After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"You said that yourself, Master!"

Chris pulled out an exquisite leather booklet from somewhere, flipped it open, and expertly skipped to a certain page, reciting the following words like chanting a mantra:

"Eight months, three days, and six hours ago, while dining at a restaurant in the imperial capital, Master said, 'Barbecue, the eternal god!' Considering that a week later, you defeated the demons with fire tactics, you must have been admiring the effectiveness of that tactic."

"I didn't expect that he could actually predict what would happen on the battlefield a week later. Master is truly a Master!"

The more admiring Chris's eyes were, the more frowns appeared on Aize's face.

It seems that it is necessary to seriously consider the effectiveness of Internet memes in reducing the dimension of these natives.

It’s better to control your mouth in the future.

Besides, at that time, Aize was really just exclaiming how delicious the barbecue was! ?

How come this guy...

"Anyway, I personally believe that Master is more worthy of the title of Eternal God. Therefore, we have just unanimously decided to make this one of the standard mottos of the Knights, giving it the same status as the Church's 'Merciful Goddess,' so..."

“No!!!!!”

Aize, who was already a little depressed, hysterically rejected this proposal that would make him socially dead forever.

Chapter 17 Survival Problems

The composition of this group of new recruits is quite complex, and their purposes for joining are also different.

Some worship Aize, some want to protect their homes, some hope to take revenge on the demons, or some simply covet the generous treatment of the Knights and want to gain quasi-noble status.

The subsequent integration is expected to take quite a while.

Therefore, Chris's approach may really be a good solution in the short term.

Of course, directly attacking the church's faith or something... is absolutely too much.

I always feel that Chris seems to be more excited about leaving the team this time than Aize himself.

Aize just wants to do his job well without being tortured, but what about Chris? It seems that she is really determined to fight the church.

Hard to bear.

In short, after repeatedly warning Chris and strictly prohibiting any inexplicable missionary activities, and then checking the training content of the Knights, Aize returned to the house.

As it grew darker and after dinner, Aize lay on the bed in the room, fiddling with something that looked like a tablet.

This thing is actually the control center for various techniques and mechanisms in the house.

It was originally supposed to be a magic circle, and after spending some effort to make it like this, Aize could use it.

As he was checking the conditions of various mechanisms with a frown, Villian walked in.

"Huh—the technology is obviously here, but the bathroom design ideas in your world are really convenient~"

She seemed to have just taken a shower, wrapped only in a bathrobe, with wet hair. Her slightly red skin and the heat emanating from her made her extremely eye-catching.

"Let me use the towel."

"Well, take it."

Aize focused on the tablet in front of him and casually picked up a towel from the bedside table and threw it over.

Villian caught it, carefully wrapped her wet hair, and then came over curiously:

"looking at what?"

"I want to see if there's anything I can do to strengthen the house's security system."

Rosaline's words in the afternoon sounded like a threat, a threat that was a death sentence.

If she was the one who planned the previous assassination, then it is possible that the same thing will happen in the near future.

Even after learning from the previous failure, we may proceed more carefully.

In a situation where the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, Aize does not have the time and energy to wait for the assassin's arrival every day. The only thing left is to strengthen the defensive skills.

"The previous traps were quite effective, but they would likely be dealt with by experienced assassins or adventurers. Combining the existing trap systems to form a chain trap array would be more effective."

As he spoke, Aize breathed lightly, rubbed his eyes, and said tiredly:

"I'll write up a plan for improvement later. Tomorrow... I'll have to trouble you again. I'm sorry."

Villian was stunned for a moment, then she ruffled Aize's hair with a smile on her face:

"You're still being so polite. I don't want this house to be destroyed by some inexplicable person. Even if you don't tell me, I've been thinking about how to strengthen the defense these past few days~"

"Well, thank you."

Aize nodded.

Seeing that he didn't seem very interested, Villian sat down on the edge of the bed beside him and asked:

"Do you think that Rosalyn will really send someone to kill you?"

"No, I don't know."

Aize shook his head.

If I knew, I wouldn't be so confused only when facing her.

"But it's right to be careful. Besides, if she really did something, this is a good opportunity to catch her by the tail."

In addition to ensuring that he does not disappear from the world or commit suicide, Aize also wants to take the opportunity to fight back.

He was never able to understand Rosaline's rhythm of action, and knew little about the branch sect that worshipped her as the incarnation of a goddess.

If we can get some evidence, we might be able to break this awkward deadlock.

Villian nodded:

"Well, leave it to me! But, that's tomorrow's business. For now... well, make way~"

Villian almost forced her way past Aize and lay down on the side of the bed, leaning on her side and supporting herself.

Aize, who had been very tired in the past two days, was stunned by this sudden attack:

"What?"

"I'd like to hear more about what you said about your original world. Is that okay?"

During the period of renovating the house, Aize inevitably talked a lot about his hometown.

The content has even expanded from daily life to history, culture, geography and other aspects.

Although the talk was very loose and superficial - after all, Aize didn't study this - Villian still enjoyed it. It even became the topic they talked about most in their free time.

This is due to the curiosity that comes with the fake witch identity.

The more important reason is that compared to the content of this world full of landmines and dark history, Aize is always more willing to talk about the past.

Aize blinked:

"Now? What do you think this is? A bedtime story?"

"Yeah, just take it as it is, okay?"

"……Um."

Aize took a breath, threw the tablet aside, leaned against the head of the bed, raised his head and thought for a while.

"What do you want to hear?"

"Anything!"

This is the most difficult thing to do.

But after watching for a few days, it seems that anything is really possible for Vivian.

Aize no longer had any concerns. After thinking for a while, he asked:

"How about... let's talk about the topic we talked about last time? Didn't you ask me about the TV series?"

While making fake TV, Aize accidentally mentioned the role this thing should play under normal circumstances.

Villian seemed quite interested in this:

"Yeah, that's right! I remember you saying it's a technology that records actors' performances and then plays them back repeatedly, even over long distances, right?"

"Yeah, I remember it very clearly."

The witch smiled and nodded:

"Yeah, because I'm really interested. When I was infiltrating Tafia, I happened to see a performance by a wandering theater troupe and thought it would be great to watch it over and over again. I never imagined such a thing actually existed! These are called dramas, and what kind of stories do they usually tell?"

Aize tilted his head:

"Well, there's basically everything. Romance, war, history, suspense, fantasy... well, if I had to say which genre I personally prefer, it would probably be tokusatsu, right?"

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It is no exaggeration to say that any other brave person except Heidi would die on the spot if they fell from a cliff hundreds of meters high.

People like Aize might even be torn apart.

But Heidi is Heidi.

Relying on her extremely strong body and spirit, she managed to survive the fatal attack.

He even relied on his amazing perseverance to stay conscious and not faint even when he was dizzy from being hit by the water.

Of course, she didn't dare go ashore.

The Duke Alliance is not a fool. Once they confirm that the target is them, they will definitely track their location all the way down the river.

So, she drifted on the waves like a floating corpse for a whole day before finally reaching the shore in the dark.

“Puha——cough cough cough——cough cough cough cough cough——”

The moment she stepped onto land, the princess fell heavily to the ground.

Exhausted, seriously injured, and bleeding profusely.

On top of the above debuffs, he also spent a whole day soaking in water. Although he didn't drown, he was in a state of severe hypothermia.

And at this moment, it was already late.

Heidi was in an extremely dense and uninhabited forest.

Unable to tell the direction, the temperature was shockingly cold, and the whistling wind kept robbing Heidi of her remaining body heat, making her feel almost numb all over.

Have to think of a way.

"Woo——"

Heidi used all her strength to pull the buckle on the armor, causing the heavy and terribly damaged armor to fall off her body and fall to the ground with a "thump".

"A-choo—tsk…"

Constant shaking and sneezing.

Heidi mobilized the little strength left in her body, stood up with all her strength, and walked into the forest, wanting to collect some dry branches to make a fire.

If I had a sword with me, I might be able to cut down the smaller tree directly.

Unfortunately, soon after the weapon entered the water, it collided with a rock and slipped out of his hand, disappearing into the water.

It should be said that Heidi is quite lucky.

After walking a few steps, several trees that had fallen to the ground and even been crushed into pieces appeared before our eyes.

Her Royal Highness the Princess eagerly picked up some and piled them together.

The next question is, what to do with the fire?

When the team was just formed and had not yet been equipped with the Knights, when there were only four people in the team setting out on a mission, Aize was the one who did odd jobs.

He was also responsible for making the fire and setting up the camp.

I remember that at that time, Aize also told other members of the team, including her, some wilderness survival skills, including rubbing two sticks together to make fire.

But Heidi didn't listen carefully.

At that time, she thought that she was a princess and a hero, so how could she end up in a situation where she had to make a fire by herself?

Now that I think about it, it’s really…