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

"Of course, Lucas is very popular in the middle school department!"

Joanna said as she hugged Lucas and tried to kiss his cheek.

"Senior Joanna, we are still at the dance now."

"You're still calling me senior. We're already an engaged couple now, so don't be so awkward. Come on, call me Joanna."

"Eh? B-But this is too..."

"Pfft! Lucas, treat them well. Even a kiss doesn't count..."

"Isn't this Mr. Leighton's daughter, Miss Olive? I didn't expect to see you here."

A male voice interrupted the conversation.

The owner of the voice was Leoric Montgomery, Adolf's second son.

The appearance of this blond young man made Crystal frown unhappily.

"Lord Montgomery? It's nice to meet you."

"Don't be so blunt. Didn't I allow you to call me Leoric?"

Leoric tossed his golden bangs in a self-assured and cool manner, his tone full of contempt.

"I'm so, so sorry. But..."

"No problem, the atmosphere at this dance is great. Dance with me."

"Sorry, I, I refuse..."

Olive glanced at Lucas beside her and mustered up the courage to refuse Leoric's request.

"Oh, is it really okay for you to refuse like this? Mr. Leighton clearly asked me to take good care of you."

Lucas said nothing, but silently stepped forward and stood in front of Olive.

Although he was very angry about Leoric teasing his fiancée, he had no way to directly confront Leoric.

Oliver's father was a low-ranking court official, and coincidentally, he was a subordinate of Leoric, who obtained his official position through his family background.

"Oh, what does that mean, Mr. Warhol?"

"Mr. Montgomery, it's really rude of you to treat someone else's fiancée like this."

Crystal decided to intervene.

"Oh, isn't this Miss Crystal? Long time no see, you are still as beautiful as ever."

"Mr. Montgomery, could you please spare me the politeness? What are you doing here?"

When Leoric's gaze fell on her as if he were looking at prey, Crystal had a rough idea of ​​his purpose.

"I want to dance with you and catch up with you. What do you think?"

"I'm sorry, but you and I have no past feelings for each other, and I don't want to dance with you."

Crystal's decisive refusal made Leoric smile with a meaningful smile.

"You don't seem to understand what it means to summon the Fire Phoenix."

Ever since Dora created the Fire Phoenix, only two people besides Crystal can summon her.

Compared to Vanessa, Vanessa's son is more famous.

Rod Alfrey, the man known as the Blood Hero Emperor.

At the same time, he is also recognized as the greatest emperor in the history of the empire.

Ever since Crystal summoned the Fire Phoenix, she has been targeted by the ambitious nobles of the empire.

"So, what are you trying to threaten me with?"

Leoric was a little surprised by Crystal's nonchalant reaction.

Although the practice of seizing upon someone's weakness and threatening women to comply is very old-fashioned, it is very effective.

Leoric never expected that his forte would run into a roadblock with Crystal.

"Now you're being targeted by the nobles of the empire. Do you still need me to explain?"

"It's not been just one or two days since I was targeted by those guys. What is there to worry about now?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll say something to my father and put pressure on you, Macaulay County?"

There was no way to refute Crystal's words, which made Leoric a little frustrated.

"Chancellor Montgomery has failed."

Crystal didn't answer directly, but smiled at Leoric.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you know exactly what I mean? You can't be completely unaware of Warhol's plans, can you?"

"What are you talking about?"

Realizing that Crystal was talking about the Montgomery family's plan to destroy Warhol, Leoric panicked and played dumb.

"Since you don't know anything about it, it seems you've been abandoned."

"you!"

"I don't care about your petty threats, Mr. Montgomery. In fact, I don't understand why the Prime Minister sent you to this ball."

"Father, he..."

Leoric looked away feeling guilty.

It was entirely his own idea to come to Warhol's celebration party to cause trouble.

Having been doted on by Adolf since childhood, he always thought that he would inherit the position of head of the Montgomery family.

But he accidentally overheard that Adolf planned to make his illegitimate brother his heir.

He happened to hear about Warhol and Crystal's affairs, so he came up with such a plan to win Adolf's approval.

"You didn't make the decision to come to this ball on your own, did you?"

"Tsk! Crystal, give me @!"

Seeing that he was completely at a disadvantage, Leoric wanted to leave the scene after making some harsh remarks.

But when he turned around, a fist hit him in the face.

"You, what are you doing! Do you know who I am? Are you looking for death?"

"Eh? I'm so sorry, I don't know who you are. Do you have an invitation?"

"What do you mean? Do I need an invitation to attend this shabby ball, even though I'm a noble like me?"

Leoric's words caused displeasure among many of the nobles watching.

However, due to the huge difference in status, no one dared to accuse him in person.

"I mean, you don't have an invitation."

Xiao said as he punched Leoric in the face again.

"you you!"

"Sir, it's useless for you to talk nonsense to me. I'm just a bodyguard, a rough guy. Of course I have to complete my job conscientiously."

Xiao gave Leoric another fierce punch with a wicked smile.

Chapter 106 Parting with Sasha

"Andy, Scott, what are you two doing?!"

Leoric didn't have the courage to come to Warhol's ball alone to cause trouble, so he specially found two strong guys at home as guards.

In order not to attract unnecessary attention, Leoric did not always act with the two of them.

Instead, he let the two of them hide in the dance party and protect themselves secretly.

"Well, you mean those two guys who also don't have invitations?"

"Where are you and them?"

"Ah, I've already sent them out. Don't worry, you'll meet them soon."

Looking at Xiao's sinister expression, Leoric broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hillette! Hurry up and stop this idiot!"

Seeing Hildreth appear behind Xiao, Leoric shouted excitedly.

Hillilite glanced at Xiao and took out her small dressing mirror with a malicious look.

"Do we know this gentleman?"

When Leoric saw that his face had been deformed by the beating, he was stunned.

"W-What are you talking about! I'm Leoric of the Montgomery family!"

"But, Teacher Claire's brother doesn't look like you, does he?"

"you!"

Leoric looked at the nobles around him, and everyone avoided his sight.

On the one hand, they were very unhappy with Leoric's attitude, and on the other hand, they did not dare to provoke Hillilite.

"Oliver! You, you need to explain to these people that I am Leoric!"

When his sight fell on Olive who was hiding behind Lucas and Joanna, Leoric shouted desperately.

"Recently, there have been quite a few despicable people in the Warhol area using illusion magic to commit fraud."

Crystal suddenly said something that made no sense.

"Hmm? Crystal, what do you mean?"

Hillette asked the question very cooperatively.

"Look, no matter how you think about it, the Prime Minister's son, Lord Leoric, would never do something as obscene as molesting someone else's fiancée, right?"

"Indeed, this man who calls himself Leoric must be an imposter."

After understanding what the two girls meant, the nobles around them also tactfully expressed their agreement.

"You, you guys!"

"Mr. Security, could you please ask this troublemaker to leave?"

"receive."

Xiao said as he grabbed Leoric's collar and dragged him out.

"W-What are you going to do! I, I won't let you go!"

Amidst Leoric's embarrassed shouts, he was dragged out of the ballroom.

With the faint screams coming from outside, the dull atmosphere of the celebration ball became lively.

*

One morning a week after the ball, at the well-preserved south gate of Pierre-El, Hillilite, Sasha, and Lucas saw Xiao and the others off.

Sasha, not knowing what to say, tried to find some topics to talk about.

She hoped to make this short time before separation seem longer.

"U-Um, Xiao, don't take what happened a while ago seriously!"

Sasha blushed immediately when she recalled how she had acted like a child and acted coquettishly towards Akatsuki during her amnesia period.

"Don't worry, I will never forget how adorable Sasha looked back then."

"Idiot!@, you, you better forget about those things right now!"

The originally heavy atmosphere caused by separation was eased by the jokes between the two.

Sasha decided to temporarily follow Hillilite and the others to the imperial capital.

On the one hand, she wanted to follow the agreement with Xiao and visit the graves of her family members to say goodbye to the past.