After Dea sat back in her seat, people began to realize that something was not right.
"Did the rumors not say that the crown princess was unable to cultivate? How is it possible that she was able to tame a 5th-grade demon beast?" - they murmured.
"That means she can cultivate and is a beast tamer. Moreover, she was able to tame a 5th-grade hellfire horse so easily, and she's only just turned 14. What kind of genius is she?" - No one dared to underestimate Dea anymore.
Aside from Sagittarius, there were ten other country representatives present. Nobody wanted to lose to the others, so they all gave rare and expensive items. The representative from Scorpio gave a rare flower called the "Salvation Hill Flower," which could cure any poison. The representative from Leo gifted a rare fruit called the "Sun-Spirit Fruit," whose essence had the power to grant someone more years in life. This fruit only grew in the Leo country, just like the Salvation Hill Flower only grew in Scorpio country, and even there, it took much effort and time to grow a pitiful amount. The Taurus country gifted Dea a high-stage 5th-grade armor that could defend against purple practitioners and attack for a few minutes. It was made from a special material that was only seen in Taurus country. The other countries also gave her various treasures that were only seen in the territory of their country. The last representative was from Aries.
The representative from Aries was the 6th prince, accompanied by his sister, the 4th princess. As Aries was also a matriarchal country, Libra had a close relationship with them. "Greetings, your majesty. Congratulations, Crown Princess, on your safe return home and your 14th birthday today. We came with a special gift and hope Your Majesty will be satisfied," said the 4th princess as she walked to the center of the hall, followed by her brother. One must say that this pair of siblings were quite beautiful.
- "Please, Your Majesty, allow my people to bring in the gift," - said the princess.
- "Of course," - said the queen.
As attendants brought in the gift, everyone was astonished.
- "It is a high-level demon. My people caught it, especially for the Crown Princess. Since we heard she has just come back from her long journey, I thought this might make the Crown Princess feel better. He is still clean," - explained the 4th princess.
What the 4th princess of Aries country gifted was a high demon male. It was in chains, unearthly beautiful, with black hair and black eyes, and white jade skin. The air around him was cold, and even though he was in chains, it was like everything was beneath him. On his neck, there was a black collar with a black stone engraved in it. This was how humans controlled their slaves.
No one was surprised that the 4th princess gifted a slave or that it was a demon. At this time, it was a common thing. However, what surprised them was the beauty of the demon.
- "I hope Her Majesty likes the gift," - said the 4th princess confidently.
- "Thank you, 4th princess, for your gift," - said Dea with the same cold face and tone.
To tell the truth, she did not want to accept this gift. Even though she liked to see the beauty and make her eyes happy, that was all it was. No material beauty interested her, and she was too lazy to bother with this type of thing. This situation was too bothersome.
Dea's unchanged expression surprised the demon watching her. A flash of light appeared in his eyes as he looked at her. He couldn't see any greed or desire in her eyes. When she looked at him, her gaze was just as cold. It seemed like he wasn't worth her attention, as if nothing was worth it.
A strange feeling of disappointment washed over him, and he had a strange thought that he wanted to be seen in her beautiful green eyes. He didn't want to be seen as insignificant. This thought surprised him even more.
After the banquet, Dea sat in a carriage with her new concubine, a demon as she lazily looked out of the window.
- "Name?" - Dea asked, finally realizing that she wasn't alone.
- "Lucifer," - he replied.
Dea's gaze briefly fell on him, but then she went back to looking outside, which made Lucifer feel disappointed. Dea was surprised that his name was that of a fallen angel, the devil in her world.
They arrived at the crown princess's palace in silence, with Caelum and Solis following behind Dea. As they walked, Dea finally spoke in a cold voice.
- "Caelum."
- "Here," - Caelum replied.
- "He will be staying here from now on, as my concubine. Take care of everything," - Dea commanded.
Caelum was surprised but didn't say anything. - "Understood."
Caelum showed Lucifer to one of the courtyards that were originally meant for concubines.
- "There are 7 main concubine rooms to choose from. From now on, you are the one and only concubine of the crown princess' manor," - Caelum said.
Lucifer didn't say anything as he went into one of the rooms closest to the crown princess's courtyard.
- "A servant will be arranged soon. If you need anything, just ask one of the servants," - Caelum added before leaving.
Around 30 minutes later, two servants arrived. Both were young and good-looking, but they couldn't compare to Lucifer.
- "Hello, imperial concubine. We have been arranged to serve you from now on. My name is Mo, and this is Lan," - said the oldest servant.
After cleaning around for some time, they said, - "We finished making everything. If the concubine has any needs, please call us. We will be just outside."
Lucifer replied with a simple - "Hm."
In reality, he was still thinking about the image of the cold, beautiful, and powerful crown princess. He never thought he would meet someone so interesting in such a lowly place.
Meanwhile, in the crown princess's courtyard, Solis asked Dea, - "Master, do you plan to keep that demon?"
Dea replied with a cold tone, - "He was a gift. It was too troublesome to decline."
Solis couldn't understand why her master, who was generally lazy and disinterested, suddenly brought a demon back to the palace as a concubine. Was she captivated by his beauty?
- "He was a gift," - Dea repeated.
It seemed like she wasn't interested but was too lazy to decline a gift. Solis thought that her master finally had something she was interested in, even if it was just for a moment.
Ahh...! How disappointing.