Darkness's father was worthy of being a great nobleman, and his words and deeds were quite elegant, completely different from the hateful previous lord.
In addition, he also brought good news, and it was easier to be accepted for seeking practical benefits for everyone.
After all, he is still the father of his companions, so how can he embarrass them?
For a time, the hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Aqua ran to the kitchen extremely diligently, then came back with a tray, placed the steaming water in front of the lord, and said softly:
"I'm sorry for the late reception. Please use it. This is high-end black tea."
This guy is really realistic.
Just now, he was slandering others outside the mansion, and now he is bringing tea over there.
Watch your face, stupid goddess!
But when Lord Dustinis raised his tea cup and took a sip, he couldn't help but said:
"Well, this seems to be boiling water..."
As the goddess of water, Aqua has a troublesome physique, that is, she will purify all liquids she comes into contact with into pure water, but she cannot purify it. She always drinks bubble wine and gets drunk. It is really Schrödinger's physique.
"Wow!! I'm really sorry, my idiot high priest made such a big mistake!"
Sato Kazuma suddenly shouted in surprise.
He was really afraid of offending the other party. After all, in addition to being the father of his companion, the most important thing was that he was a noble. If he went too far, he would really be punished.
"Forget it, let me go."
Under the worried eyes of Sato Kazuma, Darkness stood up and walked to the kitchen.
She shouldn't have done this kind of thing originally, but it was not etiquette for the maids to touch the master's belongings when they first arrived, and Aqua and the others were completely useless, so she had no choice but to let her go.
Fortunately, Darkness's father was not angry because of this. Instead, he was pleased that his daughter was so virtuous and couldn't help nodding.
"Okay, the work is over."
Under everyone's doubtful gaze, Lord Dustinis said with a smile: "Actually, this visit is not only to convey the kingdom's new appointment, but also to meet his daughter's companions as a father. Let’s chat by the way. Come on, everyone, relax.”
"Ah, haha..."
Sato Kazuma, Aqua and others looked at each other.
The other party was Darkness's father, so it was natural that he would care about his daughter's condition.
In this case, just say more good things about Darkness, right?
Aqua's IQ suddenly came online at this time, and she said to Lord Dustinis: "Daknis is our most important companion. Her defense is the strongest I have ever seen. Even the toughest Adman... No ore can compare with her!"
"oh oh……"
Lord Dustinis was a little silent.
Is this a compliment? ! ! !
Sato Kazuma kept scolding the stupid goddess in his heart.
How low of emotional intelligence is it to say that his daughter is a useful human shield in front of his father? !
Megumin also thought for a moment and said, "Every time I am immobile due to magic, Darkness is the one who carries me back!"
"oh?"
Lord Dustinis looked thoughtful.
Don't talk about other people's daughters being like horses!
Sato Kazuma complained again.
Youyou echoed: "Miss Darkness is a very gentle and considerate person, and she is very good at cooking. She will make delicious food for us every time."
Look, this is the right way to praise!
Sure enough, Yoyo is a good kid.
Sato Kazuma couldn't help but nodded, and said: "Darkness is an indispensable companion of our team. He stands firmly in front of us every time... He never flinches when fighting against powerful enemies... Even if he is attacked by a demon He will never give in even if he is possessed... His perseverance inspires us all the time...!"
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!
My heart hurts so much!
Such words against his will made his heart beat continuously, and his expression became uglier the more he spoke.
sorry!
Really sorry!
He was wrong when he said they would not praise people, because there really was nothing worthy of praise.
Obviously he left the formation without permission, he obviously expected to be ravaged by the other party, he obviously enjoyed the pain caused, but he also thought about how to praise the other party.
It's as if what is in front of you is garbage, but you still want to praise it as a rare treasure from a strange angle, which is ridiculous.
That perverted female knight is a problem child no matter how you look at it!
"Hahaha--"
Lord Dustinis smiled heartily and looked very pleased and said, "It seems that my little girl has indeed met a group of good friends."
Then, he sighed like an old father who was worried about his daughter: "Actually, my daughter is not very good at dealing with people, even when she gets along with people close to her. You guys usually team up with my daughter, isn't she? Too much talk about yourself?"
After hearing what he said, everyone tilted their heads and thought about it.
It's hard to tell about Darkness. In fact, they don't remember much about it, but it's true that they don't know what happened to Darkness. Rather, she was not a particularly talkative person.
Different from the noisy Aqua and Megumin, and also different from the shy Yunyun.
"Even if I become a Cross Knight, my little girl will always be a person."
Lord Dustinis added: "She goes to church every day and prays to the goddess. She hopes that she can make adventure companions. One day, the little girl came back from the church and said that she had taught her first companion and made friends. I was very happy to say that my companion is a female thief...!"
This person should be Chris.
That kind goddess responded to the female knight’s sincere prayer, and she was completely different from the stupid goddess next to her!
"Speaking of our family, my wife actually passed away very early... After that, I didn't renew our relationship. I raised her by myself, always pampering her, and putting her freedom first in everything. That's probably it. Let her be spoiled rotten..."
Lord Dustinis said this with sadness.
As Darkness's father, he naturally knew about his daughter's perverted habits, but he did not control them because he doted on her, so he probably felt guilty.
But there is no need to blame yourself.
Her desire to be restrained is probably just her nature and has nothing to do with discipline.
"Father, please don't bully my companions too much."
At this time, Darkness came out of the kitchen carrying tea.
And she also changed her clothes.
Wearing an expensive-looking dress that gave off a pure impression, white high-heeled shoes on her feet, and her beautiful long blond hair tied into a braid, hanging down from one shoulder to the front, it was an extremely dangerous hairstyle. Overall, she looks like the daughter of a good family.
Even though Ke Rao was dressed so innocently, she still couldn't hide her curvy body.
Hey, why do you need to change clothes?
If you want to change clothes, why not change before welcoming your father?
Completely confused.
This was probably a rule among nobles, so people who didn't understand etiquette didn't ask.
After seeing his daughter, the father kindly called out: "Lalatina."
La Latina?
……puff.
Everyone suppressed their laughter, even if their cheeks were suppressed red, they did not laugh out loud.
After all, our perverted female knight is really not suitable for this cute name.
"F-Father, please drink tea...!"
Miss Lalatina... No, Darkness held back her shame and poured tea for her father.
The rich aroma of tea hit his nostrils, and accompanied by the rising mist, Lord Dustinis suddenly asked a question that instantly froze the atmosphere.
"——Allow me to ask a question, which man proposed to my daughter?"
————? ! ! !
Darkness' movements suddenly stiffened.
Although it was a question, Lord Dustinis's eyes fell on someone.
That's right, he was the man who kept silent from the moment he entered the mansion, trying to block his own presence.
Following his line of sight, everyone looked over.
"Little, little, little Xiaolin... What did the Lord Lord just say... mean... I seem to be hearing hallucinations in my ears."
Aqua's voice kept trembling, and she looked very panicked.
Megumin quickly came over and asked with a rather oppressive look in her scarlet eyes: "Proposal, what's the proposal? Xiaolin, can you explain it to me?"
Yuyou's eyes rolled around and she said shyly: "It turns out that Mr. Xiaolin and Miss Darkness have that kind of relationship...! I didn't even know!"
"Darkness and Xiaolin, when did the two of them become involved in this relationship?"
Kingdom Prosecutor Sena also frowned slightly.
Xiaolin looked at Sato Kazuma in silence, hoping that this clever man could help, but he responded with a look of helplessness.
Useless man!
It won't come in handy at the critical moment!
"Wait, wait...! Father! Misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!"
Darkness yelled in panic.
"Misunderstanding?" Lord Dustinis asked strangely: "But didn't you write before that you had been proposed to and agreed to? And you also said that the two of them took a bath together, went on adventures together, and slept together..."
His words became more and more powerful.
Even when the team members and many maids gathered together, he spoke out without any cover.
Quite bold.
Aqua became even more panicked. She held her head and turned pale as she said in disbelief: "What, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, I's, are you going to do? Xiao Lin, he, he actually has that kind of relationship with Darkness, and Darkness? It's over..." ...In this case, I, I... won’t be able to defeat the Demon King, and won’t be able to return to heaven?!”
Is that actually the problem? !
Pay more attention to other places, you idiot goddess!
"Wait Xiaolin, please explain to me what is going on."
Megumin's eyes were red, and her upper body came close to her. The little loli, who had the attributes of a villain, looked extremely scary at this moment.
"actually……"
"That was a joke, a lie!"
Without waiting for Xiaolin to explain, Darkness spoke first.
"Joke?"
Everyone looked puzzled.
"What a joke..."
Lord Dustinis seemed to understand something, and sighed with some disappointment, but still said: "Lalatina, what is going on, please explain to everyone."
"Yes, yes, actually..."
Darkness explained awkwardly.
As she explained, everyone understood that it turned out that Xiaolin said this half-jokingly to comfort her when she was frustrated because her attack could not hit after Aisi and others left.
As for why she told her father this, it was because Lord Dustinis had always wanted her to put down her dangerous job as an adventurer, so from the past, he would arrange blind dates for her whenever he got the chance.
Until this time when he mentioned it in passing again, Darkness was so annoyed that he dragged Xiaolin out as a shield.
In this way, there is no need to be forced to go on a blind date, and there is no need to end the adventurer job, killing two birds with one stone.
"So Lalatina, you just lied?"
"...I'm really sorry, Father, but I still don't want to give up my job as an adventurer and I don't want to be separated from my companions."
Even though her father sighed, Darkness still insisted on her idea.
But this decision, which may seem arbitrary to outsiders, is recognized by her doting father.
"It's okay Lalatina, you have a good group of friends."
Lord Dustinis was very pleased to see his daughter grow up and have a group of good companions.
"Lalatina, there must be some reason why you want to stay here."
"Yes, Father."
"Really... Then there is nothing we can do."
Lord Dustinis seemed to be persuaded by his daughter. He sighed helplessly and said: "Then, Xiaolin. Please take good care of my little girl. Please watch her carefully and don't let her do anything stupid. I'm begging you." .”
How could a father who loved his daughter not understand his daughter's thoughts, and how could he not be aware of the relationship between them.
Apparently he had already guessed everything.
The other party has already said this, how can I, as a man, back down.
Xiaolin lowered his head and said, "Yes, (Daknis) father."
"Hehe, hahaha!"
Lord Dustinis laughed again, very happily.
Then he got up and took his leave.
Naturally, everyone tried to persuade him to stay, but the other party still refused because of his busy schedule.
After all, the new lord will take over the mess made by the previous lord, and he will definitely be very busy right now.
"Oh, right!"
When Lord Dustinis was about to leave, Xiaolin suddenly thought of something, and then he whispered something in Aqua's ear.
"Eh----"
"Don't--"! Think about Aqua carefully. He is not only Darkness's father but also the new lord. There are many benefits if you have a good relationship with him! By then, it’s not impossible to drink high-end bubble wine for free! "
"!!!"
As soon as she heard that there was free premium bubble wine, the eyes of the idiot goddess suddenly shone.
"Wait me a moment!"
She then turned and ran back to the mansion.
Sato Kazuma asked curiously: "Huh? What happened to Aqua?"
"Nothing." Xiao Lin replied and said at the same time: "Lord Dustinis, please wait a moment, I have a gift for you."
"Gift?"
Lord Dustinis was a little confused, but still waited for a while after begging.
Not long after, Aqua ran out of the mansion in a rage.
"Huh! Here, I spent a lot of effort to make this, but it is a very powerful talisman!"
She handed over a pendant.
The aqua blue pendant is crystal clear, with a glimmer of light flashing from time to time, and a warm aura lingering on it. The overall style is similar to Xiaolin's necklace.
"this is?"
"It's a little bit of our thoughts, please take it with you."
Xiao Lin smiled and didn't explain too much.
At this time, Aqua took a step forward. While giving the necklace to her, she said in a goddess-like manner: "In the days to come, may goddess Aqua protect you from illness, disaster, and curses."
"Sorry, my family has believed in the goddess Eris for generations..."
"What did you say?!"
Lord Dustinis' soul reply made the stupid goddess furious on the spot.
"Okay, come here! It doesn't matter if you are a noble or Darkness' father or something, if I don't teach you a lesson!"
"Wait, wait, Aqua! Don't be impulsive!"
Hugging Aqua who was rolling up her sleeves and about to make a move, Xiaolin explained awkwardly: "Sorry, my high priest is actually taught by Axis, so..."
"I see. But I will accept Ms. Aqua's wishes. Thank you very much."
Lord Dustinis accepted it anyway.
This time, the expression of the idiot goddess was better. Although she still looked angry and reluctant, there was no point in clamoring for action.
"Then...see you next time."
"Yes, please walk slowly."
The two sides parted outside the mansion.
Looking at his father's leaving figure, Darkness suddenly heard Megumin ask: "Dakness, if Xiaolin really proposes to you, will you agree?"
"Probably not."
"Hey, why?"
After speaking, she looked at her companion beside her.
Others were also very interested and looked at him one after another.
However--
"Because what I want is that kind of relationship with another woman who kisses me in front of me even though we are already in an intimate relationship. I always expect the other woman to respond, but always get nothing when I ask for it, and sometimes even get rejected. Serve it as an appetizer, the feeling of being suspended from afar...it's great!"
"Darkness?"
"Miss Darkness..."
"This pervert is hopeless."
The eldest lady is as stubborn as ever, but luckily her companions are used to it.
(End of chapter)
