As for Lothar, Cheese's impression of him was still left when he was in Turbidity. At that time, the Count of Montenegro single-handedly killed a rat giant, and his courage and strength were affirmed by the mage. And the Montenegrin family behind Lothar also quickly gained the right to speak in the kingdom as a rising military family in the kingdom, so although it does not directly control the city guards of the royal capital, this lord's order still has a certain weight in the army of the entire kingdom of the blue lion.

"Lothar, why are you here?" Seeing the Count of Montenegro in the royal capital was indeed beyond Cheese's expectations. He didn't expect to run into Lothar here. Or, after parting with Turbidity, Cheese thought he wouldn't run into him until he returned to the north with the antidote to the plague. Why did the owner of this Montenegrin Territory leave behind the front line and fiefdom and appear in the royal capital at this time? Cheese couldn't figure it out.

"That's not the place to talk about here. As a matter of urgency, I guess it's better to put your friends down first. Lothar gestured to the soldiers who had followed him, and some of them climbed the gate to remove the shadow's body.

The soldiers guarding the gates resisted when they saw that the Count of Montenegro's men were about to dismantle the corpses, but they quickly abandoned their principles under the tough attitude of the bear hunters. After all, Lothar's soldiers were notoriously domineering, especially to the soldiers of other units. The piercing eyes of the battle-hardened bear hunter warriors were not something that these hastily armored farmers could bear.

"Here...... This is under the jurisdiction of the City Guards!You have no right to do that!" A man who looked like a squad leader was still making a final struggle. Or maybe it's out of a sense of honor, in front of the menacing bear hunters, the person in charge of this city gate is not willing to give up so simply. And his move was an act of seeking death in the eyes of all the soldiers who had dealt with bear hunters in the eyes of the blue lion.

"You're right. It stands to reason that we don't have that right. That's it, Lee, don't make it difficult for the brothers of the city guards. Lothar waved at his lieutenant. The bear hunter, whose face was almost covered with scars, smiled and nodded, signaling that he had received orders from the Count.

Then, in broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of countless residents of the royal capital, this group of bear hunters knocked out all the city guards at this city gate at a very fast speed! The squad leader just now never dreamed that the Count of Montenegro would actually give such an order. But in this way, there is really no one to blame them for not doing their duty. It took less than a minute for the well-trained Montenegrin soldiers to knock all their comrades unconscious. And this scene also made the residents of the royal capital who were still watching realize that if they didn't leave, they might be the next to be knocked out.

"I'm sorry, my lord. The body of the shadow was solemnly carried down from the city gate by two bear hunters. Lothar's lieutenant was one of these two men, and he said sincerely as he handed over the killer's body to the mage. These bear hunters come across as strange, they can stun their allies in trouble, but feel sympathy for an unknown corpse. But for Cheese, he didn't need to understand how Lothar taught his soldiers.

Picking up the shadow's cold body under the gate, which was no longer devoid of passers-by, Cheese nodded in thanks to Lothar and the two soldiers who had removed the body. Then the mage walked over to Roland and Sparrow, who were still standing in place, and he handed Roland the body in his arms and said to the little sparrow.

"You and Mr. Roland take the shadow back to where he should go. I'll be there then. ”

Signaling to Roland not to worry about himself, Cheese pressed the old man and Sparrow on the shoulders with his free hands, and silently recited a few incantations in his mouth, which he had thought of as a means of insurance after yesterday's events. An imperceptible magic force had protected the two of them as the mage had requested.

Seeing off the two of them, Cheese walked back to Lothar, who had been waiting for a long time, and the Count of Montenegro had apparently not appeared here by chance.

"Five. I've sent someone to chase after me. With the ability of my men, they shouldn't be able to tell the story of what happened here today. Lothar spoke, referring to the spies hiding in the crowd. Since the mage hadn't officially put on his gray robe and walked in the sun until today, Lothar certainly realized that Cheese didn't want too many people to notice his presence. Then, these eyeliners belonging to the various forces of the royal capital have to be eliminated.

"It doesn't matter, there are a hundred onlookers here today, to say the least. I think that before dawn tomorrow, what happened here could be more than ten versions. The mage was noncommittal, his identity had been revealed, and Cheese didn't care about being noticed. Moreover, the encounter with the shadow also made the mage realize that no matter how hidden he was, the guy who should find him would still come.

Then they will never know the truth. People are always the quickest to cut out the most valuable parts of the information. The Count of Montenegro smiled and said, but then remembered that Cheese was most likely still grieving over his friend's death, and he quickly restrained his smile.

"I'm sorry. I offer my condolences for what happened to your friend. ”

"Nothing. Actually, strictly speaking, I've only met him a few times. Cheese said. Indeed, compared to Elsa, the mage and the shadow have known each other for less than five days in total. If it weren't for Sparrow's sad look and the reaction of One-Eye, it is highly likely that Cheese would not have taken matters into his own hands.

"As for the truth," Cheese said, looking up at the crows scattered in the sky because they had lost their food, "the eyes in this city are not just humans. ”

"Looks like you've noticed, too. Is it the same as when he was in Turbidity?" Lothar had heard what happened to Cheese in Turbidity, and he was not ignorant of the existence of other beings behind the plague.

"I don't know. But I happen to know who might know. Would you mind accompanying me to the guy before dinner? Cheese said to Lothar. He also has some speculations about Shadow's death. And this clue came from the giant spiders who attacked Roland and them yesterday.

"It's a pleasure to walk with you. But may I take the liberty of asking who we're going to meet?" said Lothar.

"A man who has a lot of dangerous pets. Cheese said, tightening his robe with his hands.