Back in time, after Emil agreed to Byron's proposal, he and Ophelia returned to Melissa's house, and it was already afternoon.

Emile thought to himself that it had been a whole day, and that Nova should have settled his business, and that Anne, who had nothing to do, must have finished her wandering and returned here.

However, he still didn't expect that he would be the first to come back.

Because he had to act according to Byron's instructions, he couldn't go back to Blackpool Town now, so he could only stay here for the first time and wait for Byron's next plan.

However, there were only two people here, him and Ophelia, and although Freddie was very hospitable and did not dislike his commoner status, he still had nothing to talk about with the fifty-year-old uncle.

After a while, Ophelia inquired about Melissa's whereabouts, only to learn that she had not been back since she had gone out to investigate yesterday, which was unusual because Melissa would go home every night for the night.

"Did you send someone to find it?"

Freddie shook his head and said with a smile.

"Oh, it's not a big deal, this kid is not too young, he must have some private space, maybe he will spend the night in a good house."

"Well, you have a big heart," Ophelia sighed, "she's not that kind of person, no, she's probably in trouble, and I'll have to go find her." ”

"Really?" Freddie was still a little puzzled, after all, he always thought that his daughter was just like ordinary people.

"Well, so be it, Uncle Freddy, I'll go first," Ophelia said goodbye to him, then looked at Emile again, "do you choose to stay here, or go out with me?" ”

"Hehe, do you think I have a choice?" The emir smiled wryly.

"Alright, let's go."

Ophelia smiled slightly, took Emir's hand and went out.

"Oops, slow down, slow down, I'm going to dislocate my hand."

"Cut, you're too weak to help the wind, it looks like I'll have to train you well in the future."

"Don't do that."

Freddie looked at their backs and couldn't help but smile enviously.

"Hehe, it's good to be young."

……

Since she was looking for Melissa, Ophelia first thought of the headquarters of the Knights.

She guessed that Melissa must have been too busy to even go home and rest.

As soon as they entered the Order, the busy knights inside noticed Ophelia and were shocked.

"Hey, Ophelia, they seem to be watching you."

"Me? What do I have to look at? Ophelia didn't know why, and she prepared to go straight to the third floor to Melissa's office.

However, a young male knight immediately ran up to her and stopped her.

"Ah, I forgot to say, I'm a friend of your deputy head of the regiment." Ophelia hastened to explain the situation.

But the knight shook his head, and then looked extremely reverent.

"Well, are you the legendary pure white knight?"

"Huh?"

Ophelia unconsciously took a step back, and she looked around to see that the other knights were all looking at her.

"Right? I heard that you have returned to Baifeng Town, it turns out that it is true, great, you are our idol. The more the knight spoke, the more excited he became, and at last he took Ophelia's hand tightly.

"Wait a minute, what pure white knight? What idol? ”

Ophelia quickly withdrew her hand and continued to retreat.

"Huh? Isn't it? You are a descendant of the Taranka family. ”

"This ...... How do you know? Ophelia was slightly surprised, then glanced at the emir beside her.

"Uh, you don't think I revealed it, do you? I've been with you all the time. Emir said helplessly.

"Are you acquiescing? Haha, it's really you," the knight smiled with satisfaction, and then continued, "We people in Baifeng Town know about this matter, the last knight of the Taranka family, wearing pure white armor and strong martial arts, will one day return to Baifeng Town, and then take back everything that belongs to his family. ”

“…… What a mess this is," Ophelia was speechless, but she thought about it for a moment before she realized, "Oh, I see, Melissa told you, right?" ”

"No, no, no, you misunderstood, we knew from the beginning that the people of Baifeng Town knew the history of this town well, and we also knew how your family was persecuted, if one day someone from the Taranka family came to lead us, we would definitely follow us to the death, so you ......"

"Hey, don't say that in public." Ophelia quickly covered the knight's mouth.

At this time, a slightly older knight next to him came over and said.

"It's all right, Miss Taranka, there's no outsider here."

"You ...... Alas, forget it," Ophelia sighed, and then suddenly pulled the emir and rushed upstairs, "Don't be stunned, run!" ”

Soon, they left the hall on the first floor, leaving only the group of knights staring at each other.

Standing at the corner of the stairs on the third floor, Emir couldn't help but ask her.

"Ophelia, why did you run just now?"

She didn't answer immediately, but smiled helplessly, and she looked at the sky and thought for a moment before saying.

“…… Actually, I was quite moved to hear those words, it seems that the people of Baifeng Town have not forgotten my family, but now is not the time, I am not capable of leading them. ”

"Why? Didn't they say they would follow you? The emir asked, puzzled, "You can take over the town of White Peaks and assist Byron." ”

"No, it's not that simple," Ophelia shook her head, and then patiently explained, "If you think about it, there are twelve paladins in the empire, they are the top combat power of the empire, except for the dead Chresti, the rest have all chosen their own candidates for the throne, and there is no one else on Byron's side except Zelens and me, and this old and strong paladin ranked sixth in the knightly competition nine years ago......"

"Is this so powerful?"

The emir thought for a moment, even nine years ago, Zelens was not young, but it was not easy to stand out from the thousands of knights in the entire empire and win the sixth place.

"Well, it's nothing, it's just sixth," Ophelia disagreed, and continued, "I'll admit that it's good that Zelens can achieve this achievement, but the paladin's age doesn't matter, all the nobles care about is how much combat power he can contribute. ”

The emir nodded, and only then did he realize that the nobles did not care about anything but interests.

Ophelia leaned her back against the wall, her arms folded, and she looked laid-back.

"As for me taking over White Peak Town, I will have to confront Leonard head-on at that time, but he has a lot of talent under his command, do you think Byron can compete with me and Zelens, as well as a group of indiscriminate knights? What's more, even if Leonard is defeated, what about the other candidates for the throne? You can't imagine their methods at all, even if they can't beat them with their strength, they will carry out assassinations or sneak attacks, and eventually the people of Baifeng Town will be dragged into the fire pit by me, and even the whole army will be wiped out, and in the end, I will kill them. ”

When the emir heard this, it dawned on him that he still thought of the competition between candidates for the throne too simply.

"Didn't you say you were going to put Byron on the throne? But when you say that, there seems to be little hope. ”

"So didn't I say, isn't it the time yet?"

"Oh, so what do you want to do next?" The emir asked.

"What's next? I do not know...... I'll tell you the truth, I'm only in charge of the battle, and the strategy and plan are all in Byron's hands, oh, by the way, Byron, like you, has a pretty nimble mind and a bad idea, and you have to watch out for him. ”

"Well, it's not good to say that to your master."

"Hehe, there's nothing bad, he's not here anymore, and I'm saying this for your good, it's better to listen to my advice."

Ophelia smiled, then walked to the third floor.

“…… Alas, I really don't understand you. ”

The emir shook his head and hurried to follow.

After a while, the two came to the door of Melissa's office, and Ophelia knocked on the door a few times, but there was no response, and then she pushed the door straight in.

As expected, the office was empty, and it seemed that Melissa didn't even come to the headquarters of the Knights.

She decided to ask the group leader.

The regimental commander's office was opposite, and Ophelia didn't even knock on the door, but pushed the door in.

As a result, Charles was seen drunk and lying on the couch, while two scantily clad young girls sat next to him.

"Yikes!"

The girls saw a knight in armor break in, also carrying a sword, and were directly frightened.

Because they had encountered a similar situation before, the deputy head of the regiment at that time, Melissa, broke into the office in a rage, and drew his sword and threatened to kill them.

"Oh, Melissa, why are you bothering me again, didn't you say that you are up to you in everything?" Charles said slowly.

When Emir saw the other party's drunken appearance, he couldn't help but show a disdainful expression, and when Charles ran to the prison to save them, he thought that the regimental commander was a fairly upright person, but he didn't expect to be derelict in his duties during working hours, and he didn't even know that his most important subordinate was missing.

"Captain, I'm here to tell you an important piece of news, which Melissa told me, and she said that she wanted to leave the Knights, because you, the head of the Regiment, didn't care about anything, and all matters were pushed to her, and she felt too tired."

"Huh? What did you say? When Charles heard this, he suddenly sobered up for the most part.

He shook his head vigorously, then drank a large glass of water, and finally realized that the person in front of him was not Melissa, but a knight dressed in an unfamiliar costume.

He waved for the girls to leave first, then came to his desk and sat down.

"Excuse me, ...... you are?"

"Me? It seems that there are still people in Baifeng Town who don't know about me. ”

“…… Oooh, I remember. Charles suddenly realized.

"Oh? Finally remembered? ”

"Yes, Melissa mentioned that she has a powerful sister who wears a pair of pure white armor all day long, and is called a pure white knight, could it be you?"

Ophelia just wanted to cover her face when she heard this, and sure enough, Melissa said the stupid title of pure white knight.

"Yes, that's me." She had no choice but to admit it.

"Fortunately, just call me Charles." Charles stretched out his hand to her, and after shaking his hand, he quickly asked, "By the way, you just said that Melissa wants to leave the Knights, is it true?" ”

"Fake." Ophelia blurted out.

"Huh?" Charles was stunned.

"Haha, sorry, just kidding," Ophelia was a little embarrassed to see him so serious.

“…… Alas, forget it, get used to it. Charles breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed in his chair.

"She's just gone." Ophelia said quietly.

"Huh?"

Charles's heart rose to his throat again.

"What the hell is going on?"