After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"It's not easy to just eat and wait for death, so just stay here."

"Here... huh?"

Speaking of which, where on earth am I at this moment?

At first I thought Villian had taken me back to the demon's territory, but after chatting with her it seemed that was not the case.

As if to respond to his question, the witch came to the window and pulled open the curtains with gorgeous patterns.

Outside, there are neatly arranged streets, and pedestrians coming and going are dressed neatly, appropriately, and even gorgeously. They look very familiar.

"Do you know where this is?"

"Uh... Noble Street in Tafia?"

"correct."

Aize snorted softly, his expression didn't change, but his mind had already started thinking rapidly.

A great witch is actually staying in a noble's mansion in the core area of a major human city so openly. Isn't this a traitor?

A long list of people to be purged was drawn up in an instant. If he had not resigned now, Aize would have to take the Knights to go door to door to talk to these people.

“This is my own house.”

Perhaps she noticed Aize's thoughts, Villian quickly added.

"When I said I had no memories of the past, that wasn't entirely accurate. Aside from matters related to witches, the only thing I remember is this house. I even have the key to it."

"In that case, wouldn't it be easy to find out your identity with a little investigation?"

Shake his head.

"I've investigated, but before I came here, no one had lived here for decades. The local nobles don't know who it belongs to, but anyway—"

The witch leaned close to Aize and smiled a smile that frightened Aize inexplicably:

"I used some tricks to create a disguise. In name only, I'm now a minor human noble. As for money, I saved quite a bit when I was the leader. Isn't it easy to just eat and wait for death? Stay here, I'll support you~"

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When Heidi returned to the base in Anlin Plain, it was already completely dark.

"It hurts, it hurts—that damn witch—"

After being injured, she continued to travel without a good rest. Even Heidi, a defensive hero, could not bear such hardship. When she got off the horse, the pain all over her body made her grimace.

But compared to the unhappiness that Aize caused her, this was nothing.

The fiancé who used to obey her in everything dared to reject her in just one day. It must have something to do with that woman.

If we really leave him there for a few days, who knows what will happen?

The more Heidi thought about it, the angrier and more panicked she became.

We must clean up the situation here as soon as possible, then go back to grab the person, and by the way, get that woman...

"Mrs. Heidi."

As Heidi was mumbling to herself and her expression gradually became distorted, a young man's voice came from behind her.

"...Yeah, I'm here. What's up?"

In an instant, the princess composed herself and turned around with her usual smile.

Standing there was a man in his mid-twenties with short grey hair and a serious expression.

Constantine Wilkes, one of the knight commanders involved in this operation, is one of Aize's most trusted subordinates, as well as his adjutant and bodyguard.

Facing Heidi, Constantine bowed expressionlessly and said:

"Lady Leia is looking for you."

Hearing this, Heidi's already bad mood worsened by about 50% - if this guy hadn't spoken and acted without thinking, would Aize have been forced to leave?

Of course, all of this negative emotion was perfectly hidden under a textbook-level business-style fake smile. She nodded and responded:

"I know, let's go."

After watching Constantine disappear around the corner of the camp, Heidi, unable to hold it back any longer, finally let out a breath of disgust with a look on her face.

"If Aize doesn't come back, won't the job of dealing with that woman fall on my head? Tsk—"

It makes me sick just thinking about it.

But no matter how disgusting it is, you still have to go.

With a lot of emotions in her heart, Heidi came to Leah's tent.

The latter was frowning and muttering to himself over the map on the table. When she noticed Heidi's arrival, she raised her head and asked calmly:

"Awake, how are your injuries?"

Heidi knew Leah's temper, and if she let him know that she was going to see Aize, there would be a big quarrel.

So, before chasing after the person, she deliberately shut up the people around her and said that she was still unconscious.

The princess pretended to stretch her shoulders and replied with a tired look:

"I can't do strenuous exercise for a while, but it's nothing serious. What's the urgent matter that requires you to talk to me?"

"Yes, there is something very important that I need you to do immediately."

Heidi snorted in her heart.

Commands, jokes.

We were both heroes, but I was a princess and she was just a knight. It was so arrogant of her to order me around.

Moreover, whenever this woman had an idea and wanted to do something, nothing good ever happened.

However, in order to bring Aize back, we must now straighten this guy's fur.

Suppressing her anger, Heidi responded:

"What is it? Leave it to me."

Leah stood up and threw a letter on the table in front of Hai Di. With a haughty smile, she ordered:

"Rush immediately to the border city of Tafia and deliver this letter to the lord there, requesting his support."

Chapter 19: Torture of a Woman

Heidi's head was buzzing, and the anger that had been suppressed was on the verge of exploding.

Tafia, I just—no, as a princess, I have to be elegant even in my thoughts—I just got back from there!

And what does it mean to “request” support?

Miss Wang looked at the envelope thrown in front of her, suppressed her twitching facial muscles, and asked:

"Hasn't the operation already been successful? Why do we need to provide support? What kind of support do we need?"

Leah snorted coldly.

"Success? You call such a huge loss a success?"

"...What else? Isn't the Great Witch already dead?"

"Even with the Great Witch dead, we've only just barely caught up to Silver Star! Such a massive loss means we won't be able to move for a long time. Won't we still be overtaken?!"

Heidi was stunned.

The Knights' losses were indeed not small, but it was not beyond Aize's expectations. In the plan he had proposed in advance, worse scenarios had been taken into consideration.

What's wrong with this lunatic that he wants to make a fuss about something like this?

Could it be that... this guy hasn't even finished reading Aize's plan?

I was both angry and amused, but at the same time, a very bad premonition came to my mind.

"...So what do you want to do?"

"What? Is that even necessary?"

Leah held her chest high and patted the map in front of her with pride.

"With the Great Witch dead and the Anlin Plains occupied, the demons must be in a state of panic. So, I will seize this opportunity to invade the demon territory and take the Demon King's Castle!"

Objectively speaking, Heidi is a smart person.

But her smart brain still overloaded the CPU at this moment and completely crashed.

I can understand every word, but why do they make no sense when put together?

"……you……"

"Of course, this is just a preliminary idea. We still have to be cautious when implementing it. If we can't kill the Demon King, then killing one or two leaders is also acceptable."

Brave Leia, redefine caution.

And if we initially imagine this kind of high emotional intelligence statement, doesn't it mean that there is no plan at all from another perspective?

Heidi finally realized the seriousness of the problem at this point.

When Aize was around, this guy could still do some bad things and no one would stop him. But now that he is gone, he has completely let himself go.

"But...but, the Knights have suffered heavy losses and their supplies are severely insufficient. How...how can we attack the demonic territory?"

Leah shrugged nonchalantly.

"That's why I asked you to deliver that letter. Wouldn't it be better to let Tafia and the nearby nobles provide the troops and supplies?"

"you--"

Heidi almost laughed out of anger.

Territory, wealth, private soldiers, these are life-blooded things for nobles. How dare you think that they can give them to you with just one word?

Could it be that he is just a hero? No way, no way, no way?

The hero has only been in this world for two years. Among these noble families with a long history, many have been fighting against the demons for thousands of years. Their martial virtues, military achievements and arrogance are overflowing, and they simply don't buy it.

"Not so good... this..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on the face of the golden-haired brave lady froze and faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She walked slowly around the table, came up to Heidi's side, raised her head slightly, and said in a questioning tone:

"Why, you can't do it?"

"It's a bit... difficult..."

"Difficult? What's so difficult about it? If that worthless hero from a commoner family could do it, what can't you, a princess, do?"

Heidi really wanted to use her shield to open this guy's head and see what was inside.

Aize's words were effective because he knew clearly what those nobles wanted, what they were wary of, and what they feared. He then prescribed the right remedies, bribed, advised, lured, cooperated, suppressed, and occasionally used the method of killing a chicken to scare the monkey.

Heidi is aware of the difficulties involved and knows that she does not have the ability to do so.

Otherwise, why would she want to win over Aize?

But this guy...

Heidi took a deep breath and shook her head slightly.

No, I can't lose my temper. I can't break up with this guy now, otherwise it will threaten my position as princess.

"I know, let's go."

Heidi's back teeth were almost broken.

"But it will take a few days to negotiate."

"How many days?"

“…One week.”

After thinking for a moment, Leah nodded.

"No problem, our wounded also need some time to recover."

She actually knew that the wounded needed to recover. She really made Heidi cry to death.

Miss Wang, who was in a panic, sighed silently, took the envelope from the table and put it in her pocket.