Night had fallen, the guards lit torches, and the whole castle was brightly lit, but quiet.

In the light of the candlestick, Irene sat alone at the dining table, swallowed a mouthful of bread, took a sip of water, and then asked the maid next to her, "Hasn't Gray come back yet?"

"Not yet. ”

"Don't you know where he went at all?"

"I don't know. Miss, do you need to send someone out to find it?"

Irene hesitated as she held a cup full of water.

"Maybe you should take a look at this, my Miss Irene. Abby Robles hurried in through the door and placed a stack of newspapers on Irene's table.

"What is this?"

"This is Baron Gray's whereabouts. Yes, his whereabouts today were covered in the newspapers, and we didn't even notice. It's all my fault, I don't usually read much of the newspapers in White City. I only noticed it when I was told to do so. ”

Picking up the newspaper, Irene frowned and read them one by one.

......

At this moment, Gray was still riding his horse in the streets. The tabloid reporters who followed him were already tired, but Gray was still so energetic. In fact, the Lich is so energetic that they can even go up for hundreds of years. The only thing that can stop them is probably bone strain.

As a result, some lichs replaced themselves with steel bones, and some even had several pairs of steel bones, which they used in rotation. In this way, bone strain could not stop their curiosity about the world.

If Gray were to be asked what else he would like to say at this moment, the answer would probably be, "I still have a liver!"

But as far as the eye could see, the streets were empty, and there were hardly any people left.

Yes, the sun has gone down, the tabloid reporters are almost "liver" gone, the mobs have all left work, and the lich who is a player says that he can still "liver".

What a desperate thing to do.

"Help anyone who asks me for help...... This one has been executed very well today, and I think I should be able to tick it off. I've done at least one of the eight of those. ”

"Unswerving to the death of what you love...... Well, there's no way to complete this one for the time being. Do you think that if I propose to Miss Shelley again, she will say yes?"

"In fact, Gray, these vows are not meant to be done immediately, but to be principled when you meet. See what I mean?" reminded the black cat in a whisper.

"I understand. But I really didn't have anything else to do, and besides, I swore and didn't keep it, and I always felt that something was wrong. Lichs don't swear very often. ”

"Okay, then you go ahead ......"

"Brave against rape...... This one is a bit harder. After all, I've been on the ground for so long, and I haven't met anyone raped. You can circle it up and talk about it when you meet it. In the future, if you encounter a rape, you must seize the opportunity to defeat him!"

"Fight against all mistakes...... This one is too general. What is wrong, I guess there is no standard either. What a hassle. ”

"No harm to any woman...... Wow! I don't even remember this! It's good that I didn't fight back at Shelley, otherwise this one would have been ruined. I love this one, you can tick it without having to do anything. In this way, I've done two! There are only six left!"

"Fight for the unarmed...... This should not be difficult to do, but first there has to be an unarmed man, and a person who attacks him. Apparently not now, maybe I'll meet tomorrow. Maybe it can be done with 'Brave Against Rape'!"

"Treat my friend sincerely...... It's so general, what is sincerity?"

"Help my knight brother...... This should be easy, and tomorrow I'll ask Hall what he needs me for. ”

"Hmm...... Actually, Gray. The black cat whispered, "Have you ever thought that these eight vows don't exist alone?"

"What do you mean?" Gray froze for a moment.

"You see, before these eight vows, there are 'humility, integrity, mercy, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, faith,' which are the eight virtues of knighthood. 'Help my knight brothers' is the sixth article, which corresponds to 'sacrifice'. In other words, 'help my knight brothers' should mean that you are willing to sacrifice your own interests to risk your knight brothers when they are in danger. ”

"If you look at this article again, 'courage against rape' corresponds to 'humility'. Its true meaning should be to fight against the violence in one's own heart, and never become a violent person. Instead of asking you to find a rape and beat him. ”

"Like...... That's how it goes. Gray was convinced, his mouth opened wide, and the pen in his hand fell to the ground with a "click".

This was perhaps the first time he had endorsed the Black Cat's view. So, the encouraged black cat continued: "There is also this one, 'help anyone who asks me for help', which corresponds to 'heroic', that is, its true meaning should be that when others ask you for help, you should not shrink back because of cowardice, but should be brave enough to lend a hand." Instead of having you look around for 'someone to turn to for you'. ”

This was a fatal blow to Gray.

"You mean to say, I'm 'liver' in the wrong direction? Wait, where did I learn the word 'liver'? You mean, I'm busy today?"

That's right. ”

"Oh! no——!" Gray screamed as he clutched his helmet on his bony horse.

Compared with the mob off work, the player said that he could still "liver", and he was more desperate, probably because the player found that he had "liver" all day and completely "liver" in the wrong direction.

Obviously, this is the case with Gray now.

Why is it that human beings are so troublesome? Can't they honestly say what they want to say?

"No! I need to be 'grief-stricken'! it's so painful!" Gray clutched his chest, as if he had a heart to ache.

"Don't be sad, Gray, you're a first-time knight, aren't you? Looking at Gray, the black cat suddenly felt compassion.

"Okay, I'm done grieving. Now let's see what to do at night by the new standard. With that, Gray spread out the parchment of the oath again and began to ponder it earnestly.

"Oh, is your grief so short-lived?" the black cat's newfound sympathy was instantly strangled to death. I swore in my heart that I would never comfort this stupid lich again in my life. No, it will not be comforting in the next life!

......

Looking at the news about Gray that took up almost all the pages, Ireen smiled.

"So what the hell is he doing?"

"Miss Irene, I thought you would be anxious that his actions might damage our relationship with the Grugru family. ”

"Do you think it could be harmful?"

"It's definitely going to be damaging. After all, Miss Shelley's reputation is at stake. ”

"Yes. But the old fox of Count Grugru wasn't going to change his mind because of that. If he thinks it is not good for his family to help us, then he will not be on our side even without this. If he thinks it's in his family's interest to help us, and something happens, he might even offer to get Gray and Shelley engaged. It's simply an excellent excuse. ”

"I'm narrow-minded. Abby Robles said respectfully.

Putting the newspaper aside, Irene explained softly: "Continue to urge Count Casper to send troops, and negotiate with the nobles from all over the world. Our time is running out, and the king may order troops at any moment. The army stepped up its training. Gray's affairs will be left alone for the time being, anyway, we don't know how a knight of his strength should be trained. ”

"Yes. ”

......

"Hey, there's a lot of people here. ”

Gray, riding a bony horse, stopped in front of the theater.

As the capital of the Duchy of Beshir, it is quite a city. However, normally there are no pedestrians at night. Most of the shops on the street are closed, except for three places, a tavern, a theater, and a bathhouse.

Grey of the bathhouse must not be able to go, the tavern has already been, although not the tavern of the White City. As for the theater...... It immediately caught Gray's attention.

Anyway, this theater is quite high-end.

Watching the crowds pour into the brightly lit theater, the lich's curiosity was aroused again. He stared intently at the theater. And the people around him stared at him.

"This can't be Baron Gray, right?"

"It's really him! I saw him in today's paper!"

"Does he like to watch a stage show too? Wow! I'm going to sit next to him! Maybe it's going to be a romantic encounter!"

Ignoring the chatter of the people around him, Gray's gaze slipped silently and landed on the notice in the theater.

"One hundred copper plates for a ticket, one silver coin for a seat in the front row, and ten silver coins for the card seat on the second floor. ”

Gray reached out and touched it, and found that there was not a single copper plate on his body.

"Do you need money to get into this place?"

"Or else?"

"Can I take credit?"

"Where did you learn the word 'credit'?"

"Maybe I should go to the tavern again and win some money back. ”

Just as Gray was looking left and right for the tavern, the owner of the theater had already hurried up to him.

"You're Baron Gray, aren't you?"

"Yes. Gray looked down at the theater owner standing in front of his horse with a smirk on his face.

"Are you going to see a stage play? I'll arrange you the best booth right away!"

"But I don't have any money. ”

"You're saying you didn't have any money?"

"No, I don't have any money, it's not that I don't have it. The money is all spent. Gray said calmly.

A knight who didn't have a son? The scene was awkward for a while.

However, this is a popular character in the city! How can the theater owner let go of such a good sign?

After a brief silence, the proprietor shouted, "No! no money! our theatre is free for Baron Grey!"

"Really?"

At the invitation of the theater owner, Gray happily tied his horse and walked into the theater.

"Humans are troublesome, vulnerable, tangled, and useless, but surprisingly friendly. I like it. ”

"Have you forgotten that you were hunted by humans?" the black cat muttered quietly.

Walking behind, the proprietor of the theater eagerly whispered to the waiter: "Hurry! Go tell everyone! Tell them Baron Grey to see the opera here!"

"Good!"

The Grand Theater, which can accommodate more than 1,000 people, was arranged in the middle of the second floor. In fact, this is the exclusive card seat of the Besher family. The reason why this booth exists is because Irene's father donated money to the theater when the theater was built. I haven't used it much since, though.

Gray is also from the Bessier family, Miss Ireen will definitely not mind Gray using this booth, right?

Gray sat alone in the huge booth, facing the stage below.

"Dear Baron Grey. The theater owner rubbed his hands together and said excitedly: "We are performing tonight the latest opera 'The Sequel to the Knight's Guide to Success'. I don't know what you think?"

"Really?" Gray suddenly became excited when he heard the title of the play.

"This thing is not only adapted from an opera, but also has a sequel?" Hearing the title of the play, the black cat was shocked.

Isn't this a dead book?

It's over, it's just hard to get back on track, and now it's going to be crooked again.