Chapter 653 - 649: Surprise

"I suppose you're right. Instead of sacrificing, I should give it a try. Everything will be fine." Ryder nodded.

Even though he agreed, he knew it was still going to be hard. There weren't only two ladies. There were two more in the world of Divinity.

First was the princess he had already married. He was still to tell others about it. There was also Devilia there. He simply scratched the back of his head, knowing everything was going to be complicated.

It was already hard to convince one to let him marry the other, let alone convincing one to let him marry to three others. However, it was also not a big taboo for him anymore.

He reached his home and walked to Alice's room.

Knock~

"Are you inside?"

"The door is open." A voice came from inside.

Ryder pushed the door open and stepped inside.

"Going somewhere?" Ryder asked, noticing Alice pack clothes.

After packing them, she kept them in a bag that was lying on the bed.

"Where would I go alone? Just packing done clothes that I won't be needing anymore. I was thinking about donating them," Alice answered.

After keeping the last article of clothing in the bag, she closed the bag.

"Are you busy?" She asked Ryder, picking the bag.

"Why?"

"I need to get to the shelter to give the clothes. I was thinking you could drive me."

"Ah, right. I'm free. Come."

Ryder took Alice to his car that was parked outside the mansion before driving according to the directions given by Alice.

Reaching the place, Alice left the car. After giving the bag to the shelter, she walked back.

"We can leave," she told Ryder, getting inside the car.

"Yeah," Ryder nodded. He started the engine but didn't start driving. "Ah, Actually, Alice, there was something I wanted to tell you."

"What?" Alice asked, looking back curiously.

"I wanted to tell you that I am going to get married soon," Ryder said, sighing.

"W-what? With who? Why? It's not right. It's too soon for you. You should think about it and take more time to find the right girl!" Alice exclaimed, stunned that he was going to marry someone.

What actually overwhelmed her was that she believed that he wasn't talking about her.

"That person? She is a really nice lady. And I've been in love with her for a long time," Ryder replied. "I think I'm ready for this step. However, I still haven't asked her."

"Who is she?" Alice asked.

"Well, I have her picture on my phone," Ryder brought his phone out of his pocket.

He gave the phone to Alice after opening a screen.

"Hmm? You opened the camera instead of the gallery." Alice returned the phone, which had a camera screen open.

"Nope. That's where you'll see her picture," Ryder said, switching the camera to the selfie camera. It showed Alice her own face as if it was a mirror.

"Do you mean..."

"Yep. The lady I'm talking about is you. So, Alice, will you marry me?" Ryder asked, smiling.

Alice placed her hand on her chest as she failed to find the right words to speak. Her mouth remained open. She could only nod her head.

"Shall I take that as a yes?" Ryder asked.

"Yes!" Alice said before she tightly hugged Ryder.

She didn't forget to smack a kiss on his lips.

It was only after a long time that she freed him.

Ryder took a deep breath, getting to the main topic. "There is one more thing that I need to tell you. And it's also very important for me to tell..."

"What?"

...

Two days later:

Ryder found himself back in the Divine World in the Demon Empire. He had called everyone for a meeting.

Every Duke, Marquis, and even High Duke attended the meeting.

Everyone was wondering why they were called for a meeting.

"Everyone, I called you here to inform you about an important development. And it's that I am married! You have a queen now!" Ryder declared after everyone was seated down.

"And that lady is Aslina, the Princess of Windsor Kingdom!" Ryder declared.

On his introduction, the doors of the chamber opened, and Aslina stepped inside.

Aslina walked to Ryder, standing right beside him.

"A human?"

"His Majesty married a human? How could that be?"

"But she is a human?"

A commotion ensued in the Royal Chamber, with people being stunned that Ryder had married a human.

"I told you it was going to get chaotic if people knew that you married a human. And there we have it. Should I handle it?" Rale asked Ryder, whispering in his ears.

"There's no need. Let them finish talking." Ryder smirked.

After around ten minutes, the hall once again regained its calm.

Almost everyone was talking about it except for High Dukes, who were already told by Ryder.

Amongst the Dukes, everyone was surprised, especially Devilia. She had thought Ryder was going to marry her after what had happened between them.

And even if he wasn't going to marry her, she hadn't thought that he would marry someone else, especially a human?

"Are you all done now?" Ryder asked calmly. "Now that it's over, I'll ask one question. Those who have a problem with me marrying a human should stand up."

His gaze roamed over everyone in the hall. In front of his gaze, no one cared to stand up to oppose him. How could they do it? They neither had the authority nor strength.

Even Devilia didn't stand up, but not because she was scared. Since Ryder had decided and had already done it, she didn't feel there was a reason to force him.

"Good. Now that we're done with it let me get to the second point of this discussion. I called you all here so you could attend my wedding." Ryder stood up.

'Hmm? Isn't he already married? He wants to marry her before us again?' High Duke Eston asked, amused.

Ryder looked at Aslina. "Shall I?"

Aslina smiled and nodded.

"Thank you..."

Ryder turned around and started walking away from the throne and towards the guests.

The Dukes straightened their backs, watching Ryder approach. Some were even stunned, wondering if Ryder was coming to kill them since they had talked about him marrying a human before?

Ryder stopped before Devilia and looked at her.

He went down on his knees and raised his hand towards Devilia. "Duke Devilia, will you marry me?"

"Me?" Devilia stood up, surprised. Ryder was actually proposing to her?

Ryder had talked about it with Aslina, but he kept it secret from Devilia since he wanted to give her a surprise.. Even High Dukes didn't know.