Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix

Xavida's face pouted inside the mansion as she watched how close Mu Xue and Asura became; when she revealed her manifestation, they didn't leave the room for three days, ignoring calls from Lorem and even the sword saintess.

Sadly, when he left the room, both of them beat him senseless for the classes and training he missed. Well, Sigurd was grateful he didn't come the next day. Her feelings towards Asura changed after seeing his incomplete manifestation.

"Don't look so angry, Xavi—we spent an entire month together, right?"

"Hmph... bad guy ignores me for three days..."

"Little brat, it's not our husband's fault he was addicted to my body and couldn't stop himself filling me~ Xavida, you know how it feels, so you cannot blame me, Right?"

"Tsk... Slutty maid."

Asura thought he might dislike them clashing like this in the past, but after seeing it.

He realised that both carried frustrations because they loved him and had to share; thus, expecting them to get along like perfect sisters was unrealistic, which he had pushed on them.

"Lizard girl, keep your nasty swamp ass off his cock."

"Hsss!"

The princess was the most unfortunate.

She would sit quietly, trying to drink her tea and become friends with both girls was now a daily battlefield. However, Asura swore he sometimes saw her smiling at the insults.

"Well, stop fighting—tonight, I'll sleep with both of you."

"Pervert..."

"Hehe~ husband is the best."

Asura didn't put his mind on this because during the days he enjoyed Mu Xue's body, the news of Lyndwrym being attacked travelled across the entire kingdom, causing great unrest.

Lyndwrym, the kingdom's defensive fort protecting from the southeastern Monster Empire's attacks and the Eastern Kingdom's Northeastern invasions, that one fort controlled the entry into the kingdom from the east.

While another fort existed the same to the north, past wars destroyed the border with the demon kingdom, becoming a distorted sea of broken magical debris, leaving the only safe passage to a single port city in control of the Fenix family.

This was the reason the kingdom valued the Fenix family. They protected the north and east from invasion for over 2000 years.

'Their attack happened sooner! In my last life, they didn't attack for two years... after I fell for Verana, they suddenly attacked the north and east at the same time—The North is in danger!'

Asura's face looked towards Xavida; her uncle was a Stage Four quarter dragon, the bloodline so thin in him that his manifestation was a lizard or snake.

Well, it seemed to suit him, but if Asura's thoughts were right, he would attack the north of Fenix territory while his father defended the east...

'However, this time, it's the monster kingdom, not the East. Is this my fault, another butterfly effect?'

[I do not know, but the north is in danger. Several ships were detected leaving; read the newspaper's 46th page from yesterday, the 9th passage.]

— The Silvaran Magical Beacon Network detected three dragon-class warships leaving the northern Valmet port two days ago. However, after they destroyed the magical beacons, we lost their direction.

There are worries the target is the port city of Wolfsheim, the famous city where the current Lord Garret Fenix defeated the demon army to win the hand of the former Fenix Heiress's hand in marriage.

War respondent Misha Burron

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[Asura, this isn't a good sign... Do you have a way to contact your father?]

'No... The problem is, he cannot spare troops from the reported size of the invasion from the east!'

While Asura silently thought, someone pounded on the mansion door, and two women entered.

One was a tall woman with silver hair and armour; her face lacked emotion, but she was incredibly beautiful and walked with the perfect form and manners.

The other was Lorem, shorter than the silver-haired beauty but with a fiery atmosphere that made her alluring.

"Asura Fenix, I have come to greet you at the queen's request. I am Delta commander of the Valkyrie Knight groups' reserve forces."

"Yo Asura, I came because you didn't come to my lessons again, and I thought you were still having fun pounding your little maid's wife."

"How vulgar..." Delta whispered.

"Shove it, silver doll."

"Dull red bird."

"!!!"

Asura felt cold sweat as they glared at each other; thankfully, Xavida pulled Mu Xue upstairs before Delta could see her.

"Commander... Lorem... It's a pleasure meeting you both. How can I help you?"

Delta glanced at Asura before looking outside and taking a moment to adjust her thoughts. The queen had ordered her to investigate him because of the rumours of his strength, but upon seeing his handsome face, she almost forgot about the current attack on his father's fort.

The queen told the reserve Valkyrie to get some experience with the princess.

"The Queen has sent us; we will use your family mansion to organise the deployment response force to defend the north."

"Huh?"

Asura felt shocked that the queen also realised the north was in danger, but he had no information regarding what the queen planned. Delta looked at Asura with a strange gaze as she smiled slightly.

"Yes, I'm sure you heard about Lyndwyrm attack—your father is defending the eastern side from the Monster Empire's invasion, and many nobles who hold your father in high esteem are already moving to reinforce and help him, be it for profit, honour or camaraderie. Worry not. Your father is a powerful man. He defeated a Stage Six Cyclops in a duel."

Delta spoke calmly, but Asura knew how terrifying Stage Six monsters were—even one was enough to destroy Lyndwyrm, which showed how strong his father was to defeat one alone.

'Damn, my old man, you knelt before a mere Stage Five noble... Was it for me? To protect the No-Mag me... you abandoned your pride. I never knew you were so strong...'

However, while people belittled monsters as stupid or savages, he understood the gap in strength between a monster and a human.

Their magical prowess and density might be lower. But their physical power could sometimes be double a normal human.

Monsters lived longer and had faster growth rates, and the only thing stopping them from wiping out humans was the lack of intelligent minds controlling them—the only monsters able to speak a common tongue were Stage Seven and higher creatures or mutants.

Delta continued speaking about Asura's father, making him realise how great the man was and how much pressure he carried alone.

"Your father will be fine—however, the north is vulnerable without Lyndwyrm's reinforcements. Thus, the queen has decided on the punishment for missing classes. It will be a mandatory task!"

"!!"

Delta's words sounded friendly, but Asura understood the queen's intent behind sending people to his house to organise a deployment response force here instead of the royal palace.

"Asura Fenix, tomorrow morning, you will travel north under my command to Wolfsheim; the princess, Mu Xue and reserve knight Lucretia shall join you. Forgive us, Xavida Bahamot, but you are to remain here under house arrest until the threat of the demon empire is confirmed to have nothing to do with you."

Asura wasn't stupid, so he didn't need to shout or scream because Xavida couldn't join them. It was best this way so he could only look at her with a gentle smile and mouth.

'It'll be okay.'

Xavida understood Asura wanted to tell her he would return safely and nodded, but she felt upset and wanted to scream and shout. However, she rushed upstairs to her room, knowing it would cause Asura trouble.

Delta looked at the princess, giving a respectful bow before she turned to leave. "Make sure you are prepared, Asura Fenix. I shall see you tomorrow."

After Delta left, Lorem looked at Asura with a strange gaze—her eyes held anger as she whispered. "You bastard, you got punished with such a horrible mission. I cannot even join to protect you! Do you know how hard it is for a royal knight to leave the capital? You fool!" He could feel the intense emotions inside her.

The changes of that night seemed to have moved their relationship in a direction he couldn't control.

Asura sighed because he wanted to go alone, but Delta said Mu Xue would join—thus, he could only shake his head with a helpless expression.

"Lorem, it's fine. I am the heir to my father. This is his territory. My territory and people!"

"Asura..."

"Besides, I need to thank you because if it weren't for your teachings, I wouldn't have been able to defeat stage four."

"..."

Asura lied because he wanted to comfort Lorem and make her feel better, but his words caused tears to fall down her cheeks. "You don't understand! Dragon-class destroyers are their top-class war vessels, carrying Stage Three troops at the minimum!"

Asura didn't care; however, he hugged Lorem gently and whispered in her ear.

"Lorem, I am not defenceless, and I swear I shall return alive. How about this? When I come back, I will take you on a date in the capital, of course."

Asura didn't care if he returned wounded or injured because he was tired of living like trash with no power, like a parasite draining his father and loved ones' lives.

This time, he would take control and be the one to protect his father and the knights that desperately defended the territory of Fenix—The phoenix Glade.

"Then... this is my prepayment," Lorem whispered as she kissed Asura gently.

It was the first time she initiated a kiss in her life.

Her heart fluttered as she blushed, leaving before he could say anything, her wings tearing her clothes as she shot out of the mansion at top speed, almost knocking down Delta with the intense speed.