"The address is right, it's really here......"

Xiwei carefully checked the address of the banquet behind the invitation, and then looked up at the hotel in front of him, which was even more luxurious than the castle of the city lord: "It is actually possible to hold a banquet in such a place, that goblin is unexpectedly rich." ”

It was the first time for Alyssa to have been to such a place, but perhaps because of the large number of people, she seemed a little cramped and uneasy now compared to the casualness of looking around in the castle.

However, Theo, who was pinching the corners of Sivifa's robe, still looked expressionless.

"Ah, dear mage, you're finally here!"

Just as Sivi was about to step on the wide, long staircase of the hotel door, a short figure stumbled through the doorway above, and because of its short legs, it looked like it was running with great difficulty.

"Shasang-san has been waiting for you for a long time, quick, please inside!" The goblin said busily as he panted and wiped his shiny forehead.

Its fat and ugly face was full of resignation, which made Sivi feel a little strange.

It's normal if it's just to please, after all, as a mage, and he has a life-saving grace for it, it's not strange to want to slap himself in. But this kind of fear-like behavior is too strange...... I didn't look like I was going to eat people.

There must be a demon when things go wrong, is this also the conspiracy of the lord's wife? Sivi raised his eyebrows lightly, on the surface he was silent, but secretly he was already on guard, but it was too rude to conclude that there was fraud just by the other party's look, so Sivi still followed the goblin and slowly walked into the hotel.

Speaking of banquets, it was obvious that the attendees could not be just Xiwei and the goblins, in fact, there were already many people in gorgeous dresses in the lobby of the hotel.

However, judging from the various chamber of commerce prints on the chest or back of those dresses, the fat goblin invited only some ordinary chamber of commerce businessmen.

This was normal, and Sivi wasn't going to see the nobles at a goblin merchant's banquet - those with the upper eyes were discriminated against along with the civilians who were humans, let alone goblins.

In such a group of merchants, Sivi, who wears mage robes, and Alyssa and Theo, who are cute like dolls, immediately become their focus.

After Shasang Sangsang welcomed Xiwei and them in, businessmen kept coming up to talk to them, but they were all skillfully dismissed by Shasansan.

This further made Sivi feel that the fat goblin had some intentions.

The lobby of the hotel is extremely large, even larger than the banquet hall in the castle. It was obviously impossible for only a hundred people to fill such an empty place, and soon Shasansan took Sivi and them to a no-man's corner.

"Master Dharma and Mage...... came to the corner full of decorative bonsai, and the goblin stumbled and said, "Actually, please come over today...... It's because someone wants to talk to you......"

Finally getting to the point? Sivi was silent, waiting for Shasang to continue, wanting to see what kind of medicine was sold in its gourd.

"If you can......" Sasang looked to the side of the corner, and Sivi followed its gaze, and found that there was actually a staircase leading to the second floor, which he hadn't even noticed before because of the cover of bonsai branches and leaves.

What exactly will be there? A powerful magician or magic swordsman? Or is it some kind of alchemical trap?

Sivi frowned, whatever it was wouldn't be good for him.

"Master Mage!" Seeing Xiwei's hesitant expression, Shasansang plucked up his courage out of nowhere, and resolutely said, "Don't worry! This is definitely not a bad thing, Shasan-san can swear by the freedom of his own clan! ”…,

Sivi looked at the fat goblins with a serious expression in surprise, the goblins didn't like to swear, although this did not mean that their oaths were necessarily true, but it also added some credibility to their words.

After a little thought, Sivi stuffed two small balls to Elisa, which were sonic booms and flashbangs, the former could be used to inform Sivi of what was happening outside, and the latter could be used to give the little girls the ability to cope with something.

He himself cautiously walked up the stairs - he didn't want Alyssa and Theo to accompany him on the adventure anyway.

At the end of the stairs is a door, which looks like a hotel staff room or something from the door number, but it will definitely not be a hotel staff member at this time.

Sivi cautiously opened the door, but the action of opening the door did not trigger any traps, and then he pushed it open.

The staff room is small, and the furnishings are very shabby - against the backdrop of three snow-white walls, three shabby sofas, a low coffee table and a wardrobe are all furnished.

But at this moment, it was the two people sitting on the sofa who attracted Xiwei's attention.

It was a very strange combination of a young girl in her twenties and an old lady who looked to be in her sixties or seventies.

"Sivi Edric?" After discovering Xiwei who was probing his brain at the door, the girl in a goose-yellow dress was the first to ask.

"Who are you?" Sivi walked slowly into the room, not surprised that the other party was able to say his name...... After all, he is the one who people want to see by name.

And compared to the girl, Sivi always had a feeling that the old woman next to her who didn't have a trace of magic fluctuations was more dangerous.

"Before I introduce myself, could you please close the door?" The girl said with a smile.

Xiwei hesitated for a moment, but still closed the door according to his words, and at this time he found that the door and the wall next to him were actually painted with half a magic array, even if Xiwei was stuffed with a lot of mess by the system, the total amount was comparable to the amount of knowledge of a high-level magician, and he could only recognize that the effect of this magic array seemed to be soundproofing or something.

"That way, you don't have to worry about overheard." The girl stood up generously and stretched out her hand to Sivi: "My name is Evangeline, Evangeline Irian. Nice to meet you, Mr. Sivi Edric. ”

"Well, so am Ivan...... Huh, Julianne? Xiwei just wanted to shake the girl's hand, but the whole person froze like that: "The princess...... Her Royal Highness, Princess?! ”

Evangeline seemed to enjoy Sivi's reaction, and she shook Sivi's hand with a wicked smile before letting go and sitting back on the couch.

"That's right, in front of you is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Lylian Empire." At this time, the old woman said aloud: "As for the old body, he is not a famous person, so don't mention it." ”

Why would Her Royal Highness the princess of a country suddenly appear in front of him? This is too much to expand!

Sivi stared at Evangeline for a few seconds before he realized that it was rude to do so, and immediately lowered his eyes.

As for the possibility of impersonating the princess status...... Just kidding, who would be full and have nothing to do to pretend to be Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is too comfortable to live and wants to die.

"Teacher Sharon, you're too humble." The girl smiled lightly and pointed out the identity of the old woman: "If you are not famous as the head of the royal worship mage of Julianne, then there will probably be no celebrities in the entire empire except for the mother." ”

"Sharon... The head of the royal enshrinement mage ...... "Sivi muttered the two names in his mind, and then a name immediately came to his mind.

"Are you Mrs. Sharon Lange?" He asked cautiously.

"Today you are a guest of Your Highness, so you don't need to be so restrained." Mrs. Sharon smiled kindly, but did not deny the name. …,

How could he be unrestrained in front of the only two great magicians in the Ilian Empire! Sivi nodded tremblingly.

It's no wonder that he has always been more sensitive to magic sense, but he can't sense the slightest magic fluctuation of the other party...... It's all because of the level difference!

"That...... What are you looking for me today? ”

"I have two things going south this time." As if deliberately trying to whet Sivi's appetite, the girl began to speak to herself: "One of them is to investigate the reason why the gnolls have suddenly appeared in Noaig recently. ”

Sivi suddenly realized that when the gnolls surrounded Theo before, he took action to solve a group, and later when the gnolls appeared near Horadur, he also passed by the scene of the incident and found the only survivor, Shasansan, so it is normal for this princess to come to him to understand the situation.

As for how the other party knew that he had solved the ...... of the gnolls by himself Thinking that there was the great magician Sharon, it was not strange to find anything from that place.

Just when Sylvie thought she had grasped the gist of the conversation that followed, Evangeline continued.

"But that's all right, but there's another thing...... It's about the little girl you rescued, Theo Scanji. ”

“……”

So what are you talking about? Why would Her Royal Highness a princess care about such a thing between nobles!

Xiwei, who had completely failed to keep up with the topic of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, deeply felt that his experience was too shallow at this moment, and he couldn't see through the inadequacies of the essence of things.

"Actually, Theo, it's the child of his mother and Duke Skanji." Before Sivi could come to her senses, Princess Evangeline dropped a bombshell again: "It's also my half-sister." ”

"Wait, that's weird!" Sivi finally couldn't help but speak: "If Theo is really a princess, then why should Duke Skanji bring it back and raise it as an illegitimate daughter?" ”

Although the Julian Empire is not without male rulers, for some reason it is often dominated by the empress, so the status of Her Royal Highness the princess has also risen, if Theo is really a princess, then there is no reason to be outside the palace.

"Because the situation wasn't peaceful eight years ago, but this has nothing to do with you." The girl waved her hand to signal Sivi not to continue to dwell on this issue: "Anyway, you just need to know that Dao Tio does have royal blood. ”

"Then Your Royal Highness Princess, are you here to take Theo back?"

For some reason, Sivi suddenly thought of the [Girl's Homecoming] mission, could it be that the palace is the real place for Theo?

"Of course not," Evangeline's unequivocal voice brought Sivi's thoughts back to reality, "As long as Theo continues to be the heir to Duke Skanji, returning to the palace or something is not a good thing for her." ”

"But staying in Noaig now is even worse for Theo!" I don't know if it's because the impact of Theo's identity is too big or for other reasons, Xiwei actually put aside the other party's princess identity for the time being, and said-for-tat with her: "You may not know Lu Dao, but in fact, it's ......"

Evangeline made a calming gesture, and then said softly: "Don't worry, we also know the situation of Noaig now. Or rather, we're here to solve it. ”

Xiwei took a deep breath and calmed himself down: "Then you don't have to come to me at all, as long as you can meet the lord, then the truth will not be far away, right?" ”

"So it's not that simple." The girl smiled bitterly and said, "In fact, even if I ask to meet with the Duke in the name of official business, Lady Skanji can use her illness to get rid of it, and if she wants to see the other party, she can only use a tougher attitude, but in this way, the reputation of the royal family will be greatly damaged among the nobles." ”…,

Speaking of which, Xiwei also understood the other party's concerns a little: "But what does this have to do with coming to me?" ”

"Since the status of the public is not good, then it is enough to visit the Duke of Skanji in his private capacity as a 'friend of Theo'." The girl said her purpose without hurrying: "But Theo's vigilance is too heavy, although I don't know how you did it, but she seems to be only open to you two masters and apprentices at the moment. In this way, we need your assistance to a certain extent in our planning. ”

"I see."

After a little thought, Sivi agreed with the girl's words: "But I still have a question. ”

The girl looked at Sivi curiously with amber eyes: "What questions?" ”

"Isn't it stipulated in the laws of the Illian Empire that only blood relatives can inherit the title?" Sivi immediately said the problem that had been bothering him for a long time: "In this way, if the lord's wife designs to kill Theo, the title and fief will be taken back by the royal family, so why doesn't she simply set aside Theo and set up a puppet regime, but instead do this thankless thing?" ”

"So you still don't know the way." The girl sighed helplessly: "Mrs. Skanji is still pregnant. In other words, as long as she gives birth to a baby, she will be able to take over Noaiger in the right way. As for whose child she is carrying...... By the time the baby was born, Duke Skanji had already died, so there was no way to verify it. ”

"That's why she spares no effort to deal with Theo......" Xiwei also sank his face: "In this way, apart from the lord, Theo doesn't seem to have anyone close to him." ”

After all, she was an illegitimate daughter, and the lord's wife didn't want to see her, so those servants naturally wouldn't risk being put in small shoes by the lord's wife to take care of Theo.

"You're wrong." Evangeline showed a smile, but that smile was unexpectedly bitter: "Even if it's Duke Skanji, Tio is not close. ”

"How can it be ......" Xiwei was stunned: "It's obviously my own child." ”

"I'm afraid that in the eyes of that duke, Tio is more like a 'bargaining chip' with his mother." The girl sneered: "Do you know what Lu Dao is for, Nuo Aige already has a border guard legion, but he still has the right to form his own army?" ”

"Your Highness the Princess!" At this time, the old lady Sharon, who had been silent, spoke up: "You said too much. ”

"I'm sorry." The girl put away her expression just now and changed back to the gentle smile she had before: "It's a little out of shape." However, I'm sure Mr. Edric would never say it, would he? ”

“……”

That smile is terrifying...... ★ It has nothing to do with the text, thank you reader Wのi,Let's go through the reward ~