Get ahead of the fallen heroine and make the minotaur the victim.

"I'm sorry to have made you worry, Mr. Allen. I'm also very glad that I'm not hurt. I guess this is all due to... the protection of the goddess."

This was just a very common polite remark, and there was no need to hesitate. However, because she knew that the one who actually helped her was not the goddess, but the disgusting evil god, Valentina paused subtly.

Alan certainly noticed this, but he had no clue, so he didn't take it to heart and continued to ask Valentina about the details of what happened last night.

——However, in fact, Alan had already grasped the situation first, and perhaps he knew it better than her, the person involved. After all, he had contacts with the top leaders of the Fury Group.

However, in order to deepen Valentina's dependence on and affection for him, he had to pretend to know nothing.

"Yeah, yeah, you're right, that's the way it is. Actually, I also..."

The way they talked was quite eye-catching, one was a beautiful princess with long silver hair, and the other was a handsome and polite man in a scholar's robe.

Even the soldiers guarding the gate of the royal city thought that the two of them talking together was a beautiful sight.

Ordinary people who don’t know the situation would think that the two of them are quite a good match.

However, anyone who knows a little about Valentina's interpersonal relationships knows that this is impossible, because Princess Valentina likes someone else.

See, although it's late, Mr. Allen, as an adult, is different, and he is here too.

As the soldiers watched the show, an inconspicuous brown-haired boy in plain clothes was running towards them from a distance with an anxious look on his face.

Because I was too anxious, I almost fell down when I was almost there.

Unlike Alan, who could attract ladies just by walking, he was a young man who looked a little reckless.

"Tina! Are you okay?"

But the boy's worry was unquestionable. After adjusting his body, he quickly ran to the two people who were talking and expressed his concern to the surprised Valentina.

It was just because he was physically exhausted that he couldn't even stand up straight, but had to hold his knees with both hands to barely stand. His ordinary and gentle face was full of worry for his childhood sweetheart.

So even though he looked so unreliable, Valentina still smiled happily.

"Well! As you can see, Clyde, I'm perfectly fine! But Clyde, you seem to be more worrying right now."

That attitude was obviously more casual and intimate, and was the tone that only people who had known each other for a long time would use.

Seeing that Valentina also bent down on her own initiative to be at the same height as the brown-haired boy to care about his body, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Alan's eyes.

Haha, what a beautiful sight, what admirable youth, but unfortunately, that is not the woman you can have.

Allen looked down on the ordinary Clyde from the bottom of his heart, because Clyde had no special skills and was just an ordinary resident working in the royal capital.

If Valentina and he hadn't been childhood sweethearts when they grew up in another city, it would have been extremely difficult for them to meet.

Alan found it ridiculous and even amused that there were people getting in the way of his favored prey.

Anyway, he won't lose. So what if he has a target for prey? Just wait for the cow to come over, right?

Therefore, he will not feel unhappy, but will be very happy to see the two of them getting along happily.

"Ahaha, it looks like that's the case. Sorry, Tina, let me rest for a while."

Seeing that his childhood sweetheart, the princess, was safe and sound, the ordinary boy breathed a sigh of relief and tried to regulate his breathing as quickly as possible.

Watching the boy gradually regain his composure was also a pleasing sight for Valentina.

After all, the boy is one of the few people who cares about her health and is her best childhood sweetheart.

Although he seemed unreliable and had no fighting ability, Valentina felt warm at heart whenever she saw the boy's gentle smile.

And don’t you think that even this disheveled posture is quite cute?

...Huh? Wait a minute, why does he seem a little too embarrassed?

Valentina was a little surprised to notice that Clyde seemed to have a lot of dust on him. She knew that Clyde was not very reliable, but he was not the type of person who would fall down many times. Where did all the dust come from?

"Clyde, what's wrong with you..."

When Valentina showed concern for the boy, he was slightly stunned, then he touched his head and explained with a silly smile:

"Ah, nothing, I just ran into a strange guy who kicked me right away and told me I had to show my willpower or he would keep kicking me until I fought back. Luckily I explained to him how anxious I was, and he just looked unhappy and called me a coward and let me go. No, it's okay, it doesn't hurt at all!"

After saying that, Clyde patted his chest and pretended to be fine, but because he patted so hard, he coughed several times.

Perhaps he noticed that he was indeed acting a little too unreliable, but there was no other way, so the boy had to smile helplessly and gently.

But the boy soon noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with his childhood sweetheart.

"Strange person? Could it be..."

This time, instead of being concerned about his physical condition, Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed to be attracted by the strange man he was talking about. She looked thoughtful, with her hand on her delicate chin, thinking about something.

There is no evidence.

But Valentina's intuition told her that she should know that weirdo.

Seriously, could it really be that nasty evil god?

Could it be possible for it to appear in the royal capital in broad daylight in the appearance of a normal person?

Why bully the weak?

Isn't it enough to bully her, now they want to bully her childhood sweetheart Clyde!

What a wicked God!

11. Fierce fight! The secret duel between Huang Mao and the victim!

"What a strange person. From your description, Clyde-kun, it seems that he is just a mentally ill patient who has simply gone mad."

Alan almost laughed out loud when he heard Clyde's description.

What was that? Most likely he was simply beaten up by thugs, but he was too embarrassed to say it in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Although he wanted to laugh at Clyde, Alan held back for the time being, planning to save the time to laugh at him later when his childhood sweetheart took away his childhood sweetheart and used him in front of him.

So now we are still being very friendly.

"Well, maybe maybe... yeah."

Seeing that it was Alan who spoke to him, Clyde smiled a little embarrassedly.

He actually felt that this was not the case.

But the other party was the princess's tutor and a famous scholar throughout the kingdom, and Clyde did not have the courage to refute Allen.

To put it nicely, his personality is gentle, but in fact it is not an exaggeration to say that he is cowardly and good at compromise.

He wouldn't fight back if he was hit, let alone if someone expressed a different opinion to him.

It should be said that the young man named Clyde is self-aware. After all, he does not have a very high social status nor does he have any superb fighting ability.

Taking a step back or even several steps is his way of survival.

Valentina was attracted to him simply because the people around her treated her so badly. If there were a few more people of her age who could treat Valentina normally, she would not be attracted to the cowardly Clyde.

Valentina, who looks positive and innocent, is actually just a girl who craves recognition and warmth and loves to act coquettishly without realizing it.

Allen, who had played with many women, had already seen through this.

What Allen needs to do is naturally to reduce the weight of Clyde, his childhood sweetheart, in Valentina's heart, and increase the weight of himself, the man who came from heaven, in Valentina's heart.

Although improving Valentina's favor towards himself is a common method used by Allen.

However, if Valentina's favorability towards Clyde can be reduced, then things will definitely be more efficient.

There was an opportunity right now, so Alan's eyes flashed with conspiracy, and he deliberately posed a fatal question in a relaxed tone to Clyde, the victim who was about to lose his beloved woman to him.

"Oh, by the way, Clyde-kun, although it may be abrupt, I would like to ask you what you think of dragons."

"…Eh?"

"Eh? A dragon...huh?"

When Alan asked the question with a kind smile on his face, Valentina, who was wondering whether the weirdo was Noah, and Clyde, who was confused but did not dare to disturb Valentina and could only watch her silently, all expressed doubts.

Valentina didn't know why her teacher suddenly asked this question.

Thinking she was exposed, her body couldn't help but become stiff.

Fortunately, she turned around and looked at the expression on Allen's face and knew that she was not exposed, but her childhood sweetheart's answer made her nervous again.

Clyde is a normal person, so he will definitely give a negative answer...

"Well, dragons are very powerful monsters, right? I think they are dangerous and evil. That's what everyone says."

Although he didn't know why he was left with this question, the boy gave his answer after a little thought.

And it's a very standard answer. This is basically the answer at the beginning of various monster introduction books about dragons.

Hearing this answer, Alan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Haha! He knew that this silly boy couldn't give any special answer!

They all knew that Valentina, who dreamed of becoming a dragon-slaying hero, hated dragons.

The more she denied the existence of the dragon, the happier Valentina would be. However, due to his eloquence and vision, this silly boy could not give a better answer than Alan.

Now the favorability is increasing and decreasing, and he wins!

"…Right, so Clyde thinks so too, right?"

Because she had been mentally prepared, Valentina's reaction was even calmer than when she asked Alan.

Even though she felt bitter in her heart, she tried her best to act happy and gave her childhood sweetheart a smile that looked no different from usual.

However, even if that smile could deceive her half-siblings who looked down upon her, it could not be hidden from her childhood friend, Clyde, who was good at observing other people's expressions.

So after a moment's thought, Clyde added to his answer:

"...Ah, but I think maybe just like there are good and bad people among humans, maybe there are also good and bad dragons. Ha, ha, sorry, I'm not really sure."

"!?"

In fact, Clyde couldn't be sure whether his guess was correct, but after hearing what he added, Valentina's eyes were obviously brighter than before, Clyde knew that he guessed right.

Although she didn't know why, it seemed that Valentina wanted to hear an answer that agreed with the dragon.

It's really strange. Dragons are violent and lewd, and are definitely monsters among monsters. If a dragon appears in front of him, he will definitely run away.

But since his childhood sweetheart, the princess, wanted to agree with the answer, then he would just answer like that. After all, he didn't want to make his childhood sweetheart, the princess, angry.

"…I see. I can't say it's completely impossible, but the possibility is extremely low. There has never been a dragon friendly to humans in the literature. Perhaps it's a characteristic of you young people to have a positive attitude towards the world."

In fact, in theory, Alan and Clyde are both people who can understand Valentina's heart.

However, Alan thought he had fully understood Valentina's relationships, so he didn't notice anything unusual and thought Clyde was really stupid.

Come on, how can there be a good dragon? This is such a naive idea that only a silly boy would have.

Alan seemed to be praising Clyde, but in fact he was belittling his unrealistic fantasy.

"Well, Mr. Allen is right. It's better not to be too idealistic. Clyde, you are just too gentle. This is your advantage and disadvantage. But I respect you for thinking that dragons can get along well!"

The princess, who had thought that her childhood sweetheart would not agree with her, was now so happy that she wanted to dance.

Haha! Did you see that! Evil God! Clyde can totally accept the dragon!

But she was a princess after all, so Valentina suppressed her inner joy and showed only a little joy on the outside, showing a bright and brilliant smile to Clyde.

That charming smile was fatal to the boy, so he immediately blushed and smiled more shyly while scratching his head.

Seeing that the relationship between the heroine and the victim was still strong, the yellow-haired Alan at the side couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.

It’s great, the young people’s green and ignorant first love.

It’s a pity that the better things are now, the more desperate this silly boy will be when he takes away his girlfriend in the future!

I am really looking forward to that day in the future!

Jie Jie Jie!

12. Princess, have you eaten yet? If not, give me a punch.

Valentina also knew that even if her childhood sweetheart Clyde said that dragons could be good or bad, she couldn't confess that she had actually turned into a dragon.

After all, she didn't want Clyde to get involved in trouble that she couldn't handle.

But Clyde's gentleness gave her the courage to face everything, and her originally uneasy mood was eased a lot.

It so happened that at this moment a group of royal guards who seemed to be rushing to the scene of the incident passed by on the main street of the royal city. Valentina, who was full of justice, naturally could not pretend not to see it.