Chapter 56: Integration
The moment he stepped into Caanster, Edge never thought he would be involved with the princess, or even at all. He just wants to become stronger silently, not to alarm too much, and leave without a trace of nostalgia when he becomes stronger. Even if it can only be a small person whose name people can't even shout, he doesn't mind.
He came to Caanster City only to get stronger.
But now he has been summoned by Princess Kate. But anyway, this doesn't go against his original intention, even if he has a relationship with the princess, as long as he can make himself stronger, he doesn't mind. Maybe having a good relationship with the princess can accelerate your own strength.
Of course, it may also become more dangerous, after all, Princess Kate has many enemies.
The royal palace is located in the Riesman district of Ca'anster, while Orwell's mansion is in the Saint-Philia district. To reach the palace, you have to cross the Boulevard de Santa Feri to the Riesman district, which is not too far, but it takes an hour or two to walk, or half an hour by horse-drawn carriage.
There are generally two types of transportation in the city, one is the teleportation array and the other is the horse-drawn carriage. As for other means of transportation, such as bounty hunters and other captured mounts, monsters, such as wind wolves, unicorns, two-headed dogs, etc., are not allowed to run on the road. Even flying mounts such as griffons that can fly are not allowed to fly in mid-air at will, and are strictly controlled.
This phenomenon occurs because of national regulations.
The Kingdom of Relia is a civilized, elegant, and beautiful country, and unlike other empires, it can be roamed by monster mounts. The king believed that if the beast mounts were allowed to run back and forth in the city, it would cause traffic jams, which would cause chaos in the city and cause great problems for management.
The king also thought it was a very ugly thing for a group of monster mounts to run around the streets without any rules. If a beautiful unicorn mount runs from the east and an ugly bareback ostrich mount runs from the west, it looks like a very large drop and greatly affects the city's appearance.
Based on this, Monster mounts are not allowed to run around in Caanster City. Therefore, teleportation arrays and carriages have become the mainstream means of transportation here. The construction of the teleportation array is generally invested by the royal court, and the carriage can be opened privately. And the carriage is divided into luxurious and ordinary and simple, and the nobles ride naturally in the luxury carriage.
It is only now that Aegie is gradually getting into contact with the real city of Caanster.
Sitting in the luxurious carriage, he lifted the curtains and looked out at the street. Outside, it was as prosperous as ever, with the hustle and bustle of commerce and trade, and the noise of people chatting and having fun, although it was not quiet, but it was very stable. Looking at these, he remembered the Kenos Empire.
In my own country, I am afraid it is difficult to see such a scene. I really hope to go back soon and fight for the liberation of the motherland.
Looking at the bustle of Caanster City, he was always restless. He was destined not to enjoy the well-being of Caanster, and as long as he cared about his country, he always compared his own country to the best and the worst. This gave him a steady stream of motivation, became stronger, and strengthened his determination to go back and save the motherland.
After crossing several wide avenues, the carriage finally stopped, and the royal palace had arrived.
Stepping out of the carriage and seeing a series of castle-like megalithic buildings in front of him, Aegie was shocked. Towering stone walls, magnificent halls, neatly guarded soldiers...... The court was like a castle, a castle within the city of Caanster.
Although he had infiltrated the palace last time, it had been at night, and he had flown in with Giroud, and he hadn't looked closely at the palace. Now I see it, and I am in awe again.
But before he could sigh, Orwell led him down an avenue and bent towards Princess Kate's palace. Due to Kate's assassination, the palace is now several times stricter than before. If it weren't for the passage that Kate had given Orwell beforehand, they wouldn't have been able to get in. Even if Orwell was the Marquis, the young master.
Upon arriving at Kate's palace, Edge sees a man: Tuckley.
Why is Tuckerly there? What is his relationship with Princess Kate? His first reaction was that Tuckerley had some kind of relationship with Kate, such as a family marriage or something. In short, he cares a lot about Tuckley's presence, he just met Kate because he wanted to find Tuckley, otherwise what happened when he was summoned by Kate today would not have happened.
In addition to Takli, there is also Lisa. In fact, Edge didn't know Lisa's name yet, he only remembered that he kidnapped Lisa that night in order to escape from the palace, and did something excessive to Lisa.
Lisa laughed at the moment she saw him, and leaned over to him with great interest, saying, "Hey, arrogant civilian, remember that I wasn't the one you threatened that night...... Oh, no, it's the 'palace maid' whose face was scratched by you!"
"......" Edge was speechless, was Lisa warning herself when she mentioned this?
The bigger reactions to this were Tuckerly and Orwell. Tuckerley was stunned, it turned out that the small wound on Lisa's face was scratched by Edge, this arrogant fellow, actually did it to his sister!
Orwell just kept shaking his head and ...... to Edge. He didn't know what to say anymore. It seems that this guy dares to do anything, and it really feels like he will do anything to achieve his goals.
In any case, the facts reflect a problem: Edge does not have the slightest feeling of pity. It's unimaginable that Lisa is such a beautiful girl, and he actually wants to ruin Lisa's appearance for his own purposes.
There are now five people in Kate's palace room: Kate, Lisa, Tuckerley, Orwell, and Edge. Aggie looked at Kate and the four of them, feeling uncomfortable. The situation of gathering together in this way gives people the feeling that they are very familiar and have a good relationship. But that's not the case, in the case of Edge, he completely feels like a passerby in this circle.
Orwell is okay, he is more familiar. But for Kate, Lisa, and Tuckery, he basically came into contact once or twice. He felt as if he had been forcibly dragged here, and for a moment he had the intention of leaving. He would rather be outside in the sun with Giroud than in this strange, embarrassing palace.
"Huhu~"
It was Giroud who knew him, and Giroud ran out of the Moros blade to cheer him up. Of course, it came out very cleverly, first from the Moros blade into Age's clothes, and then out of Edge's clothes. This prevents Kate from suspecting that it is something weird.
Orwell was surprised, he didn't see that Edge had brought Giroud, so how did Giroud come out? Yesterday when he returned to the mansion from the Sicilian Military Academy, he found that Lia and Edge were not there, but instead saw a little dragon eating jerky.
At first, he was really shocked that there was such a real dragon-looking monster! Later, after asking some servants, he learned that this little dragon was Age's pet, and it was a very humane pet, and it was essentially a chameleon. The maids of the mansion thought it was cute and cute, and often played with it. But it spends most of its time with Edge.
"Wow~ What a handsome ......"
"Pets, my pets. Edge snatched Lisa's words to avoid speculation and said, "It's a chameleon." ”
"Uh-huh......" Lisa looked at Giroud in thought, clearly not believing Edge's words.
Here, the most active is Lisa.
"We meet again, interesting civilians with Cretan surnames. "Now that everyone is here, don't let the atmosphere be awkward. Tuckerley knew that Kate didn't know how to make an atmosphere, so he walked up to Edge and said.
Aegie replied, "Master Tuckley, it's a pleasure to see you again. Actually, I tried to find you before, but unfortunately I was so bad luck that I couldn't meet you. ”
"Haha~" Tuckerley laughed and said, "That's the arrangement of fate! Otherwise, how could we have the opportunity to get together here, with two beauties, and ...... This pseudo-nerd!"
Tuckerley glanced at Orwell. Orwell is what he calls a pseudo-nerd.
Orwell was angry and snorted, "yes, I'm a nerd, but I'm better than a brainless muscular man, right?"
"Who are you talking about? Who are you talking about?" Tuckerley glared at Orwell.
"That's enough!" Tuckerly and Orwell argued, and Kate shouted.
Suddenly, there was silence in the room, and the atmosphere was really weird.
Kate was the initiator of their gathering this time and knew to be responsible. After looking at the other four one by one, she looked at Aegie and said, "Aegie Crete, you must know us. The purpose of this princess's summoning of you this time is very clear, that is, I hope you can explain my assassination well. ”
"Of course, we have other things to talk about, we won't talk about our conflicts before, you saved me more than anything else. I don't like to owe someone anything, if you ask for anything, just say it. ”
"It is true that you are a civilian, but I hope you do not ...... us for such reasons There's a mustard, there's a sense of distance or something. We're not the kind of people who would discriminate against others......"
"And ......"
Kate suddenly didn't know what to say as she spoke, and she suddenly looked a little embarrassed. She's not good at rhetoric, and she can tell everything.
But what she just said was enough for Edge. Aiji smiled at her and said, "Your Highness Princess, you are more ...... than I imagined It's easy to get along with, just say anything about it, I'm fine. ”
Communication is the wonderful beginning of human relationships. As Edge and Kate spoke, he slowly blended in. Only then did Edge know that Kate, Lisa, Tuckerley, and Orwell had been friends since childhood, and the relationship had always been good. Although Tuckerly and Orwell often quarreled and their relationship was sometimes very poor, they were playmates as children. It's just that when they grow up, for various reasons, the relationship between the two of them slowly drifts apart, and even fights if they are bad.
At this time, Edgie was integrated into them, and Edgey seemed to give them fresh blood and bring them together again. Of course, this is the assassination of Kate, and the ultimate goal of their gathering is to find out who really wants to murder Kate.
The atmosphere was no longer so awkward and stiff, and the five of them began to discuss the assassination.
Kate didn't trust anyone else, which is why she brought in Tuckerly and Orwell. And Aggie is a special existence, and Kate has deep expectations for him.
Although he was still a little uncomfortable with the current situation, he knew that he had dealt with Kate and them. The road ahead may be a little different from what he initially thought, but he still holds his convictions. No matter what the path of the future is, follow your own will.