After the contract was made, immediately, Lucifer and Roxus became the perfect partners. Lucifer descended into the human world as a Swordmaster who became Roxus's adjutant and right hand in all situations.
On the battlefield, in the harsh north, filled with death and despair, Roxus and her younger brother, Ernacht, try to survive after the collapse of the Croix Family. Shortly after Lucifer came to their side, the two of them began to highlight their talents in the military world.
Ernacht, under Lucifer's tutelage, shows his talent as a Spearmaster, while Roxus continues to pursue her limits as a Magus. Lucifer's knowledge and expertise helped them to surpass their limits, and finally incised achievements as heroes on the battlefield.
The North then had their commanders and deputy commanders, Lord Ernacht Croix and Lady Roxus Croix. Everyone who fought together with them would give their allegiance to the Croix Siblings, and follow them in whatever path they wished to take.
Until finally the great victory in the North reached the ears of the capital, they were welcomed as heroes and invited to the capital as saviors of the kingdom.
Lady Roxus Croix also accepted the invitation with a plan behind it. She ordered her younger brother, Ernacht to behead the King of Sucroten, the bitter enemy of the Bertia Kingdom who continued to raise the war flag against the Bertia Kingdom.
As soon as the party was held to welcome Roxus to the capital, the woman contacted her connections throughout the Bertia Kingdom to secretly announce the coup plan she had initiated.
And on the night of the same feast, when the King wanted to present a new title for Lady and Lord Croix, Ernacht appeared carrying the severed head of the Sucroten King, along with the bloody crown which he wore himself on his head. That same day, Bertia Palace was surrounded by soldiers under Roxus' orders and Ernacht as the new King of the Sucroten Kingdom.
The coup that goes smoothly shocks all parties, and it is later revealed that Roxus has become an Archmage, a legendary figure who has reached the pinnacle of a Magus. Soon, Roxus's coronation as the New King of the Bertia Kingdom took place. Now the Croix Siblings have succeeded in becoming one of the new rulers of the Rotund Imperial Continent.
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"Of course I love Lord Ariaster," Roxus said in a trembling voice.
Lucifer furrowed his brows in displeasure at knowing he had fallen into Roxus's trap. "Until now I still hope that Lord Ariaster feels the same way as me, or hope that I better have not to love Lord Ariaster and loved you instead," Roxus whispered.
Eoin looked at Roxus in disbelief. "And it's not like I'm holding you away because I want to accept your feelings, Master Luc... but, you are the one who told me all about what Lord Ariaster was doing behind my back," Roxus continued. "Although I hope I don't believe it, all the evidence you gave me—that my fiancé Lord Ariaster was having an affair with Miss Daisy..." Roxus quickly wiped her tears.
"Ah," Lucifer automatically touched Roxus' face and hid her face with his two broad hands. "You always cry without warning," said Lucifer quietly, with an expression full of difficulty.
Eoin looks angry. The veins on his neck were sticking out and his jaw tightened. "What are you saying? Lord Ariaster cheated on you?" asked Eoin. "Is it because I was just a Count, and that young fellow was a Duke, he dared to do all this to you?" asked Eoin again.
Roxus shook her head. She lowered Lucifer's hand that was hiding her face and then looked at her father with wet eyes. "It's not that important, Father. Right now, there is other important information that Master Luc just passed on to me," said Roxus. "And this information is the reason why I want Master Luc to stay by our side," Roxus explained.
Basic. Lucifer knew this woman wouldn't just let him go. Not only has she succeeded in making him a human, but she has also succeeded in binding Lucifer's legs so that he cannot run away from her. Not only cunning but also very attractive. The snake woman who was more suited to being a devil than himself, the Demon Lord.
However, if you think about it, if this woman became a demon, then maybe she would trick the humans into calling them devils as gods, and gods as devils.
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Hamlet Ariaster knows that his fiancé, Lady Croix is a smart woman and loves him so much. He knew that she would sacrifice herself for him if he asked her to do so. However, there was always something stuck in his chest when he was with her.
Something like fear.
Hamlet knew that once Lady Croix married him and became Duchess Ariaster, she would have everything. That woman might even gain power far greater than that of the Bertia Royal Family. And he, the object of her love, will be immersed in the world she created for him.
As a man, Hamlet felt that was not a bad thing. When he got to know Lady Croix, he felt as if he could leave everything in her hands and she would make things right for him. Of course, as long as that woman loved him, nothing bad would happen to him.
But what will happen if that woman doesn't love him anymore? What if one day, when she became his wife and got all the power she wanted in this world, she began to think that being Duke Ariaster's wife was no longer an important thing? What will happen to him later?
When they first met, Lady Croix serves delicious food that eventually becomes his favorite food, brewing tea that suits his taste perfectly, talking in the way he likes, and convincing him that she is the perfect woman.
But if there was such a perfect woman, wouldn't she be able to get any man's heart she wanted?
That's why, once he met Daisy again, the sweet innocent girl he knew in his childhood, a hardworking girl who was normal and full of affection, and a girl who was so beautiful compared to the girls he had met before, he knows who he should vote for. If he was with Daisy, he didn't have to worry about anything. He doesn't have to worry about snakes under his blanket. Because Daisy is the perfect woman for him.
Even though Daisy was acting strange today, everything they had been through together shouldn't just disappear. For Daisy, he was still the only man she loved, and the only man she had in her life. Should be, that's what happened. Soon, he would break his engagement to Lady Croix, and propose to Daisy. That's what Hamlet thought as he walked towards the greenhouse, Daisy's favorite place to spend her free time.
However, as soon as he entered the greenhouse, he encountered something else that he had never thought possible. Lady Croix stood there, looking up at a strange man he had never met before. The two of them looked at each other intimately until slowly, kissing each other's lips gently.
Meanwhile, Roxus, who realized Hamlet's presence in the greenhouse, remembered the first time she caught Hamlet and Daisy kissing each other on the same day, and in the same place—today and in this greenhouse.
She remembers when her heart was crushed to pieces watching someone she loved making love to another woman. Roxus didn't care about how Hamlet felt seeing her at this moment. She doesn't care if Hamlet doesn't care about what she does with other men. However—
"...Lady Croix!"
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Magus: Humans or Mortal Beings who have the talent, knowledge, and expertise to control Mana. The Strongest Magus in the world is called Archmages. They were an extremely rare existence, and they had the special trait of being able to control Mana at will without having to cast a complicated incantation.