Chapter 56: Disappointment
"You’re an interesting man. I hope we can meet again, Your Majesty. Then we’ll leave first. Hopefully, Your Majesty can develop this kingdom until it returns to its glory days."
A wave could be seen from one of William’s hands. The departure of Saintess Aria and her guards from the Lionheart Kingdom gave William a feeling of relief. Over the past few days, William and Saintess Aria had fought their own battles to maintain their respective powers.
Finding out William’s secret was not an easy thing for Saintess Aria. Likewise, William had several times felt overwhelmed when faced with Saintess Aria’s strategies. If it weren’t for William having greater experience than Saintess Aria in terms of knowledge, there was no way that William would have been able to block Saintess Aria’s plans to find out more about the secrets of the Lionheart Kingdom.
The improvement of the Lionheart Kingdom’s providence had sparked curiosity among various parties within the Sun Continent. Even the four supreme gods began to focus on the changes occurring in the Lionheart Kingdom. As the four supreme gods of every orthodox church, they would not allow a mysterious force to stand alongside their domain.
The changes made by William previously did not reflect the power of a king over his god at all. And William was anything but an average king. On the other hand, William had extraordinary power and understanding in creating all phenomena that were impossible for every living being throughout the world to create.
This was one of the reasons why Saintess Aria decided to visit the Lionheart Kingdom and chose to meet William. Even though Saintess Aria viewed William as an attractive man, she would not forget the task given to her by her god just because of a man like William.
Nothing could make Saintess Aria ignore the orders given to her by the Sun God. Therefore, Saintess Aria decided to return to the Moonlight Kingdom after not getting what the Sun God wanted.
But Saintess Aria had no regrets at all after visiting the Lionheart Kingdom for a few days. Moreover, Saintess Aria discovered several interesting things while she was in the Lionheart Kingdom. For Saintess Aria, who was an inexperienced woman, being in the Lionheart Kingdom had broadened her understanding of the vast world.
Many things had changed after William transmigrated into the current William. The changes that had occurred in the Lionheart Kingdom could easily attract the attention of citizens from various other powerful kingdoms. Therefore, Saintess Aria and her guards felt a sense of satisfaction after staying in the Lionheart Kingdom for a long time.
"Finally, she’s gone. I can feel that my whole body could collapse at any moment. This woman is not an ordinary woman at all..." Saintess Aria’s departure from the Lionheart Kingdom gave William a comforting feeling. As a man who was careful about hiding secrets from everyone in the Lionheart Kingdom, William would not let Saintess Aria get what she wanted.
Finding out William’s secrets was no different from bringing death upon oneself. This was also what William had discovered after obstructing Saintess Aria three days earlier. However, both Saintess Aria and William had tried their best to achieve their goals.
William’s relieved expression did not make Selena care at all. Selena’s current attitude was no different from that of a woman who did not care about her husband. For some reason, the memory of Selena previously talking with Saintess Aria came flooding back into her mind.
The conversation between Selena and Saintess Aria was not important at all. Selena’s current personal problems were not much different from carrying out her duties as William’s main wife. Therefore, Selena absolutely could not refuse what her father had ordered her to do.
Selena’s father was King Moonlight. Previously, King Moonlight had hoped to preserve the legacy of his deceased good friend. Because William had previously been a useless man, King Moonlight decided to give Selena a chance and ordered her to kill William’s former self beforehand.
Both King Moonlight and Selena fully knew that it was impossible for William’s former self to become a good ruler. Allowing William’s former self to rule the Lionheart Kingdom was no different from bringing destruction upon the kingdom. That was also why King Moonlight had previously tried his best to gain complete control over the Lionheart Kingdom.
William’s resurrection from the dead was one of the reasons why King Moonlight decided to abandon his goal of conquering the Lionheart Kingdom. The change in attitude shown by William towards the citizens of the Lionheart Kingdom had become completely different from what he had shown before. This was not a problem that King Moonlight could control after William rose from the dead.
William’s intelligence in observing every situation that occurred was above the level of rulers in general. That is not to say King Moonlight had not made his own observations after William came back from the dead. On the contrary, he had several times discovered the changes William had made in restoring the Lionheart Kingdom.
Many things had surprised King Moonlight every time he checked on the changes within the Lionheart Kingdom. One of the changes was the kingdom’s advancement in various technologies that were far more sophisticated than those of every other kingdom. Even so, King Moonlight had also decided to collaborate with William.
Cooperating with the current William would not be detrimental to King Moonlight at all. The current William was different from his former self. That was also what King Moonlight had learned after listening to every story Selena had told him.
"Um... Selena, do you have time? I’d like to talk to you for just a moment."
"Of course. I will accept your invitation, Your Majesty. Please don’t worry."
With that, both Selena and William walked back into the palace. Every time William and Selena walked together, it gave them an awkward feeling. Moreover, Selena, who had not spoken to William for a long time even after he rose from the dead, could not help but feel afraid.
This was the first time Selena had spoken alone with William since his resurrection. This gave Selena a slight fluttering feeling in her heart. Even though Selena still loved William to this day, she would never forget how she had tried to kill him with her own hands.
Selena’s greatest trauma was killing William’s former self with her own hands. Maybe that was also the reason why Selena had not dared to meet William in person until now. However, Selena did not want to cause trouble while she was by William’s side, which could trigger his anger.
But William had now decided to talk directly to Selena. The opportunity Selena had been waiting for so long had finally arrived. For now, Selena’s only goal was to talk alone with William and repair their broken relationship.
Some time passed.
In Selena’s room, William, who was now sitting by the window, revealed a calm expression. The wind blowing around him made his hair sway. At the same time, Selena brought William tea and delicious snack cakes.
"I see you’re fine. How have you been after not being with me for a month? I’m sure you haven’t been able to forget what you did to me before."
No answer came from Selena’s mouth. Silence began to fall over the room. After some time had passed, Selena’s previously awkward expression returned to a calm one.
There was no way William would decide to talk to Selena alone just because of a small problem. What Selena had hoped for had finally happened, and now William had also decided to bring up the events that had happened a month earlier.
"I know it was my fault. It’s just... I didn’t expect that you would be able to come back and rise from the dead. Not only were you able to rise from the dead, but you also gained great knowledge and knew how to improve the kingdom’s economy."
"Hmph. At least you know your mistake. I don’t mind it either. The only thing I feel toward you right now is dissatisfaction that I have been holding in for a long time. I have always been waiting for you. Do you know that?"
For some reason, Selena’s cheeks turned red. Selena completely understood what William meant. In fact, there was no way Selena would have let William touch her body at that time. Even though Selena was a virgin and loved William’s former self very much, she would not allow William’s former self, who had become a trash king, to touch her body.
That was also the reason why William had been so excited when Selena invited him into her private room. But what William experienced instead was bad luck that cost him his life. Even so, that did not make Selena regret it at all.
What Selena had previously regretted was how William’s former self had not changed at all, even before his death. But after William rose from the dead, Selena regained great hope. Therefore, she had tried several times to meet William secretly.
Unfortunately, what Selena wanted to do when meeting William was not easy at all. There were many women in the palace who tried to meet William secretly. Apart from Anna and Diana, who had become William’s women, Elena, Hela, and several other women in the palace had repeatedly blocked Selena’s attempts to meet William in secret.
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