Chapter 390: An Invitation from the Royal Family
Princess Jade's eyes widened, and she stared at everything that was happening in front of her in disbelief.
In the last second, she was still thinking in her heart, "It's over, I'm going to be threatened as a hostage, and maybe the two magicians Kira and Gula and these innocent people behind me will be affected at that time", but she didn't expect that in the next second, there would be such a turn.
After the Chancellor of the Exchequer was smashed away by a crystal ball of unknown origin, several identical crystal balls flew by, accurately hitting the orc holding down the Emerald Princess, and there was a roar.
This time, the Emerald Princess saw clearly, and what saved her was a green crystal ball of the same material, about half the size of a head, and the weight must not be light when heard from the muffled sound that came after hitting the orc.
Before she could react, several black shadows rushed into the crowd, the black shadows moved extremely fast, shuttling back and forth, the shouts of the orcs came and went, and in just a dozen breaths, they all fell to the ground.
Who saved me?
She was wondering to herself when she suddenly heard several voices behind her.
"Why did you strike suddenly, Urrutia? Do you know him? Or do you have a grudge against him? β
"I don't know, but I don't look like a good person, let's fight first!"
"Hey...... When did you become so impulsive? Could it be because after getting along for a few days, I contracted the 'fairy tail' problem? β
"I think Urrutia did the right thing! I don't think that person is like a good person! β
"Well~ Although I really want to say that you are judging people by their appearance, I also think so...... Erik, what do you think? β
"Don't worry, you guessed it right, he is indeed not a good person, this is called born from the heart!"
"Look, I'll just say ......"
When Princess Jade heard this, she found that it was five men and three women wearing the same clothes, and one of them looked like children. She suddenly felt that these eight people were a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where they had seen them, but there was no doubt that they were the ones who had just helped her.
"Thank you for your help! Hey?! You were ...... last time."
Jade got up and took two steps forward, bowed and thanked her, and when she got up, she was suddenly stunned, and looked at the leader Gerald, stunned for a moment, obviously, she recognized Gerald who had saved her in the winter hot spring hotel before; And several people on the other side also recognized the princess, and even made fun of Gerald because of her stunnedness.
"Oops~ What a coincidence! How could such a coincidence happen in the world? You're right? β
"It's just that...... This is the second time, Gerald~"
"Did you wear clothes this time and didn't recognize them for a while?"
"Ahh Fate! What a magical and romantic thing! β
The more Gerald listened, the more annoyed he became, and he angrily stopped the crowd's actions: "I said you...... That's pretty much it! Besides, you will pay for your own living expenses in the future! β
Since the establishment of this organization, Kira has not paid money once, and almost all of the proceeds from their raid on the Dark Guild are managed by Gerald, the acting leader, which means that he has always held the financial power.
No way, who makes no one else have experience in this area? If you let them manage it, they will definitely not hesitate to eat and drink all the way - and neither can Urrutia, this guy has been busy researching skin care products lately, and spending even more money!
After Gerald's words, the few people also restrained themselves a little, and they didn't make fun of them to their facesβthey chose to turn their heads away.
ββ¦β¦ I'll clean you up later! β
Gerald skillfully covered his head speechlessly, then stepped forward and asked, "I remember that you are the princess of the Kingdom of Fiore, right?" Why is it here? β
After a short exchange, the two sides learned why they were here.
Gerald and the others have a melon-eating attitude towards the anxious situation between the two countries and the political turmoil in the country at their feet, they only care about the dark magic in each other's hands, and after learning that Kira judged that it is not Gelf's, they are almost about to go home;
And Jade was surprised by the identities of the other party, she didn't expect that the one who saved herself twice turned out to be the sinner who was rumored to be wanted by the Senate, as well as the remnants of several dark guilds that were once the most famous in the wizarding world, and they were also surprised by their current changes, but what she didn't expect was that they were so familiar with Kira.
No wonder I've always heard that the guild of 'Fairy Tail' is very chaotic, it turns out that it has really come to this level! Is it really okay to do this? Does the Senate know about this?
Finally, Gerald pleaded, "If you can, I hope you can hide it from us!" β
"A few of you have been kind to me twice, that is, you have been kind to the Fiore Kingdom, and now you are still fighting against the dark forces, of course I won't let a few of you be troubled because of me!"
Princess Emerald readily agreed, and after hesitating for a few seconds, she proposed, "Perhaps, I can give you another choice!" β
"Huh??" Several people were puzzled.
"In fact, the royal family of Fiore has always been forming a magic team, one of which is responsible for supervising the movements of all magic guilds in the kingdom, which is equivalent to the combination of the inspection team and the detention team of the Senate. If a few of them are interested, they can become the deployment of the kingdom in the future and live in the open. β
"Huh??!
οΌ As soon as these words came out, Gerald and the others were stunned, looked at each other one after another, and said cautiously, "But...... But...... We are the Guild of Darkness...... He is a wanted sinner in the Senate! β
"Don't worry about that, I can pardon a few of them on behalf of the royal family!"
Several people were stunned again: "Forgive us for our sins? Can it really be? β
Princess Emerald smiled brightly: "Didn't you force it in the first place? If you yearn for the light in your heart and decide to take responsibility for your past sins in the future, it would be more convenient to act in such an capacity, right? β
Of course, the exoneration here is tied to joining the army! Although Emerald thanked them for saving their lives, she felt the need to carefully examine their experiences. Of course, if it is finally confirmed that it is correct, a direct pardon is not a problem.
The other party's olive branch was thrown off guard, and even GΓ©rald didn't react.
He looked at Eric, who understood what he meant, and nodded to him, indicating that the princess was sincere and had no other thoughts.
But this made them even more entangled: if they took it, then they would be considered the official magicians of the kingdom in the future, and it would be time for them to eat official meals. Originally, this was a good thing for all of them, but ...... They fear that they will lose their hard-won freedom.
To receive, or not to receive? Do you choose legal status, or do you choose freedom in life? That's a problem!
After a few hesitations, several of them all turned their eyes to the acting leader and diplomat, Gerald, intending to let him make the first decision that would affect the future shape of the organization.
As for Kira, that guy doesn't care about anything and paints pies, where is the boss like this? - Well, in fact, they don't want Kira and others to be affected by themselves, so it's not good to be the 'sage' of 'Fairy Tail' and the 'Holy Ten' of the wizarding world?
Gerald's answer naturally lived up to expectations: "We are all people who have committed serious crimes in the past, and it was Kira who came forward to vouch for us and gave us the opportunity to make amends." We're grateful that you've given us the opportunity to exonerate ourselves and serve as a royal force, but we can't betray Kira's trust! β
It was a clever answer: it expressed gratitude for the princess's kind invitation, so as not to displease the other party; Press down the grace of saving life twice, so as to create another chance for the future to avoid crimes; Explain that he can't live up to Kira's trust and perfectly create a positive image; The express refusal of the invitation was due to Kira's trust, implying that he and others were eager to be exonerated; The most important thing is that if you didn't change jobs, you wouldn't have been beaten up by Kira because of this.
Without IQ and EQ, he can't come up with such a thing in three seconds, and Gerald is the only one of these eight people who can have this kind of ability.
His message was clear: I want forgiveness and freedom!
"Really? That's a pity! In response to Gerald's reply, Princess Emerald didn't show much surprise.
In fact, she had expected this kind of thing, and although she was sincerely invited just now, she was ready to be rejected.
As far as she knew, the more powerful people were, the more they admired freedom, so the powerful magicians in the kingdom were more willing to work in the magic guilds.
It is precisely for this reason that Fiore's royal forces have not been able to recruit any powerful magicians, such as the Hungry Wolf Knights dedicated to execution, and the strongest one is not comparable to the S-level magicians of those powerful magic guilds.
"This invitation has always been valid, if you change your mind in the future, you can come to the king to find me at any time!"