Cheat Awakening
Chapter 735 - 735. Puppet Leader

"Please, guys, don't look at me like that. My parents are indeed heroes and worthy of everyone's respect, and I am grateful for all of you remembering them! They're my pride and joy, but please don't compare me with them. I am nowhere near as great as them. I haven't done anything worthy of receiving the same level of respect as them," Myne, with a forced smile, waved his hand and spoke honestly.

He had full confidence that if his parents knew about his deeds, let alone giving him praise, it would be a miracle if they didn't climb out from their graves and beat him to death with them.

However, people seemed to have misunderstood Myne's words, thinking that he was being polite. From the crowd looking at him, one man whom Myne had never seen in his entire life shouted excitedly:

"We, as well, are proud of Dyne and Yukino, for being heroes for us! How can we possibly forget about them? Puff your chest up, Myne! To them, you were their pride and joy as well! And also, Myne! To all the citizens of Lucas, you are also our proud sons! Get it! So do your best! We're all here for ya!"

The crowds that were cheering earlier got even louder. The people gathered there all smiled and called out his name, rooting for him.

Alone, Myne, even his family members were dumbfounded this time. The excitement of the crowds was a bit too much for them to accept.

Aisha and Sylphy even wondered if they had been living with a fake Myne for so long, and that the real Myne everyone in town was talking about had been kidnapped or something. This was because, from the day they met Myne until today, they had never seen any of the qualities in him that the townspeople were talking about.

"Am I that great? Why don't I know about that? Also, have you seen that guy before? Why don't I remember anything about him?" Myne leaned close to Aisha and asked confusedly. Her expression wasn't much different from his; obviously, she didn't remember her husband having any qualities that people would feel proud of.

"I've seen almost everyone in the town and remember their faces, but I have no impression of this guy... I think the fatty mayor hired him to increase your hype. After all, the more prominent your image is, the more traffic you and our clan will attract, bringing the town more business opportunities, and the mayor's pocket will also become heavier."

Aisha, after a moment of pondering and seeing eye contact between the man and the mayor, understood their little trick and explained. She had to admit that the fatty mayor, although useless and invisible most of the time, and who had hardly done anything for town development, knew how to use his brain when it came to filling his pocket.

After that, the cheers continued until Aniue went up on the stage.

As a future king, it was only normal for him to give a speech at such a great moment. After all, there were only three clans in the entire kingdom, and one of them was owned by the second prince, so technically it was part of the royal family. That left only two clans. Also, as a brother-in-law, it was only natural for him to show his support, no matter how much he deeply wanted to beat him.

"As far as I can see, there is no need for me to say much. However, there is one thing I would like to address..."

Aniue then slowly turned and looked at everyone.

The cheers so far had calmed down, and the citizens had switched their attention to Aniue. As their future king, everyone wanted to leave a good impression on him. Perhaps they could catch his attention, and like protagonists in novels, their lives would also take a 360-degree turn, and with Myne as a living example, they too would reach the peak of life in one swift move, gaining beauty, wealth, and power in one go.

As anyone could expect from the king candidate, he was well-prepared and had obviously memorised the speeches before coming there.

Aniue started out with some congratulatory addresses, then talked about what the royal family was expecting of the Clan, and he was willing to provide support if the clan performed according to their expectations since there was a lot of work in the kingdom that needed to be handled, and the royal family alone was far from being able to deal with everything, before leaving the stage.

His honesty earned loud applause from the crowds, and some noblewomen even boldly shouted, "We love you, Prince!" earning a murderous look from his maid, who was also his secret girlfriend, Penelope.

Next up, the fatty mayor spoke a few more words before inviting Myne onto the stage to give a speech.

"Ugh, if you hateful woman had told me before, I could have at least prepared some material to speak! Now what the hell am I going to say?" Myne heard his name from the mayor and cursed Aisha beside him.

"How many times do I have to tell you that I told you last night about this, but you were too busy having fun and forgot about it? What else could I do?" Aisha made an innocent face while shrugging her shoulders lightly. However, anyone with discerning eyes could tell she was having a lot of fun seeing Myne suffer.

"You..."

Myne gave her a speechless look for being a "b*tch" while gritting his teeth in anger. He then nodded, grabbed her and Sylphy's hands, who didn't understand the conversation as they were speaking in too low a voice and walked toward the stage, dragging them along.

Because too many people were staring at them, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only follow along with forced smiles on their faces.

Myne's move of bringing his wives onto the stage surprised many people, especially nobles, who gave him a disgusted look, thinking he was pathetic and too scared to even speak before crowds, needing his wives' help to calm down. However, there was no way Myne knew their inner thoughts, and if he did, they might not be able to see tomorrow's sun. So, he didn't think too much about it.

Fearing that if he let them go, they might run away, he didn't release their hands, holding them tightly. This made both of them very embarrassed as they understood Myne's motive for dragging them into muddy water, probably to force them to give a speech as well. They quickly started using their brains to think about what they were going to say next.

"Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for earlier! I am extremely happy with all of your words of encouragement. Once again, I'm Myne, the representative of the Clan Leader of Elysium Seekers. I truly love the warm hearts of the citizens of Lucas Town and, of course, my in-laws, who came here for this special day while taking time from their busy schedules... But, besides being grateful, I also wanted to announce something very important to all of you."

Saying that, he paused and looked at everyone's curious expressions before giving Aisha and Sylphy a meaningful look.

"Although I am the leader of the clan, apart from being the leader in name, I am not going to have any power or authority in the clan. All clan matters will be handled by my two wives, Aisha and Sylphy."

"WHAT!"

Myne finally dropped the bomb, which left everyone shocked beyond words. Almost everyone, even the fatty mayor, wondered if Myne had lost his mind. It was already hard for them to accept that a commoner could marry a princess and set up his own clan, taking advantage of his wife's relationship.

But foolishly giving all the clan authority to his two wives in public was no different than admitting that he was only a leader in name and that even the clan's receptionist had more power than him in clan matters.

Also, Myne's world was not that developed, and society was male-dominated. Yes, because of fantasy elements, some women gained power beyond imagination and could gain authority under the guise of an iron fist. But that was all; the majority of women were still no different from toys before men.

Let alone giving them authority and power, even thinking about it was no different than undermining the entire foundation of society. If Myne wasn't an outlier who had been to too many strange worlds, and seen a lot of things, and was a super lazy ass who didn't give a damn about those kinds of things, if he was a normal person with some strength, he would never have made such a decision.

"What the hell is this brat talking about? Has he gone mad?" A noble with thick eyebrows spoke to his friend with a disgusted look.

"Those shitty commoners, I knew it! This is what happens when you give a sword to a monkey! I told you we shouldn't have let him gain power!" Another noble slammed his foot on the ground hard and gulped down an entire glass full of wine in one go to vent his frustration.

"So much money was invested, but it was wasted just like that, giving so much strength to women. Damn it, where did this fool come from?" Another one cursed while removing his wife's hand, who was holding his arm. If he wasn't in a public place, he also wanted to slap her to show who is the real boss of this world.

"Maybe this is all a conspiracy of the princess and the royal family from the start. To avoid any noble marrying the eldest princess, they let her marry a commoner, who is nothing but a puppet. Then, to give her power so she can steal another big part of the kingdom's power from us, they started this clan. And everything happened right under our noses, and we didn't get a little bit of a clue the entire time. What a master plan!" A noble who seemed to be a minister in the royal court bit his nail and muttered while staring at Myne as if he wanted to eat him alive.