So I'm a sheep.

A huge black bear, standing up it's probably taller than a house!

The villagers were stunned and asked him how he had killed the monster.

Blake didn't say anything, and simply threw the black bear in front of the elder.

Upon seeing this, the elder who had encouraged him to climb the mountain immediately shouted "warrior!" and "hero!"

The villagers followed suit and began calling Blake a great hero.

Blake's ego was greatly satisfied; people used to be afraid of him, and now they were just as afraid of him.

But when fear is tempered with respect, the feeling becomes completely different!

So Black still bullies people, but he no longer bullies honest people; he only bullies bad people.

A few years later, a great flood struck the south, and monsters took advantage of the floodwaters to devour people everywhere. Rumor has it that they have already eaten all the people in several villages!

Such a powerful monster, Blake naturally wanted to bully it.

And so, the story Pepin just told us came about.

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Blake is a rather special hero, after all, he wasn't exactly a good guy in the past, well, maybe he still isn't now?

But for some reason, he was extremely popular among the honest and simple farmers!

Vernon was a fan of Black, and Sasha had heard him tell stories of 'Monster Buster' many times when she was a child.

"So it was that monster-slaying senior."

"Hey, what senior or junior? That vulgar man dares to be compared to you, Viscount?"

Pepin scoffed, "Heroes don't distinguish between seniority, they only talk about strength!"

"Your Excellency, you are the most suitable, no, the only candidate for captain!"

Sasha didn't want to get involved in the power struggle between the three palace ministers, but the problem was, she was really worried about letting a bully be the captain!

"Even if Blake became famous very early, he must be over forty by now, right?"

The girl tentatively asked, "Many people have bad tempers when they're young, but become more amiable as they get older. I wonder..."

Pepin burst into laughter: "Viscount, what expectations do you have of a crude and rude brute, a bully?"

"You may be skeptical of what I'm saying now, but you'll understand once you see the real person."

"..."

Sasha was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Prime Minister, there is something you said that I completely agree with."

"Heroes don't care about seniority, they only care about strength."

"The captain of the Dragon Slaying Expedition must be the strongest person!"

Upon hearing this, Pepin felt reassured.

The strongest person... isn't he sitting right in front of me?

'That wretched Blake! He actually dared to mock me as a clown in front of His Majesty! We'll see!'

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King Charles VII took this dragon-slaying operation very seriously. Upon hearing that a great hero had been invited to the palace by Pepin, he immediately hosted a banquet in his honor.

Given Sasa's fame, even the Queen and the Prince attended the event.

The specifications are so high that it's simply astonishing!

"Greetings, Your Majesty"

"Hahaha, no need for formalities, no need for formalities!"

After scrutinizing the girl for a while, His Majesty the King said with annoyance, "Your Highness Saliye is exceptionally beautiful, but my badge was engraved incorrectly."

You know what's the point of carving me into a strong man?

Sasha rolled her eyes inwardly, but smiled and said, "Your Majesty, that hero's badge is exceptionally exquisite; I like it very much."

"You really killed Viscount Sariel, the giant, with a single sword strike?"

The sudden sound drew everyone's attention, but since it was the prince who spoke, only the queen gave him a few mild reprimands.

The prince was a chubby little boy, looking about thirteen years old, with a slightly silly look on his face.

After being scolded by his mother, he immediately showed a wronged expression.

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"Haha, I am Sally, the one who shot down many ordinary Titans and also killed special Titans."

Sasha laughed and said, "But the thing that impressed everyone the most was probably chopping down that bean tree. That's why people call me 'the lumberjack' instead of 'the giant killer'."

The chubby boy nodded repeatedly, then asked, "So, great lumberjack, who is more powerful, you or the giant hunter?"

The prince looked at the girl with nervous anticipation; this question was very important to him.

"I admit my inferiority in archery, but when it comes to swordsmanship, Maureen is far inferior to me."

Sasha's answer was very appropriate, and both the Queen and the King nodded to each other in approval.

However, His Highness was very dissatisfied.

"Don't add so many preconditions, I just want to know who's better!"

Wow, this little brat is pretty difficult to deal with.

"Kant, how could you be so rude today?"

The queen felt embarrassed, and anger appeared on her overly pale face.

"But I really, really want to know, is this a difficult question to answer?" The chubby boy looked at his mother blankly.

The Queen frowned, about to reprimand her, when Sasha asked with a smile, "Your Highness, why are you so insistent on who is more capable, me or Maureen?"

“Viscount Saliye, you are my most admired hero.”

Kant said with distress, "But, but... the thought that there might be other heroes who are more powerful than you makes my heart ache."

"So you must be better than the Giant Hunter, right?"

Ah, this...

It turns out that the chubby prince is my admirer; I thought he was deliberately picking a fight.

"You silly child"

His Majesty the King laughed and scolded, "Stop being unreasonable! Isn't your admiration for Viscount Sariel because of her courage to face giants? It has nothing to do with anything else."

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Kant hesitated, then lowered his head dejectedly.

Your Highness

At this moment, Sasha suddenly smiled and said, "You don't need to feel so upset anymore. A great hero from ancient times, if reborn, might be able to rival me."

"But now, I, Saliye, am the strongest hero in the kingdom!"

That's right, I am the strongest hero.

My older sister is the best tailor shop owner, and I also have an anglerfish friend who is the best wizard, hahaha.

Kant's eyes lit up, but many others thought Viscount Saliy's words were too reckless.

Whether or not she was just teasing the prince, saying those words will likely bring her a lot of trouble in the future!

"Young people these days are so arrogant."

Well, someone immediately jumped out.

The bearded man across from me, who had been silently eating and drinking, suddenly stood up.

He was very tall, nearly two meters, with a face full of fat.

At this moment, he glared at Sasha, looking absolutely ferocious.

Sasha's expression remained unchanged, but she had some guesses about the man's identity.

"Is it Senior Blake?"

"It's me!"

Blake said casually, "I was a little embarrassed to make a move because you're a girl."

"Now look what you've done, daring to provoke me to my face. Ha, let's go outside and have a go!"

"You were 'too embarrassed to make a move' from the start, which means you have a lot of hostility towards me."

The two heroes clashed at the banquet, and the king looked anxious but didn't say a word to stop them.

Upon further reflection, the banquet had been going on for quite some time, and His Majesty had been so focused on talking to Viscount Sariel that he had completely neglected Black.

There wasn't even an introduction to him!

Pepin's eyes darted around, and he immediately shouted at Blake, "You ill-mannered brute! With all these nobles here, you're still shouting and threatening to kill! Get out of here at once!"

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"Ha, His Majesty the King hasn't even spoken yet, and the clown is already jumping around."

Blake scoffed, "Isn't this Viscount Sally here specifically to stand up for you? You draw the line, and I'll take it. Why be so hypocritical?"

'He certainly has the air of a bully, showing no restraint even in front of His Majesty the King.'

Sasha shook her head inwardly; this kind of person was definitely not suitable to be the captain.

"His Majesty"

Pepin shouted, "Black may have some ability, but look at his personality, how can he shoulder the responsibility of captain?"

His Majesty the King remained silent, clearly having long felt that Blake was unsuitable.

"Everyone, please calm down. This is a proper banquet, a proper feast, cough cough cough."

The queen suddenly covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed. The king was terrified and hurriedly helped his wife back to her room to rest.