperor could do so to his daughter? Considering the position of the princess and how many there were, which Emperor could even treat some useless one yet a beautiful nonetheless disposable tool?

Simple, the daughter of the Archduke, Celine Laurence, awakened a Title, and its traits enhanced her charm to a whole new level. The Title was so embarrassing that only a few were aware of it: her Parents and the Emperor himself.

The Archduke was also stricter about who his daughter would meet, considering she could invite disaster just by her Title.

Therefore, it was the main reason why the Archduke suggested engaging his daughter with the Hero even before the Emperor suggested it. He was already aware of it, so there was no use for small talk.

At least her daughter's future was already sealed to a brighter path.

But she actually had the gall to complain?

He stared at her daughter, and she was dazzling and… he didn't want to admit it, but even he, as a father, was moved by her daughter's beauty. He was aware that it all contributed to the traits of her Title, which could even seduce him.

Therefore, if even he, as a father and an existence who touched a higher realm, could be moved by her traits, what about the Hero who could still not match him in terms of mental and physical aspects?

Hence, it was within reason his daughter got betrothed to the Hero.

Her mother couldn't even be compared to her daughter, and Celine inherited her physical appearance from her parents.

The blonde silk-like hair's waist level fluttered every time she moved as though she was always using the best shampoo ever.

She was slightly slim, and her breast wasn't really outstanding. But surprisingly, anyone's gazes that examined her body could feel their hormones getting excited and wanted nothing but to pounce at her.

Furthermore, once you stared at her eyes: those twinkled golden eyes star shape iris could allure you to follow every of her command.

It was no different than being brainwashed!

Consequently, Louis was confident her daughter could control the Hero, only if she had the courage and interest to perform like every other decisive woman he knew.

But this daughter of his always has a ridiculous mindset!

To find a perfect husband that would love her and live together peacefully, and blah blah. Louis was already fed up with this. No other man could resist her, so this dream of hers would always remain a delusion!

But her daughter has always been a strong-headed girl, or what to be called a woman, especially since she only recently turned eighteen. Of course, every man from all over the world expressed their desire to woo her, but she rejected every single one of them.

Then how could she find a man in her dream?

Louis almost puked in anger just thinking about it. He thought the Hero should have reached the criteria, but it seemed it wasn't.

'Wait, she said a marriage without love, right? Then, I can convince her."

Louis felt like the heavy weight on his heart vanished. He simply loved her daughter the most and always spoiled her, except he has always shown his strict side to her daughter. He didn't want her to think she could have everything she wanted unless her father agreed to it.

But seeing her grumbling in anger with pleading eyes, he felt his heart stabbed and even concluded he was a cruel father.

When he finally realized that the damn traits of her daughter were distorting his perception again, he frowned and finally turned clear-headed.

"Father, please…" Celine whimpered.

Tears began to swell in her eyes, and her pitiful expression acted like a nail stabbing Louis' heart. But Louis remained his frowning expression and steeled his heart. He didn't want to let his emotions affect the bright future he already concluded for his daughter.

"My daughter, the Hero, is something every woman dreams of. Love can be built, so you should not worry about it first. And you haven't met him yet, so how could you say you didn't love him when you don't know a single thing about him?"

His father beamed and continued:

"Before you decide, you should meet him first and chat with him until you are certain if he is the one or not.".

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Guys, I have to change the MC's age, and he should now turning eighteen. Don't worry the timeline is still the same, just think that when he spent a year and over three months, he is already eighteen. Like before a year passed, but two month passed, he turned seventeen, and then a year passed then he turned eighteen. This is because I'm afraid to receive a warning from webnovel having an R-18 scene between eighteen below characters.

In addition, the release rate will remain 1 chapter a day because there is only less than a week before exam, so I have to prepare for it. But it will change in June 5 - 8 because I will paticipate in win-win. Of course I will also add a milestone with bonus chapter as a reward. Thank you for the support until now, especially powerstones and comments! I appreciate it!