After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

I couldn't help but think about it, and after thinking about it, I became more annoyed, and then I couldn't help but think about it even more.

What a funny vicious cycle.

"Your Highness, I'm glad you're back. I'm glad you're okay!"

Just as Heidi's self-loathing was getting worse, a male voice was heard from behind her.

Turning around, a man with the same red hair as Heidi, dressed in gorgeous dark red clothes, and slightly older than her, was standing at the foot of the throne steps, holding his chest and saluting respectfully.

Heidi nodded, then walked down the steps and came to his side.

"Arthur, thank you for your hard work during this period."

Arthur Arter, a member of the royal family's side branch, the House of Arter.

In terms of blood relationship and seniority, he is Heidi's uncle.

A few years ago, Heidi's father had just died, and Heidi was too young to take on the responsibility, so she chose him from among her close family members to serve as regent.

But the title of regent is just a shield put forward by the royal family.

With the royal family in decline and government orders unable to leave the capital, the regent could only manage the daily affairs of the capital.

As Heidi grew older and showed great talent and learning ability in politics, she took back the leadership of the royal family in just two years.

This also made Arthur, the regent, even less noticeable.

It was not until Heidi died, was resurrected, and was chosen as a hero, and after being away from the royal capital for a long time, that Arthur was able to play a role again.

Help manage the territory while she is away.

But to be honest, Arthur's abilities are not bad.

During this blood plague incident, Elena was responsible for commanding the troops to block the blood plague's attack.

The internal refugee resettlement management and material distribution work were all carried out by Arthur.

He is considered one of the great contributors who managed to maintain the situation that had long since collapsed.

In response to his princess's concern, Arthur just smiled and shook his head:

"Your Highness, that's not the case. This is my duty, and I will do it without hesitation."

Heidi nodded, looked around in confusion, and then asked:

"It's so late, what are you doing here?"

"Your Highness, I am on a routine inspection."

Arthur replied respectfully.

"This is the very heart of the kingdom. Even in the face of disaster, when all other places are abandoned, the maintenance, cleaning, and upkeep of this place must never be neglected. That's why I personally inspect and supervise it every day."

There is nothing wrong with this.

Now Heidi was exhausted both mentally and physically, and she didn't want to say more about these details.

Then he waved his hand:

"I've checked, there's nothing wrong here, you can go first."

Heidi wanted to stay here a little longer to think about life and adjust her mood.

It’s definitely not okay to have someone standing next to you, so send him away quickly.

"I understand. I'll take my leave now."

Arthur bowed again, but did not leave as he had said.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing I would like to confirm with you."

Heidi was about to return to the throne when she was stopped and glanced at the other person with some displeasure.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Arthur paused, put away his smile, and showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

"As for Lord Aize, he is indeed the reinforcement you have summoned after going through so much trouble. But with all due respect, what can he do with only a hundred knights?"

"Also, he's only been in the capital for a few hours and hasn't even fully understood the situation, yet he's already issued 76 orders. Some of them even overturn your previous arrangements. Is this... appropriate?"

It sounds unpleasant, but that's the truth.

It is normal for people who don’t know Aize and his past experiences to have such doubts.

Not to mention that Heidi actually has no way to give a systematic answer to this question.

After all, she didn't know what Aize was going to do.

If I knew, I wouldn't have to ask him for help.

But even with these doubts, Heidi shook her head without hesitation:

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. I've already said that as long as it's his order, we'll do it."

After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

But Arthur still didn't give up.

He didn't even bother with etiquette and took a step directly onto the stairs:

"But he also ordered the further opening of the palace area, even the western palace originally used for the royal family's residence. Isn't this too offensive!"

The palace on the west side is usually provided for non-core royal family members to live in.

Heidi had lived there before she came to power.

With the deaths of many members of the royal family, the palace has basically become vacant.

That's why Aize wanted to open it up to move refugees from vulnerable areas into it.

Regardless of how many lives this action could actually save, it was indeed, as Arthur said, an extreme insult to the nobility and the royal family.

If it were the old Heidi, she would probably have gone crazy.

But now that things have come to this, who would care about these things?

"No offense, I repeat, as long as it's his instruction, we will do it."

The princess emphasized it again with an expressionless face.

Having said that, if Arthur, as a subordinate, said anything more, it would be ungrateful.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he nodded again and saluted:

"...Since you've said so, I'll do as you say. Bye."

"Ah."

Heidi ignored him and turned around to continue looking at the throne in front of her and thinking about life.

Arthur left the room and went to the corridor outside, leaving the door ajar.

Then, leaning against the wall of the dark corridor, he shook his head, revealing an expression mixed with dissatisfaction and confusion.

"What on earth is wrong with you, Princess? Something wasn't right the last time she came back, and now it's even more... Sigh..."

The princess no longer looks like a princess and has even lost the dignity of the royal family. What should I do?

We have to think of a way.

The key issue that can be thought of is -

"Aize, it's because of that guy that His Highness has become like this. No, we can't just leave him alone!"

The young regent said to himself.

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At the same time, the Holy City.

Several days have passed since the riot caused by Leah's murder and escape from prison.

During this period, the Holy City was under strict martial law.

The church's top brass is on high alert, vowing to bring this troublemaker to justice.

Ran and egg.

Even after investing a huge amount of manpower and material resources, they still couldn't even find the shadow of Leia.

It's even more than that.

If Leia had escaped and hidden somewhere without moving, things would have gradually calmed down.

But the fact is, during the days she was missing, the capital was in a state of chaos.

In order to resolve this situation, although it was already late at night, a large number of important figures from various departments gathered in a meeting room of the church.

Even the Pope himself made an appearance.

Snapped! ! !

As soon as the meeting began, the leader of the knight order responsible for the security of the royal capital angrily threw a report on the long table in front of him.

"Three! This bastard has killed three people today alone: two bishops and a priest! If you add up the previous ones, this is the eleventh!"

Ever since the third in command of the Inquisition was killed by Leia a few days ago, the capital has entered a death-defying mode, with high-ranking church officials dying every day.

The people in the Inquisition who were responsible for the Leah incident died a few days ago.

Then it’s the turn of other related parts.

Even the death toll is increasing day by day.

Today, after killing three people in one bite, the total number of victims finally broke through double digits.

Putting aside the actual impact that the sudden deaths of these key figures had on the church, the loss of face alone was enough to make everyone break down.

"I don't care if I'm a hero or something, I'm just a wanted criminal. Despite being on a city-wide alert, I killed 11 high-ranking officials in one week!"

The Knight Commander roared almost hysterically.

It wasn't enough to just yell, he also made the table creak.

"It's all smashed! The dignity of the Church, the dignity of the Knights, all smashed!"

Under normal circumstances, if someone lost his temper like this in front of the Pope, he would be dragged out immediately.

But today, no one said a word.

Because it's the truth.

Besides, no one wanted to bring bad luck upon him when he was so emotional.

"Also, do you know how this guy killed someone today? This crazy woman actually bypassed the defenses, sneaked into the bishop's house, and force-fed him food until his intestines burst!"

"This guy is using such a nagging method. He doesn't take us seriously at all and is even having fun! How the hell did the church become like this!?"

As he spoke, he turned to the Pope, who was solemn and silent.

"Sir, tell me, how could that brainless mad dog hero have accomplished all this on her own? It's certain that she not only had helpers, but many!"

"Hurry and order a mass arrest! Start with that sarcastic teammate of hers. If this drags on, the church will be finished!"

This refers, of course, to Rosaline.

As Leah's former teammate, Rosaline has not been subject to any restrictions in the past few days.

He even traveled and negotiated among various departments of the church, trying to prove that Leah was innocent.

In the past, this would have been fine.

But now that the church has collectively broken down its defenses from top to bottom, such behavior is tantamount to rubbing salt into the wound and dancing on the grave.

Not to mention that she's the most likely person to assist Leah.

After all, with his poor popularity, who else can he ask for help besides his teammates?

Therefore, the relevant person in charge has proposed to arrest Rosaline first since a few days ago.

After all, even if she hadn't actually provided assistance, the mere fact that she had dared to defend Leia in such a situation was enough to give her a good beating.

The Pope’s response to this was the same as always:

"Do you have any evidence? If we don't have any, we can't just arrest the hero. Otherwise, what will the other heroes who are assisting us think?"