As long as he can be with his sister, nothing else matters to Ram.
"Rem, Rem?"
After shouting twice, another little maid quickly ran in from outside. As soon as she came in, the little maid with short blue hair was pinched on the face by her master and rubbed hard a few times. Odis really liked to rub her cute little round face.
"You will accompany me today. Ram, you stay here and write down the names of anyone who comes to visit."
"Okay, master."
"Sister, you must serve the master well. Even if the master makes some perverted requests, you can't refuse, understand?"
"I understand, sister. Although the master is a pervert, we are his maids."
Odis: ??? Oh no, I’m exposed as a pervert!
"Ram, Rem, don't run!"
"Oh, it's bad, sister, the master is going to do something terrible to us!"
"Yes, run away, sister. If you are caught by the master, you will be beaten to death!"
Odis was naturally used to the way the two sisters spoke in unison, and he knew that this was a sign of the two maids being close to him. Compared to when she first came, she was weak, pitiful, and helpless, afraid that he would kill the two of them if he was unhappy. Now this is the Ramlem in Odis's memory.
After a while of arguing, Odis finally set off, taking only Alicia with him. As for the others, two thousand cavalrymen and Lilia were stationed outside the city. Although there were few people, they would not be allowed to enter the city. However, all the necessary things would be sent to the barracks.
As for the dozens of people that Alicia brought with her, they naturally went back to their own homes and looked for their own mothers. This was the capital of Eos, and the families of these female knights were at least nobles above the viscount level, so they still had a place to live here.
To be honest, bringing her man home as a lover is a bit too shameful for a lady knight like Alicia who abides by the rules.
However, as the only daughter of the noble Arctaros family in Eos, she had to give an explanation to her family. At the very least, she had to add an heir to the family, otherwise the Arctaros family that ruled the southern part of the Kingdom of Eos would be extinct.
Even Alicia could guess what kind of demands would be made on her when she returned this time, and her family would have to beg Odis. She might even have to pay a lot of strange prices to satisfy Odis.
She was very clear about how difficult it was to satisfy Odis. He would often torment her so much that she couldn't even move a finger. If she fell into his hands... wouldn't he be able to take whatever he wanted this time? Even some unreasonable requests that she had rejected sternly in the past, it would probably be difficult for her to refuse them again this time.
This caused Alicia to be hesitant when leading the way, and she even seemed to want to talk about irrelevant things and delay time.
Odis and Ramrem actually understood, but there are some things that they know but don't say out loud, otherwise this rather thin-skinned lady knight might get mad on the spot and want to chop people with a sword.
It was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon, but the distance was not that far, but it took until six o'clock in the evening.
"Ms. Alicia, how long will it take to arrive? It's getting late now, and the host hasn't had dinner yet."
In the end, it was Ram who broke the deadlock. This reliable maid asked Alicia a question directly. Although everyone present knew what was going on, they couldn't just watch Alicia continue to waste time.
As the sky gradually darkened, Alicia felt her face getting hot. Although she was ashamed, she could only say, "It's almost there, it's almost there."
However, Odis's next words broke her defense.
"Alicia, I'm not in a hurry. You can actually show us around some more."
"It's still early. There's no rush, no rush at all."
Chapter 413 Alicia's Mother
At around seven in the evening, Alicia knew she couldn't escape, so she brought Odysseus and a pair of maids to her front door. As the southern dukes, the Arctaros family was naturally as arrogant as the Sindri family, the northern dukes for generations. Although they were not as luxurious as the royal family, they were also extremely luxurious.
Odis now felt that his northern land was indeed a bitter cold land, extremely poor. He had to save on the magic-forbidden stones and the like, not to mention as building materials, there were not enough materials for casting spells.
Only then did Odis realize what a great power's foundation was. He also understood why Eos sent things as he said, and the materials were sent in convoys as if they were free.
In other people's eyes, feelings are just a drop in the bucket. No, not even a hair. But for my Shiva Ash Territory, this is an artery.
The background is so thick, it's simply outrageous.
From a distance, the guard at the door had already seen Alicia, who came with Odis and the other two with a sullen face. To be able to guard the gate here, one must not only be very strong but also be able to recognize people.
And even if others don't know her, Alicia must know her, after all, she is the eldest daughter of the family.
If he fails to recognize this, he would be beaten to death without any guilt.
One of the leaders immediately gave a few instructions to the guard beside him, and that person immediately turned around and ran towards the door to inform his Lord Duke that the eldest lady was back.
After the guard entered the room, the leading guard finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued to stand straight.
Alicia certainly saw what happened here, but she just pretended not to see it. Calculating the time, she hasn't been back here for seven or eight years. Of course, it's useless to come back. If it weren't for the special time now, her mother wouldn't be here at all.
Although the Duke of the Frontier holds a high position, his responsibilities are also extremely heavy. Every Grand Duke must guard his own territory and must not leave his post without permission. This is why Alicia has been away from home for many years and has not even been able to meet her mother.
Of course, this was not a problem for Alicia and her mother, who had strict upbringing and were rather rigid and upright in character because of their family's inheritance of the Oathed Knights.
They have even prepared themselves mentally for not seeing each other for decades.
If Odis knew about this, he would probably say that this was probably because he was afraid to ask the visitor because he was close to home. After not seeing each other for many years, he was about to meet, but he had already become someone's lover. This matter was not easy to explain, especially when facing his mother, it was probably even more so.
Moreover, Odis and Alicia also slowed down their pace at this moment, not for any other reason, but simply to allow Alicia's mother, Capeo, the current Grand Duke of Southern Eos, to come out to greet them.
Well, the one who greeted her was naturally not Alicia, but Odis.
Today, Odis' status is at least equal to that of the King of Eos. Although Capeo is the Grand Duke of the South, his status is far inferior to that of Odis.
As if the two sides had a tacit understanding, as soon as Grand Duke Capeo came out, Odis and Alicia immediately quickened their pace.
Capeo, like Alicia, was wearing a skirt and armor, even at home. Just standing there, he gave people a sense of calmness, reliability, and integrity.
Unlike Alicia's relatively gentle face, Capeo, as a mother, has more heroic facial features, even giving people a more masculine feeling.
Moreover, the other person was tall and slender, standing straight, and had a certain demeanor.
Overall, this is a beauty in men's clothing.
"The Grand Duke of the Southern Border of Eos, Capeo Arctaros, has met with Lord Odis."
"Thank you for capturing Guillotin Aura. My brother died at her hands. Lord Odis, please accept my greetings."
While speaking, Capeo did something that made everyone's eyes widen in surprise. She actually planned to kneel down on one knee to salute Odis.
Seeing that the Archduchess was about to salute him, Otis quickly took two steps forward and held Capeo with both hands. According to his status, he was actually qualified to receive this salute, but the problem was that this was not a private meeting or a formal occasion.
There's someone else's girl with him.
Who has ever seen a mother-in-law kneeling down to him? There is no such thing.
"Aura... As a human being, I should do what I should do for her. Grand Duke, you don't have to do this. Besides, Alicia has helped me a lot in the territory, so I should thank you. You and your daughter haven't seen each other for many years, why don't you go in and catch up first."
Odis didn't dare to stand at the door any longer. What if this person couldn't get over it and insisted on knocking himself down? Who would he go to for justice? Capeo's brother, Alicia's uncle, actually died at the hands of Aura.
If Odis had no idea of Aura's cruelty before, now he has a real picture of it.
This Aura is really fierce. Just look at Alicia and Capeo, and you will know that this family has a good heritage. Capeo's brother is probably at least a legend. My goodness, how many legendary masters has Aura killed?
After thinking about Aura's fighting style, Odis could understand that compared with others, Aura's killing method was somewhat unsolvable. As long as your magic power is not as good as the opponent, there will be no room for a comeback.
Don't think it was so easy for me to beat her, but a big part of the reason was that I used the Sealing Magic to ban the Obedience Magic, and I might even be defeated. And Sealing Magic is not a spell from this world at all, the system is different.
One can imagine the fear that the masters of this world have about Aura obeying magic.
Alicia was also frightened at the moment, and was also afraid that her mother would cause some big trouble. After hearing what Odis said, she immediately pulled her mother towards the door.
The sadness of finally meeting her mother after not seeing her for many years was somewhat diluted. No one knew her mother's stubborn temper and the chivalry that was engraved in her bones better than her.
Capeo actually wanted to say something else, but she could not withstand the combined strength of Odis and Alicia, and she was immediately pulled into the door.
Ram and Rem watched calmly, and in their quietness, they showed the self-cultivation of a maid.
The guards at the door were watching, pretending not to see anything. Are they qualified to speak up about this? Are they tired of living?
Chapter 414: Calculation, all calculation
Although Alicia had been away for many years, she was still very familiar with everything in her own mansion. With her leading the way, Odis followed Alicia and brought the Grand Duchess to the living room.
It was not until this time that Alicia and Odis breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other. Alicia's eyes were filled with helplessness and depression.
"Alicia! How can you be so rude? Lord Odis is the benefactor of our family. Do you know what a benefactor is? Your uncle, your grandfather, your father, and many of your ancestors all died at the hands of Guillotine Aura."
"Even the corpses are controlled by that damn dark elf. Not even the dead souls can rest in peace."
Capeo's voice was filled with sadness when she said this. She also wanted revenge in the past, but even though she had become the Grand Duke of the South, she still couldn't do anything to Aura.
Even before Odis captured Aura alive, the name of Guillotine Aura was the nightmare of all nobles.
After Odis captured Aura, he received countless requests to buy Aura from him and bring her back to humiliate and kill her. Some nobles who had a grudge against Aura even united together and offered a price that even Odis was tempted by.
However, Odis still resisted the temptation and did not hand over Aura. It was not because Odis liked Aura's flat body, but because Odis felt that Aura was still useful.
"Please rest assured, they have rested in peace. Aura's hundreds of thousands of headless knights and headless black warriors all vanished in the battle between me and the Black Queen."
Odis spoke, and he didn't know if this was a comfort, but at least it was better than letting the body fall into the hands of the enemy and being manipulated to kill his compatriots. In this world, although it doesn't care about being buried in peace, people still hope that their relatives and friends can rest in peace.
"Praise your greatness, praise your bravery, praise your victory."
Capeo walked up to Odis, pounded his chest with one hand, and performed a knight's salute.
"The ancestors of our Arctalos family once swore that whoever can kill Guillotin Aura, our Arctalos family will agree to the other party's three requests."
"No matter what the request is, even if it's asking me, the patriarch of the Arctalus family, to commit suicide on the spot, there is no problem with that!"
"I know about you and Alicia. I am willing to marry Alicia to you! Please rest assured that Alicia will be the representative of the Arctalus family in the future. You can ask her for anything you want!"
Good fellow, Odis called out in his heart. If anyone dared to say that Capeo in front of him was an upright fool, he would dare to slap him. Is this what you call an upright knight?
Calculation, it’s all calculation.
From waiting at the door to coming here and using Aura's matter to express his attitude, it can be said that it was all calculated. Everything was a preparation for the last sentence.
Yes, that's the one about marrying Alicia to Odis.
As parents, our love for our children is profound.
What is Alicia's current status? Odis's lover, she has no status at all. No matter where you say it, it is not a glorious thing for the only daughter of the Arctaros family and the future heir of the Grand Duke to be someone's lover.
Alicia was slept with by Odis, which was not a big deal in the aristocratic circle. But letting Alicia be a lover all the time was too much of a bully.
But now, when Capeo said this, it was completely different.
This is called repaying a favor, this is called returning a favor, this is called the knight's perseverance.
No matter who comes, even if it is the old king of Eos himself, Capeo has something to say. And the most important thing is... marry Otis!
Yes, Alicia was not qualified before, or it was impossible for her to marry Odysseus. Because she was the dowry of the little princess Prim, even if she had a child with Odysseus, it could only be considered an illegitimate child, or even Prim's child.
For Alicia, this might be something she could tolerate for the sake of her relationship with Prim, but for a mother, for Capeo, this was something she could never tolerate.
With this in mind, when Odis looked at Capeo again, there was a little more appreciation in his eyes. This woman, apart from anything else, was definitely a very qualified mother.
Before coming, Odis learned about Alicia's mother's personality and got the idea that she strictly abided by the rules of chivalry, did things in a methodical manner, was cautious and never took risks, was upright and incorruptible, hated evil and could not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.
Such a person... Odis always reminds me of another character, um, Nun Miejue. Ahem, they are really similar, but not quite the same.
What happened today was essentially a transaction, and it was a transaction initiated by Capeo. She even put the entire Arctalos family on the line for the sake of her daughter!
The first sentence was to marry Alicia to Odis, and the second sentence was, "Please rest assured, Alicia will be the representative of the Arctaros family in the future. If you have any requests, you can ask her!"
What does this mean? As long as Odis is willing to give Alicia a status instead of being a lover, then the entire Arctaros family will allow Odis to do whatever he wants and will do their best to support Odis.
Before that, no matter what Capeo said, even if he asked me, the patriarch of the Arctalos family, to commit suicide on the spot, there would be no problem!
Is this a way to repay a favor? This is clearly a threat! A naked threat!
Odis had just refined a lot of dragon blood in his body and his brain had returned a little, otherwise he might not understand. If this matter is not explained in person, it may be useless to say anything after returning.
So, two paths were laid out before Odysseus, the little princess Prim and the lady knight Alicia...
It's not that he can only choose one, but once Alicia becomes his fiancée, should he marry the other Hundred Concubines as well? This is obviously impossible. It's okay to have Hundred Concubines, but he can't marry all of them. Basically, they can only be lovers.
Not all of the Baiji are daughters of minor nobles. There are also people like Kagome, the daughter of the Grand Duke. As for her status in the family, to put it bluntly, it's just a matter of a word from the head of the family.
Moreover, the identity of the little princess Prim would become somewhat awkward because Prim was a member of the royal family, the Princess of Flower Moon, and the legitimate heir to the throne of Eos. After all, she was different from Alicia.
However, for Odis, this is not a multiple-choice question. Only children will make choices, while adults always want everything.
He will be the emperor who unifies this continent in the future. Besides having a queen, what's wrong with having a few concubines? Just ask, what's wrong?
Chapter 415: Master Huang, bah, the Grand Duchess, tall and hard
"Alicia is my fiancée, and arrangements to marry her have already been made."
Taking a deep breath, Odis took a deep look at Capeo and Alicia, and gave an answer. Alicia is indeed worth marrying, not for anything else, but simply because Alicia is a good enough person.
The mainland human twins, I am not kidding you.
The Knights of the Holy Iris were founded by Alicia. Although they followed some of the templates of the Family Oath Knights, they have also blazed their own trail.
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