After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

The children loved his identity and power, which he had been hiding.

This of course made Alicia overjoyed.

I just accepted everyone who came and happily changed here and there as requested.

No wonder there are so many children gathered around.

"Hey, Aize!? Good afternoon!"

It was at this moment that the girl noticed the new visitor and quickly waved her hand.

Aize nodded:

"Well, good afternoon, I have something very important to tell you."

Alicia scratched her hair in annoyance with her hands that had transformed into eagle claws.

Looking at the children around her with shining eyes, she bent down and said:

"Excuse me everyone, I have something to do. Can you come back later for the rest of the article?"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh?"

The children erupted in disappointment.

Seeing that the situation was getting a little troublesome, Villian sighed softly.

Then he mobilized his magic power, gathered it in his hands, compressed it into a ball, and then gently threw it on the ground.

In an instant, the ground began to shake, and the tall and mighty puppet rose from the ground and stood beside its master.

Naturally, it immediately attracted the children.

Then, the witch said with a smile:

"How's it going? Anyone want to play with this thing? The appearance can be customized."

"I want!"

"Big sister is awesome!"

"Can you make one in the shape of a dragon?"

……

After nodding to Aize, Villian took the children out of the house.

Now I can finally speak.

Aize smiled and leaned forward:

"It's quite popular, isn't it? If I had known this earlier, I would have used this skill to perform and maybe made a lot of money."

"Woo--you laugh at me as soon as you come!"

A look of displeasure flashed across the girl's face.

After returning her deformed hand to its original shape, she pouted, looking angry, and said:

"Where were you last night? Didn't you say you'd stay with me? I couldn't get away because the kids were all around me, asking me all sorts of questions, and you weren't there..."

There was a tone of reproach, but it didn't seem like he was really angry.

So Aize just smiled and shrugged:

"Isn't this because I don't want to disturb your wonderful time? Look how popular you are now?"

"Well--"

Alicia glared at Aize with a flushed face, but soon sighed and put on a serious expression:

"Compared to this, what else can I say? Does it have anything to do with Duke Brian?"

Aize also put on a serious expression:

"Yes, the 2 troops that Brian assembled in Tafia have all begun their movement. They are expected to reach the village around midnight tonight and complete the siege."

Alicia was stunned.

After what happened last night, she knew Brian would never let it go.

She was mentally prepared for this. If Aize wanted to assassinate him himself, no matter how dangerous it was, Alicia would accept it without hesitation.

I didn't expect that the matter would become so serious.

I hurriedly asked:

"Twenty thousand people, why did they cause such a big commotion?! What should we do now? Aize... you must have a way to save the village, right?"

However, Aize shook his head.

"Impossible. Even with the limited strength of the village, my knights, Villian, and Uriel, we are no match for such an army. There's no chance of victory."

Alicia was stunned. The good mood she had just had playing with the children disappeared instantly. She shook her head numbly.

"Then...what should we do?"

"The village is 100% unsustainable, but the people are. We have to evacuate everyone before they arrive. There is no other way."

Of course, Brian's attack was instigated by Aize.

But Aize's provocation did not change any facts, but only accelerated the process.

The fact is, there's no way Brian is going to let this village go.

This had been a foregone conclusion ever since Alicia had saved him in the lord's mansion.

Even if there hadn't been any false intelligence just now, Brian would have sent more troops after interrogating the defeated soldiers. The only difference was the number of troops he would send.

2, 1, or 5 are just simple numerical differences for this village, and they cannot be defended anyway.

Therefore, instead of waiting for the other party to destroy the village, it is better to take the initiative and turn this place into bait to catch him.

This is Aize's idea.

It might be a bit unkind not to inform Alicia or the villagers in advance.

It also means making decisions for others.

But it's also a consideration for safety, and I don't want to waste precious time on bickering.

The pink-haired girl was completely stunned.

She trusted Aize, absolutely trusted him.

But because of this, when Aize said that it couldn't be saved, she fell into a state of near despair.

"But... this village, this village is the last refuge for our compatriots! If they leave here, they will really have nowhere to go!"

As she spoke, she suddenly clenched her fists and raised her head sharply:

"Aize, let me go! Let me go and kill Duke Brian! There's still time! Or I can transform into a dragon and fight their army. I will definitely win!"

Alicia risked her life for this place.

But Aize just shook his head expressionlessly.

"Give up, it's impossible."

A dragon poses no threat to an army of this level and will be completely defeated and killed instantly by the magic and crossbows in the sky.

Assassination was also impossible. Brian, who knew about Alicia's betrayal, was extremely vigilant at this moment. He even had to be wary of his own guards, let alone others.

The pink-haired girl was so anxious that she was about to cry.

"But, but..."

Aize still shook his head:

"Alicia, your compatriots are more important than the house, right? As long as people are alive, the village can be rebuilt at any time. Sheen has promised to provide all necessary support at all costs after this is over."

Sheen is also one of Bryan's targets.

So in the previous conversation, he mentioned the possibility of the village being attacked because of this.

The Lord of Tafia was very grateful to the village for sheltering him.

Therefore, they took the initiative to request to take full responsibility for the reconstruction work after the matter was over, and all expenses as well as manpower and material resources would be provided by Tafia.

After hearing this, Alicia's expression softened a little.

Aize took the opportunity to say:

"Of course, he also offered another solution."

"Another one? What is it?"

"Remember before in the mansion, you asked me if there was any way to solve the discrimination against your compatriots? My answer was, yes."

Looking at Alicia's surprised expression, Aize smiled and continued:

"That's no joke. This situation is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity to fulfill this promise... Time is urgent. Can you gather all the villagers? I need to speak directly to them. Trust me, it will be no problem!"

Chapter 134 Girl’s Determination

There was no time to explain the details. Alicia, relieved, ran through the village as fast as she could and gathered everyone together.

Standing in front of them at this moment was not only Aize, but also the lord Sheen.

His body was still very weak and he was far from being able to show himself in public, but he still insisted on attending the meeting.

"This village has been very kind to me. I can't leave the management of this place to my eldest brother alone. Otherwise, I, as the lord, would be derelict in my duty, wouldn't I?"

The blond noble young man said so.

There was no choice but to move a chair for him to sit on.

Anyway, everyone is here.

After the pink-haired girl nodded at him, Aize organized his thoughts and went straight to the point, beginning to introduce the current situation.

The Duke's army has already begun its march and will arrive in half a day.

Unlike the previous slave traders, the power gap this time was overwhelming.

The village was bound to be destroyed; there was no other possibility.

Therefore, you must prepare to escape as soon as possible.

Unlike Alicia's confession last night, the stark and cruel reality made the atmosphere unusually bad.

Everyone's face was gloomy, yet unusually quiet.

But Aize knew that this was just the calm before the outbreak.

Sure enough, before he had even finished explaining the specific retreat plan, someone in the crowd jumped out:

"Look! I told you this guy has bad intentions! What? He's even summoned the armies of the nobles!"

He was one of the mixed-bloods who had caused trouble before.

This statement was like a starting gun, and all kinds of arguments immediately broke out in the crowd.

"I told you, humans can't be trusted! And yet, not only did you let this guy in, you also let him bring a bunch of weird people in with him!"

"Why would the nobles attack us? Could it be because of these guys? Why not just hand them over?"

"Yes! Hand it over! Then it has nothing to do with us!"

"Get out! Get out! This is our place, all you damn nobles, get out!"

The emotions were unprecedentedly strong, far exceeding the intensity of previous riots.

Alicia stood beside Aize almost immediately:

"Everyone calm down! This incident was caused by me and has nothing to do with Aize! Everyone calm down!"

But such remarks had no effect, and even caused these people's anger to turn towards her.

"Shut up, you monster!"

"That's what I mean. You've lied to us for so long. Who knows what your intentions are?"