My Nine Wives Want to Kill Me!

Suddenly, a memory of William’s previous self dying came back to his mind. Various memories of losing the most valuable things to him in the past were something he could not forget. Even though William had been reborn as a different person, he still retained the complete memories of his past self.

Luckily, William was one of the most prominent existences outside the world. He could easily turn things around when faced with enemies who were much stronger than him. Because William’s strength was already comparable to that of Saint Circle stage experts, not everyone within a small realm could defeat him with their low strength.

Everything below the Saint Circle stage was a lowly being in William’s eyes, one he could kill at any time. Now, William was the strongest below the Saint Circle stage. Therefore, he was not worried at all if Saintess Aria’s maidservant tried to launch a sneak attack on him.

The maidservant’s strength was no lower than the initial layer of the Saint Circle stage. Even though William could easily survive every attack from the maidservant, he would not have much time to fight against her.

A maid like Marie was one of the top servants assigned to look after a saint. A holy person could not be allowed to travel alone outside their territory. Even though Saintess Aria was a talented woman, she was still an ant that anyone could kill if she entered a powerful area.

The Lionheart Kingdom was not considered a strong kingdom at all and was different from the other six Great Kingdoms. Unfortunately, that was not the main reason for Marie and Saintess Aria to fear the power of the Lionheart Kingdom. Instead, both Saintess Aria and Marie felt an enormous threat from William’s power that was completely unreasonable.

The sound of footsteps was heard approaching the palace garden. The figure of a woman with white hair and the top of her head covered by a transparent white cloth walked into the garden. Every step taken by the woman was calm. Instead of being afraid of the man now standing in the middle of the beautiful nighttime garden, Saintess Aria decided to ignore the useless thoughts in her head and bowed to William.

There was no way someone like William would dare try to harm Saintess Aria. In the eyes of the citizens of every kingdom, harming a saint was no different from bringing destruction upon their kingdom.

A small grin appeared on William’s face. Saintess Aria’s appearance in the palace garden was enough for him to gain this woman’s attention. Although Saintess Aria had previously behaved impolitely in front of William, she now completely regarded him as a terrifying man whom she could not afford to provoke.

"The last time we met was when I was only 8 years old. You should have been only 15 years old at that time, right? This reminds me of our past."

"Your Majesty, are you joking? How can someone like me be associated with the extraordinary fate that Your Majesty possesses? You are the ruler admired by all four kingdoms. I, Saintess Aria, admire your prowess in conquering these four kingdoms."

It was impossible for someone like Saintess Aria not to hear about the incident that had happened a few days earlier, after William’s war ended. Several spies had been planted by parties from outside the four kingdoms. Therefore, Saintess Aria could easily find out what had happened over the past few weeks.

"Ha ha ha. Your praise doesn’t make me happy at all. Besides, you are a saintess. There’s no way I can speak formally when talking alone with you."

No one knew that there would come a time when William and Saintess Aria would talk alone in secret. Even Marie, who had accompanied Saintess Aria for a long time, was unaware of what her lady was doing at this moment. However, Saintess Aria had ordered Marie to attend to other matters and left her alone in a private mansion.

"What if Your Majesty just calls me by my name? I don’t want someone from a younger generation than me to call me that. I think it’s a little embarrassing to be addressed that way by someone like Your Majesty."

William shook his head. Picking a small flower from the corner of a flower pot, William handed the flower to Saintess Aria. It was a red rose that could calm a woman’s mind.

"Just think of it as a gift. Maybe I was too harsh earlier. After all, we are old acquaintances as well. Don’t worry."

A faint blush appeared on Saintess Aria’s cheeks. As an experienced man, William could easily notice the embarrassed expression that Saintess Aria was showing at that moment.

"Lady Saintess? Are you okay?"

Awakening from her thoughts, an expression of endless nervousness appeared on Saintess Aria’s face. When her gaze returned to the front, William’s face appeared before her with a gentle smile.

"I know you are very tired after becoming a saintess. There are many things you want to do, but you cannot make them happen. That is the duty of a saintess, and you have to carry it on your shoulders. Your path must be very difficult. Sigh... I truly pity you, Ms. Aria."

The last sentence spoken by William made Saintess Aria unable to suppress her strange thoughts. What William said had long haunted her in the past. Becoming a saintess was not an easy thing for someone like Saintess Aria.

Many terrible things had happened to Saintess Aria and her guards several times when she first became a saintess. Therefore, her ability to remain in this position until today was proof of the hard work she had endured for several decades.

William’s words gave Saintess Aria an indescribable warmth. Not a single day had passed in which she expected to hear such sincere words from a man. As a woman, Saintess Aria had long forgotten the compassion people had shown her when she was first born into this world.

Time was something that could not be turned back, no matter how much they wished otherwise. Likewise, Saintess Aria had long forgotten the encouraging words her parents once gave her.

"Please stop. I am a saintess. If I fall for Your Majesty’s temptations, I will no longer be worthy of being considered a saintess in the eyes of the people." However, that was not what Saintess Aria wanted after spending more than a decade as one of the saints. Therefore, she would not allow any man to capture her heart while she remained a saintess.

Saintess Aria’s words at that moment also represented the Moonlight Kingdom. William should not have tried to win Saintess Aria’s heart and take it away from the Sun God. Fortunately, Saintess Aria was an experienced woman. Even so, she still felt a small sense of joy surge within her heart after talking alone with William.

"So, Your Majesty... what do you want to discuss regarding this business relationship? I will immediately inform His Majesty of Moonlight after this is all over."

"I just want to make an equivalent exchange. One hundred iron steel will be priced at 10 gold coins. I also want more than tens of thousands of logs, as well as some farmers’ labor if possible."

A small book could be seen in Saintess Aria’s hand. She began recording everything William wanted in the small book. Even though it was embarrassing to show a notebook in front of other people, Saintess Aria did not mind if it was William.

Letting William see her childish side was far better than allowing other people to see her like this. William’s eyelids twitched repeatedly at the temperament Saintess Aria was displaying. His previous image of Saintess Aria as an authoritative woman shattered completely.

"Could it be that Lady Saintess can’t use her memory to remember every conversation we have had?"

"It’s not like that. I have always had a good memory. It’s just that I became like this after receiving blessings from the Sun God."

Receiving a blessing from a god not only gave someone great advantages in their abilities. On the other hand, some people who received extraordinary blessings from a god also had to suffer problems such as memory loss.

Maybe that was also the reason why someone like Marie was always by Saintess Aria’s side. From the beginning, she had been the only servant who always took care of Saintess Aria wherever she went. In fact, various matters, such as cooperation between countries, were handled directly by Marie.

Most of the duties carried out by Saintess Aria were only as a public figure representing the Sun God. Both Marie and the other holy knights had their respective duties in serving Saintess Aria. Therefore, it was not strange that all of them were always by her side wherever she went.

For now, Saintess Aria’s presence in the private mansion within the capital of the Lionheart Kingdom had vanished, and no one knew where she was at the moment. Even Marie, who had now returned after carrying out her duties, showed a worried expression regarding Saintess Aria’s disappearance.

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