The Medium's Gaze

"Is it really appropriate to make such a joke in front of a lady?"

La Folia's face was filled with black lines.

Well, besides being domineering, this man was also a bit of a pervert.

"Perhaps in the future, a brave hero will come to rescue the Princess," La Folia said with a smile, then felt uncomfortable all over: "May I ask, domineering Demon King, can you first let the pure Princess you kidnapped take a bath?"

"Please do."

Kaido stood up and gestured for her to proceed.

La Folia naturally took his hand and slowly got out of bed.

At that very moment, the princess's bedroom door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"My dear daughter, have you finally woken up?"

Before the person even entered, a hoarse voice could be heard.

A muscular man in splendid attire swung the door open and stepped inside.

"Always so reckless, what if you scare our daughter?"

Behind him was a beautiful silver-haired woman, scolding her husband for his boorishness.

"Your Royal Highness..."

Justina followed behind.

Then, these three people who came to visit La Folia, seeing a strange man in the Princess's boudoir, especially when this man was holding the hand of the loli Princess, who was almost completely drenched and looked as if something perverse had been done to her...

They all instantly froze on the spot.

"Ah... it seems the knights who came to rescue the Princess have already arrived."

Kaido shrugged.

Imagine one day you come home and see your daughter intimately embracing an unknown man, soaking wet and with disheveled clothes. What would you think? And what would you do after thinking about it?

"Father, Mother..."

La Folia was also speechless.

The situation changed too suddenly, so much so that even she didn't know how to handle it for a moment.

After all, the way she and Kaido looked right now made it very easy for people to misunderstand.

"Righteous knights always arrive last, as expected."

After helping La Folia down, Kaido turned to face King Lucas and the Queen who had entered, his expression and actions quite natural.

"Charmed to meet you. Your daughter is as lovely as they say."

When King Lucas, whose physique was comparable to a grown black bear, saw Kaido smiling and speaking, he trembled with rage, the veins on his face constantly twitching. The muscles on his body, intertwined like old tree roots, instantly bulged, making him look as tall as a small mountain.

His beard quivered, and his whole body seemed to shake uncontrollably with anger.

"Where did this stinking brat come from?! If I don't tear you apart alive today, I'm not Lucas!"

King Lucas of the Kingdom of Aldikia's fondness for his daughter was an internationally famous anecdote.

Being a complete daughter-lover, Lucas was extremely hostile towards any suitors for his daughter.

It was said that once, a royal family from another country came to propose marriage, hoping to marry La Folia to their son, but Lucas unexpectedly flew into a public rage, drove them out, and declared that anyone who dared to court his daughter would first have to step over the corpses of millions of the kingdom's Temple Knights.

While it's unknown if it's true, such a rumor is enough to ascertain La Folia's status in her parents' hearts.

She was definitely not a political tool for marriage, but truly their beloved flesh and blood.

His voice was incredibly rough, and he even pulled out a large axe from who knows where.

"It seems your father doesn't welcome me very much."

Kaido said helplessly.

"...If you had entered through the front door, I don't think this would have happened."

La Folia rolled her eyes, implying it was all his fault.

"If I could have entered through the front door, I wouldn't have used the window."

Kaido shrugged.

Although with his strength he could easily force his way into the palace, such casual hostility would be too foolish.

He wasn't a fool like the Sword King.

"Father, Mother... nothing you imagine happened between us."

La Folia took a deep breath, stepped forward, and blocked Kaido's path.

After personally experiencing Kaido's power, she knew that if a conflict erupted here, it was very likely to have dire consequences.

"Buzz-!"

The giant axe, taller than a person, abruptly halted in mid-air.

"Daughter... daughter... how could you..."

"This doesn't concern Dad. Please let Mom come talk to me."

Facing her aggressive father, the Silver Princess showed complete composure, calmly requesting.

"Lucas, your current appearance goes against royal dignity. Let our daughter tell us what happened, alright?"

The women of the Lihavain family have been strong women for generations, and Polyphonia was no exception.

Although she was the Queen, her actual power was greater than Lucas's.

After all, the entire Kingdom of Aldikia could be said to have flourished entirely in the hands of the Lihavain family's women.

Same-sex marriage was solely to ensure the continuation of the bloodline.

"But..."

"La Folia isn't lying. Do you no longer even trust your own daughter?"

"Alright..."

The bear-like strong man retreated in front of the beautiful woman.

He returned to the back alone, looking quite aggrieved.

In place of the irritable man stood a well-dressed woman. Polyphonia was barely in her mid-thirties, yet she looked no different from someone in her twenties. Standing next to La Folia, they didn't look like mother and daughter, but rather sisters.

"Mother..."

In front of her mother, La Folia's confidence wavered slightly.

"My daughter..."

Polyphonia looked at her good daughter and gave a wry smile.

"While I don't object to free love (in fact, unlike your overprotective father, I very much hope you find your true love someday), having your boyfriend sneak into the palace at night to whisper sweet nothings is not a good idea."

Polyphonia tried to word her sentences as softly as possible.

"I know you were scared today, but if you have any worries, you can always talk to me or Knight Justina."

"Besides, you're only thirteen this year. It wouldn't look good for rumors to get out."

To Polyphonia's relief, she hadn't received any reports of suspicious individuals infiltrating the palace, which meant La Folia had kept the secret quite well.

"Mom... it's really not what you imagine."

The Silver Princess sighed.

Of course, parents everywhere were the same—seeing her with a man, they immediately thought of "romance."

"I know..."

The Queen smiled and nodded.

In her eyes, her daughter was just defending her boyfriend.

She had done similar things when she was young.

Indeed, her daughter was becoming more and more like her.

"However, as a princess of a nation, one must also consider other aspects."

La Folia immediately knew her mother had misunderstood, and just as she was about to explain, Polyphonia interrupted her.

The Queen looked at Kaido with a gentle and approachable expression. As a member of the royal family deeply loved by the people, everyone who met her greatly praised her.

She maintained royal dignity without appearing arrogant.

"Are you La Folia's boyfriend? I don't object to your relationship, but could you tell me where you live? Do you have family? What is your current occupation? What are your plans for the future?"

Kaido raised an eyebrow. How was what the Queen had just said any different from what those nosy relatives on the internet said?

If you don't have a girlfriend, they ask when you'll find one. If you do, they ask all sorts of questions.

However, Polyphonia's tone wasn't aggressive, and combined with her attractive appearance, Kaido didn't find it unpleasant at all.

"Mother, I told you it's not like that! Mr. Kaido and I don't have that kind of relationship. Since Mother is also a medium, you should be able to sense something, right?"

In the end, La Folia couldn't hold back.

The medium ability is quite convenient.

Especially the women of the Lihavain Family; through their medium abilities, they can see things ordinary people cannot, perceive ethereal legends, and understand more knowledge.

Their function is similar to the spiritual vision of Witches or Miko in the Godslayer World.

Princess Alice, famous throughout Europe, knew of his Godslayer identity at their first meeting, and Yuri Mariya, the strongest spiritual medium in all of Japan, was also able to see that beneath Kaido's extraordinary appearance lay impressive magical power and great authorities.

Although Polyphonia's medium ability couldn't compare to La Folia's, it was still quite excellent.

Therefore, after hearing her daughter emphasize it repeatedly, she also mobilized the magical power within her body, opening her eyes, which seemed to be covered with a faint glow, and looked at the black-haired young man who was smiling at her.

"Having your daughter reject me directly breaks my heart right now. It's probably the first time in my life I've been dumped by a woman."

He spoke of being dumped, though he showed little sadness on his face, as everyone knew he was joking.

"I'm sorry..."

Somehow, Polyphonia looked at his cheek and instinctively apologized.

The medium's ability slowly activated, and the magical power floating around, like particles, pierced into the Queen's body. This scene was invisible to the naked eye.

However, Kaido, who was highly sensitive to magical power, could tell what Polyphonia was doing.

He didn't mind such intrusiveness; even the strongest medium could only see what he wanted to display.

The gap between mortals and Godslayers was particularly evident, especially in this Blood Strike world, where combat power wasn't very high.

Her gaze sharpened, and her heart grew calm.

Polyphonia's sight moved past the physical body, and the moment she saw the "essence," the unfazed Queen's expression suddenly changed.

Her daughter was right—the black-haired young man in front of her was no ordinary person.

Within him lay a wise history, something ordinary people could never possess.

Evil gods chasing gods across the land, a handsome young man transforming into the sun over an island, and a giant chasing storms, a Monkey King living in a cave, and a feathered serpent radiating light.

Finally, everything Polyphonia saw vanished in an instant, her surroundings enveloped in darkness, feeling as if she were standing in a chaotic, pitch-black fog.

While Polyphonia activated her medium ability, Kaido also wasn't idle.

He was maintaining a normal conversation with La Folia, under the reluctant and hostile gazes of Lucas and Justina.

"How did you get completely soaked?"

"...Mr. Kaido, while I don't mean to complain, have you already forgotten what happened just a few minutes ago?"