Xiu Ying's eyes pierced through him like daggers, and Eren felt a chill run down his spine. Even Zia was raising an eyebrow in curiosity, while Eren's clone shifted awkwardly, trying to beco as invisible as possible.
The Royal Guard didn't understand why the atmosphere had suddenly beco so awkward.
Sothing even more strange was that an ordinary Royal Guard appeared to be sitting on the sa table with the Holy Emperor for so reason.
He had worked in the Royal Army for quite so ti, but he didn't rember seeing that person before. Was it soone that the Holy Emperor had trained in secret, only to let him co out now that the Emperor was finally showing his cards?
He knew that he couldn't ask these questions. The less he knew the better.
Eren composed himself, attempting to regain his calm deanor despite the unexpected news.
"Very well," he replied to the guard, his voice steady but his mind still very chaotic. "Escort her to the throne room. I'll et her there."
The Guard nodded respectfully before turning around.
As the guard left, Eren turned to face the two won in the room. Xiu Ying stood with her arms crossed, her expression a mixture of disbelief. Zia, on the other hand, had a faint smirk, as if she found the situation amusing.
Xiu Ying was so angry with the simple fact that she also liked Eren. How was she going to react to him having a fiance out of nowhere?
Although Eren wasn't the real Holy Emperor, but he had taken this position. Unless he was going out of his way to expose the fact that he wasn't the Holy Emperor, the woman was still going to be his fiance and act close with him.
"Before either of you say anything," Eren began, holding up a hand to prevent the inevitable confrontation, "I assure you, I have no knowledge of this engagent. This is as much a surprise to as it is to you."
"Even if she is had an engagent with the Holy Emperor, it has nothing to do with . I am just temporarily taking this position until I remove all potential threats for our demon sect. If anything, I'm the one sacrificing here."
Eren tried to explain that he was completely innocent. He even painted his actions of taking the place of the Holy Emperor as sothing he was doing for the Demon Sect.
Xiu Ying's glare softened slightly, but the frown sum remained.
"And what will you do about it?" she asked, her voice barely concealing her irritation. "She believes that you are her lover. What if she sticks close to you? What if she tries to go beyond..."
Eren stood up and sighed, rubbing his temples. "I will et her and find out the truth. I assure you, whatever you worry about will never happen. This is the Royal Palace."
"No matter how foolish that woman is, she won't be shaless enough to display affection in the open. That's why I arranged that eting in the throne room."
Eren expressed his innocence clearly. He truly had no interest in a new fiance, especially when he already had too many won to worry about.
Zia chuckled softly, stepping closer. "Oh, this should be interesting. A fiance you knew nothing about? The Holy Emperor's life is indeed full of rewards."
Although she expressed her amusent at the situation, her voice couldn't hide the jealousy that she was also feeling.
Eren gave her a wry look, appreciating her attempt to lighten the mood, even if it was at his expense.
"I will be right back. Until then, all of you should stay here." He turned and made his way to the throne room, feeling like he had ended up in an unnecessary ss.
He already made up his mind to make so light conversation with the woman before sending her away.
He didn't have ti to waste on this, especially since the Sea Dragon Empress was going to wake up in the morning. He had to prepare for that as well.
....
Upon entering the throne room, Eren was greeted by a woman whose back was facing her. The woman was standing in the center of the throne room, not even taking the seat that was arranged for her.
The way she stood and the attire that she was wearing, it all felt really grand. She had a very unique aura of grace around her.
Even though Eren had not seen her face, he was sowhat intrigued. He wondered just what exactly was the identity of this fiance
"Identify." He used identification without wasting a single second. As this woman wasn't ntioned in the novel, he was sowhat intrigued. He wanted to know about her to think of the best way to deal with her.
"Hmm?" Eren frowned sohow as a screen appeared in front of him. To his surprise, the screen was completely blank.
There was not even a na on the screen, let alone other details. It was the first ti that his identification had failed to this extent.
Even when he faced an Overlord and used Identification on them, he could at least learn about their titles if not their stats. But here, it was completely blank.
'A woman who wasn't ntioned in the novel, and now even identification doesn't work on her? Just who is she?'
Eren's expressions slightly darkened. Even though he couldn't feel any extraordinary strength from the woman, the more he thought about it, the more confusing it beca.
Her attire was elegant, befitting soone of noble status. It was as if she had co from a major family. It wasn't surprising for him. If she was engaged to soone of the stature of the Holy Emperor, her family couldn't be much weaker.
Eren took a deep breath and took his first step inside the throne room. "Apologies for making you wait."
He thought that the woman was going to turn around after hearing his voice. However, she didn't look back.
"I didn't wait long." The woman answered, her voice carrying a hint of indifference. Eren stood there for a mont, slightly taken aback by her lack of reaction.
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