The residence of Duke Karsten is located in the deepest part of the upper aristocratic streets of the royal city, where there are many particularly dazzling houses.
Although it is a villa that is only used when staying in the royal capital, regardless of its size, even the luxury of the interior surpasses the main residence of the Sword Saint family.
However, the latter also has a lot more historical weight than the former, so each has its own merits.
It's just that this room filled with excessive decorations is not Curio's interest, but a compromise for the royal palace with many visitors, something similar to the appearance required of a noble.
Kobayashi and Reinhardt are here at this time.
"Please use it, Lord Kobayashi, Lord Reinhardt, and Lord Natsuki Subaru."
Liu Zi placed the fragrant tea in front of the three of them, which made Rem, who had been following Natsuki Subaru, extremely depressed.
Why is the other party so skilled?
It was obviously my first time to come to this mansion, but I was able to find the tools to entertain guests, and just in an instant!
"As a waiter, you can never admit defeat in this area."
Liu Zi felt an inexplicable sense of confrontation.
It was probably because she didn't want to lose that she used the imaginary number mechanism.
Natsuki Subaru pulled the blue-haired maid and stroked her head as if comforting a puppy. At the same time, he asked: "I wonder Reinhardt and Kobayashi, what are you two doing here this time?"
"I'm really sorry for not being able to stop that incident at the training ground. I feel ashamed of myself for being unable to do anything but just watch."
The first thing Reinhardt said was to apologize.
He lowered his head on the large sofa.
Subaru, who is known as the Sword Master and has the most trust and respect in the country, apologized, but even though he had no face to face him, Subaru was also shocked by his actions.
"Wait, wait, wait. You don't need to apologize. You didn't do anything bad."
"That's not okay, Subaru. You, Julius, and I are all close friends. The failure to stop my close friends from doing wrong is the result of my own inadvertence."
"Best friend..."
Now, the second most unwanted word in the world was spoken, and Natsuki Subaru took a small breath.
But Reinhardt had no ill intentions and no need to feel guilty at all. However, it is this honesty that cannot help but apologize even so, that makes the other party become a knight among knights.
How can people be angry with him?
Looking at Xiao Lin, he found that the other person also shrugged helplessly.
The other party's mood has been clearly understood.
"Anyway, I'm glad I came all the way." Natsuki Subaru, who didn't know how to deal with it, quickly changed the subject: "You too, you should be too busy and dizzy now, right?"
"Although I don't want to put busyness and friendship on the same scale, if I don't come today, I won't be able to have an opportunity to apologize like this in a short time."
"In a short time? Are you going somewhere?"
"Leave the royal capital and take Lord Felt back to my hometown. Lord Felt has to learn a lot, and the newly hired servants also need to be educated."
Although Reinhardt smiled slightly, his expectation for all kinds of hard work in the future could be seen in this smile.
Felt and Meili have endless potential. As long as they are properly guided and stimulated to inspire their abilities, they will definitely become qualified kings.
"You and Felt get along well?"
"Thanks to Xiaolin being the lubricant in the middle."
In fact, Felt's willfulness is very troublesome, especially when the opponent cannot be punished due to his identity. However, Xiaolin changed his mind and adopted a reward model to guide him, and he made Felt obedient.
"That's it. Thank you for your hard work, Xiaolin."
"Actually, don't look at me like this, I have a lot of experience in raising children."
"...Is this something to be proud of? And why do you have so much experience at such a young age?"
Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but complain loudly.
At this time, he had improved a little and looked like a living treasure before.
"That's enough for the pleasantries."
Xiao Lin interrupted their conversation, otherwise it could have continued forever.
Then, he looked directly at Natsuki Subaru and said:
"So, did Natsuki-kun convey our intention properly?"
"Well..."
As if he had been stabbed at the wound, he lowered his head and lowered his eyes again, looking depressed and depressed.
Xiaolin could understand what was going on even without using his [eyes].
"I see, you didn't say anything?"
"...Don't you think it's strange? I was obviously thinking about her, right? Because Xiaolin told me, so I did it after carefully considering the consequences! Why don't you listen to my explanation and think my behavior is still reckless? Is that so? Can’t she think about the meaning of doing this? Does she think I’m just simply embarrassing?!”
The reckless boy let out a low growl of pain.
His incomprehensible emotions made him irritable, and he felt so depressed and depressed when he couldn't get vent.
This is the result of stereotypes.
He had done a lot of reckless things before and had himself bruised and bruised because of it, so no matter what he did now, Emilia would only think that he was hurting himself and forcing himself, which could be regarded as reaping the consequences.
Rem held him in his arms.
Natsuki Subaru took a deep breath and said: "I lost my composure. I'm sorry for not conveying my intention. If you still want to continue, please go to Roswaal or directly contact Emilia herself."
"No, no, no, you made a mistake, Natsuki-kun, it has to be you."
Xiao Lin said something that puzzled him.
However, the purpose is very simple, to increase Natsuki Subaru's weight and voice in the Emilia camp.
The person who reached an alliance with Felt was Subaru Natsuki. This must be engraved in Emilia's mind.
Only in this way will Natsuki Subaru not be restricted and his abilities can be used to their maximum effect. Otherwise, I would be stuck here forever and not even be able to go back in time. What should you do if something irreparable happens during this period?
And that's part of investing.
"Rem, you should be able to contact Emilia. Can you please?"
Xiaolin looked at the blue-haired maid.
Natsuki Subaru also pleaded a little: "Please, Rem."
No matter what he says now, Amelia may not be able to listen, so she needs someone else to explain.
How could Rem refuse Natsuki Subaru's request?
Moreover, this cooperation is beneficial to both parties, and even Roswaal will not blame her.
After thinking for a while, he agreed.
"...I understand. I will contact Lord Emilia and Lord Roswaal now."
Then she left the room.
All the next few people need to do is wait.
They were also chatting during this period, but they cleverly avoided what happened during the King Selection Ceremony.
"There's something I'm curious about."
"What."
"Subaru, why did you come to the royal city with you? It can't be just to help Lady Emilia. And based on my judgment, Lady Emilia probably wouldn't take you with her."
This is where Reinhardt gets confused.
If he could have guessed that Natsuki Subaru's appearance in the palace hall was due to his inexplicable trust, the reason why he might have been brought to the palace was unknown.
"Actually, I'm here for treatment."
"treat?"
Facing his doubts, Natsuki Subaru told all about his injuries and the need for Felice's treatment.
"The injury that only Phyllis can heal must be very serious."
"Why do you say that?"
"Don't you know, Phyllis is the best water mage in the kingdom, and the best at treating injuries."
"However, this most powerful person did not contribute to the treatment of Subaru. It is really disappointing~"
While the two were talking, another brisk voice intervened.
A cat-eared man came bounding to the reception room, put on a cute pose and shouted to the four people in the room: "I'm sorry for the late reception, meow, Phyllis is here."
"Phyllis, this is a place to entertain distinguished guests. No matter what, it must be at least stable."
Following closely behind was a beauty with long green hair wearing a military uniform.
"Kursch-sama, Reinhardt and Xiaolin are my close friends, so there is no need to be so polite."
"That's not OK."
"Eh-I know."
Hearing the strict master's reprimand, the cat-eared man bent his tail and ears, as if he was shocked. But he kept winking and winking, and it seemed that he didn't care at all about the mild reprimand.
Don't worry about the cat-eared man playing tricks.
Kursch said to the two visiting people: "Because there are many distinguished guests coming to the door every day since the King's Selection, I'm sorry for the late reception."
"No, I'm actually taking the liberty to disturb you. I'm really sorry, Lord Kursch."
Reinhardt bowed and saluted thoughtfully.
The countess waved her hand, signaling that polite words would be dispensed with.
In fact, everyone knew that she came to say hello after Natsuki Subaru and others had finished their discussion, and she was able to generously give space for conversation. In any case, her tolerance was enough to be admired.
When Kurxiu sat down, the cat-eared man trotted over.
"Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin! I really want to see you! But Master Kurxiu won't let me go find you!"
While greeting her warmly, she also hugged her without any sense of distance.
By accident, he succeeded.
The fresh smell between the nostrils and the touch that was comparable to a girl... no, even softer than a girl, poured into the peripheral nerves.
Xiao Lin did not enjoy it, but jumped out of the arms and jumped up from the sofa.
It’s not that I hate Phyllis.
On the contrary, he loved it.
Whether it was his clear soul or his aura of water that wanted people to get close to him, Xiao Lin naturally developed a very high liking for him.
But when he thought that the other person was not a girl with cat ears but a man with cat ears, he kept away from her.
At the same time, he secretly thought in his heart:
Never fall into the strange abyss!
...In fact, gender can not be so rigid?
no!
You absolutely can’t be like Freya who refuses everyone who comes!
You must exercise restraint!
Xiaolin acted like "Don't touch me", which shocked the cat-eared man.
Kurxiu said: "Just because you are like this, I won't let you go to Xiaolin. Please show some respect to yourself."
The educational policy for Phyllis is to allow him to release his nature, but not to go too far, at least not to cause trouble to others.
In fact, Kurt Xi's interest in Xiaolin is no less than that of Phyllis.
When I heard that Xiaolin's abilities may be ranked above Phyllis's, my first reaction was surprise. Although it was unbelievable, she chose to trust Phyllis's judgment.
But when he thought that the other party would not accept his solicitation, he couldn't help but sigh.
This is also a common problem among people who love talents.
After being disliked and reprimanded, Phyllis did not act excessively, but still stayed close to Xiao Lin. At the same time, his pupils asked with the unique curiosity of a cat:
"Xiaolin, how did you cure Subaru's problem? Ah, if it was an exclusive secret, I wouldn't need to tell you, but Phyllis, I'm really curious! So, can you tell me, please?"
The sparkling look is really irresistible.
With the blessing of soul and water affinity, Xiao Lin subconsciously blurted out: "I didn't do anything, I just used healing magic."
"Healing magic?"
The cat-eared man shook his ears.
This doesn't seem like an answer, does it?
It's like Superman regained his house and asked Batman how he did it. Batman told him that he bought the bank.
That's higher level stuff.
He didn't understand, but he was shocked.
"...I want to learn! That magic, I want to learn it! Xiaolin, teach Felice Meow! Please!"
The cat-eared man is a bit over the top.
"Phyllis." Kurxiu stopped him first, but instead of blaming him more, he said: "Xiao Lin, I know this is an excessive request, but please, as long as I can do it, I will do it." It can be used as an exchange.”
Xiao Lin could sense that this was not for his own benefit, but to satisfy the desires of his subordinates.
The Countess really dotes on Phyllis.
"If you want to learn, I'll teach you."
Xiao Lin has no reason to refuse
Phyllis is the most suitable person for water magic. Is there anyone more suitable than him to be the high priest of the Axis Cult?
No, there isn't!
Therefore, we must definitely promote the beauty of Axisism to him!
Accept my watering well!
He will definitely use the teachings of the Axis Cult to fill the man with cat ears!
Phyllis rubbed her arms in disgust and said fearfully: "Xiao Lin, I always feel that you are thinking of something bad."
"You think too much. The bad thing is just thinking about how to teach (cao) (lian) you."
Xiao Lin said expressionlessly.
Kurxiu was a little surprised when he heard that Xiaolin agreed so simply, and said: "I am really grateful to Xiaolin for agreeing to such a willful request of Phyllis. I don't know if there are any needs, but I will try my best to satisfy them."
"No, I don't need to... By the way, I have made an appointment with Mr. Wilhelm for training before, so can you please conduct a simulated battle during the teaching period?"
"Hey, is it that simple?"
"Actually, the healing magic here is also such a simple thing."
Xiao Lin said with a smile.
In fact, in his subconscious mind, he did not want the magic that could heal pain to be linked to profit, as that would make it impure.
...Of course, if she were that stupid goddess, she would be happy to get paid from the patient so that she could drink her beloved bubble wine.
To be honest, I regret it a bit.
Whether it's agreeing to teach magic, or preaching the Axis Cult.
I always feel that this world is not worth it.
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Soon Emilia came to the reception room, Kursch took the initiative to make room, and Reinhardt simply expressed his intention to cooperate, which moved the helpless half-elf girl deeply, and at the same time, Cai, who facilitated this matter. Yue Subaru was lifted from the ground.
However, specific cooperation still needs to be discussed in detail. After all, allies are not just empty talk.
Overall, it's a win-win.
On the way back, Xiaolin said to Reinhardt: "Is there something going on between you and Mr. Wilhelm?"
"……Why do you say that."
"You can tell by the look on your face."
When Kobayashi said that he wanted to have special training with Wilhelm, Reinhardt's expression changed slightly, and Kursch also glanced at him subconsciously.
the most important is--
"My [eyes] are very vicious."
"It's really scary eyes, it gives me a headache."
"But it can also detect something strange about its best friend."
Kobayashi dismissed Reinhardt's complaints.
But even without using [eyes], he still knows the cause and effect of things. By asking this, he just wanted Reinhardt to take the initiative and help him get rid of his inner demons.
Soon, under constant questioning, he revealed everything, including that Wilhelm was his grandfather, and that his grandmother died because of him.
It seemed that because he had someone to talk to, Reinhardt talked a lot. Feeling confused, he even asked Xiaolin how to resolve hatred.
"It's very simple. Wouldn't it be nice to let him see your grandmother again?"
"……Huh?"
Is this a simple matter?
Besides, how do you meet someone who has been dead for many years?
Xiao Lin laughed.
Others may not, but some dumb goddess definitely can.
Just like Lich Kil.
"——Pray. Pray to the goddess. Even if she is reincarnated as an old woman and you are still young and not even a lover but you still want to see her. No matter what form it is, then please ask that goddess to let you be with her again. Meet her, she will definitely fulfill this wish for you."
(End of chapter)
