Your notoriety is known to everyone.

"With your father's involvement, I won't have to worry about who I will be sold to for a long time."

Rogers jokingly gave Elina instructions, but she just glanced at him sideways, making him feel uncomfortable.

"How are you going to deal with the court? Are you going to think of a solution in front of the jury?" After asking, Elena put a small piece of stewed meat into her mouth and chewed it hard.

"Why should we deal with the court? When faced with such a matter, it is best to resolve it outside of the court. It is not a good thing to step into the enemy's home turf." Rogers shook his head in response.

"Are you going to kill someone?" Alice looked up at the empty surroundings, a little hesitation and entanglement on her face, and asked uncertainly.

Rogers stared at Alice with a frown. He felt that Alice was not just asking him whether he wanted to kill someone. This was not a good sign.

"You deliberately concealed your strength last night because you were afraid that the despicable royal family would find out, right?"

Alice continued to ask. Even though she didn't know much about the factions of the nobles, she still knew clearly that the royal family was the threat to Rogers, and a threat to his life.

"First, when facing an 'innocent person', you must conceal your murderous intent unless you are absolutely sure.

"Secondly, killing is always the last resort. Even when it comes to this necessary step, it is best not to dirty your hands. At least make sure that no outsiders know about it." Rogers warned in a serious voice.

"I see." Alice nodded seriously to show her understanding.

"What do you understand?" Rogers always felt that the other party's reaction was a little bit wrong.

"Make full preparations first, and then make the other party not innocent." Alice clenched her fingers into a fist and looked at Rogers firmly.

"Yes, you are really smart." Rogers praised her in agreement. He did not expect Alice to be so quick-witted. He continued, "There must be a reason why cults that believe in the Abyss have appeared so frequently recently."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hans came to them with a servant and said that Judge Count Demont wanted to meet with the saint to understand the details of Kevin's case half a year ago.

"Just tell the truth." Rogers said softly before Alice left.

[The honest merchant from the bottomless pit casts a secret gaze at you. Kevin's consciousness is being tortured and played with in his hands, and he is constantly shouting out in pain and despair.]

He watched Alice's back as she was gradually taken away by Hans and his servants. A surprising prompt box appeared in front of him and he slowly lowered his eyes.

"You guys seem to be having a great time chatting." Elina said in a cold voice, wiping her lips with a napkin.

But she immediately saw the thoughtful look in Roger's eyes, and continued helplessly: "You should be busy with a lot of things later, right? Do you want to take a nap?"

Rogers looked at Elina who leaned back slightly and patted her legs, hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I won't be polite."

After saying that, he fell headfirst into the other's legs, feeling the warmth and softness of the touch, as well as the lingering scent of last night's wind and snow.

Elina also closed her eyes and listened to his steady breathing. Her fingertips stroked Rogers' hair, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Chapter 84: Questioning from the Old Father

Earl Brad stood in the corridor in front of his son's bedroom with his hands behind his back, his face very calm.

However, Earl Devin and Prince Reuel beside him were not so calm at all, and their expressions revealed a bit of complexity.

They looked at their children quietly, and no one spoke.

Elena was lying on the back of the sofa with her eyes closed, while Rogers was taking a nap on her legs.

Lufia, who had changed into casual clothes, was leaning on the other side of Elina. She was holding a soft pillow taken from Rogers' bed in her arms, leaning her head on Elina's shoulder, and talking in her dream that was difficult to understand.

"Does the Duke know about this?" Earl Brad turned his head to look at Prince Reuel and asked in a low voice.

After noticing the change in the prince's expression, he nodded to show that he understood, and continued, "You probably don't want the Duke to know about this, right?

“Although this may be a bit presumptuous, we all know the Duke’s temper. If she heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess stayed overnight with Rogers, she might do something that would give us all a headache.

"Besides, my son's reputation has long been infamous. If the situation gets out of control and this matter gets out, it will inevitably affect the reputation of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Prince Leid frowned upon hearing this, his face full of dissatisfaction and impatience: "Is this how you, the Brid family, talk?"

He had just found Earl Brad and wanted to discuss matters related to the marriage first.

But to his surprise, Earl Devin had been following Earl Brad, making it difficult for him to speak.

Then the judge from the imperial capital suddenly summoned and arranged a time to meet with the people on the scene of Kevin's case, causing Earl Brad to come to Rogers in person.

This ultimately led to the current situation.

Rogers, who was in a daze, subconsciously wanted to get up and open his eyes after hearing the noises around him, but he quickly suppressed the impulse.

Because after listening to the conversation between several parents, he suddenly thought that it might be better to pretend to be in deep sleep, as long as they didn't come to wake him up deliberately, and let Lufia and Elina be taken away first.

However, Elina's hand seemed to touch his nose unconsciously, making his breathing become much more uncomfortable.

"You did this on purpose?" Rogers pushed Elena's hand away, sat up and said indignantly.

"Ah? What happened?" Elina raised her hand and gently rubbed her sleepy eyes. Her slightly furrowed brows showed that she was not fully awake yet.

Rufia seemed to be awakened by the huge noise. She opened her eyes with her eyelashes fluttering slightly, and opened her mouth slightly to let out a long yawn.

"No need to salute," Prince Reuel sat directly on the sofa opposite the three of them, followed by Earl Brad and Earl Devin.

Rogers felt the piercing gazes of the three great nobles in front of him, hugged his arms, and said pitifully: "It's really cold in the early morning of the snowy season. Now you can feel the chill in the mansion. Can I ask Hans to help me change clothes?"

"Sit down right there, kid." Earl Devin shouted softly, with an intimidating light in his eyes and his face revealing the majesty of a superior.

Rogers nodded obediently when he heard that. Looking at his father's unchanged expression, his heart began to beat fast.

Under normal circumstances, if the other party spoke like this, Earl Brad would have shown displeasure, or at least would have tried to defend him.

There is only one reason why he can remain so calm in the face of such a situation, and that is that he is in the wrong.

Moreover, Earl Devin was known for his gentleness in the rumors, and his words at this moment made Rogers think of more things.

Elina said that before returning home, Earl Devin asked about the engagement, but her father did not mention it at all in the letter.

In addition, Prince Reuel should have gone to find Earl Brad just now, but he happened to meet Earl Devin, otherwise the three of them would not have come together.

According to basic etiquette, Prince Reuel should not have mentioned the marriage, but the time when he went to find Earl Brad alone, plus the scene the three saw when they came back, was enough for Earl Devin to infer too many things.

When I thought about it this way, I started to feel embarrassed for my dad.

Secretly considering a marriage with someone else without the knowledge of his allies, and deliberately pretending to be ignorant and delaying the matter, would not look good if it was discovered.

But why should it be my turn to bear the pressure? The might of Earl Devin was not meant for me to see...

When Rogers was stroking his arms and was about to summon his father's love, Earl Brad simply shouted to his servant and ordered him to bring a velvet blanket.

"Hold this for you, it will keep you warm." Lufia looked at Rogers, who seemed to be unable to tolerate the cold, and handed him the pillow.

"I'll just wait for the carpet to be brought." Rogers glanced at the subtle changes in Prince Reuel and Earl Devin's expressions and refused politely.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with the Saint, and why does she protect you so much?" Earl Devin leaned forward and asked. What he wanted to ask most at the moment was actually Lufia, but because of the presence of the prince, he chose to settle for the second best.

Seeing that Rogers kept looking at Earl Brad, he added, "The glory of the Brad family and the Devin family has long been closely linked together. His Royal Highness's care for you is obvious to all. There is no need to worry about anything. Start answering."

"They are just ordinary classmates." Elina answered softly on behalf of Rogers to his father.

When Earl Devin heard Elina's answer, he was slightly stunned. He opened his mouth, frowned like Prince Leuide, and stared straight at Earl Brad.

"Child, what else?" Earl Brad asked gently.

"Well, I don't know whether you want to hear a specific example or an abstract general answer. In order to avoid a simple, crude and general answer, I need to use some more words to grasp the accurate scope of the relationship between the two people in the question..."

"I can only say that, given the current situation, considering the development of our relationship over the years and the changes in daily life in the academy, we can probably conclude that, in summary, you may recognize the obvious evolution in the relationship..."

"..." Rogers began his discussion with a sincere and serious look.

As Count Devin listened to this endless talk, there was impatience, surprise and boredom in his eyes. He felt that the other party seemed to be answering very seriously and said a lot of things, but he also felt as if he had said nothing.

"This kid will definitely become an excellent member of parliament!" Prince Reuel praised with admiration, but there was also a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Just as Earl Devin was looking at Rogers, who had just been wrapped in a blanket, and was about to continue speaking, a servant came quickly to their side, leaned over and whispered a few words in Earl Brad's ear, then hurried away.

"When the Saint went to the court for questioning, she was besieged and attacked by many cultists. After hearing the news, many students of Saint Herte were outside the palace asking me to send troops to clean up the cultists."

Earl Brad explained the news and looked at Rogers with a serious gaze. The same was true for Earl Devin and Prince Reuel.

"This matter really has nothing to do with me." Rogers felt wronged by the suspicions of several people, and then hurriedly said:

"Father, please make some arrangements. I can take advantage of the gathering of Saint Herta students and lead them to the scene to 'rescue the Saint'. It would be best to arrange some participation to magnify the event."

This will not only greatly undermine the judge's prestige, but may also bring some stigma to the other party.

"You lead the students? In Saint Hert, aren't all the others hostile to you except Elina and Her Royal Highness the Princess who is close to Elina?" Earl Devin did not deny the proposal, but he found it a little hard to trust some of the details.

"Then your information must be wrong. They all love me very much!" Rogers argued.

There is only one chapter today. As usual, I will make up for it tomorrow. I will also add another chapter the day after tomorrow as compensation.

Sorry.

Chapter 85: For Credits! And the Saint!

The sun hung high in the cold sky, like a pale yellow disk, and the hazy and soft sunlight shone weakly through the clouds.

The road in front of the Earl's Mansion had already been cleared by servants. The sunlight shone on the snow piles beside the road, making each snowflake extremely clear and shining with crystal clear light.

Rogers changed his clothes, put on a cloak, and stood in front of the mansion. His eyes crossed the front yard and looked at the gate of the Earl's Mansion in the distance.

Although he could not observe the scene over there clearly, some noise and bustle still reached his ears.

Elina and Lufia stood beside him, waiting for their fathers to arrange relevant matters before going out together to meet the students of Saint Herte.

"You don't seem to be very worried about the safety of the Saint." Elena looked at Rogers' leisurely expression and asked in an inexplicable tone.

While speaking, she would stamp her feet lightly to relieve the numbness in her legs from being pillowed by Rogers for so long.

"Earl Demont dared to come to Lord Breed as a judge to try me, so it is impossible that he was not prepared at all. I guess the reason why he was besieged in the court is probably because he was happy to be trapped in the court so that he could use this opportunity to throw dirty water on us.

“Moreover, truly powerful cultists would not rashly appear in the territory. Even if they dared to come, they would definitely hide in the corners secretly. Moreover, Alice has the protection given by Saint Herte.

"Are your legs still numb? Do you want me to massage you?" When Rogers was explaining, he saw Elena's actions, raised his right hand and waved his five fingers to suggest.

Elina did not respond to Rogers' proposal, but just looked behind him silently.

"It seems that your massage skills are quite good. Can this earl enjoy it?" Earl Devin put his hand on Rogers' shoulder. He lowered his head slightly and looked at Rogers kindly. His low and gentle tone seemed to carry care and expectation.

"I have something urgent to do next. I'll definitely do it next time." Rogers put his hand down neatly and stared towards the direction of the door with a serious face.

"Well, let's go." Earl Brad clenched his fist in front of his mouth to clear his throat, then took the lead and walked towards the gate.

Prince Reuel accompanied him, and Earl Devin first pinched Rogers's shoulder and then whispered, "Boy, I still remember clearly what happened on the day you and Elena just met..."

Then he looked at Rogers deeply again, and then followed the two people in front of him.

"It's really scary." Rogers looked at Earl Devin's back, rubbed his shoulder and whispered.

"You'd better be really scared." Elina narrowed her eyes and raised the corners of her lips, revealing a light and natural smile, and spoke in a gentle tone of warning.

"Your button..."

There was expectation in Lufia's eyes. Just when she was about to ask Logos, her lips were immediately covered by Elina. Logos also raised his finger to signal for silence. Then he looked at Prince Reuel's figure, and seeing that the other party had no reaction, he urged him to catch up quickly.

If Lufia suggested to Rogers that he give her a massage behind the elders, that would be another round of trouble.

The closer we got to the Earl's palace gates, the louder the noise became, with most of it containing words like "saint" and "court".

When Rogers followed his father to the door, he saw young boys and girls wearing colorful cloaks or coats to keep warm.

"Hello, Chief!"

The moment the twenty or so students from the Demon King Academy saw Rogers, they immediately straightened their postures and shouted greetings in unison.

One of the students from the other courtyard quickly followed suit and shouted "Hello, Lord." The others seemed to have been reminded and hurriedly shouted greetings.

Their enthusiasm was extremely high, as if they were afraid that Rogge would not notice that they had greeted him properly.

Rogers smiled and waved in response, welcoming everyone to visit Brad County.

He then introduced his father, Prince Reuel and Earl Devin one by one, and the students of St. Herte quickly touched their chests and leaned forward to salute.

The expressions of the three great nobles all changed subtly. It was not that they had any complaints about the order in which the students saluted, but that they were puzzled by the students' reactions.

These students really seemed to love him as Rogers had said, at least their actions showed that.

But the cautiousness in his expression and the awkwardness in his movements revealed completely different meanings.

Rogers knew that time was running out, so he did not elaborate too much. He simply said that the Earl's Palace had sent sheriffs to clean up the cultists. He then claimed that as classmates of the saint and students of Saint Herte, they should do their part to glorify Saint Herte in the face of this situation.

At the same time, he also guaranteed that the Earl's Mansion would give the students enough protection to allow them to fully display their skills.

During this period, [Special Benefit of Establishing Contract] was also activated, slightly stirring up the emotions of the crowd.

"For the Saint!"

"Glory to Saint Herte!"