Chapter 144: The P**vert Hero and His Wife
’Have I really fallen for her completely?’ Luke couldn’t help smiling inwardly.
Because even her pouting, angry face looked unbelievably adorable to him.
So Luke made a wronged face and said, "Here a husband comes from a dangerous mission, but his wife is not even welcoming him."
Hearing Luke’s shameless words, Aurielle snorted.
Although... a part of what he said was true.
He had just returned safely from a dangerous battle.
But she was still angry.
And that was that.
"Heh, why would now Hero Luke need his wife? weren’t you enjoying your Aurora hug."
Luke only smiled after hearing her jealous words.
So just as Aurielle was about to turn her face away again...
He stepped forward.
And without saying another word, he wrapped his arms tightly around her.
"What—!" Aurielle’s eyes widened in surprise.
A faint blush instantly spread across her cheeks.
She hadn’t expected him to hug her so suddenly.
Then she realized something.
Everyone...
The soldiers, knights, mages, and even the onlookers...
Were all staring at them.
Which made her face grow even redder with embarrassment.
So in a barely audible voice, Aurielle whispered, "Luke... have some shame. Everyone is looking at us."
But Luke didn’t hear her words, instead he sniffed her body, her hair, which contained the smell of Lavender.
Surprisingly, even after such an intense battle, her fragrance remained unchanged.
The moment he inhaled that familiar scent, the tension weighing on his heart quietly faded away.
Feeling him nuzzle against her hair, Aurielle’s blush deepened.
Even the tips of her ears turned crimson.
"L-Luke..."
"You’ve become even more of a p**vert." She muttered so softly that only he could hear.
Her complaint only widened the smile on Luke’s face.
He leaned closer and gently placed a kiss on the side of her neck.
Aurielle’s body trembled slightly.
Then, in a voice only she could hear, he whispered,
"It’s you... who make me p**vert... my dear wife."
With that, Luke finally loosened his embrace.
He stepped back, smiled warmly...
And gave her a playful wink.
Aurielle didn’t even notice Luke’s playful wink.
As her face had already turned completely crimson, and she could feel heat spreading across her entire body.
While her mind had gone completely blank.
And only a single word echoed over and over again.
’P**vet! P**vet! P**vet! P**vet! P**vet! P**vet!’
Seeing her adorable reaction, Luke couldn’t help but chuckle.
He then shook his head with a helpless smile and took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
After all...
They were still standing in the middle of a battlefield, with countless eyes fixed upon them.
After calming himself, Luke surveyed the surroundings.
He found that every surviving Ashenford soldier had already thrown down their weapons.
None of them showed any intention of resisting.
Instead, they quietly allowed the Blackstone Legion to bind their hands with thick ropes.
After all...
If they still refused to surrender after witnessing the power of Cosmic Punch...
Then they would truly be fools.
The onlookers saw everything and became surprised, because they heard that all five princesses were forced to marry the Hero, who was declared talentless.
So the hero’s relations with his wives should not be so good, but the scenery in front of them was telling a different story.
Still, some of the onlookers wore smiles as they watched the heartwarming scene unfold.
However...
While a few male noble descendants, merchants, hell even adventurers, made ugly faces. ’Ahh! we have lost princess Aurielle, now she couldn’t be ours anymore.’
Their hearts filled with bitterness and regret.
The woman they had admired from afar...
The noble beauty countless men had dreamed of...
Now stood openly in another man’s embrace, her blushing face making it painfully clear that her heart already belonged to him.
Any lingering hopes they once held...
Were completely shattered.
The surrounding people noticed their ugly expressions and gave them strange looks.
Following their gazes, they quickly realized what those men were staring at.
A moment later, mocking voices rang out.
"Heh... as if any of you are even worthy of standing before Her Highness."
Hearing that, several noble descendants shot the crowd angry glares.
However, before they could say anything, someone spoke again.
"And stop looking at Her Highness like that."
"If Hero Luke notices..."
"...he might kill you on the spot."
The moment those words reached their ears, the nobles expressions froze.
Their faces instantly turned pale.
Almost instinctively, they lowered their heads and avoided looking toward Aurielle any longer.
After witnessing Luke’s overwhelming strength...
Not a single one of them doubted those words.
Luke didn’t know the ongoing drama among onlookers, instead he waved his hand and from the system inventory, the remaining 90 warwalker fortresses also appeared on the ground.
"WHAT THE F**K!"
Seeing this, many people got stunned again, while many even cursed.
Because just earlier, each of them had seen the insane fighting power of every single fortress.
As a result, the Ashenford armies got defeated just from 10 of these, but now Baron Luke has summoned 90 more.
"Crazy!!!"
"Thank god we have surrendered!"
While Ashenford soldiers blessed their stars for saving them from these monsters, while also cursing the blackstone for their dirty tactic.
Because if Blackstone Highlands had produced this many fortresses from the start, then why would they even dare to fight? They would surrender peacefully, and none of their brethren would have died.
’Blackstone people are scary.’ And this thought was echoing in their minds.
Therefore, some soldiers who were earlier in hope that their Lord Ashenford would save them, also lost hope and fully accepted the surrender.
While everyone was thinking and discussing this, they heard Luke’s loud voice.
"Everyone who is injured and couldn’t able to participate in battle."
"Return to the territory for treatment and rest, while those who can, mount the warwalker fortress, as we are attacking the invader base."
Hearing this, several noble descendants revealed surprised expressions.
Only now did they realize something.
From the very beginning, Luke had never once declared that he was attacking a noble territory.
Instead...
He had consistently described the enemy as "invaders".
Meaning, everything Blackstone had done so far was framed as defending against an invasion.
And now...
They were merely launching a counterattack against the invaders base.
Which was a clear war tactic for moral support, which presented them in a rightful light.
Luke saw everyone’s expression and just smiled in his heart.