My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 78: Demon Fiance

[Martin Fear (FV: 1601) | 9th Rank Mid Stage]

[Favorability: 71%]

[Talent: 4 Stars | SSR]

[Sarah Glutton (FV: 1487) | 9th Rank Mid Stage]

[Favorability: 79%]

[Talent: 4 Stars | SSR]

The Demi-God level demon king and demon queen...

Ely thought these demons mistook her because of her full-body dark knight armor. The so-called young lord in the painting in the corridor was also wearing black armor. But there might be something else.

"Hey, are you sure he is our young lord? He looks a bit thin and very different."

"You fool. The young lord was teleported back to this castle when he stepped into our Ancient Night Secret Realm. It is already indisputable proof that he is our young lord."

"Yes, our master and madam personally set up that array after those battle maniac monsters accidentally broke the realm’s portal seal. That array did its job well, as we can’t let our young lord accidentally be swallowed up in friendly fire."

"Our secret realm has now been exposed to the outside world, and countless invaders have entered our secret realm. But, they have no idea we will invade their world instead."

"Well, those invaders can enter, but they won’t be able to leave. They will become good fertilizers and nutrients for the monsters in our realm that are constantly growing. It’s time for them to be released."

"It has been thirty-seven years since his departure to achieve a higher rank and seek experience in the outside world, but why does his voice sound slightly different?"

"Hm, but he has our nightmare demon’s soul sigil signal, although it’s quite subtle."

"Our young lord may fail to ascend and need to start re-cultivation from the beginning. It’s just a matter of time before he reaches his peak again. Rumor has it, he is destined to reach 10th Rank."

The surrounding nightmare demons muttered among each other as they observed their young lord. They were demons with good favorability, but the hostile ones remained silent.

Ely was surprised but nervous as she would be chased down by these nightmare demons once her real identity was exposed.

She had no idea why she could be teleported to that bedroom, but she had the nightmare demon’s soul sigil? She didn’t feel like she had anything like that before.

[Celestia is awake]

[Celestia craves malicious energy]

[Celestia is observing you]

Several notification screens popped out in Ely’s vision. Apart from an urgent quest issued by He-Dao’s accomplices, only her God-tier weapons and artifacts could pull such a notification at will.

"!!!" Ely finally understood the center of the problem.

The SSS Rank dark sword residing within her body was probably the one that made this happen. The sword’s aura probably triggered the secret array around the realm’s portal, and she was teleported to this nightmare demon’s castle by accident. These nightmare demons mistook that chaotic dark aura as their kin’s mark.

However, the demons and monsters in this secret realm wanted to invade the outside world and would kill all the young seedlings who entered here!?

’I have to do something and get out of here.’ Ely was worried about her disciples. She also worried that Celestia would trigger deep trouble for her as she couldn’t yet control any God-tier weapon or artifact.

"Haha, it’s just a small matter to start cultivating from zero. It’s not something to be ashamed of. Even the old powerhouses in our clan choose to restart their cultivation or reset their memories through rebirth once they reach their absolute limit." Martin laughed it off like it was nothing.

"Hum, we can be considered half-immortal race since birth. We can never break through past 10th Rank because of the curse, but in exchange, we are immortal even if it’s a 0th Rank nightmare demon." Sarah nodded in agreement.

"Since you have returned from your journey and adventure, we can continue our dear son’s wedding with the princess of Nightmare Dream Family. This is truly a great occasion." Martin stroked his beard happily.

"Hm, we can finally have her as our daughter-in-law officially. Skyla, why haven’t you met your fiance yet?" Sarah called out to a particular demon girl in the crowd.

The devilish curvy beauty clad in a dark-blue outfit stepped forward. She had an hourglass figure with a thin waist and the fat in the right place.

Her lustrous long wavy dark purple hair swayed slightly with every step. Her skin was so white, like someone who had never been exposed to sunlight, and her purple eyes looked mesmerizing.

Like any other nightmare demon, she also has dark purple tattoos all over her body, elf-like ears, a pair of demon horns on her head, and whisker-like marks on her cheeks.

"My son, you can take off your helmet to greet your wife-to-be." Sarah asked with a pleased smile on her face.

"No need. The situation outside is more precarious than you might expect. I want to go hunting." Ely glanced at the demon girl beside her, then answered coldly and walked away.

She put her bet on escaping with this method simply because of the implied information she got from the previous demon maid. The young lord was cool, strong, and cold... So, she had better imitate that for now.

Those demons mistook her for their young lord, and she couldn’t possibly explain her situation. She was afraid her identity would be exposed if she stayed there longer. Those demons might do something she didn’t want to happen.

"..." Seeing that, Skyla gritted her teeth as she felt humiliated again. She didn’t want to marry that overbearing and cold man, but she had no choice.

"You wanted to hunt when you just got back? As expected of my offspring. But, you shall go with secret protectors. Skyla, accompany your future husband and deepen your bond with him." Sarah sighed.

"Yes, mother-in-law." Skyla clasped her hand, then rushed out of the room to catch up with her fiance.

"Our son is acting so cold and a bit strange. Has his pride and dignity been hurt because he is a 0th Rank demon?" Sarah whispered close to her husband’s ear.

"I don’t know, but he will be fine. It’s already hard for us to make him return home, but he still has not accepted his engagement." Martin shrugged.

"Is he still looking for a way to break free from the curse? It doesn’t matter if we can’t achieve immortality since we can already be categorized as half-immortals."

"Hmm, let him do whatever he wants. We now have thousands of invaders to hunt and countless monsters to release to the outside world. Let him have his fun in the meantime."

"We need to send one of our best demons to protect him. He is our precious son. The ongoing event is so chaotic for him."

"Yeah, sure. Dispatch first team to protect him."

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Ely escaped the family hall, but the nightmare demon king and queen sent their secret protector team to follow her from the shadows. The young lord’s fiancee rushed up from behind and walked beside her.

Skyla felt slightly surprised because her future husband was now smaller and shorter than her. He was big and tall the last time they met. She didn’t know him well because he had to leave for the so-called important journey shortly after the engagement took place 37 years ago.

According to rumors, he was a demon with no heart or conscience. He would do as he pleased as long it could amuse him. Apart from his parents and people, he would kill anyone once they displeased him. He was also fond of toying with girls and devouring them.

He was an idiot prince of the Nightmare Clan. If it weren’t for his background, he was nothing more than a useless scumbag.

However, he was just a weakling now. He was lucky that no one dared to openly provoke him because of the nightmare demon lord and madam.

And once again, she would never marry this kind of man if it weren’t because of her family’s circumstances. Although Lord Martin and Madam Sarah treated her well, her future was bleak if she had to have this man as her life partner.

"You already reduced to the very bottom, but you are still arrogant like that? Do you think I want to marry you because your parents asked me to?" Skyla clenched her fist and pointed her finger at the young lord. She wished to trigger his anger.

Unfortunately, the current young lord was someone else.

[Skyla Dream (FV: 1248) | 7th Rank Early Stage]

[Hostility: 25%]

[Talent: 3 Stars | SR]

Ely had many question marks above her head regarding this wild demon girl, but she could take this opportunity to get rid of the young lord’s fiancee. She had to run away from here and regroup with her disciples!

"Is that so? Then, you can leave." Ely replied without slowing down her steps.

"Wha-" Skyla was surprised by that kind of response. She thought he would be mad at her provocation, and she could beat him up when he tried to vent his anger on her.

She could only grit her teeth and soon followed him. They came out of the great castle and headed towards the dark forest.