The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 83: Bridesmaid If Need Be

"Lynn? Are you the Grand Duke of the Light Empire?"

Reading out the two characters no one else recognized, Helena was still a bit bewildered.

Isn’t he His Majesty the Saint Emperor? How come he’s suddenly the Grand Duke of the Light Empire?

Which family’s Saint Emperor is just a duke? Don’t they all surpass the Emperor of the Empire as the Supreme Emperor?

Not to mention he bears the name of Miracle Saint Emperor. Even if His Majesty the Emperor of the Light Empire saw him, he’d probably have to bow three times, so how did he end up as a Grand Duke?

"Did a little something in my youth, got some benefits from the Light Empire, ended up with a noble title and some land. Not worth mentioning."

Hearing Helena’s confusion, Lynn waved his hand, indicating that it was all just the youthful pursuit of fame and wealth. In fact, he didn’t even take this identity seriously, let alone the title; he hasn’t even once visited the land allocated to him.

"Why didn’t you say so earlier! Had I known my betrothed was you... Well, even if I had known I was marrying you, the old man still had to die."

Helena originally wanted to say if she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have rushed to rebel. But then she quickly realized the late emperor’s demise was of his own making and had nothing to do with her, so she let it go.

"So, is it true that we are actually the first ones to have an engagement with Lord Lynn? So, we are the ones who came first?"

Natasha, hearing this, was wagging her tail with indescribable joy alongside.

She always thought she was the youngest at home, but it turns out she was the first to connect with the Saint Emperor, so does that mean she can be the elder sister?

"It’s me, not us, there’s no mention of your name on the marriage contract."

Helena looked at the red booklet, glanced at Natasha from the corner of her eye, and corrected her.

"You are me, and I am you. When we signed the Knight Contract, we became human and dragon as one. Your betrothed is obviously also my betrothed!"

Natasha clearly disagreed when Helena tried to separate their relation, thinking back to the agreement they made not to split from each other. Now that there’s a huge benefit, Helena wants to push her aside? That can’t be right!

"Alright, what are you two fighting for? Even with a marriage contract, what does it matter? Did I sign it personally? Without my personal approval, it’s just a piece of waste paper."

Saying this, Lynn casually tossed the red booklet to the side, neither asking Helena to add a signature nor signing his own name.

"It’s not waste paper; it’s a major event of alliance between two kingdoms, recognized by both emperors!"

Natasha picked up the red booklet, patted it gently, then held it close like a treasure.

"Is it the Celestial Mandate Emperor and the Light Emperor who are bigger, or am I bigger? Why should I listen to them?"

It’s not that Lynn looks down on the emperors of the two great empires, but having been a player, he’s never adhered to the control of any empire. Players and NPCs are inherently distinct groups; one obeys the emperors of various countries, the other obeys their respective guilds.

Though Lynn does have a guild, with only himself from leader to members, he created it just to have another line of text above his head; otherwise, as a lone wolf, he wouldn’t bother with such things.

"Of course, you are much bigger, Lord... But I think you might as well sign it; just writing two words and you’ll get two beautiful women for free. Where else could you find such a good deal?"

Natasha hesitantly tried to push the red booklet back into Lynn’s hands but worried he might tear up the marriage contract, so she tried persuading him with words first.

"Helena is a great beauty, but you’re just a little dragon maiden, a dowry."

Seeing Natasha’s hopeful yet shy demeanor, Lynn had the urge to tease her.

Truth be told, he had frequently interacted with the Dragon Race in games before, but usually in their full dragon form. A little dragon maiden like Natasha, who transformed into human form while retaining some dragon features, was quite rare. Lynn had never encountered such a one before.

"Dowry is fine, then let me marry over..."

Originally, Lynn thought that for such a proud race, Natasha would surely get upset when he jokingly called her a dowry and show a bit of attitude.

But contrary to his stereotyped impression that proud adult dragons would scorn the role of a dowry, Natasha was even willing to accept it, without the slightest resistance. It seemed to her that associating with him, no matter how humble, was worth it.

Even someone as unfamiliar with her as Lynn was left speechless, and Helena, who knew her well, was equally lost for words.

Just giving yourself away is already quite forward, but you’re actively trying to welcome it!

Is this how you earn a man’s respect? How could he truly care for and cherish you?

But Natasha was unaware of Lynn and Helena’s thoughts. To her, being able to marry the most powerful man in the world was the greatest blessing.

Oh, how she longed to mate with Lord Lynn, but he seemed so indifferent...

No wonder Natasha was so eager to offer herself; it wasn’t just her. If faced with Lynn, any young dragon maiden would likely act the same.

After all, aside from their innate strength, a dragon’s greatest trait is their love for wealth, admiration of strength, and lust.

Even though Natasha had just reached adulthood, she couldn’t escape such racial traits.

Especially when she was about to enter her first heat and encountered a perfect man in every aspect.

Love of wealth, he has a black-gold demon crystal card, with billions in savings.

Admiration of strength, he is level 999, the world’s number one, absolutely invincible.

Lust, he is incredibly handsome...

Natasha is just a little dragon maiden with little experience. What could she do upon encountering such a man? What else could she do? What more could she do?

"Helena... Uh, put the marriage contract away first, just sign the original one, hand it to the people of the Light Empire to deal with for now. Without my presence, they can’t rush you to get married."

After Natasha started acting so charming, Lynn didn’t dare to tease her anymore, and simply arranged the affairs honestly, letting Helena muddle through for now. As for the real marriage contract, it could stay shelved for a while.

In any case, Helena shouldn’t be ahead of Vivian and Xiya, though he wouldn’t rank his women by status. Everyone had their own progress bars for love and intimacy. There’s no logic in jumping straight to marriage without going through holding hands, hugging, kissing, or clapping.

What kind of era is it now...

Okay, it seems it’s still an era with emperors and a feudal system, but Lynn only adhered to his own ideas. After all, the Miracle Saint Emperor is him, and now even the Demon Emperor is him, so in this godless world, his word is law!