In terms of Leon's character, he was actually reluctant to accept a guard who was pushed from Cork's side, because he knew the virtues of these people around Cork, although he had never seen the female guard in front of him before, but even if she was a newcomer, once she was contaminated with some vices, it was not easy to change it.

However, Hilarily's loyalty made him feel a little emotional, and in the end, the female guard was not only abandoned in the hands of her opponent, but also inexplicably carried the black cauldron, and the gap between the front and back made him feel compassion for a while, and out of extreme indignation at the despicable practices of Cork and Buzz, he accepted Hilarily in a fit of rage.

How to place the lady now made him scratch his head a little.

Aside from that concern just now, Hilarily's strength is nothing to say, she should be in the middle of the same relationship with Melissa, and it would be a good help if she could join Li Ang with the same loyalty. But here's the problem, Hillareli has fought with Melissa and Caterina, how the two girls will get along with Hillariele is also something he needs to take into account, if there is an estrangement at that time, it is better to let her go directly now, as long as Leon does not pursue it, she will be a free person in the future.

"Right...... It's also an option. ”

Leon slowly walked up to the female guard and asked, "Your name is Hillarie?"

The female guard's body trembled, and after a while, she replied in a low voice, "Yes, lord." ”

"Hilarily......" Leon pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "You can go." ”

"Huh?" the maid visibly thought she had misheard, and she jerked her head up, but when her gaze met Leon's, she immediately lowered it again.

“...... Sorry, I didn't hear you. ”

"I said you could go," Leon repeated without any change in his voice.

Hilarily's hands began to grip the ground hard and asked, "Why?"

"It's nothing, I promised to keep you just because I appreciate your loyalty, and at the same time, I can't get used to their behavior of slandering you, now that they have left, there is no need to wronged you to stay in an unfamiliar place, you can leave on your own, and you will be free in the future. ”

Hilarily looked up again, and this time instead of avoiding Leon's gaze, she stared at him blankly, as if to confirm whether the other man's words were serious.

After a while, the female guard's eyes were a little red, and she immediately lowered her head to let her hair cover her face, but at this time her fingers gradually relaxed, and after a moment of silence, she shook her head and said, "I can't leave." ”

"Why?" said Leon's turn to ask this time.

Hilarily's voice was a little hoarse, but it remained steady, "I am a freelance mercenary, and the first priority of a freelance mercenary is the supremacy of contract. ”

"I've had a ten-year contract with that family, and now that they're about to hand it over to you, I can't change that as my status as your bodyguard. ”

Judging by the fact that the female guards refer to the family behind Cork as "that family", it is clear that she has lost her loyalty to these people.

"It's just a contract, since you are a free mercenary, you can leave first, and wait until I receive your employment contract and destroy it directly, you can rest assured. ”

Unexpectedly, Hilarily still shook her head and said: "Lord Lord, you may not know that if the free mercenaries want to receive a truly valuable employment contract, they must be registered in the Freedom Wings, and all employment contracts will be signed through the Freedom Wings, so they have a copy of each contract, even if you destroy that one, I will not be able to return to the Freedom Wings to accept new employment." ”

"Wings of Freedom?" Leon thought to himself, this organization had no impression on him, it sounded like it was similar to the mercenary union, could it be an organization formed by free mercenaries spontaneously?

However, with Leon's current status, even Yalin of the Mercenary Guild has to call him Lord Lord respectfully when he comes to Campbell, so he doesn't have to pay special attention to such an organization.

"Why do you have to accept the employment?" asked Leon instead, "Isn't it good to live freely with your abilities?"

"I'm not a nobleman's ......," Hilarily said in a low voice, her words were not a mockery of Leon's identity, but a real emotion, "and I don't have a business mind, and my family doesn't have land, but I still have grandparents to support, no employment contract, no income, how can we live." ”

"You should have been a freelance mercenary for a while, don't you have savings?" Leon was a little puzzled.

Hilarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with some difficulty: "We need to buy our own critical equipment, and the employer only provides the necessary medicines, equipment, and is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment...... So if a freelance mercenary wants to improve himself, he can only spend a lot of money to update his equipment, and at the same time, our commission will be deducted by Freedom Wings before it will be shared, so I don't have any savings at all. ”

"Gotta ...... Here we go again......" Li Ang smiled bitterly in his heart, the people he had gathered around him so far, whether it was his partners or subordinates, almost all had a rough life, and none of them came smoothly on the road of growth.

"Is this the rhythm of accepting a 'good child' who is self-reliant and supports the elderly?"

"Lord Lord......" Hilarily rubbed her eyes vigorously and looked up at Leon. Her expression had calmed down now, and she said, "Since I have been abandoned by my employer and the employment contract has been transferred to you, please let me be your bodyguard!"

"The principle of a freelance mercenary is to be loyal to your employer, you don't have to doubt my faith and persistence, I believe that my future performance will not disappoint you!"

The female guard's voice grew lower and lower, "As long as ...... All you need to do is send someone to Wings of Liberty to explain how to change the contract, and pay the rest of the commission to Wings of Freedom......"

Leon was silent for a moment, then asked about his suspicions.

"What were you doing at Cork before? I remember not seeing you with him a few months ago. ”

"I actually just signed an employment contract with the Marquis Levine family not long ago, before I was in the family's guard, responsible for patrolling the territory, before Cork came to Campbell, several of his guards were sent out by the Marquis, and temporarily asked me to come and accompany me all the way, so you haven't seen me all the way. ”

The awkward feeling in Li Ang's heart disappeared for the most part, and he nodded slightly.

He felt that he still believed what Hilarily said, and based on the other party's appearance and background, he should not be a person who could be in the same league as Cork at will. As for whether Hilarily will deceive herself...... Although Li Ang is young, she is already an earl lord, and she also shows the strength that matches her status, with the knowledge of the female guard, she should know what this means, if she really dares to lie to her face, it won't take long to be exposed, and it is self-evident what will happen to her at that time.

The young lord turned to look at Caterina and the rest of her companions.

The men had been listening to the conversation between Leon and Hilarily, and when they saw the young man looking back, the knight girl was the first to nod to him.

Leon received an affirmative gesture on everyone's face, and he looked at the female guard again and held out his right hand to her.

"Get up, I just shot a little harder, and I'll find you a quiet place to recuperate later. ”

Hilarily looked at the young lord's outstretched hand, her lips trembled slightly, and then she bit her lower lip, grabbed the other party's wide and gentle palm, and then stood up with strength.

"Thank you for your leniency, Honorable Lord. ”

Hilarily breathed a sigh of relief, and said in an unreachable voice.