After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

But the commotion was so huge that even Aize didn't dare to guarantee that the news would be covered up.

Not to mention, there is also a mysterious team of brave warriors.

If the previous inference is true, they should have guessed Charlotte's identity and relationship with Aize when they attacked her in disguise.

Considering that they might be colluding with the high-ranking demons, even if Aize has mobilized all resources to help her cover it up, Charlotte's situation is still far from safe.

That's why Aize suggested that she shouldn't leave for now and observe the situation for a while.

In response, Charlotte gave a nonchalant smirk:

"Stay? If you're willing to be my dependent, then I can consider it~"

"No, this—"

"Alright, alright, didn't I tell you that? It's okay. Even if my identity is exposed, I have a solution. Besides, as the next True Ancestor, I've been away from the territory for so long this time, and there must be a mountain of things to deal with. What's the point of being a deadbeat on the human side?"

Charlotte is very concerned about and proud of her identity as a vampire and a true ancestor, as well as the responsibilities and obligations that come with it.

Even better than Heidi before.

Therefore, it is impossible for Charlotte to accept Aize's proposal, and Aize himself is aware of this.

But even though it's clear, I still feel uneasy.

As he thought seriously about what to say and do, the ballroom dance moves gradually became distorted, and I even found it difficult to keep up with the rhythm of the music.

"Well--"

Then, Charlotte suddenly exerted force, pulling him back into rhythm and interrupting his train of thought.

"Once I go back this time, I don't know when we'll meet again. How can you be so sullen just to dance with me?"

Charlotte knew what he was worrying about and didn't allow him to continue worrying about it.

In response to this, Aize could only shake his head and then smiled bitterly:

"…You're right. I'm sorry."

Then he shifted his attention more to the dance steps.

There's no rush anyway. Let's think about and make plans for the things that just happened later.

The two continued their dance.

In a room not far away, Heidi was staring at the two dancing people.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned down, making him look a little lost.

"What's wrong? It's not nice to have that expression on the day you ascend the throne."

"……well!!?"

The sudden voice startled Heidi, who was gradually becoming dazed.

Turning around, she found that Villian had come to her side at some point, and even followed the direction of her gaze, watching the two people dancing with her.

"Do you want to dance with Aize too? Why don't you go and ask him after the dance is over? Given his personality, he definitely won't refuse."

Miss Witch said this very easily.

But this suggestion made Heidi lower her gaze even more.

“…No, that’s not possible.”

He shook his head and murmured softly in a helpless and lost voice:

"There's no place for me there anymore."

She has made up her mind to do her utmost to make amends and repair the mistakes made by her family and herself in the past few years as a princess.

This will inevitably take many years, and even a lifetime may not be enough.

But at least she knew what to do and was determined to see it through.

But for Aize, things are different.

Over the past two years, they've been so clever as to treat him as a tool, ordering him around while constantly using PUA, watching him get tortured by other teammates without taking any action...

All these things, the more excited I was at the time, the more regretful I am now.

The more critical problem is that she has no idea how to make up for it.

This has nothing to do with personal wishes, it's purely a lack of ability, which makes the value of the two people to each other completely unequal, so that what was previously asked for cannot be returned at all.

Not to mention that with the resolution of the Royal Capital incident, Heidi owed an even bigger favor besides the irreparable mistake she had originally made.

Even with the establishment of the canonization relationship, it is foreseeable that in the future, Heidi will continue to uncontrollably and unavoidably benefit from Aize's influence.

This means that the hole, which seems to be unfillable, is getting bigger and bigger.

It's like loan sharking.

Of course, now that things have come to this, Aize himself may not care much about the past.

Including the enthronement, it is a matter of win-win cooperation, and it cannot be said that anyone owes anyone a favor.

It's more that Heidi can't forgive herself.

Not now, not in the future, and to be more precise, maybe never.

All I can say is that Her Royal Highness hasn't changed much in her tendency to get stuck in a rut; she's just gone in the completely opposite direction.

However, as Villian said, it is indeed inappropriate to put on a sour face like a shrew at the coronation and celebration banquet.

Princess... Her Majesty the Queen took a deep breath and looked at Villian, intending to bring the subject back.

"Don't ask me, what about you?"

"Hmm? Me?"

Miss Witch shook the wine glass casually a few times, not really understanding what the other party meant.

"Don't you feel anything when they dance like this?"

Charlotte's vampire-like innate aggression and aggressiveness are also fully revealed in the emotional realm.

As soon as Aize walked in, without giving him and Villian a chance to talk, Charlotte interrupted him and invited him to a ballroom dance.

Even now, when the two of them were dancing, she was intentionally or unintentionally casting a smug look at Villian.

It was obvious that he regarded her as a competitor and was increasing his intensity like crazy before leaving.

These are all provocations and ridicules at the face level.

Who would have thought that Villian just smiled lightly, with a calm expression.

"It's no big deal. I just want to be with Aize. If Aize likes Miss Charlotte, I don't think there's any problem with that."

"Uh……"

Heidi looked at him as if he were a monster.

More than a month ago, when Heidi met Villian for the first time without knowing her true identity, Villian already had this attitude.

At the time, Heidi thought she was saying this purely to disgust herself.

But after spending a few days together and observing him, Her Majesty the Queen discovered that this guy seemed to think so very seriously.

Whether it was Charlotte who rubbed her nose against his cheek, or Alicia who always stuck to Aize or even on his body, Villian never showed any negative emotions.

Even happy to give assists

Even Heidi is the same.

As Heidi changed and her relationship with Aize improved, Villian's attitude towards her became much friendlier than at the beginning.

So, it seems that this guy has no position of his own at all.

She is like Aize.

Can this... be defined as simple liking?

Heidi didn't understand.

Even more extreme, this problem becomes:

What is she, Villian?

A tool created using demonic technology to control the witch clan, with almost no memory of anything before that.

If that's the case, then what exactly was she...

Chapter 128 Miss Knight's Melancholy

"Master Edgar, this is the plan for the field confrontation exercise scheduled to begin the day after tomorrow. The relevant areas have been marked on this map."

On the afternoon of the second day after the coronation ceremony, in the noble mansion of Tafia, far away from the royal capital, located on the border, the knight girl with long blue hair, Christina Karsed, submitted a report to the local lord, Sheen Edgar.

"The training will last for a total of five days. During this period, the training area must be sealed off, and no hunters or mountain dwellers are allowed to enter or leave. This is not only to maintain confidentiality, but also to prevent stray arrows from accidentally injuring civilians. I request your assistance, Lord."

"Um……"

Sheen picked up the report, glanced at it quickly, and then glanced at the map briefly.

Then he nodded decisively and said:

"No problem. I will arrange everything related to the blockade area as soon as possible. Miss Karsade just needs to complete her work."

After saying that, he picked up the pen without hesitation and signed his name in the corner of the paper.

At the same time he raised his head and asked:

"But, the recruits haven't been drafted for long, right? And they're already starting combat drills? Isn't that a bit too fast?"

"This is the schedule Lord Aize set before he left. I'm just following it."

The blue-haired girl stretched out her hands, respectfully took the paper from the table, opened the folder, put it in it, and then held it in her arms.

He continued:

"Also, it's been over a month since the personnel were deployed. Progress isn't very fast, and it can even be said to be quite slow. After all, the recruits have relatively weak foundations, so Lord Aize believes it's better to play it safe."

Hearing this, Xien sighed softly and turned his gaze to the window:

"More than a month. It's been a month since Big Brother and the others left."

Big brother, of course I’m referring to Aize.

He has been calling him that since Aize saved his family's lives in the last incident.

Even in front of outsiders.

"27 days."

Chrissy corrected almost immediately.

"It's been 27 days since we set out."

At Heidi's request, Aize set out from Tafia and headed to the royal capital to deal with the blood plague incident.

It took a week on the road.

After entering the royal capital, it took about a week from the start of the investigation to the resolution of the incident.

After that, the reconstruction and resettlement work, as well as the preparations for the coronation ceremony and future plans, have taken about half a month so far.

Total, 27 days.

Sheen blinked.

"You... remember it so clearly?"

"Of course, it's part of my job."

Facing Sheen, Chris didn't seem to want to say much and bowed lightly.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Lord. I still have to inspect the city's defenses, so I'll take my leave now."

"Well, hard work."

After bidding farewell to Sheen and leaving the lord's mansion, Chris handed the signed documents to her subordinates to take back first. Then she mounted her warhorse and rushed straight to the edge of the city and climbed up the city wall that was still under renovation.

As a border city of the kingdom, guarding the key strategic passage of Anlin Plain, Tafia's strategic position is extremely important, and therefore it is also the focus of the demons' attention.

After losing three leaders, the Blood Clan's True Ancestor, the Great Witch, and the Orc Chieftain, in succession, the Demon Clan is in a mess and cannot launch a large-scale attack in a short period of time.