Hold It Firmly

"Hmmm… although your body is a little weak, I feel that you are now ready to awaken your class."

Queen Seraphina quickly sent a sliver of mana into Liam's body and spoke without noticing the weird expression that suddenly appeared on Liam's face.

Instead, her focus was completely on the true mana she subtly sent to the core of Liam's physique.

'I am getting that feeling again. Is it really that physique?'

Seraphine thought, feeling a little elated. Earlier, when Liam looked at her, she felt an extremely subtle reaction from her divine core.

If she weren't a Fifth Tier Elven Mage, she wouldn't have noticed.

And such a reaction from such a weak person in front only meant that he had the physique that could resonate with the Moon Goddess.

Otherwise, why would she grab an unknown man's hand just to check his qualifications?

'Wow… It really is the Moonlit Physique, although it is at its early stage.'

It didn't take long for Queen Seraphine to notice Liam's strangeness, as her breathing visibly quickened with excitement.

Even in her fervor, she failed to realize when Liam subtly shifted their grip, his fingers wrapping fully around hers and turning their hands over, making it appear as though he was the one taking the lead.

'Moonlit Physique. It's really the Moonlit Physique. But… how can a man have this physique?'

Seraphine was so excited and confused that her huge bosom under her dress undulated up and down restlessly without her knowledge.

She was having difficulty controlling her emotions, causing both Liam and Duke Cromwell to get confused.

While Liam was having a hard time not looking at those mountains dancing in front, his father was instead totally confused.

'What happened to Her Majesty?'

Duke Cromwell thought that what he was seeing was completely different from the actual situation of Liam and Queen Seraphine.

He saw that Liam was firmly holding the Queen's hand in his, their grip resembling that of lovers, while the Queen herself seemed entirely absorbed in the moment, her expression alight with barely contained exhilaration.

'Is my son a natural charmer or what?'

He couldn't help doubting his own judgment.

'Damn! System, do you want me to die?'

While the Duke was confused, Liam, on the other hand, was busy cursing the system in his mind. He never in his dreams thought the system would pit him with a quest like this.

Holding a Queen's hand for one minute—that too of a villainess? Wasn't this asking him to die?

'Fortunately, she seemed distracted.'

This time, Liam was ready to abandon the quest.

To hell with an unstoppable system. If it wanted to leave, it could leave.

Even if he completed the quest, if he died, what use did it have?

However, just when Liam was about to do that, he suddenly saw Seraphina lost in her thoughts, examining his body.

Even when he looked directly at her, he saw no reaction.

So, although he had a bad feeling about this, he quickly changed his mind and grabbed the opportunity, thereby starting the timer on the mission panel.

'Please, get distracted for another 30 seconds and I'm good,' Liam thought nervously, as he saw the undulating mountains in his peripheral vision steadily sinking lower and lower.

He swore he had never experienced 30 seconds feeling so unbearably long in his entire life.

Unfortunately for him, although Queen Seraphina lost her composure for a few seconds, she quickly gathered herself.

Then, as if realizing her loss of composure, she suddenly smiled and said something appropriate to Liam,

"Okay, there is nothing wrong with your body. You can start preparing for your awakening as soon as you—"

"Hmm?"

She was about to conclude her speech gracefully when she noticed her hand was firmly grasped by Liam; unlike before, their hold was unmistakably intimate and inappropriate.

She could even feel the weird gaze from Duke Cromwell.

Fortunately, in the entire chamber, only three of them were there and nobody saw them in this position.

Still, Queen Seraphina's eyes suddenly got cold, and the temperature in the entire room dropped by a few degrees.

The one who was closer to her, Liam, visibly tensed as he bore her incredible aura directly.

"Haha… are you sure, Your Majesty? Can I really awaken a class?"

Just when the situation was about to turn worse, a hearty laughter from Liam echoed around the entire chamber, followed by his excited shout.

"So, even I can awaken a class, huh? That's wonderful. Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liam suddenly showed an excited look on his face as if he didn't see the Queen's cold gaze and shook her hand up and down in joy.

He didn't let her go even while acting joyfully.

After all, he was only 5 seconds away from getting the quest completed. How could he leave now after coming this far?

"Please, Your Majesty, can you tell me which class I should choose?"

Liam then asked the Queen with clear eyes filled with expectation. From the way he looked, he genuinely seemed to want to know.

He really squeezed out every ounce of acting talent he had, causing Queen Seraphina to finally calm down at the sight of his innocent expression.

"Just awaken to the mage class like your father. Your Cromwell family has a complete heritage, and you won't be confused."

Queen Seraphina finally calmed down and forcefully withdrew her hand from Liam's.

'Well, no wonder he kidnapped the bride. All men are the same. Heh… let him live for a while. I first need to know why a Moonlit Physique appeared on a man.'

Seraphina thought while looking at Liam with her normal smiling eyes, causing a shiver to go down his spine.

'Damn! Why do I feel like she is targeting me?'

Although she was smiling, Liam felt that he was in danger.

'God damn, system, you are trying to kill me here.'

He cursed when the sudden prompt from the system sounded in his mind, making him feel at least a little better.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! You have successfully completed the quest: Your Hand Belongs to Me!]

[Duration of Hand Holding: 00:01:00]

[You are truly unstoppable!]

[Reward: