After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Otherwise, Heidi wouldn't have come directly to Tafia.

Speaking of this matter, Her Royal Highness the Princess was even more furious.

Therefore, she did not hesitate any longer and nodded without hesitation:

"I promise you!"

"Deal, what's next... huh?"

Aize nodded and was about to say something else when a white board that Heidi didn't recognize placed aside suddenly made a "ding" sound.

He took it and looked at it, then glanced outside through the window of the living room, revealed a barely perceptible smile, and nodded slightly.

Heidi was puzzled and asked quickly:

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"No, nothing, just a little tired."

As Aize spoke, he stood up from the sofa, stretched himself, and yawned several times in succession.

"That's settled then. I'm so sleepy, I'm going to take a nap."

Then, under Heidi's surprised gaze, he walked straight to the door of the living room and prepared to leave.

Heidi naturally became anxious and rushed over to grab Aize's sleeve:

"Wait, that's it? Aren't we supposed to deal with the blood plague? What should we do? What's the plan? When do we leave?!"

It would take several days just to travel from Tafia to the royal capital.

To mobilize an entire order of knights is completely different from acting alone.

Not to mention, there are also the positions set up by the Duke Alliance on the periphery that need to be dealt with.

There are also the necessary supplies to deal with the blood plague, and the preparations for the expedition alone will take several days.

Taking into account the time it took to get to Tafia, if it drags on any longer, there will probably be very few people left alive in the capital.

Heidi naturally couldn't remain calm.

The dragged Aize glanced out the window and winked at Heidi, giving her a meaningful look, as if he wanted to tell her something.

But unfortunately, the anxious Heidi did not realize what Aize meant.

Aize could only sigh helplessly, scratched his hair, and said:

"To resolve the blood plague, even if we don't rely on the church's people, we still have to rely on the church's supplies, right? Even if I remove the allocation now, won't it take half a month to go back and forth?"

Heidi nodded blankly:

"That's true, but..."

"There's also the organization of the Knights. No matter how anxious you are, you can't set off within this week. So why rush? Why don't you just let me get some sleep first?"

This is indeed the truth.

But this statement is somewhat inhumane.

Heidi was completely confused. She had no idea why Aize, who had been fine just now, suddenly became like this.

But being in the position of asking for help, she couldn't say much. She could only let go of her hand and watch the other person walk up the stairs and rush into the bedroom without looking back.

Then with a click, the door was locked.

Behind the confused Heidi, outside the living room window, in the corner of the mansion's yard, a dark shadow was wriggling inconspicuously.

Like some strange slime, it crawled over the wall, silently left the mansion, and came to the dark alley of Noble Street outside.

Then, it began to expand, stretch, and shape.

In the blink of an eye, the black shadow disappeared, and a "Black Hound" also wearing a black robe and a mask appeared there.

And in the dark alley, shadows quickly began to wriggle restlessly.

Six men dressed in black appeared in the narrow street that was empty just now.

Six people, 5+1, this is another team of Black Hounds, plus the one who survived the previous restaurant incident.

It's all here.

The person who just infiltrated reported to his companions:

"The situation has been clarified. The brave Aize has agreed to help the princess, but it will take a long time to prepare. It is impossible to set off within a week."

The leading black hound nodded:

"Well, tell the Duke this news immediately and let him prepare in advance!"

The power possessed by the brave Aize is not worth mentioning compared to any duke.

But this guy is extremely cunning, and who knows what kind of weird and bad things he will come up with.

Fortunately, if I had this time to prepare, I wouldn't have been tricked by him.

Another Black Hound asked:

"What should we do, Princess?"

"Of course we have to kill him. This is the mission assigned to us. Do you want to just go back and report like this?"

The captain of the Black Hounds said this viciously to his subordinates.

As a spy and assassin group specially established by their master, the Black Hounds are just as their name suggests. Once they lock onto their prey, they will never let go until the prey falls.

Heidi thought she was safe after dodging an assassination attempt?

Naive.

The Black Hound will follow her until she dies.

"I've already scouted this mansion. Aside from the two heroes, there aren't any other experts, and I haven't found anything that looks like a trap. Once we have a chance to wait for the hero Aize to leave, we'll immediately take action and eliminate that annoying princess!"

The captain of the Black Hounds gave the order.

Chapter 49 Irreversible

After ending the conversation—or more accurately, being forcibly kicked out of it—Heidi had no choice but to return to the room where she had woken up.

But of course she couldn't sleep in this situation.

She just hugged her legs, curled up on the bed, and stared blankly at the light-colored wallpaper in front of her.

There is a different kind of irritability in my heart.

Logically speaking, I shouldn't feel upset when things develop like this.

After all, Aize had already agreed to help her, and the condition was just a request.

What else is there to be unhappy about?

Unfortunately it backfired.

The more she thought about it, the more irritated the princess became.

"condition".

This word is like a sharp thorn, firmly stuck somewhere in my heart, causing continuous pain.

In the midst of this self-struggle, the sky outside the window darkened in the blink of an eye, and some movement was heard in the yard downstairs.

There seemed to be Aize's voice.

With an inexplicable curiosity, Heidi got out of bed and went to the window to find out what was going on - but for some unknown reason she hid in the corner as much as possible, for fear of being seen.

There was no need to do this, but she did it subconsciously.

Heidi herself felt ridiculous.

At this moment in the courtyard, Heidi saw the woman named Vivian, who was wearing a gorgeous purple evening dress, holding Aize's arm with a smile on her face.

The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked towards a carriage parked at the door, as if they were going to attend a party.

Not surprising.

Putting aside his identity as a hero, Aize is now the actual controller of Tafia and a hero who saved the city from the orc siege.

Those who want to curry favor with him would probably line up all the way from here to the royal capital.

And the one named Vivian, who took Aize in when she was at her lowest point.

Although it was said to be a fake relationship at the time, after so much time, it is only natural that she would be promoted and become the official one.

It's all natural.

and so……

"Woo..."

The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable Heidi felt.

If my attitude towards him had been different before, if I had been a little more righteous besides arrogance, would I be the one standing there now?

Such an assumption is meaningless and purely self-deprecating.

But Heidi couldn't help thinking about it.

And the answer seems obvious.

Although it was a bit far away and she couldn't see clearly, Heidi could feel that the smile on Aize's face now was different from when they were with her in the past.

The moment you realize this, any useless expectations become self-humiliation.

Her Royal Highness watched the two of them get on the carriage and then disappear into the distance of Noble Street. She finally walked away from the window and sat back on the bed.

Then, laughed.

What on earth am I doing?

The conversation with Aize went quite smoothly, so I had some unrealistic ideas?

If that's true, then it's really disgusting.

Instead of wasting time on this, it would be better to think about what to do after returning to the capital.

At least this way...

dong dong dong~

Just at this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.

Heidi raised her numb head and said with her lips that were almost cracked from being dry:

"Please come in."

The metallic door handle rotated 90 degrees with a crisp click, and the door opened.

Then, in Heidi's surprised sight, the purple-haired woman, the woman who she had just witnessed leaving with Aize, was actually standing at the door.

Behind him was a maid from the house, holding a tray filled with various items.

"you……"

Heidi didn't know how to react for a moment.

And Villian—Vivian to Heidi—simply smiled and bowed slightly, saying:

"What's wrong? Why does your Highness have that expression? Is there something wrong with my face?"

Didn't you go to the party with Aize? This subconscious sentence was on the tip of her tongue, but Heidi swallowed it back.

Is it the remaining bit of self-esteem that is at work, or is it some other emotion that is driving it?

In short, Heidi just didn't want the woman in front of her to know how pitiful she looked as she stood there peeping with a sad face.

Then he shook his head:

"No, nothing, just a little...tired."

Villian tilted her head and looked at Heidi with a smile that showed she had everything under control.

Of course, she didn't say much, but just pointed past Heidi to the room behind her:

"Can I come in and sit?"

"…What are you going to do?"