Since King Krisen could be considered his future father-in-law, Damien decided to show the proper respect and respectfully bowed as he greeted, "Your Majesty."
King Krisen inwardly nodded in appreciation, seeing that Damien was well mannered indeed.
"Hmm, so Damien, who are you?" King Krisen decided to ask the basic question first.
Damien raised his head and looked at him as he said, "I am Damien Godwin, an outcast of the Ward Family of the Rong Empire."
King Krisen raised his brows, "The Rong Empire? You have traveled so far from your home empire. Why?"
Damien explained his background to him as King Krisen patiently listened. After he was done explaining, King Krisen understood that Damien's background could be considered to be nothing when compared to even a prince of the weakest kingdom.
And when compared to the status of his daughter, he knew people would compare him as a toad lusting for swan's meat.
Still, if the two married, then there would definitely be unrest in the kingdom with various protests coming from his ministers, and probably even his people might voice their objections. After all, who would want the respected princess of their kingdom to get married to a nobody?
Still, before being a king, he was a father who cared very much about his daughter's happiness. So he wasn't planning to throw Damien out anyway and just decided to come up with some way to elevate his status.
But then suddenly he felt that the name 'Damien' was kind of familiar, and then he remembered something as he asked with a narrowed gaze, "Are you the Damien who supposedly has a lightning seed? And the elite disciple of the Xeton Ethereal Foundation?"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})Damien smiled and nodded, "Yes, I am." He decided not to reveal his identity as the 'Lightning Prince' to see how King Krisen would react to his status. But it didn't seem necessary based on his observation.
King Krisen's eyes brightened upon learning that he was looking at the rumored prodigy to possess the lightning seed and also someone who possessed a shocking battle prowess.
Realizing this, he felt that now Damien's status could be considered even higher than even a prince from one of the strongest kingdoms. After all, there has never been someone with a lightning seed for more than a thousand years.
He knew even powerful individuals would fight over each other to have Damien marry into their families. So now, he couldn't help but feel that his daughter was indeed fortunate to have fallen in love with him.
He also knew that Damien was mentally older than he looked because of the memories from his past life and could observe it just from how cool-headed he was.
So he couldn't help but feel that Damien was capable and mature enough to take care of his daughter. Most of all, knowing that Yuria was with him in their past life as well, he knew Damien might even know more about his daughter than him.
Still, he found one thing puzzling, "But why did you come all the way here from the Xeton Empire? What could you possibly want in this empire which you can't get from the Xeton Empire?"
Damien sighed and said, "It's actually a long story and something to do with your daughter as well. Perhaps I can talk to you about this after I explain some things to Yuria."
Damien felt that he could trust King Krisen since he seemed like the kind of father who would do anything for his daughter, especially for her safety. So he couldn't help but wonder how King Krisen would react once he knew what the Gale Emperor planned to do about his kingdom.
Still, King Krisen had to know something. So he asked with squinted eyes, "How long have you two been meeting up secretly and doing indecent stuff? You do know that until her marriage, she has to remain untouched."
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})Damien understood what he meant and his worries and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know the things I should do and don't. Till I marry her, I won't take things too far."
"Oh? You seem confident enough to think that I already agreed with both of your relationships," King Krisen asked with one of his eyebrows raised.
Damien confidently smiled, "It's because I know how much you care about your daughter. I know you value her happiness very much, future father-in-law."
"Hmph, it seems like you plan on taking advantage of that. Don't you, boy?" King Krisen said in a jesting tone, feeling comfortable, talking with Damien and already started considering him as his son-in-law.
"I guess you can go back to the guest residence now. But don't let anyone know about what happened. I am sure you know this as well. Till we sort things out, let's keep your relationship with hers a secret. Don't worry. I will arrange things in case you two need to see each other. I am sure young people like you wouldn't be able to bear staying away from each other," King Krisen said with a chuckle.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Damien gratefully bowed.
King Krisen waved his hands and asked, "So, are you still going to participate in the alchemy competition? I heard you were a genius in alchemy as well."
Damien felt that there was no need for any change in his initial plans and said, "Oh, I won't be participating. I am just accompanying someone else who would be participating. As for the details, I will surely tell you later."
Meanwhile, Yuria was in her room, sitting on her bed, thinking about the things that had just happened, especially about Damien.
She had a silly smile on her face as her cheeks blushed, thinking about the loving kiss she shared with him since she knew that could be considered as the first kiss where Damien poured all his love he had for her into that kiss.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})However, unbeknownst to her, an invisible figure phased in through the door of her room.
