Eren cleared his throat, quite taken aback by that indifferent tone.
He was supposed to be the Holy Emperor, the highest authority on the continent beside the Holy Priestess. So why did he not sense even the slightest of respect in her voice.
Even if she was part of some major family in the Western Continent, it couldn't be higher than the Royal Family. So where did that indifference come from?
Let alone respect in her voice for him, there was not even the slightest of affection for the man she was engaged with. Something wasn't settling right with him.
He walked further into the room, closing the distance between them.
"I must admit, your sudden appearance has left me quite surprised," he said, maintaining a polite yet cautious demeanor.
The woman remained silent, her back still turned to him. Eren couldn't help but feel a growing sense of mystery surrounding her. Who was she, and why did she appear now, of all times
He walked past her, not looking at her either. He straight walked to the throne. It was only after reaching the throne that he turned around, looking at the woman's face for the first time.
"Huh?" Eren's expressions momentarily grew stunned. The girl looked truly captivating, but what caught his attention were her eyes.
She had golden pupils like a sun that could burn the world to ashes if it wanted.
The moment he looked in her eyes, he felt a burning sensation through his soul. If his soul wasn't strong, he was sure that he would have been seriously injured just by looking in her eyes.
If it was the real Holy Emperor, Eren was certainly that he might have died already.
Just what kind of fiancee was it that wanted to kill the lover? Or was it because she already knew that he wasn't the real Holy Emperor? Eren wasn't certain. He found himself momentarily speechless.
'Is this the broken engagement arc which gives the protagonist motivation to become a legend to make the girl regret? Don't you know the person that had to be motivated is already dead? What's the point of having that arc now?'
Eren silently looked at the girl, not expressing his thoughts out loud. Unlike the previous Holy Emperor, he didn't need this motivation. The desire to survive was already enough of a motivation for him.
Despite that, he thought that it might not be half bad to taken part in this arc. Maybe it might give him some more fate of the main character in the process, he thought.
"Do you know how embarassing it will be for the Royal Family to have an engagement be cancelled? The reputation of my entire family will be dragged through the mud!" Eren expressed his displeasure at the suggestion.
He already knew that in this arc, the woman was very stubborn. Even if he persuaded her, it was not going to change. Still, he had to play the role of a heartbroken main character.
"Am I supposed to care about the reputation of an insignificant royal family when I am about to reach the stars?" The woman coldly asked.
At first, she thought that maybe killing him was good enough. She could easily take care of this matter. However, her failure had made her hesitate.
She was worried that the Holy Emperor might have another method to protect his life. As the first attempt on his life had failed, she could only try the second method.
If he was still stubborn, she could already select the third method which would make the Emperor realize how Insignificant was.
"The Royal Family is insignificant? Touch the stars?" Eren was at a loss of words. The more he thought about her words, the more strange her words felt.
Normally in the broken engagement arc, the girl was selected by some strong sect of the world. In this continent, the Holy Church was the strongest.
However, even if she was selected by the Holy Church, the Royal Family couldn't be described as insignificant. So where was her confidence coming from?
He had a bad feeling about this which was growing stronger with each passing second.