In the evening, led by Ophelia, the emir came to the tower of the royal domain.

However, before they could get closer, the two sensed a powerful trace of magic emanating from inside the tower.

But Emile didn't panic, because this trace of magic obviously belonged to Cosette, and he was worried that he wouldn't be able to find it just now, but he didn't expect that the other party was already waiting in front.

However, just as the two of them were about to push the door in, the delicate and ornate door was suddenly destroyed by a force, and instantly turned into a pile of debris, and then a figure flew out of it and finally fell heavily to the ground.

When Emil looked closely, he realized that it was Cosette, and he didn't know who she was fighting against, and she would be beaten so badly.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" The emir hurried over and helped her up.

But Cosette didn't have time to answer him, her eyes still fixed on the enemy inside the tower.

The Emile only sensed the traces of Cosette's magic alone, so the enemy could not be Cones, but some powerful knight.

Then, from inside the tower, a young man's voice came in an indifferent tone.

"Hey, is that your helper? Just right, let me clean it up. ”

When he had fully stepped out, the emir saw him as a heavily armed knight with the banner of the Empire on his chest.

The emir had seen this style of armor, and when he first entered the royal capital, the guards wore similar armor.

There is no doubt that he must be a knight who guards the royal territory, and he can beat Cosette, who is an elf princess, and his strength is naturally good.

"Knight, report your name." Ophelia said, standing in the way of the emir.

"Huh? You're a knight too, but why don't you be loyal to the Empire and stay with the elves? ”

"You don't have to worry about it, you remember, my name is Ophelia, and not all knights are loyal to the Empire, such as me, they are only loyal to themselves."

"Hehe, I see, it's really funny, the scum of the knights actually dares to ask me to report my name."

At this point, Cosette stood up and patted the dust off her body.

"Ophelia, don't talk nonsense with him, this guy doesn't get in oil and salt, and it won't work to say anything."

"Hey, don't call me unreasonable, okay?" The knight was immediately displeased, and then added, "And to be reasonable, shouldn't you intruders explain this to me?" What is the intention of coming here, it is not to assassinate Her Royal Highness. ”

When the emir heard this, he immediately understood, when he first followed Ophelia in, he thought that this place could be entered and exited at will, but he did not expect that this was the royal domain.

For the convenience of his actions in the future, he asked Anthony about the layout of the royal capital, but he never had time to investigate on the spot.

Now, they have trespassed on the royal territory without permission, which is indeed their fault, so in order to avoid unnecessary fighting, the emir decided to apologize.

"Well, dare to ask Mr. Knight's name?" The emir scratched his head and asked embarrassedly.

But upon hearing this, Cosette was not happy at first, after all, she could not be beaten for nothing.

"Wait, Amir, do you want to reconcile with him? I'm telling you, there are no doors, unless he apologizes to me and then beats me up. ”

The emir did not speak to her, but only winked at her, and motioned for her not to be presumptuous.

Cosette noticed, of course, but she couldn't swallow it, so she ran to the side in a huff and ignored him.

"What? You're in charge? The knight asked casually, crossing his arms.

"Don't dare, in the lower emir, it's just a commoner," the emir hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry, we didn't know that this was also the territory of the royal family, so we entered by mistake, not an invasion, and please remember that we are a first-time offender, so spare us this time." ”

"Huh, first offender?" The knight couldn't help but laugh, "In other words, as long as it's a first-time offense, I'll have to forgive you for whatever you do." ”

“…… Of course not, the decision is yours, so you can make up your mind, and we won't complain anyway. ”

"Well, that's a good thing to hear," the knight snorted coldly and continued, "Okay, for the sake of your good attitude, I'll let you go this time, but ......"

"But what?"

"You'll have to come with me, or my master will blame me if he knows that I let go of the trespassers on the royal domain."

"This ......," the emir scratched his head.

However, in the next second, Ophelia couldn't help but draw her sword, her original saber had been damaged, and now it was forged for her by the Emir.

"Almost, don't get an inch."

"Huh? Do I have to inch in? The knight suddenly became angry again, "Emir, look at how your men talk to me." ”

"Uh, she, she's not mine." The emir hurriedly explained.

"Oh?" The knight looked Ophelia up and down, then at Cosette not far away, and said, "I see, lover, huh?" But it's not good to have two boats on your feet. ”

"Tsk, I want you to take care of it!" Ophelia was instantly angry and moved her hand directly.

But just as she swung her sword, the knight waved his hand lightly, and then pinched the blade with two fingers, and Ophelia tried to take it back, but could not break free for a moment.

The Emile was slightly surprised, but it was not strange when he thought about it, after all, the knight had just beaten Cosette, and even looked like he was at ease.

Now it seems that it is indeed a wise choice to take the initiative to admit mistakes, and if they really want to fight, maybe the three of them are not opponents together.

"How? Do you still want to fight? The knight's face turned serious, perhaps because his patience was running out.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting worse and worse, the emir hurriedly stood up and played a round.

"Oh, Lord Knight, don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm messing around with you."

"Hmph, for your master's sake, I don't care about you, come with me, I'll take you to see Her Royal Highness."

Then, the knight let go of his hand, and Ophelia withdrew her sword, only to find two finger prints where the blade had been pinched.

The emir suddenly wondered, this knight was still suspecting that they would plot against Her Royal Highness, why did he take the initiative to take them to see the princess now, this is too big-hearted.

And as they came to Agnes's palace and saw Anne sitting in a chair, it dawned on them.

“…… You, why are you here? The emir was amazed.

"And where do you want to see me, you?" Anne smiled, then stood up and walked up to him, "Haha, long time no see, Emile, and Ophelia. ”

"It's ......" Cosette didn't know her, because Anne had already gone to the royal capital with Byron when the Emile was on his way to the elven realm.

"Hello, my name is Anne, and I'm an old friend of the Emir." Anne held out a hand to her.

“…… Oh," Cosette nodded slightly, then said, "Just call me Cosette." ”

She noticed the way Emile looked at Anne, and for some reason, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Then, after a brief greeting from the crowd, the emir noticed Agnes, and he was immediately embarrassed, obviously he had come to see the princess, but he left them aside.

"You are the Emir?" Agnes smiled.

"Uh, you know me?"

"I've heard of the genius forger of the Stuart family, and now everyone in the entire royal capital knows about it."

“……”

Emile's cheeks suddenly felt hot, he didn't expect that he was now a celebrity, but he immediately regained his composure, and he kept telling himself that he could no longer show his mind as freely as before.

"So, Your Highness the Princess......"

"Don't be too inhibited, just call me Agnes."

"Oh, Your Highness Agnes, you heard of the name of the Emir, which is why you let him ......," Ophelia pointed to the knight.

"Lucius." The other party casually spat out his name.

“…… That's why Lucius brought us here? Ophelia finally finished speaking.

"Yes and no." Agnes smiled inexplicably.

"Ah......h

"Hehe, that's right," Agnes smiled gracefully, and continued, "just today at noon, Lucius stumbled upon the hole in the tower while inspecting the royal domain, and he immediately sealed off the entire tower when he thought of an incident a few days ago, but who knows that it didn't take long for this Miss Cosette to sneak in, and accidentally clashed with the guards, and you should know what happened next." ”

"Well, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me." Emir couldn't help but complain.

"Of course it matters, the day you entered the royal capital, my whereabouts were already completely controlled by me, so I know that Miss Cosette is with you."

“……”

"Hehe, don't be surprised, as a candidate for the throne, I have to be so sensitive, but I promise, I will never do anything to you."

The emir would not believe her words, but he did not show it.

"Anyway, after seeing Miss Cosette, it occurred to me that I was going to work with you."

"With me? Cooperate? Emir pointed at herself, feeling inexplicable.

"That's right, aren't there a lot of powerful people around you? And it is said that you are a nimble man yourself, and you are good at giving advice, and if you join my side, my ascension to the throne is just around the corner. ”

“…… Hehe. Emir smiled bitterly, thinking to herself that she had been completely exposed to Agnes.

"How? Would you like to? ”

"......" the emir fell into hesitation.

"I don't want to!" Cosette immediately stepped forward and flatly refused.

"Oh? Miss Cosette, may I ask why? Agnes was not angry at all, but asked politely.

"We're not going to join any faction, don't you? Emir. Cosette looked at the young man who was thinking.

Unable to make up his mind, Emile looked at Ophelia and Anne.

"Wait a minute," Ophelia said suddenly, "Anne, aren't you with Lord Byron?" ”

However, at this point, Agnes and Lucius were stunned at the same time, and they couldn't help but wonder about Anne's purpose in joining them.

But Anne looked at their skeptical eyes and still said unhurriedly.

"Ophelia, are you sure you want to hear the truth?"

“…… What do you mean? Ophelia thought it strange, but when she saw Anne's serious eyes, she seemed to guess something, and nodded.

"Byron teamed up with Cornes, and not long ago, they killed Leonard."

“…… Really, really? Ophelia's eyes widened.

"I saw it with my own eyes, and if I hadn't escaped quickly, I guess you would never have seen me again."

Hearing this, Ophelia suddenly lost her six gods, and couldn't help but sit down in her chair, and the eyes of everyone looking at her were full of sympathy.

But after only a few moments, Ophelia's mood returned to normal, and she was not the kind of person who gave up on herself when she was betrayed, so she decided to ask Byron for an explanation.

"I'm sorry to worry about me, I'll only listen to the emir alone."

Immediately afterward, Anne raised her hand happily.

"And me, I'll always be on the side of the emir."

"Well," Cosette sighed, "what else can I do, the minority obeys the majority." ”

Seeing their determination, the emir felt a lot of pressure, and it seemed that the next consideration must be cautious.

At this point, Agnes spoke again.

"Emir, don't worry too much about my feelings, if you don't want to join, I will let you leave immediately, and I will definitely not embarrass you."

"Hehe, Your Highness Agnes, your words are useless." The emir couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Oh, that's right," Agnes nodded, and then added, "then I ask you, why did you choose to join Byron's side before, and did he promise you anything?" ”

The emir felt that there was nothing to hide, so he confessed it.

"No, just go with the flow, because I became friends with Ophelia and was recommended by her."

“…… It's as simple as that? Agnes was dumbfounded.

In fact, she had the most difficulty in dealing with a man like the emir, because he was not driven by profit, but by friendship and strange fate, which no powerful man could give.

However, Agnes, who knows human nature very well, still has a way.

"So let me change the question, who do you think is qualified to be the next king?"

"Uh...... Can I answer this kind of question? The emir grimaced.

"It's okay, it's enough to say what you think, don't think of me as a cautious person."

"To be honest, I don't know, because I don't know every candidate for the throne." The emir spread his hands.

"Hehe, it's you," Agnes laughed, and continued, "well, I don't want to ask anything, I only have one thing to say." ”

"Please."

"If I finally ascend to the throne, I will not kill the other candidates, except for Byron, of course, because he committed the crime of colluding with monsters, which is intolerable under the laws of the empire, and the rest, I will give them a fief and let them leave the royal capital."

"This is your decision, and I will not comment."

"Well, I know, so let's leave it at that, you can continue to think about it, or you can just leave...... Oh yes, it's almost time for dinner, why don't you join us? ”

"Is this trying to tempt me with food?" The emir joked.

"Hehe, that's what you guessed, yes, it is."

Emile smiled, and then looked into Agnes' eyes, he had always believed that human eyes do not deceive, which is why he always saw through a person's heart.

So, after observation, he recognized Agnes as a person.

"Then bother, Your Highness Agnes."

“…… Where, it is appropriate to entertain your own people, and from now on, this is your home, feel free. ”

At this point, the two sides officially formed an alliance.