After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

For today's humans, Tafia is an important town that absolutely cannot be lost.

If this place falls, a huge gap will be created in the human defense line, which may cause a chain reaction.

On the other hand, Aize also has a temper.

Since the other side is more or less targeting me, then the incident can be said to be caused by me.

How can I, as the person involved, hide behind and act like a turtle, letting others take the risk for me?

This answer was not unexpected by Heidi, but it made her panic.

"...Stay here!? No, but this is too dangerous! Shouldn't we return to the Holy City and call for help first?!"

Compared to the last time Gerlos defeated the orcs, the disadvantage is even greater.

Even if Tafia could hold out for a while thanks to its strong defenses, that was already the limit in Heidi's opinion.

It is simply impossible to repel the enemy.

In this case, instead of staying here and fighting, it is better to return to the Holy City now, regain the identity of a hero, gather a considerable force and fight back.

This is the right thing to do.

There was no way Aize didn't know this, but he didn't do it.

Is it possible...

"……what's on your mind?"

"Um?"

"What are you planning!?"

Faced with the question, Aize just smiled and shook his head:

"What plan can we have in this situation? We can only hold on here and wait for reinforcements."

impossible.

He wouldn't be Aize if he didn't have something planned in this situation.

Heidi can guarantee it.

But after realizing this, she felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart.

In the past, Aize would hide his plans from Leah and Rosaline, but never from himself.

I always feel that there is a sad barrier between the two of us.

Glancing at Heidi, who remained silent and whose expression gradually became depressed, Aize said calmly:

"Let's go! Don't you still have to deal with the Duke Alliance forcing you to abdicate? Why are you wasting time here?"

This sentence is no different from an order to expel someone.

Both his words and his implicit meaning were that "we are no longer on the same path together".

Heidi is not Leah. She doesn't need others to tie her hands and feet and throw her out before she learns to be honest.

Moreover, after going through so many things, including her attitude towards Aize, Heidi's mind is now a mess, and she needs some time to think clearly about her own affairs.

Therefore, the red-haired princess did not get hard again.

She nodded, threw back the quilt, turned over and got out of bed - she actually kept her clothes on, after all, she had only woken up for a few minutes.

With a gloomy expression, she walked to the door, passed in front of Aize, and whispered:

"See you later."

"Ah."

Aize dealt with it casually without saying much.

It is true that we will meet again later, after all, the kidnapping is not over yet.

But while he was dealing with the orc problem, someone had to stabilize the situation in the Duke's Alliance.

Otherwise, it's hard to say whether they will come up with something worse than Brian at this time, thus further complicating things.

That's why I put this matter aside for now and let her leave first.

As Aize watched silently, Heidi also left the house silently and disappeared from Aize's sight.

And Aize, after straightening his clothes a little, walked down the stairs.

Then--

"I found you! Why were you hiding from me?!"

The blond warrior, Leah, flashed out from the side and stood in front of Aize.

The expression doesn't look very friendly.

But her hands were still bound by the special chains made by Villian, and no matter how she struggled, she couldn't untie them.

For some reason, I felt like a rabid dog was barking and making the chain rattle.

It's quite funny.

Aize frowned and said coldly:

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just busy with my work. I'm not hiding from you, and there's no need to hide from you."

"you--"

The tone was quite unfriendly, and under normal circumstances, such a response would be enough to make Leia scream.

But now, after all, she needed help from others, so she forced herself to suppress her anger a little.

And Aize took this opportunity to say:

"Besides, didn't you receive a recall order from the Holy City? I thought you and Rosalyn had already returned."

Leia shuddered as her sore spot was touched.

But she didn't hide it and said directly:

"That's what happened, that's why I was looking for you. You, this city, are preparing to fight the orc warchief, Tar Sarag, correct?"

"...Amazing! You figured that out."

Aize said this with a smile - of course this was sarcastic.

But I don’t know whether Leia didn’t hear it, or she simply didn’t have the time to care about this matter. In any case, it didn’t have any effect on her.

But then he said:

"In that case, let me tell you some good news."

"Oh?"

I already guessed what she was going to say, so why wasn't I expecting anything at all?

"I, the chosen hero Leah, am willing to stay and help you fight against the orc warchief. Tell me what to do."

Chapter 144 Expulsion Order

Aize frowned and looked at the blonde girl in front of him.

Leah Alfred, the God-chosen hero No. 1 who came to this world, possesses powerful strength that absolutely matches this title, as well as an inexplicably firm belief.

If he could follow orders and not cause trouble, he would be of use in the next battle.

The question is, is this possible?

In contrast to Heidi, who calculates her own interests in everything she says and does, many of Leah's actions are impeccable.

But her morbid pursuit of honor and achievement, as well as her extremely unstable emotions, made her like a rabid dog that could not be restrained at all.

In the past, when he was still in the team, Aize could indeed induce her behavior to a certain extent by provoking her or playing hard to get.

But there are still many uncontrollable situations.

This time, facing the returning orcs with such a small force, the process is bound to be difficult and tortuous.

How crazy will Leah go during this period? Aize's scalp tingles just thinking about it.

Just the condescending tone he used now didn't seem like someone who could have a good communication.

Of course, Aze could have been a little cunning and found an opportunity at the beginning of the battle to throw her into the pile of orcs and chop down as many as she could.

Then I hope that the chief on the opposite side can help me and let her die like a martyr, so that everything will be over once and for all. Later, I can posthumously confer her the title of saint or something, which will be easier to explain to everyone.

But...if a hero dies at this time, it will cause a lot of trouble and will also have a negative impact on Aize's plan.

So forget it.

So he shook his head:

"No need. The plan for this operation has already been formulated. There is no need for your participation."

High emotional intelligence statement.

The expression of low emotional intelligence is: Useless trash should get out as soon as possible.

Of course, Leia couldn't understand what Aize meant.

But she didn't need to understand. Just the fact that her request was rejected was enough to make her furious.

The blond warrior's voice suddenly rose:

"Aize! Get your position clear! Even if the Holy City issues a recall order, I'm still the God's Chosen Hero! And you, who's already left the team, aren't even a knight anymore!"

If her hands hadn't been tied and couldn't be untied, Leah's fingers would probably have poked Aize's nose by now.

"As God's chosen hero, out of loyalty to humanity and the goddess, I ask to stay and fight alongside you. This is a favor to you, and it's your honor! What right do you have to refuse!?"

Aize rolled his eyes.

I just said that, and this guy's powder keg exploded.

He sighed, shrugged his shoulders, and said, not disguising his sarcasm:

"Qualifications? You can't do anything about my rejection of you. Are you qualified? If you think you're not, try to break free from these chains first. Otherwise, you won't even be able to lift the Holy Sword."

"Woo——"

Her arrogance was immediately dampened by a bucket of cold water, and Leia instantly wilted.

Because what Aize said was true, she had been trying to break free since yesterday.

But she didn't know what the hell this chain was. She couldn't use any strength and could only maintain this ridiculous state.

But she didn't give up.

After struggling a few more times without success, she gritted her teeth and stared at Aize with eyes full of resentment.

Then he asked loudly:

"If I don't stay here, what are you going to do? Are you going to defeat the orc warchief with just this little power? He's one of the Thirteen Leaders! He's not a foe someone like you, with his protection incomplete, can defeat!"

The God-chosen Hero and the Thirteen Leaders each represent the top combat power of humans and demons.

Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of an individual leader is slightly stronger than the average level of a hero.

But considering the special case of Uriel, the overall situation is basically the same, and it can be said that they can compete fairly on the same level, with both sides winning and losing.

But this is war, there is no such thing as a fair fight.

The brave will die under the siege of a huge number of ordinary people, or fall under conspiracy and intrigue like Heidi.

The same applies to the thirteen leaders.

Isn't there a ready-made example right there?

Aize tilted his head, and the smile on his face became deeper:

"Without you, we can't defeat the Thirteen Leaders? Then who was it that finally killed the Great Witch on the Anlin Plains?"

"That's... Tsk—"

Being touched in the sore spot again, Leia couldn't even speak for a moment, and could only look away with a red face.

By the way, clenched his fist.

Seeing her like this, Aize paused for a moment, thought for a moment, tilted his head, pretended to be thinking seriously, and said: