Robin was silent again.
Reason told him that what Holy King said was only one-sided, and the real reason was definitely not that simple.
“Your Majesty, you marry Russell to me because I won the World Martial Arts Competition this time, right?” After a short period of silence, Robin spoke. He wanted to confirm what Holy King really thought.
“Yes.” Holy King nodded.
“In addition to what I have just said, your success of the World Martial Arts Championship is a major reason. I have underestimated you before. I don’t want her to marry a man weaker than she is. The man she should marry must be stronger than she is, so that in the future, he can protect her.”
Holy King did not deny this, of course. Everyone could see Robin’s status in the world of martial arts was very high.
Moreover, for Russell and the people of the Holy Sect, there was no love. Marriage was based on interest!
They must be sacrificing marriage for some kind of benefit! There would be no other possibilities!
“It shouldn’t be that simple.”
After the shock, Robin had now calmed down a bit. Although Holy King was sincere in what he said, he still felt that Holy King had withheld some of the reasons, but by the way Holy King looked, it was clear that he didn’t mean to Robin what those reasons were.
So, Robin didn’t want to ask any more questions.
“How do you think about it?”
“According to your Country C, if you become Russell’s husband, you’ll be our Holy Sect’s son-in-law. You know very well how powerful the Holy Sect is around the world.” Holy King smiled and said, “If you really become our son-in-law, then you will have to do something for us. Of course, we will give you much for what you have done. For example, we can provide you with all the training resources, like martial arts, medicinal materials, etc. Even if you join the religion, I may let you inherit my position!”
“However, all these are based on your agreement to marry Russell and your willingness to work for the Holy Sect. If you don’t want to marry Russell, or if you don’t want to work for us, then I’m not going to tell you the secrets of the Holy Sect, so I want you to think about it.” At this point, Holy King gave Robin another look.
Robin took a deep breath and said, “Holy King, as I said before, in my eyes, Russell is a perfect woman. It is my honor to be liked by her.”
“But there are a lot of things in this world that is beyond love.” Although Robin wanted to know what Holy King wanted him to do, he did suppress his curiosity for the moment.
He first sincerely praised Russell, then said, “So, thank you for your kindness, but I can’t marry Holy Virgin.”
What?!
Upon hearing Robin’s words, Holy Virgin’s face suddenly changed. She looked up in panic as if she had been sentenced to death and looked at Robin in disbelief. It seemed to be asking, “Why?”
Holy King’s face also sank, “Robin, in my opinion, you are a wise man. You should be clear what I mean. Once you marry Russell, what you are going to get would be unthinkable. In addition to the power of Holy Sect, you will also receive countless training resources. With these resources, you will have a great chance to be the strongest man in the world.”
“So, I hope you can think twice and retract your previous answer.”
Holy King was not an ordinary person, so he quickly recovered from his previous astonishment. In his opinion, Robin had no reason to refuse him.
Even if he didn’t like Russell, Robin shouldn’t refuse the Holy Sect, because the Holy Sect could offer him not only immense power, but the promising future of becoming one of the world’s top powers.
“Your Majesty, I know what you mean, and I also know that you will never cheat me. If I agree to marry Russell, I can become the most powerful man on the planet, and also one of the strongest on the planet.” Robin nodded slightly. All along, he knew Holy King would not fool him with this, but he also knew that what he was going to ask him to do was absolutely extraordinary.
After all, there was no such thing as free lunch. Opportunities were often accompanied by risks, so the task Holy King was going to ask him to do was not something simple.
‘Then why do you refuse me?” Stunned, Russell spoke up. She didn’t think Robin had any reason to turn her down.
“Is it because you don’t like me?” Russell asked again.
“No, no, no. My praise for you was not flattering you, but from the bottom of my heart. And I am deeply fond of you — you are a woman any man would want to marry!” Robin shook. He didn’t want to hurt Russell.
Other than that, as he said, he had a very good impression of Russell.
“Then why did you refuse me?” Once again, Holy King asked and went straight to the point.
“Because I have a wife!” Robin gave a succinct but firm answer.
Of course, she knew that Robin had a wife, but as far as she knew, Robin’s wife was only a woman from an ordinary family in Country C. Even if she was pretty, she was definitely not good enough for Robin.
“Mr. Robin, I think your excuse is a bit far-fetched. Russell and I both know you have a wife, but we still offer such olive branch. Do you know why?”
Before Robin spoke, Holy King continued, “We think that the marriage between you and your wife is an unequal game. She is not worthy of you in the past, and she is even less worthy of you now. So, you can divorce her and remarry Russell at any time if you want.”
“Sorry, Holy King, I can’t do it.” Robin shook, and said firmly, “My wife June stood by me when I was at my most abject and most difficult times. She stood by me in everything I did. She committed her whole life to me. So, I would not let her down.”
“Are you sure?”
Holy King’s complexion had become sullen.
Apparently, he couldn’t imagine that Robin would give up the power at his fingertips and another incredibly beautiful and wonderful woman for the love of a normal woman!
“Yes.” Robin gave a firm answer.
After hearing Robin’s words, Russell’s face turned a little white. She lowered her head, feeling no longer shy and nervous, but lost.
“I have to say, young man, that your choices and reasons are quite beyond my expectation.” Holy King spoke again, he first sighed, and then said, “But I still hope you can think about it. Also, I would like to remind you that Musashi Miyamoto, Soroka and Philip are all trying to kill you, and they are probably outside Sanskrit City right now. As long as you agree to marry Russell, the Holy Sect can help you resolve the crisis, even kill them for you!”