At this moment, Luciana's vision suddenly became clear. Looking at the incomparably handsome man before her, the girl widened her eyes in disbelief, her face flushing red in an instant, and subconsciously asked, "Who are you?"
Hearing this, Orizio revealed an especially warm smile. "You didn't recognize me. That truly disappoints me, human."
Luciana looked at his dazzling smile, frowned, and appeared utterly confused. Seeing this, Orizio immediately lowered his voice and reminded her, "I am that bastard you were looking for."
As soon as he said this, the girl's heart gave a violent jump, remembering the day of the fire sacrifice, the man she had seen before death. All color instantly drained from her little face, but she quickly came back to herself and asked in a trembling voice, "Wait. Does this mean I'm still alive?"
Orizio stared intently at the girl before him and answered, "I cannot say that you are still alive, but neither are you dead."
At these words, Luciana's whole body stiffened. She knew that anyone who cursed the sun god would be punished for three generations. Although she would probably never live long enough to have grandchildren, the thought that she might fall into hell again instantly made her pull herself together. She suddenly bent down, knocking her forehead against the floor again and again with loud thuds.
"Sun god, please forgive my sins. Please have mercy on this pitiful soul. Please bless me with your love and save me from eternal hell."
"Enough. Enough," Orizio said irritably.
Heaven knew that what he hated most was seeing other people's tearful faces. Yet, when it came to Luciana, he could not bring himself to feel disgusted at all. The man picked her up in one motion, and the girl was so startled that she stopped crying immediately. Only after being placed on the bed did she realize she had touched his strong body. She was instantly scared out of her wits, her whole body stiff, lying straight on the bed, and then she fainted on the spot.
Orizio simply could not believe that she had actually fainted just like that.
Why was she so weak? We are descendants of the sun, looking down on humans and ruling humans, making them worship us. Human life is short and insignificant. Yet this human woman was the first person who dared meet my eyes directly. Not only that, I cannot read her thoughts. To kill her now would be too much of a waste.
So he then instructed the maids, "Keep a close watch on her. She may make another scene." Then, still somewhat uneasy, he added, "You must treat her with respect."
Early the next morning, a groundhog scream rang through the celestial palace.
"Oh, heavens, I must be dreaming. It has to be." Gino's eyes locked onto the quietly lying girl, and he hopped about anxiously. "Why is the human sacrifice still alive?"
Standing to one side, Orizio stroked the black panther's head and said coldly, "Remember my words. I intend to let her live."
"What? Why would you do that? What if someone smells her scent? Are you doing this just to anger your father?"
But Orizio only held his pet's head and smiled lightly. "What do you mean? Why? Isn't this exactly what you wanted? Didn't you want me to lose my first time?"
Hearing this, Gino looked utterly bewildered and cautiously said, "Do you really want to sleep with that human sacrifice?"
"That's right." The man answered casually, making Gino's fur instantly stand on end.
Seeing this, Orizio revealed a mischievous smile of successful trickery. "I'm joking."
Hearing this, Gino trembled with rage and shouted, "You really scared me just now. When are you going to get rid of her? Don't tell me you want to keep her as a pet. We cannot let her live. Even if his majesty permits it, the queen will never let you go. If the queen sends another envoy, that human will be doomed. We must kill her before that happens."
But Orizio said indifferently, "Perhaps you're right."
"Of course. So let's go end her life right now." Gino instantly let out a sigh of relief. It seemed his highness had finally come to his senses.
But the next second, Orizio said with a brilliant smile, "I'm going to sleep right away with her."
Hearing this, Gino turned to stone on the spot. And at this moment, Orizio was thinking that he would give his first time to this human girl.
When the elf Gino learned this, he was almost driven mad with anger. "What are you saying? I'll just pretend I didn't hear it. Not a single word."
Hearing that, Orizio said in amusement, "Your arrogance is truly astonishing. Do you want me to erase the expression from your face, just as I do to others?"
Gino was so frightened that he burst into tears. "You're too cruel."
But Orizio did not care in the slightest. "As long as you keep your mouth shut, no one will know."
Poor Gino still refused to give up and weakly tried to persuade him. "Your highness, how long do you intend to hide that human girl? You should know that your circumstances are very different from those of your brothers."
It turned out that Orizio's mother was only a mortal. Therefore, as a demigod, he had black hair and black eyes. And since ancient times, demigods had never truly been acknowledged as gods, even if the highest deity recognized them. There had never been an exception. Almost all demigods in the end would be assassinated or poisoned in the name of divine punishment.
But Orizio not only survived, he also ruled the entire heavenly realm as a prince. Because he had inherited not only his father's golden glory, but had also been born with mind-reading powers. Therefore, none of the gods were willing to move against him, including the omnipotent sun god Sol.
Thinking of his complicated background, the smile on Orizio's face instantly disappeared, and he said calmly, "Doesn't everyone in my family want me to lose my virginity?"
"But we never expected your partner would be a human woman. If that happens, you may be stripped of your title," Gino shouted loudly.
But Orizio still did not care at all. "So what?"
Hearing this, Gino immediately slapped his own head repeatedly with loud smacks, and his tiny elf head seemed to swell three sizes. In the divine realm, after all, after the prince came of age, he had to marry a member of the royal family or a high-ranking fairy and consummate the marriage. That was the rule everyone took for granted. Those who truly supported the queen and the royal family drew up a list of potential brides, trying to bring his highness Orizio completely under their control. But his highness Orizio wanted to give up his right to the throne, and his method was actually to give his first time to a mortal.
At this thought, Gino suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Wait. Even if his highness Orizio slept with a human woman, he would still be the sole judge. That means that even Sol, the sun god, could not strip him of his title.
At that moment, Gino's mind began racing wildly. So he spoke thoughtfully, "Even so, it still doesn't feel quite right for you to give your first night to a human woman."
Orizio let out a silent sigh. "As long as it makes them stay farther away from me, I'll be very happy."
"But your highness, you may be completely banished from heaven."
Hearing this, Orizio calmly poured himself a glass of wine, leisurely raised the glass, and smiled as brightly as sunlight. "Ha. That's exactly what I want."