The ninth day of someone's departure from the Kingdom of the Rising Sun......

Capital of the Kingdom of Kos......

Shak Royal Castle ......

……

Yorick knelt on one knee in front of the throne, looking unusually respectful.

The injuries he had suffered four days earlier had long since healed, and now he had regained his former majesty.

Andre and Casey stood to the side with expressionless faces, while Xia Zuo was sitting on the throne with a gloomy face.

"Yorick, what else do you want to report?! In the past few days, except for the serious injury of this king's younger brother and the razing of the main base of the mercenary group, you can't report some good news to this king?! ”

Xia Zo seemed to be unable to endure the strange silence any longer, and began to roar at Yorick.

"Please stop being angry."

Yorick looked up slowly, but there was a heinous glint in his eyes.

Xia Zuo shuddered violently, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.

Yorick placed two folded handkerchiefs on the ground: "Your Majesty, do you have any impressions of these things?" ”

As the words fell, he presented the object in the handkerchief in front of everyone.

I saw that several thin needles had already been wrapped in dried blood, and they still exuded a burst of aura at this moment.

And on one side of them, three clean, slightly curved needles stand out unusually well......

Xia Zuo's pupils dilated suddenly, and the expression on his face changed drastically.

But soon he regained his composure, and asked Yorick with a little exasperation, "What do you mean by that?" ”

“……”

Yorick silently picked up a thin needle stained with blood, his face gloomy.

"Your Majesty, these [Departure Needle] mercenary groups...... No, we, the Adventurers' Guild, have long since banned circulation in the human realm......"

After a pause for a few seconds, the needle in his hand turned into ashes......

"Then why...... In the corpses of all the soldiers in the northern checkpoint, this kind of [detachment needle] was found? ”

“……”

Looking at the aggressive Yorick, Xia Zuo subconsciously leaned on the throne.

His back was already slightly soaked with cold sweat......

Yorick's eyes flashed imperceptibly: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Dark Arts Kingdom in the eastern part of our country has been silent for too long......"

“……”

"Maybe their people have infiltrated our country......"

“……”

"Majesty!"

The sudden shouting brought the sluggish Xia Zuo back to his senses.

Yorick stared at him from above, his expression becoming more and more gloomy......

"[Detachment Needle] can indeed greatly improve the overall strength of soldiers, but once you feel a strong dark aura, all creatures that are inserted into [Detachment] will go crazy to death!"

At the end, Yorick jerked to his feet.

"How many times have I said that! Stop associating with those dark magic maniacs! Okay now?! What a price Prince Monteth paid for this......"

"Enough!"

Xia Zuo also stood up, the green tendons on his forehead were bulging, and his body exuded a fierce kingly aura.

"Yorick, watch who you are! I am the king of this country! If the king wants to, you will be put to death at any time! ”

“……”

"Aren't there hundreds of dead soldiers? What is there to say?! More than that, this king cares more about whether you catch the murderer who injured Monteus! ”

“……”

"Hehe......"

After a sneer, Xia Zuo sat back on the throne.

He leaned sideways, his chin in one fist, and stared at Yorick.

Yorick didn't say anything more, he pushed the three thin, slightly curved needles forward, and got up to leave.

Andre also ignored Xia Zuo, he glanced at Casey beside him, and followed straight up.

“……”

Xia Zuo didn't care about the rude behavior of the two either.

He beckoned to Casey: "I heard that someone wants to pay tribute to the king of the elves?" ”

Casey smiled gracefully as she walked up to Natsuzo's side.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Someone would indeed like to pay you a tribute to an elven maiden......"

Halfway through speaking, Casey looked embarrassed.

"But I heard that elf girl...... Seems to be flat-chested? ”

Hearing Casey's words, Xia Zuo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

After a moment, he showed an extremely excited expression: "Good! It's just great! It's so to the king's taste! ”

“…… Well, congratulations. ”

……

Listening to the sound of conversation coming from behind him, Yorick's movements were visibly stiff as he had just walked to the door.

With a light sigh, he disappeared around the corner of the door with Andrei......

It wasn't until the two of them were in an empty corridor that Yorick slowly spoke: "Andre, you keep an eye on this kid Xia Zuo for me these days......"

"Huh? Why? The dark magicians who secretly traded with Majesty have all been cleaned up by me, so I shouldn't have to follow Majesty anymore, right? ”

Andrei crooked his thick neck, looking a little sluggish.

Yorick didn't answer him, but got caught up in his own thoughts......

After a moment, he looked out the window: "Anyway, you must protect Xia Zuo recently, if you meet a certain teenager ......"

“？”

"No...... Still nothing......"

“？？”

"You, when will you be able to rebel against yourself? If you keep doing this, you'll never be able to increase your strength......"

“……”

Leaving behind the silent Andrei, Yorick's figure disappeared around the corner of the hallway......

……

[Hey, old man Yorick. Are you sure that guy is right next to your king? 】

[Got it, got it! Why are you as verbose as that stinky old man from Stantin? Didn't I promise you not to kill the king......]

【it!】 There's a guy in the castle that's a little stronger than you?! 】

[Damn! You're telling me not to kill him either?! Isn't that so hard?! If he dares to hinder me......]

[Okay...... For the sake of not having to pay two thousand gold coins, I'll try my best to ......]

Oh, that's right...... Does your king like flat-chested elves? 】

……

Stantin ......

The four of you were right to give up participating in state affairs......

It's all because I can't let go of this country, and now it's in a dark whirlpool......

Can no longer be separated from ......

Yorick walked forward without saying a word, blood oozing from his clenched left fist......

……

At the same time, the castle gate ......

In front of a well-dressed official, a dead fish-eyed boy desperately squeezed out a smiling face......

"I say, is you the one who wants to pay tribute to the elves?"

The official's brow furrowed slightly, and his tone was not friendly.

The boy nodded repeatedly: "Yes, my lord." I'm the adventurer who caught the elves. ”

Hearing the young man's strange name for himself, the official's face became more and more unkind......

He looked at the huge cage that was tightly covered by a black cloth, and forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Okay, let me check your identity first......"

Before the official finished his words, a heavy cloth bag was stuffed into his hand......

The boy had come to his side at some point, and was now shielding him from the sight of the guards.

"Your Excellency...... I forgot to bring my adventure card when I went out today. You see, you've come all the way here, and you can't let you run for nothing, right? ”

“……”

The official glanced at the boy and quietly put away the money bag......

He pointed to the arm guard on the young man's right hand: "You have to pay attention to this, the protector is near the king, he won't joke with you......"

"Yes yes yes ......"

"Alright then, lift this black cloth."

"Okay......

As the boy answered, he ripped the black cloth off the cage.

At this moment, all the males on the scene subconsciously swallowed their saliva......

Except, of course, for males with dead fish eyes......

……

I saw an elf girl wearing a right blindfold crying......

The clothes on her body......

Well......

It should be a bikini from another world......

But the one on the chest is really ......

But、But nevertheless! Her beautiful looks still make up for some flaws!

……

The boy coughed softly.

He struggled to squeeze out a smile on the official who came back to his senses......

"Don't worry, this elf has been transferred by me...... Debugged! ”

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[PS: this chapter...... Don't think about it~~_(:зゝ∠)_...... In addition, the weekend of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be a pleasant trip...... (Resentment)]