After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

But the Marquis's doubts could not be dispelled so easily. He frowned and continued to look at Chris, and asked:

"He proposed, and you agreed without even telling me?"

"Yeah, I didn't tell him. Because if I told my father, wouldn't it end up like this?!"

This statement was not taught to her by Aize, but was purely improvised.

It was a very clever move, turning the tables and putting the unavoidable topic of concealing one's engagement on the other person's head.

All the intense reactions of the Marquis just now turned into boomerangs and hit himself at this moment.

I can only say that Chris's words are somewhat tainted with personal grudges.

"Gu--you--I--"

The Marquis was choked to the point of being speechless, holding his chest as if he was about to pass out.

The Marquise took advantage of the situation and pulled him down onto his seat, then stepped forward to take over the conversation:

"Chris, Aize, how long do you plan to stay this time?"

"I'm here to join the expedition. How long I'll stay depends on the war situation. It's hard to say right now."

"In that case...why not take this opportunity to hold a wedding ceremony? Chris would definitely want to wear a wedding dress, right?"

"No, I won't allow it—wooooooo—"

The Marquis propped himself up and was about to speak when the Marchioness picked up a donut from the plate on the table and stuffed it directly into her mouth. She sobbed and was unable to speak.

What to say.

It's not like Aize hasn't seen commoners marrying into aristocratic families, but because they have no background, most of them are humble and have no status, and are even ashamed to see people.

This kind of serious scene of a henpecked husband is a rare sight in this world.

I wonder if Chris will become like this in the future... Never mind, it’s better not to think too much about some things.

"Wedding dress, wedding? Um, I... hehe, that's not bad either..."

What's so good about that? If that thing were to become real, wouldn't it be like boiling raw rice into charcoal? Even the fake one would become real.

All I can say is that when it comes to this aspect, the genius Miss Chris is not rational at all.

Aize rolled his eyes slightly and was about to think of an excuse to decline the proposal when there was a knock on the door.

Villian, dressed in a maid outfit, appeared.

The witch was not good at running and was wearing a cumbersome maid outfit, so her face was flushed and she was panting. Even her beautiful long purple hair was standing on her face.

But she still thought that the role she was playing was the head maid, and she had to be dignified and not show any timidity.

It’s a bit embarrassing to think about it.

The Marquise saw her and raised her eyebrows slightly:

"……Who are you?"

"Madam, I am Vivian, the head maid of Lord Aize. I have something important to convey to Lord Aize."

The witch lady lifted her skirt and bowed slightly.

Under the skirt, the slender legs wrapped in white silk were trembling constantly.

...Why is it a little strange?

Think more.

"Well, okay, please come in."

The Marquise nodded, and with permission, Villian walked into the room, leaned close to Aize's ear, and whispered softly:

"You, you actually just abandoned me like that?! What's that called back home? Abandonment?"

No, that's definitely not what the word means.

But now both the Marquis and his wife were looking at him, and Aize had no way of saying anything. He could only nod his head repeatedly:

"Uh-huh……"

"I'll get it back later, remember that~"

"Uh-huh……"

Hard to bear.

Feeling that a few more scoldings were enough, Villian let out a sigh and got down to business:

"Phew—don't worry, these two people are not Faceless Men. Neither are the two guards outside the door, nor the servants nearby."

"Well, okay, I see."

In this way, he could finally talk without worrying about the heartbreaking plot of Chris suddenly losing her parents. Aize was relieved.

Just as he was about to speak, the Marquis, who had swallowed the donut, started to attack first:

"Boy, you dare to be affectionate with your maid in front of my daughter? Is there anything in my house that is too shameful to be said in public? You are so shameless, someone like you——"

"How dare you say that!?"

The Marquise continued to save the situation and even her own momentum suddenly soared:

"Who was that guy who kept pulling Count Kronin's daughter to dance at the last party? Huh? Who has no sense of shame?"

"No, no, no, I just drank too much..."

"When you're drunk, you harass little girls who are twenty years younger than you, right? You like young ones, right?"

"I told you it's not like that..."

This Lord Earl has done a lot of bad things himself.

Although it was quite amusing, Aize didn't mind watching it for a while longer, but the spy's business was more important after all, so he quickly interrupted the other party:

"You two, you two! Please stop! There are demons sneaking into this castle."

"...What?"?

The couple stopped arguing instantly, and in the blink of an eye, they put on serious expressions, sat up straight, and looked at Aize.

After all, they are border nobles who have been fighting wars all year round, and they will not make any jokes about matters related to the demons.

Aize then recounted his recent discoveries and inferences.

Unlike just now, the couple did not interrupt or interrupt at all during this process. They waited quietly and obediently until Aize finished speaking.

"...That's all. Could you please tell me who the guests arriving later today are?"

Hearing that more than a dozen Faceless Men had entered their heavily guarded castle at once, the couple were extremely unhappy, and the Marquis's facial muscles were even twitching.

But he shook his head:

"No, you two are the last ones to be welcomed today. There are no other guests."

"……How can this be?"

There were many unreasonable aspects in the Faceless Man's actions. Aize believed that this must be related to the identity of the upcoming guest, so he put it aside for the time being and didn't think too much about it.

But now, they say there are no other guests?

Could it be that my speculation was wrong from the beginning?

If that's the case, there won't be enough time.

After a brief panic, Aize fell into thought again, but the Marquis himself could no longer hold back.

The fact that more than ten Faceless Men had sneaked into his heavily guarded castle at once made him so furious that he didn't have time to think too much.

Stand up directly:

"Never mind all that! I'm gathering everyone now and screening them one by one! Whether they're Faceless Men or spies helping them infiltrate, I'll personally execute them all. No one will be spared!"

"Wait, calm down, sir! If they realize they've been discovered, they might run away!"

"Then what do you say we should do? If what this kid said is true, shouldn't they be making their move soon? Regardless of whether they notice or not, we should stop them first!"

When it comes to household affairs, the Marquise is very strong.

But when it comes to military matters, she will not force her husband to change his mind.

At this moment, he just looked at his "son-in-law" Aize and asked:

"Aize, what do you think we should do?"

"Um……"

The Count was right.

Under the current circumstances, it is too late to change the investigation strategy and start over from the beginning. It is better to just rush in and stop them first, no matter what they want to do.

"I think the Earl is right. Now..."

dong dong dong-

The timely knock on the door made everyone's heart tremble.

"Come in."

When the door opened, a guard walked in hurriedly.

It was obvious that he had been running vigorously, so his face was flushed and he was panting.

"Report... Report to the Marquis, there's an army outside the city... outside the city, numbering several thousand!"

Several people looked at each other in confusion. The Marquis, who was given the mission to protect the town, was even more angry:

"An army? What army? Are the demons attacking us?!"

"No, no! They're waving the church's banner, claiming to be here to aid the Marquis. Their leader is a woman in white, claiming to be Rosaline, one of God's chosen heroes!"

Aize's brain was buzzing, and he didn't care about being polite anymore. He stood up and rushed to the other party, picked up the collar of the messenger and asked:

"Say it again, who!?"

The guard was obviously startled and began to stutter:

"Yes, it's the God-Chosen Hero, Lady Rosaline..."

"This is impossible!? Are you sure you're not mistaken!?"

"Report! No mistake! That's what they claim to be!"

Aize let go of the other person, closed his eyes, and felt dizzy in the darkness.

According to intelligence, Rosaline set off at about the same time as him.

The distance from the Holy City to here is slightly farther than that from Tafia.

But there were only three people on Aize's side, and they had a carriage to use, while the other side had a so-called holy war army of up to a thousand people, which was made up of a 100% mob.

How could it be so fast?

Moreover, the intelligence exchange last night also said that they had lost their trace.

How could it be possible to break through the heavily guarded imperial border without any warning?

I don’t know, I don’t understand it at all. This is no longer something that can be explained rationally.

Aize's original plan was completely disrupted because of the opponent's move.

Of course, that was later.

It can now be confirmed that Aize's guess is correct, and the Faceless Men's target is Rosaline.

But what to do?

"Let Lady Rosalyn and her army wait outside the city for a while! We have some dirty things here, let's clean them up first!"

The Marquis didn't know about Aize's entanglements, nor did he think much about it. He only knew that Rosaline was a distinguished guest who assisted in the expedition, so he gave the order.

He didn't care even if a few Faceless Men escaped. The key was not to let Rosaline get hurt.

"Master, it's better not to do this. I have a way to catch them all in one fell swoop and ensure the safety of our distinguished guests."

Before Aize could stop her, the Marquise spoke first.

The Marquis was stunned for a moment:

"A way? What way?"