....
It looked like Marina wasn't even allowed to be surprised anymore, as Azmond's hot breath once again slithered into her ears.
"Don't you want to know how to mend your relationship with Aqua~? I can tell you that if you let me live and bring me back with you, then I'm sure that she'll see you in a far better light~"
"Aahn~!" She moaned a little before she regained her bearings and muttered, "But won't that just be helping you?"
Marina was a little suspicious over the intentions of this man, but what she did know was that he was far stronger than he was a few months ago!
"..." Azmond observed the apprehensive look on her face for a second before he replied, "Sure, it could help me in a way, but in the end, I'm stronger than you, so I'm just telling you what I'll think will help improve that silly girl's situation, and also"
His hands moved around her sensual hips before he added, "I'm also doing this for you~"
"F-For me? What do you mean?" She asked with a deep, crimson red overtaking her features.
Marina had never been so not in control of the momentum of a conversation in her entire life. She felt like she was just playing around on the strings of this man's puppet.
But for some reason, unbeknownst to her, she kind of liked it
'N-No! What're you thinking about!? Get your head out of the gutter and focus!' She reprimanded herself with a stern tone.
And it didn't take long before she was back in tip top mental form and ready to take on the devilish man behind her!
With this newfound resolve, she turned her voluptuous figure in Azmond's direction before she once again asked, "What do you mean by that~?"
Her eyes glossed over as she seductively stared into those blues of his with her arms wrapped around his waist and her breasts pressed up against his chest.
She had been around for thousands of years, and she refused to be on the losing side of a 'battle' with a youngster in the Half-Step Soul Transformation Realm!
And while she was in a trance, Azmond's face inched ever closer to her own as his lips practicality touched hers.
Following his abrupt and brazen movement, he asked, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life with me, Marina~?"
"..." Marina didn't even know where she was, but when she looked at the affection and gentleness oozing out of his gaze, her head bobbed a little against her rational side's resistance.
"Good~, then it's settled; you are my woman from now on, so I'm obligated to help you out with your daughter's predicament," Azmond said with a small smile.
"!?" She wasn't following.
"FireGod Empire, was it?" He began.
"I can't allow my lover's daughter to get caught up in the ploy of some ancient bastard's, so I think I'll pay them a visit," he ended with a slightly evil look on his face as he scanned over Marina's system interface.
"W-Wait You didn't?" She asked with a baffled expression.
Marina may have been confused over this entire experience; however, after she mulled over his words, she was finally beginning to piece things together.
"...You said all those things just so you'd have an excuse to tell the FireGod Empire when you go to their doorstep demanding an explanation" She muttered with a look of disbelief.
You had to be intelligent to become the Queen of a kingdom as big as AquaRing, and Marina was quite confident in her intellect, but even she couldn't believe the nonsense she was conjuring up!
She looked over the things he said again and again, but nothing was making sense! Was he crazy enough to take on an entire Empire with just his strength!?
And why would he go through so much trouble for two women that he barely even knew!? Nothing was making even the slightest modicum of sense!
But regardless of her bewildered thoughts, Azmond leaned his face back from hers before he flashed a radiant smile and said, "I think it's tragic that two beautiful women like you and your daughter are forced to go through such things.
So if I can lend a tiny bit of assistance to see you two smile again, then I don't mind."
His voice echoed out in an earnest tone, as Marina couldn't believe what she was hearing.