Village Head's Debauchery

Chapter 1248 Allow Me To Finish Speaking!

Chapter 1248  Allow Me To Finish Speaking!If it were a false rumour, Paradise would have intervened immediately.

The only way to obtain Paradise Points was by purchasing them with Paradise coins, so everyone did their best to accumulate as much currency as possible. Karensa also heard this would be possible thanks to the Supreme Leader. This convinced people that the rumour was true. After all, no one would dare sully the Supreme Leader's name with false information, especially now that all his household, wives, and concubines were ascending to -divinity.

Just thinking about the Supreme Leader and his household, Karensa couldn't help but sigh. She had never seen the Supreme Leader or any of his family, so she had no idea what kind of individuals they were to be able to ascend to divinity by their own power. As a warrior striving to reach the top, she understood what an incomprehensible feat that was. To achieve it simultaneously, she was sure that even the divines would find it terrifying.

Karensa was still adjusting to the reality that divinities weren't just legends in books but real and genuine figures. She wondered where they had been while the world was in its current state and what they had done to save it. From the knowledge she had gathered, she understood that Vylkr energy was a terrifying curse capable of deterring them from interfering. But this also made her doubt their capabilities as divines.

As these thoughts flooded her mind, Karensa shook her head and pushed them aside. Noticing the customer who had just sat at the counter was one of Paradise's warriors, she immediately approached to take his order. "Can I take you..." Just as she was about to speak, a voice interrupted her.

"It's okay, I'll handle things from here."

Karensa turned her head and saw her aunt, Evaline, standing behind her.

Evaline glanced at her briefly before focusing on the warrior seated at the counter with a solemn expression.

Evaline nodded to the crowd that greeted her upon her entrance, responding calmly as she approached Orion and stopped before him. Seeing the confusion on her niece's face, Evaline sighed and gestured for her to come closer.

Karensa leaned in with a frown, wondering why her aunt was acting so secretive in public.

"He's the one," Evaline whispered.

Though they were just three simple words, they were part of a code known only to Evaline, Karensa, and Orion, who could read Evaline's thoughts.

Karensa's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. She refocused on the warrior in front of her, wondering how she had failed to recognize the very person who had stopped the plotting nobles of the Trekking Flamingo Runaway City before their rebellion came to fruition, eliminated the entire noble household, and spared her aunt for her sake. She knew this mysterious warrior must hold a high rank within Paradise to accomplish such feats. Since her aunt had become an undercover agent for Paradise, she had refused to share any information about the mysterious warrior, so Karensa decided to investigate him independently.

Ever since they were brought into this strange dimension and met numerous other races and formidable warriors, she had been trying to uncover his identity, but she had always come up empty. It was as if the identity of 'Rion' didn't exist.

And now, that mysterious warrior had appeared right before her, and she had failed to notice him.

Karensa might have taken it easier on herself if she had known that the person she had been

"I'm here to free you from the One-winged Chain of Eternal Submission," Orion said.

A deep silence immediately enveloped the entire room when these words left his lips.

"Why?" Evaline asked, her expression firm as she awaited his response.

"Paradise has expanded its influence and will continue to do so, and so..." Orion began, but before he could continue, she interrupted.

"So you're here to get rid of me," Evaline said, completing his words. She continued, her voice rising with her emotions, "Is this because of the Supreme Leader's ascension and that of his entire family? You know what? I don't care. But I can't believe this! After all, you've put me through, giving me this mark..."

"For the several months since we last spoke, I've felt someone intruding in my thoughts when I think, looking over my shoulder when I'm alone and observing my every action. And now, suddenly, you want to remove the mark? Is it because you pity me for being in this condition, or perhaps you saw no use in wasting such a valuable technique on me because I'm useless?"

Then, she muttered, "Don't tell me you've already forgotten about our discussion regarding the ceremony. How am I supposed to find another partner to stay with for the rest of my life when my body and soul have already been claimed by another man? Rion, you are heartless." She glared at the warrior still wearing his mask, tears rolling down her cheeks.

As someone who was aware of Evaline's thoughts and emotions, Orion already expected things to play out this way. "You didn't allow me to finish my words," Orion said, sighing loudly. Her reaction was still much more intense than he had expected.

"Okay. Go ahead and finish your words. I'm listening," Evaline responded, swallowing what she would say next.

"I came to remove the mark and offer you a position as my concubine. I'm still interested in experiencing the Centaur ceremony myself, and I see no reason not to do so with the woman before me," Orion said. Even if he wanted to set Evaline free from the mark, he was aware of his actions during their last meeting, and he already had a firm grasp of the kind of woman Evaline was. She had lived her entire life committed to her position, gathering power without the desire for a relationship or to have her own family because of what she had witnessed her twin sister experience and later her own daughter. But all of that was just an excuse to solidify his actions. Orion had set his eyes on her from their first meeting, hence the kiss. He knew she already understood its significance. So, his main reason for removing the mark was so he could propose to her.

Evaline's expression shifted into intense shock before she became composed. She took a kettle from the side of the table and poured it into a teacup.