civilwarnovels Chapter 541: Eris Family, Established
Chapter 541: Eris Family, Established
Chapter 541: Eris Family, Established
Everyone else was praising the masked chivalrous thief, especially Kureya, who had always disliked Sato Kazuma and was almost becoming a fangirl of him.
This made the scumbag Kazuma really want to show off, and his smile became obscene.
Aqua asked curiously: "What's wrong with Kazuma? Why are you grinning like that? It's disgusting."
Kureya glared at him fiercely. "Really? What are you grinning at? What a pity! It's such a rare opportunity to arrest a chivalrous thief... But if we want to deal with that masked chivalrous thief, I don't think you can do anything even if you are here.
Ahhh... What a pity! Why is that man doing such a thief thing? If he weren't a criminal, I would definitely invite him home as a guest. I really hope to see him again one day..."
The female knight's cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke.
This was the first time that Kureya had such a feminine side, which made Sato Kazuma unsure whether he was belittling him or praising him.
Darkness’s expression was quite subtle.
Xiao Lin scratched his head and said, "It's fine for you to admire the masked thief who stirred up the storm in the capital, but please don't praise or compliment him in front of the nobles. If you arouse the indignation of those nobles, it might make it difficult for the masked thief to deal with him."
"Hmm... Mr. Kobayashi has a point."
"Although as a knight I shouldn't have a private relationship, but since Her Highness Alice has decided not to pursue the matter, I will remain silent. Well, it's definitely not because I admire that masked thief. After all, I am a knight and I have my own position."
Rein and Kureya agreed readily, but their words did not match their hearts.
"Right. We need to post the reward right away."
Claire, with blushing cheeks, remembered her job and said loudly, "We need to raise the bounties on the Masked Thief and the Silver-haired Thief to the highest level."
The highest level? Isn't that the same bounty as that of the Demon King's army officers?
I thank you!
Hearing these words, Chris and Sato Kazuma couldn't stop shivering. They were just insignificant petty thieves. How could they have the right to raise the bounty to the highest level?
Darkness said cautiously, “Lord Kureya, aren’t you making a big fuss out of nothing? I don’t think we should focus on these two petty thieves.”
"Little thief? What are you talking about, Sir Dustinis! Those two broke through the blockade of the knights and easily defeated the Demon Sword Hero Lord Yuken Xiangye! To do otherwise would be disrespectful to the strong!" Kureya's eyes lit up.
Should we arrest him for worshipping him?
Kureya's behavior is inexplicably paranoid, and...the strong men you are talking about, could they be two idiots who are so scared that they are trembling in the corner after hearing that their bounties are equal to those of the Demon King's Army cadres?
"That's it! I'm going first!"
Kureya ran out of the palace in a hurry.
Sato Kazuma stretched out his hand, but he couldn't say anything. He could only watch the female knight leave silently.
Then, Rain said softly, "Lady Aqua, Lady Huihui, Lady Youyou, and Sir Dustinis, thank you again for protecting Her Highness Alice last night. Since thieves broke into the palace last night, you didn't get enough rest. We are very sorry for the poor hospitality of the royal family. Please move to the restaurant. We have prepared a sumptuous lunch for you all."
“A big lunch?!”
"I say, is there any high-end bubble wine? Yes, there must be a bubble wine bar that is more high-end than the bottle of wine in my arms?!"
Megumin and Aqua’s eyes sparkled.
During these few days in the royal capital, they often attended banquets, and they ate and drank to their heart's content. If you didn't know them, you would think their lives were very hard.
Then they left noisily.
Kobayashi stayed until the end, and Princess Alice was a little curious when she saw him hesitating to speak.
"Anything else, brother?"
"I have something to say. Chris, you stay too."
"Uh……"
The thief girl who was trying to sneak out with the others made a sound that was obviously annoying when she was stopped.
Soon, there were only three people left in the room.
After spending some time together, Rain felt very confident in Kobayashi. In addition, she had no improper thoughts about Princess Alice, so she did not protect her as much as Kureya did.
Looking at the skinny little thief girl with her toes pointed together, two index fingers entangled with each other, and her head lowered like she had done something wrong, Kobayashi rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"You're such a coward, Chris, you used your Lurk skill right after entering the room."
"No, there's no way. I don't want to do this! This is the royal palace. I'm scared!" Chris said the most cowardly words in the loudest voice possible.
It was then that Alice realized that there was another person in the room. There were so many people there just now, including Kureya and Rain, but they didn't notice Chris.
Her Royal Highness the Princess' eyes lit up.
She was smart and seemed to have thought of something.
Xiao Lin did not keep the secret and said to Princess Alice, "Let me introduce her. Her name is Chris and she is a thief. The most famous thing she has done is that she ran into the palace with some idiot last night and stole the princess's necklace."
"Wait...wait, wait, Xiaolin?!"
Chris was stunned when her true identity was suddenly revealed. She jumped up and tried to cover Xiaolin's mouth, but she couldn't do it because of her small body.
Princess Alice looked normal and was not surprised by this incident. She already knew that the masked thief last night was Sato Kazuma. As for the other silver-haired thief...
"Xiao Lin is such a joke. How could I possibly be that handsome and powerful thief duo? Besides, my hair color is not silver. Look."
Even though your hair color is wrong, changing it is not a difficult task.
Obviously Chris's explanation is weak.
However, it’s not over yet—
Kobayashi continued to shock people by saying, "Chris's real identity is Eris. Yes, the goddess Eris, the god of luck and the state religion."
"…………Eh?"
This time, even Alice was stunned because the impact was so great.
Chris panicked and grabbed Xiaolin's neck and shook him desperately: "Xiao-xiaoxiao Xiaolin! What are you talking about all of a sudden! How can I be the goddess! If you say that, you will be punished by God! Come on, apologize to the goddess quickly! Apologize quickly!"
She tried to use this method to hide the fact that she was a goddess.
It's not certain what Aqua will do, but when Dakness, Huihui, and Yunyun hear this, they will definitely blame Xiaolin for offending the goddess and demand an apology.
"Your Highness, you've been deceived. I'm not a goddess. Besides, how can a thief be a goddess?"
In order not to expose the goddess's identity, Chris would rather admit that he was the thief last night. However, Alice, who believed in Xiaolin, believed that Chris was the goddess.
“Nice to meet you, Goddess Eris. I am Belzegu Stellarisu Thord Alice. I send you my warmest greetings.”
Alice saluted by pulling at her skirt.
Even at a young age, his manners were perfect, so perfect that Chris wanted to praise him.
"Why did you reveal my identity? Xiaolin, what do you want to do?!"
Chris held his head in frustration.
But this is also a disguised acknowledgement that she is a goddess.
Xiaolin had no problem revealing Chris' true identity, and said, "Goddess Eris, I remember you got the scroll of grace from me, right? Did you learn it?"
"I learned that a long time ago. Why am I asking you this now... Wait, you can't--!"
"I would like to ask you to grant Alice a favor."
"Is that really the case?"
Chris knew that the favor was not given for free, it turned out to be waiting for her here!
"Actually, I'm worried about Alice's safety. I'm wondering if there's any way for her to protect herself in this dangerous world."
Kobayashi touched Alice's head, feeling her soft blonde hair, like an old father worried about his child's future.
"So can you fulfill my wish?"
"Haha, Mr. Kobayashi is really good at joking. Her Highness Alice is a princess of a country, who can hurt her?"
“…Are you serious? Last night, two thieves broke through the siege of the Knights, and even the Demon Sword Hero Mitsurugi Hibiki was easily defeated. Doesn’t Goddess Eris know about such a big thing?!”
"Xiao Lin, you plotted against me!"
Chris was immediately furious.
Not only did she know, she was even involved!
Waiting here! ——Seeing Xiaolin's smug smile, which actually showed that he was sure of victory, she became even more crazy.
"You deliberately set me up for the sake of favor, Xiaolin, you really have good intentions."
“Thank you very much. Goddess Eris, you are not bad either. You bypassed us and went to ask Sato-kun for help. It must be because you think he is easy to deceive, but you have the best relationship with him.”
The two of them were sarcastic to each other.
“Goddess Eris, please think carefully. Alice is a princess and a member of the royal family. With her help, your collection of artifacts will be much smoother.”
"Well..."
“If you don’t agree, for Alice’s safety, I will have to provide information about the silver-haired chivalrous thief to Miss Claire. For example… his name, occupation, body shape, etc. Goddess Eris, you don’t want people to know that your breasts are padded, do you?”
"Hey! That's too despicable! And! I didn't put any pads on! That's slander! Complete slander!"
"Wouldn't that be better?"
"……Eh?"
"Isn't that better!"
"Xiao Lin, you...are such a scumbag!"
The sinister smile of the man in front of him made Chris understand that if he did not agree, the other party would definitely slander his breasts, saying that they were padded.
In the end, under Kobayashi's coercion and inducement, Chris had to give in.
She agrees to grant Alice a favor.
The well-behaved princess did not interrupt the whole time. Although it was surprising that Chris was a goddess, she knew that Kobayashi did this for herself.
I don't know why, but I felt a little envious when I saw the two of them arguing and exposing each other's secrets without any restraint.
Seeing that he couldn't change it, Chris sighed, "Why didn't you let Aqua-senpai come? Why did you have to choose me?"
"Do you want the world to be destroyed?"
This was not an exaggeration. If Alice became a member of the Axis Cult, the world might really be destroyed. After understanding this, Chris bowed his head decisively.
"Sorry, I was wrong."
"Thank me, it was me who forcibly stopped Aqua and prevented such a future from happening."
"Thank you, Xiaolin, you are a hero who saves the world...Okay, you go out first, I want to carve Enhui!"
With that, Chris kicked Xiaolin out of the room.
Alice asked curiously from behind: "Goddess Eris, what is grace?"
"Ah, it is..."
The door was closed and the instructions came to an abrupt end.
Xiao Lin did not leave, but waited silently outside the room. About half an hour passed.
"Xiao Lin, you can come in now--"
After hearing Chris's shout, Xiaolin pushed the door open and walked in. There was nothing strange. The room was still normal, and Alice was wearing her clothes neatly. The only difference was that she was holding a piece of parchment in her hand.
"Did you make it?"
"Of course! ... Even so, I'm actually quite nervous. After all, it's my first time, and I don't know what strange things will happen if I make a mistake."
Chris wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was a goddess, but she was more nervous than Alice.
Xiaolin looked at Alice.
"How is it, how does it feel?"
"Well... I don't feel anything strange."
Of course, favors don't increase strength all at once, they require a little bit of growth and accumulation. But that's not what Xiaolin cares about.
"What about abilities? Do you have any skills? How many magic bars are there? Did any magic appear?"
"Well..."
"Wait a minute! Don't tell him!"
Just as Alice was about to speak, Chris rushed over and covered Her Royal Highness's mouth.
"Listen carefully, don't tell him! Alice, you are my clan member now, and the clan members should follow the Lord God, so what I say is absolute. This is a punishment for him deliberately scheming against me!"
"Yes, Goddess Eris."
The blonde girl showed a helpless expression, and the goddess made a provocative expression towards Kobayashi.
…Doesn’t she know that she can read minds?
Xiaolin scratched his head.
Although the goddess couldn't read it, Alice had no problem. But since Chris didn't want to be exposed, he also chose to help hide it.
Xiaolin touched the princess' head.
"Goddess Eris. Alice is a child who is afraid of loneliness. Please spend more time with her in the future."
"I know, I know. So, you're not asking me for help just because you want to find a playmate for Alice, right?"
Kobayashi did not comment.
"Oh, and here's one. This is the ring you lost, Alice. Here, return it to its rightful owner."
He took out a ring, which was the ring Alice had lost, but when Alice saw it, she shook her head.
"No, this is not the ring I lost."
Ok? ? ?
Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment.
Could it be that the ring that Sato Kazuma gave him was a fake? He had already been told the seriousness of the matter, but he still dared to do this.
Suddenly, he saw the wicked smile on Alice's face, and he understood immediately that the princess was going to insist that the ring was not hers.
"You... forget it. If you don't want it, just accept this ring."
"this is?"
"A ring engraved with special magic. The effect is magic that can greatly restore physical strength and cure negative conditions such as diseases."
That's right, it was the special magic item that Xiaolin had been tinkering with during this period. The magic engraved in this ring was the sixth level, Great Healing.
"Take it."
"Yes! Thank you, brother."
Alice smiled.
There is no doubt that this is the exchange of wedding rings!
Thinking this way, the princess put the ring on the ring finger of her left hand, completely covering the original mark.
(End of this chapter)