Chapter 1: Paper can't hold the fire

Marshall, Haru and Kiri, did not stay in the other areas of [Thieves' Lost Paradise] for too long, but quickly returned to the inn where they had rested before.

She really didn't want to be stared at by the gangsters on the street anymore, which directly caused Haru and Kiri to lose their extraordinarily hearty Chinese food.

Instead, dine at the inn with William and the fat man, as well as all the other orc attendants.

Thankfully, lunch was full and hearty, with fresh mushrooms stewed in a creamy broth and potatoes baked in camphor wood as a staple food.

And the meat was not bad, and the innkeeper had brought four roast suckling pigs bigger than the Marshalls, and still steaming with golden grease!

Marshall twitched the tip of his nose gently, a distinctly aromatic scent of fennelβ€”not too low in humidity, indicating freshnessβ€”that flowed down the heat into his nasal passages, poking in with a knife and fork, and the touch coming from the handle of the knife was like flesh sucking the knife in, rather than the tip of the knife digging into the oily skin.

The little girl probably knew what was the reason why the lewd innkeeper was so bloated, and if she ate like this every day, she would surely gain weight too.

Drinks are available, too, with a glass of iced lemon bubble tea with a milky white cool scent in the slanting heat of early summer, while the orcs gulp down hissing ale. William and the fat man sipped a white bottle of soju, transparent in color and without any impurities, and the taste was much more dignified and deep than that of ale.

Minors, according to Yaris' rules, are not allowed to drink alcohol.

There are only William and his party in the hotel's restaurant, and I don't know how the other travelers' accommodation problems were solved.

Mealtimes are noisy, and the orcs drink a lot, but drinking so much will always make a difference to them. The sounds of swallowing, chatting, and screaming from the depths of the throat huddled together in the hall, eventually forming a bustling scene.

Marshall's meal at the Palazzo Pocellona was quiet, but she found that a little noisy was not a bad thing.

Spring, as Marshall's personal bodyguard, naturally wants to eat next to her, this roast pig is very hot, and the orc's main way of eating meat is to grab it with his hands, and this is when Marshall's hands come in handy.

"Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing!" Marshall muttered quietly, cut off a large piece of meat, and stuffed it into Chun's dinner plate, her appetite was relatively small compared to Chun, and she was the first to finish it......

Somehow, he became a coolie for cutting meat.

"Hmm......" Chun tore at the pork in his hand, the tail behind him whipping rapidly, not noticing Marshall's resentful gaze.

But remembering that in normal times, this wolf orc took care of herself, and her eyes gradually softened from complaining.

"Haha." William had already finished eating Chinese food, and when he saw Marshall's embarrassed look, he smiled, "In the afternoon, you can stay in the hotel, don't run out, I'll temporarily transfer your guards out to carry some things, and return them to you in the evening." ”

"Oh?" Marshall was shocked, but after a second thought, he agreed, "Okay." ”

Give it back to you...... Is this kind of rhetoric really appropriate?

Essentially, these orcs are eventually hired men, and after this journey, they will part ways with themselves. Thinking of this, Marshall was unhappy again.

The best way to solve the problem is –

"-Hmm! Don't, pull my tail! It's going to be bald! Suddenly feeling a handful of his tail hair missing, Haru felt very painful, both physically and mentally.

"Eating too much is bad for your stomach!"

"Don't worry, my stomach is bigβ€”oops! Don't mess around! ”

William smiled awkwardly, covering his face, and the fat man sitting next to him also laughed fatly.

"Giggles! The two seem to be on good terms. The fat man casually wiped his lips with his hand and said, "It's wonderful, humans and orcs ......"

"Yes, it's a good relationship." William nodded.

But only if it's good, there will still be a different day in the future.

If Marshall wants to be a female king, then she must not be 100% concerned about every orc, she wants to be the leader, not mingle with them.

"Hiccup~uh-huh." Haru was a little drunk, and burped loudly, the ale provided in the fat man's hotel was not low, if a normal person drank a glass, it would have to be a little shaky, not to mention that they had already poured an unknown number of cups of this yellow and clear thing.

"If we're fast enough today, we'll set off tomorrow, and it's a tight schedule." William added.

Marshall nodded in agreement, gently stroked Chun's broad back with his hand, and said nothing.

The spring of Yaris is shorter, and this year it seems to be especially short, it only took more than ten days to move from mid-spring to early summer, and various meteorologists believe that it may be because of the magic rain that forced the summer to be brought forward.

Halfway through the journey, Marshall wasn't as heartless as the orcs seemed.

When they are separated, she will be reluctant, and she doesn't know what they will think in their hearts?

In the afternoon, they should have taken a nap, and in the spring, when they were sent to load the goods, Marshall lay down on the bed in the inn, and fell asleep lightly.

William sat leisurely at the door of the hotel, quietly watching the bandits outside the door shouting and shouting to kill, and finally the blood was splashed on the spot, and the fat man was still sitting next to him.

"Well, this Paradise Lost is doing well, isn't it?" The fat man held a wine glass made of sweetgum and amber in his hand and took small sips.

"So-so."

"Your mouth is still as vicious as ever...... I don't know if she was scolded and cried under you? ”

"No, she has always practiced very seriously, and she will not cut corners when she finds an opportunity like you did at that time, and push the execution work on me."

"Haha, hahaha!" The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then laughed harshly, he picked a mole on the side of his mouth and said, "It's your experience, besides, the reward is also rich." ”

"Hmph. She was the same as her mother. ”

"I remember, she was the head of the [Golden Rose Knights] at the time, how is it now?"

"She died, and the Order was disbanded."

"How did you die? Oh...... I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay, I died of blood loss when I gave birth to my daughter."

"It's hard not to feel sorry for the fact that it's also Yaris's premier magic swordsman."

"I gave her the [Golden Rose], but unfortunately, this magic sword doesn't approve of her."

"Since the temperament is similar, it will be a matter of time."

"There's something missing from her soul."

"That's probably going to be the end of the road."

"You don't ask why it's like this?"

"Lazy." The fat man is talking nonsense in a serious way.

"Thank you." William pursed his lips and finally spat out the two words.

"It's also against the rules, actually, we've just broken all the rules in Paradise Lost."

"Do you want to execute yourself?" William sneered.

"Rules only apply to the weak."

"You're right."

"You're going to have to reiterate to her in the evening that Shadi isn't for everyone. Even if you bring these ten orcs who look strong, they just look strong. ”

"Truth be told, they're weak."

"It's weak for you, but you'll have to finish playing if you're shot, you're a five-pattern warlock."

"I can't get hit, just by them. I'll certainly repeat to her in the evening, this kid ...... Still owe beating. ”

"Oh my God! When are you going to say that like that? ”

"A long time ago."

"You've changed."

"Everybody is going to change." William stood up and walked towards the door, "I won't bother you to be a substitute, don't let your men complain too much." ”

"Actually, we can talk about it for a while."

"I don't want to talk anymore."

β€œ......”

The fat man "cut" disdainfully, and also stood up, waving his hands, the messy food on the table flew up, and the grease on the plate peeled off the surface little by little.

The night of "Paradise of Thieves Lost" came as fast as it could be said as fast as it could be said slowly, and there was not a single star in the sky, but there was no dense dark clouds in sight.

Marshall was called away by William after dinner, leaving Chun alone on the ground floor of the inn to drink and chat with the orcs with whom he had worked all afternoon.

Syllable! With a snap of his fingers, a shiny but unblinding light filled the dark room out of thin air, and William's instantaneous spell was skillfully used.

"Is there anything you want me to come to?" Marshall rubbed his sleepy eyes, which were still a little worried after waking up, "Haah-hiccup~ Eat as soon as you sleep, isn't this the life of a pig......"

"Haha." William's eyes couldn't help but carry extra love, "I called you here to tell you again, once you enter Shadi, you must be ready to be robbed at any time." ”

"I see."

"If one is not careful, everyone will die."

"Isn't it you?" Marshall showed his full innocence.

"I'm going to die, and everyone is going to die."

"......" Marshall was stunned, she repeatedly confirmed with William with disbelief whether it was true, and received a definite reply, "Okay...... All right. ”

"So, you don't need to follow all my orders for the rest of your journey."

"Everything?"

"Everything, you have to swear."

"Good...... I swear. ”

William's face was very serious, and his fingers tapped lightly on the back of his hand: "Then read it with me." ”

"When I have to, I'll do my best to get out of the way."

"When I have to, I'll do my best to get out of the way." Marshall repeated.

"When I had to, I would leave my squire behind and seek refuge with William Doyle."

"When I had to, I would leave my squire behind and seek refuge with William Doyle." Marshall pursed his lips and continued to repeat.

"At the last minute, I will make the necessary sacrifices, even if all the guards lose their lives."

β€œ......”

Marshall choked.

"Say it."

"In ...... At the last minute, I'll ...... Make the necessary sacrifices, even if it's ...... All the guards will die as a result. Marshall's expression was a little distorted, the little girl was still too young.

"Go ahead, talk to the orcs more, and of course, hear what they're talking about."

......

In the lobby of the inn, Haru and his companions were gathering in a group to drink and chat.

Kiri seems to be very close to Haru, and his big ass is about to rub against Haru's tail.

Tong raised the wooden wine glass like a keg in his fleshy hand, and pretended to whisper, "Haru, then tell me, why don't you tell Miss Marshall your name?" ”

"Ah, what? You haven't told her your name yet? You're her personal bodyguard! ”

"Yes, I thought she knew your name a long time ago, so I called it uncle!"

"Alas......" Haruu sighed, his tail flicking in annoyance, "It's quite complicated, do you want to hear it?" ”

Of course, I have to listen to it, but I don't really want to talk about it.

However, if he did not talk about it, then his unclear relationship with Marshall would not only be unclear between the girls, but also cause confusion and anger among the other orcs.

Obviously, it is a sad story, and under the dim light, Haru reveals the truth of this matter one by one.

When talking about the abduction of his two younger brothers and their final death at the hands of Marshall, the werewolf-orc's dizzy brain was urged by alcohol, and the tear ducts couldn't help but squirm violently, and large tears poured out of the corners of his eyes.

In the comfort and sighs of the other orcs, Haru told the second half of the story. Marshall was not as vicious and unkind as he thought at first, but greeted him with a smile and even saved his life. William later spoke to him alone, saying that Marshall actually had a lot of unspeakable secrets, which made him rethink whether the little girl in front of him would really kill his two younger brothers mercilessly.

"Charlie can only be blamed! Marshall is innocent! A wolf-orc-man who looked like Chun raised his wine glass, stretched out his tongue, rolled into the yellow-white foam, and roared loudly, "Charlie can only be blamed!" That dog king! Hiccup~"

"I was a little ashamed to see Marshall looking at us before, and I thought it was strange at first!"

"She also sent us jerky, and then said don't let Uncle William hear it, what a lovely person!"

Haru hunched his back, sniffed his nose, stroked the ruby on his chest deeply, took a sip of wine, and continued: "I'm also struggling with whether to tell her the truth or not, and I don't know what will happen to her...... If she's really innocent, then I'm ashamed of her. To be honest, it's harder for me to deal with this kind of thing than it is to fight......"

"If it were me, I'd just tell that little girl!" Tong perked up, stretched out his bear claws, and patted Chun's back vigorously, "Why do you want to do so much, with your wolf brain, how smart can you be?" Just say it, it's okay! In a few days, the two of you will be separated, and then there really will be no chance! Actually, you can think of her as your own sister, and it doesn't matter! You're her personal bodyguard, what else can't you say? ”

Chun was really slapped by this blow, tears flowed, his tongue flicked, and he almost vomited all the wine in his stomach.

Not good...... I drank too much alcohol and my head was dizzy. But wine makes you guts, doesn't it?

So, Haru stood up at once, shook his dizzy head vigorously, his eyeballs kept moving in his sockets, and then he said loudly: "Good! Then my spring is so decided! Tonight, I'll tell my name to my dear Marshall! My name is ...... Spring...... ...... vomit"

He vomited, and the yellow liquid was all over the floor, which forced the surrounding orcs to scatter at once, scrambling for rags lest the pale stench spread throughout the inn.

"Ahh......h Dishcloth...... Dishcloth! Not! One of the wolf-orc attendants took a deep breath and snorted a strong smell of wine from his nose to sober himself up, feeling his way through the whirlwind, only to stumble into something around the corner of the inn.

It was a little girl in a short white dress, and her face was not much different from her dress.

Marshall sat on the ground with tears all over his face. Her trembling hands held the ground, and her feet kicked hard to get herself to her feet.

"Ahh Oh! Miss, Miss! You...... Are you okay! The wolf orc hurriedly stepped forward to help, but was dodged by the little girl, "I'll help you, miss!" ”

"I ...... I'm fine...... I'm fine! I, I'm gone! Marshall's body, which had just been drained of all its strength, did not know when to fill it with a little dignified and sad energy, "I...... Woo......"

She turned and ran, eventually falling between the dark rooms and the rooms, where she was never seen.

......

"No...... Oh no! Oh no! ”

"What's wrong? What's going on? Kiri, who patted the spring with a meat pad, saw the wolf orcs who worked with him running over in a panic, and his brows furrowed.

"Miss...... Miss she ......"

"What's wrong with her?" Haru's eyes widened and his ears pricked up, "What's wrong?" ”

She ...... She's just standing next to ......"

The wolf orc's face froze to the extreme, paused, and continued, "Listen...... Listened to all the ......"

"All of what?"

"She knows everything about her spring! And then...... She ran away! Ran away crying! ”

In Haru's wide-open eyes, the pupils gradually contracted, and then suddenly opened.

He felt his lips drisome terribly, even though he had just drunk glass after glass of ale.