After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"let me see."

Thinking about it was useless, so Villian immediately released her magic power, activated all the pre-made marks, and performed an inconspicuous long-range scan.

Then, he opened his eyes and nodded:

"Yes, eleven of them, all over 1.8 meters tall, and quite strong. This is..."

"Guards of honor, hurry up!"

After saying this, Aize took a step forward and ran forward as fast as he could.

Villian, who was physically weak, was immediately left behind. Chris was stunned for a moment before she reacted and quickly ran to catch up with him.

"Master, what do you mean by honor guard?"

"When we first arrived, didn't your father arrange for many guards to line both sides of the road to welcome us? Is that the custom here?"

"They say it's a local custom, but it's actually just my father's personal interest..."

"That's right, the Faceless Man's goal is to kill the next incoming guest. Hurry!"

The guard of honor is the face of the army, so they must be tall, strong, and preferably handsome. The person who was replaced by the Faceless Man perfectly meets these requirements.

If, as before, these guards replaced by the Faceless Men were to welcome the guests, and then rush forward with weapons drawn the moment the guests passed by, it would be easy to succeed.

Of course, as a means of assassination, this seems a bit too ostentatious and crude. There is no need to go through so much trouble. There must be other deeper meanings.

But there is no time to think about those things. We must first make the best preparations for the current situation.

Soon, the two of them ran to the study.

"who is it!?"

The noise caused the guards standing guard at the door to almost immediately raise their weapons, reacting extremely quickly.

The security is strict and the quality of the soldiers is quite good.

This once again verified the outrageous extent of the Faceless Men's infiltration, and once again increased the possibility that at least one of the Marquis and his wife had been replaced.

"it's me!"

"Miss? I'm so sorry, I was disrespectful!"

The guard immediately bowed his head and apologized to the two men.

Chris didn't waste any more time talking to him and asked anxiously:

"Father and Mother, are they in there?"

"Yes, the master and the mistress just went in."

"We have something important to meet with them. Open the door for me quickly."

"But, uh—"

The guard looked embarrassed.

"The master instructed us not to disturb him until the dinner begins. He was busy with something very important..."

What's going on? I'm afraid they are doing something in there that won't pass the review.

Even if they were a couple, it was broad daylight, it was too...

No, I'm overthinking it. If my guess is true, there will be other guests coming soon. This young couple won't be so outrageous no matter what... right?

"I said it's urgent. I'll explain myself. Get out of the way!"

Chris didn't think too much about it. Since Aize said he wanted to see her parents immediately, it was an order and she would do it regardless of the consequences.

He pushed the guard aside and opened the door directly.

Then--

"Let him go! Let me go! How can I let that brat stay in the same room with my Chris? He might be doing something shameless right now. I'm going to chop him up! Chop him up—"

"Calm down! There's nothing strange about a couple doing that kind of thing!"

The strong marquis, waving a saber, put one foot on the chair and looked like he was about to rush out.

But his wife grabbed his waist tightly and he couldn't move.

"What husband and wife? I don't acknowledge them! Absolutely not—eh?"

The four people's eyes met at this moment.

Silent, awkward, no one spoke.

Only the two guards who were standing guard at the door covered their ears and closed their eyes tightly, for fear that they would see something they shouldn't see and be held accountable afterwards.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

In silence, Aize once again confirmed that the guy next to him was 100% his biological son.

Besides, it's not entirely a bad thing, right?

At least it's confirmed that neither of them was replaced by the Faceless Men... I guess.

Considering that it would be really uncomfortable to continue like this, he decided to pretend that he saw nothing. After clearing his throat with a dry cough, he said seriously:

"Um, sorry to bother you, Your Excellency the Marquis, I have a question I want to ask you. Is it convenient for you to talk now?"

Chapter 36 Battlefield Love Story

The Marquis looked at the two people in front of him meaningfully, then jumped down from the chair he was standing on, threw the knife behind him, and walked to Aize:

"Something to discuss? What? The inside story of how you, a bastard from another world, deceived my daughter? I'd like to hear it carefully."

His attitude was even worse than at the beginning, probably because he was caught in such a shameful state and he felt a little embarrassed.

"master!"

"you--"

Both Chris and the Marquise looked like they were about to lose their temper. The former even subconsciously wanted to rush forward and stand in front of Aize to protect him.

But he was stopped by Aize himself.

For him, this is also an opportunity.

The reason why he rushed over in such a hurry was that if his speculation was true, then the guest who was the target of the Faceless Man should be arriving soon.

We must intercept it quickly, and it would be even better if we catch it red-handed.

But that was not the case. The couple had no intention of welcoming guests at all.

This led to an awkward situation - Villian, the only one with the ability to identify the Faceless Men, was left behind and had not yet arrived.

Jokes aside, we still have to let her confirm it in person to know whether the Marquis and Marquis have been replaced, just to be on the safe side.

Marquis Karside took the initiative to bring up a topic that was irrelevant to the matter. Objectively speaking, it could help him buy more time without arousing suspicion, so there was nothing wrong with that.

So, he faced the other person, smiled casually, and replied:

"That's a bit harsh, Your Excellency. There's no such thing as a lie. You're probably familiar with my ways. Isn't that why Your Excellency sent Chris to me?"

According to Chris, the reason why he chose her as the one to protect her was because he felt that Aize was not good enough in some aspects, or he simply had no interest in women.

This kind of speculation was too polite for a normal man, so Chris didn't dare to say it out loud for more than a year.

Now, since the fact of fake marriage has been disproven, if I take the initiative to say it out loud, it will actually embarrass the other party and kill their momentum.

"This one……"

Sure enough, as soon as this matter was mentioned, the Marquis's fierce eyes almost immediately became vague.

After all, it was like slapping oneself in the face.

Seeing this opportunity, the Marquise quickly stepped forward to smooth things over:

"Alright, alright, if you have anything to say, why don't you sit down and talk? What's the point of standing at the door? Come on, come here~"

After greeting a few people and letting Chris and Aize sit together, she pulled her husband to sit opposite them.

Perhaps realizing that his behavior just now was too blatant, the Marquis restrained himself a little and finally threw the terrifying machete aside.

But he still crossed his arms and sat stiffly.

He opened his mouth and said:

"I was planning to ask during the dinner, but it's not easy to ask in front of His Royal Highness. Since you're here, that's perfect. Explain to me exactly what's going on!"

"of course."

Aize remained calm, took a deep breath, and began to make up a story:

It was more than a year ago that the orcs launched the largest invasion since the beginning of the war against the Empire's border fortress, Gerlos.

At that time, I was still very immature as a hero. Although I formulated a strategy that seemed reliable, when I actually implemented it, I underestimated the leader's combat effectiveness and was defeated by the enemy.

As for me, I was also surrounded and was almost killed by the enemy's axe.

At that time, your daughter, who was watching the battle from the rear, bravely took over the command of the troops and led the reserve forces into the battle line. She managed to repel the enemy and pulled me out from the pile of dead bodies.

(Scratching his head, blushing, and starting to stutter rhythmically)

How should I put it? Probably... probably... that was the moment I fell in love, right? After that, I... uh, kept observing your daughter. When I came to my senses, I had already proposed.

These words made Chris blush and she turned her head away, not daring to look at Aize or her parents.

The Marquise was obviously very satisfied with this. She clapped her hands and said,

"Isn't this great? Come to think of it, the process of my acquaintance with the Master was similar, right?"

"Humph, it all sounds like bullshit. I—Ahhh!"

Dissatisfied with her husband's attitude, the Marquise twisted his side hard. The Marquis was caught off guard and almost jumped up from his seat with a scream.

Aize pretended not to see it and continued to explain:

"I can guarantee that this is 100% true. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to check the records related to the Battle of Gerlos."

The above statement is true, but not entirely true.

It is true that the plan went wrong and the orc chieftain tore through the defense line.

It is also true that I was attacked in the face by a group of orcs and almost died under the axe.

It was Leah's doing though.

That guy was so eager to win that he changed the plan without permission, which caused problems in the overall encirclement. He not only ruined the battle but also nearly got himself killed.

The subsequent rescue was also led by Aize, and had nothing to do with Chris, who had not yet recovered at the time.

From a big picture perspective, Leah's actions caused the orc chieftain, who should have been killed in Gerloth, to survive until the subsequent Battle of Tafia, causing a lot of trouble.

But I didn't expect it to work here.

The public battle records were deliberately vague by Aze, and many modifications were made to save Leah's paper-thin face.

But in short, if the Marquis investigates, he will definitely not be able to find any evidence to overturn Aize's statement.

So what if you knew I made it up? It's just impotent rage.

Knowing that it was impossible to get any breakthrough from Aize, the Marquis turned his attention to his daughter:

"Chris, is what this guy said true or false?"

"……well?"

Chris, holding her cheeks and with her brain almost smoking, suddenly came to her senses and obviously didn't hear clearly what was said.

By the way, hasn't this story been told for days now? What's there to be ashamed of at this point?

Don't reveal any flaws.

Aize prayed this in his heart.

"Of course it's true!"

The blue-haired girl answered with great force and certainty.