Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

A young man with smooth golden hair was rejected by Saori before he could finish his request.

"But Rosalie and Lydia are both my fiancées. Even if they let me attend..."

“Although I know that you like those two very much, Kazuki-senpai, but if you keep clinging to them, be careful or you’ll get dumped one day. After all, most girls don’t like guys who are too clingy.”

Yuri warned Kazuki in a mentor's tone.

"Oh, I get it. I'll wait for you to finish your tea party and come pick them up."

"Senpai, you're such a lucky guy! You managed to hook up with girls as high-caliber as Rosalie and Lydia."

Even after following Yuliana and the others away, Xiao could still hear their cheerful conversation.

However, when he passed behind a few people, he noticed that a young man who was also a time traveler was looking at him with hostility.

"Such intense jealousy! Not to mention Yuliana, he's actually setting his sights on Crystal and Rose."

Xiao responded with a menacing smile, and the boy immediately shrank back in fear.

"That man's name is Okita Koichi, and he's the scum who broke up my sister's engagement."

Yuliana also noticed Okita's gaze and explained the situation to Akatsuki in a low voice with a hint of anger.

"I see. He seems like a guy that nobody likes."

"You don't seem to be qualified to talk about him?"

"Yuli, is it okay for me to be here?"

Crystal took advantage of the fact that there was finally no one around and found a chance to ask.

Yuri's father wanted to meet Xiao and the others in person, but it was impossible for everyone to go.

So only Crystal and Rose, who were very good at dealing with such situations, followed Xiao.

However, Crystal was, after all, a high-ranking noble in the Empire, which had a bad relationship with the Kingdom, so she was worried about whether she would cause any unnecessary trouble.

"No problem, I don't intend to reveal anything about you to my father."

"Thank you, Yuri."

"You're welcome, Rose, but please be prepared. After all, my father is a bit... never mind. You'll know what's going on when you see him."

Yuliana took a deep breath and knocked on the office door as if she had made some important realization.

"Who?"

"Your Highness, Father, I'm back."

"Yuli-chan! Ahem, no, it's Yuliana who's back. Come in."

After hearing the words "Yuli-chan", Xiao probably guessed why Yuliana had given her so many instructions beforehand.

"As ordered."

Yuliana opened the door with a different kind of trepidation and led Xiao and the others in.

The door was closed. A middle-aged man in simple yet dignified clothes immediately rushed towards the four people, hugged Yuliana happily, and rubbed his face against her.

Xiao couldn't help but wonder if this was a bit beyond the scope of spoiling his daughter.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Xiao was still shocked by Simmons XI, the current king of the Kingdom of Elvira, who was known as the Iron-Blooded Simmons by the outside world.

Crystal's expression froze in shock, while Rose watched the reunion of father and daughter with interest.

"Father..."

"Didn't I tell you to call me dad in private? How come you forgot so quickly?"

"But... there are other people now..."

Yuliana's cheeks flushed with shame, and she looked at the Akatsuki and others she brought with her in a somewhat bewildered manner.

Akatsuki and his group saluted Simmons in a simple way, a private audience.

"Ah, are you the ones who saved my daughter and brought her back to the kingdom? I heard you're all adventurers, but..."

Simmons looked at Akatsuki and his group suspiciously.

There weren't many women among the adventurers, but according to his men, it was a group of women who escorted Yuliana into the royal city, and Xiao was the only man among them.

Moreover, their behavior was very elegant and they did not look like adventurers.

The iron-blooded emperor, as the outside world called him, first suspected that Xiao and the others were low-ranking nobles of the empire, or fallen nobles, who wanted to take the opportunity of saving his daughter to defect to the kingdom.

"It's not what you think, Father. Mr. Xiao and Mr. Xiao are not nobles of the empire. Actually..."

Although Xiao had allowed Yuliana to tell Simmons that she was a time traveler, she hesitated at the last minute.

"You may doubt my identity, but I am actually from another world, just like the heroes of your country."

"The Empire's hero?"

"No, it seems I was just drawn into this world for some reason."

Facing Simmons' sharp gaze, Xiao answered calmly and calmly.

There wasn't much respect in Xiao's words, which seemed a little wrong.

Simmons felt that the other party did not look down on him, nor did he have the slightest intention of looking up to him because of his status.

Chapter 156 The Iron-Blooded King Can’t Be the Legendary Stupid Dad

Based on the investigation, Simmons also learned that the society in the world they live in is not governed by feudal rule or monarchy.

Instead of being displeased with Xiao's rudeness, he became even more interested in him.

Although he had not seen many time travelers, Xiao, who looked about the same age as the heroes managed by Elvira, was obviously much braver than the others.

At this time, the king had already chosen to forget that he was in front of everyone, because when he saw his daughter again, he looked very embarrassed.

"Mr. Xiao, right? As a father, I want to express my gratitude to you for saving my daughter. Could you please explain what happened in detail?"

'No problem.'

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"Ahaha, this really is like something out of a fairy tale. Saving the princess from danger from the villain, Mr. Akatsuki's actions truly resemble those of a true hero from legend."

"You're joking. I just wanted to meet the princess by chance and receive her request. That's all."

A vulgar adventurer like me who only cares about money every day does not deserve your praise at all."

While responding to Simmons's temptation, Xiao complained in his heart that aristocratic society was really troublesome.

"He clearly wanted to ask me if I had any intentions of becoming Elvira's hero, and he even beat around the bush with all these compliments. If I knew his true intentions, I wouldn't be happy at all."

Xiao calculated that since she came to this world again, she had been trained three times by Crystal, Hillilite and Yuliana in the complicated etiquette of the nobles of this era.

But he still couldn't adapt to these troublesome things.

Moreover, the other party is Yuliana's father, and he doesn't want to cause any conflicts and embarrass Yuliana.

"Since this is a commission, I'm curious what the compensation is that Uri promised you?"

"5000 Imperial gold coins."

Since the gold coins issued by the Kingdom of Elvira are of lower value than the Imperial gold coins, Xiao deliberately emphasized that the compensation he requested was Imperial gold coins.

"Oh? Is that all? But if you had handed her over to the Empire, or kidnapped her to the Wyatt Family, you should have been able to get more than this amount of money, right?"

"It's simply a matter of identity and credit. You must be very clear about the Wyatt Family's credit.

And how could a lowly commoner like me possibly get in touch with someone who could offer a reward of more than 5000 gold coins?"

(How dare you say that? Isn't Crystal the daughter of a marquis? And so is the acting duke of the O'Neill family. Aren't you two very close?)

Yuliana looked at Xiao lying very naturally and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

She originally thought that Xiao was not good at dealing with such troublesome court negotiations, but now it seems that the other party is really just like herself, and just thinks this is troublesome.

“Then how do you believe in Unisys’ promise?

You can't just believe for no reason that she is a noble daughter who can afford your salary, right?

Or, is there anyone around you who can recognize the noble crest of the Elvira Kingdom?"

Simmons also guessed that given his daughter's personality, she had probably recovered the remains of the guards.

However, most of those guards were of lower noble origin. Although it was extremely rude, not many ordinary people in their own country could recognize their family crests.

Even if Yuliana took the risk of showing proof of royal status to Akatsuki and his group, it was not certain that an ordinary adventurer would believe her fantastical claims.

In the final analysis, Simmons was very sure that although Xiao's statement was relatively perfect, it was definitely a lie.

“How should I put it? Because Her Highness Yuliana has an extraordinary temperament, it is obvious that she is not from a commoner family.

Although there is a risk that she might actually be a fugitive and fallen noble, I feel it is a great honor to be able to protect such a lovely and beautiful woman."

"Ahem, Xiao, sorry, Mr. Xiao, I'm sorry for the compliment. I don't think I'm as good as you say."

Yuliana blushed and coughed lightly, complaining to Xiao with her eyes that this was not part of their original plan.

Crystal nudged Xiao with her elbow in dissatisfaction.

Rose smiled and whispered that she would never let Brother Xiao sleep tonight so that he would not have the energy to tease other women. Her words sounded terrifying when you thought about it carefully.

"Ahaha. Xiao, you're really an honest child. So, what is your relationship with my daughter? Could it be..."

Simmons's posture as if he wanted to eat him made Xiao deeply realize that the other party was worthy of being called the Iron-Blooded Emperor.

"That's not the case, Father!"

Yuliana stood up in panic and stood between Xiao and Simmons.

Simmons was taken aback by her daughter's reaction.

"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao already has a lover. Your question will make him very upset."

How could his daughter be like this? She must have some relationship with the man in front of her. Looking at Yuliana's abnormal behavior, Simmons was convinced.

"Is that so? Please forgive my rudeness just now."

"Father, Mr. Xiao is very good at medicine, and among his companions there is also a woman who is proficient in medicine. Would you allow me to take them to Cecilia?"

Yuliana felt that if things continued like this, it would definitely become very troublesome.

So it was decided to get permission from Simmons in advance.

"What? I see... I get it. I'll go too..."

"No, Father. You haven't finished your work for today, have you? I heard from Secretary Gis that you seem to need to attend a banquet tonight."

"Oh, that kind of thing..."

"That's not the case. You've already wasted so much unnecessary time on me, and I'd feel really bad if you missed out on any more rest."

Yuliana's powerful combo left Simmons speechless.

"I understand. I'll leave Cecilia's affairs to you."

"Thank you, Father. I also heard that Cecilia's condition has worsened, so would you allow me to take Mr. Xiao to her place now?"

"I understand, but you must accompany Mr. Xiao into Cecilia's room."

"I understand. Please forgive me for being rude and take my leave first."

Xiao, Crystal, and Rose also stood up, bowed, and left the room.

After Xiao left the room, Simmons sighed deeply and thought about how to negotiate with the Empire next.

Juliana is not only the princess of the kingdom, but also has the second right of succession to the throne after the crown prince.

The act of the imperial nobles kidnapping Juliana could, of course, also be interpreted as an attempt to overthrow the kingdom's regime.

Simmons could not remain silent, whether as a king or as a father.

But what to do gave Simmons a headache.

Chapter 157 The Concerns of Those in High Positions

Originally, in order to fight against the powerful empire in the east, the western kingdoms, led by the three most powerful kingdoms, signed the Treaty of St. Frank and formed a relatively close alliance.

This treaty connected the western kingdoms for nearly a hundred years, preventing the Gadis Empire from expanding an inch of territory westward during this period.