Byron and Joshua finally arrived in Flamechase City and met the members of the Aika family. After a comfortable bath, they went with Frem to the council chamber for a dinner especially prepared for them. The table is full of authentic Izaro cuisine: fried eggs with fire pepper, grilled Izaro lizards, pineapple steaks...... Frem raised his glass to welcome the King and the Captain of the Golden Dragon Knights. Because of Joshua's special status as king, he was placed on the throne.

At the top of the banquet hall was a carved 'huge' pyramid, and Sir Barton stood beside an ornately decorated open door to maintain order, surrounded by a number of guards. Joshua carefully observed all the children and core members of the Aika family, and found that they had not changed in appearance or speech. And Byron looks tall and handsome after taking good care of himself. At least none of the Byron Joshua had seen before him had appeared to him in the most complete form. If he was either shackled and reduced to a prisoner, or he was in the process of escaping in various disguises, and now he can finally take a good rest. "Today, His Majesty the King actually came to our Flame City, as the people of the Kingdom of Reims, we are very happy, Your Majesty. Frem said when everyone in the room stood up and raised their glasses. "Whatever the reason, we at the Aika family will be on your side unconditionally. Frem made his position clear in public. After all, he is now taking Byron in, which is nominally against the Floating City side. In addition to sheltering the traitors who plotted to kill the old king, he will also be added by Parsa to collude with traitors to hold the king hostage.

"Thank you for your support, Lord Frehm. But it's time for a good dinner, and we'll talk about it tomorrow!" said Byron, who gave Frem a glass of wine.

"It seems that my father has decided to side with Byron. But why is he so confident?", Brand whispered to Ian and Tim. He kept his voice as low as he could, making sure his father and Byron couldn't hear him. "After all, His Majesty is only as big as Betty, and if Byron is really a traitor, it is very normal for him to be bewitched. ”

"Brand, you should trust Lord Frem's decision. If even we don't trust him, how can we get the rest of the people of Reims to trust them too? Lord Byron is, after all, Joshua's own uncle. Since Joshua, who had become king, trusted him so much, none of us knew the truth. Tim smiled at him, "Let's prepare for war in the rest of the time!"

"Hehe, Sister Tim is really facing the king!" Ian on the side laughed, "Betty and I have been guessing that after Joshua becomes king, who will become the future queen between you and Miss Hazard, the daughter of the lord of Haig! ”

"Ian, don't be joking here. Tim's brow furrowed.

"As you say. Brand lowered his voice, "I'm worried about how sure our side will win if we start a war with Floating City. The current king does not have any army under his command, and even with the troops of Lord Haig in Mallory, it is difficult to compete with the Five Dragon Knights in terms of strength. ”

"The sentries of the Dragon Eagle Force under my command conveyed a piece of information a few days ago: Lord Roger's Blue Dragon Knights have put up a counter-flag and sided with Byron. Their troops had dispersed and withdrawn to Port Banies by water. Tim replied.

"The Blue Dragon Knights' Naval Headquarters?" Ian asked.

"Is Roger really going to come over and join us, do they need to?" Brand was still a little confused.

"I think they will, and with Lord Byron's prestige in the Golden Dragon Knights, most of the Golden Dragon's old tribes will also be on the King's side. ”

"That's good. Brand took a sip from his glass. "The balance of strength is not too tilted, and our down-and-out king still has a reason to support it. Although Tim looks like a girl, he talks and behaves exactly like his peers, at least that's what Brand thinks.

"Joshua?" Tim narrowed his eyes and smiled sweetly as he looked at Joshua eating at the table, "I've become a lot more mature after becoming a king." ”

The next day, Byron and Frem discussed their next steps.

The most important question is, are they going to take the initiative to attack Floating City?" The reason why he was in a hurry to put the blame on me was nothing more than to cut off the power of Joshua in the end. ”

Frem bowed his head, "So we're going to prove your innocence to the best of our ability." ”

"Well, I thought I was going to die on the execution ground. Byron recalls the time when he was imprisoned, "Now it seems that it is the blessing of the gods, and the kingdom of Reims will definitely be passed on." ”

"His Majesty the King must have been inspired by the Goddess of Light to be on my side at that time. Byron laughed.

"Uh," Joshua said to himself, "if I tell you the truth, I guess I won't be able to complete the Flame Temple's experience, right?" He slowly realized now that this might be the final test he would have to endure when he mastered the game of chess. "This world must be a parallel world created by the god of fire that Lord Arthur said, right? After I came out of the schoolyard, I found that every night I dreamed of something that some people had said and done, and I could feel everyone's inner thoughts during the day. That is to say, I do not belong to this world, but this world is real. ”

The square of the council hall is paved with colorful stone bricks, and heat rises from the brick surface. Although Frem ordered Joshua's arrival to be kept strictly secret, some people heard some rumors. People flocked from all over the place, some in small sedan chairs or chairs, some on donkeys, and many more on foot. They wandered outside the council chamber to see if the king had really come to Flamechase City.

Suddenly, a large drum led the queue in front, clearing the way along the street. Between each beat of the drums, a white-haired emissary in a shirt made of polished copper platters shouted for the crowd to get out of the way. "Lord Anemo is coming!" "Boom!"Get out of the way!"Boom!"Anemo! "Boom!"Iliad!"Boom!"Boom!"Whoop!"Whoo!"Whoo!"Whoosh!"Whoosh! They were all dressed in leather sandals and patchwork cloaks, apparently dressed as mages. Their headdresses glitter in the sun: bulls, eagles and herons, lions, tigers and bears, pythons with forked tongues and fearsome Komodo dragons.

An old mage with gray hair and a beard rode slowly to the council hall on a tall horse. Those present could be sure that it was the wind god Iliad Aika, a figure of the previous generation of the Aika family, who had returned.

"Great, Lord Anemo is back at this time!" Byron and Freem, who were in the council chamber, heard the drums outside. Since Iliad was the last chief archmage of the Kingdom of Reims, the royal family gave him a special set of honor guards. Eliad is usually uncertain and quiet when he goes out, but when he comes back, he is very pompous. "It seems that the lavish life in Floating City has intoxicated Lord Anemo a bit...... "Frem used to tease him.

"Lord Anemo appeared too just in time. Byron was excited, and pulled out the magic crystal that Ruona had given him earlier. The black gas inside the crystal has been accumulating, but it has never been able to break through to the outside. "Originally, I wanted to take this crystal to Barneys Harbor to find Jona for identification. Now that Aeolusama is back, I can save a lot of time. ”

The sound of the drums—gradually began to soothe—the Eliad must have dismounted from his horse. The queue stopped outside the door of the council hall. Some of the soldiers of the Aika family were already at the gate to welcome the return of Iliad.

"Aeolus-sama, it's great that you're back, remember me?" a voice came from the council chamber.

Eliad turned his head, "You're that Byron boy?"

"It's great that you haven't forgotten about me. Byron had a rare look of excitement on his face. "I suppose with your strength and wisdom you should know why we're here in Flamechase City, right?"

"Haha, you're as thoughtful as ever. Iliad burst out laughing, "I'm here to help you fight back, Parsa was kicked in the ass by me when he was a junior magister, is he itching again?"