I like traveling the most

As darkness begins to dominate the capital, Climb and Lin finally return to the castle.

Although the injury has been completely healed, my whole body is exhausted.

Not only the battle, but also the coordination afterwards took a lot of time. In the end, the matter was resolved smoothly, probably not because of Lana's support, but because the guards were afraid of Lin, the second son of the Marquis family.

The biggest impact is the issue of responsibility. The person in charge is likely to be targeted, killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.

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This is by no means an overabundance of consciousness, but something that has already happened. The Eight Fingers have a great influence in the kingdom, far more rampant than imagined.

Due to the embarrassing position of the Axis Cult, they had no right to deal with this mess, so Climb wrote down the simple story, and the light guard sent it to Lana. After obtaining permission, he signed her name as person in charge.

Her Highness the Princess probably knew it would turn out like this, so she acquiesced in allowing Climb to get involved and act as her agent.

There are downsides to this.

However, there are at least two benefits.

The first is that Lana's reputation has been significantly enhanced.

She reported on an organization that polluted the kingdom, and was also a group of criminals involved in dirty practices such as slave trading. Not only that, but it was her guards who took the lead in fighting the criminal organization. This achievement will definitely improve the ability to stay in the palace. Rating of Lana who left home.

The second is that he can protect Sebas and the woman he rescued and cared for who was abused in a brothel. Being in charge can protect them who don't want to attract attention, and also make them less likely to become the number one target of Eight Fingers.

As for Lin, he took away Dune Tron and the sissy named Keko Doyle before the kingdom guards could clean up the mess.

One of them is a member of the Six Arms, and the other is a manager in charge of the slave trade in the brothel. The information in their minds is very important to the Axis Cult's next response measures.

The most important thing is that they cannot be thrown to the Kingdom Prosecutor, otherwise they are likely to receive news that they committed suicide with seventeen swords in the back the next day.

Back in the palace, Her Royal Highness's room still had bright light.

Clem knocked on the door.

Lin, who did not gain much from this event, wanted to push the door in unceremoniously, but after all, the owner of the room was Her Royal Highness. It would be embarrassing for both parties if they saw the other person wearing thin silk, so they still maintained the lowest etiquette. .

After getting permission, push the door open and enter.

What Lin didn't expect was that not only was Her Royal Highness the princess in the room, but Laxu was also here.

The balcony window had been closed, and the two of them were sitting at a round table with candles lit, with a slightly worried look on their faces. After seeing Lin and Clem, they breathed a sigh of relief as if they were obviously relaxed. Anxious little panic, like a newlywed wife worried about her husband's safety.

As soon as he entered the door, Climb lowered his head suddenly.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"You make me so worried!"

There was clear anger in Lana's tone.

It's really surprising that Climb's master rarely gets angry. Even if she is insulted, she never shows her anger in front of Climb. Because of this, he realized that Lana was really worried about him.

If you acquiesce to take risks, then blame and take the lead when you come back, you will be controlled no matter what.

...Looking at Clem who was so moved, with warm drops of water filling the corners of his eyes, Lin could only lament that poor Tom was being toyed with by the applause.

"I'm really worried about you! You actually followed me secretly without authorization. Thinking about whether Eight Fingers would do something, I just...then, what happened? I have received a simple report, but I can ask you Tell me in detail?"

Although he was talking to Climb, Lin noticed that Lana was looking at him.

That's right, after all, he was the person in charge of destroying the brothel this time, so he should know the whole process of what happened.

"Before this..."

Lin walked to Laxi and sat down next to her. Her upper body was slumped on the round table, and she said feebly: "Please bring me a cup of hot milk tea and add three candies for me. Thank you."

"Really..."

Lana looked helpless when she saw Lin pouting like this, but she still poured a cup of black tea for Lin and Clem from a thermos, steaming out.

La Hagi carefully added three sugar cubes, stirred them until they were completely melted, and then handed them to Lin.

"Hmm - delicious!"

Lin sighed with enjoyment.

Seeing him like this, Lana smiled while semi-forcibly inviting the other boy.

"Clem, please sit down with me."

"...Yes, Your Highness Lana."

He thanked her and took a sip of the moderately warm milk tea.

Clem discovered that since Lin said he liked drinking milk tea last time, Lana's thermos seemed to be able to pour milk tea continuously. Does his master like drinking milk tea that much?

Lin and Clem then told Lana the whole thing because some people needed her help.

"So, Climb, how do you feel when you see those people?"

After hearing the whole story, Lana asked a question, which made Clem a little confused. But since the master asked, he must answer.

"I feel sorry for them. If I had more power, I could save those people from suffering."

"Climb thinks they are pitiful?"

"yes."

"That's right. Climb is really gentle."

The master and servant sang in unison. Although they didn't loudly outline their lofty ideals, to be honest, they were quite flirtatious, which made Lagis a little jealous.

She wasn't jealous of Lana, but she was a little unhappy that she couldn't kiss Lin.

"I said, you two, I have no problem kissing, but how about after we leave? Do you have anything else to say now?"

"Huh? Wait... Lagis, you misunderstood! Clem and I are not the kind of relationship you think!"

"Ah, right, right."

Her Royal Highness's slightly anxious denial was not believed by her friends. Lin felt that Lana seemed to be looking at her, but when she turned around, she found that she was not.

It was a bit strange.

Clem was also a little strange. He sighed slightly and looked very lost.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional.

You don't have to guess that this guard boy who loves Her Royal Highness must have felt so lost because of the difference in status because of Her Royal Highness's unintentional words just now.

He patted his back hard.

"Stand up straight, Clem."

"... Master Lin was lying on the table?"

"I used up a lot of mana using healing magic during the battle. What do you think caused this?"

"Sorry."

Clem lowered his head again.

If it weren't for Lin's action, he would have been buried in the secret passage of the brothel, and Eight Fingers would have escaped. The reason why he almost made a big mistake was that he was too careless and felt complacent that he could defeat someone who was comparable to the Adamantium-level adventurer.

"It's okay, Clem. You captured one of the six arms, Clem, and Kekedal, the head of the slave trade department. You have done well enough."

"Your Highness Lana..."

Lana, who noticed Clem's loss, quickly took his hand, with sincere affirmation in her eyes, which moved Clem very much.

"But it was Lord Lin who finished it off."

"Well, Clem was right. I was the one who finished it off. And I wouldn't say anything to comfort him like Clem held on until I arrived. In fact, I went through the secret passage with those two people."

"Wasn't that right from the beginning?!"

"Are you asking me why I didn't take action? Because Clem was so eager to fight right from the start, it was really hard to interrupt him at that time. It would be bad if I said you couldn't win and hit your self-confidence."

Clem had no words to refute.

It was indeed as Lin said. He was a little over-stressed when he saw Dunetron, especially when he heard that the other party was one of the six arms. He got so excited that he wanted to use the other party to test his own weight, which made him so embarrassed.

In the end, it was all his own fault!

The boy looked gloomy.

Lin took a big sip of milk tea and commented contentedly: "So, he ignored the assigned mission and rushed into the dangerous place. When he encountered a strong enemy, he didn't think of escaping but fought back. However, he knew that calling for help loudly was a point, and it was also great that he could observe the nature of the enemy during the battle... Overall, his performance was mediocre, so I'll give him a passing score of 60 points."

"Eh... But at that time, Lord Lin said that I performed very well and praised me..."

"If it was an ordinary guard, I would say he performed very well, but you are the guard of Her Royal Highness the Princess, I can only say that you still have to work hard."

"Yes, that's right."

Climb obviously didn't seem to be convinced by Lin's judgment criteria. After all, he fought back and forth with the adamantium-level adventurer - although the result was a bit embarrassing and he almost lost his life.

But Lin was right about one thing. He was the guard of Her Royal Highness the Princess. After this incident, the kingdom would become more dangerous. If he wanted to protect him, he had to work harder!

"I'll do my best!"

"Well, do your best. I'm rooting for you."

The good thing about people who have faith and want to protect is that they will quickly get back on their feet even if they are hit. For such people, encouragement is more important than praise.

"Okay, let's stop chatting."

After drinking the milk tea, Lin regained his spirits, and his gradually serious expression also made the atmosphere pause.

"Your Highness, you called me and Lagis so late. Is there something important?"

"...Yes."

Lana nodded and signaled Lagis with her eyes. After receiving the signal, the daughter of the noble took out the parchment with the eight-finger strongholds marked, and this time there were many more places marked than last time. I think they have gained a lot today.

Lagis said, "Tomorrow, or at the latest the day after tomorrow, we will launch an attack on the eight-finger facility recorded on the parchment. Because it can be imagined that after the brothel is destroyed this time, the longer the time is delayed, the more strict the opponent's vigilance will be."

"...I see. Because the opponent's foundation has been shaken, you want to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory as soon as possible?" Lin said slowly after thinking.

"That's right." Lana waved her cute fist with neither speed nor strength, and said excitedly: "I want to give them another blow before the opponent takes the information out of the capital!"

This is a good plan, and Lin agreed with both hands.

The kingdom is currently in deep water, and coupled with the dangerous situation of the Church and the Empire - wolves in front and tigers behind, there is no time for them to boil frogs in warm water. If you want to make the kingdom better, you can only do it drastically.

The only disadvantage is probably that the capital will have a lot of turmoil.

Whether it is the royal family, nobles or civilians.

However, the turmoil in the royal family was resolved by Her Highness the Princess, the anger of the nobles was calmed by his brother Rebuen, and the panic of the common people was calmed by the Axis Cult. Before leaving, Eight Fingers planned to cause chaos in the capital. It will be stillborn before it even starts.

And all of this was predicted by the seemingly harmless princess in front of him. Lin could only marvel at her superb wisdom once again.

While Lin and others were discussing how to deal with Eight Fingers, on the other side, Sebastian returned to the mansion.

Just as he was about to open the door, his hand suddenly stopped.

There is someone behind the door.

It felt like Soluka, but Sebas didn't understand why she was standing behind the door.

Is there any emergency?

Sebastian had a bad feeling in his heart, but he still opened the door. Then he saw something so unimaginable that he froze in place.

"You are back, Lord Sebastian."

Seeing Soryuka in a maid uniform, a shiver ran down Sebastian's spine.

Suo Liuxiang, who played the role of the rich daughter, actually wore a maid uniform when Tsuare, who knew nothing about the facts, stayed in the mansion. There are only two things that can make her do this: she no longer needs to act, or there is some reason why she must wear a maid uniform.

The former means that Chiarei encountered something unexpected.

And the latter——

"Sebas-sama, Ainz-sama is waiting for you in the house."

Hearing Soryuka's calm voice, Sebastian's heart skipped a beat. Sebastian, who could still remain calm even when faced with powerful enemies or guardian-level beings, became extremely nervous when he heard his master was visiting.

He stammered and asked: "W-why..."

"Sebas-sama, Ainz-sama is waiting for you."

Suo Liuxiang just repeated this sentence.

There's nothing else to say.

With Soliuxiang's attitude, Sebas could only follow her into the room, his steps as heavy as a condemned prisoner walking towards the guillotine.

The door to the reception room slowly opened.

The door, which was always oiled, should have opened smoothly, but now it felt inexplicably heavy, moving slowly as if there was a difference in air pressure between the inside and outside.

It was as if he was aware of Sebastian's state of mind, which was why he was so slow.

If he could really detect his own state of mind, Sebastian hoped that the door would not open. However, it actually opened, and the reception room reflected Sebastian's vision.

In the room, which was no different from usual, there were four aliens waiting there that were not there in usual times.

A warrior, a demon, a fetus-like angel, and——

"I'm so sorry for the late visit!"

Sebastian used his willpower to suppress his almost trembling voice and bowed respectfully to the only person sitting in the reception room, similar to a salute.

There was no one else who could make him, who was both the head servant and butler, and almost held the highest position in Nazarick, bow his head out of awe and fear.

——One of the forty-one supreme beings, Ainz Ooal Gown!