I will be crowned king

"Where is this guy hiding..."

Sophia was talking to herself as she shuttled between the stairs of the castle. The dim lights cast dark shadows behind her, and her nervous heartbeat and extremely clear footsteps echoed in her ears.

When the banquet hall fell into chaos, Sophia had already taken advantage of the short lights-out time to display the "moving images" and left the scene early to continue her real purpose today.

That's catching Draco Vertes!

Although the reward published in the newspaper did not force a certain novelist to show up, it still allowed Sophia to get many clues.

Draco Wirtus, for example, is at St. Isaac's College tonight;

Or to be more precise, he is in this castle!

Of course she heard the commotion outside and the inquisitor's whistle, but Sophia was not worried at all - this was St. Isaac's College, and there were three companies of guards stationed outside, so what could happen?

It would be better to say that just because of the commotion outside, it is more proof that a certain novelist is here, right? !

The flickering light in the stairwell made Sophia speed up her pace unconsciously. She wanted to dig out from Draco the truth about the North Port incident five years ago and all the recent commotion in Clovis City!

Those who could only hide outside the door of the smoking room and overhear the discussions between their father and Ludwig, as well as all kinds of decently or dishonorably dressed men, really affected the entire Kingdom of Clovis and even the rest of the world. The truth about the whole world!

The interior of St. Isaac's College was like a maze in Sophia's eyes; the church college did not admit female students, so she could only rely on some memories of accompanying Ludwig to school as a child to shuttle between the corridors, stairs, and narrow doors.

The street lights in the stairwell suddenly flickered, and Sophia immediately stopped; the moment she looked back, the light above her head completely fell into darkness.

The sound of combat-booted footsteps sounded from down the stairwell.

"who?!"

Sophia, who couldn't help but become nervous, blurted out, standing stiffly in the darkness, staring directly below behind her.

"Is it Miss Sophia?!" A panting middle-aged male voice sounded, mixed with a hint of surprise:

"The daughter of the Archbishop, Miss Sophia of the Franz family, is that you?!"

"yes……"

Sophia frowned slightly and looked at the other party. In the dark corridor, she could only vaguely see the messy military uniform on the other party's body, and her appearance immediately emerged in her mind:

"You are the captain of the Guards! Aren't there mobs rioting outside? Why are you here?"

"Ah... that... riot... has almost been put down!"

The guard officer's voice sounded panicked: "Let's not talk about it for now. I just caught a sneaky guy who looks very similar to the novelist you were looking for in the Clovis Truth Newspaper!"

"real?!"

Sophia's eyes lit up.

"Really, I even locked him in a small room where no one noticed."

The guard's voice became more and more panicked, and he stepped forward quickly, stretched out his left hand covered with mud and blood towards Sophia, and put his right hand behind his back like a gentleman: "Quick, before anyone notices you, follow me. Let’s go and see it together!”

The captain's expression was extremely sincere.

Sophia hesitated.

It wasn't because she disliked the other person for being too dirty, but because she had been deceived by a guy with a more sincere expression than this, which made her subconsciously wary when she saw similar expressions again.

That's right, it's Anson Bach.

But it only lasted a few seconds before the desire to see Draco overwhelmed his vigilance.

Just when she was about to accept the other party's sincerity and their hands were about to touch, a gunshot rang out.

"boom!"

In the dark corridor with weak optical fiber, she watched the captain's face explode into pieces in front of her!

Sophia's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Blood spurted out, and the sound of broken bones and torn muscles played unmistakably between her eardrums. The spurting dark red left a large area of ​​viscosity on her delicate imperial dress.

Sophia, whose mind was blank, froze on the spot, and her consciousness collapsed instantly.

The sound of rapid running came from the stairwell, and each heavy step struck Sophia's heart like a heavy hammer. It surged out from the darkness, like a demonic shadow in hell, and completely enveloped her.

Can't escape...

I am going to be killed...

The girl whose breathing had stopped was held down by the shadow. Looking at the opponent's open mouth full of fangs, she had no doubt that she would have her head smashed by the opponent like the Guards Captain.

"Are you hurt? Hey! Let me ask you something, are you hurt?!"

Um? !

This "devil's roar" was so inconsistent with the setting that it made Sophia wake up instantly.

"Anson Bach?!"

"Answer me, are you hurt?!"

Anson, who was almost going crazy with anxiety, stared at the young lady who had almost failed in his "perfect plan".

"I... don't think so!"

Sophia, whose face was covered in blood, raised her head, and her eyes were filled with panic as she tried to remain calm:

"what happens?"

"What happened... This is too complicated. I'll explain it to you when I have time!"

Anson, who was in a hurry, took her right hand and kicked the corpse away from the ground. Only then did Sophia notice that the captain's right hand behind his back was holding a revolver.

"Run now, don't stop no matter what!" Anson shouted.

"well?!"

Sophia, who was stunned for a moment, was about to say something when she was forcefully dragged up the stairs by Anson.

Almost at the same time as the two of them ran along the stairs, there were countless footsteps coming from the dark stairwell behind them, and some...excited shouts:

"There's someone above, I heard it, it's the eldest lady of the Archbishop's family!"

"Catch her and let her father give back everything that belongs to us!"

"Give her some color!"

The shouts mixed with various sounds came, making Sophia's face extremely pale. The shouts filled with excitement and fury were simply not sounds that humans could make.

More like the roar of some kind of wild beast.

Anson grabbed Sophia's right hand and ran towards the top floor without looking back. The remaining revolver fired two shots behind him from time to time. The shrill screams could temporarily curb the upward surging torrent.

"Who are those?!"

The pale-faced Sophia asked as she ran, her delicate skirt had been torn open by herself, and the shoes on her feet had disappeared, revealing the white stockings underneath.

"Poor man, poor man who wants your life!"

Without looking back, Anson fired a shot in the back. The unlucky guy who was shot in the knee screamed and rolled down the stairs: "It's over if they catch them, so run!"

"But I haven't hurt them!" Sophia couldn't help but said:

"I also set up a funding fund and promoted small loans of 100,000 gold coins. I also invested in orphanages - I helped them!"

"That's why they want your life - what you did has almost made most of the poor people in Clovis know how rich you are!"

“Is it wrong to be rich?!”

"Do you think these people will calm down and reason with you?!"

After using up the last bullet, Anson directly imprinted [Concentrated Flame] on the revolver and threw it behind his back. Anson directly picked up Sophia's waist with his backhand, hugged her and rushed towards the exit of the stairwell.

"boom--!!!!"

Almost at the same time as he hid behind the wall, golden-red fire mixed with loud noises and screams poured out from the stairwell.

"What did you just throw?"

Sophia was stunned.

"Grenade."

Anson explained casually and ran towards the other end of the corridor:

"Don't worry, this castle is very solid - and it's only a few hundred years old. It's a Grade II listed building at best!"

Just as he was about to reach the end of the corridor, Anson suddenly stopped and stood next to an unlit wall; almost at the same time, a petite figure suddenly rushed out of the stairwell at the other end.

"Anson?!"

Lisa, who was carrying the Borni rifle, shouted in surprise, her cute little dress stained with a lot of dust and blood.

"Clean up the scene as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, Anson raised his foot and kicked open the narrow door disguised as a wall with a bang: "Ten minutes, don't let anyone come up within ten minutes!"

"yes!"

The girl stood there and saluted him with a serious face.

Behind the narrow door was a small utility room. Anson put Sophia on the ground and closed the door with his backhand: "Listen, I will explain to you in ten minutes. I have a perfect plan that can..."

"What on earth are you doing!"

The shocked Sophia stood up suddenly and yelled at Anson who was hesitant to speak: "You locked a little girl out and asked her to block those thugs for you?!"

"The most important thing is that she is still your sister!"

"This is mainly just in case, and no one will hurt her at all!"

Anson defended: "Listen to my explanation, I have a perfect plan..."

"You beast!"

"Listen to my explanation, this matter is very complicated..."

"Are you still a man?!"

"..."

Looking at those eyes mixed with disgust and shock, Anson sighed. He was too lazy to explain:

"Can you hear me out?"

Sophia snorted coldly, gasping softly and sitting on the ground, sweat dripping down her expressionless face like rain.

And then within the next three minutes, she went from expressionless to incredibly panicked.

"You're telling me there are thousands of thugs laying siege to St. Isaac's College and they've already broken in?!"

"Yes, but the Guards and some others are trying their best to resist. We are still safe for the time being... for the time being." Anson emphasized:

"This incident started as an accident, an accident caused by a series of coincidences, so I came up with a perfect plan to solve it, but I can forget about that for the time being."

"Then I have a perfect plan that will make tonight go smoothly and most people survive, including the thugs outside - but I need your help."

"What do you need me to do?"

Sophia's expression was a little confused - she was very confident in herself, but not blindly confident, and she knew very well that she was powerless against the thugs outside.

"This is not an easy job, and it is even dangerous to a certain extent." Anson sighed. He originally planned to do it by himself:

"I need you to go back to the banquet hall and help me keep an eye on someone."

"who?"

"Broen." Anson added:

"He is Mace Honnard's closest student and can be regarded as my classmate."

Sophia immediately showed a surprised expression: "Is he a close associate of the Black Mage?"

Anson didn't answer, which was regarded as acquiescence.

"Mace Honnard is here tonight, you should have seen it." Looking at Sophia's unsurprised expression, Anson nodded lightly:

"They are all in the hall now. I will send you back quietly later, and then keep an eye on them - just pay attention, don't do anything, let alone try to contact them, call for help immediately if you feel any danger, you understand What do I mean?"

Sophia was silent for a moment, then raised her gaze and looked into Anson's eyes: "I promise you, but I also have conditions."

"When this matter is over, you must tell me everything you know about the whole matter without reservation - including your true identity!"

"Besides, don't forget, you promised to help me find Draco Wirts!"

"No problem, I promise you!"

Anson agreed decisively... He was still confused as to how things ended up like this.

He stood up and took out the inquisitor's pocket watch and took a look; no more, no less, exactly ten minutes.

"boom!"

After opening the door, Lisa, who was carrying a rifle, was standing guard outside the door seriously. When she heard the sound, she immediately turned her head and looked at Anson happily: "Is it over?"

"Well, it's already time." Anson put away his pocket watch and rubbed her little head:

"How's the situation? Is anyone coming to disturb you?"

"Uh... there are a few, but Lisa didn't count them because she didn't have enough fingers." Lisa scratched her head in embarrassment and proudly puffed up her chest:

"But Lisa asked them all to go back, and those who didn't go back were also cleaned up!"

"…Next time, consider including your toes."

Anson forced a smile and turned to look at the stunned Sophia: "I told you, nothing will happen, no one will hurt her at all!"

"this……"

Just when Sophia had an expression of disbelief, Lisa suddenly turned her head and pointed at him with wide eyes: "Ah! Lisa remembered, it's you!"

"Do you remember me?"

Surprised, Sophia showed a reserved and curious smile.

"Lisa remembers!" Lisa nodded matter-of-factly, then turned to look at Anson behind her:

"She is the woman with the strange smell that Lisa told you before - it turns out you know her Anson!"

A reserved smile froze on Sophia's face.