The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 113: Gift

After finishing dinner in silence, Lynn sneakily carried Little Yuna next door.

After waiting for a long time, the father and daughter finally returned.

"Miss Sifrin, dinner is over, and our family needs to rest. If you have anything to do, please leave; I won’t hold you back."

As soon as they returned, Lynn glanced around at everyone in the house and instantly pinpointed the unwelcome presence.

"I have nothing to do. I came to Celestial Destiny City just to have fun, so it doesn’t matter how late I play."

Sifrin was clearly out of place here, but she didn’t seem embarrassed at all and showed no signs of wanting to leave.

"This is my home, and I’m going to sleep with my wives. You’re quite inconvenient here."

Lynn was already giving Sifrin face by not kicking her out directly. If it were someone else being so clueless, he’d have slapped them long ago.

"Going to bed together so early? You’re quite eager. Alright then, I’ll go find a hotel to stay."

Sifrin was known for her audacity and rarely backed down, but she seemed to sense Lynn’s anger and genuinely didn’t dare provoke him, so she put on a "I’m so scared" expression and said she wouldn’t bother them anymore.

"Wait, I’ll go with you."

At this moment, Catherine quickly spoke up. She didn’t dare stay at the home of a man who had designs on her, although even if Lynn did anything to her, she might not have the heart to seek revenge. But as a woman of high principles, she couldn’t do anything that gave herself away.

"Don’t rush to leave. I have a gift for you. Only if you obediently accept the gift can I let you go."

On such a joyful day, Lynn had carefully selected gifts for all his wives—even Helena and Natasha, who were busy around the palace, had a share. So how could he possibly forget Catherine?

"I’m not with you, so it’s not appropriate for me to accept your gift."

Catherine was about to argue, but the well-behaved Little Yuna already pulled her to sit down. Even Little Hua stood by Lynn’s side, meowing to express that she didn’t want to go home yet.

"It’s only a matter of time; don’t think too much about it."

Upon hearing this, Lynn waved his hand to indicate that Catherine was completely overthinking things. Although she was still stubborn now, women are made of water; one never knows when she’ll soften up, so there’s no need to care about whether it’s received early or late.

"Oh, you’re still here?"

Catherine temporarily couldn’t leave because she was entangled by Little Yuna. Lynn was preparing to take out his carefully prepared small gift, but as he was retrieving it, he noticed Sifrin curiously looking at his Spatial Ring, not having left yet.

"Oh, I’ll go, I’ll go."

Sifrin let out an "oh" of regret and walked towards the door, occasionally turning back as if hoping someone would ask her to stay.

But no one in Lynn’s household liked her, even the most affectionate Little Youli didn’t like her tone, so her hopes were dashed.

And when Sifrin finally left Lynn’s mansion slowly, Lynn immediately ran to shut and lock the door tightly.

He wasn’t worried about a girl wandering outside at night; with Sifrin’s skills and cleverness, unless he personally intervened, no one in the Celestial Destiny Empire could take advantage of her.

With the bothersome person gone, Lynn quickly gathered everyone with excitement.

"This is for you, Xiya. Open it in your room later."

"This is for you, Vivian. I think it’s perfect for you."

"Here, this is prepared for you, Catherine. You’ll look stunning!"

After Little Yuna’s manual selection, Lynn distributed the three carefully chosen gifts to the three wives present. As for Her Majesty the Empress and the dragon being ridden, their gifts could be delivered tomorrow.

"What’s in this? Can I open it and see?"

Received Lynn’s solemn gift, the considerate Xiya and the most polite Vivian both said thank you and put the gift boxes away, but Catherine, who had turned bad from her cousin, took the package and flipped it over curiously, wanting to open it immediately.

"It doesn’t matter. It’s nothing inappropriate."

Lynn didn’t stop Catherine’s abundant curiosity because what he gifted was something original to the Miracle World and merely stockings, nothing unsuitable for children. If Catherine wanted to open it early, she could, preferably try them on so Lynn could admire them.

"Then I’m really opening it..."

Speaking, Catherine began to unwrap the gift box. The package felt too light, like an empty box, prompting her curiosity.

But considering Lynn’s wealth and position, a gift from him wouldn’t be simple; it might be the thin black-golden Demon Crystal card inside for her to use freely.

If that’s indeed the case, she must resolutely refuse it. Receiving a gift from her benefactor was already troubling enough; if it were something exceedingly valuable, she wouldn’t have the means to repay it, unless she offered herself.

As the outer wrapping was peeled away, it revealed a rectangular inner box. Catherine gently held the box and slowly opened it.

The first thing that caught her eye was indeed black...

But it wasn’t a Demon Crystal card; it appeared to be some kind of silk fabric.

Catherine pulled the stockings from the box, and her previously calm face quickly turned red.

"How... how could you give me something like this! It’s something only succubi and shameless women wear!"

Like holding a hot potato, Catherine hastily dropped the black stockings and disdainfully wiped her hand on Little Hua, as if to remove something unclean.

Little Hua, perplexed, looked at her master, seemingly asking: What are you doing?

"Really? They already have these on the Divine Protection Continent?"

Seeing Catherine’s exaggerated reaction, Lynn was momentarily surprised. He distinctly remembered that in the past, stockings were exclusive fashion accessories for female players and never appeared on indigenous people; could Catherine remember player-related details but forget about him?

"Previously, there weren’t any, but about a year ago, the front line defeated a small unit from the Lust Demon Kingdom, and among the materials seized were items called stockings."

"Initially, no one paid attention, treating them as loot like the Succubus Collar, buying and selling them casually. But as they entered the market, they somehow suddenly became popular. First, one kingdom, then one empire, and eventually factories were built all over the continent, mass-producing stockings."

"When these became truly popular continent-wide, people realized the cause was that in one kingdom, a dozen noble mistresses who coincidentally bought stockings used them to successfully rise in status, ousting the original ladies of their noble lords."