Swear Fealty To Me, My Subjects!

After leaving Miss Alice, Rayne and Hela did not delay any longer and set off for their destination at full speed.

North of the northern border was the vast Desolate Tundra.

As for the lair of the ancient dragon, Obadiah, it was said to be hidden in a crack in the abyss at the outer perimeter of the Desolate Tundra.

As they approached the Desolate Tundra…

Hela had sensed an aggressive pressure beforehand.

There was also a deep hostility towards outsiders in that tundra.

Hela looked into the distance—as long as they crossed another mountain range, they would reach the Desolate Tundra.

At the thought that she would be able to take the treasures of the ancient dragon for herself soon, she shuddered in excitement.

However, at the thought that she had to fight an ancient dragon one-on-one before that, Hela no longer looked forward to the treasures…

As warriors under the command of the legendary Creation Gods, the ancient dragons were a fully deserving superior race in the mortal world and their existence was infinitely close to a true god.

Among them, there was indeed an extremely hardworking dragon who managed to obtain complete divinity through hard work.

However, the Imperial Guards who were merely demigods were in fact much inferior to the ancient dragons in terms of class.

Of course, that was not absolute…

In Hela's impression, there were still a few special demigods who could defeat ancient dragons.

For example, Leta's Great Teacher of White Light.

Also, those two monsters in the Imperial Guards.

If Histia or Edaline were here, they would probably destroy ancient dragons with a single punch…

That was Hela's guess.

After all, their bloodlines were way too heaven-defying.

Her eldest sister, Histia, and the princess, Edaline, had broken the record for the purity of the Haines Empire's demigod bloodline. They were lauded as the greatest miracle in the Haines Empire in the past thousand years.

The two of them were the ultimate demigods with a bloodline purity above 90%—any higher and they would practically be the Goddess of Order herself.

Compared to them, Hela who was ranked third... did not have any confidence in herself.

Naturally, Hela was very powerful as well.

With three demigod puppets and four sets of max-level divine equipment, she could crush ordinary demigods in battle.

However…

She was only averagely strong.

If it was in any other era, Hela could have been the leader of the Imperial Guards or the Shield of the Empire.

However, with those two monsters guarding over the Haines Empire, Hela could only admit defeat.

"Your Highness Rayne, there's actually something I've been curious about,"

Recalling Edaline, Hela suddenly thought of a question that had puzzled her for a long time.

"Isn't Edaline your younger sister?"

Hela asked, "Your twin sister is the second strongest Imperial Guard in the history of the Haines Empire. However, as her brother, you're..."

She waited for Rayne to continue.

However, there was no reply.

Hela turned around and her mouth cramped up.

There was a dimensional rift beside Rayne—the puppets were chatting and laughing with Rayne through the dimensional rift.

Good lord…

Those three brats were truly obedient.

Indeed, the puppets did not violate the rules set by Hela and did not leave the dimensional rift without permission.

However, it was clear that this did not prevent them from deepening their relationship with Rayne.

"Your Highness, your eyes are so beautiful. I really want to see your eyes every day!"

"Miss Edaline Hela, these eyes are the blessings of the evil dragon. Looking at them directly won't be good for a pure and flawless demigod puppet like you, alright?"

"Your Highness, make me a lewd, bad puppet then!"

"That's right, me too!"

The puppets were intoxicated, drooling at Rayne with drunken eyes.

When Rayne heard that, he revealed a stern expression.

"Everyone, don't joke around. How can demigod puppets be compared to a prostitute? No matter how much of a bastard I am, I can't lay my hands on Her Excellency Hela's daughters."

"Sigh…"

The puppets were extremely disappointed and asked weakly, "Is it really not possible?"

Rayne replied sternly, "Yes, no."

"Boohoo! Boohoo!"

The puppets were crestfallen and let out aggrieved cries.

But soon…

The puppets had another plan.

"Your Highness Rayne… aren't we going to suppress the ancient dragon next?"

"Yes, that's the case."

"If we perform well in the battle, can you reward us, Your Highness Rayne?"

"Reward?"

"After all, we're going to fight with Hela to the death for Your Highness! If you're giving Hela treasures as a reward, shouldn't you reward us too, Your Highness?"

When Rayne heard that, he felt that it made sense. "What rewards do you want specifically, ladies?"

The puppets had shy expressions and looked at him, implying that he should understand.

"Mmm…"

Rayne frowned and pondered deeply.

When Hela saw that, she said, "Your Highness Rayne, you don't have to take a joke of these lechers seriously. You don't have to agree to them…"

Rayne: "Alright, I promise you guys!"

The puppets cheered. "Oh, oh, oh!!"

Hela rolled her eyes.

Rayne smiled and added, "However, the most I can give you guys is kissing, alright?"

Hela heaved a sigh of relief. "Just kissing... that's nothing much."

"Kissy kiss..."

The puppets were instantly excited. "I'm going to kiss you for the entire day, Your Highness!"

Hela's mouth cramped up once more.

"Kissy kiss everyday!"

Hey, wait a minute...

The puppets asked, "Can we kiss at other places?"

H-Hey!

The puppets' request seemed to have put Rayne in a difficult position.

However, the puppets insisted and even wanted to threaten him with a strike…

"Alright…"

Rayne revealed a doting expression that implied—you little cuties really leave me with no other choices.

Rayne: "That's settled then."

The puppets were overjoyed.

"Yay!"

"Kissy kiss!"

As the puppets rejoiced…

They did not forget to glance at Hela.

When they saw Hela's aggrieved expression that was filled with resentment but did not dare to act rashly in front of her boss… the puppet girls seemed to smile even more smugly.

Those darned annoying eyes were silently provoking their creator.

Hey, hey, hey! Oh my~

Feeling vexed yet?