Reject me, you damn woman.

"You are such an interesting girl. I am scolding the Third Prince and his pretty boy. What are you scolding..."

The guard's expression suddenly changed and he looked at Lin En opposite him.

He seemed to just happen to know someone who was on good terms with the Third Prince, Xiaobai...a man of outstanding appearance.

"No way, is it you?"

Lambert looked at Lynn in disbelief.

"It's not just the trash. The so-called Sister Hedwig... Her Highness, and the Third Princess Hilteria, Her Highness, have also helped a lot."

Historia said proudly.

Lin En held his forehead helplessly.

He was still thinking that Historia would swallow her anger and be swayed by public opinion, and he almost forgot that based on her personality, she would definitely jump out and refute it in person.

But it doesn't matter. By that time, Hedwig and I will really be condemned by everyone, and with the court arcanist Elica as a witness, even if Historia is partial to me, she will have to compromise and break up with me, right?

As for how to get back to normal in the future, you can take it slowly.

At worst, I can wait until these things are over and ask the Queen to help me apply for a marriage or something. I don’t have any engagement yet.

Today's affairs were almost all settled. Lin En stood up and said goodbye to the guard who still looked a little unhappy:

"Okay, now that I know you're okay, I'm relieved. Don't worry about what happened just now. My friend has an impulsive personality and may speak inaccurately."

"So you really......"

"it is true,"

Lynn nodded, and when he thought of his bad reputation, he immediately smiled with satisfaction.

"However, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. My reputation is already so bad, you'd better not get involved with me recently."

As a time traveler, Lin En is well aware of the power of public opinion and how terrifying public opinion is. He considers that this is a fantasy world with the existence of extraordinary people who are superior to others.

But the extraordinary people can’t just kill all ordinary people and keep themselves alive, right?

As long as one's reputation at the grassroots level is bad, no matter what kind of person one is, public opinion will definitely be bad.

It's safe, it's safe. If Lin En had known this, he would have felt that asking Ailijia to be a witness was a bit unnecessary.

Thinking of this, the three of them said goodbye to the guards and the little girl and left.

After Lin En and the others left, the guard didn't come back to his senses until he heard his sister's call. His expression was very grim.

Although he had only had brief contact with Lin En a few times, he also knew that Lin En was definitely not as the rumors said, an evil person like Prince Zervis who had no bottom line and would do anything to achieve his goals.

It was obviously because of Lin that many companions who almost died in Prince Zervis’s evil workshop were rescued.

And I, who had just said confidently that although I was stupid I knew who was good to me, turned around and spoke ill of the real hero.

This isn't just stupid, this is just...disgusting!

And should I really do as Lin En said, and stand by and watch, allowing the negative public opinion against him to ferment more and more, until he breaks with this country and leaves Rose City amid the insults of the masses?

"Akasha, it seems my brother did something terrible."

The guard looked at the little girl and said disappointedly.

The little girl named Akasha was stunned for a moment, then she just smiled and gently held her brother's hand:

"Brother, just do what you think is right. I will support you."

The guard was stunned for a moment, as if he gained strength from this smile.

"Thank you, Akasha!"

There was a fire burning in his eyes.

How could I just stand by and watch?

The mutual aid society, other brothers in the guards, and even... the power of Mr. Olar!

You’re the outsider named Lin En, right? Your grassroots reputation reversal starts with me!

........

After leaving the guard's house, Lynn was in a good mood.

I didn't expect that Her Highness Hedwig is quite popular among the common people.

Speaking of which, among all the crown princes, she seems to be the only one that all the crown princes trust.

Even the female arcanist Ailijia among the court arcanists has a better-than-usual favorable impression of him.

Could it be that all the people on this Fire Rose are Hedwig fans or twisted Hedwig fans?

That's right, who wouldn't like a big sister who is frail and weak but kind-hearted and cares about the country and the people?

But my reputation is really bad.

It’s stinky, but it’s better to be a little smelly!

I hope Historia-sama will treat me the same way in the future.

Lynn couldn't wait to share the good news she had received today with Hedwig.

........

At this time, inside the palace.

On the throne, the silver-haired princess lowered her head, her hair hanging down, and she was gasping in pain.

She seemed to have seen the scene of the black-robed demon and those expressionless fanatical puppets sitting in the collapsed throne and palace, destroying everything they cherished.

The black-robed demon raised his hood, and eventually, a face exactly like his own appeared.

She seemed to be laughing wantonly, mocking her own incompetence:

"Still struggling, Hedwig Bile?"

"It's pointless. You know you can't do anything. You can't save yourself or anyone else!"

"You can't defeat me because you are just a mortal. Why are you so persistent? You've persisted long enough!"

"I will definitely get you, and I will also get the secret fire. You can't change the ending, nor can you stop the destruction, because that is... fate!"

The light and prompt sound of the communication magic stone suddenly dispelled the illusion.

The weak silver-haired princess raised her slender finger and triggered the magic stone. The prince's excited voice came from it:

"Congratulations, Her Majesty Hedwig, my people have found the Heart of Fire."

"As expected of you, Your Highness Lin En."

Hearing that cheerful voice, the princess, who had already been tortured, couldn't help but smile.

"There's even better news, do you want to hear it?"

Lin En smiled, as if he had seen the wonderful scene of himself and Hedwig being condemned by thousands of people and breaking up with Historia, and he spoke word by word:

"Your country is thriving, but the two of us are hopelessly heading for destruction!"

"That's great news."

Hedwig replied softly.

A little sad, a little reluctant.

But more of a relief.

Great, I can finally take a break.

I can finally die under the condemnation of everyone.

........

Chapter 213: It's a lot of noise, please bear with it

Shadow world, palace.

In the dark and desolate corridor of the dead palace which was filled with the elemental wind all year round, a distant country tune suddenly came with the wind, from far away to near, like a leisurely bard strolling in the fields, which made people imagine a lot. Even many distorted creatures hidden in the dark shadow world looked up.

At the corner of the corridor, a beggar in ragged clothes and with a hunched body limped out from the shadows, the dim kerosene lamp in his left hand swaying.

The beggar finally overcame all the obstacles and came to the closed door between the thrones. He raised his hand and knocked on the closed door, making a happy sound in his throat:

"My friend, here I am again. Your place is really hard to get to. It took a lot of effort for me to get this new body."

The black-robed man on the throne was silent for a second before replying:

"Fate Bug, I really misunderstood you before. I always thought you were just a simple and cowardly bug. Now I realize that you are really a complete monster."

"Any questions?"

The beggar looked confused.

The man in black robe didn't even bother to answer this stupid question.

The singing came from his mouth full of yellow teeth, but when combined with the pitch-black background, the originally distant tune suddenly became strange and hideous. Along with his huge steps, the kerosene lamp cast a huge, swaying afterimage on the wall of the corridor, like a twisted monster carrying countless souls slowly crawling.

Wanderers, singing and almost useless kerosene lamps, but in the parasites' understanding and concept, these are probably extremely romantic elements.

If a human really saw this scene, this strange collection would not make people feel relaxed and close, but would instead make them feel disgusted and creepy because of the uncanny valley effect.

Even the monsters in the shadow world who had no concept of rationality followed their instincts and moved away from this bigger monster.

"My friend, this is a complete human perspective bias,"

The Destiny Worm showed an angry expression.

"You feel disgusted only because my body is ugly. Just imagine, if I were a barefoot, milk-like skin, satin-like hair, a little white-haired, red-eyed lolita, jumping around, would you still think my behavior is scary?"

He sighed:

"Humans, you are such superficial creatures. They say they yearn for inner beauty, but in reality they feel cold towards their own kind whose appearance is not up to standard. However, since you understand humans best, I will pay attention to what you said."

"If you continue to recite the opera lines from the Rose Theater in front of me, there is no need to continue this conversation."

"Hehe, I didn't scare you!"

The worm of fate is smiling merrily,

"But I'm not here to discuss art with you."

The expression on his face disappeared in an instant, like a puppet:

"Partner, I want to know why you haven't obtained the secret fire of the Fire Rose yet, and why the prophecy of destruction has not yet begun?"

"And the prince of Purple Gold Flower seems to have been so active for too long. Our influence in Fire Rose is decreasing. If this continues..."

"Are you blaming me?"

The man in black robe suddenly said.

"how come?"

A smile appeared on that disgusting face in a second:

"I am only here to offer you condolences on behalf of our other great companions and the two sages. I am just worried that your fate has fallen into some meaningless entanglements. Of course, you'd better answer my questions. If you need, I will provide you with divination according to the contract."

The man in black robe was silent for a second, then rejected it calmly:

"That's not necessary. I already know the location of the secret fire."

"You already know where the secret fire is?"

The Worm of Destiny was a little surprised—or rather, it thought it should be surprised.

Because throughout the long history of Fire Rose, the location and hiding method of the secret fire has always been the biggest secret of the Bayer royal family.

This is also the reason why the Magic Clock Tower really intended to assist Zevis to take the throne and trade the secret fire with him, because it is almost impossible to obtain the secret fire by force or theft.

"Yes."

The man in black robe said calmly.

"Congratulations, mate, but why didn't you get it right away?"

The Destiny Bug asked.

"It's not that simple,"

The man in black robe shook his head.