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“…That’s why I said that person is ridiculously strong! Most of the forest outside the fortress city has been desertified. I guess not many people can do that.”

“Indeed. If it’s true as Lin said, then his strength can’t help but doubt whether he is human.”

“Right, Gazef can understand it too.”

“Ah, it’s obvious.”

After returning to the capital, Lin was chatting with Gazef at this time, and the content was naturally about his experience in the fortress city this month.

I have to say, it’s quite interesting.

Sometimes it’s not just your own twists and turns that are worth telling, but also the deeds of Momo who became a hero in one go, especially when the other party also defeated the ultimate vampire who is powerful enough to sweep the kingdom.

This is not an exaggeration at all.

Vampires who can use [Create High-level Undead] are enemies that are happier the more people they besiege, so kingdoms without super-strong individuals (strong people) can only retreat step by step when facing vampires until the kingdom becomes a country where the undead prosper.

"Now I have to thank the Dark Hero."

"Hmm... it doesn't matter."

"Don't you need it?"

"Mr. Momo wants fame, and he has gained it. Now the Dark Hero's name has not yet spread to the capital, but it will soon be famous throughout the country. In other words, he has taken this opportunity to get enough rewards."

"Really."

Gazef nodded.

Since Lin has such a judgment, it is probably like this. He believes in his friend.

"By the way, is the Dark Hero stronger than Lord Ainz Ooal Gown?"

"I don't know."

"Huh?"

"I haven't seen the powerful magic chanter, so how can I compare the two?"

This time, Lin went to the fortress city, in addition to solving Clementine's robbery of the [Crown of Wisdom], he also wanted to find out the news of the magic chanter who saved Gazef.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

No matter how he asked, the village girl with the appearance of a saint - Enri kept silent about the matter.

Maybe because the other party is the benefactor who saved the village, he did not want to reveal his information, so he chose to remain silent. Lin did not want to use force or criminal law. After all, he came here to express his gratitude rather than to hold him accountable. In addition, he could feel that the other party was obviously hiding his tracks, so he stopped chasing him.

But even so, Lin felt that Momo's strength was stronger than Ainz Ooal Gown.

The reason was simple.

The vampire was able to kill three of the heroes of the Theocracy, forcing those people to not even take him away, and they had no choice but to leave him on the outskirts of the fortress city.

On the other hand, Ainz Ooal Gown only repelled the Theocracy's secret troops.

...Oh, that's right.

This is a pure theory of battle results, but Lin also looks forward to the day when the two strong men will face each other.

"It's you."

Lin turned his head and looked at the young soldier sitting next to him. He had been silently lowering his head to eat since just now, and he looked very insignificant.

I couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Clem, don't you like this kind of heroic story the most? Why are you so silent? Is the food not delicious, or is your body unwell?"

"No, I...how should I put it..."

The soldier who was mentioned looked around nervously.

They were in a large open hall at this time. The area here was about the same size as the training ground, but the surroundings were mixed with this warm atmosphere. The aroma that made people's appetites whetted, there was no doubt that this was a restaurant.

The three of them were in the corner of the restaurant.

But even so, the appearance of the kingdom's warrior leader and the second son of the largest noble family made the originally noisy and noisy space silent.

There was nothing to do about it.

It was like being in front of the king. Even if you didn't make any mistakes and even got a reward next, you would still feel restrained and uneasy.

-Because the leader was here.

The usual bragging, scolding, and small talk were all gone. Only the subtle collision of tableware and plates, and the doubts and jealousy that came from time to time.

The atmosphere was very weird.

"What? Did they bully you?"

"No, that's not the case. It's just... why do we have to eat in the restaurant? We've never had that before."

"What a strange question. Isn't it normal to eat after morning exercise?"

"No, I..."

Because of different identities.

When Lin went to the fortress city, Gazef and Climb had been fighting with swords, but they were very restrained and didn't sit in the restaurant to eat together to avoid unnecessary trouble... This was true for both Gazef and Climb.

However, now that Lin came back, the three of them were sitting at the same table, which was conspicuous enough.

"What does it matter?"

Lin shrugged indifferently, picked up the sausage on the plate and took a bite.

"I just like this kind of expression, their unhappy but helpless expression, don't you think it's great?"

"...Huh?"

"It's an open conspiracy, an open conspiracy. The sword fight between you and Gazef in the morning has been noticed by someone, so in order to shut them up, we must make some response, so the three of us are sitting here."

"Is that so?"

Climb looked at Gazef.

In fact, he was also very surprised. Because of their identities, they had always been very restrained and had almost no communication except meeting at the training ground. But now he actually agreed to come.

"Lin is right."

"It's your fault that you don't know how to restrain yourself from asking for things again and again, and Gazef is a good man, so he'll give it to you if you want it."

"Can you please not use such ambiguous words?"

Gazef sighed slightly, and then said to Clem, who looked unhappy, "Don't blame yourself, you haven't caused any trouble to your master, Her Highness Lana, on the contrary, you have attracted a lot of attention to Her Highness Lana."

"Really? Then..."

"That's it."

Pa--

Lin clapped his hands, interrupting Clem's impulsive questioning, and said, "This is not a good place to talk about this, be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."

"...Yes, I know."

Looking at the eyes all around him falling on the three people, Clem resisted the urge to ask.

As the princess's guard, the most important thing is to protect Her Highness Lana, and the second is not to cause trouble and distress to Her Highness Lana, so he can endure all slander and humiliation.

"Well, very good."

Seeing that Clem had regained his composure, Lin nodded with satisfaction.

Maybe Gazef realized that his presence here would make the soldiers uncomfortable, so after the three of them finished breakfast, he said:

"Let's go."

"Okay."

"Yes."

Lin and Clem responded in succession.

With a sense of satisfaction, Clem, who was sitting on the outside, was about to stand up from his seat when he was bumped into by a soldier who happened to pass by.

This morning, when Gazef and I were training, we were elbowed in the injured part. Although Clem had no expression on his face, he stopped because of the pain.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Clem shook his head.

The soldier who bumped into him left without saying anything, and the soldiers around him certainly didn't say a word. Seeing this, a few people frowned slightly, but still no one said anything.

Did he do it on purpose?

For some reason, he was doing something to make Clem look bad?

Lin and Gazef naturally noticed it, but they also didn't say anything, but watched the young soldier's reaction.

Clem spit out a long breath of bad luck and walked out with the empty bowl and plate.

This level of pranking is commonplace.

Almost tripped by someone's outstretched foot, pretending to bump into someone by coincidence, or spilling hot soup on him due to shaking hands.

These are normal.

But, so what.

Climb walked forward calmly, and the other party could not do anything more extreme, especially in a public place like a restaurant.

He always held his chest and head high.

Look forward, and never lower your head. Once you reveal your unbecoming character, it will cause trouble to your master, Her Highness Lana. Therefore, his every move will affect the evaluation of the woman he is loyal to, Her Highness the Princess.

Looking at Lin and Gazef walking out of the cafeteria with their heads held high, the two looked at each other and found that they were both smiling with approval.

Unlike adventurers who gain respect by strength, here they only rely on their noble status.

Even Gazef is no exception.

Otherwise, the soldier would not have picked a fight with Climb in front of the Kingdom Warrior Captain just now. Of course, for Lin's sake, he might have restrained himself.

Leaving the cafeteria.

Gazef said, "I'm going to the king, Clem is going to the princess, what about you, Lin?"

"I'm going with my little brother Clem." Lin sighed helplessly, "The princess is urging me to go, it would be unreasonable if I didn't go."

"Okay, let's say goodbye."

After that, the three of them walked towards their respective destinations outside the cafeteria.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two stepped into the Francia Palace, they met the person Clem least wanted to meet.

——The second prince.

Seeing him coming this way, he immediately leaned against the corridor, straightened his back and saluted with his hands on his chest. Lin covered his chest with his hands and bowed his head slightly.

Warriors and priests have different ways of expressing respect.

The two people coming towards them, the one walking behind is a tall and thin man with golden hair smoothed back. His name is Marquis Leibun, who is Lin's brother.

The problem is the slightly fat man walking in front.

His name is Zanac Valleo Igna Lyle Fansef, second in line to the throne, and the king's second son.

Zanac stopped, his face full of loose fat twisted sourly: "Oh, Clem. Are you going to see that monster?"

There is only one person who can be called a monster by the second prince. Clem knows that it is a traitor, but he still cannot agree.

"Your Highness. Excuse me, but Princess Lana is not a monster. That lady is gentle and beautiful at heart, worthy of being called a treasure of the kingdom."

Solved the slave trade problem and proposed a variety of policies that put civilians first. Although some of her actions were too hasty and the nobles often interfered, resulting in frequent deviations in policies and few implementations, he still knew how much she cared about the people.

Whenever a proposal for the people was rejected because of the nobles' boring face, how could this man who had accomplished nothing have the right to say anything about her?

Clem had the urge to scold him and wished he could punch him hard.

At this moment, he felt something strange.

The cool and moist feeling cooled his gradually heated brain, and his anger disappeared at this moment.

It was Master Lin.

Climb knew that the one who did this must be the priest standing next to him. While he was glad that he almost acted impulsively, he was also very grateful to Lin.

Because Princess Lana once said that the second prince just wanted to anger herself so that he could criticize Princess Lana, so he must not expose his weaknesses.

Climb calmed down and lowered his head.

Looking at the young guard's appearance, the second prince knew that his words once again did not anger him, so he curled his lips in boredom.

He didn't lie to Climb.

The monster deliberately proposed some bills that would not be passed, and then hid his true purpose and used them to fool the nobles. Even the other party never went out of the palace, which was enough to show how evil his sister was.

Of course, he also wanted to use Climb to attack Princess Lana, and he did not hide his thoughts.

Then he looked at Lin aside.

"Leader of the Axis Cult, I remember that you are not a noble. What is your purpose for appearing here?"

The second prince deliberately looked for trouble.

In a kingdom that believes in the six gods, the emergence of a new church will naturally cause displeasure, not to mention that this church often gives him eye drops and is even related to his hostile sister.

Lin lowered his head and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "You misunderstood, Your Highness the Second Prince, it was Princess Lana who summoned me."

"Huh? What's the reason?"

"Discuss the resettlement of displaced slaves... no, civilians."

"Tsk."

The second prince was upset and speechless.

In fact, he did not support the proposal to ban the slave trade, but the nobles rejected it too many times, and he had to pass it with the king's permission.

Based on this, the responsibility for resettling civilians was given to Princess Lana, and the king ordered that she be fully responsible. In other words, he was not qualified to expel Lin who assisted Lana in resettling civilians.

"The useless leader and the monster princess... hmph, I have to say they are quite a match."

The second prince's words were somewhat vicious.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he said: "Lin, be loyal to me. If you are loyal to me, the Axis Cult can be legalized, and I can also help promote it and recruit more believers. In addition... How about I facilitate the marriage between you and Lana? In this way, you will be allowed to establish a church if you become a royal family."

There is no doubt that he regards Lin as a useful pawn and Lana as a political tool.

The abacus was ringing loudly.

"Your Highness...!"

A burst of annoyance hit Climb's heart, but before he could speak, Lin beside him held his shoulders tightly. You must not be rude here, maybe it was a part of deliberately irritating him. and……

The blond nobleman said: "Your Highness."

"Marquis Lei Buen... Speaking of which, this is Marquis Lei Buen's family matter. I'm sorry, I was negligent."

Having to take into account the feelings of the biggest noble speaker who supported him, the second prince had no choice but to give up this profitable idea.

At this time, Marquis Leibuen rarely looked past the second prince and said to the priest who was bowing his head: "Lin, there is a family dinner at the Duke's Mansion tonight, did you hear it?"

His voice was low and sulky, indicating that he was very angry now.

"...Yes, I understand."

Lin's head lowered.

Seeing this, the second prince seemed to feel the same way. He smiled bitterly and walked away from the two of them, followed by Marquis Rebuen.

Presumably the other party will definitely be scolded when they return.

Climb looked at the priest next to him apologetically.

...I guess I will be scolded when I go back. My brother must be very angry when he comes to the royal city instead of going back to the mansion first when he comes back from the fortress city.

Distressed Lin rubbed his head