Chapter 103 Royal City Banquet [Should I terminate my partner's overnight stay with the player...?]
[Game Dungeon: Royal City Banquet]
[Game Time: 7 days]
Main Quest 1: Find your true prince and give him a loving kiss when the clock strikes midnight on the seventh day.
Main Quest 2: Marry Prince Lucius.
[Completion Requirements: Complete either Main Mission 1 or Main Mission 2.]
After dawn, Shi Yu was teleported back to the princess's palace, and he transformed back into the princess's appearance. He looked at the updated task list and felt a little strange.
Finding your true prince, giving him a loving kiss when the bells ring, and marrying Lucius are not contradictory tasks. Why not combine them into two separate main quests?
To reduce the difficulty?
Shi Yu shook her head. "That's unlikely. The system isn't that kind."
Or is it...?
Is Lucius not actually the princess's true prince?
While I was engrossed in the game, another window popped up on the game panel—
[It has been detected that player Shiyu and player Chensu are in a partnership. Under this condition, neither party is allowed to marry another person. Do you wish to dissolve the partnership with player Chensu?]
【whether】
Shi Yu stared at the line of words for a while, her heart sinking little by little.
Things were not that simple after all.
He and Shen Su became partners through the game system, and the [Royal City Banquet] was just a unit instance within the game system. How could it detect the players' relationship? And why does a quest require players to be single?
If he doesn't sever his ties with his partner, he can't marry Lucis, which would prevent him from fulfilling his deal with the king, and the king won't honor his promise to let his teammate leave.
However, if he terminates his partnership with Shen Su, both of them will lose their [Resurrection] items, meaning they will both lose their protective armor in this instance...
Every decision has its drawbacks.
"Congratulations, Princess and Prince Lucis!"
"Congratulations, Princess!"
May you two enjoy a long and happy marriage!
The princess in the mirror wore a magnificent wedding dress. The fitted bodice made of brocade and silk accentuated her slender waist, while the dropped shoulders and wide puff sleeves highlighted her beautifully shaped collarbones. Layers of snow-white lace folded to create an elegant and voluminous skirt, adorned with pearls and a long train decorated with butterflies.
Her long, pale golden hair cascaded down to her waist, covered by a snow-white veil. She wore a sapphire crown and a matching gemstone necklace. Apart from the sapphire, she was dressed entirely in white from head to toe.
A dozen or so maids were busy in the hall behind him, with four or five surrounding him, each with a joyful smile on their face, occasionally offering a few words of blessing.
The maid applied makeup to him, making his already fair skin even more supple and radiant, his eyes appear larger and more expressive, and his lips even more vibrant red.
As she lowered her head, her veil slipped forward. Shi Yu quickly pulled it back behind her head and asked, "When does the wedding start?"
"His Highness Lucius is making preparations. The wedding car will arrive at 6:00 PM to pick up the princess, and the wedding will officially begin at 9:00 PM tonight."
Shi Yu responded and then fell silent. He looked back at the game interface, neither clicking yes nor no, and minimized the window.
It's only noon now, and there's still some time before the wedding, so he needs to think things through carefully.
Wait, 9 PM?
The wedding was held at night?
Is this a custom in the dungeon world?
Just then, a maid rushed in from the doorway: "Princess, the King summons you."
Shi Yu's eyelids twitched twice.
For some reason, he had a bad feeling.
The maid continued, "According to the customs of the Ska dynasty, a woman must meet with her family before marriage to hear the elders' advice and teachings. Although the princess's situation is different from other women, the custom must still be followed."
Shi Yu exhaled.
Hopefully he's overthinking it.
When Mo Rugui and Qin Ke arrived, they only saw the princess's carriage drive away.
Mo Rugui asked the guard at the door, "Where has the princess gone?"
The guard didn't react. Qin Ke stepped forward and stuffed a heavy bag of silver into the guard's hand. He put his arm around the guard's shoulder and said like a brother, "Shouldn't the princess be waiting for the groom to come and pick her up? Where are you going? The wedding time hasn't arrived yet."
She turned her head and gave Mo Rugui a look that said, "You really don't know any better."
Mo Rugui: "..."
"His Majesty the King summons you." The guard, having accepted the money, became much more agreeable.
Mo Rugui and Qin Ke exchanged glances.
They all looked puzzled.
Qin Ke: "Oh?"
The guard continued, "This is a custom of the Ska dynasty. Before the wedding, the bride must first have a heart-to-heart talk with her elders and listen to their teachings."
Mo Rugui: "Oh."
Qin Ke: "Oh."
But something just feels off?
.
Yu had been to the palace where the king received the princess. It was the first palace where he saw the king after entering the instance. Nothing else happened along the way, and the palace was the same as always. The king was still sitting on the high throne in front, and everything seemed very normal.
The palace doors were gently closed by a maid, and the king's kind voice echoed in the empty hall: "My child, your choice is right. Whether in terms of personal qualities or family background, Lucius is the best choice. He will be a competent husband and an excellent father. Your father is very pleased that you chose Lucius."
Shi Yu nodded: "Yes, Father."
"I still remember many years ago, when I first saw your mother in her wedding dress," the king suddenly began to reminisce for some reason, "I was stunned for several minutes, not because she was beautiful—yes, she was indeed very beautiful, and she was even more beautiful in her wedding dress—but because I couldn't believe she was really going to marry me. So many people were pursuing her back then, yet she chose me..."
"Looking back now, it feels like that day was just yesterday."
The palace lights were not all on, and there was a shadow where the king was sitting. Half of the king's face was in shadow, and his expression was not clear from a distance. One could only hear from his words that he must have had many feelings about the past.
"Your mother was in poor health, and the doctor originally advised against having children, but she really wanted a daughter." The king paused for a moment, "Fortunately, you were indeed a daughter in the end, which is the greatest comfort to us."
Shi Yu didn't know what the king's purpose was in saying these things; it couldn't just be about reminiscing about the past, could it? He listened quietly to the king, only occasionally responding with a word.
"Your mother nearly lost half her life to give birth to you. After giving birth to you, her health deteriorated further. In a cold winter, she left me forever, and you lost your mother forever."
"Your father can only give you double the love, double the everything, and try his best to spend time with you to make up for the maternal love you lacked during your growth. He wants you to grow up healthy and happy." The king's words were still full of emotion, but his words began to sound a little strange. He was still facing this way, but it seemed as if he was looking through Shi Yu at something else. "Daughter, your father loves you very much. Your father has never stopped loving you. Your father... misses you very much."
Shi Yu's eyelids twitched twice more.
wrong.
Something was off about the king's words.
The princess lives under the king's nose every day, so what does he have to think about her?
"Your father has believed in God all his life, but God is blind. He took away your mother and now he wants to take you away too..." The king's tone suddenly became agitated. He sat up straight, and the half of his face that had been in shadow was exposed to the light. His eyes were clearly bloodshot, flashing with a fanatical and insane light.
Thump thump thump.
Shi Yu's eyelids twitched rapidly.
He looked up and around. The king's emotions were in such turmoil, yet nothing in the hall had changed.
"Since God won't help me, and God has taken away my loved ones time and time again, the devil is willing to help me..."
"I believe in the devil! I worship the devil!"
“Daughter…” The king looked at him, a slow smile spreading across his lips. The king had a kind face and a kind smile, but his obsessive, blood-red eyes made him look very strange, and his voice became hoarse. “Your father will be able to bring you back soon.”
"Father, what are you saying?" Shi Yu forced a smile, but involuntarily took two steps back. "Isn't that right here?"
At some point, the curtain of the side hall was opened, revealing a stone bed in the center. Lying on the bed was a girl dressed in a snow-white gauze dress, whose figure was exactly the same as Shi Yu's at this moment.
—That was a real princess.
—The dead princess.
Shi Yu's pupils dilated suddenly, and she turned and ran almost without hesitation. However, the door to the main hall that the maid had just gently closed could not be opened at this moment.
He began searching for other exits: back doors, windows, skylights, floors... The doors and windows were clearly not locked, but he just couldn't open them. There were clearly figures moving around outside, but no matter how he shouted, the people outside couldn't hear him. The entire palace seemed to be under some kind of protective barrier.
After realizing this, Shi Yu calmed down.
He stopped looking for an exit, turned around, and looked up to see the king walking down the steps and walking towards him step by step, stopping two meters away from him.
"As you probably guessed, this is my illusion. Every flower, every blade of grass, and even the people inside were designed by me. Therefore, I don't want you to leave, and there's no way you can get out."
Shi Yu remained noncommittal.
The king glanced at him, then turned his head to look at the motionless corpse not far away, and said tenderly, "Daughter, your father has found you a very good body, and a very excellent and very powerful husband. He can fulfill all your wishes. We are just waiting for you to wake up."
"When you wake up, you can get married tonight. Your father said he would make you happy..."
"Excuse my bluntness," Shi Yu interrupted, "Your Majesty, do you know the princess?"
Every time Shi Yu returned to the old house, he was subjected to the mental torment of his parents pressuring him to get married. Hearing this, he couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but interject, "Do you know what kind of person she likes? Do you know her criteria for choosing a partner? The so-called excellent consort you chose for the princess is just your opinion. Can you guarantee that the princess also thinks he is excellent? Can you guarantee that the princess will definitely like him?"
Confident that Shi Yu couldn't escape, the king wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He looked at Shi Yu for a few seconds, stroked his beard, and said confidently, "My daughter is very obedient. She has always listened to me since she was little. She will naturally be satisfied with the consort I have chosen for her."
"Oh, oh." Shi Yu nodded perfunctorily, but spoke very seriously, "However, girls this age are usually going through their rebellious phase."
The king stopped stroking his beard and looked at him expressionlessly.
Shi Yu leaned against the door frame, her posture relaxed, as if she were chatting with an old friend rather than dealing with an enemy: "Based on my sister's experience, the more obedient a girl is when she is young, the more rebellious she becomes when she grows up. Your Majesty, are you sure the princess won't be rebellious?"
"A rebellious phase?" The king snorted. "That's for naughty children. My daughter is very well-behaved; she won't have a rebellious phase."
"Are you sure your daughter will always be well-behaved?" Shi Yu asked gently, as if she were putting herself in someone else's shoes. "People are very fickle. Are you sure she really won't change?"
king:"……"
After a moment, Shi Yu shrugged, as if in resignation, "Alright, even if the princess is willing, how can Your Majesty be sure that my body is suitable for the princess?"
"Organ transplants can cause rejection, let alone the replacement of an entire body."
"I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about the princess. What if she has an adverse reaction and feels uncomfortable using it? Wouldn't that be terrible?"
Shi Yu's Live Stream Room —
[Hahahaha, Yuyu, how could you say such a provocative thing with such a sincere and well-behaved face?]
【Ugh, Yuyu, how did you learn to be so annoying?! Ugh, how did you start learning bad habits from someone else?! Ugh, Mommy won't let you learn bad habits!】
[Yu Yu's way of speaking is so stilted and affected, damn it!]
[Hahaha, this is hilarious! Shi Yu is gradually becoming like Su Shi! Don't ask, just know they look like a married couple!]
The king stared at Shi Yu with cold eyes for a while before speaking: "You don't need to worry about that. Since I chose you, it proves that your body is the most suitable."
Shi Yu looked at the king with her dark, clear eyes, her expression innocent and pure, and posed a series of profound questions:
"Really?"
Is it really the most suitable one?
Are you really sure I'm the best fit?
The king remained silent.
His complexion was starting to look grim.
"Your Majesty loves your daughter dearly, and it's not that I can't help you with this, but we all only have one life, and everyone's life is precious..."
"My life is precious too!"
Shi Yu sighed, then rested her chin on her hand and thought seriously for a while. Her eyes lit up, "If there is a rejection reaction, can we switch back?"
The king stared at Shi Yu expressionlessly.
It was clear that he really didn't want to talk at that moment.
"Oh, right, there's one last question."
Shi Yu had dark eyes, snow-white skin, and an expression more sincere than ever before.
Are you sure your daughter can adapt to a man's body?
king:"……"
The king's face turned ashen; he was about to unleash a torrent of profanity.
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