I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

The old official tactfully left the hall, leaving the joy of reunion to the father and daughter.

Kokwus studied his daughter's face carefully, as if he wanted to see all the changes in the past eighteen years.

"Look at you, you've grown into a big girl! Your mother would be very happy if she saw this."

He hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, and tried to sound relaxed, but he couldn't hide the trembling in his voice.

The man was at a loss for what to do when he showed his vulnerable side in front of his daughter in a state of emotional excitement.

"Come, my little princess, tell your father where you have been all these years? Why didn't you contact us?"

Coccus pulled Octavia to sit on a chair and asked her about her experiences over the years.

Octavia sighed and slowly recounted her experience:

"That year, after I left the palace, I met a priestess of the Chaos Cult. She brought me to the East. I was shackled by [Fate] and could not reveal my true identity to others. I had to hide my identity..."

"The Chaos Cult? And that damn evil god?"

A flash of anger flashed in Kokwus's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by concern for his daughter:

"Don't be afraid, my daughter. I swear on my life that I will never let you suffer again!"

"You are safe now."

At this time, Emperor Cocceus had already made up his mind that he would do his best to make up for the lack of love he had shown to his eldest daughter over the years.

Whatever Octavia wanted, he would do whatever he could to satisfy her.

"Yes, father, thanks to Lucius."

When Lucius' name was mentioned, Octavia's eyes lit up noticeably:

"If it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would never have been able to come back."

Cokeus keenly noticed the glint in his daughter's eyes when she mentioned Lucius, and his expression changed subtly:

"That brat Lucius? What did he do?"

Octavia began to passionately recount how Lucius had thwarted one Chaos Cult conspiracy after another in the East, and how he had earned the respect and love of the people:

"...He is truly brave, Father. Even when facing a tenth-level priest Chris, he showed no fear..."

Looking at his daughter's beaming face, Kokwus' eyes gradually became suspicious.

A bad premonition began to arise from the bottom of my heart:

"Daughter, you are not..."

"What is it?"

Octavia blinked her clear eyes, pretending to be innocent, but she couldn't hide the cunning that flashed across her eyes.

Kokwus cleared his throat heavily, trying to keep his voice dignified, but he couldn't hide his anxiety:

"Did that brat do something to you that he shouldn't have done?"

Wrong, it was actually your daughter who took the initiative all along.

"Father, Lucius is not some brat."

Octavia patted her father's arm and said angrily:

"He's a perfect gentleman!"

"Hmph, the perfect gentleman."

Kokwus muttered, his face full of distrust:

"I don't know him, but don't I know his father, Glade?"

"I think he just drugged you with love potions, just like what Glade did to the lady of Half Splendor back then, with all those extravagant roses and pretentious love poems... I won't be fooled by that hypocritical facade!"

"Tell me, daughter, did he say anything sweet to you?"

When it comes to Glade, Cokeus feels hatred.

When the two old men were still young and naive, before he met Helena, Cokeus had liked three girls.

Among them were daughters of imperial nobles, commoner geniuses who had entered the Royal Academy through their own efforts, and international students from other countries.

The young Kokuus fell in love with Ai three times, but was rejected three times.

And the reason for rejection was the same - they preferred Glade to Kokwus.

They all agreed that Glade had no flaws other than being a little fickle; he was perfect.

Haha, perfect?

How could Kokuus, who grew up with Glade, not know what kind of person he is?

He even brought cigarettes and alcohol in private!

Originally, these past events had been forgotten by Cocceus, hidden in the corner of his memory and covered in dust, but now, stimulated by Octavia, they resurfaced in his mind, as vivid as yesterday.

The good news is that I won't suffer any emotional setbacks because of Glade anymore.

Bad news, the roses I grew were going to be taken away by Glade's wild boar.

Compared with the former, the latter made the emperor more upset.

Oh shit, why are the Clovis family so bad?

Seeing this, Octavia couldn't help laughing:

"Father, you are so prejudiced against Lucius that you are almost like a child."

"child?"

Kokuus widened his eyes and said dissatisfiedly:

"I am the emperor of the empire!"

"Yes, yes, you are the majestic Emperor."

Octavia gave a look that showed she understood everything and said teasingly:

"So, my majestic father, how do you plan to thank Lucius for bringing back your daughter?"

Kokwus curled his lips and said reluctantly:

"He brought back the missing piece of my heart, so he should be rewarded."

"But what can I give him? Money? Land? Or a title?"

"He has all these."

Wait, didn’t this conversation happen a long time ago?

Plotina used this trick to snatch the title of viscount from that brat.

Damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.

"These things are nothing to the East Territory Guardians."

Octavia smiled and slowly expressed her thoughts, saying something startling:

"How about... marrying me to him?"

Kokwus: ???

"What!?"

Kokwus was so shocked that he jumped up from his seat:

"Are you kidding me? What kind of magic does that guy have that makes you want to marry him after just a few meetings?!"

"Father!"

Octavia pretended to be angry, snorted coldly, and said:

"Lucius is my hero! If it weren't for him, I would have taken my own life at the age of fifteen."

"I love him. He's the one the stars have revealed to me! If I can't be his wife, I'd rather return to a life of wandering!"

Kokwus: ...

It tastes just right. It tastes just right.

Yes, my eldest daughter has always been so willful and capricious towards her own people.

That was why I had no choice but to agree to her request to leave the palace after she threw a tantrum that year. From then on, father and daughter were separated for eighteen years.

Kocceus sat down on the ground, took out the pocket watch inlaid with the portrait of Queen Helena, and began to wipe his tears:

"Oh my God! My daughter's heart has been stolen by that kid from the East!"

"Helena, look at your daughter. She hasn't seen you for eighteen years, and now she's coming back to get married!"

"What an unfilial daughter!"

Octavia was amused by her father's exaggerated reaction:

"Father, marrying me to Lucius will strengthen the connection between the royal family and the East. Isn't that a good thing?"

"Strengthening ties cannot be achieved in this way..."

Kokwus muttered, then suddenly remembered something and his eyes lit up:

"Wait, you may not know this yet, but I have already arranged a marriage for Plotina."

"Plotina?"

Octavia raised her eyebrows, as if she knew nothing about this:

"My third sister? With whom?"

"It's with that brat Lucius!"

Cocceus stood up from the ground triumphantly, shaking out his disheveled robes.

"So, your idea won't work!"

"Isn't that better?"

Unexpectedly, Octavia was not disappointed after hearing the news. Instead, she became visibly excited:

"Marrying one is marrying, marrying two is also marrying. Wouldn't it be better for my sister and I to marry Lucius together?"

Kokwus: ???

Haha, maybe I’m old and my hearing is a little bad.

How could my daughter say such outrageous things?

"Daughter! What nonsense are you talking about?"

Kokwus trembled and took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his face.

"Two princesses marrying the same man has never happened in the past two thousand years."

"Haha, why don't you just ask your second sister Maria to marry him as well? You really like to joke with your father..."

"Well, as for Maria, we have to consider her own thoughts, right?"

Octavia seemed to be considering the possibility seriously.

"?"

Do you really dare to think about it?

"Okay, okay, let's talk about this later."

Corkeus was afraid that he would get completely red in the face if he continued talking, so he quickly waved his hand, signaling Octavia to end the conversation:

"You must rest now and go visit your brothers and sisters."

"Maria and Plotina have never seen you. You need to communicate with them."

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"I will, Father."

Octavia nodded in agreement, a hint of anticipation in her eyes: