Anna said excitedly, I could see the sparkle in her eyes, and it seemed that she was convinced and proud of my ability to use magic.

But...... I have a question.

I suddenly asked, "Not to mention other high-level magic crystals, level 5 magic crystals, how much money do they have no side effects?"

Anna was surprised by my question, as if she had asked a weak underbelly, and said, "At least a few hundred gold coins, and ...... It can't be without side effects."

Hearing the high price and the fact that there were no side effects, I didn't think about it at all, and casually said, "Hey, that's it."

My words of complaint made Anna a little disappointed. Her gaze drooped as if she had done something wrong.

"Hmm......" Seeing her lost appearance, I immediately realized that I had lost my speech, and I felt very uncomfortable, "Tsk, I said the wrong thing......"

I quickly explained, "Well, I'm sorry, I'm not complaining, I'm just that......

I was going to say something nice, but I really didn't know how to find an excuse for what I had just done, so I digressed from the subject: "Hmm...... In fact, I was already very satisfied to be able to draw a magic circle by myself today. Really Anna, I thank you, really! I'm already happy."

"Really?" She stared at me with lovely eyes.

At this moment, I didn't notice the cunning under her lenses, and continued to explain desperately: "Really! Actually, even if I don't know magic, as long as I can be by your side, I'm very happy. Hehe, thank you for the gifts, I'm really happy, so ...... Sister, don't show that sad expression anymore, okay, okay, don't ......."

Seeing that Anna was still sullen, I hugged her in a hurry, intending to rely on this childish behavior to make her happy.

But all of a sudden, Anna's voice came to mind: 'Why don't you kiss your mouth!' ’

Then I was kissed hard by Anna......

The picture of Lily, and the sudden awakening of this person who had been performing just now, made my mind go blank.

"Ahhh......hh ↗ ↘ Calculated ......"

Hmm-(100% shyness)

I felt numb, I wanted to break free, but I didn't want to.

……

[Kiss, Anna wiped the corners of her mouth proudly, revealing a victor's smile. 】

[And ninety-nine looks like they were played bad......]

After that, Anna packed her things and prepared to fly me back.

And just as she was about to go back, Anna raised her hand and pointed to the air. Seems to be casting spells?

Anna chanted some incantation in her mouth, and soon there seemed to be a transparent spherical barrier slowly spreading in the air. The scene is slowly drifting and colorful.

This thing, I know, is Anna's usual visual masking magic. (Often used to hide hovering cars.) ）

The hemispherical invisible barrier like a light gauze slowly disappeared.

"Eh, why use invisible magic?" I asked, confused.

Can't I come to this location? Or do I use magic so that people can't see me?

"Of course I don't want anyone to see it, and I don't want anyone to know that you use magic." Anna said, leaning behind her back.

[Anna's eyes are a little sad, and there seems to be something unspeakable in her purple eyes. 】

She turned around, smiled wryly, frowned, and continued, "You just know how to use a little magic, if you let outsiders know, it will inevitably be a little tongue-in-cheek, and your status as an earl is already very suspicious, so it's best not to tell others."

"Oh......" I nodded, and seeing Anna's wry smile, I didn't feel good in my heart. Although Anna is very open about many things, she cares about me. Although...... Correct...... It's a.

"And ......" Anna looked at me hesitantly, presumably she had something else to do.

"What?"

Anna hesitated and said, "The matter of your magic today is best kept a secret between us. You can use magic without telling anyone, okay?"

"Hmm......" I was a little confused, "can't you even be a princess or a general?"

"Well, they don't tell either." Anna's expression turned serious.

I don't know why she did this, why she can't even be a princess or a general, I don't understand.

But one thing is for sure, Anna will never hurt me.

"Of course, it's not for you to keep it hidden, I just hope you keep a low profile until you get the magic crystals that suit you."

"Okay, I see." I nodded in agreement.

"After all, Huaying City is a fortress border city, so the people here are more and more jealous than people from other places, I think you should know it......" Anna touched my head and said, "Well, don't worry about what those people say, they're just talking."

I nodded again.

……

In the past two months, I've heard a lot of people who are saying bad things about Anna behind their backs.

From maids, deacons, to ministers, to envoys from other countries, there was really everyone.

They were polite to Anna on the surface, but those people were talking about Anna behind their backs and saying bad things about Anna.

'Obviously a half-blood bastard of the goblin clan (elf clan), but he is still a marquis, I really don't know what the emperor thinks, how can he use this kind of person. ’

"That is to say, and the most excessive, to let this kind of person be the administrator of the magic library?! ’

This little girl didn't know what kind of magic she had used to fool the general and the king. Gee. ’

And so on and so forth.

Anna is the strongest magician in the entire Huaying City, and it is because of her that the demons dare not attack in a big way.

But what about these gossips? Not even a level 4! I was really angry that I had the face to talk like this.

Every time I hear someone like this talking, I deliberately walk over and cough.

MD, if I know magic, I really want to give these people, one person a big move, it's just that I can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour!

I don't have the ability, I don't work hard, but I talk about what I am capable of. I hate this kind of person the most!

But this is my current world, for the sake of fame, money, unscrupulous means. If you can't get fame and fortune, you want to pull down the people above.

Hey, the court—

I couldn't help but sigh.

==OvO===Meng Meng Da dividing line===orz==

[Abruptly inserted third-person writing]

Because the princess didn't want Ninety-Nine to be seen by unrelated people, so although Ninety-Nine had been living in the palace, he had never been to the court in the past few months.

So for the most part, ninety-nine is in the library.

And this has caused Ninety-Nine to be almost completely ignorant of the affairs of this country.

The people he saw were talking about Anna behind their backs, and they were saying that Anna was not good, but in fact they were saying that the princess was not.

……

Since the curse of the old king manifested itself at the beginning of this year, the king had to choose a successor to the throne during the year.

King Zhou Yi Lianggong had three sons, Wenwu, Hongyuan, and Qiaolu.

These three princes, in fact, each have a strategy for governing the country.

The second prince Hongyuan is a famous businessman overseas, and the third princess Qiaolu is still a well-known heroine and heroine.

Although it sounds good, because of this, these two children are not allowed to look up to the inner ministers.

After all, these two princes are often not in Huaying City, one goes around to do business, and the other goes around to destroy demons.

About seventy percent of the ministers supported the eldest prince's civil and military affairs, and the remaining thirty percent also supported the second prince.

Although those people who supported the princess in their hearts, they did not dare to speak directly because of the small number of people.

So there are almost no people who really support the princess.

Among them, the only people who dared to directly recommend the princess in front of the king and all the ministers in the court were Anna and General Yun.

Before Ninety-Nine arrived, the princess was basically not allowed to be seen by the minister.

But these are the situations before Ninety-Nine came to Huaying City, since Ninety-Nine came to Huaying City and was 'caught by the princess'.

The princess's praise soared, not only did she get a large amount of black feather inheritance in just two months, enriching the treasury, but also proposed more virtuous ways to govern the country many times in the court.

The princess's views are sometimes on par with Prince Wenwu, and sometimes they are even more unique than Wenwu.

This kind of performance surprised the ministers who were not optimistic about the princess.

"It turns out that our princess is not only excellent in martial arts, but also not inferior to Prince Wenwu in her way of governing the country. ’

So today, the wind direction of the entire court has changed, half of them support Prince Wenwu, and generally support Prince Qiaolu.

Although the king has long been in his heart, he wants to hand over his throne to Qiaolu.

However, those ministers who support Prince Wenwu without knowing the truth will still say that Anna's is not the same. Knocking on the side, hoping to reverse the impossible situation.

As for the second son, Hongyuan......

In his words, "I am a businessman, and what I want is profit, and governing the country is not within my business."