230 Ch. 230 'Political Marriage'

Richard's house was completely destroyed as if a great fire had broken out last night. Well, the fire did happen, but oddly enough, only the house Richard lived in was destroyed while the burns did not hit the ground around it.

What's more, there was no smoke or sign indicating fire, so the higher-ups didn't notice it.

"Richard, what happened to your house?" She came early in the morning with Edward once she heard the news from Richard.

Richard scratched the back of his neck awkwardly as he answered the girl, "I'm out of control."

Scarlet gasped heard the young man as if she couldn't believe the answer. There was no way Richard could burn his own house unconsciously while controlling the fire not to burn the other part.

Out of control? If that young man lost control of the power of his flames, wouldn't the whole place burn? But why only the young man's house caught fire?

"Looks like you won't be able to stay here for a while. You can stay in the dorms from now on. I have the best wood Elementalist acquaintances in the South. I'll call him here to fix your house." suggested Edward made Richard smile gratefully.

Then the three of them left for the academy while Richard stared at his hands blankly.

He knew he always went out of control during nightmares, but he never ended up burning his whole house.

What if his sister still lives with him? Wouldn't he injure his twin sister with his strength?

For some reason he felt, he would never hurt Niken as if his body would automatically refrain from hurting his twin sister. That's why Niken never knew that his nightmare made his powers run out of control and burned everything in his room.

Richard always forbade Niken from entering his room whenever he has nightmares. He didn't want her to worry when the girl saw his room filled with ashes.

Now Niken is not there; his body does not hold back and destroy the entire contents of his house.

Hhhh…

Until when did he have to be haunted by nightmares?

***

In Illusionary world.

The next morning, Xiao Yue was summoned by the king to the main hall only to receive the most terrible shocking news.

"W… What? They want me to depart right now? Isn't it too fast?" Xiao Yue panicked, and at once, she didn't know what to do.

King Xiao Yang looked at his younger sister in low-spirited, and he was eager to restrain Xiao Yue from leaving this place. But, his strength was still very minimal and was precisely what Yang Shuo had said.

He was unable to fight the vampire king and protect his master.

He could no longer even control his own body as all of his energy had run out to create a hole in the seal that was embedded in Xiao Yue's forehead.

"The wedding date has been set, and they hope you can adapt to their country and learn the traditions they do. That's why they want you to stay with Yang Shuo for one month before the wedding."

"But…"

"Yue'er, it's in our mutual interest. Once you become the crown princess of a floating island country, the Nishian kingdom will receive food seeds for dry land. You know, it's been a while since the rain has come, and the farmers have had a hard time harvesting their crops." explained the king patiently.

"What your brother said is true, Yue' er. Only by using plant seeds from the floating island kingdom, farmers don't have to wait for the rain to grow their crops." continued Xiao Feng while holding his daughter's hand. "You should know our situation is more crucial at the moment."

"In the end, this marriage is a political marriage." Xiao Yue's mutters made Xiao Yang helpless. "You said you would support me no matter what decision I made. If I don't want to marry Crown Prince Yang Shuo, will you support me?"

'I will support you.' That was the answer Xiao Yang wanted to give, but…

"You have to marry him. Think of our people who are starting to complain because food ingredients are running low. As a princess of the Nishian Kingdom, you must carry out your obligations for the people's welfare. "

"But…"

"Princess Xiao Yue," interrupted Xiao Yang by using a tone of command that made Xiao Yang stunned. "You're not a baby girl anymore. It is time for you to act like a princess of Nishian's pride and do what has become your destiny."

Xiao Yue chewed on inside her cheek to hold back her tears. She did not expect her entire family to force this marriage on her. All this time, she thought that her mother would always be on her side, especially her brother, who once said he would be on her side forever.

But, that certain brother broke his own words and did not want to listen to her.

It's just that what her brother said was true. She was not an ordinary person but a princess.

It has been more than three years of drought in Nishian because there was no rain. Food reserves were running low, and if it doesn't rain for the next three years, there will be a famine in the country.

In the end, Xiao Yue gave up and accepted the order from the king to move to a floating island country.

Even though Xiao Yue had accepted her fate by marrying someone she didn't love, that girl still didn't want to forget the mysterious black-haired man in her mind.

She no longer remembered the man's face, but she still remembered the warmth of the man's embrace, and she didn't want to forget it.

Xiao Yue wondered, will she be able to meet that man before her wedding day?

The mix-blood wizard who has the same face as her brother told her that she is a time-traveler. Will she be able to time travel once again and meet that man?