Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

It was an ensemble of clothing that paired a jacket with a hooded robe, the hood’s rim long enough to cover half of the wearer’s face.

If there were any players who liked to play those antique games replicated from the era before the global nuclear war, they would recognize at first glance that this outfit resembled the garb from "Assassin’s Creed".

However, somewhat comically, when paired with the mouse headgear or mouse mask that Lan Xiaoyu strongly insisted on, the attire shifted abruptly from its retro, cold-cool vibe to an absurdly comical appearance.

Lan Xiaoyu claimed with righteous indignation that only such a foolishly dorky outfit could draw the attention of more players who, like her, were bored to tears.

While agreeing with her, Kael once again began to mourn for the native inhabitants in silence.

Before these players truly entered their lives, the natives had at least maintained a relatively normal aesthetic style.

However, after more than a hundred years had elapsed in the Underworld Gate storyline, a group of fervent Fury fans mysteriously began to emerge among the natives.

At that thought, Kael shuddered.

Damn it, this root of all evil couldn’t possibly have developed because of him, could it? n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

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After Lan Xiaoyu left, having dealt with the related matters, Kael sighed, stood up, and drew back the curtains of the living room, gazing out of the window.

In the twilight, the towering White Bone Christmas Tree was faintly visible with its phosphorescent glow, with dark figures circling around it, occasionally flying over the Royal Capital’s sky.

They were the Lion Heart Battle Group guarding the city.

They carried out their duty to protect the city day after day until the destruction of the Lancaster Duchy and the arrival of the Evil God.

It was unknown whether in this life, the Lancaster Duchy would meet the same dim end as it had in the last one.

"Young master, it’s late at night."

Old White stood beside Kael, draping a cloak over him. Kael didn’t turn around, just quietly watched the night, saying,

"Grandpa White, what’s the situation with the Sea God Church?"

Kael felt somewhat uneasy after meeting the Sea Saintess Sofia today.

"The investigation results are out, young master. The one who extended the invitation was Earl Campbell. It is said that a large number of civilians joined together to petition the Noble Council, hoping to invite the globally acclaimed Sea Saintess to sing a song of peace."

"Campbell really does love to make clear his position and views unexpectedly!"

Old White, with a look of disdain, snorted and said, "The followers of the Sea God Church extend far beyond the land area of the Bell Federation.

They are not like us; the deep-sea environment is not something every race can adapt to, even if expanding territory allows monsters from other dungeons easier access to our world. The impact of the deep-sea environment is destined to eliminate the majority of the dungeon monsters.

This allows those deep-sea realms to guard much larger territories with fewer people. But even then, they are not content.

Periodically, they turn their gaze to the continent, a group whose greed is no less than that of us Humans. How could anyone really believe that the Sea Saintess of the Sea God would sing in praise of peace?"

Kael found Old White’s words very compelling. Both his own judgment and the lessons of his past life were telling him that the Sea God Church was not an easy entity to get along with.

Funny enough, the deity worshiped by the Sea God Church is not Menona, the commonly spoken God of the Wilderness and the Oceans, but rather Koude, also known as the Storm God and the King of War.

No one knows when the ruler of the storms began to encroach upon the domain of the Sea Goddess Menona.

But without a doubt, more people in the Sea God Church now heed the voice of Koude.

This capricious and indulgent deity’s thirst for war and destruction far exceeds that of other righteous gods.

This is why, even though the Sea God Church’s comprehensive power exceeds that of most of the orthodox churches in The Papal State of Brinia, they chose not to join the Holy Hall.

Because even among the churches of the righteous gods, the other churches truly dislike the followers of Koude.

Those devout followers of that deity are truly cruel and greedy; frankly, Kael did not wish to have any contact with these people at all.

Who can guarantee that these warmongering fanatics will not go berserk?

But now someone has taken the initiative to welcome the Sea Saintess to the Royal Capital, and Kael was somewhat puzzled, feeling the need to be on guard.

"Young master, are you still worried about the Sea Saintess?"

"There are indeed some concerns. Is the Sea Saintess Sofia truly here to sing in praise of peace?

You should know that in the Mermaid Kingdom, a mermaid’s song represents luring enemies into traps and sounding the charge for war, peace? Hah!"

Kael shook his head and sighed, thinking the Lion Heart Duke must be out of his mind to let a saintess, who represented the war horn, come to the Royal Capital to "sing about peace".

"Grandpa White, we Lancaster need to be psychologically prepared. Even if the saintess’s song truly sings of peace, but—"

As Kael looked up, his eyes were void of grief or joy, and through clenched teeth, he uttered clearly:

"In the dealings between great nations, strength is always the foundation of upholding justice, a strong military is the true backbone of diplomacy, dignity resides upon the edge of the sword, and truth exists within the reach of spells."