The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

After about a week or so, Vivian and the rest had finally finished their reports to the palace and were getting ready to enter the palace for a royal audience.

The ones named for the audience were as follows – Balon, Vivian, Alrith, Leon, and Shien.

Balon was the representative of all the knights who came from Lamdrion.

Vivian, Alrith, and Leon each represented their own respective adventuring parties.

As for Shien, since heʼs the main character in this matter as well as being the one with the main accomplishments, he would also have to join this particular audience.

No one else were named, so they canʼt join the audience. All they can do is wait outside for the news.

Thus, Shien followed Vivian to the palace.

…

The palace. Waiting room.

Everyone who was awaiting the audience were gathered here.

”Long time no see.”

Leon stood up and greeted them. However, his gaze would continue to wander to Shien with a strange look in his eyes.

Balon just nodded, but his eyes were also focused on Shien, and with complicated feelings at that.

The scene before him completely bewildered Shien.

”What are you looking at me like that for?”

Shien had a completely confused look on his face.

Balon and Leon just went silent.

It was Alrith who instead came toward Shien with a wondering expression and a strange smile on his face.

”I never would have though. You little brat had only been in the Capital for this short amount of time, but you ended up making quite the name for yourself. Man, it seriously scared me you know.”

Hearing that, Shien had more or less understood what was going on.

As expected.

”Howʼd you end up getting so close to that peerless princess?” Alrith was in full gossip mongering mode as he asked in both admiration and envy, ”Teach me, Shien. You know, when I saw that princess show herself at the palace, I was completely stunned. I didnʼt come back to myself until after the crowd had dispersed, and I would end up dreaming of her every night these past few days. However, itʼs you who managed to get close to her. You have no idea how much I admired you for that.”

Alrith just very honestly said those words. It even made ended up making Vivian, who was listening at the side, laugh unconsciously.

Balon and Leon seemed to also have remembered when they saw the princess show herself, and a dazed expression came over their eyes.

It was especially true for Leon, whose attraction and fascination was practically pouring out of him. It was obvious that he really was completely enamored by that princess.

Thanks to that, Leonʼs gaze toward Shien was quite different from before. Besides admiration and envy, there was even a small hint of hostility.

Seeing that, Shien had no words.

Really, it just proves the saying that good news donʼt get out, while bad news will spread out for miles.

However, is that really a bad thing?

Hn. It definitely is.

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