Kenneth saw that Krar did not hesitate to raise his fist towards him, and although he didn't know what the situation was, he still stepped forward, bulging the muscles in his arm, and steadily caught Kral's fist.

Maddy, who was standing behind Kenneth, flashed with surprise in her eyes, she knew Claire's strength very well, even if she didn't use her full strength, it was not something that ordinary people could follow, but Kenneth didn't feel the slightest effort, which was enough to show that Kenneth's physical strength was by no means ordinary.

"Elder, my injuries are just right, you don't need to come up and do it, right?" Kenneth said with a wry smile as he saw Claire withdraw his fist with an understatement.

Claire glanced at Kenneth coldly, returned to his original seat and sat down, and said, "Being chased and killed by a top gold-level adventurer, not only did you not die, but also killed the other party, I want to see how capable you are." ”

Leobold's assassination of a student at Luther's School of Magic has attracted a lot of attention in Luther City, and he is also the main suspect in the murder of the Crestel family, which naturally makes the magistrate of the sheriff's office extremely serious. After repeatedly questioning Mick and inspecting the basement of the mansion, the Sheriff's Office finally confirmed that Leobird was dead, and together with the Adventurers' Guild, they awarded Kenneth the Medal of Honor and Leobard's bounty.

And Kenneth saw that Claire's face was tense, although the elder had always been so serious on weekdays, but now it seemed to be even more terrifying, so he walked to the opposite side of Clal and confessed his mistake: "This time I was too reckless, and I didn't know that guy was so powerful." ”

Even now, Kenneth is still afraid, Leobold is strong beyond Kenneth's expectations, not only is he not his opponent, but he almost took Mick's life. If he was given another chance, he would never stupidly run to fight Leopard, whether it was fighting skills or actual combat experience, his previous self was too different from Leobard.

It's just that now Kenneth will never be afraid of an opponent like Leobard, not only the confidence brought to him by the skyrocketing strength, but also the combat experience and knowledge of ten generations of heroes, which makes Kenneth think that he will not lose to any opponent again, even the president in front of him, Claire.

“…… Kenneth, never think you're strong enough, it's going to cost you dearly. This accident was a good lesson. Claire spoke calmly, and the solemnity in his left eye shook Kenneth's heart: Could it be that the president knows something?

Kenneth wasn't sure what the president meant, so he nodded and said, "I see." ”

Claire nodded, waved his hand and said, "Then go back and rest, there are still two days before the Holy Grail Festival begins, and you also need to have a good run-in with the others, and gather in the atrium at seven o'clock tomorrow morning." I'm expecting you to do the same way you did when you beat Leobold. ”

Kenneth tugged at the corners of his mouth, Boss, it's illegal to kill someone......

Of course, Kenneth knew that Krall was joking, so he responded, "I'll try." After saying that, he left Claire's room, but it wasn't until the door behind him was closed that Kenneth realized a problem, since the elder's room was the same as his own room, that is, it could also accommodate two people, could it be that the boss was with Maddie...... What kind of relationship is it?

As soon as he thought of this, Kenneth suddenly showed envy and jealousy, and then walked back and muttered sourly: "It's worthy of being the boss, I can't see it at all......"

In other words, what is your room number?

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In Claire's suite, Maddie sat down next to Claire after Kenneth left, her eyes full of inquiry, and she looked Claire up and down with a wrinkled little nose.

Claire glanced at Maddie and frowned, "Just ask if you have a question." ”

Maddie smiled triumphantly, but didn't rush to ask Claire a question, leaned over, stretched out her slender fingers to uncork the bottle, and poured Claire and herself a glass of this red wine called "bull's blood", but the amount in her own glass was negligible.

Maddie elegantly held the glass between the stem of the goblet with her three fingers, and said with a playful smile: "Cheers? ”

Claire stretched out his hand, held the cup indifferently, gently clinked glasses with Maddie, made a pleasant sound of "ding dong", and then drank half a cup of bull's blood in one go, and rolled up and down in his throat, which made Maddie, who was frowning and sipping on the side, couldn't help but feel a burst of heat.

Maddie didn't know why Claire was so fond of this sour and bad wine, and after taking a sip of it, she still couldn't accept it, and Dai's eyebrows couldn't help but frown slightly.

"If you don't like it, you don't have to always accommodate me." Claire took out the silk handkerchief that Maddie had prepared for herself from the spatial ring, wiped the wine stains on her lips, and glanced at Maddie before saying.

Maddie glared at Claire with wide eyes, and said recklessly, "Who said I didn't like it?" It's still acceptable to drink this for a long time! After saying that, he poured himself a small half cup, and then drank it in one gulp, his cheeks slightly bulging, like a little frog by the pond after the rain.

In the end, Maddie couldn't swallow it, spit out most of the wine glass, stuck out her pink tongue and complained, "Why do you like such a bad drink?" ”

Claire poured herself another half a glass without hurry, and after glancing at Maddie's cute appearance, she asked, "Want to know?" ”

Maddie's eyes were full of curiosity, and she was naturally interested in everything about Claire, and nodded decisively.

"It's just a boring story." Claire took a small sip, savoring the bitterness on the tip of her tongue, and said calmly with her eyes, "When I used to work hard in my hometown, those adults who worked together would shout all day long that they wanted to take a sip of this wine, saying that as long as they drank it, they would not feel tired at all. I was about nine years old at the time, and I had to help the family with the farm work in the morning, dig the canal with everyone in the afternoon, and do odd chores for the nobles in the evening, and sometimes I was so tired that I could fall asleep while working. When I heard the adults say this, I kept thinking that it would be nice to be able to drink this wine, but I didn't feel tired when I thought about it. Then I kept thinking about how good this wine was, and I had the strength to work just by thinking about it. Of course, by the time I first drank bull's blood, it was already a matter of coming to Derrickley. ”

Maddie looked calm and asked with a smile, "How did you feel then?" ”

Claire closed her eyes and thought about it, curling the corners of her lips at the memory: "Hmm...... Because I have never drunk alcohol, I just think that wine tastes like that, so I can't talk about whether it is good or bad. But Avery said it tasted good. ”

Maddie was stunned when she heard this, as if she suddenly remembered something, and suddenly realized: "I just said that I smelled red wine that day, and it turned out that you two were secretly drinking!" ”

Claire's dull laughter sounded, and he said with rare joy: "That guy said that he was going to try all the unknown, and of course wine was no exception, so he asked me to go outside the school in the name of the minister to secretly buy a bottle of wine and come back, of course, it was a big wish of my childhood." ”

Maddie glanced at Claire's expression, it was rare to see Claire so happy even before. As a smart woman, she always knew what to say and what not to say, but at this time, Maddie knew that doing so might anger Claire, but she still asked, "Claire...... What happened to you and Avery outside the border at that time? ”

Avery Jackman, Claire and Maddie's best friend, the three are roommates and have very different personalities, but they strangely become best friends and form a club for the trio, and Avery is a close friend with the originally withdrawn and indifferent Clal, which sometimes makes Maddie jealous.

At the beginning of the year, the three of them went to Bauhinia Pass for internships, but Maddie did not go out with Clal and Avery to meet the enemy at that time. For safety reasons, Duke Derrickly insisted that Maddie must stay in the pass or leave Bauhinia Pass immediately. Maddie had no choice but to follow the Duke's request to stay in the Bauhinia Pass and take charge of the paperwork, and then received the news that Claire and Avery had disappeared together. Although Maddie was anxious, she could not use her father's connections to get Duke Draklee to send someone to the rescue. A week later, all they saw was a bloodied Krar appearing in front of the pass, carrying the head of a demon viscount, but Avery was nowhere to be found.

And that's all Maddie knows, although she asked Claire several times afterwards, Claire didn't say much other than insisting that Avery was still alive, and the pain in her eyes repeatedly made Maddie unable to continue to ask. After all, it was about the students of Luther's School of Magic, so Duke Derrickly also sent rangers to search outside the gate after the demon army retreated, but after a month, nothing was found, and Avery could only be assumed to be dead.

Maddie didn't think that Avery could survive outside the gate for a month, even if she didn't want to accept it, she could only believe that Avery had died outside the gate, but Claire was always unwilling to admit it, and even made a self-destructive decision to join the Rangers, so Maddie could only harden her heart and ask Claire what happened at that time.

The smile on Claire's lips faded away, and she silently drank the remaining red wine in her glass and let out a heavy sigh: "Do you really want to know?" ”

"Of course! Avery is also an important friend of mine! Maddie bit her red lip and said.

Claire stroked the scar on her right eye, and after a long silence, finally spoke: "Maddie, you should know the division of demonic strength, right?" ”

Maddie, who had been exposed to a lot of information during the internship, nodded.

The title of the demon is clearly divided according to strength. The lowest-level demons cannot use magic, but with their powerful flesh, they can still rival the human gold-level adventurers. Baron-level demons can use magic up to the third order, and viscount demons can use magic up to the fifth order. And the Earl Demon can not only use magic up to the seventh order, but even have special abilities. As for the Marquis-level and even Duke-level demons, they are existences that humans have never seen in five hundred years.

"Mind if I smoke?" Claire asked, looking at Maddie.

Maddie pursed her lips and shook her head, "Don't, choke." ”

Claire had no choice but to pour himself half a glass of wine and then took a breath and said, "At that time, Avery and I met a lonely demon earl. ”

Maddie's eyes widened when she heard this: "Could it be ......?"

Claire swallowed a sip of bitter liquor, his eyes darkened, "That's right, Avery and I teamed up to kill a demon count. It was a big gamble, and the stake was Avery 's life. ”

"To this day, I still believe that it was our complete victory." After saying this, Claire raised her head and drank the wine in her glass, got up and looked at Maddie and said, "It's late at night, go to sleep." ”

An ambiguous atmosphere suddenly rose in the room.