After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

He pulled the silent Chris across a street and came to the edge of the commercial area.

Here, after looking around, Ai Zedong set his sights on a jewelry store:

"Do you mind going there?"

"Hmm? Eh!?"

Although he asked, he actually didn't even wait for her answer and pulled her in.

In this world, apart from the high-end accessories made by the church's enchantment technology, most gadgets are purely decorative and have no practical use.

This store is no exception, it really just sells some very ordinary decorations.

After selecting the items, Ai Zedong picked up a monocle and fixed it on his right eye. Then he gently shook his bangs and turned to Chris and said:

"how do you feel?"

"Well, it's worn by the master, so of course it's very good..."

"You have a good eye! This lens is our shop's masterpiece. It's made from a single piece of quartz ore through five manual processes and three magical treatments. It's perfect for a gentleman like you. Would you like one?"

The clerk came up to sell the product very actively, but was immediately met with an impatient look from Aize, who told him to go aside and not talk or listen too much.

The former left dejectedly, while Aize took it off and shook his head gently:

"It's not a question of whether it looks good or not, the main thing is to make people unrecognizable."

"Can't recognize it?"

"Yeah, there was such a big commotion just now. If I don't disguise myself and go back, I'll easily be recognized by the onlookers and get into trouble. Luckily, they don't know me well, so with a little disguise, I should be able to get away with it."

In addition, it is also a way to change the appearance and mood and help Chris cheer up.

Chris, who hadn't recovered yet, shook her head.

"Well, many of the residents here were displaced and migrated here after the demon invasion. Master, you are a hero against the demons. It's okay to be exposed. Everyone is grateful and admires you."

Aize picked up a pair of gloves from a shelf nearby and examined them, shaking his head.

"But I don't like this feeling. Besides, we're out here for fun. What's the point of greeting people everywhere we go? It will also cause rumors and cause trouble for your father and the prince, so let's disguise ourselves."

Chris remained silent.

Aize had said similar things countless times before, but she ignored them all.

But after what just happened, the situation is a little different.

Chapter 53 Cheap Worship

After spending some money and time, and rummaging around in some random decoration and clothing stores on the roadside, Aize and Chris once again walked into the bustling center of the city.

Aize took off his original coat and changed into a black suit with a tall hat like a businessman, and also added monocular glasses, white gloves and a cane.

Chris also changed from her usual easy-to-move-in clothes to a long skirt, a hat, and high heels. She even let her hair down and only decorated one side of her hat with a bow.

Compared to the usual neat female knight style, she looks more like a noble lady.

Although she originally was.

"Woo——"

Compared with before, Chris's steps were a little unsteady and her face didn't look very good.

Aize adjusted his heavy glasses and stepped forward to ask:

"What's wrong? Are you not used to it?"

"Well, sort of."

The blue-haired girl nodded.

"I haven't worn such a long skirt and high heels in years since my school graduation ceremony. I feel a little awkward... Ouch!?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the combined effect of her skirt and heels made her lose her balance in an instant, and she almost fell on the street.

Fortunately, Aize was quick to support her.

"Wow...thank you."

"It's okay. If that doesn't work, how about changing into something else? We're just disguising our identities anyway, so there's no need to dress like this."

After being sent to Aize, Chris has been trying her best to avoid her identity as the daughter of an imperial noble, and instead tried her best to present herself as a crusade knight and Aize's squire.

Including attending various dinner parties, the dressing style is also in this direction.

But he didn't expect the separation from the past to be so thorough. Aize felt that he was a little inconsiderate.

Chris stood up straight and shook her head vigorously:

"No! It's okay! Give me some time to get used to it, and it will be fine once I get used to it!"

The main reason is that the decorations and clothes were bought by Aize, and he would display them later, so he was reluctant to return them after getting them.

Having awkward walking is no big deal.

Aize didn't quite realize the meaning of this. After a little thought, he leaned forward with his elbow:

"Then help me walk, it should be better."

"……well?"

The girl leaned on Aize's arm, which was just within reach, and was stunned for a moment.

"What? What's the problem?"

"No! Thank you, Master!"

Chris blushed, gently took Aize's arm, and leaned up subconsciously.

Do the two of them really look like a couple?

"Do not--"

Chris gritted her teeth and shook her head violently.

No, you can't think like that.

Aize was pretending for his own sake. Holding on to such an unreasonable idea would be too rude to him or to Villian who was still working at the moment.

But then again, wasn't the reason I pulled him out today just to prepare for a sneak escape?

I'm ready to run away, what else can I say to apologize?

and……

"Chris?"

"yes!?"

The girl, who was in a state of confusion, was suddenly shouted at, and her fur almost stood up like a frightened cat. She shrank suddenly and almost fell to the ground again.

"You don't look well, is everything okay?"

"No, nothing!"

Realizing that this couldn't go on any longer, the blue-haired girl quickly changed the subject.

"Compared to this, is it really okay for us to do this?"

"what do you mean?"

"Those believers and so many onlookers already know our identities. What if we're recognized after just changing some clothes and adding some decorations?"

"You'll know if you try it. Let's go."

Aize nonchalantly tapped the ground lightly with his cane, and the two of them started walking.

The bustle of the city center was not greatly affected by the recent riots, and various business activities were still proceeding smoothly.

But there are still a lot of noises mixed in:

"Just now at the bakery on Old Street, I saw the brave Aize!"

"That brave Aize? No way? Why would he end up here?!"

"The Lord of the Karseide family is here too. I have an older cousin who serves as a guard at the Lord's castle. He told me that these two were secretly married!"

"Really? So they're going home to visit relatives?"

"Who knows? There are a bunch of outsiders there kowtowing and bowing. I don't know what's going on."

……

……

……

Discussions like these can be found almost everywhere.

It was indeed as Chris said, even though Aize had never been to this place before, he was still quite famous and even had prestige.

But no one could recognize the two of them.

Even those who claimed to have witnessed the recent commotion completely ignored the fact that the two people they were discussing were passing by.

This made Chris, who was originally a little nervous, feel puzzled and confused:

"Master, why can't they... recognize us?"

"Why? Because..."

After thinking for a moment, Aize shrugged his shoulders and asked with a smile:

"Then why can they recognize us?"

"Because they just saw us, they shouldn't..."

"Tell me, what does the brave Aize look like?"

Before he could finish his words, he heard two people talking loudly next to a roadside stall.

"I was too far away to see clearly, but... uh, he looked quite different from the people from the Empire and the Kingdom. He was quite tall, handsome, and strong. He looked very powerful when he stood up!"

"Pfft-"

Aize couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Of course, this laughter was quickly drowned out by the noise of the crowd and did not attract the attention of the parties involved, so their conversation continued.

"Really? Does he really look like that? Could he be coming here to launch a counterattack against the demons?"

"Maybe, otherwise why come here?"

"Great! Isn't it just a matter of time before we return to Lilbas? I heard that this brave warrior, Aize, has never been defeated in battle against the demons!"

……

……

"……this?"

Chris looked up speechlessly.

Then he saw his master's wry smile, as if to say "Do you understand?"

But unfortunately, she didn't understand and shook her head.

Aize sighed softly and said:

"Why can't they recognize me? Because the object of their admiration is not Aize himself. The key is that Brave Aize can defeat the demons and help them return home. That's all. As for what Brave Aize looks like, is it really important?"

In this world, there are no television, newspapers or photos, and people's appearance can only be spread through portraits.

As a secondary creation, portraits are destined to have their images distorted by various subjective intentions and publicity needs.

For example, the style of the portrait drawn by the church for Aize is really similar to the description just now by the passerby.

So when Aize saw it for the first time, he pointed at the portrait and asked the church staff around him:

"Who is this guy? He's pretty handsome. Is he from my hometown?"

Therefore, a brief meeting at a certain distance was far from enough to engrave Aize's true image in their minds.

The Aize they knew was still the one they had originally in their minds.

The image of Aize in one's mind depends on what Aize does.