Demon King, you just need to conquer, and your husband will come up with the solution.

"Hehe, I really like your transformation, Fafner~"

"……Um."

Watching Catherine jump down from the bell tower, Fafner muttered to herself, "I hope... you can stay the same forever..."

After she finished speaking, she shook her head again, and a rare hint of emotion appeared on her usually calm face. She added sadly, "Unfortunately, this is impossible..."

After she finished talking to herself, Farner also jumped down from the bell tower. Unlike Catherine's heroic landing with a big swing and a rough fall from the sky, Farner, under the control of magic, slowly descended like a light feather with agility and elegance.

The breeze when falling also lifted up Farner's hood, and a pair of purple-black dragon horns extended from Farner's earlobes to the top of her head.

However, the pair of dragon horns were quickly covered by Fafner's hood and did not attract the attention of passers-by. The other members of the brave team had obviously been standing under the church waiting for a long time.

"Yo~ I told you, it will be no problem to leave it to Fafner~ Catherine came down immediately."

The sturdy man in strong armor, with a big sword on his back, folded his arms and grinned, and said, this man is a warrior in the brave team, Fos Osman.

Most of the time, he is a typical brainless reckless man, and is often teased by his teammates as an ape whose brain developed into muscles together.

However, this gorilla can always express some miraculous opinions in some unexpected places.

This time it was this gorilla who suggested that Farna go up and persuade Catherine.

"Hey, you're so proud of yourself, a gorilla. If you can use your wisdom in battle, we can all have less trouble..."

The brown-haired fairy dressed as an archer at the side curled her lips and spoke sarcastically to Fox.

Shana Drunaheim Anfalcona...Zekin, her shooting ability is unmatched.

Due to the strange naming method of the forest fairies, Shana's full name must include her full name, paternal surname, maternal surname, place of residence, fairy clan and other elements, arranged in a specific combination.

This resulted in her full name being so long that Fafner was the only one in the entire brave team who could remember it completely. Even so, Fafner would never greet Shana by her full name because it was really too long...

"Um... Miss Shana, please don't speak so harshly... It's a good thing that Catherine can come down... Everyone should congratulate her, yes, congratulations!"

The nun holding the prayer book gave a weak suggestion to Shana, who was the youngest child in the entire brave team and a relatively latecomer, Annabelle Dark.

"The little girl finally came down, haha~ Let's go to the bar to have a drink after dinner~ My old bones can only rely on good wine to lubricate the rusty joints~ Let's go!"

The person who said this was the oldest member of the team, Bonakov Inarritu.

The blacksmith in the team is responsible for the maintenance of the team members' weapons. No matter whether it is a sword or a staff, there is no equipment that he cannot repair and forge.

Moreover, he traveled all over the country throughout his life and was familiar with the customs of various places. He was able to quickly integrate into the new environment and dig up some gossip.

So, even though he was just an old man who drank all day and did nothing, and was drunk and unconscious at the back of the team, most people in the team respected him.

In addition to these people, there was also a tall, thin man in a white robe wearing glasses, who was watching everything silently. He adjusted the frame of his glasses and nodded to Catherine, who had regained her morale.

The man who was not good at speaking was the doctor in the team, Victor Cesare.

After Catherine returned to the team, the group returned to the streets of Blackwater City in a mighty procession. However, this time, they were not greeted by the people.

On the contrary, when the brave team was seen, the originally bustling street seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water. All the people turned their heads away and remained silent, or simply snorted coldly and went back to their homes, as if they had seen something unlucky.

This attitude instantly extinguished the ambition that Catherine had originally aroused. This kind of resentment from ordinary people was so difficult for her to accept...

Archer Shana pouted and muttered, "Tsk, what do these people mean? We told them that the governor was colluding with the demons, but they treated us like this... Don't they care at all?"

Bonakoff was not surprised at all, and smiled, "Of course they don't care, they only care about who gives them a good life.

As for the far-flung things like the Demon King and the Hero, they certainly don’t care. If we send the leader who brought them good life to prison, they will definitely not treat us well~”

Shana frowned at this and asked the old man, "Hey, old man, why do you sound like you're on the side of Governor Ains?"

"Hmm?" Bornakov raised his hands in surrender. "Wow~ Then just pretend I didn't say anything. Anyway, I'm just a blacksmith. Apart from repairing things for you, I don't want to get involved in anything else~ Haha~ Except for the wine of course~"

As they were talking, the group came to the largest tavern in Blackwater City. When the brave team arrived at the tavern, the bustling atmosphere in the tavern suddenly stagnated, and was replaced by all kinds of eyes staring at the brave team.

In this weird atmosphere, the team came to the bar, and several customers in front of the bar left their seats with frowns, stopped drinking and eating, and left the pub on their own.

As the first one left, the second, third, and fourth followed...

Soon, most of the customers in the pub left, leaving only a few who sat quietly in their seats and continued to eat.

This situation made Catherine's face even more gloomy. All of this was like these ordinary people silently protesting against her, a brave warrior...

Stand firm in what you believe is right...

But seeing the attitudes of these ordinary people, she couldn't help but doubt, are the things that she believes in her heart to be right really right?

Fox on the side didn't react much. After all, this gorilla often doesn't care what others think of him. He just feels hungry and wants to eat.

He slapped the bar and called to the bartender in front of the bar: "Boss, take out your menu, we want to order!"

"..." The bartender who was wiping the cups looked at the brave team coldly, then reluctantly handed them the menu and said, "You came at an unfortunate time. Currently, many ingredients are insufficient, so some dishes may not be available."

"Huh? You're such a big pub and you're still short of ingredients?" Fox tilted his head, glanced at the menu, and asked, "This... grilled beef tenderloin, right?"

"Sorry, no."

"...Do you have this red stewed chicken?"

“There’s no such thing as a precious rosin chicken.”

"So what chicken do you have?"

“There are farm chickens”

"Then why don't you try making some braised chicken?"

"…I'm sorry, the new chef doesn't know how to stew."

"…If you can't braise it, you can grill it. Anyway, let him cook whatever he knows. Chicken is not difficult to prepare."

"..." The bartender was silent for a while, then closed his eyes and replied, "I'm sorry, I just remembered that there is no free-range chicken either."

"…You don't have this or that! Then what do you have to open a tavern!?"

Fosun suddenly got angry and pounded the table to ask.

Bonakoff on the side laughed, grabbed Fox's arm and said, "You'd better stop asking, you idiot. Didn't you see that this kid is playing tricks on you?

Okay, little guy, let's just assume that you have nothing in your kitchen. But the pile of liquor behind you can't be fake, hey, give me the bottle of vodka in the second row behind you."

The bartender glanced at Bonakoff and raised his head and responded directly: "I'm sorry, these wines are for display and not for sale. They can't be opened."

"..."

Now even Bornakov was confused. You can really remain calm while talking nonsense.

"Hehehe~"

At this moment, a female wizard dressed quite sexy and wearing a pointed wizard hat came to the bar counter, unable to help laughing.

She adjusted her hat brim, glanced at the brave team and said, "What you did today has offended the people of Blackwater City. The bartender is quite patient with you.

If you go to places like the west of Blackwater City where I live, where the people are tough, they will probably drive you out with hoes and pickaxes~ It seems that the brave man is not welcome everywhere~"

After some teasing, the witch said to the bartender: "Give me a muffin cocktail with an extra spoonful of lemon juice~"

In response to the witch's request, the bartender gave the same answer: "Sorry, no."

The witch's expression froze, and she smiled awkwardly and said, "...I'm not a member of the Hero Team, so I can have it."

"Sorry, we don't make cocktails. We don't have any of these."

Chapter 4: People from Blackwater City

The witch took a sip of the whiskey in her hand, curled her lips and commented: "Your whiskey is not very good, there is no fruity taste, I give it a bad review."

"..." Faced with such comments, the bartender had no intention of responding and continued to wipe the wine glasses by himself, as if the customers in front of the bar were from two different worlds.

Seeing that the bartender ignored her, the witch pinched her witch hat, curled her lips and rolled her eyes: "Ah, what a boring guy..."

After saying that, she finally chose to turn her attention to the brave group: "Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Trinity, Trinity Bellavila. I currently run a potion shop in the West District of Blackwater City. As you can see, I am a witch~"

The members of the Hero Team looked at each other in bewilderment. Fafner asked with a hint of caution, "Witch Trinity? Nice to meet you. However, everyone in the city is keeping a distance from us. What made you choose to contact us?"

"Wow~ Originally I didn't intend to contact you, but you did something this morning that really bothered me, so I wanted to talk to you~"

"morning?"

When this was mentioned, everyone immediately thought of Ains who was arrested this morning. Archer Shana crossed her arms and pouted as she asked, "What's your relationship with that governor? Why are you worried about us arresting her?"

"Hahaha~ About my relationship with the Governor~" Trinity took a sip of wine and smiled, keeping it a secret: "I won't tell you~ I don't like to reveal too much about my personal affairs~"

"Huh?" Shana frowned and asked, "Are you kidding us, woman?"

"A woman's secrets should not be revealed casually, mystery is a woman's greatest charm... But I can tell you why I am troubled.

You have captured the Governor. If that group of nobles collude and kill him, then my potion shop will not be able to continue operating.

Currently, 60% of the raw materials in my potion shop are obtained through trade with the demons. Once Ains dies and these trades are cut off, I am afraid I will have to find a way to close the shop and move to another location.

Ah~ What a pity, I don’t really want to change places. I have traveled all over the country for so many years and finally came across Blackwater City, a good place. I have gotten used to living here for a long time and don’t want to leave.

In order to continue staying in Blackwater Town, Miss Brave, I hope you can release Governor Irons~"

Trinity's words surprised the brave team and others. In addition to being surprised that the witch in front of them asked them to release Irons, they were even more surprised that Trinity bluntly expressed that she had a trade relationship with the demons.

Impatient Shana took a step back, drew her bow and drew her arrow, and said, "You witch! You actually colluded with the demons! You released the governor? You wish! I will send you in too!"

Catherine was shocked when she saw this, and said to Shana: "Shana, don't get excited!"

"My lord, this guy is a human traitor who is colluding with the demons!"

The little priest also took a few steps back and took out the prayer book, muttering nervously: "Another...another person colluding with the demons...This city is so weird..."

"What? Are we going to fight?" Fox was a little slow to react to the situation, but he instinctively reached for the big sword behind him.

Trinity pulled out a short, thin staff with a milky scent from her chest and said to the heroes, "Collaborate with the demons? If it's just a simple transaction, then it's considered collusion...

Then, my brave lord, you are not only going to lock up Governor Irons, but all the merchants in Blackwater City.

And if using items or creations from the Demon Realm is considered collusion with the demons, then everyone in Blackwater City will be sentenced.

Bartender, when you were managing this tavern, did you collude with the demons?"

The bartender glanced at Trinity and responded calmly, "We just got a batch of roasted peppers from the Demon Realm today. They're still fresh. Also, if you want to fight outside and damage the tables and chairs, you'll have to pay for it."

The witch lady suddenly laughed and then put the staff back into her cleavage.

Shana, who was drawing the bow and arrow, was also confused. She looked at Trinity and the bartender in surprise and suspicion.

Catherine took a deep breath and said to her teammates behind her: "That's enough, everyone... don't do it... these people are just civilians in Blackwater City."

After that, Catherine came to Trinity and asked, "Miss Trinity, can I ask you a question?"

"Hmm~ Ask~"

"About Irons...Do you know what kind of person he is?"

Trinity raised her eyebrows, tilted her head and smiled at Catherine, and asked, "Do I need to say this? After all, you are wise and brave, and you can see through everything.

To be able to put Mr. Irons in prison, you must have conducted a comprehensive investigation and understanding of Mr. Irons. How can an ordinary citizen like me compare to your rich intelligence network~"

Trinity's sarcastic words made Catherine almost embarrassed. The brave team who heard these words behind her also had different expressions, and the atmosphere was frozen for a moment.

Fox touched his chin and reacted for a while, then suddenly an idea came to him. He clapped his hands and said to Trinity, "Ah! I understand. You were actually cursing, right?"

Fox's belated reaction unexpectedly broke the deadlock. Trinity muttered speechlessly, "Well... I think I seem to understand why you arrested Mr. Irons."

Catherine explained awkwardly: "... Fox... just reacted a little slowly..."

"Hahaha~ I can tell~" Trinity chuckled, took a sip of whiskey, and said, "Do you want to know what Governor Irons thinks of us ordinary people?"

"...Yes, I want to know." Catherine nodded: "I admit that the arrest of Governor Irons this time was indeed rather reckless... So now I want to hear more of other people's opinions."

"Then what you asked me may not be comprehensive. I came to Blackwater City three years ago. At that time, Ains had been the governor for two years, and Blackwater City was developing vigorously. However, I heard from the locals that Blackwater City was completely different five years ago. The bartender should know this..."

As she spoke, Trinity called the bartender, and after a moment of silence, the bartender looked at Catherine and said, "Miss Brave, do you know why we are called Blackwater City?"

"……Why?"

"Because five years ago, the main river in the city that ensured the daily life of civilians was indeed a black river full of various stains.

The reason why the river water is black is because there is a crystal mining area upstream of the river.

The place was run by the Clement family, who mined the mines wantonly and dumped all the waste into the river, causing excessive sludge to accumulate in the lower reaches of the river all year round, hence the name Blackwater City.

Everyone was stunned, and they realized that the town had such a history behind its name. However, they had all seen the main river... and it was very clear now.

The bartender hadn't finished speaking yet, and no one asked any more questions, but just continued to listen.

“The people of Blackwater City have been oppressed by the families, landlords, and nobles living outside the city for many years. Sometimes they even join forces with the Governor’s Office to oppress us.