After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"Although we haven't met before, you must be the legendary hero Aize. Haha, I've heard a lot about you. The legend of being undefeated and the nemesis of demons. I thought you would be more powerful, but why do you look so weak?"

As a great human power, the empire is even more powerful than the kingdom in terms of martial virtue.

As a big man guarding the border with considerable prestige and influence, Marquis Karside must not be an ordinary person. Aize had already anticipated this.

Intelligence also shows that this guy is extremely powerful and has a bad temper. He is not an old stubborn person who sticks to the rules and regulations of the aristocracy.

But such a scene has long exceeded the scope of full martial virtue, and it seems more like simply wanting to give Aize a warning.

I can only say that the locals are not very friendly.

This naturally made Chris very unhappy.

She raised her head and was about to say something when Aize stopped her.

It's just a show of force, no big deal.

Just push it back.

So, Aize, whose physique looked not much different from the otaku before he traveled through time, stepped forward, looked at the other person without fear, and shook his hand.

Then he laughed and said:

"Nice to meet you, Marquis Karseid. As you said, I'm a little weak physically, but no matter how strong a human is, they can't be as strong as the demons. It's really important to have a sharp mind. Otherwise, how can I hold my territory? Right?"

If you can’t hold your territory, it means your brain isn’t working well.

Then the question is, who failed to defend their territory and lost the big city and had to retreat to a castle like this?

Of course it’s the one in front of me.

The words were quite harsh, but since the locals were impolite first, there was no need for Aize to indulge them.

Otherwise it will only become more difficult later.

"Oh? Tsk—"

The Marquis raised his eyebrows, obviously very unhappy, and suddenly increased the strength of his grip on Aize's hand, as if he wanted to crush the latter to the point of breaking his bones.

"Hmm? Tsk—"

Aize is not afraid. If you increase your strength, I will increase my strength too. Anyway, the power of a brave man should be used in vain.

So, under the gaze of the guards and servants, the two men, one strong and one thin, looked at each other with unhappy expressions, while the veins on their hands bulged and even cracked.

It was strange and funny, and of course it was beyond Aize's expectations.

“Father, what are you doing!!!”

Seeing that Aize, who was not known for his strength, was in pain and slowly began to sweat, Chris didn't care about etiquette anymore. She rushed up and separated the two, and then protected the former.

"I finally managed to bring Master Aize back home, and this is your attitude!? You wrote the letter asking him to come, too. How rude!"

The subject of the confrontation instantly shifted from "father-in-law" and "son-in-law" to father and daughter.

The two of them just stared at each other for about thirty seconds without saying a word.

Then--

"Daughter, my daughter! It's been over a year, and you're finally back! I've missed you so much! Come, come quickly, come to daddy and give him a hug~"

The sturdy man's expression changed instantly, from a ferocious expression that looked like he wanted to eat someone, to an exaggerated and even disgusting smile. He even spread his hands seriously, as if he really wanted to hug the girl.

It caused Aize's brain CPU to crash for a few seconds - most demon armies don't have this ability.

"……nausea."

Chris's face was full of black lines, and she blurted out this sentence almost subconsciously.

The Earl was petrified instantly, while Chris sighed, pulled Aize up and walked past him.

"Let's go, Shi-Aize, leave him alone!"

Chapter 30 Second Seat

Seeing the guards lined up around him, their lips trembling slightly, as if they could no longer hold back, Aize quickly leaned towards Chris and asked in a low voice:

"Is your father... such a person? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

Duke Karseid is essentially a daughter slave. If Aize knew this setting in advance, he could make some more targeted plans.

But in fact, if Chris hadn't said anything, the intelligence Aize had collected would not have revealed any such news.

In response, the blue-haired girl looked away helplessly.

"I'm sorry, but... I don't know either."

"……have no idea?"

"He did act like this when I was little, but because I hated it, he hasn't had this attack since I can remember."

"Then this..."

"No, no, no, wait, Chris, this isn't right!? Isn't this a bit strange to treat a father you haven't seen in over two years?"

Before Aize could finish his words, he heard the increasingly frantic voice of a middle-aged man behind him.

In response, Chris just turned around and gave him an even more contemptuous and cold look.

Then he went on to explain:

"I participated in the battle over two years ago right after I graduated from the academy. Afterwards, I was held accountable and imprisoned in the imperial capital. I hadn't been home until I was sent to you. I hadn't seen him in over two years. I never thought he would... become like this again!"

"Uh……"

Shocked, Aize rolled his eyes and turned to look behind him.

Over there, the sturdy body of Marquis Karside had already knelt on the ground, and he even stretched out his hand towards the two of them as if he had been abandoned.

Compared to the aggressive look at the beginning, it is indeed a bit disgusting.

If you think about it carefully, if what Chris just said is true, then this guy is probably a huge daughter-con, but he has been hiding his true nature for a long time because his daughter doesn't like it.

As a result, after going through various situations and not seeing each other for more than two years, he was so frustrated that his true nature showed up again?

reasonable.

And if that's really the case, what can I say... Although their hair colors are different, their highly similar natures mean they are definitely biological children.

"By the way, is it okay to leave him like this?"

"Based on past experience, no matter how much I scold them, intervening will only make them more aggressive. I can just ignore them... or rather, I can only ignore them."

The evidence proving blood relationship has increased.

This guy's genes are really powerful.

As they were talking, the two of them had already crossed the open space in the castle and arrived in front of the entrance of the main building.

There, a middle-aged man, about the same age as the Duke and dressed in butler's clothes, bowed deeply to Aize and Chris.

"Welcome back, Miss, Master Aize... or is it better to call you Master?"

"Let's talk about this later, Anton. Where's mother? Why can't I see her?"

Although the Marquis's behavior was a bit outrageous, from a practical point of view, it seemed like a strong medicine for Chris, and the effect was extremely good.

Her nervousness had completely disappeared, and she became more and more at ease.

The butler, whom she called Anton, replied:

"Madam is receiving distinguished guests in the reception room. She will be holding a very important banquet soon. Madam asked me to tell the young lady that if you and Lord Aize are too tired, you can go and rest instead of attending."

"Oh?"

Chris hesitated for a moment, then looked at Aize for advice.

Marquis Karside holds a very high status within the empire.

The importance of this guest, who can make such a high-ranking daughter-obsessed man squeeze out time to receive him on the day his daughter returns, is self-evident.

And judging from the timing, it is very likely related to this expedition.

So, let’s go and meet him for a while.

So, Aize nodded, and Chris, who had received the agreement, immediately said to the housekeeper:

"No, it's better for us to join in. You're in the living room, right? I'll go say hello first."

"Okay, I know."

The butler left, and Aize, led by Chris, walked through the corridor and headed towards the target reception room.

Compared to the various expensive and glittering decorations that the kingdom's nobles love, the decoration of the imperial nobles is relatively more profound.

The dark walls, grey marble floors, dim light inside the castle and the guards everywhere give people a feeling of seriousness and tension.

It is quite consistent with the temperament of a frontline city.

The castle is a city defense facility that also has a lot of military uses. Its interior, serving as the living area of the aristocratic residence, is not very large in comparison.

So the two of them quickly stopped in front of a door.

"Please come in."

After knocking twice, a female voice responded from inside. The door opened and the scene inside appeared in front of the two of them.

Unlike the dim corridor outside, the light in this reception room was exceptionally bright. A huge red carpet with the unicorn crest of the Calseid family covered every corner of the floor.

A huge portrait of the current head of the family, Chris's father, in armor, hangs above the fireplace in the middle, and various weapons serve as decorations on the walls extending to both sides.

In addition, there are various types of armor placed on the walls, tables, and windows. Although it is a reception room, it is made to look like an armory. Even in the Empire, this is considered extremely extreme.

There were two people sitting in the reception area in the center of the room.

One of them was a blue-haired lady who looked to be only about thirty years old. She was wearing a white dress, had a tall figure and outstanding features, and looked so much like Chris that you could tell at first glance that they were related.

"mom!"

Before Aize was thinking about how to say hello, Chris had already pounced on him, and the mother and daughter hugged each other.

"Welcome back, Chris. It must have been tough traveling all the way from the Kingdom. Did everything go smoothly? Did you encounter any problems?"

"No, not really! This is the route planned by Aize, so of course there won't be any problems! Mom, you're worrying too much. I've been fighting for years!"

The blue-haired girl shook her head vigorously, the smile on her face completely different from the one she had just shown when facing her father.

As she spoke, the focus of the room shifted to Aize.

"Nice to meet you, Countess of Karside."

Aize exhaled lightly, walked up to the other person, and bowed slightly.

"I am Aize, the former chosen hero of the Church of the Supreme God, the current regent and governor of the Kingdom of Arte, and also your daughter's husband."

"Well, nice to meet you."

The lady narrowed her eyes, lightly lifted her chin, and looked Aize up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.

Then he clapped his hands and said with a smile:

"Just as Chris's letter said, he's an excellent gentleman."

"No, no, thank you so much. I still have a lot to learn. Um, this is..."

Aize turned his gaze to the other person sitting on the sofa in the room.

A man of similar age to Aize, with unusually dazzling short golden hair and brown pupils, his facial features are quite handsome. Even a certain frivolous and philandering hero pales in comparison to him.

He was wearing a red dress that resembled a military uniform, white gloves, and a long shawl that covered half of his body, making him look very majestic.

Hearing himself being mentioned, he slowly stood up and walked in front of Aize.

"Long time no see, Brave Aize. This is the first time we've met since we last met in the Imperial Capital, right?"

He raised his eyes with a faint smile on his face, appearing extremely arrogant and presumptuous. He remained indifferent to the hand that Aize extended.

This is not surprising, after all, this is...

"Eh? Isn't this the second seat? Why are you here too?"

Chris, who had just separated from her mother, looked at the other person's face and said it subconsciously without thinking.

The results are also very obvious:

"Don't call me by that name!"