Chapter 658: Floating Mouth
Chapter 658: Floating Mouth
"Fisher, quickly come try how this piece of clothing is?"
It was exactly afternoon inside the Golden Palace at this time. When the temperature of early autumn had yet to plummet to freezing, and the taste of severe summer heat had yet to recede, the atmosphere was the most comfortable.
And Elizabeth also unprecedentedly didn't work in the front courtyard. Instead she stayed inside the bedchamber, quite happily picking up a brown suit jacket walking to the living room, gesturing up and down towards Fisher who was sitting on the sofa somewhat speechless.
Honestly speaking, these past few days Fisher roughly experienced what it means to "not need to put in effort".
If he were any ordinary Naris person, he would probably incomparably envy the life he was living at this moment.
During this period of time, in addition to work, Elizabeth would also take the trouble to buy various kinds of gifts from outside to give to Fisher. Even though this was the bedchamber she lived in, in just a short few days, inside that empty wardrobe appeared who knows how many brand new clothes Fisher had never worn before.
Food, clothing, expenses, all requirements were readily available, giving everything that could be given. Even the Empresses of past Naris emperors didn't have it like this.
As for repayment, it seemed besides the "routine public service" every night, there was no longer any need for Fisher to pay out anything.
This happiness of being kept as a pet by a rich person was perhaps something Fisher couldn't imagine before. But today the happiness Fisher could feel, troubled by the big headache of the "World-Ending Prophecy", had obviously been diluted countless times.
"Trying again? Already tried three outfits today, shouldn't we be setting off?"Fisher opened his mouth somewhat not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Today from when he woke up in the morning he was requested by Elizabeth to pick clothes. To when it was almost noon he picked clothes she felt looked good to try again. The result was Fisher had just begun to change jackets when she couldn't completely help but pounce over wanting "daytime public service".
Right at this moment having just settled down not long after eating him clean and wiping her mouth, she yet raised a new piece of clothing again, making even Fisher's gaze looking at her become vigilant.
He began to doubt, whether this was some signal of Elizabeth's "growling stomach with hunger"?
Speaking of it, it was somewhat ridiculous, that Fisher Benavides also had a day where the "roles of attacker and defender switched" in this aspect.
It was absolutely not the impossible reason of his body being about to run dry. When it came to people who could make him run dry, among the females he knew not a single one could surpass Helaire.
It was just that Elizabeth was too easy to have unsatisfied desires, and when it came to real swords and real spears she was incredibly weak, that's why it made him feel a headache.
Imagine right now you are the commander-in-chief of a large army, the enemy general Elizabeth shouts battle challenges outside demanding slaughter, and you joyfully agree preparing to go all out.
Thus mustering the troops and horses to fight with her in the curtains of the bed. Originally thought it could be a decent slaughter with back and forth, yet didn't expect the other party collapsed at the first touch, too easily satisfied. Our side hadn't even utilized full strength to enjoy ourselves to the fullest and she ceases drums and rests.
Besides disappointment there was no other method, then could only sound the retreat.
Then, waiting until you put on your clothes sitting firmly sounding the retreat and not much time passed, she then shouts battle challenges outside again...
It's roughly such a headache-inducing situation, so besides at night, Fisher didn't even bother taking off clothes (mustering troops and horses).
"Relax, truly just trying clothes that's all, what are you thinking?"
Looking at Fisher's doubting line of sight looking towards herself, even for Elizabeth she couldn't help but slightly redden her cheeks a bit, explaining like this.
The matter at noon today was not what she wished. If possible she actually still wanted to maintain the most basic reserve in front of Fisher, no matter what had to wait until night...
It was just, having such excellent external appearances and also being the person you loved the most changing clothes in front of you exactly like this, a person who could maintain sitting still without disturbance would instead be strange right?
The situations of other people was temporarily unknown, but the desire accumulated by Elizabeth having waited for so long truly couldn't be dissipated within a few mornings and evenings. See here, her breathing got heavy at that time, and she couldn't hold back stepping forward to shout battle challenges.
"We're setting off for the honeymoon immediately, no matter what have to prepare a bit of spare clothes right... Right, incidentally, besides the beach we originally planned to go to, do you have any other places you want to go to?"
"Why suddenly ask this?"
"Thinking about it carefully, only going to one place for a honeymoon seems to be too shabby is it not? But I temporarily also can't think of any place I want to go to, so asking you if you have any suggestions?"
And there is such a good thing?
Actually after the research of these past few days, Fisher had roughly researched everything that could be researched regarding the Treasure properties on Alicia's body. To proceed further transcendent power is absolutely necessary, so he must collect the blessing power scattered out by Demi-Human Girl Con.
He was previously still thinking about how to find a reason to go to places other than the honeymoon to recover the power of the blessing... Now Elizabeth speaking like this, is truly delivering a pillow right when he got sleepy, incomparably considerate.
"Mm, if it's like this, before setting off I want to return to the orphanage I grew up in to take a look... Won't stay there very long, relax."
Elizabeth smiled slightly, joyfully promising.
"Of course no problem."
She slowly arrived behind Fisher, her two hands trailing down following the contours of his shoulders, unfastening the buttons of his jacket bit by bit wanting to help him change clothes.
Fisher stretched out his hands wanting to do it himself, but Elizabeth gently patted the back of his hands, stopping his actions.
"Don't move, be good, little children who move around recklessly will be eaten."
"..."
Actually calculating according to normal time, because Fisher transmigrated back to the past he jumped over four and a half years of time at once, this also led to Elizabeth who was originally the same age as him appearing out of thin air four and a half years older than him, could be considered "Big Sister Elizabeth".
But after all he had dated females so much older than him, they didn't treat Fisher as a little child, Elizabeth instead became his kindergarten teacher first.
"Your Majesty, the carriages have been prepared."
Waiting until the clothes changing was finished, Elizabeth took back her fair hands this time standing in front of him, sizing up this set of fitting clothes with keen interest. And at the door, Diane's calm voice also sounded anew, reminding Elizabeth of the upcoming itinerary like an emotionless tool.
"I know."
Elizabeth replied very plainly, but Fisher's wrist trembled a bit, hurriedly looking towards the tightly shut door.
"Then let's set off right now, Fisher, must properly enjoy the upcoming time."
"Ah..."
The matter of packing luggage actually didn't need Elizabeth to prepare. Her items would have specialized inner court officials to help pack. But everything of Fisher's she personally looked over, even regardless of size rolling up the underwear used for changing neatly stuffing them to the side of the suitcase for ready access. Mm, what was stuffed were also all the styles she liked, Fisher was also convinced.
In the entirety of Naris, probably only Fisher could make Elizabeth voluntarily do like this.
The courtyard at the doorway was as quiet as just as before. When passing by Fisher also took a few more glances at this courtyard. Actually primarily confirming whether that "Diane" was nearby. Ever since knowing the terror that might be contained behind her, even with the Concealment Blessing on him he was still exceptionally vigilant.
However fortunately she seemed to have gone to prepare the matters for going out. After Elizabeth walked out of the bedchamber, the other maids also drafted the luggage she prepared following not far behind.
"I wanted to ask previously, since I came here I've always felt this place seems quite a bit quieter than the western-style mansion you lived in before. Where are those dogs you raised previously? I remember you should have raised a lot..."
"Feeling too desolate? If you want to, after returning just go buy some more."
"...Still forget it, I actually don't like small animals very much, just curious that's all."
"The dogs I raised previously all died of illness, truly a pity."
"Died of illness? Together?"
"Mm, should be some kind of canine distemper right, also don't know how they caught it. Only a few survived. The things those doggies used previously were all burned to avoid leaving the root of the illness, so they are still staying outside the courtyard right now."
"Like this..."
Truly strange, but Fisher also knew Elizabeth wasn't someone who liked small animals very much.
She raised dogs purely just because they were obedient, so probably even if they all died she didn't care at all.
They very quickly got on the carriage. According to the original plan going to the church school Fisher just mentioned first. After that they would leave Saint-Nazareth heading towards the destination of the honeymoon, the royal private beach.
To avoid attracting attention and causing a sensation, Elizabeth even specially chose a low-profile Cardinal carriage, even the accompanying guards weren't brought many. Anyway there were also servants there at the royal beach.
Worth mentioning is, Alicia was also brought along, on that carriage of the accompanying maids behind.
The situation of her dreaming at night became increasingly severe over the past few days. Eimhart was even terrified to the point of not daring to stay together with her at night. Fisher worried about leaving her inside the Golden Palace an incident would happen so he let her follow along together, Elizabeth also didn't care much.
When the carriage was about to drive away from the Golden Palace, a minister who seemed to have waited at the door for a long time took the liberty of stopping the vehicle, handing over quite a few letters to the carriage Diane sat in clearing the path ahead. But the carriage in front didn't stop because of this, appearing not to have the intention of handing the letters to Elizabeth either.
"Looking at the attire, the one stopping the path just now should be a minister of the cabinet right, over the submitted letters aren't you going to take a look?"
"No need, right now no matter what matter can't compare to the upcoming honeymoon... Secondly is, I know the broad content of that letter, no need to look either."
Elizabeth maintained a smile, extremely patiently explaining for Fisher while simultaneously using a fork to fork up the dessert prepared inside the carriage, feeding it to Fisher to eat.
"They previously reported upward to me about the matter of possible foreign forces on the eastern side of the continent wanting to assassinate me. But right now I still travel without bringing guards, the vast majority of the content of those letters are admonishments regarding this aspect. As for the other letters, either it's about that [Phoenix] of the Northern Border Wutong Tree, or it's about the Southern Continent Red Dragon Court, all handed over to Diane to handle and that's fine."
Every time Elizabeth spoke a place, a bit of sweat popped out on Fisher's head.
Tell me what a coincidence is this, these "hostile forces" she spoke of all seemed probably maybe to have a tiny bit of relation with him.
Especially when mentioning "Phoenix", the expression on Elizabeth's face still carried a bit of shadow, as if chewing over that Valentina who confronted herself a week ago.
Fisher ate the dessert Elizabeth handed over yet didn't feel sweet and greasy at all, only feeling fiery hot in his oral cavity. But on his face he extremely naturally shifted the topic, speaking of content he originally indeed should care about.
He cast a sidelong glance in the direction of that carriage clearing the path ahead, opening his mouth asking.
"When did that Diane come to your side?"
"Don't mention other women in front of me oh, be good. Moreover, you are shifting the topic oh..."
"..."
Intentionally familiar people can always expose all your thoughts. Being seen through Fisher also didn't want to struggle anymore, he merely said.
"...Just a rare sight seeing you trust a person so much, so feeling curious that's all. After all everything previously was her helping."
"Hehe, Fisher, besides you and myself, I never trust anyone, Diane is also like this. She is a slum dweller born from Serpent's Head Street, able to walk to this step today entirely relying on herself, working hard, bearing hardships and standing hard work, bearing the burden of office willingly... The key lies in, she knows when to advance and retreat."
Working hard, bearing hardships and standing hard work, bearing the burden of office willingly...
Isn't that obvious, it's just that she doing these things isn't for the future or to cultivate good fortune. I estimate if she works a bit harder under you she's going to make this world explode.
However, if Diane has such a clear life vein, then is she ultimately a person of this world believing in foreign Chaos, or from consciousness is an existence subordinating to Chaos?
"And having these advantages, I can also satisfy what she needs to a certain extent. This should be considered equivalent exchange, we can both be satisfied."
"...I am afraid not everyone is satisfied right, otherwise why would those people prepare to assassinate you?"
Fisher wasn't worried about those people's assassination towards Elizabeth. At the end of the day, no matter how formidable the humans coming from those small nations were, they were all side dishes in front of Elizabeth who could exchange blows with a Phoenix approaching Mythical rank like Valentina. And this was probably also the reason she traveled bold because of relying on something.
"Because there are always some things that cannot make everyone satisfied. Either I am not satisfied, or other people are not satisfied, and I will forever continually choose to make me satisfied. People who are not satisfied will always have resentment towards people who are satisfied, that's why they come to assassinate me. By the same logic, Fisher, if it's that Phoenix of the Northern Border coming to assassinate me, right in front of you, will you protect me?"
"..."
Elizabeth's topic shifted, as if the "satisfied and unsatisfied" tone in her speech was just a lead-in. And when she asked this sentence, Fisher then finally barely realized the matter "regarding other females" she didn't even mention these days had finally surfaced anew, even if it was just such a joking and quite euphemistic Q&A.
"...I don't hope you suffer harm, Elizabeth."
"Truly cunning, my darling."
Elizabeth still smiled, but yet didn't mention whether she was satisfied with this answer. At this moment, the Cardinal's carriage exactly wobbled and stopped. They also finally traveled incognito arriving at the destination Fisher designated, the church school he lived in the past.
Elizabeth pulled open the curtains, looking at the scene outside making an invitation towards Fisher.
"Let's go inside and take a look?"
"...No need, looking here is enough."
His coming here was just to recover the blessing Demi-Human Girl Con left behind, it wasn't really wanting to see what the place he grew up evolved to. He engraved this place entirely because of Sister Teresa, after she passed away, he had never come to this place again.
Now lifting the curtain again taking a look outside, he even more felt it differed greatly from the place in his memories, appearing so grey and defeated without vitality.
He seemingly saw bits of fine golden light spots upon the courtyard wall. Simultaneously as a bit of inspiration was triggered, he then recognized those were traces Demi-Human Girl Con left behind several decades ago.
He stretched out his finger aiming at the light spots on the enclosing wall outside. Those light spots then flew towards him exactly as if being towed. What came flying over together, seemingly still included a string of blurred scenes.
He saw an uninhibited person stretching lazily leaving this church, while behind her, an extremely young maiden wearing a nun robe was waving her hand at the door watching her leave.
Immediately following, Fisher suddenly felt the Demi-Human Completion Handbook at his chest suddenly become burning hot, a string of illusory golden blessings also surged onto his line of sight.
[You have unlocked new fragments of Azanroth's authority]
[The great Azanroth is an extremely powerful deity amidst the vast universe, possessing complex mighty power unimaginable by other deities. When you pick up His existence from amidst concealed dust, you can then peek at a corner of His unimaginable power (Send one piece for 50 cents)]
[Authorities you have unlocked: "Concealment" (50%), "Gathering" (10%)]
[Concealment: You can already relatively adapt to life when all other authorities are lost and faded, this has a close connection with mastering the concealed authority. Next you will learn the technique of using other authority powers (transcendent power) under the Concealment Blessing without being discovered. You have unlocked your transcendent abilities, but excessive use might still lead to the failure of the Concealment Blessing.]
[Gathering: Azanroth possesses the ability to derive any identical properties and gather them, this means you possess the ability to copy certain items and authority powers. Intimately get along with more demi-human girls to unlock copy points, consuming them on any possible copy]
"Then we'll leave right now?"
"Ah..."
Fisher nodded, hadn't yet recovered his thoughts from the information given by the illusory subtitles, but Elizabeth's beautiful face entering his eyes instead made him involuntarily ponder a problem.
He now stayed together with Elizabeth who was human every day, where to go get those "copy points"?
At this moment, the feeling of missing other demi-human race females spontaneously arose in his inner heart...
But this could also be considered fully loaded with harvest, he didn't reveal this restless palpitation in his inner heart, instead merely preparing to let down the curtain first to continue the honeymoon with Elizabeth.
Also exactly at this time, in his line of sight, he suddenly saw by the side of the enclosing wall of that church school, floating out of thin air a mouth and an eyeball... Yes, precisely the kind of standalone organs detached from a face.
At this moment, they were eerily looking towards the direction of the carriage Fisher sat in below in mid-air.
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