Chương 183: Chapter 166. Darkheim's King and Queen

We walked into the room as the light from the sun filled the room with warmth. The decorations that you would expect from a Throne Room of a Royal Palace were thrown all around the room. There were various things that stuck out to me, the sparkling candle holders, the chandelier, similar to the one in the Throne Room back in the Royal Palace of Blackstone, shone with a mixture of colors from being hit by the light of the sun.

The thing that immediately caught my eye however, were the carvings into the wood of the walls that seemed to tell another story of the history of the Dark Elves. From what I could gather from glancing at it between the bodies of the people staring at me, it was the story of the destruction of the original Darkheim and the exodus that eventually led them to the Shadow Forest." I understand the curiosity, but for now, focus on the task at hand please, Darling." Anna whispered to me as we walked forward.

Delcan was in front of me and leading, Sarah, Anna and I to the center of the room, where I could see a man who looked like an older version of Delcan sitting in the Throne and a beautiful woman standing next to him, even though there was a similar Throne sitting right next to her. I put the strangeness of that situation to the back of my mind as I responded to Anna's request of me." Right." I whispered back as we walked. The stares of the people who were here reminded me of when I first arrived in Gaia.

The feelings of me not belonging emanating from their stares would flow from me like water from a duck's back, if not for the fact that those gazes were directed at my Wives as well. For now, I can't outwardly show any hostility. But the stares towards Sarah and Anna were pissing me off." We knew this would happen. Stay focused, My Love." Sarah whispered at me as well, I thought I was hiding my thoughts well, but I guess not."" I don't like the way they're looking at you both.""

The feelings behind your words are worth more to us than any stare they could give us, My Love. Now let's handle this like proper Nobles." Sarah responded to me one last time as we continued our walk. As we walked, I noticed Prince Delcan's ears began to twitch. He can hear us. And judging from the slight hue of red, it seems he's embarrassed by our words. I guess our displays of affection can be a bit much for a world with social norms from the medieval era of my world?

Each step we took, brought the man who was seated in a Throne and the woman next to him more and more into focus. Unlike Delcan, whose eyes were light-yellow, the man had deep and dark amber colored eyes. The woman next to him carried the light-yellow eyes of Prince Delcan. Both the man and woman possessed the same white hair. The real difference came from their features. The man looked like an older version of Delcan.

Since Delcan already looked like the classic idea of a Prince, it seems he would mature into a distinguished gentleman as he aged. The woman standing next to the King... I guess that she would be the Queen? The Queen looked... STARE.... STARE.... The Queen, in summation, would not lose to Aqua in terms of looks. I have no further thoughts about the Queen of the Dark Elves, so would my beautiful Wives... Who would not lose in terms of beauty to any Queen, please stop staring a hole into the back of my head?....

The staring stopped, judging by the looks on the Dark Elf men we passed as we walked, my Wives seemed to be smiling beautifully. How can they tell what I'm thinking!? That thought filled my head until we finally reached the bottom step that led up to the Throne. Delcan gracefully walked up the steps as Sarah, Anna and I stayed at the bottom. Once Delcan reached the top of the steps, he kneeled to his parents, and we followed his actions as well. Once we were kneeled, Delcan began to speak."

Father, Mother, I bring to you Marquess Matthew Drake, as well as his wives, Sarah Drake and Anna Drake! Marquess Drake explained that you requested to meet him." I kept my head down to the floor as I waited to see what the King had to say. After a few moments, the King began to speak." Yes, I did request to meet him. However, He looks quite different from how I imagined? Could you raise your head, Marquess Drake?" He isn't ordering me?

I was surprised that he sounded more like he was making a request of me instead of trying to show his authority as a King. I raised my head as he asked and met his eyes with mine. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation." Ah, my eyes didn't deceive me. You're a Human, aren't you?"" Yes, Your Majesty, I'm a Human."" And you're married to 2 Demons?"" Yes, Your Majesty."" Quite a rule breaker, aren't you? I apologize for the attitude My People may have given you or your wives.

As a Guest of mine, I can only ask you for forgiveness. You see... Human's aren't exactly our favorite guests. I thought as a Marquess of Diablos, you were a Demon, had I known you were a Human, I would've set a meeting day and time so I could personally escort you into Darkheim myself." He's... Apologizing? Okay, I definitely misread how this meeting was going to go down." Please, Your Majesty, you don't have to apologize to me. I'm quite used to worse treatment in my own Country.

Honestly, I don't mind the staring at me."" But you did mind the stares directed at your wives. Didn't you, Marquess Drake?" The Queen spoke as soon as I finished my sentence. It seems I truly didn't hide my feelings as well as I thought I did... There was no sense lying, since I was already caught, and the Queen was staring at me with a certainty in her eyes." Yes, I did mind it. Quite a lot, if I'm being honest." The family of 3 began to smile at me after I spoke. What exactly is so amusing about my words?

The Queen answered me in an obtuse way." I guess the 2 of you can only smile so happily because you've been truly blessed with a great husband. Make sure you always remember that moving forward. I hope you both can keep that smile."" Hm?" I looked behind me to see both my Wives smiling like I gifted them puppies. What happened to handling this like Nobles? I couldn't help but sigh as I looked at them. How exactly is this meeting going to end up exactly?"

I figure I should mention this now, Marquess Drake is a High Paladin, Father. That is why you might feel something not quite right from his mana."" I can only wonder what kind of Deity he's gained the Favor of. Whichever one it is, it's quite an old and powerful one."" The "old" part was unnecessary, kid! No wait! I'm calling someone that old a kid! John! I swear! I'm young for Archangel standards!" I wonder how the King would feel if he knew that Ol...

Young and powerful Deity was currently feeling insulted for being called "old". I let the room ooh and awe at the words of the King. It was at that point that I realized something." Your Majesty, you can recognize the power of the Deity whose Favor I have?" The King looked at me with a face that seemed to realize he made an error." Perhaps this is why King Warrick didn't inform me that you're a Human. You've made me slip up, Marquess Drake." The King had a defeated look on his face as he sighed.

He continued to speak afterwards." Yes, one of my abilities is that I can recognize Divine Energies."" What an ability, Your Majesty!" I was excited to hear about the ability. If I had something like that, I could've figured out where that Water Goddess was before she kidnapped me after fighting the Wyvern." Yes, it is. To the point where multiple Kings from the Age of Strife were hunted because of this ability."" So, it caused your ancestors to be hunted and persecuted?

I'm assuming that ability played a part in why your people live here now. I'm also going to guess that you'd prefer I keep this to myself?"" Are you threatening me, Marquess Drake?" Pressure! / Rumble! Thump! Thump! /"!" The King summoned his mana and killing intent at my words. Sarah and Anna jumped in front of me and did the same. I looked at the Royal Family and saw that the Queen began to sigh. After I sighed as well, I placed my hands on Sarah and Anna's shoulders to hold them back."

No, I was not threatening you, Your Majesty. It would be a foolish endeavor to do so in your very Throne Room. I was simply asking if you would like me to keep quiet about this ability of yours as it seems to be a double-edged sword."" So, you want us to just hope that you keep your word and never tell anyone? Even the King that you swore loyalty to?"" What would my Father even do with that information!?" /BANG! /"?" A loud bang came from behind me.

I looked to see a young Dark Elf woman bursting out of the elevator we had just gotten off of not that long ago." Father! I'll protect you!" The girl came rushing at me with a sword in her hand, I hurriedly used Barrier Magic to make a box appear on the path she was running. / Thud! Thump! / The girl tripped and landed on her stomach as the force from her running steps made her slide all the way to my feet. I sighed and turned to the King and began to speak." For the love of the Gods!

Command your people to leave the room, Your Majesty! I'll tell you a secret that matters just as much as yours and would make me a target! I didn't come here to cause a fight! I came here to tell you about those idiotic Elves, then go back home safely with my people!"" Grk!"

"!" From being pissed off at this point, I yelled at the King of the Dark Elves. The girl tried to get off of her face and I used Deacceleration Magic on her to cause her to stop moving for a minute. The standoff of the King looking at me angrily and Sarah and Anna waiting to pounce, was broken up by the Queen." Can we keep the guards at least, Marquess Drake? That could go a long way to easing the fears and doubts Our People currently have."" I don't mind as long as they swear to never reveal the secret.

Swear on their lives, their King or their families, whatever truly matters to them."" We can do that." The Queen commanded her people to leave the room and they begrudgingly left. Now to deal with a King who's thinking of killing me and my Wives, who're thinking about committing regicide. I sighed in unison with the Queen. I guess she sighed for the same reason I did. It was from how quickly this situation flew out of control. All because the King misinterpreted my words.

Does he actually dislike Humans on the same level of Elves? If so, I need to plan around that moving forward. And who is this Girl behind me!?