Chapter 2.6 - IWTDODBY VOL1-CH02-06 (1/2)

‘I never thought I’d get the real Devil’s head.’

The king looked down at the head of King Audisus, whom Rufus had brought to him.

The king clearly remembered that man named Rufus.

He couldn’t have forgotten him. How could he forget the man proposing to Princess Sordid, who had a low position even as the head of the family and was insignificant?

So he deliberately sent Rufus out to the demon subjugation army. Even if he didn’t die, he would have become a waste and be ruined.

But now, it wasn’t enough to come back alive like this, that man brought the devil’s head as well. He couldn’t believe it.

The king remembered what the people said at the festival.

‘His Majesty the King clearly said that he would marry the one who brought the demon king’s head to Princess Sordid, right?’

‘Then the hero Rufus will marry Princess Sordid!’

Three years ago, the Imperial prince, who initially promised to marry Princess Sordid, revolted and fled, and the marriage had to be cancelled.

The king was in a hurry to find a better match for his daughter, who had her engagement broken. But no one proposed to Princess Sordid anymore.

This was because it has been a long time since rumours spread that the king dragged suitors away to the subjugation army.

For three years, the princess had to live alone without a fiancé.

‘Now I have to give my precious daughter to that nobleman,’ the king gnawed his teeth.

Rufus’ hometown was the Inferna territory.

Wasn’t it a barren wasteland that was stuck in the most remote corner of the kingdom? In addition, he came from an inglorious baron family.

He was an orphan; a man who never knew his parents.

And Baroness Inferna, who was known for her eccentricity – Rufus grew up under that damn old woman.

“Not enough that he was poor and had no family, the only one he could rely on was his old grandmother whom he grew up under.” Just the thought of it made him angry.

What on earth was it that his precious daughter, Princess Sordid, should marry such a man?

Why didn’t he die?

It was as soon as he had ordered the royal wizards to clear the demon king’s head, and pressing down on his throbbing head,

“Father!” The door of the office burst open with a bang.

“Oh, Sordid!” It was Princess Sordid who violently broke into the king’s office.

“Daddy, am I supposed to marry the man named Rufus?” cried the princess, who clung to the king.

“Do you know what other young nobles say to me? They’re laughing at me because I’m marrying a baron family’s country bumpkin! It’s all your fault!”1 Sordid shouted back.

“You declared you’d give me as wife to the man who kills the devil! What are you going to do now!” Sordid burst into tears.

She seemed to be unhappy with her marriage to Rufus. The king was upset when he saw the distorted face of his beloved daughter.

“No, Sordid. If you don’t want to, I’ll try to stop him somehow.”

“What are you going to do? Everyone in this country knows that I have to marry a hillbilly named Rufus! But what would be the honour of our royal family if we suddenly refuse to marry?”

It certainly was.

Three years ago, the king clearly offered to give his daughter to the man who killed the demon king in front of all the people.

He couldn’t take back that promise now. Not only would the royal status be falling, but it was also a statement that could amplify the grievances of the people.

It has been a long and bloody war. Countless young people have been sacrificed over the past three years, and many families have lost their precious ones. To them, Rufus was a saviour with a meteoric rise.

It was clear that the people would turn their backs from the royal family if they refused to marry the princess to such a Rufus.

How should he deal with it? The king was in great distress. There was no immediate solution.

“Sordid, let your father thinks a little more about this…”

“Right now! I really hate him! I’d rather die than marry such a country bumpkin!”

The princess ran out of the office with a shriek.

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