When Ezekiel woke back up it was pitch black and Lucretia was sitting with a cup of tea and a platter of roast meat.
"You know, you did something very dangerous today... you nearly got yourself killed fighting the slimes and then you decided to fight a damned territory boss..."
She looked up while sipping her tea.
"You had me worried sick when your mana went out of control too."
He nodded and sat up, his body still ached but he forced himself to move to the chair.
"I'm sorry. I felt something strange happening to me because of my bloodline and it wouldn't stop until I fought something strong I guess? But the creatures beyond the wall weren't strong enough it seems."
She simply nods and pushed a plate of food towards him.
"Eat, you need your strength for your battle with that dungeon tomorrow."
"Thanks... Lucretia? Can I ask you something?"
She looked surprised but nodded.
"If... if I wanted to try courting you in the way devils are supposed to then what would be the right process?"
As soon as she heard this she dropped her fork and all he saw was shock on her face.
"You... you are sure? You are not still uncomfortable with the way our people act?"
"Well you don't act like them do you? You actually treat me like a person and you have done so much to try to help me out just because you cared."
He smiled as he spoke.
"You make me feel like I am worth more than my magic and my racial features even if I know it was the initial reason for your interest."
"Well I am happy to have had such a positive impression on you my beloved, I will prepare everything for the courtship process when you return and I will have a teacher prepared for you."
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"A teacher?"
"I will prepare a teacher so that you can understand how courtship functions so that no one may have any complaints or attempt to challenge the union of our lineage."
"Wait people can challenge our marriage?"
"Oh no I mean they can challenge our courtship. Since I am the queen a male would be within their rights to challenge you in a method of our people's practice to prove that you are unfit to be king."
"There are also those in my own court which would be within their rights to challenge a courtship to their queen, you would be given a task through the system which would be made to test your mettle."
He scowled as he had this described to him, it would appear that since he was an untested individual he could be barred from her and as queen she was bound by laws to not interfere no matter how much she wished to.
"In that case I better get myself to a point where no one could argue against my value to the queen."
She smiled and took his hand.
"Thank you... most likely it will require you reach lv300 to actually stand a chance against whatever test they send your way."
He nods and squeezes her hand back.
"I should get to Raylock and deal with the dungeon so I can come back quickly..."
He looked at her and actually felt a pain on his heart about the thought of leaving.
"That is true... I trust you, I will wait for you."
She gripped his hand with a nervous smile before standing up and putting on a regal air.
"Belial when you return I will begin the process of proper courtship amongst the infernal race. As I have no coven you will only be promised to myself, because of this I will not ask you to remain as only my own should you wish it but I would be happy if I could not compete with other women."
As he heard this he cringed a bit.
"I uh... I don't think im the harem type so I doubt you will be competing with anyone ok?"
She had a look of relief and surpise on her face.
"Oh? I was under the impression the demoness you knew was attempting to court you? I had also heard about some beastkin woman that seemed quite attached to you."
He choked on his tea at this and had to cough.
"Friends! They are friends! Jesus christ what is wrong with that annoying bitch! She is always putting her nose in my business!"
He had started ranting about the demoness left behind.
"She?"
"Kira! That annoying
bitch
just wont get out of my business!"
He was snarling as his hatred of the misandrist demon was named again.
"She truly angers you that much?"
He nodded.
"She does nothing but put me down and degrade me, she acts like she hates men, she acted like teaching my friends was a chore but teaching me? Oh that was like pulling teeth!"
He threw the cup of tea across the room in his anger.
"You know it took my assassin friend asking to teach him dagger skills to get her to teach me to use them too? She
HATED
it as if I were such an inconvenience."
He snarled and the mana in his body began fluctuating which made Lucretia stand up to calm him.
"Darling you must relax, when your anger rises your mana acts up in a dangerous way that I have never seen. Please sit down and we can discuss your approaching time in the city instead."
He sat back down and began to breathe in a slow and regular way to calm himself which she helped by hugging him.
After they had finished this they discussed the city, he told her about how it looked as well as the small bit of history he had learned thanks to his meeting with the mage.
By the time they finished they had lost track of time and the sun was peaking in the sky so he had to leave, much to Lucretia's displeasure.