When she returned to the annex where she had temporarily stayed in Fran, the maid hurried to report that someone had asked to see her, and her face was serious and a little happy, as if she had seen some terrible person. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Because these maids were all brought from Black Rock City, Charlotte was surprised that the maids would show such high respect for someone other than herself.

Walking to the parlor, which looked like an old one because it had been idle for a long time, Charlotte even saw two maids standing in the doorway like guards, and even Charlotte was not as close as usual, as if there were vicious overseers watching their every move.

Smiling and shaking his head at the two maids, the maids blushed shy after receiving Charlotte's past teasing, but they still stood up straight, and only smiled shyly at Her Royal Highness, which made Charlotte have a certain guess about the characters in the reception room.

Pushing open the door and walking into the reception room, the figure waiting inside made Charlotte's eyes flash a cold light.

"Greetings from a long time, Hancock-Jinqing. ”

Saying this, Charlotte bowed slightly, as a tribute to the hero who defended the country.

The young man, with short brown and white mottled hair, a scar on his face that crossed the bridge of his nose, and a fierce expression like a tiger, was none other than the chief Heberis who had seen Lucia and Einstein in Khiva.

Strictly speaking, it should be the former knight chief who quit his knight chief position after the end of the Great Martial Arts Festival and disappeared without a sound.

Hancock was already facing the door when he noticed someone approaching, but he didn't expect the other person to be faster than him, so he walked later than Charlotte.

"Greetings, Your Highness Princess. ”

With his right hand clenched into a fist in his heart, Hancock knelt down on one knee and bowed solemnly, which was the greatest respect for the princess as a knight serving the royal family.

After the salute, Hancock's expression became unnatural, and the knight captain, who looked fierce and actually had a rather hot temper, touched his nose in embarrassment, because he hadn't talked to this little princess very formally, and Hancock didn't know how to deal with it.

"I didn't expect Her Royal Highness the Princess to recognize me first...... It's really a shame ...... your subordinates. ”

Charlotte smiled indifferently and walked to the makeshift sofa on the side, a little dust floated up, but Charlotte didn't care, she just smiled and teased Hancock.

"My handmaidens are from the commoners, and I brought them with them, but they are so respectful to one visitor besides me that that visitor will only be the great hero of Heberis that even the commoners admire?"

Hancock was a little uncomfortable to be called a hero by the princess, but he still took it hard to keep the princess from thinking that he was contrived.

However, the ridicule from Charlotte is not over.

"I've always heard about Hancock's military prowess from somewhere, and I didn't know until I saw you in person now that those were not rumors, and even belittled you. ”

Charlotte's eyes looked at the position of the door, and Hancock, who realized what Her Royal Highness wanted to say, was embarrassed.

I only heard Charlotte laugh in a mischievous tone peculiar to a little girl.

"Even my maids who have never seen war can be taught by you to be strict warriors in such a short period of time, which is a miraculous skill. ”

Speaking of this, Hancock was really embarrassed, although he didn't really do anything, but it is an indisputable fact that the princess's maid became like this after seeing her, even if the princess misunderstood that she instigated the maid, she was speechless.

"This, this ......"

Hancock wanted to justify that he didn't do anything to the maids, but that the maids saw him and became like this as if they had participated in some epic event, but this kind of thing was too much of an excuse for Hancock to say.

"Huh. ”

Charlotte looked at Hancock's embarrassed appearance and smiled.

"I know what's going on, it's just a little joke with you. ”

After a pause, Charlotte looked at the door with a smirk.

"It's just that they suddenly have a sense of mission after seeing the hero in their hearts, and they don't care about them. ”

From the voice, Charlotte's kindness and tolerance to the maids could be heard, which made Hancock feel at ease, he had heard a lot of negative comments about the third princess Charlotte before, but now it seems that those comments are probably just some malicious slander out of nothing, even if the third princess is really a stupid princess with no wit and no calculation, as long as she has this gentle and generous heart, she is already more worthy of serving than the princess's brother who usurped the throne.

Thinking of this, Hancock knelt down in an extremely respectful posture, and then raised his own saber in both hands.

"In Lower Hancock King, I hereby swear allegiance to you, Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Herberry, the Third Princess of Herberry. ”

Charlotte was startled by the sudden oath, but she only quickly calmed down after her initial panic.

"Yes...... Is there anything very offensive going on?"

Charlotte's question is correct, because knights who serve the royal family will only swear allegiance to the next king when the real master, that is, the king, dies or removes the crown, but Hancock did not choose the new king when the new king Gusin succeeded to the throne, but chose the princess who was not crowned to take the oath, which is worth pondering.

In the face of Charlotte's question, Hancock did not answer or move, and maintained the posture of holding the sword, which was to show Her Royal Highness the Third Princess that if he did not accept it, he would not continue.

Sighing, Charlotte solemnly picked up Hancock's saber, unsheathed it, and tapped it on each of Hancock's shoulders.

"I accept your loyalty, Knight Hancock King. ”

Originally, this was a process that had to be done with the royal family's ceremonial sword, but because of the special circumstances, it could only be simplified.

After this, Hancock looked up.

"Until the end of this life, Hancock King will always be loyal to you, my Highness. ”

Holding the left hand handed by Charlotte, and imprinting a kiss on the ring on the middle finger, the ceremony was considered complete.

Handing the sword back to Hancock, Charlotte asked with a serious expression and tone.

"Can you tell me what's going on this time, my knight. ”

It can be heard that the princess is very dissatisfied with this almost mandatory oath, but Hancock can only smile apologetically, this is a major event related to the safety of the country and even the world, even if it is just a non-binding oath, Hancock needs it to reassure himself.

Bowing his head again to apologize to the princess, Hancock began to recount his recent experiences. (To be continued.) )