Chapter 225: Marrying a World Tree and a Flustered Teacher
Chapter 225: Marrying a World Tree and a Flustered Teacher
"What do you want? I'm sure I can give you anything," she questioned, quite serious. Dante just smiled mischievously; after all, he could ask for anything, right?
"Understand, anything, huh?" Dante said thoughtfully. Well, he was thinking of something he never thought they would mention. After all... Well, he was romantic, but at the same time, greedy, and if he could snag something... he would bite without letting it escape.
"I want both of you to be mine," Dante said, with a mischievous smile, leaving both Linnea and Fey a bit... confused?
"Ehhh??? I'm your teacher!" Linnea shouted quickly, not giving time to continue the conversation; she was internally freaking out just hearing that. "So what? You're my ex-teacher," Dante said with a mischievous smile while watching Linnea's hilarious reactions. She turned completely red and looked like she was going to explode.
After all, she was a single woman, and having a husband at her age would certainly be good, but she was the Avatar of the World Tree!
"I knew something bad was going to happen, I sensed something bad was going to happen, why did something so bad have to happen! Why! Why! Now I've become a bargaining chip! I'm not a coin! I'm Linnea!" She screamed internally, fighting a big battle with herself.
After all, "But he's young, knows how to take care of a woman, has the strongest women by his side... No! Definitely not! He's my student!!!"
Meanwhile, Fey... she seemed to be doing hundreds of thousands of calculations, and Dante knew what she would answer. After all, well, we are talking about Dante. Recently he has been collecting women like a Pokkecron hunter... Let's put it that way to avoid lawsuits, shall we?
Seeing how the woman, or rather, the tree, was really thinking, he decided to give her a little push to accept this. "If you become mine, I can protect this world with even more dedication. After all, you're part of this world, aren't you? If you become my wife, then this world is mine, and I take very good care of what is mine," Dante said with an extremely greedy smile.
After all, he had already claimed the very sin of greed for himself! Besides, his words made a lot of sense.
You see, the World Tree is the creator of this planet. It provides all the nutrients for the planet to develop, and in the grand scheme of things, it is fixed to the planet and cannot disconnect from it.
Everything on this planet that comes from nature is necessarily the World Tree itself, and if we put that on the scale, if Fey marries Dante and she asks him to protect the world, she wouldn't even need to ask him to protect her. He would do it naturally and with great pleasure! After all, Dante was possessive of what was his, and his wives were the pinnacle of his possession.
"And why would you be the best option?" Fey questioned, and Dante just smiled. After all, the World Tree didn't know everything. Dante, in terms of combined strength, was actually the strongest man alive in the world right now...
"I have a God Slayer by my side, the most destructive witch, a Million-Year-Old Demon Dragon, a young Arcane Dragon, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, the Virtue of Humility, and the Empress of this continent, not to mention my contractor, the Empress of the Underworld. Do I need to say why I am the best option?
Besides, do you really think there's anyone like me who has interacted directly with the Administrator? Of course, I can also take control of Hell soon. After all, after the War, Hell will be mine," Dante said confidently. For the first time in his life, he laid out everything he had, and for a second...
"Damn... what have I been doing to have so many terrifying women? I mean, just Valentina and Morgana would already be enough... Damn, I have a lot of firepower!" Even Dante couldn't believe his current situation in life, something that really scared him...
"Well, this will help me hunt down those other two traitors..." Dante murmured to himself as he saw Fey's head almost catching fire after hearing everything he said... "Anyway, what is your answer?" Dante looked at the woman, already expecting what she would say. "For me, it's fine... but you won't be able to touch me," she said. Dante, however, just smiled. "I would never touch a woman I don't love.
That will depend on you in the future whether we get closer or not. Treat this as a political marriage for now."
Linnea, who was trying to absorb the situation, exploded: "You really have no shame, Dante! How can you say that so casually? I'm your ex-teacher, and Fey is the Avatar of the World Tree! She's the most celestial being in this world! She's compared to a god!"
"Of course, now shut up, will you? She already agreed to be my wife, so hurry up with your answer. I'm a Demon King, and a Demon King needs a Queen, or several. Besides, I'm not forcing anything; I'm just laying my intentions on the table. And you yourself said I could ask for anything."
Linnea seemed ready to protest, but Fey interrupted her. "Calm down, child. He is right about one thing: a political marriage can bring great benefits for both sides. And if, in his view, this is the only way he will fully protect this world, then so be it. Despite his... peculiarities, Dante possesses great power, which will be a significant help." Dante made a slight bow.
"Thank you, Fey. I promise to protect you as if you were my own." His words carried multiple layers of meaning, indicating his serious commitment, though his demeanor remained that of a demon enjoying his influence over the women before him.
Linnea sighed, exasperated. "Alright, what choice do I have? But know that I'm still your former teacher and I won't allow you to touch me! Besides, I will ensure you keep your promises, Dante." "Sure, sure," said Dante, standing up from the rock he had been sitting on and preparing to move forward.
"Oh, by the way, sign this," Dante said, tossing a not-so-golden paper that differed from the contracts he had made with Valentina.
"What is this?" Linnea asked, "A contract, or did you think I would consider you mine without securing proper rights? Haha, I'm a businessman. Read and sign." Dante said. Fey looked him in the eyes, "Give me the other one. This one won't do." Her eyebrow arched, "Why won't it do?" He asked, genuinely puzzled.
"Give me the black contract," she commanded. Dante remained confused, "Black contract? I don't have one." He said, but then he heard a distorted voice inside his head, "Here." A red and black contract appeared. "Oh, this is new," Dante said. "But why do we need such a contract?" He asked. The woman sighed, "I forget you're not yet a progenitor.
A contract with a World Tree must be made this way, or you'll die." She said without much explanation. "Here, sign." She instructed after modifying the contract with natural energy. It turned a dark green, almost black, with golden and red lettering.
"Done..." Linnea said, handing the contract to Dante, who then signed his part of the contract with Fey. Once again, a calming energy surged through his body, filling him completely, and Dante felt something new. "Your location?" He asked, and she nodded. "You can now come to me anytime. I can't be with you all the time, nor can Linnea. She needs rest and work, or she will go insane.
Look," Fey pointed at Linnea, who was pacing back and forth in distress, biting her nails.
"I married my student," she murmured as she paced to the left. "But it was his choice, I had no choice, it's for the good of the world," she muttered, walking back to the right. "No, stop using that excuse, you accepted because you wanted to," she said, turning left again...
"Will she be alright?" Dante asked, now genuinely concerned about the health of his second-favorite elf, after Misty. "Probably. She's just denying the repressed desires of a single woman," Fey said authoritatively. "And what about you?" She asked Dante, who seemed ready to leave, concerned about Aaralyn's report and the recent absence of Vex.
"I'm heading back to Aldria to report all that happened here and to triple the security in the Empire. I killed many demons when I acquired the Sin of Greed, yet their influence hasn't waned... I need to stay alert and train more. After that, I'll talk to Lyrianna and then to Vlad about the problems with the Vampire Counts." He detailed his next steps, which made Fey feel... a strange sensation...
"Why are you telling me all this in such detail?" She asked, feeling an unusual sentiment seeing his honesty and thoroughness. After all, they had just met a few hours ago. Why was he being so... responsible?
"What do you mean, why? You are my wife now, get used to it." Dante said, smiling as he spread six black wings. "I'm going home. If you want to see me, I'll be there. See you later, my dears." He said, then took off at supersonic speed...
"I married... my student." Fey heard Linnea's lament and sighed, "Come on, child, we need to take care of our home." She said as she vanished like dandelion seeds blown by the wind...