My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

Although this was just his guess, the more Kouta thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Kouta withdrew his gaze and continued eating.

a long time,

He suddenly felt the light around him dim.

Looking up, he saw that Princess Christine had appeared beside him at some point.

He found it strange that the princess would come looking for him.

However, when they saw the gloom on Princess Christine's face, and Hume behind her looking troubled.

Kōta had a bad feeling.

really.

Princess Christine angrily shouted at Kouta, "So it was you who bullied Hume?"

"...?"

Kouta looked at Christine with a puzzled expression.

Humm, looking troubled, said, "Your Highness, no, it's all my fault. Please don't make things difficult for Lim."

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Kouta replied. “Besides, I don’t know him at all.”

"Stop pretending! Hume has already told me everything. You and he are from the same background and were once good friends. Just because he saved me out of kindness, you are jealous and bully him because of the power of your awakened divine blood!" Christine said indignantly.

Her voice is beautiful, like the tinkling of a spring.

Her words immediately sparked a flurry of discussion among those around her.

Of course, no one would doubt the words of the most beautiful and pure woman in the kingdom.

They would only believe her words to be true, and he, Fujiki Kouta, would be the despicable, jealous, bullying scum the princess described.

Kōta, on the other hand, remained quite calm.

But Huike in his mind couldn't help herself.

"Kouta, what are you waiting for? Isn't now the time to draw your holy sword and purify everything before you?"

"Hui, calm down, calm down!" Kouta sighed inwardly, unable to understand how the gentle and quiet Hui had turned into such a violent person who wanted to grab a weapon at the drop of a hat.

Kouta was communicating with Hui in his mind.

But to outsiders, it appeared as if Kouta was tacitly agreeing.

The people around him looked at Kouta with increasing disdain. Just then, Kouta suddenly stood up.

"What do you want to do?" Hume immediately stepped in front of Christine, looking at Kouta warily, as if Kouta was about to do something to harm the princess.

However, Kouta only glanced at him before picking up his plate and leaving.

We've already finished lunch, there's no need to stay here any longer.

As for the misunderstanding, he'll be leaving in a few days anyway.

After lunch, there was a break, and Kouta took the opportunity to go to the Royal Library to look through some materials, mainly books on geography.

From the book, Kouta learned that the continent beneath his feet was called the Continent of Seda. The continent was divided into two parts, east and west, by a long mountain range. The eastern continent was rich and occupied two-thirds of the land, while the western continent was barren and only one-third the size.

The Eastern Continent, where he was currently located, was primarily human territory, comprised of the powerful Holy Kingdom in the south and numerous kingdoms and smaller states in the north. In some corners of the continent and on islands in the ocean, there were also small kingdoms belonging to other races. The Easterners he mistakenly identified as belonging to the Eastern People were from a small kingdom on one of those islands. The west was the territory of orcs, half-orcs, elves, demons, and others, but the book didn't provide detailed information about them.

At the same time, Kouta also discovered something strange: the history of this world's civilization can be traced back tens of thousands of years.

However, the history with clear records is only a few thousand years old, and the history before that is almost blank. Only many legends of world destruction have been passed down, such as great floods, volcanic eruptions, and sudden climate drops...

In the end, Kouta simply accepted it as a unique feature of this world.

In the afternoon, it was time for independent training. When Kouta came to the training room, he received the same treatment as Hume, which shows that the incident at noon has already spread.

Kouta didn't pay any attention to this.

In the evening, he and Eileen rode back to the Chamber of Commerce in a carriage. Eileen had also heard about what happened at noon and questioned Kouta with a displeased look.

After thinking for a moment, Kouta told her the whole story, including how Hume impersonated him to become the princess's savior.

After listening, Eileen remained silent, lost in thought.

Time flies, and several days have passed.

In the past few days, Kouta has gained a thorough understanding of the mainland and even obtained a map of the mainland from a corner of the library.

Kouta felt it was time to leave.

Before leaving, he planned to settle all the scores here, but just then, he heard some shocking news.

The hero has arrived!

King Altona hosted a banquet at the palace to welcome the hero. Hearing that the hero enjoyed a lively atmosphere, he invited many ordinary people to attend, including members of the Loran Merchant Guild.

Kouta originally didn't want to go; he had already made preparations to leave and was ready to depart at any time.

But now that the capital city has been sealed off to welcome the hero, he had nothing better to do, so he decided to go and see who this hero really was.

Chapter 507 The Hero Arrives

When Kouta first heard the word "hero," he thought he had misheard.

This isn't a hero-themed RPG game; it's a real world.

He also asked Hui, who said she didn't know anything about heroes.

It was nearing evening.

Kouta followed Chairman Abel and Irene in a carriage, heading towards the palace.

From inside the carriage, they could already see that the castle site of the central palace in the inner city was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

Throughout the inner city, banners, garlands, and other decorations welcoming the brave warriors were displayed on the streets, creating an atmosphere of celebration for their arrival.

Kouta had never seen such an exaggerated scene before, not even when the Kingdom of Altona celebrated the signing of a ceasefire agreement with its neighbor.

He was puzzled; who exactly was this hero?

The entire kingdom of Altona was mobilized to curry favor with him; it wasn't even flattery, but rather a blatant act of groveling and fawning.

The heroes he learned about in RPG games never received such treatment, not even one in a thousand.

Out of curiosity, he asked President Abel about the "hero".

As a businessman, Chairman Abel is well-informed and knows a lot.

He told Kouta about how the High Priest of the Holy Kingdom foresaw the crisis that the world might be destroyed and thus summoned a hero.

Moreover, he also mentioned the hero's strength.

The Hero will appear when the world faces a crisis of destruction; the previous Hero appeared a thousand years ago.

Every hero is a favorite of the gods; even if they do nothing, they will grow into a legendary strongman like a paladin in just one or two years.

In addition, the hero himself comes with more than thirty S-rank talents, more than one hundred A-rank talents, and hundreds of magical buffs.

The so-called S-level talent is similar to the talent of a divine blood awakener. S-level is the strongest talent among them, and it is unparalleled in its power. An ordinary person can become a top expert known throughout the continent with just one S-level talent, while a hero can possess more than thirty kinds at once.

Moreover, even A-rank talents are not bad. According to Guild Master Abel, his awakened defensive talent, which can withstand attacks from great knights, doesn't even rank A; it's at most B-rank. Yet, there are over a hundred different A-rank talents among heroes.

As for magical protection, that's a secret technique of the magical side, and he doesn't know much about it either.

After listening, Kouta finally understood why the Kingdom of Altona treated heroes with such care.

This is not the attitude one should have towards a hero, but rather towards someone destined to be the strongest in the future!

No, with these talents, the hero is now the strongest in the entire kingdom, and perhaps even the strongest on the entire continent.

'No wonder the hero receives such treatment!'

At the same time, Kouta was also puzzled as to why the talents awakened by those with divine blood in this world were so similar to those of the heroes. He suddenly had an idea: perhaps the so-called awakened ones with divine blood were the descendants of the previous generation of heroes...

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. The origins of those who awakened divine blood were a subject of much debate. Some said they were descendants of gods and humans, others said they were descendants of people blessed by gods, and still others said they were descendants of paladins...

He learned from Hui that true gods are very, very difficult to conceive.

As for gods and humans, it is even more impossible for them to have offspring, because the probability of a mortal conceiving a god is so low that it would not even happen from the birth to the destruction of the world.

The difference in their levels of existence is too great. Even the weakest god is an extremely terrifying being. Mortals who merely recite their true names will be corrupted by their nature. As for conception, it's like a moth flying into the sun, or a bubble trying to contain a nuclear bomb...

When God is with man, he must always restrain all his power.

Most importantly, God has long since broken free from the bondage of physical desires; lust is merely something that is dispensable to them.

It's almost impossible to get them to fall in love.

Not every god is like her.

Even if there are gods, they would most likely be like the original being—emotionless, desireless, and absolutely rational.

Therefore, how could a god possibly have offspring with a human? Even if it were possible, it would be an extremely rare occurrence.

However, rumors about those who have awakened divine blood frequently occur on this continent, so he speculates that this divine blood does not refer to a real god, but rather to a god that people mistakenly believe to be a god.

For example, a hero.

If a hero becomes a paladin, coupled with all the buffs he receives, it wouldn't be wrong to call him a god.

Moreover, Abel also said that every hero is surrounded by many top-tier beauties, which is a way for various major powers on the continent to win over heroes.

Therefore, the heroes must have left behind a great many offspring, which explains why there are so many and widely distributed individuals with divine bloodline awakening on the continent.

Upon entering the main road connecting the central district and the inner city, the three disembarked from the carriage, took out their invitations, and walked inside.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the huge square in front of the palace castle, which stretched for several kilometers and had no end in sight.

The square is lit by streetlights illuminated by magic crystals, making it as bright as day even at night. There are flower beds, lawns, canals, and fountains in the square. Normally, it is off-limits to unauthorized personnel, but today it is open to merchants with some money, simply because the brave enjoy the hustle and bustle and like to be close to ordinary people.

There were already tables stretching as far as the eye could see, numbering in the tens of thousands, laden with all sorts of food, along with barbecue equipment for live grilling, and maids dressed in maid outfits attending to their every need...

This is the outermost layer of the banquet, but it's already crowded with people. It's bustling and lively, like a marketplace, with people in small groups drinking and chatting.

Chairman Abel quickly found the group of businessmen in the crowd, and then he led Erin and Kouta over there.

President Abel mingled in the adult circle, while Eileen and Kouta were in the younger generation's circle.

Eileen deliberately found a secluded corner, fearing that someone would see her with a commoner.