A few days later, Emir heard that the second stage of the qualifiers was over, and he went to Anthony's house again.

Although Ophelia had already said goodbye before, due to Cohen's relationship, they still agreed to meet at Anthony's house, and Anthony was naturally very happy, because he could continue to associate with Emile and others.

After learning that Emir had lent the Holy Sword to Cohen, Anthony rekindled his interest in knightly competition, so he didn't miss every game in the qualifiers.

At this time, Emile came to Anthony's house in advance, and while waiting for Cohen, he kept talking to Emile about the highlights of the game, and then he talked about Cohen's game in detail.

The Emir sincerely admired him for this, thinking that he might be able to play as a commentator in the arena, of course, if the knights had this position.

“…… In short, although Mr. Cohen's strength is indeed very strong, maybe only a little weaker than the Dragon Knight, but I think it should be your holy sword that plays a greater role, after all, if it weren't for that sword skill that directly cut off the opponent's weapon, it is not certain who will win and who will lose in the end. ”

"Hehe, is it really that exaggerated?" The emir will be skeptical.

"Well, what am I lying to you for? Why don't you wait for Mr. Cohen to come, and he will tell you personally," Anthony was a little upset when he saw Emile's suspicious look, and then sighed to himself, "Haha, sure enough, the knight competition is still a bit interesting." ”

The emir could not help but smile wryly, wondering who had indignantly accused others at that time.

After that, it was about noon, and Cohen was late, and he couldn't help but feel guilty when he saw that the emile seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

"Oops, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's okay, anyway, there aren't many commissions these days, besides, congratulations on your successful promotion." The emir congratulated him from the bottom of his heart.

"Haha, thanks to your holy sword, otherwise I would have had to work a little harder," Cohen scratched his head, then looked at Emir with some embarrassment, "Uh, can you lend it to me for a few more days, after all, there is a game ahead." ”

"......" Emir was a little puzzled, not knowing what he meant by this, but then he understood, "Oh, you mean the holy sword, didn't I say before that I would return it to me when the knight's competition is over?" Looks like you've misunderstood me. ”

"Yes, is that so?"

"Of course, I can't take your money for nothing."

"Hehe, Emir, you are really a good person, if you change to another forger, more than 100,000 gold coins can buy a victory in a game is cost-effective enough, not to mention use it until the end of the game, in that case, even a big nobleman will have to go bankrupt, but you actually lent it to me for free, this is not good, I have to pay you some money."

"Gee, don't say that, I don't really need money." The emir hurriedly waved his hand.

He wasn't polite, the more than 100,000 gold coins Cohen gave him before couldn't even fit the magic ring, and Lilith always complained to him that the space was too crowded.

"Well, since you say so, well, I respect your choice, but I always want to do something for you, because I've never liked to owe favors."

Hearing him say this, the emir went straight to the point, which was exactly the plan he had in mind before.

"Actually, I came to you at this time to ask for your help, of course, it is within your ability, and it won't make you too embarrassed."

"Hehe, be polite to me, I'll help you even if it's embarrassing," Cohen patted his chest happily, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"Well, listening to what you told that day, you should have lived in the royal capital for a long time, and there are many ways."

"Oh? Emir, do you want to be a nobleman in the royal capital? But aren't you from the Stuartes? There's no need for that anymore. Cohen wondered.

He did make friends with many people in the royal capital, all three religions and nine streams, and those people also took a fancy to his wide connections and many ways, and then they asked him for help in order to become a nobleman in this prosperous royal capital.

"That's not the case," the emir then explained, "I'm not interested in nobles, I just want you to help sell the weapons I forged, I see that you succeeded in befriending a knight that day, and then after so many days, you must know more knights, and it shouldn't be difficult for them to find me to forge weapons." ”

“…… Emir, it's not that I don't want to help you, I'm just a little strange, isn't your Stuart family's signboard big enough? I see that most of the knights' weapons are forged from your house. ”

"That's different," the emir hesitated for a moment, then decided to state his purpose, "You must know that in the entire royal capital, it is recognized that the strongest forging skill is the head of the Stuart family, Frazi, and I am just a fledgling rookie forger, but I am not afraid of your jokes when I say it, I want to surpass Frazi and become the strongest forger." ”

"Hahahaha......" Cohen laughed out loud, and then continued, "Ahem, don't get me wrong, I just think you don't have to worry about being laughed at at all, if you are in public, oh yes, even if you say this in front of Frazi, you will not be ridiculed, on the contrary, Frazi will be happy, and others will also appreciate your ambition, because this kind of thinking just shows that you are a self-motivated person, and you will continue to refine your skills until you achieve your goal, And most of the people in the royal capital are happy to hear about it. ”

"Really, really?" When the emir heard this, he was relieved from the bottom of his heart.

"Of course, in short, I accepted your request, and then you can relax, I will definitely help you do it, but I don't think it's enough to thank you, or ......"

"No, no, it's the best thank you to me for doing this well." The emir hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Haha, just kidding, then I'll take my leave."

"Well, see you another day."

The Emir waved his hand and watched as Cohen left.

……

During the days when she split up with the Emir, Ophelia continued to stay at Antony's house, and then went out during the day to find Byron's whereabouts.

The result was a big disappointment for her, she ran almost all over the royal capital, rummaged through the streets and alleys, but she couldn't find any trace of Byron, of course, the other party wouldn't stay where she was always looking for it, but even so, she should be left with a clear mark.

"Could it be that something is wrong?" Ophelia couldn't help but think of the worst.

But she couldn't be sure, so she could only continue to search with trepidation.

One day, she even met Cohen, who was wandering the streets, and she remembered that the other party had the magic to obtain information.

Cohen knew that she had a good relationship with the Emir, so he agreed to help, but the result was not satisfactory, and he showed Ophelia a blank crystal ball, saying that he had never encountered such a situation.

“…… This is strange, could it be that Lord Byron has evaporated from the world? ”

"Alas, this thing is really strange, and there is no hidden area in the royal capital, you must have turned the bottom of the sky these days, that is really hard."

"Well, thank you anyway, then you can get busy first, and I'll look for it." Ophelia said with a look of disappointment, and then walked away.

Cohen couldn't help but sigh as he watched her leave.

"It's really pitiful, she doesn't even know what kind of person her master is."

The following day, Ophelia continued to search for someone non-stop, and then met Cosette, who had nothing to do.

"What a coincidence, Your Highness, didn't you go after Cones?"

"Oh, don't mention it, that guy will open the portal at any time, and I can't catch it at all." Cosette said indignantly, wishing to capture Cornes and tear him to pieces.

"Oh? So you've seen him. ”

"yes, but I can't catch it even when I'm close, and every time I get close, he senses my presence and runs away."

"Hmm, so where do you usually find him?" Ophelia asked suddenly.

“…… Well, not to mention, in order to find the law of his actions, I really paid attention, at first it was basically near the central area of the royal capital, and I inquired, it was the territory of the royal family, but then he found out that after I was chasing after me, the position that appeared was getting farther and farther away from the central area, and it seemed that he didn't want me to perceive his purpose. ”

"But even if that's the case, Your Highness, you should have come to a conclusion."

"That's natural, no matter what, his target must be in the royal territory, as long as we go to investigate, maybe we can understand his purpose, since we can't catch him, then wait for him at his destination, I don't believe he won't come."

"Alright, let's investigate." Ophelia jumped to the plate.

"Well, you seem to have come to Byron, right? ......" Cosette stopped talking, but finally chose to remain silent.

"Alas," Ophelia sighed heavily, "I've been looking for Byron these days, but I've never found anything, and it's impossible for people to disappear for no reason, so I think it's either related to those candidates for the throne, or it's related to Cornes, as you said just now, they are all in the royal domain, so the next goal is clear at a glance." ”

"Well, I see," Cosette nodded, then added, "what about the Emir?" Is he going with us? ”

"He said he had figured out what to do with Frazi, so I'm doing it all these days, and Cornes is already our loser, so it's enough to have two of us, what do you say?"

"Haha, that's what I'm saying, not to mention those candidates for the throne who are just ordinary humans."

So, the two immediately rushed towards the royal territory.

However, there were always people in the shadows who were spying on them, and it was a special unit under Byron, which was responsible for finding information, and even Ophelia did not know about their existence.