eurekapd Chapter 487 The Red Knight and the Green Princess
Chapter 487 The Red Knight and the Green Princess
Chapter 487 The Red Knight and the Green Princess
That evening, Broly and the others arrived at Silphie's house, where Silphie's parents welcomed them.
"My daughter, Silphie, is truly grateful for the care she has received from Broly and Lord Lokishi."
Rolz Yates expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the two.
His daughter was ostracized and bullied by other children in the village because of her hair color.
This mixed-race, long-eared man knew it.
But knowing this is useless; as an adult, it's difficult for him to get involved in children's affairs.
The adults in Buyena village were kind enough not to gossip about their daughter because of her hair color.
But children are different.
But if he takes advantage of his adult status to teach a lesson to the child who bullied his daughter.
The parents behind those children might not be so willing.
Unless, of course, their family no longer wants to live in this village.
Otherwise, there are some things that you have to endure, and you even have to make your daughter endure them too.
Therefore, the Roltz couple were very grateful to Broly and Roochie for preventing their daughter from being bullied by the other children in the village.
Upon hearing that Broly would be staying in Bouyena for a while, Rolz invited the boy to stay at his home.
There are no hotels in the countryside, but there are guesthouses. Every household has some rooms for storing grain, which can be used as accommodations after a little tidying up.
Of course, the accommodations were no better than those in the city, much less than those at the lord's house. Alice's face showed obvious disgust as soon as she entered a room.
"There isn't even a bed here, how can anyone live here?"
"I think this is much better than being an adventurer camping out in the wild, Alice. If you can't even find a place to stay, then you'd better not become an adventurer in the future."
In response, Kyrie Irvine offered a word of advice.
Life is certainly not good for adventurers.
An unstable income is not as good as eating and sleeping well at the Bereas home.
"Well, it's not that you can't stay here. I used to sleep in the stables at home."
However, Alice longed for the profession of adventurer.
Immediately, they realized that the lack of a bed or anything in this rural room wasn't a big problem.
"If I need to stay here for a long time, I will build a house next door and buy some furniture, then it will be more comfortable to live in."
Broly said.
"Hey, are you planning to stay in this village for a long time?"
Alice asked, her eyes wide.
"Um."
The boy nodded, though he hadn't originally planned to; Alice had just come along.
Home is where your wife is. Here, with two potential partners and a wife, that's home.
"If you stay here, then won't Teacher Luo Qixi have to stay too?"
"right."
"Then what about having me as your sparring partner and teaching me?"
Little Alice asked the question, worried that Broly and Loki would both leave her.
Although she had thought about firing the two of them at noon, it was just something she thought about in her anger and didn't count at all.
"If only Alice could stay here too, wouldn't that be enough?"
Loki suggested that she wanted to improve the relationship between Alice and Sylphie.
"Oh, is this... alright?"
Alice looked at Gilead.
"We'll have to go back and ask Lord Sauros about that."
Gilead answered.
. . . . .
The next day, Broly took Alice and the others back to Roya City.
When Sauros learned that his granddaughter planned to live in the countryside for a while, he was naturally unwilling.
However, after Loki mentioned that this might help Alice grow better and better develop the girl's self-reliance, the lord of the Fituia territory fell into deep thought.
Do noble ladies need to develop self-care and independence skills?
If you only want to be a pretty face, it doesn't really matter if you don't have the ability.
What convinced Salos to agree to this was Alice's own idea.
"Grandpa, I met a rival there, and I want to defeat her!"
Upon learning that the rival his granddaughter spoke of was a student whom Lokishi had taken in that village, and that the student was younger than his granddaughter but had higher magical talent, Sauros Boreas found it difficult to say anything that would discourage Alice's competitive spirit.
"Alice, since you have a goal to overcome, then go and overcome it!"
Sauros Boreas chose to support his granddaughter unconditionally, but he couldn't simply leave Alice to fend for herself in the countryside.
"She has to come back at least once every two weeks, and you also have to let me see the child's growth. If you can't do that, then she has to come back."
Shaoluos was willing to support his granddaughter's idea, but he had some doubts about the teaching methods of his granddaughter, Luoqixi, the demon teacher.
For Sauros, there was no difference between letting his granddaughter live in the countryside and work hard to defeat her opponent, and letting her return home and work hard to defeat her opponent.
"Yes, Master Salos, we will definitely ensure that Miss Alice receives sufficient training and grows."
Loki and Broly exchanged a glance and quickly agreed.
. . . . .
After receiving her grandfather's permission, Alice returns to the village of Buena, and the first problem she faces is...
What kind of room do you want?
Broly needs to build houses, and people here might need to stay for a long time, so everyone's preferred room type needs to be arranged.
"Are any kind of room okay?"
Alice asked, her eyes sparkling.
"The prerequisite is that you, Alice, also need to help build the house."
Broly had originally planned to take on the entire task himself, but due to Sauros's request, he now intends to involve Alice in the process, allowing her to grow through the practical experience of building a house, even if he's not entirely clear on what use house-building experience would be to a noble lady.
"I want an adventurer-themed room."
"Alice said loudly."
"That's a reasonably priced, ordinary hotel room."
Luo Qixi wrote it down.
"Huh, how could it be this kind of room?"
Upon hearing this, Alice immediately objected.
Seeing Alice's dissatisfied expression, Loki had to explain to her: "Most adventurers are homeless. Many adventurers don't own their own houses and usually just rent rooms in reasonably priced inns."
"Ah, Kyrie Irvine, is that so?"
"Loki is mostly right, but she was referring to adventurers who can make money. As for adventurers with unstable incomes, they might choose cheaper places with worse accommodations."
"Gilead, where did you usually live when you were an adventurer?"
"When I was in a group, I would stay in a hotel room. After the group disbanded, if I was in the city, I would find a flat rooftop and lie down to sleep."
"Sleeping on the roof?!"
Alice's eyes lit up again as she looked at the big dog-girl sword king with longing.
Sure enough, after Broly built the main framework of the house using tree trunks cut from the forest and began laying bricks and stones...
This somewhat wild young lady chose to build a sloping roof-style house in her room.
In contrast, Gilead, the big dog-woman sword king, simply took the whittled wood and built himself an ordinary room.
In addition to the sleeping room, there also needs to be a bathroom. Considering that five people will likely live here in the future, Broly dug a large pit on the ground floor.
Since there are four people in the family, including him, who can use water magic, there is no need to consider the problem of water diversion; the only concern is how to drain the water.
Ultimately, Broly, in conjunction with Lokishi's earth magic, created an underground sewer system connecting to the riverbank.
A house with wooden beams and earthen walls was thus quickly and magnificently built next to Hilfi's house.
Occasionally, villagers passing by would stop to watch, and although they were surprised by the speed of the house construction, it did not cause much of a disturbance.
All they knew was that another family had moved into the village, and there was a magician who was suspected to be a demon. Some villagers were worried about this, so they went to ask the village chief, and then they learned that the land next to the Roltz family's house had now been allocated to that outsider family.
As for other information, the old village chief remained tight-lipped, only advising the villagers to be polite to that family.
. . . .
During the construction of the house, Alice, who originally had a not-so-friendly relationship with little Sylphie, improved her relationship with Sylphie because of sword practice.
The reason was that when Alice was doing her daily sword-wielding practice in the morning, she was caught by Sylphie, who watched from the side.
Alice thought the other person had something to say about her swordsmanship practice, so she angrily threw the wooden sword at him and told him, "If you're so good, then you do it."
Then, the conclusion was reached that little Sylphie, whom Teacher Loki called a magical genius, was actually a complete mediocre talent when it came to swordsmanship.
Kyrie Illuminati confirmed this, stating that, at least in terms of swordsmanship, little Sylphie had no talent whatsoever.
Perhaps through hard training, one can reach the level of an advanced swordsman, but it is impossible to break through to the Saint level.
This greatly pleased Alice, who had suffered a setback in magic, as she realized that she also possessed strengths that surpassed those of Silphie.
According to Kyrie Ian, she was a child with a great talent for learning the Sword God style.
Of course, it's hard to say whether this talent refers to someone who is simple-minded and suited to being illiterate.
After all, the Sword God School's main training ground, the Holy Land of Swords, is mostly illiterate, and the minds of most people there are relatively simple.
In short, it was because of her superior strengths compared to Silphi that Alice felt less pressure when facing little Silphi, which actually eased the tension between them.
"Your magic is slightly better than mine, but my swordsmanship is far superior. The fact that you're only slightly better than me, while I'm far better, proves that I'm the better one!"
Alice came to this conclusion and tried to make little Sylphie understand it.
Little Hilfiel didn't quite understand and it was hard to explain, but she would always applaud enthusiastically.
Then, praise her, saying, "Sister Alice is really amazing."
"Of course."
Every time, Alice would be flattered by such praise, then realize what was happening and distance herself from Sylphie, solemnly declaring that they were still rivals.
"Don't think that just because you praise me, I will let my guard down. I will definitely be the ultimate winner."
As for Little Xilufei, at Luo Qixi's prompting, she indicated that she would not easily admit defeat either.
Of course, the former refers to becoming a boy's wife, while the latter is thought to be a matter of magic comparison.
However, despite being on different wavelengths, they were surprisingly able to communicate smoothly.
What truly improved their relationship was the incident where little Sylphie was bullied by other children from the same village.
That day, Broly went to Roya City to buy supplies, while Loki helped adjust the weather for the villagers.
While reading alone under the shade of a tree, Silphie encountered several children from her village who used to bully her.
These brats treated Hilfi very badly, believing that the little demons had taken over the territory that originally belonged to them.
Normally, with the formidable reputation of Luo Qixi, a great demon, these mischievous kids wouldn't dare to go too far. However, the leader of the mischievous kids had just been beaten by his family this morning for making a mistake.
He was furious, and seeing Sylphie, the girl who had been bullied, he couldn't hold back any longer. He immediately grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and threw it at her.
"You little demon, don't be so arrogant! Don't think that just because you'll complain, I'll be afraid of you. Get out of our territory!"
With a leader taking the lead, the other mischievous kids also gained courage and began to attack little Sylphie.
This scene was witnessed by Little Red Lion, who was clearing weeds along a country path with a vine.
"stop."
Alice ran over without thinking.
Even if she didn't know Silphie, the adventurer stories she had heard often featured chivalrous acts.
At that very moment, just as one would speak out against injustice, Alice stepped directly in front of the group of unruly children, protecting little Sylphie.
"Who are you? Are you a friend of the tattletale?"
"A tattletale?"
"That's the tattletale behind you. If you don't recognize her, you'd better get out of here, or we'll make you eat mud too."
Alice was still trying to figure out what a tattletale was, but after hearing this, she immediately lost her temper. Grabbing the vine she used to cut weeds, she pounced on the arrogant little fat boy and gave him a good beating. The group of unruly kids around her tried to help their leader, but they were beaten until they cried for their parents.
"Waaaaah, how could you hit us like that? We're going to tell Mom and Dad..."
A group of unruly country kids were driven away by a noble lady with amazing fighting skills.
"Hmph, calling others tattletales? I think you're the tattletales!"
Alice strutted around proudly, hot breath coming out of her little nose. She had practiced her swordsmanship for so long, and today she finally had a chance to use it.
Are you alright?
"I'm fine, thank you, Sister Alice."
"Why didn't you fight back when those guys were throwing mud at you?"
"I don't have much strength, and I'm all alone."
"You know how to use water balloons, why don't you just throw that at me!"
Alice said matter-of-factly.
"Sister Chloe said that the Water Ball spell is also a dangerous spell, and we should be careful when using it on others. I'm worried about hurting them."
"You're such a fool! Those guys threw mud at you. So what if they got hurt? Who cares if they die!"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Never mind, by the way, what did you think of my performance just now?"
"He's very handsome, just like a knight in a fairy tale who saves a princess."
When asked this, little Sylphie answered without hesitation.
"Oh, is that so?!"
"That's how it is."
As Little Hilfi spoke, she handed the fairy tale book in her hand to Alice, which happened to have an illustration of a knight rescuing a princess.
Although what they were facing in reality was not vicious thieves, but a few unruly country kids, the positioning just now actually matched the drawing in the book in Hilfi's hand.
After washing the mud off their hands and heads, Hilfi and Alice finished reading their books together under the shade of a tree.
On their way home, the two were still holding hands. When Girenou asked about the mud on the girl's body, Alice coolly replied, "It's a knight's medal!"
She then explained that she was on a difficult escort mission, and the person she was escorting was, of course, Princess Sylphie, who was behind her.
These words left the Great Dog Girl Sword King completely bewildered until she saw the fairy tale book about knights and princesses in Hilfi's hand, and then she realized what was going on.
When Broly and Loki returned, and Alice invited Silphie over for dinner, she recounted her heroic deeds of the day.
Little Sylphy chimed in, and the two of them took turns telling the story of the Red Knight rescuing the Green Princess, leaving Broly and Lokishi looking at each other in bewilderment.
They were angry that little Sylphie was being bullied by the village children again, but the fact that she became closer to Alice because of it seemed to be a good thing.
And just halfway through dinner.
"Knock knock knock..."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
(End of this chapter)