People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

"Yes, we are making this appeal, even at the cost of our lives, hoping that Her Royal Highness will bring Reinhardt to justice for his heinous crimes!"

The nobles all knelt on one knee with their heads lowered, as if to say, "If you don't agree, we won't get up."

"...Are you trying to force the emperor to abdicate?"

Lani's voice was filled with coldness, and the icy magic she exuded instantly caused the temperature around her to plummet. Even the pool of water in the center was instantly frozen, reflecting the huge full moon in the sky like a mirror.

Behind her, there seemed to be a dark moon emerging faintly.

The nobles felt the chill and the pressure from the gods and couldn't help but shudder. They said tremblingly under the immense pressure:

"Please... please calm down, Princess. We have no such intentions... but Reinhardt's actions will only make it difficult to appease the people if we don't deal with them..."

"Is it difficult to calm your hearts?"

Lani really wanted to say this, but to do so would be tantamount to breaking off relations with these nobles, so she couldn't do that.

At least not yet.

After a moment of thought, Lani slowly withdrew her magic power and dispersed the dark moon behind her.

She had made her decision—

"Well, forget it. Since you all risked your lives to advise me, then as the monarch, I naturally cannot condone the crime of killing my colleagues. In the name of the acting Queen of Kalia, Lani, I hereby issue an order—"

"Reinhardt's name as a Knight of Kalia will remain for the time being. Capture him and bring him back to Kalia Castle for further processing."

"Your Highness, this..."

The decree issued by Lani was completely beyond their expectations.

They had already expected that Her Highness Lani would not issue an order to hunt down the man, but they did not expect that she would not even remove the title of Knight Kalia and would just conduct a simple hunt.

But before they could say anything else, Lani had disappeared, and only a few faint blue starlight remained on the main seat.

But it’s better this way, at least Lani doesn’t intend to completely protect Reinhardt.

As long as we catch that guy, won’t we have to listen to them on what to do next?

The nobles, each with their own thoughts, left the scene one after another, and when they left, they did not forget to instruct Blaze and the other knights to bring the criminal Reinhardt to justice in a timely manner.

But the knights just smiled indifferently.

Arrest Reinhardt? Are you kidding me? He was my former comrade, my former benefactor. How can you just arrest him?

Don’t we have the final say on when to arrest people?

Besides, who should be asked to catch him?

Blaze? No one can order him around except Lani.

Bols? If that guy gets angry, he'll probably kill all those bastard nobles with one blow.

Letina? She's a little fangirl, more of an admirer. Is it possible to make a move?

Darriwell? Sorry, like Blaze, no one can order him around except Lani.

Loretta? Sorry, Reinhardt is very famous among the Platinum Sons, she won't make a move at all.

As for the rest, most of them had relapses of old injuries, which meant they were unable to leave the walled city.

If you want to arrest someone, go by yourselves.

This is the unanimous attitude of the knights.

Only Fia, who was also an audience member, clasped her hands together tightly and looked into the distance with a worried look on her face.

"Mr. Rhine..."

"Don't worry, Miss Feiya. Lord Reinhardt is very strong. There is no need to worry about his safety."

Ariana, who was standing beside them, whispered comforting words that only the two of them could hear.

"Well, I firmly believe this, but..."

Fia looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, then she turned her gaze towards the Lani Magic Tower in the back mountain, her eyes flickering slightly, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

The person who caused all this is currently wandering along the shores of Lake Lienia.

"Is this the town of Laska? I've heard of it before, but I didn't expect it to be so prosperous..."

Reinhardt walked on the wooden bridge and looked around.

The two masters and apprentices had arrived at the small town of Laska, which had not yet become a ruin, a small town built on shallows and mangroves.

Since the light from the golden tree cannot reach here, the huge pyroxene standing in the water around it naturally becomes the light source here.

However, although the town is covered with thick fog all year round, making it difficult to tell the direction, it still cannot conceal the prosperity of the town.

This is the southernmost tip of Lienya, and a little further ahead is Nimgfu.

Therefore, merchants passing by would stop here for a while, either to purchase Lienia's local specialties or to sell specialty goods from other regions.

If you look closely, you can see quite a few wandering merchants who are despised by humans and some of the Sons of Platinum.

Because this place is very close to Platinum Village, the sons of Platinum who usually live in the village will come here.

The soldiers patrolling back and forth were not from the Magic Academy, but soldiers and knights belonging to Kalia.

Just a few years ago, the Kalia royal family had already recovered all the lands of Lienia, except for the ruins of the Uru Dynasty on the west bank.

Nowadays, due to the atrocities committed by the Rhea Lukalia Magic Academy in the past, coupled with its current isolation from the world, the only territory the academy controls is the towering island. Even the town in front of it has gradually become deserted, and few people choose to live there.

The former holy land of study has now become a laughing stock in Lienia.

As for the Cuckoo Legion of the Servant Academy, they appeared less and less frequently in Lienia, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth. They were almost nowhere to be seen, and no one knew where they had gone.

"...Disciple, when will I change this outfit? It's really too uncomfortable to wear."

As he walked on the road, Seren pulled at his linen collar and complained that this kind of clothing was not as comfortable as the wizard robes at the magic academy.

"Teacher, please bear with it for now. We will do whatever we want when we get to Nimgfu."

Reinhardt comforted Seren, but he also felt that the clothes were a bit too uncomfortable.

The rough fabric rubbed against the skin and was not smooth at all.

But there was no other way. It was not appropriate for them to show up in public now. Wearing magician robes would be too conspicuous.

What's more, he really needs clothes to wear now. He can't walk around the town with his upper body naked, right?

That would be even more eye-catching than wearing a wizard's robe.

The clothes they are wearing now were bought from the previous village.

Although the Kalia royal family has not yet issued a wanted notice for them, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to disguise themselves as ordinary civilians.

103. Malika in her dream (5K)

At night, the moon and stars are rare.

Reinhardt and Seren found a random roadside inn and checked in.

"Ah...it feels like home..."

Reinhardt threw his body heavily on the bed, indicating that he was home.

The wooden bed responded with a creaking sound as if under the heavy weight.

"Tsk, it's so small and hard, far worse than the bed in the mansion in Royal Rodel City." Reinhardt reached out and patted the hard bed board, complaining softly.

I really miss the time when I lived in the Royal City of Rodel.

Although he is exploited by Queen Malika every night, his life is still happy. At least there are people serving him.

Now everything depends on myself...

"Disciple, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Teacher Se Lian's voice sounded faintly, and she walked out of the bathroom slowly and gave him a blank look.

"...If this is the extent of the Royal City's reception for distinguished guests, then I, the Master, will really have to laugh at that goddess of the golden tree."

As he spoke, Seren walked to the bed next to Reinhardt and sat down, pulled the seemingly heavy package over, and took out a brand new magician's robe from it.

Without caring about Reinhardt's feelings, he tore off the bath towel and put on the robe casually.

Her long, jet-black hair was lifted up and casually spread behind her back, with a few drops of crystal water hanging on it. It slid down her fair neck to her delicate collarbone and finally disappeared into the deep darkness.

"Physical uncleanness will affect the study of pyroxene."

This is what Seren has always maintained.

But to be honest, the teacher who just came out of the bath is very tempting, but unfortunately he is immune to it.

And the most important thing is that his focus is entirely on that package.

"Teacher, what's in that big bag of yours? Why do you still carry it when it's so inconvenient?"

"...Are you curious about what's inside?"

"Well...I'm a little concerned."

Reinhardt subconsciously stretched out his fingers and touched his face.

Seeing the smile on Se Lian's lips, it seemed that the teacher had encountered something happy, but considering the package, it seemed that he had some bad intentions?

Ever since Se Lian returned to the Kalea Walled City, she had been carrying that backpack with her. Even when Servis was annihilated, Se Lian always put the backpack behind the rock and hid it.

Now the master and disciple are fleeing, but they still refuse to let go.

"Could it be that the teacher killed Miriam Sixth in the study tower and then hid the dismembered parts in his bag?"

Reinhardt couldn't help but think.

This possibility is not impossible.

After all, he had heard Miriam say that the relationship between Cerrian and her was very complicated, a kind of enemy, friend, and bickering couple.

If the teacher really killed Professor Miriam and hid her in her bag, we would be in real trouble.

At least the disposal of the body became a problem.

Otherwise, wait until tomorrow and burn it in the surrounding mangroves? Or feed it to the shrimps and crabs to eliminate the evidence?

"...Disciple, what are you thinking about? Is this the kind of person I am?"

The sudden voice ruthlessly interrupted his thoughts that were gradually drifting away and even thinking about the increasingly difficult life of refugee in the future.

"This contains all the equipment I need to research the origin and my newly reorganized notes."

Se Lian took out the things in the package one by one and placed them on the table. The towering backpack seemed to have entered sage mode and gradually became limp.

Soon, the table was filled with these things, as if it had become a small laboratory.

Reinhardt couldn't even tell what many of the equipment on it were called, let alone what they were used for. There were even many thick books and notebooks that looked heavy enough to kill someone.

"As expected of Teacher Serlian, he is always so rigorous..." Reinhardt's tone was a little strange.

He was clearly fleeing, yet he still carried these things with him.

"Hmm." Se Lian hummed lightly, accepting his praise.

Just by looking at the change in Reinhardt's expression, she had already guessed what was going on in her unfortunate apprentice's mind.

Is she the kind of person who kills people at random?

Even if his hands were indeed stained with blood, it was an act he had to do in order to revive the Origin Faction.

Besides, those targets were all carefully selected by her.

Ordinary people are not worth her effort.

"...However, it is also thanks to you, my disciple, that you brought Master Wehler's notes to me. This has given me new insights and understandings. Perhaps through this, I can get closer to the origin, glimpse the mysteries hidden in that mysterious starry sky, and fulfill the long-cherished wish of our Origin School."

Se Lian became more and more excited as he spoke, and he couldn't wait to start researching it.

But in fact, she did so. She had already opened Wehler's notes and began to read them carefully and compare them with her own experience.

"That being said, teacher, I remember that the academy and the royal family are of the same lineage, and their destinies are both derived from the starry sky. But now the starry sky is fixed, and their destinies are bound... Even so, can you complete your research?"

Reinhardt fell down, his calves slightly raised and swaying from time to time, lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling and talking.