Chapter 664 Chapter 122 Differences
Ig, amused, watched the girl. Did this lass really care about what happened back then?
However, he went along with her, feigning surprise and blinking. “Young Lady, why did you suddenly mention Lord Lothel? I mean, you are a Goddess Princess. If you had a demon by your side…”
“Eh, eh, eh?”
Verafia was taken aback by his question. Why wasn’t this guy playing by the rules?
“What’s wrong with a Goddess Princess! Can’t a Goddess Princess… ” She abruptly stopped, her golden eyes meeting the young man’s half-smiling expression.
She immediately understood Ig’s intention.
This guy must be trying to trick this young lady into admitting she liked him! Hmph, this annoying fellow, I won’t let him have his way!
Verafia glared at him angrily. “Hmph, who says a Goddess Princess’s attendant can’t be a demon?”
She suddenly became indignant. “Hmph! You, if you think this young lady kept you as an attendant because of your looks, you’re dead wrong! I’ve seen plenty of handsome young men. Why would I keep you by my side?”
Ig’s gaze widened as he looked at her delicate face. The girl’s answer… was it about appearance?
Although he knew this lass had guessed his intentions and was making excuses to argue, Ig hadn’t expected this turn of events at all.
“Besides, who says demons look as scary as that guy Anderdun? I still remember that Demon King back then was quite handsome, even more so than Lothel.”
Verafia jumped down from the railing, crossed her arms, and studied him seriously with her golden eyes. She tilted her little face and pouted. “You, you might even be better looking.”
Ig was stunned by her answer for a moment.
However, seeing the blush still on the girl’s pretty face, making her put on such a serious act, he found it difficult to hold back his laughter.
Otherwise, this young lady would surely go crazy.
“To think this lass would answer so deliberately and cover it all up. It must have been tough for her.”
Ig thought to himself, looking at her small face, made even more charming by the blush, he felt a strong urge to pull her into his embrace and ruffle her little head.
“That’s right, Young Lady,” he replied with a hint of helpless amusement in his voice.
Hearing his response, Verafia triumphantly lifted her delicate face, as if victorious. Her large golden eyes stared at him proudly, as if to say, “You thought you could scheme against this young lady?”
A faint breeze brushed against her pure white skirt, making the proud young lady shiver. Ig couldn’t help but smile, gently took her slender hand, and used his demonic power to ward off the cold wind.
Verafia didn’t seem to want to go back so soon. She found a spot and pulled Ig down to sit with her.
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From the high vantage point of the castle, one could see the entire city. As night fell, the sky, adorned with frost-white moonlight, also came into view.
Ig held the girl’s small hand, his blue eyes lost in thought.
Undoubtedly, Verafia’s earlier words about the Frost Calamity followers’ plot, and the shadow of the Frost God possibly descending, Ig had never truly relaxed.
Ig subtly turned his head. The young lady was tilting her small face, her slender eyelashes fluttering lightly as she eagerly searched for stars hidden by the moonlight.
The blush had faded, and the girl’s profile, enhanced by the moonlight, was like flawless snow jade, serene and even more breathtakingly beautiful… It almost made him reluctant to look away.
His hand tightened unconsciously. She was the girl he wanted to protect… wanting to safeguard her beauty, even if it meant drinking the Demon King’s blood. But…
“Ig?” Sensing his odd behavior, Verafia gently tugged his hand, her large eyes turned towards him, and she let out a clear sound.
The young man lowered his face. The girl’s soft voice, along with her body heat, touched his heart. He softly said, “Are you thinking about the Demon King’s blood matter…”
“Why are you still dwelling on such things!”
Seeing the girl pout her pretty lips, looking angry and pretending to be upset, Ig smiled and shook his head. “No, it’s not that you, Young Lady… I’m wondering why you’re not concerned?”
Verafia was surprised. She raised her cheek, her golden eyes looking at him suspiciously. After a thorough examination, she found that he didn’t seem to be joking, so she thought:
Could this guy be faking it so much that he’s genuinely become anxious and depressed?
The girl gently propped her chin with her small hand and said:
“Well, why would you think this young lady would care? Whether you are a demon of dark blood, or the human you are now… it’s all the same to me. It’s still you, Ig.”
“It’s all me… Is it because, Young Lady, you only care about me?” Ig murmured.
“Of course!”
Verafia pulled his hand and said earnestly, “Besides, Ig, have you forgotten what you told me before about the difference between ‘liking’ and ‘loving’?”
The young man looked at her.
Verafia let out a soft hmph, crossed her arms, and spoke to herself. “You guys still like me even though I treated you so badly before. Even if you don’t say it, I know… it’s just because I’m pretty that you like me.”
“This, Young Lady, back then…”
“If you were just lustful, how much better would that be? Then, whether I really sold you off, or you stayed with that little princess, at least I wouldn’t have any burden!”
She suddenly turned her face, her large golden eyes glaring fiercely.
“But you, you idiot, you actually fell in love with this young lady like a fool and rushed in front of me. Even now, you spare no expense for me. Even if you truly turn into a demon and I end up hating you, that’s your own fault!”
Ig coughed awkwardly. “Young Lady, that was my own choice. But what’s the difference you’re talking about…”
“Falling in love with someone is easy, even if it’s just her beautiful face, her charming or gentle personality, or perhaps, a hero stepping forward and leaving a fleeting image…”
Verafia said, her gorgeous golden eyes fixed on him. “But when that physiological instinct gradually becomes accustomed to, and the filter gradually fades away, when do you truly love someone? Like, how you were with me or that Misella in the beginning?”
“Misella… Perhaps, you’re right, Young Lady. My feelings for her were a momentary stir in my heart. If I had spent more time with her, maybe there would be different feelings.”
Ig murmured with his head down, but remembering he was in front of Verafia, he quickly raised his head to explain, “But for Veer, I…”
“You know then, don’t say it!”
Verafia’s large eyes glared, interrupting him.
If this guy really said it, it would probably be too sentimental, and she would be the one to feel awkward and embarrassed.
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…Not finished yet… (There should be another chapter later)
I can’t delay any longer, I must finish this plot point today!
