Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

The little princess is only eleven years old this year. Can you, a unicorn, stop being so cruel?

“That will definitely take a few years.”

He wiped his sweat and thought that female drivers were indeed better.

"No, I mean - did you do this on purpose so that Gawain would take a fancy to you and decide that the princess and you would have a child, so that you could meddle in Victorian politics?"

Qiao Yelan:?

No, do I look like the kind of guy who is good at seducing young girls?

Or is my last name actually Habsburg?

"First of all, I don't think Gawain is as smart as you are; secondly, I never thought about it at all - I just hope that Gawain can judge me as a neutral force that can be won over, so that when he lets Her Royal Highness contact the Steam Knights and Cumberland, the royalists, he won't be so concerned about hiding it from me."

Qiao Yelan defended himself righteously.

"Finally - I want to get involved in Victorian politics, why do I need to have a baby with someone else? Why do I have to go through all this trouble?"

Clovisia nodded in satisfaction.

"I just want to see if there is a chance for me to be the teacher of that prince. After all, it is much easier to train a successor that satisfies my heart than to..."

"...Why are you lifting that stool?"

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In the end, Qiao Yelan was rescued by Ace and Old Angel.

"I don't know what's wrong with that woman. She just wants to take a student. If you count it that way, Aledae is already my student—"

"So there's another one called Aledae?"

The old angel asked quietly, with a hint of sarcasm.

"Uh...what's wrong?"

"It's okay, Doctor. My feelings towards you right now are limited to respect, so I don't care how many students you accept."

Outcast gave a mysterious smile like a cat, which he would only show when he was satisfied.

“I’m just glad to appreciate the affection your students have for you—each and every one of your students.”

Qiao Yelan felt somewhat familiar with this expression, as if he had seen it often recently, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

This made him somewhat confused.

It was not until Qiao Yelan returned to the embassy's residence that he remembered what that smile was.

Because when the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple came out to greet him, he had the same smile as the old angel.

"grown ups--"

".......Wait a moment. Before you say hello to me, tell me what's going on outside right now?"

"Uh... When the nobles of the Victoria Parliament were holding an open meeting in the mansion, you deliberately directed your guards to push aside the security guards, rushed into the meeting site, and forcibly snatched away the exclusive beast speaker in order to compete for the lady you fell in love with at first sight."

Your female horse.

Qiao Yelan's face twitched.

"Of course, we all absolutely believe that you are in danger, so this situation has occurred. The Yulin Guard has been fully mobilized. If we want to leave Londinium, we can set off now!"

Damn it, you guys even mobilized the Yulin Guards to come and eat melons together, right?

Qiao Yelan covered his face with a slap.

Damn it, how can I do diplomacy well if I stay with these bugs!

"Cha Shaoqing."

"Hey."

"Shut up."

"okay."

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"This is the list of people I found for you. I should be able to find some more in a few days, but the number probably won't be that large."

"It doesn't matter. I didn't expect to find them all. I'm surprised to find this many."

Charles obviously didn't care about the apology in Qiao Yelan's tone. On the contrary, he was surprised that Qiao Yelan could find almost half of the people in such a short time.

It seems that the company called Tower of Babel has really powerful means and strength.

"We have also selected the people you will hire - a squadron leader with two full-strength squads, a total of seven people. They are the best in the group, both in individual combat and team combat."

Charles motioned the seven people behind him to step forward.

"Fighting with less than 100 people is our normal way of fighting and commanding, so you can rest assured about their command ability - apart from fighting, if you need anything else, just tell them to do it."

"Okay, there may be some additional requirements, such as temporarily acting as my bodyguard. Is that acceptable?"

Qiao Yelan nodded and suggested a possibility.

"Just give the order. We are also experts in this matter."

Charles said nonchalantly.

"Thank you for your tolerance, Your Excellency the Captain."

Qiao Yelan also showed a satisfied smile. Ace behind him put down the two huge suitcases in his hands and handed them to Charles' deputy for safekeeping.

After the assistant examined it, he whispered the result to Charles, who smiled with satisfaction.

"It's a pity that I have no more wine here - I took all the Victory champagne to the black market and resold it. Otherwise, I would really like to treat you to a drink."

"That's a pity, but I've also heard of that champagne house. Babel Tower has had some business dealings with them. I believe that soon, you will be able to smash a bottle of champagne on the newly produced steam armor like the previous captains did."

Charles just shook his head, taking it as a compliment.

After all, how could new steam armor be produced?

"Let's not talk about that. Just call me by my name. I think you want to meet Miss Aledae this time."

"Of course."

"This way please, Your Excellency Qiao Yelan."

"Since there is no need for such distant addresses between us, Mr. Charles does not need to call me Your Excellency. Just call me Qiao Yelan or the code name "Doctor"."

"PhD--"

Charles chewed on the words.

“Do you enjoy teaching others?”

“I only teach what I am good at. After all, the worst thing for a teacher is to pretend to know something when you don’t in front of students.”

Qiao Yelan explained with a chuckle.

At lunch time, Qiao Yelan saw Aledae who had finished training.

In just a few days, Aledae's previous timid and fearful habits of a noble lady had disappeared, replaced by sweat and fatigue.

After all, you have just started training, so the intensity will be controlled on the delicate line between exhaustion and persistence.

"Mr. Qiao!"

When the girl saw Qiao Yelan, she was stunned at first, then she smiled happily. The tiredness on her face disappeared and she ran towards Qiao Yelan.

"Okay, good boy, slow down."

Qiao Yelan hugged the girl kindly.

"How was the training, are you tired?"

“I’m tired, but I can hold on.”

Qiao Yelan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off the girl.

"That's good, I believe you can do it."

"Are you here to see me?"

"Yes—because I am leaving Londinium, too."

The smile on Aledae's face disappeared, replaced by deep reluctance and uneasiness.

"You...are you leaving so soon?"

"After all, I am an envoy of Da Yan. I have my own identity and responsibilities - just like I taught you before."

Qiao Yelan said earnestly.

It's not because I'm busy going back to do this unpleasant job.

Chapter 125: You still say you are not playing BA?

"Are you...really leaving?"

"Aleda, separation is a part of life, but it is precisely because of separation that we can have the joy of reunion - you always have to lose something in order to gain something."

Qiao Yelan smiled and patted Aledae's little head.

"You have to work hard here, but you will become a real steam knight, just like your father - I believe in you, you can definitely become a steam knight."

Aledae lowered her head, her mind becoming confused at this moment.

She was very young when her father passed away and had few memories of him. But when she lived in that cold mansion, she only had her father, an illusory but once existing spiritual comfort.

So she was obsessed with collecting everything about her father, searching through the ransacked house and among the servants with ulterior motives.

But she found nothing—not even a painting.

The only thing she could find related to her father was a short sentence in a book.

[Grand Duke Cumberland accepted King Aslan's canonization, became a Steam Knight, and took up the position of leader of the Steam Knights - he is recognized as the strongest Steam Knight in Victoria. ]

That book was later burned.

Everything about King Aslan in Londinium will be discovered by the nobles and then completely destroyed.

So she always remembered the title of Steam Knight firmly in her heart.

So much so that when Qiao Yelan asked her about her wish, the first thing she blurted out was that she wanted to become a steam knight.

Then Qiao Yelan brought her here, took her to see the real Steam Knight, and even let her stay here to receive training from Uncle Lin Qi and others.

Although everyone here is very kind to her, the sensitive Aledae can realize that their care for her is more of an apology than a reflection of her father.

The name she heard most here was not Allardy Cumberland, but——

[The Captain's Daughter]

In other words, they treat themselves so well in memory of their father, not for themselves.

Mr. Qiao is the only one who doesn't think of himself this way.

He never confused himself with his father and always affectionately called himself Aledae, neither out of guilt for his father nor out of the shadow of the man in front of him.

He was just kind enough to help himself.

Aledai really wanted to say that she didn’t want to be a steam knight anymore, she just wanted to follow Qiao Yelan - but her experiences over the years had taught her a lot of things, but the only thing she didn’t learn was to be willful.

A Grand Duke of Victoria, and a Minister of the Great Yan Dynasty, each of them has her own identity and can only stay where they are supposed to be.

Aledae has neither the qualifications nor the ability to be willful.

Her best option was to silently accept Qiao Yelan's help, stay in the Steam Knights, and accept the protection of Lynch and others.

"Mr. Qiao..."

Aledae held Qiao Yelan's hand and pressed it on her head, wanting to keep it for longer. To her, this warmth was like a luxury.

"I just...can't bear to leave you."

"I know. I will find a chance to come back and see you. Or if you have the chance, you can come to Dayan to see me."

The man chuckled and continued to comfort her.

"Do I...do I really have a chance to leave Londinium?"

Aledae suddenly raised her head, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.