Night falls.

Tonight, the silver moon appeared very appropriately. The entire Lion King celebrates Gray's arrival, including the Lion King's Palace.

The guards gently pushed open the door, and they were greeted by a hall of thousands of square meters, resplendent in gold. It's really only a golden splendor that can be described.

The dazzling light of the huge crystal chandelier turned golden from the light reflected off the ceiling and walls.

The floor is a gray and white marble floor with a red carpet with yellow totems in the center. The walls are painted with colorful frescoes depicting the history of the Isaac kingdom from its inception to the present day. The sculptures are all gilded.

The whole hall was filled with people, each dressed in a luxurious dress and carrying a fine wine.

"Let us welcome the viewing group of our Duchy of Beshir!" shouted the king from a high platform.

Suddenly, the hall burst into applause.

If Gray walked from the castle of Count Caspar in Salted Fish Harbor to White City, he was entering one world from another. Then from Baicheng to the Lion King Capital, it is from one world to another.

Everyone was looking at Gray, and of course, Gray obviously didn't feel much about the gaze. He was more concerned with the décor.

"Oh my God! it's so beautiful here!" he exclaimed quietly.

"This is the king's hall. The king is rich, much richer than Irene. The black cat replied triumphantly. Although it doesn't know what it's proud of.

"Richer than treasure?"

"Yes. ”

"Then why doesn't he give the money to the poor like in the knight's play?"

"Gray, not everyone has a knight's dream. ”

"You mean the king is a man who has no dreams of knighthood?"

"Well, you're asking me that question. However, knighthood is not the only profession in this world, right? ”

"Well, but I think the knight's dream is the best. ”

"Yes, I agree. The black cat replied helplessly.

With Irene, with Earl Grugru, Shelley, Path, Jones, Dora, Abby Robert, Halls, and Mike, Gray walked up to the king and saluted him respectfully with the others.

"Get up. The king stepped down the steps, stretched out his hands to help Gray and Irene, and whispered, "Tonight, you are the protagonists." I've been wondering what kind of way I should welcome our heroes, but I really can't think of it. After all, the feelings of paladins are not something that ordinary people like us can understand, do they? At the end of the day, I had to choose the most superficial way and throw a dance party. I hope Count Grey doesn't dislike it. ”

"How so?" said Gray in amazement, "I love it, really." ”

"Really?" the king was overjoyed.

"Of course, this palace, the people here, except for ......"

"Except for what?"

"Nope. No. I love them all. ”

"I'm very happy if I like it. The music sounded, and the king cried out, "May you all have a good night!"

The aristocrats applauded.

"I'm so afraid you'll say 'except for you'. The black cat muttered quietly.

"I wanted to say that, but I remembered Catherine's warning. Gray replied quietly.

"Thank goodness you remember Catherine's warning. Wait, what about Catherine?

There was no answer.

"Catherine......" the black cat continued to shout.

Gray stood still, still not answering.

Well, she walked away again. From now on, you have to be self-reliant. ”

"I've been to the prom, don't worry. ”

"Oh, do you mean that when I first arrived in White City, I didn't notice that you were 'in love' for an hour, and then for the next hour I 'confessed marriage proposal and broken love'?"

"It was a bit of a bumpy process, but in the end I succeeded, didn't I?"

"So what do you want to do? meet a 'beautiful love' again. ”

"No, I am loyal to love. I already have Shelley!" Gray said firmly.

Yes, everyone else had already scattered around, and Shelley was by Gray's side, his eyes wary of his surroundings like a fried-up cat. Because she already had a hunch that there must be a lot of little going to hook up with her paladin. After all...... That's how she hooked up herself.

"No matter who comes!, I won't back down!" she cheered herself up in her heart.

However, it was clear that she had underestimated the enthusiasm of the noble maidens of the Lion King Capital for the paladins.

Black pressed towards Gray in a crushing manner.

"Ahh

"Hello Paladin, my name is ......"

Before the name came out, a person next to her pretended to fall and had already pushed her away.

"My name is Andrea, I can ......"

Another one was pushed open.

"Can I ask you to do a dance?"

"She's not good at dancing, so let's dance with me!"

"What do you say, I'm not good at dancing?"

"Isn't that good?"

"I'm probably the best dancer here!"

"Go away! You guys are so rude! It will make people laugh at the nobles of our lion kings!" Finally, a young girl stood up and stopped the farce, and then said, "Lord Paladin, it is better to ignore these tasteless women. Dance with me!"

"No!

"Jump with me!"

"Jump with me!"

One by one, hands reached out to Gray, and one by one they tilted their heads and smiled.

Gray was a little overwhelmed.

"Are these really nobles?" the black cat muttered quietly.

Shelley had already been squeezed outside, and she was crying so desperately that she wanted to come back. But I can't come back. Who would have imagined that these aristocratic girls usually look so weak, but they can form an iron wall at a critical time?

Well, although there is fierce competition between them, it seems that everyone has reached a consensus on Shelley's biggest competitor.

In the distance, Count Gruglu's face became more and more ugly: "Without the acquiescence of the king, they would never dare to do such a thing." ”

"But why does the king acquiesce to such a thing?" Abby Robles asked in confusion, "If they only listened to the rumors, then they should be targeting our Lord Duke." But they were clearly targeting Miss Shelley, which showed that they actually knew the inside story. Do this when you know the inside story...... Is there something that happened on our way to the Lion King Capital that we don't know yet?"

"I don't know, I've already sent someone to check. Count Grugrew sighed lightly, "I already knew that after the Battle of the White City, the prestige of the royal family in the Lion King Capital was rapidly weakening, and the prestige of the Holy See was unprecedentedly high. Now everyone wants to have something to do with the Holy See. But that alone wasn't enough to make them so crazy. There must be some inside information that we don't know. Should find out in a moment. ”

Abby Robles nodded respectfully: "Then wait for news from Count Glogru." ”

Gently brushing aside the aristocratic maidens who surrounded him, Gray walked up to Shelley, saluted, and respectfully stretched out a hand and said, "Miss Shelley, may I ask you to do a dance?"

"Ahh

Behind that, a group of aristocratic girls hated it.

"Are you alright? I think you're a little unhappy. Gray asked quietly.

"No, I'm happy!" hugging Gray, Shelley smiled sweetly, turned his head and quietly grimaced at the girls: "The paladin is mine!"

Count Gruglu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The king, who was standing on the other side, looked at the two people on the dance floor from a distance and asked softly, "Paladin...... Is it true that our Earl Grey has always been in armor and no one has ever seen his face?"

Irene replied, "At least I haven't seen it." ”

"Why?"

"Probably because...... He has given his soul to the Holy Spirit. Armor helps him keep himself pure. ”

"Oh, yes? But he's got married. Of course, I'm not saying that it's bad for paladins to get married, in fact the Holy See is also supportive. It's just that I think the person next to him should be replaced. It's okay to change one, it's okay to change anyone, it's okay if you don't have it, it just can't be the current one. ”

Irene hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

"Let's talk. So saying, the king turned and walked aside with his glass.

The waiter standing by the floor-to-ceiling glass door hurriedly reached out and pushed the door open for the king.

After thinking about it, Ireen could only follow with a wine glass.

Led by the king, Ireen walked into a room next to the hall. Or rather, a smaller hall. Inside there is a fireplace, a sofa, everything you need. And the sofa is still ring-shaped, around a table, can seat twenty people.

The waiter behind him silently closed the door.

At this moment, only Ireen and the king were left in the spacious room.

"You may be seated. The king stretched out his hand and said.

Irene bowed silently and sat down.

Sitting in front of Irene, the king held the wine glass in his hand, pursed his lips and thought about it, and said, "I want to make an agreement with you, and I want you alone." ”

"Who?" asked Irene.

"Gray. ”

"What do you mean by 'want'?"

"I'm referring to 'resealing'. The king straightened his back, leaned back in his chair, and whispered, "Yes, he is now your vassal, and nominally mine." But we all know that it's not. He is loyal only to you. I want you to break your oath with him and make him swear allegiance to me. ”

Probably a little mentally prepared, Irene said without thinking, "Gray won't agree." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, you listen to me first. The king shook his glass and said, "You will get a rich territory in return, and of course, he will have it." It's a given. At the same time, you can also reclaim the territory in his current name. If I'm not mistaken, his current fief was part of the original Casper family's domain, including Salted Fish Harbor and the castle of the original Count of Casper. That's not a small scale. You will get two territories at once. You know, neither your father, the old Duke of Bershir, has done so much to the family. ”

"I refuse. Irene replied with a blank face.

Hearing this answer, the king smiled, and did not seem surprised: "Don't worry, let's talk about the reason behind this, and then you can think about it carefully." Believe me, you need to listen to me. ”