After Karoon woke up, he ignored Zoro. Instead, he stared at Xia Lin for a moment and then said, "I'm really falling more and more in love with you. Do you want to be my queen?"
These words, like a thunderbolt, left the two listeners dumbfounded and their bodies rigid.
Zoro: Oh no, no! Is His Majesty crazy? God, has His Majesty's long - term headaches driven him mentally ill? No, no, no. His Majesty has always been a bit neurotic, but this time it's especially serious.
Xia Lin hadn't recovered from these words when the suddenly emerging system said, [Ding~ The host has triggered the love value. Karoon's current love value for you is 12. Keep it up, host.]
What the hell? Seeing Zoro anxiously trying to persuade Karoon and the two of them having no time to care about him for the moment, Xia Lin quickly asked this damned system in his mind.
"System, system? What's going on? I remember my task is to reduce the blackening value of the mission target. Why has a love value suddenly appeared? What does it mean exactly?"
The system's tone actually revealed a hint of pride. [I didn't expect the host to unlock the love value so quickly. You truly live up to being the host I've chosen. You're really charming. As the name suggests, the love value is the degree of love the target character, that is, Karoon, the villain boss in this world, has for the host.]
Xia Lin understood what the love value was, but he was still a bit confused. "But my task is not..."
[Oh, host, reducing the blackening value and increasing the love value aren't in conflict, right? And if you can make the villain fall in love with you, won't the task of reducing the blackening value be much easier?]
But I didn't come here to fall in love! Is this some kind of otome game? Just as Xia Lin was feeling indignant in his heart.
Karoon looked at him and asked, "Little slave, tell me, do you want to be my queen?"
Xia Lin glanced at Zoro. The latter was glaring at him fiercely and the hint in his eyes was very obvious, as if trying to tell him with his gaze: Refuse, refuse immediately!
But the system was screaming in his mind, [Host, quickly agree! Agree! Hurry up!]
If he didn't become the queen, would he have to be a servant forever? Or would Karoon, in a fit of anger, really make him a slave?
A slave without human rights and freedom or a queen? Xia Lin took a deep breath, looked at Karoon and smiled. "Yes, Your Majesty. I'd be delighted."
Zoro gasped. It's over, it's over. I'm a sinner of the empire. I'm a sinner!
Karoon raised his eyebrows and smiled. He walked over and pinched Xia Lin's cheek. Xia Lin barely managed to hold back from swatting his hand away.
Boss, although you're very handsome, I'm still scared when I think about your identity.
"Tell me, why do you want to be my queen? Is it because you want to be a high - ranking person?"
This question was fraught with danger. Xia Lin's mind raced. Then he nodded and shook his head.
Sure enough, Karoon didn't understand. He squinted his eyes and asked, "Why are you nodding and shaking your head?"
Xia Lin stared into Karoon's eyes, trying to show his sincerity. "Your Majesty, I nodded because I do have the thought of becoming the queen and living a noble and good life. I shook my head because I want to be Your Majesty's queen not just because I'm coveting status and wealth. It's also because I'm in love with Your Majesty. But I know my lowly status. If I don't become the queen, I won't have any other chance to be with Your Majesty. I'll be very sad. So I dared to take the risk and agree. Even if Your Majesty was just joking about making me the queen, at least I want Your Majesty to understand my feelings."