I really only stop

"Then, about the marriage...?"

"It was the child's own idea."

Edward looked towards a certain direction of the royal city:

"Maybe it's the responsibility of being a princess, maybe it's because of some memories with you, or maybe it's both...Since I have made such a request, I have no reason to stop her."

"Go and talk to Ai Lulu, Lu Xi."

In the end, the king of the Sea Clan stood up, leaving Lu Xi and his party with a somewhat lonely back:

"Don't think about the future of the Sea Clan. Consider only you, your teammates, and Ai Lulu's [happiness], and then make your own choice."

"..."

"...Unless you can make Ai Lulu happy, I won't give my daughter to you."

"In the name of a father."

Chapter 746

"... At first I thought that Ruoqiangxi was forced to marry, but after listening to the king, it seems that this is not the case?"

On the way back, Celica kept having question marks on her head:

"What's the meaning of the last words? Considering from the standpoint, didn't the king himself propose the marriage contract? Why did he say 'I won't hand her over to you'?"

"This is the king showing his attitude."

The delicate Nana obviously heard more things than Celica:

"Miss Ai Lulu proposed the marriage contract herself. If you can't bring her happiness, it's as if we never came. Although the Sea Clan remembers Lu Xi's kindness, the coat of arms will no longer be accepted—to put it bluntly A little understanding, His Majesty Edward means this."

"Obviously I really want the coat of arms to save the ethnic group, but now I put forward the conditions for accepting it. If you don't meet it, don't you want it?"

Faintly understanding something, Celica muttered stiffly:

"Uncle strange."

"Indeed, that king has made his own judgment and is prepared for the worst consequences."

Unexpectedly, Miss Saintess, who was very angry with King Edward before she came, showed amazing understanding at this time:

"Although the marriage contract was proposed by Miss Ai Lulu herself, if a certain 'consort-to-be' cannot guarantee the happiness of Her Royal Highness, the king will stop the marriage contract even if he does not want the coat of arms. Stubborn and reckless, but But you can see his responsibility as a father."

As King Edward said, as long as Lu Xi and Ai Lulu marry and give birth to an heir, the goals of both parties will be satisfied.At that time, even if Lu Xi slapped his ass and left immediately, the Sea Clan who regained a [voice] would be able to overcome the immediate crisis.

However, he chose a completely different path.Obviously he was the one who received the gift, but he still told Lu Xi, who was a free gifter, the only condition.

"—After receiving the inexplicable engagement, I was planning to get angry with Mr. Edward, but now I don't even know what to say."

As the party at the center of the incident, Lu Xi sighed deeply:

"Did Mr. Edward guess that we would think so, so he said that?"

"Whether it's true or a lie, everyone should have a conclusion in their hearts. Understandable is understanding, but the choice to make has not changed."

Yuxia turned her head and looked at Lu Xi seriously:

"Lu Xi, this matter mainly depends on you, what are you going to do?"

[Option [-]: Marry the beautiful princess of the sea clan, become the prince who saves the entire sea clan, and rule the ocean. 】

[Option [-]: Reject King Edward's conditions, give up saving the Sea Clan, and return to daily life. 】

[Option [-] that can only be chosen by the gentlemen in their dreams: I want it all, it’s all mine. 】

'Since when did you start playing this routine? '

Flicking the nonsense system light screen aside, Lu Xi, who had already made up his mind, smiled slightly at the three girls who were obviously a little disturbed:

"Someone once told me through practice that when faced with a choice that seems to be only one of two, you must never make a hasty judgment on which side to choose based on [good or bad for yourself]. On the contrary, before making a choice , You have to think about whether there are any other options besides the topic—it is easier to choose than to think by yourself, but only after thinking can you walk out of your own path.”

"This, that's pretty cool... Well, I didn't say anything."

Seeing that Lu Xi was in a daze for a while, after patting her cheek vigorously, Celica put on a serious face:

"Then, what is Ruoweixi going to do now?"

"I have my own plan, but if we want to collect the folios, it is definitely not enough for us alone."

Lu Xi smiled mysteriously:

"Before I was still wondering why a princess from the deep sea suddenly didn't come to the church to play with us. Now that I think about it, she must have been struggling with this matter recently."

"—I'll talk to her."

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On the bottom of the sea, which is far away from the sea surface, and almost all light depends on luminous plants and magic circles, there should be no concept of 'day' and 'night', but for some reason, the people of the sea tribe are used to temporarily shielding people with magic circles at specific times. Excess light is removed to create a [night] that is no different from that on land.

It was midnight at this time, most of the bright luminous objects were blocked by the formation, and only a few plankton were still glowing with dots of fluorescence.

They float up and down around the outer water barrier of Atlantis, heading towards the sky, as beautiful as the stars in time-lapse photography.

In the highest room in Wangcheng, Ai Lulu gently leaned against the window, quietly watching the scenery outside.

... so quiet.

This was the first thought that came into the girl's mind.

Before the spread of [Disaster], Atlantis, the capital of the Sea Clan, was a city far more lively than Laine City. Although they lost the ability to sing in the deep sea, the Sea Clan people who love singing often They will sing ancient ballads after tea and dinner, and with the singing, the lights on the street will swim together, faintly able to compete with the floating starry sky above.

However, due to the influence of the curse, the clansmen could no longer see each other's expressions clearly, nor could they hear each other's voices clearly.The old scene naturally no longer exists.

Perhaps, I just couldn't bear the loneliness at this time, so I swam to a land where no sea tribe had ever set foot for thousands of years, trying to find a solution there.

Recalling her hard work along the way, Ai Lulu rubbed her slender legs subconsciously.

It was really choking when I first landed.Without strengthening my body with deep sea chant, I suddenly felt as if my body had doubled in weight, and it was difficult to move even a single step.After getting rid of the full water in the ocean, my cheeks also felt tight for a while, no matter how much I kneaded, something was wrong.

Because of the influence of the disaster curse, I am a blurred mosaic even in the eyes of intellectual beings other than the Sea Clan. Whenever I go to a place, some local life will attack me out of fear.And in order to avoid misunderstanding, I just chanted the song of protecting myself non-stop, and walked while singing, looking for the almost impossible [solution] along the way.

Finally, I came to the [Sealed Land of the Fallen Prophet] recorded in the scroll.Here, I met the scary dolls, I met Miss Nana, and then... I also met [that person].

"【Is it cold on the ground? Come, let me help you up.】"

——That is the temperature that has been away for three months, and it is also the [word] that has been away for three months.

I have always been treated as a monster, and there is no one around to communicate with——in this case, that person suddenly appeared, and then, he stretched out his hand to me.

Subconsciously looking at the right hand that was resting on his palm at that time, the silly fish girl muttered in a low voice:

"...isn't it too cunning? Just taking advantage of this kind of time—"

"[It turned out to be discovered by you]."

"--Eh?!"

Under the surprised gaze of the girl, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the empty place beside her, and smiled embarrassedly at her:

"...Shh, don't call me a guard."

Chapter 747

"No, no, no, I won't call!!!"

Subconsciously grabbed the blanket on one side to cover her bare legs, and the silly fish girl who felt that her concern was seen through by the man in front of her suddenly blush:

"You, you, why are you here? Among the current sea clan with all mosaics, Lu Xi with [face] should be quite conspicuous, right?!"

It's very simple, just like a common little butter, I used the time-stop ability to sneak in by avoiding the guards.

——If you say that, your healthy career in another world will come to an end.

"Like Yuxia, I also possess some special [space means]."

Without further explanation on this issue, Lu Xi relieved the girl's nervousness by deliberately playing dumb:

"Why are you covering it so tightly? Is it cold?"

"It's night now! Even the Sea Clan will take off, take off when they sleep..."

At the beginning, the rebuttal that was justifiable and confident became quieter as it went on. In the end, even Ai Lulu herself sensed the ambiguity of this topic, and shook her little hand vigorously:

"—Nothing! It's just cold!"

"Ah."

Humming for unknown meaning, Lu Xi looked at the deep sea princess in front of him with a smile:

"And then? Don't you have anything to tell me?"

"...Father, he has already told you..."

Recalling the dignified King of the Seabed’s flustered appearance when he saw his expression of marriage contract, the silly fish girl first smiled a little, and then lowered her head deeply because of the ambiguous atmosphere in front of her:

"...And then? What does Lu Xi think?"

"I still want to ask you what you think."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he also sat down by the window, and Lu Xi and the girl looked at the scenery outside the window side by side:

"It's been less than two weeks since we met. Don't you feel uneasy about handing over your future to a man you don't know very well?"

"If you are uneasy... there must be some."

She shook her lips hesitantly, and in the end, the silly fish girl couldn't lie to Lu Xi:

"To be honest, I still don't have any real sense of words such as [marry] and [have a child], but when I think of doing so to help everyone in the Sea Clan, I think 'it's good to try'."

"Love Lulu, marriage is not such a simple thing."

Rarely, the tone was a little more serious, Lu Xi looked into the girl's eyes seriously:

"Feeling each other's hearts, being willing to take responsibility for each other, and even some more practical issues. There is no doubt that this is a choice that will have a huge impact on future life. No one can make a hasty decision. Even if there are other considerations."

"……Well."

Responding inexplicably, the silly fish girl blinked her eyes, as if she wanted to see through Lu Xi's heart:

"Is Lu Xi the [choose one or die] type?"

Lu Xi's body was visibly stiff, and then he rubbed his nose covertly:

"Hey, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Because it looks like you have a good relationship with Miss Yuxia and the others."

As expected of the royal family of the Sea Clan, although the silly fish girl did not learn it deliberately, she has also mastered the skill of taking the initiative of the topic into her own hands:

"Before proposing a marriage contract with my father, I also considered a lot. For some reason, I became very sensitive at that time. The question I thought about the most was the relationship between Lu Xi and Miss Yuxia. No feeling? A certain one? Like all of them?"

If a certain pink hair is present, he will definitely call the expert directly.

This is also a question that he and the adventurers who are Lu Xi's friends in Laine City want to know. Usually, he is embarrassed to ask because of brotherhood and polite considerations, but now he is asked by a silly fish girl who is a little off-line. mouthed.

It was the first time that someone directly asked him about his relationship in this way, and Lu Xi was obviously a little at a loss.

However, this time he didn't intend to use [Time to Stop Thinking].

For some problems, too much thinking will only make you get into more troubles.Only the answer that flashed in my mind for the first time represents the real [correct].

"...Ai Lulu, you may not know that there is an alchemy life form in my family who urges marriage every day. That guy uses various methods to hint that I should get married and have a baby, and there are also various high-tech methods. .”

Strange to say, facing the deep sea princess in front of her, who she had known for a short time but had the courage to propose a marriage contract to him, Lu Xi was able to frankly say something that she hadn't told anyone:

"Among those methods, one is based on brainwaves, heartbeats, hormone secretion, etc. to test [cardiac rate], and... I... all three values ​​are almost high... and they are so high that I can't believe it myself. degree……"

"Stop, stop, stop! I understand, I understand! Lucy doesn't have to force himself to speak anymore!"

Feeling that her cheeks were getting a little hot from the man in front of her with a subtle but passionate expression, the silly fish girl quickly covered his mouth:

"Then the second question, if you like it so much, why don't you [marry]?"

"It's because of what I just mentioned, [responsibility]."

Dots of floating light illuminate Lu Xi's eyes, reflecting a clear star:

"I'm still not 100 million percent sure that I can give happiness to the one I love, whether it's emotionally or practically. There are too many problems that I need to deal with. Only I will take care of these troublesome things. After finishing everything and confirming that I can give [100 million percent happiness], I will open my mouth to say the most important promise."