The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 560: “Call me Master.”

That day, the Elven Homeland’s Peace Festival began.

Shien Buztout and Lucy walked down the street, finding the entire Elven Homeland beautifully decorated and bustling with people.

This atmosphere was undoubtedly different from when Shien first arrived.

Back then, the Elven Homeland was tranquil, peaceful, dreamlike, and beautiful, like a paradise, making one feel as if they had entered an enchanted forest.

But now, the Elven Homeland had completely transformed into a lively festival venue, filled with stalls and people from all over the world, not just elves.

Honestly, Shien felt uncomfortable.

The reason was simple.

“Is that Earl Buztout of the Mitra Kingdom?”

“He really was invited to the Elven Homeland.”

“Impressive.”

“Even though he’s a man, he was invited and can freely enter and exit the Elven Homeland. That’s a rare sight.”

“As expected of someone favored by the Dragon Demon.”

“The fiancé of the Kingdom’s Treasure, he must be something special.”

Similar teasing remarks constantly came from around him, making Shien want to run away.

Lucy walked beside him, looking around, and said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally,

“In such a lively festival, you really are the only man here, our Earl Buztout.”

“…”

Lucy’s seemingly serious statement made Shien want to squat down and cover his head.

Looking closely, although there were many people from other races in the Elven Homeland, just as Lucy said, they were all women.

In other words, in this bustling Elven Homeland, Shien was the only man.

The women all cast their attention on him, whispering and teasing, making Shien feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

This wasn’t just entering a land of women; it was like entering a girls’ school and being surrounded by young ladies who had been cooped up for who knows how long.

Of course, this wasn’t the main point.

The main point was that the attitudes of the passing elves towards Shien had also changed.

“Look, look, that foreign man is out on the street.”

“I… I see him…”

“Me too.”

“I heard he not only gained the approval of Goddess Nadue, but also helped us eliminate the Demon Spirit, our nemesis.”

“To help us eliminate the Demon Spirit, he even had the Evil God by his side take action, turning the entire Tegor Forest into a place of evil aura.”

“A little scary…”

“But I also think he’s amazing…”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“He feels different from the men our elders talk about…”

“He doesn’t look at us with those predatory eyes like the elders described.”

“As expected, he’s a gentlemanly and noble hero, right?”

“Only such a man wouldn’t have ill intentions towards us, that’s what the elders said.”

“Then he’s a good person, right?”

“Should… should we go up and say hello?”

Groups of elves discussed Shien as he passed by, causing the surrounding foreign visitors to look at him with even more surprise and amusement, making Shien want to bang his head against a wall.

Meanwhile, a certain princess continued to tease him.

“Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it, Mr. Gentlemanly and Noble Hero? Want to say hello to those lovely elves?”

Lucy taunted Shien.

Shien decided that tonight, he would definitely teach this impudent princess a lesson, showing her why flowers were so red.

Under the scrutiny of so many strange gazes, Shien felt he couldn’t take it anymore.

So, he took the initiative to change the subject.

“Speaking of which, how is the Elven Peace Festival celebrated?” Shien asked Lucy stiffly, “It can’t just be setting up stalls and selling magic potions and tools, right?”

Hearing Shien deliberately change the subject, Lucy wanted to say something more, but was silenced by his glare.

She knew that if she continued teasing him, she would be the one to suffer in the end.

Although still a little unconvinced, Lucy obediently followed Shien’s lead.

“According to the elves, during the Peace Festival, the daytime is just like this, with various magic potions and tools being sold. Only during dinner will everyone be treated to dishes carefully prepared by the elves, followed by various performances.”

“There’s a light show featuring the Light Tree.”

“There’s the Fairy Dance performed by the fairies.”

“Then there are the elves’ magic shows and exhibitions of rare magical beasts rarely seen in the outside world, such as unicorns, and so on. These are all activities that take place during the Peace Festival.”

“Finally, as the Peace Festival draws to a close, the Queen will appear, representing the Elven race, to express her gratitude and deliver a speech to the foreign friends from all over the world.”

This was the entire process of the Peace Festival.

“Sounds pretty good.”

Shien’s attention was finally diverted somewhat.

Unfortunately, Lucy immediately pulled his attention back.

“I heard that when the Peace Festival officially ends, the elves might give flower garlands, symbolizing friendship, to friends they care about, as a token of everlasting friendship.”

Lucy couldn’t help but add.

“With your current popularity among the elves, you should receive quite a few flower garlands. Aren’t you happy, Mr. Gentlemanly and Noble Hero?”

These words made Shien fall completely silent.

Then, he silently reached out and pinched Lucy’s cheeks.

Pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch…!

“Ouch, ouch, ouch…! Let go…!”

Lucy shrieked as Shien ruthlessly pulled her beautiful face in both directions, as if trying to tear off her skin, distorting her features.

“Come on, keep talking.”

Shien said with a forced smile, a vein throbbing on his forehead.

Clearly, he was enraged.

“It’s going to tear! It’s going to tear!”

Lucy’s eyes teared up from the pain, her hands flailing like a doll being choked, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

The onlookers looked at each other, then at Shien and Lucy, with disbelief on their faces.

“He actually dared to treat the Kingdom’s Treasure like this?”

This was their first thought.

“That unparalleled princess is actually making such sounds…?”

This was their second thought.

They couldn’t believe that Shien dared to be so rough with Lucy, nor could they believe that the seemingly perfect princess would be in such a disheveled state.

If this scene had taken place in the Royal Capital, Lucy’s perfect image, cultivated over seventeen years, would probably be ruined.

Shien, however, ignored all of this, determined to teach his presumptuous fiancée a lesson.

Otherwise, this girl wouldn’t know who was in charge.

However, even though Shien wanted to make Lucy look bad, it was as if she had cheated. Even with her face being pulled like this, she didn’t look ugly at all, still possessing a unique beauty.

“It’s truly a gift from the heavens to have such a scientifically improbable face.”

Shien didn’t know whether to be happy or angry, his tone becoming complex.

“Wuwuwu! Let go!”

Lucy, unaware of Shien’s complicated feelings, pleaded tearfully.

“Call me husband.”

Shien’s eyes rolled as he said this.

“Husband!”

Lucy responded without hesitation.

Judging by her practiced manner, she had clearly been forced by Shien to call him this many times before.

Of course, this world didn’t have the term “husband,” so the surrounding people didn’t understand what Lucy meant. Otherwise, they would have blushed, amazed by her boldness.

Actually, at first, when she learned this term from Shien, Lucy was very reluctant to use it.

However, under Shien’s “tough love education,” the girl had even called him “daddy,” so “husband” wasn’t much different.

This princess was probably emboldened by the fact that no one understood what she was saying, which was why she dared to call him that so loudly and readily.

This made Shien even more playful.

“Call me Master.”

Shien said with a mischievous smile.

“What!?”

Lucy’s eyes widened.

Not only Lucy, but even the surrounding onlookers were stunned.

Did these two… usually play such kinky games?

Just as Shien and Lucy were becoming the center of attention on the street, and Lucy was being pushed to her limit, a savior appeared.

“…Can’t you two settle down for a moment and not cause a commotion every now and then?”

Carol appeared with a group of elves, her voice filled with a helpless sigh.

“Help!”

Lucy immediately cried out as if grasping at a lifeline.

This girl no longer cared about her image.

“Is this how you treat your fiancée, the princess of your own country?”

Carol frowned.

“It’s just some playful banter between husband and wife.”

Shien curled his lip and released Lucy, who cupped her reddened cheeks, rubbing them tearfully.

Carol looked at this scene, not knowing what to say, sighing as if her feelings were complex.

Especially when she saw the surrounding elves gathering around with interest, recalling how these same people had kept their distance from Shien not long ago, the Vice-Commander of the Elven Corps felt even more complicated emotions.

It turned out her worries were justified.

After letting down their guard, her people were all captivated by this foreign man.

Coupled with the fact that Shien had eliminated the Demon Spirit, the enemy of the Elves, Carol could foresee the earth-shattering change in Shien’s image and status in the hearts of her people.

Carol knew she couldn’t stop it anymore and, for a moment, was speechless.

However, an elf girl standing behind Carol looked at Shien with equally complex eyes.

Shien sensed the gaze and looked over.

Then, he saw a somewhat familiar figure.