Chapter 88: Her Majesty's Legs Have Gone Weak
"Have you heard? They say Her Majesty brought a man back and dragged him straight into her bedchamber..."
In the mystical world, information travels fast.
If there's any news within a major faction, a hint of it an hour ago can spread to other factions within the next hour.
Then, surrounding mystical factions that frequently interact with them will soon learn of it as well.
Noah and Scáthach entered the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad's hidden realm, where Noah gained the Holy Lance's recognition and underwent apotheosis under its power—this process didn't take long, only about an hour.
But after that, Noah and Scáthach fought for two days and two nights.
So over the course of three full days, what was initially only witnessed by beings near Scáthach's bedchamber in the Land of Shadows has now spread throughout Britain's mystical circles.
And it spread first throughout the Land of Shadows.
But in the Land of Shadows, few actually believe these rumors about their queen's romantic affairs.
After all, similar rumors have drifted in from outside several times before, each turning out false. Once, even they were deceived by what seemed the most credible story, yet it still proved untrue.
Since then, a consensus has largely formed in the Land of Shadows:
Their queen probably won't take a man.
After all, an anonymous disciple of Her Majesty, tentatively called the Blue Lancer, once said something like this:
"Huh? You're curious about that sort of thing... I remember that old hag once said, "To climb into her bed, you must withstand her spear." That's absolutely impossible for anyone to do."
"Let me tell you privately—don't say I said this—I've seen that old hag go all out. So, I think she must be looking for something like an ancient Titan or a high dragon to be her lover. Otherwise, among humanoid beings, even gods who can withstand her spear are rare."
"Well, these were the exact words of Her Majesty's disciple, anonymously known as the Blue Lancer. So stop spreading such rumors—they must be false."
A warrior of the Land of Shadows spoke thus, and those around him began to discuss his words.
"I've heard that too, but I thought that guy's anonymous nickname was Child of Light?"
"I remember it as Sage of the Forest."
"I remember it as Cú Chulainn."
"...The last one isn't even a nickname anymore!"
Hearing the chaotic clamor around him, the warrior raised his voice, drawing the attention of all present.
"Anyway—whatever that guy's nickname really is, you've all heard that story, right? So stop spreading such obviously fake news. If you anger Her Majesty, something terrible will happen next."
Hearing this, many agreed he was right.
Only those who had been near the bedchamber and personally saw Scáthach pulling Noah inside still insisted on arguing.
But they didn't hold out for long.
Just as they kept insisting "they really saw it" and "this time it's definitely true," the door to Scáthach's bedchamber swung open.
Then Noah emerged, supporting a weak-kneed Scáthach.
In an open area, Scáthach reopened the gate to the Land of Shadows, after which the two of them passed through the gate and returned to Britain.
For them, this was simply their normal way of returning to Britain.
But the residents of the Land of Shadows, who had gathered around after hearing the rumors, didn't see it that way when they witnessed this scene!
First, Her Majesty the Queen brought a man into her bedchamber and didn't emerge for three days and three nights.
Then, Her Majesty was helped out by that man, clearly showing signs of weakness in her legs.
...
"That gesture just now when the man was supporting Her Majesty... she definitely leaned into him voluntarily..."
The warrior who had previously insisted it was fake news was now dumbfounded, muttering to himself.
The residents of the Land of Shadows, who had been debating the matter earlier, all fell silent.
After a brief silence...
"Quick, this time it's real! Her Majesty has found a man!"
Unlike before when most residents thought it was fake news, this time they were all convinced it was definitely true.
Well.
Some even began discussing what scale of wedding ceremony their Queen should hold.
Witnessing this scene made other factions, who had been skeptical due to Scáthach's numerous romantic rumors, completely believe the gossip.
This led even the hidden realm of the Lady of the Lake and the fairy-filled secret realm of the Fairy Forest to start pondering the same question.
That terrifying Queen of the Land of Shadows is getting married... so what should we send as a gift?
If we don't send anything, or if the gift isn't substantial enough, that Queen of the Land of Shadows would definitely get angry!
Because of such news, most of the remaining mystical factions in Britain were directly mobilized.
The upheaval in Britain's mystical side originally had nothing to do with Britain itself.
Even Merlin, who personally watched Scáthach take Noah into the Land of Shadows and knew the full context, was unaware of these rumors.
This was unavoidable.
In Britain, although these mystical realms generally had various conflicts large and small, there was one point everyone agreed on.
—That Merlin is no good!
So after the Lady of the Lake's realm also blocked Merlin, quite a number of the eight remaining major mystical realms in Britain, Pictavia, and Hibernia had cut off contact with Merlin.
The ones that hadn't blocked him were either already destroyed or, like the realm Noah just obtained with Rhongomyniad—unmanaged or with owners who didn't communicate with outsiders.
As for the rest... whether it was the Hidden Realm of the Lady of the Lake, the Hidden Realm of the Fairy Forest, or even the Land of Shadows—all had blocked Merlin.
This clearly demonstrated that although Merlin himself claimed Scáthach's infamy was known from Britain to Byzantium, in reality, it was his own notoriety that had spread far and wide. Even a significant portion of entities in Rome held a strong aversion toward Merlin.
Merlin was almost on the verge of having his name changed and being recorded as a monster in the Roman Pantheon!
This situation led to other Hidden Realms learning the news from the Land of Shadows, yet no one bothered to inform Britain.
That was how it should have been.
That was how it should have been.
But after Noah became king, he released Morgan and appointed her as his advisor.
Merlin indeed had terribly poor interpersonal relationships.
However, Morgan was quite well-regarded among these Hidden Realms.
Both the Lady of the Lake and the Fairies of the Fairy Forest had certain connections with Morgan.
So...
"The terrifying Queen of the Land of Shadows is getting married?"
When Morgan first saw this news, her reaction was the same as the beings in those Hidden Realms—immediately starting to ponder what gift to prepare.
But as she read further, especially when she saw the preserved images serving as evidence, she fell silent.
"..."
"The person the Queen of the Land of Shadows is marrying... isn't this Noah!?"
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