SHK CH 715 (Patreon)

“Princess, please stop fidgeting.” 

“Ugh..” Setsuna groaned as the servants around her worked on her adjusting her kimono for the incoming official coronation in front of the entire country.

After leaving Shuten Doji, Setsuna was whisked away by her retainers, and there was nothing much she could do about that. A part of her still saw herself as a knight and as such she hated wearing such complicated clothes. The only thing they did was getting in the way of her moving her body.

But the rational part of herself understood that it wasn’t a matter of want. But a matter of necessity. As the only remaining royal family member and only Blessed, she had a duty to her kingdom that she couldn’t just ignore. 

“I get…Ahem…I understand.” 

A glare from one of the maids made Setsuna clear her throat. She didn’t fear them and she wasn’t one to use a non-formal language but sometimes she could get a little overwhelmed. 

“Heh… I guess becoming queen isn’t all that rosy.” 

The voice coming from the side did not help Setsuna in calming her nerves down and it was her turn to glare at the intruder lying down on the sofa not far from where Setsuna stood. 

“Lilin, what are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be training?”

Lilin Luxuria was as beautiful as always. Ever since she awakened her succubus bloodline, she became even more alluring. Her long purple hair was as eye-catching as always. She was wearing a simple white shirt and a short red skirt. At her hips was a sword as she was one of the few who was allowed to keep her weapon while next to Setsuna in this place. 

“Heh and miss a muscle brain like you acting like a princess? Never.” Lilin giggled as she munched on some pastry. Lustburg had connected a portal that relied on the two countries, allowing easier travel between them. 

This was mainly done to allow Setsuna to come and visit more easily but since Sol wasn’t in Lustburg currently, she had been focused on her royal work. As for Lilin, she was currently one of the most bored person in the place.

All the witches were busy preparing for Medea’s wedding and half the national power was busy working on security. Meanwhile, Lilith had vanished somewhere and was training against Sun Wukong constantly. The two became quite friendly though from the way they fought against each other when training, one would think they were ready to kill each other. 

For all her talents, Lilin understood very well that she couldn’t intrude in those training. They were simply too high level for her. 

In all Lustburg, Lilin only had four friends. 

Clara was perhaps currently the most busy woman in Lustburg, so there was no way Lilin could disturb her. 

Nuwa was in custody under the Thousand Spell Witch. From what she knew they were preparing a new body for Echidna and also preparing how to separate the two souls in the safest way possible. 

Isis was nearly as busy as Clara, her undead were working on overdrive and the girl herself was half absent-minded most of the time, as if worried about some problem. Lilin had tried giving some help but Isis made clear that it was something she had to work on alone.

“This leaves you.”

“Geh. Thanks, I guess, but I am busy as well as you can see.” 

“I wouldn’t say fitting some ceremonial dress is being busy. But what do I know, I am not a future Queen.” Lilin chuckled again before sighing. 

Setsuna could see that despite the exterior Lilin was trying to show, she was quite worried inside. 

She mused a little before signaling the maids to leave. They seemed slightly hesitant but in the end, all they could was bow and leave one after another. 

Now alone in the room, Setsuna snapped her finger, spreading her mana all around to create an isolation barrier, and finally asked,  “So. What is really happening?”

“What do you mean?” Lilin tried to appear nonchalant but Setsuna would have none of that.

“Out with this. I need to go to work soon you know? What is bothering your little head?”

She adjusted the blue Kimono she was wearing and took a few steps before sitting next to Lilin. She had forgotten how uncomfortable those traditional dresses were. But wearing it gave her a certain feeling of happiness she couldn’t explain.

“Hum…” Lilin groaned but in the end, she simply shrugged, “I have been thinking about many stuff you know. About mom, about myself, about my power, about Sol and the more I think, the more I end up feeling confused.”

“Are you feeling useless or weak?” Setsuna asked gently but Lilin shook her head.

She scratched her head, “Nah…I mean, I can feel I can reach the King rank soon you know. I am still a little confused about what my Name will be but the Concept is already ready.” 

She lifted a finger and a red haze covered it. 

War.

A concept that was quite brutal but one that suited Lilin in a way few concepts could. After all, the first Intent she cultivated was bloodlust. 

“After that whole ritual with Sol, I keep feeling like it’s just a matter of time. So no, I am not really feeling left out. It’s just…I guess I feel a little jealous?”

She mumbled. 

“Jealous?”

“Yeah.” Lilin nodded, “I mean, let’s be honest. The last thing Sol needs is firepower. Even if I become a King rank, at most I can only take a small part of his burdens and it isn’t like he lacks King rank either.”

Setsuna gave a bitter smile but there was nothing she could say against that.  The Tower of Babel had enough powerhouse in it to bring fear into the heart of anyone. Furthermore, he also had connections with so many powerful beings outside of Lustburg or even the Mortal Realm.

Truthfully, a new King wouldn’t be a huge boost for him.