Denied: A Devil’s Thousandth Proposal

Ch 23

Lilian wasn't too surprised by the other party's attitude. In this world, nobles and commoners were clearly distinguished, and there was only one person like "Young Master Parish" who, after being possessed by a demon, completely disregarded the difference between nobles and commoners.

She had initially held onto a sliver of hope, hoping to learn something about the Mage Association and the mages themselves, but now it seems she was overthinking things.

After being rejected, Lilian didn't persist in trying to get back at her. She quietly left the place.

Waldo waited for Lilian at the door and helped her carry the food box upstairs.

Lilian had expected to see the demon in the bedroom, but instead, he was sitting casually in the sunroom, wearing loose pajamas.

Rock Johnson is in a bad mood right now.

More than one thing.

The human body is so weak. He hasn't felt pain in a long time. If it weren't for the bet with Balan, he would have already left this body. "Possession" can only be used once on the same body, and he hasn't won against that human woman with Parish's body yet, so of course he can't leave.

Enduring the pain while also being washed by the light element was another kind of unpleasantness for him. Of course, the weak priest couldn't use any light element that could harm him; he simply instinctively disliked the light element.

Just now, he seemed to have seen that human woman talking to that so-called genius mage.

Rock Johnson knew that Lilian , this human woman, was very ambitious; she wanted the unwavering devotion of an earl's son. Oh, and he would certainly "satisfy" her, in the way she desired.

However, it seems that she has a new goal now.

Parish remembered this mage; his name was Ulysses Russell, the second son of Duke Russell. Although he had no right to inherit the dukedom, he was the most talented fire elementalist, having risen to the rank of four-star mage at a young age. He was injured while capturing a magical beast, and since there was no mage guild in Bluestone City, he temporarily stayed at the Earl's mansion to recuperate.

Humans are no different from demons when it comes to worshiping the strong. On one side is just an ordinary count's son with no affinity for natural elements, and on the other side is a rare young four-star mage and duke's son. A snobbish woman like Lilian , who is a bit smarter than ordinary humans, probably already has the answer in her heart.

"Young Master Parish."

Rock Johnson heard a sound behind him and turned his head to look.

Lilian, as usual, lowered her head to avoid looking directly at the demon, and took out a delicate, still steaming meal from the food box.

Rock Johnson looked at Lilian , recalling Parrish's memories, and saw the disappointment on her face: "Dear Lilian , you've always refused to marry me, is it because you've fallen in love with someone else?"

Lilian was slightly startled. Had the things she said to her three "plastic" friends been relayed to this devil?

She glanced quickly at the devil, mainly to observe his true expression—it was terrifying! His already pale and gloomy face seemed to have an added sense of impending doom, as if he might overturn the table at any moment!

“That’s not true.” Lilian firmly denied it. “I don’t know where you heard that from. This is completely fabricated. I haven’t fallen in love with anyone.”

“Nobody told me, I saw it myself,” Rock Johnson pointed out the window, “I saw you with Ulysses Russell.”

Ulysses Russell?

Is that the name of that young and handsome four-star mage? So it wasn't something she casually mentioned to those three.

Lilian noted down the mage's name, then looked puzzled: "You mean... the esteemed mage from earlier?"

Rock Johnson, unsure whether Lilian was feigning ignorance or genuinely unaware, continued, "A twenty-three-year-old four-star mage is indeed astonishing. Most twenty-three-year-old elemental mages are still at the two-star level. I completely understand why you would look upon such a genius with admiration."

So, does this mean that elemental mages start at one star and work their way up? I wonder if there's a cap.

Lilian extracted more important information from the demon's words, and quickly denied it to prevent the demon from overturning the table: "Young Master Parish, you really misunderstand. I just happened to see that the noble mage was alone there, and I was afraid he might need something, so I asked him. I am just a maid, and I only want to do my job well."

"Is that so?" Rock Johnson responded noncommittally, even though he couldn't see any flaws in Lilian , he didn't completely believe her.

This human woman is smarter than other humans and is also very good at disguising herself; you can't really figure out her intentions just by listening to what she says.

He wants to take a closer look.

Besides, even if she changed her target, it wouldn't have much impact on him. In fact, if she wanted to take down that mage, she would have to succeed quickly. The mage was just there to recover from his injuries and would leave soon. He could easily achieve his goal simply by "possessing" the mage's body.

Lilian quickly replied, "Goddess above, everything I said is true."

Rock Johnson chuckled, but before Lilian could react, he deliberately said, "Ulysses Russell is just staying temporarily to recover from his injuries. He'll be leaving soon. Don't worry about him next time you see him."

Most people would interpret his words as a man's jealousy of a rival in love, just like Waldo thought.

But Rock Johnson said this to make Lilian understand that if she didn't act quickly, the opportunity would slip away.

Whether Lilian intends to continue seducing him or to seduce the mage, it makes no difference to him.

Lilian, who only wanted to make money and had no intention of seducing anyone, heard the devil's words. Although she thought about many things for a moment, she ultimately decided to simply take his words as a master's order to his maid.

“Yes, Master Parish,” she replied obediently, though in her heart she was thinking, “I’ll take care of it again next time.”

She was very curious about the group of mages and wanted to learn magic!