A few days later.

In the living room of one of the best hostels in the town of adventurers, the Tulip Inn, a superior suite.

"Regarding this incident, on behalf of the royal family of the Kingdom of Lloris, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to you for your help. ”

In the main seat of the living room, Garnes sat upright, with an approachable smile on his face, and on the side of the living room, Lucy and the others sat on the side.

Afterwards, under Sekaria's telling, Garnes learned about the mercenary team that had played a great role in the rescue operation, and immediately sent someone to find Lucy and the others, who had also just escaped from the forest, and invited them to the inn where he and the others were temporarily staying for a few days.

And the reward that Sekaria promised to Lucy and the others in advance was also officially promised to them after almost doubling by Garnes, in addition to personally tailoring suitable magic tools for the four people in the name of the royal family, he also promised that Lucy and the others' mercenary union would be supported by the official of the Kingdom of Loris in many aspects.

"Where, Your Highness, you are so kind, it is my honor to be able to help you. ”

It was Gray who sat next to Lucy who spoke, and after getting along for a few days, Garnes already knew that in this seemingly unreliable but in fact members of the team were outstanding, although the captain was the straightforward blonde girl, it was this strange boy who was really responsible for most of the mental work and wrapped himself tightly at all times.

"No, you have a real life-saving grace for you, and this little thing should be done in Xia," Garnes smiled and nodded to the Demon Tail team, "It's just a pity that you are all real adventurers, otherwise, my Majesty the Emperor will be very happy to see a few more young and promising barons in the kingdom." ”

This is not that Garnes is saying polite words, in fact, Garnes first proposed to recruit four people with the title of nobleman, after all, Lucy and the others are not more than twenty years old, but their strength can be regarded as quite good among their peers, especially the boy named Natsu who has the fire dragon fighting spirit, just by virtue of the fact that he was born with a fire attribute mimicry double mutation fighting spirit, he can almost be called a rare genius.

It's just a pity that when he expressed his willingness to solicit to a few people in front of him, the other party did not hesitate to reject him on the spot. Garnes, who was considered to be the grandson of the royal family, was not only not annoyed when he was rejected in person, but retreated to the next best and offered to support their union in the name of the kingdom, which had no reason to refuse.

A trade union that can cultivate such an outstanding young man, even if it is still unknown at the moment, as long as nothing goes wrong, it will one day occupy a place in the mainland mercenary world, and it is much better to make a good relationship while the other party has not yet made a career than to wait for the other party to become famous.

"Thanks to Your Highness's mistaken love," Gray also looked neither humble nor arrogant, "but we are still used to a life of travel, and now the president of the union has the grace of nurturing us orphans, so we really can't accept His Highness's kindness." ”

No matter how polite the words are, but refusing is refusing, and Garnes, who has been dealing with the nobles of those old ministers all day long, is not low, Elusa, who has always had a cold face, and the inexplicable monster cat not to mention, the captain Lucy and the fire dragon have not responded to Garnes's kindness since he was entertained, even Gray, who seems to be friendly with him now, can also see his alienation from his inadvertent eyes and looks。

Sure enough, for them who were used to being mercenaries, it was hard to have any affection for Garnes after witnessing his own escape a few days ago, despite the strange mage who had helped him.

Today, Lucy and the others came to say goodbye to Garnes, seeing that the other party was really not interested in the solicitation here, Garnes handed over the letter he wrote to the four of them as a certificate to receive the royal reward in Loris, and after a few polite words, Lucy and the others got up and prepared to leave.

However, just as he was about to walk out of the door, Lucy, as the captain, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Garnes, who stood up behind him to see him off.

"Your Highness Garnes, although it is a bit rude, I wonder if you can bring us a few words to your sister Your Highness Sekaria?"

Garnes paused for a moment and nodded.

"Speak. ”

Lucy's face was expressionless, and her straightforward personality was far from being as good at dealing with people as Gray, and she didn't look down on the so-called emperor's grandson's betrayal of his teammates in the forest.

"Please tell Her Highness Sekaria that we understand that it was not her decision. ”

An inexplicable glint flashed in the smiling Garnes' eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Lucy very seriously.

"I'll pass it on...... Thank you, Miss Lucy. ”

Lucy, however, did not seem to want to stay any longer, but turned around, waved her hand, and walked out of the room with her companions, and left the hotel like that.

After Lucy and the others had been gone for a while, Garnes sat back in his chair and spoke slowly.

"Leah, are you blaming your brother?"

The room was quiet for a while, and from the inner room, Sekaria slowly walked out.

“...... No, my brother just did what he was supposed to do. ”

What should be done...... Is it?

Garnes didn't look back, a rare wry smile on his handsome face.

"Was it then, or now?"

"Both then and now, my brother did what he had to do. ”

Garnes was suddenly glad he hadn't looked back, he didn't really want to see his sister's expression now.

“...... Leah, you actually know, the kid who helped you is the Nolan family's thing. ”

That's right, after the battle a few days ago, Garnes originally wanted to ask the Silver Wings to go to the forest to find the arcane mage who could almost save the lives of all of them by himself, but after Master Hailan returned, he dispelled this idea.

Master Heilan and Tucker tangle there to the end, and they rightfully witnessed the sight of Cheruth emerging from the golem that had been shattered by the thunderbolt and growing a huge wooden fist in her hand to deliver the final blow to the Thunderhorn Rhino.

The mysterious mark on the top of the head, the strength that does not match the appearance and age, and even the demonic beasts from the depths of the forest who came out to save Cheruth at the end...... All this made it not difficult for Garnes to surmise that the mysterious girl who helped them because of Sekaria was a descendant of the Nolan tribe who survived the extermination of the Solan Cult and had a relationship with the monsters in the Warcraft Forest for some reason.

Although Garnes's identity and wisdom are clear that most of the "demon descendants" are just slogans put forward by the Divine Sect for their own justice, the other party is the first religion in the mainland after all, because it is not worth poking the other party's sensitive points in such a trivial matter.

"Brother, I know, but in that case, we need that kind of strength. ”

It was supposed to be a satisfactory answer for Garnes, but instead he frowned.

He knew this sister well, and that was not something that the always kind Sekaria would say.

“...... Leah, I'm sorry...... I can only assure you that we will not be too involved in the capture of that child. ”

There was no way to even provide shelter in secret, and in such a critical period of competition for the throne, Garnes knew that his father's faction could not leave anyone with any means to attack.

"Leah, we're leaving in a few days, so you can rest in the meantime...... Also, talk to Edders more. ”

Throwing down such a sentence, Garnes stood up as if he was about to hide from something, and walked quickly out of the room.

In the hall where Sekaria was alone, a sigh rang out.

"If I hadn't met Chelus, I'd have cried, my dear brother. ”

Looking at the door of the room where Garnes's figure had disappeared, Sekaria muttered.

“...... Even if I did, I would have grown...... I don't want to, I don't even have the qualifications to help my friends, brother. ”

Perhaps, this was the first time that Garnes had miscalculated his sister.

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The same adventure town, on the edge of the town, in a dirty tavern.

In a remote corner like this, there are very few customers during the day, so the taverns of this generation are basically closed during the day.

It was no exception, but at this moment, in what should have been a deserted tavern, a man and a woman sat at a table with a spherical magic guide used to communicate with unknown places.

“...... Really, is that the kid?"

From the magician, an old voice came out.

"That's right," the man—Ryan said in a calm voice, but he could almost make out that he was trying to hide the tremors in his voice, whether it was excitement or something else, "Patriarch, that child isn't one of us, and her 'God-given scars' are genuine. ”

On Ryan's side, his wife, Tias, did not speak, but covered her mouth and twitched her shoulders as if she were crying.

“...... You say, that kid's ability is to manipulate plants?"

"Hmm. ”

The voice in the communication wizard was silent for a moment.

"'The first secret of life' is the metaphor of the child's 'God-given trace'...... Do you manipulate plants......"

For the Nolan clan, each clan's "God-given trace" has its own meaning, and this meaning can only be known by the patriarch from the clan's secret treasure crystal ball when the clan's ability awakens.

However, Ryan doesn't care about that.

"Patriarch?"

"Hmm......" The old man's voice seemed to have just come back to his senses, "Well, since it is really a child of our clan, you should not ignore it, it has been twelve years, and you two have suffered a lot." ”

"No," Ryan said, clenching his fists, "we're nothing compared to the fact that Chelus's kid has been alone for twelve years. ”

"The children of the Nolan clan are all good children...... Ryan, Tias, then you two are going to stay there and find the child as soon as possible. ”

Ryan and Tias glanced at each other, both being able to see each other's excitement.

"Okay...... Thank you, Patriarch. ”

"You are all children I brought out, don't say thank you," the patriarch's voice paused, "By the way, the identity of Cheruth may have been known by both the forces of the Grand Prince of Lloris and the Second Prince, right?"

Ryan's expression darkened, while Tias looked worried.

"That's right, according to Tias, at the end of the battle, at least the sages of the two camps saw the appearance of Cheruth's ability to activate. ”

"In this way, it is a little difficult to do, if Prince Naris knew this, he would not give up the opportunity to use that child's identity to fight the eldest prince. ”

When Ryan heard this, he couldn't help but get excited.

"You're saying that Naris will reveal that Cerus appeared in the forest and helped the children of the Grand Prince?"

"It's possible, after all, he doesn't know the true identity of us who is working with him, and if his opponent, the Grand Prince, is helped by the 'Demon Descendant' and he doesn't grasp such a handle, then it is not the greedy Prince Naris we know. ”

"But, but ......"

Ryan and Tias both frowned, their original purpose was to support Prince Naris to defeat the Grand Prince and become the new king of Lorris, but if Naris did this, it would undoubtedly bring great danger to Chelus, who was hiding in the forest.

"Don't worry, kids...... Since then, I've vowed not to let any of the Nolan children suffer any more grievances," the old man's words sounded a little slow and powerless, but for the Ryans they seemed to be the best booster, "It doesn't hurt to change the plan a little for the sake of the Celestial child." ”

"Patriarch, you mean?"

"Well, find a chance to reveal the identities of us who worked with him...... If the only two heirs of the Kingdom of Loris are suspected of making deals with the 'Demon Descendants', the hypocrites of the Divine Sect will not act rashly......"

[There is a change during the May Day holiday, and there will be two more tomorrow, which is ...... Is my dormitory network unstable or the starting point backstage has been arrogant recently.,It's always stuck uploading chapters in the background.,Today, I started to log in to the background at six o'clock and waited until now to send the text up......]