"Your Excellency, ahead is the royal city of Lisas."

"Uh-huh..............."

Duanmu Huai raised his head and looked at the towering city wall in front of him.

"Looks like it's really heavily guarded."

"That's right........."

As he spoke, he saw Kanami looking at Duanmu Huai with complicated eyes. To be honest, when she first heard that she was going to go on the road with Duanmu Huai, she was still startled. It's not that I'm worried that Duanmu Huai will attack him, after all, Kanami already has this awareness, on the contrary, Kanami is worried that they will be discovered by the Herman soldiers who patrol along the way or those brainwashed Lizas soldiers, so it won't be easy to do.

After all, Duanmu Huai is extremely tall, although in this fantasy world of sword and magic, there are not no people who are about the same size as him, but such a body shape is still very conspicuous. Once discovered, it is easy to be hunted down. Seeing that Kanami, as a ninja, is naturally proficient in the hidden way, but for Duanmu Huai......... She really didn't have much faith.

However, along the way, Duanmu Huai's actions surprised Kanami Midang. Here's why.........

"Ah, there's a patrol over there."

"Avoid them!"

Hearing Kanami's words, Duanmu Huai nodded, and then when he saw Kanami, he saw him standing in the shadow of a small tree that was not more than a meter thick. Immediately afterward, I saw a group of patrols composed of Herman soldiers and Lisas soldiers coming not far away, they looked to both sides as they walked, and then walked directly past Duanmu Huai's side as if they didn't see anything——— obviously Duanmu Huai still had more than half of his body outside the shadows, but this group of patrols was as if they were blind, and they didn't seem to be aware of his existence at all!

"Alright."

Waiting for the group of patrols to go away, Duanmu Huai came out again and moved his body, and saw that Kanami was looking at the direction where the group of patrolmen left with a complicated expression, with an unbelievable expression.

"No matter how many times I watched it, I didn't understand how it was done........."

It's no wonder that Kanami had such a question, and at first she was surprised when she saw Duanmu Huai casually finding a place to squat. After all, according to common sense, with the size of Duanmu Huai, unless he hides in the dense trees, it is impossible not to be discovered.

As a result, it was clear that Duanmu Huai was in front of him, but this group of patrols turned a blind eye to him as if they were blind. At that time, Kanami thought that this was some kind of delaying tactic from the other party, for example, they obviously found Duanmu Huai, but they felt that they couldn't beat it, so they would call reinforcements and wait for the night to come back and attack or something.

As a result, it was like this back and forth several times, which made Kanami Kanami even more confused. It wasn't until the end that she asked Duanmu Huai a question and experienced it herself, only to find out that Duanmu Huai's hiding was really outrageous. Obviously, she only looked away for a second, and then turned her head and couldn't find anyone. And there is only a grassland and scattered shrubs around, and there is no place to hide from people.

At that time, she saw that Kanami almost dug three feet into the ground, and finally Duanmu Huai took the initiative to appear, only to find that the other party had been hiding in the pile of bushes not far from her that was not half a meter high!

How exactly is this done?

As a ninja who takes hiding as a profession, seeing that Kanami is puzzled, the bushes are only less than half a meter, and the Duanmu locust is taller than it when he lies down!

How was he able to hide in it quietly?

In this regard, Duanmu Huai can only say———You don't understand the skills of the crow guards.........

Maybe I can teach her later.

Of course, this trick will be useless when it reaches the city gates, after all, there is a lot of tension everywhere at the moment. Heavily guarded, Duanmu Huai does not want to enter through the city gate unless he holds a container. But this did not bother him, although the walls of the Lisas King City were dozens of meters high, but for Duanmu Huai, it was just a sprinkling of water, he almost easily climbed the high wall, and then jumped down from the other side and blended into the Lisas King City.

"Alright, we're in......... Well, there's no sign of war here. ”

"yes..............."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, he looked a little depressed when he saw Danagami. Along the way, they passed through more than one city, but the scene they saw was not optimistic. On the side of the Free City League, perhaps because it has just been occupied, there are still traces of war. However, after arriving in the territory of Lisas, most of the city, although somewhat damaged, at least on the surface, had almost returned to its former peaceful life, and except for a slight increase in soldiers, it seemed that nothing had changed from before the battle.

This is obviously not a good thing for Kanami Midang. While she was relieved that the inhabitants had not been harmed by the Herman soldiers, it also meant that the people of Lysas were likely to gradually adapt to this life and even refuse to be drawn into the war again.

After all, if the Herman army did evil here, killing people and setting fires, then even if the people would give in to fear, they would also rebel against the Herman army. But if the other party did not pose a threat to him, coupled with Princess Leia's declaration before——— if this continues, it is very likely that Lisas will really be annexed by Herman!

After all, the rebels are also Lisasians, and their relatives live in these cities, and if their relatives are injured or killed by the Herman army, they will definitely take revenge on the enemy. But if their loved ones hadn't been harmed, it would have been much more difficult for the Lisas rebels to fight again.

Not to mention that Princess Leah also made that kind of declaration.........

"I'll go check on the situation nearby, please wait."

After saying this, I saw that Kanami's figure flashed and disappeared into the alley, while Duanmu Huai was idle and bored to find a place to sit down and look around.

Well......... Indeed, the breath of the devil can be felt.

Duanmu Huai could feel that although it was very thin, in this Lisas royal city, there was indeed a kind of evil similar to a demon, and a dark aura appeared in it. This feeling is very similar to the distorted aura he felt in the Imperial Capital of Aldolphe, but it is still a little weaker here——— which means that the demons here should have only appeared for a short time.

After a long while, Duanmu Huai saw Kanami running back panting, she looked at the alley, and looked left and right. And Duanmu Huai stood up from the side at this time, and saw Duanmu Huai suddenly appear from the shadows, seeing that Danami Kanami was also startled, she reflexively pulled out the knife, and was relieved after finding out that it was Duanmu Huai.

"Whew......... Your hand, Sir, is terrifying. ”

"It's okay."

Duanmu Huai didn't care at all.

"What's the catch?"

"Uh-huh..............."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, he saw that Danami's face sank.

"Now it's quite relaxed inside and outside the royal city, but everyone is also very nervous. Although it is true that the Herman soldiers did not arrest people as casually as before, no one knows what they are doing behind their backs. And also......... According to the intelligence, in three months, Queen Leah will marry Prince Barton. ”

"It's been a long time, I thought Herman was in a hurry."

Hearing Kanami's answer, Duanmu Huai was somewhat surprised, while Kanami nodded his head.

"I heard that there seems to be some problems in Herman's country, and not everyone supports Prince Patton."

"He has hit the capitals of other countries, and there are still people who oppose it?"

Duanmu Huai couldn't understand the whole thing, to be honest, no matter what means were used, being able to send a surprise attack on the capital of a country and occupy most of the land in a short period of time was already quite an awesome feat. Logically speaking, at this time, Herman's own country should not cooperate with the outside world and take the opportunity to eat Lisas in one go?

What else is there to oppose this?

"I heard that Herman is very unhappy about Prince Barton's collusion with the demons, because Prince Barton's actions were not informed to the king and the others, and he also colluded with the demons, once the matter spreads............ would have an impact on Herman, and ........."

Saying this, Kanami frowned.

"I'm not sure if I'm right, but when I was gathering information about Herman, I learned that Prince Patton was not favored in Herman's country, and it seems that the king and his ministers preferred another princess to take over the throne."

"I see."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai suddenly understood, at first glance, the operation of the Herman Kingdom was quite mentally retarded, but if it was linked to the struggle for the throne, it would be easy to understand. Prince Patton first slashed and then joined forces with the demons to raid the capital of another country, even if it succeeded, it may not be a good thing for the Herman Kingdom. After all, this means that Prince Patton's ascension to the throne is greatly increased, and of course it will not be happy for the royal daughters.

How could they have hoped that Prince Barton would die in Lisas and not go back?

In other words, these three months were actually the longest that Herman's inner royal faction could procrastinate, and if Prince Barton was defeated or killed by Lisas within these three months, then they would naturally be happy. If Prince Patton can hold on for these three months, or even take the whole of Lisas in one fell swoop——— what else can he do?

Pinched his nose and confessed.

"What about Queen Leah?"

"It's nothing special, it's just that occasionally she will appear in front of the people and say a few words, at least on the surface, it's not unusual, and it should be herself, not a stand-in."

Speaking of this, Kanami also frowned.

"At present, the inner city is very tight, although the royal city was also heavily guarded before, but it is not at all the same compared to now. Even I'm afraid I won't be able to sneak into it. And it's heavily guarded inside, so I'm afraid it's hard to move. ”

"So the best thing to do is to find a reason to get in and out of it......... Have it? ”

"I have an idea."

Hearing this, Kanami seemed to think of something and clapped her hands gently.

"There is an arena in the inner city, and I heard that the princess is about to hold a competitive tournament there to choose strong warriors to protect ........."

"So you mean, I just need to participate in the competitive tournament and win the championship, and then I can see the princess in the open......... Well, that's good, but there's a catch. ”

"Yes, the arena is in the inner city, and to enter the arena, you must get a pass. It's not an easy thing to get a pass. However, I did get information that recently, there have been girls who have been kidnapped and disappeared, including the daughters of nobles. In fact, some adventurers also took over the commission during this time, but in the end the adventurers disappeared. At the moment, no one dares to take over these commissions. If you are able to take the commission, you can negotiate with the nobles, and perhaps get a pass from them. ”

"Well, I knew it was going to be this routine."

Hearing Kanami's words, Duanmu Huai pursed his lips and turned around.

"Then let's go to the Adventurer's Guild first."

(End of chapter)