426: Is he dead?

Chapter 425: Is she dead?

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what day it is today?"

As soon as she entered the warm pavilion, Dianna, with tears streaming down her face, walked quickly towards Luca III, holding up her long skirt.

Seeing this, the several noble ministers beside them looked away one after another, urgently avoiding the sight, after all, the Queen's ample bosom was not something anyone could look at.

Luca III had no interest in beauty. In the ten years he had been the Emperor of Superville, he had only married Dianna for political considerations.

As for concubines, there were none at all. The outside world even praised Luca III as different from previous emperors, a man who was deeply devoted and faithful.

Even Dianna thought so and was proud of it, completely unaware that Luca III's heart held only the ambition of unifying the empire.

"Alright, I certainly remember that today is our fifth wedding anniversary," Luca III said with displeasure and a indifferent tone, "You go back first, I will come for dinner later."

If it weren't for her identity as the Archduke's direct daughter, Luca III wouldn't have wanted to bother with Dianna at all. The so-called wedding anniversary was far less important than the matter entrusted by Isurna.

However, instead of accepting Luca III's concession, Dianna cried out, "Your Majesty, you clearly promised to come for lunch. I waited until the dishes were completely cold..."

Upon hearing this, the displeasure in Luca III's eyes intensified, and he immediately said impatiently, "Then what do you want?"

"A warm embrace."

Saying this, Dianna extended her hands towards Luca III, the strapless dress squeezing her cleavage into a deep chasm.

Looking at the expectant expression on Dianna's face, Luca III was a little surprised. It was the first time he had seen his Queen so... adorable.

Looking back, Luca III felt that Dianna was boring, a large part of the reason being that she was too reserved, restricted by the rules and regulations of noble etiquette.

For example, in bed, Dianna never made a sound because a noble shouldn't lose composure, which also completely extinguished Luca III's interest.

But seeing Dianna's current appearance, Luca III's interest was rekindled after a long time, thinking about doting on her properly tonight.

If Dianna had been this adorable from the beginning, he wouldn't have neglected her so much.

"Alright."

Luca III slowly walked towards Dianna, intending to give her a hug and an additional passionate kiss.

After this, he would become increasingly busy, and the time he returned to the Royal Palace would be less and less. It wouldn't be bad for Dianna to get pregnant tonight.

Just then, the silver ring on Luca III's finger emitted a rapid buzzing sound. A line of small text was displayed on the ring band, which was Isurna's name.

This was a very convenient method of remote communication. Important figures like Claude and Isurna could connect to Luca III's silver ring through a military radio.

"Wait, Isurna is looking for me..."

Compared to the insignificant embrace with Dianna, replying to Isurna clearly had a higher priority.

"Your Majesty~"

Dianna's seductive voice sounded again. She slowly stepped forward, her beautiful face full of jealousy.

"I told you to wait first, didn't you hear?"

Luca III's low reprimand sounded. Dianna immediately stopped, not daring to move forward, her eyes tearful and full of grievance.

But Luca III didn't fall for this. Instead, he snorted coldly and lowered his head to activate the miniature magic circle on the silver ring.

The next second, a semicircular barrier with a radius of two meters appeared, enveloping Luca III and isolating vision and sound.

After connecting the radio, Luca III immediately changed his expression, becoming amiable.

"Hehe, Isurna, good afternoon, have you had lunch yet..."

Before Luca III could finish his greeting, Isurna anxiously interrupted, "Your Majesty, you must be careful, the Divine Machine Witch's next assassination target is very likely to be you!"

Hearing this, Luca III showed surprise, and quickly nodded heavily, "Yes, I will be careful."

However, Isurna's warning was not over.

"Your Majesty, this morning, Dick and Claude together used a special combination magic circle to find the Divine Machine Witch's whereabouts..."

The clue Dick found was in the northwest direction, within ten thousand li.

And coincidentally, the Superville Imperial Palace was on this line!

So it was very likely that after assassinating Ryan, Apricot Lilli directly teleported near the Superville Imperial Palace, for the purpose of assassinating Luca III!

Five minutes later, the barrier surrounding Luca III disappeared.

Seeing this, Dianna immediately opened her arms and eagerly rushed forward, planning to embrace Luca III intimately.

"Your Majesty~"

Pfft!

A spray of blood bloomed in front of Dianna.

Luca III held his sword with both hands, swinging out a beautiful slash that split Dianna in half from her left shoulder to her right waist.

"Hmph, cunning Witch, still trying the same old trick?"

Bang!

The door of the warm pavilion was kicked open, and dozens of fully armed Imperial Guards rushed in, surrounding Dianna.

"Leave no survivors, kill them directly, and then interrogate the souls."

Upon receiving Luca III's order, the Imperial Guards immediately drew out various magic-guided weapons and attacked Dianna together.

"Your Majesty," a maid came to Luca III's side and whispered, "Empress Dianna died in the dining room ten minutes ago..."

Hearing this, Luca III showed no sorrow or joy, just nodded slightly.

That Dianna could exchange her life for a terrifying Witch was a death well spent.

As for the family behind Dianna, the Duke of Cliff, Luca III had already thought of a way to deal with them.

In addition to necessary appeasement, Luca III would also marry one of Dianna's recently adult sisters, making her the new Empress.

Did the Archduke of Cliff care about his daughter's life?

No, what the old man cared about was that the Empress of Superville was his daughter.

Cold political interests have always been the main theme of aristocratic interactions.

A minute later, the surrounding Imperial Guards retreated. Luca III looked at the puddle of flesh on the ground from afar and murmured, "Is she dead?"

Historically, the methods of Witches were incredibly bizarre, with endless unexpected trump cards, making them extremely difficult to kill.

...

Meanwhile, in a military tent, Isurna breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the holographic projection from the military radio.

With Luca III's cooperation, Isurna watched the "live broadcast" of the Siege Apricot Lilli's encirclement and killing. She saw the murderer of Ryan receive severe punishment.

Luca III always remembered that the real goal of investigating Ryan's assassination case was to appease Isurna's emotions.

"Dick, do you think this Divine Machine Witch is dead?"

Isurna also asked the same question as Luca III. The Witch who was rumored to be as famous as the Hero, just died like that?

However, Isurna did not wait for Dick's answer, because Dick was not there at all.

Only then did Isurna suddenly remember that due to the urgent situation just now, she had only focused on running to the military tent to contact Luca III.

And Dick was left alone in the mess hall... with thousands of soldiers who wanted to kill him!