After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"What's the point of saying it or not?"

Without giving the other party a chance to think, Aize interrupted him directly.

"I said it's fine, so it's absolutely fine. You think some people might be upset or make a fuss about this? Go ahead if you dare. It's not like I haven't been treated that way before. When I first started meddling in the affairs of the church and the nobility, there weren't many fools like this who didn't know their own limitations. I was able to deal with them then, and I can deal with them even better now."

"As for Rosalyn, there's even less to worry about. First of all, I already have a rough idea of what she's going to do next, so there's no need to worry. Secondly, if she really goes too far, don't we still have this?"

Aize patted his pocket, which contained the crystal that served as the detonator.

There is a great risk in killing her without understanding the faith network, so Aize has not taken action yet. It is nothing more than taking on more pressure on himself, which is not a big deal.

But if she really goes to such a crazy extent that only one of her and Villian can survive, then the nature of the matter will be different.

Aize will not hesitate.

as a result of?

Of course there is, but for Aize, it is nothing compared to the consequences of losing Valerie.

So what's there to worry about?

Aize's statement made Violet stunned for a moment.

Then he came to his senses, snapped his fingers to temporarily hide the technique on his neck, and wiped away the tears that were already visible at the corners of his eyes.

Muttering dissatisfiedly:

"Your attitude makes me look like an idiot, doesn't it?"

"Hmm? Isn't it?"

Aize shrugged again.

This time, with a smile.

Chapter 90 Normal Posture

"Emmmmm... Your words really make me angry. Can't you be a little considerate of the feelings of those who are seriously worried about you?"

Villian held her forehead and closed her eyes, frowning, and shook her head slightly, looking quite unhappy.

Then he sighed deeply:

"...No, that's not right. You've always been like this. Well, I can finally understand the feelings of those who have been manipulated and crushed by you."

"I can't help it. This is my food."

Aize raised his head slightly, looking very proud and complacent.

Because of Villian's usual offensive attitude - and of course because of various reasons, Aize is always at a natural disadvantage when facing her.

So it is actually quite rare to see a witch lady react like this.

Aize couldn't help but take a few more glances, and then stuffed as many of them as possible into his mental favorites.

after all--

"You're only good at talking. If you have the guts, come and try to crush me physically."

Villian adjusted quickly.

The loss he had just felt disappeared without a trace, and he almost immediately put on his usual smirk, walked up to Aize and said this in a teasing manner.

The breath he exhaled was strong enough to hit Aize's nose directly.

This made the latter stunned:

"...No, how did you suddenly jump from the previous topic to dirty jokes?"

"Didn't you say you liked me the way I was usually? Now that I've returned to my normal self, aren't you still unhappy?"

"No, no, no, I didn't say that..."

"So you don't like it?"

"Uh……"

I feel like no matter how I answer, the outcome that awaits me will not be good.

What a death question.

"Good! There's a flaw!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Aize was stunned, Villian turned behind him, added magic power to enhance her strength, pressed the former's shoulders, jumped up, and directly rode on his shoulders.

“Ah—wait—wait, what the hell!?”

Aize was caught off guard, and the latter's leg covered his eyes, obscuring his vision. He lost his balance on the spot, staggered a few steps, and almost fell down. After staggering for a long time, he finally managed to stabilize himself.

Then, with both sides of her face squeezed by her thighs, she reluctantly raised her head.

"...Vir, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing? You still have to inspect the city, right? Why don't you just leave quickly?"

"so……?"

"Well, that's how it is. What's the problem? Didn't you say you would make my identity public? Lord Aize, the former God's Chosen Hero, the former Kingdom's Regent and Imperial Advisor, can't go back on your word, right?"

Villian smiled and ruffled the black hair on Aize's head. She swayed her legs gently and tapped Aize's chest rhythmically with her heels.

Plus the warmth, touch, and of course, taste that comes with this close contact.

Even Aize felt a little bit nervous in this situation... well, actually, more than a little nervous, his face also turned a little red.

But rationality still made him shake his head:

"...This is totally different, right? There's a war going on outside, be a little more serious!"

If it happened on the streets of Tafia, it would just be one of Villian's pranks, and Aize wouldn't have much of an opinion.

But this is Lilbas.

Members of the Royal Guard revere and love Aize.

The residents of this city will most likely regard Aize as a savior, and they are panicked by the enemies from the outside who are following them like a tide.

The orcs were so afraid of Aize that they couldn't sleep at night, so when they surrendered, many of them breathed a sigh of relief.

In this case, if I appeared in front of them in this posture.

How should I put it, it seems a bit too frivolous.

"What? Is it not okay? You just said that my usual look is better. Surely, it would be more suitable if I changed to my previous state? Sorry, I got too carried away. I'm really sorry for being so self-righteous as a defeated demon leader..."

"……what?"

In astonishment, Aize watched as Villian's elation quickly turned into tears.

Years of experience in intrigue with others made him 100% certain that this guy was acting and it was all part of a prank to torture him.

But this topic, this situation, plus what I said just now.

Aize really couldn't do anything to her.

After a lot of tangle, he felt completely controlled and sighed in self-abandonment:

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that. Let's go..."

"No, I'm kidding."

"……what?"

In another state of confusion, Villian jumped off Aize and waved her hand with an unusually serious expression.

"Huh? Of course I'm joking. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing for you to appear in front of your subordinates and the public like this... Or do you really enjoy this kind of thing? Shame play? As a public figure, it's best to limit this hobby, okay?"

Thanks, I'm already getting mad.

Seeing that Aize's eyes were gradually becoming empty, Villian covered her mouth, pretending to be cautious, and asked:

"Uh, angry?"

"No."

"No, this looks like anger, doesn't it?"

"No."

"Hmm...what an awkward guy."

"Huh? Why am I being—"

"Okay, another flaw!"

Changing direction again, Villian moved closer, opened her arms and hugged his arms, holding them with all her strength, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

"I'm not really going to interfere with your work, but the first step of the inspection is the lord's mansion, and then the residential area, right? Is it okay to maintain this state for a while before reaching the residential area?"

Villian, I don’t know if it’s because of Aize’s previous remarks that made her in such a good mood, but today’s mood is very high even compared to the past few months.

Aize was already a little angry because he had been tormented too much.

But when I turned around and saw the other person's smile appear in my sight...what should I say?

I'm tired, forget it, let it be.

"...Well, let's go."

Aize shook his head in self-mockery, and the two of them started walking.

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Like most cities in this world, the lord's mansion, which was once the main residence of the Karseid family, is located in the center of the city.

If Tafia is close to the front line, then this place is directly the front line itself. In the hundreds of years before its fall, it has been stubbornly resisting the invasion from the demons.

Therefore, everything in Lierbas is militarized.

This so-called "lord's mansion" looks more like a castle with more luxurious decorations and extremely astonishing scale.

Moats, defensive walls, towers, and even magic turrets, these things are even better than those of the real castle Jarlsburg.

If the orcs had not surrendered themselves, a frontal attack would still have resulted in victory, but the cost and time involved would have been far beyond the current situation.

But when we got inside the castle, the situation was a bit shocking.

This place has been the command post of the local orc army for the past two years, and the former orc chieftain Tal Sarago also lived here.

The originally exquisite and artistic decorative style was completely destroyed during this period.

Gorgeous red carpet? Tear it up and replace it with a large Warcraft hide rug, which orcs love more.

Valuable paintings? Removed, replaced with the bones of various prey commonly found in orc tribes as decoration.

The wine in the wine cellar? Smash it... No, this can't be smashed. If we take it out, we'll drink it all as water. If it's not enough, we'll have to move more in from other places. So the moment Aize opened the door, a strong smell of alcohol hit him in the face.

Various pieces of furniture were broken and tattered from rough use.

In addition, although they looked relatively neat and decent, the orcs' innate beast-like smell was so strong that it was suffocating.

At first glance, the whole house looked like it had been broken down and destroyed.

If anyone from the Karside family were present, their blood pressure would probably soar, and they would rush into the prisoner camp, drag out a few unlucky guys and beat them up to vent their anger.

However, there is no time to do a thorough cleaning right now.

Anyway, the functions are quite complete, so let's leave it like this for now.

Then, Aize put on armor and came to the residential area surrounded by a group of royal guards.

The so-called residential areas here are not the blocks divided based on functionality and urban planning in ordinary human cities, but a unified name for the reserved areas left for human residents in the demon-occupied areas.

A large number of human residents and slaves were driven here, struggling to survive in crowded and dirty environments like slums or even sewers. Mixed in with them are some black market smugglers and even slave traders engaged in underground transactions. This is the entire scene before our eyes.

Dirty, messy, poor, with dense crowds of ragged and skinny people sitting on both sides of the street.

Cheers, applause and praises were like thunder and never stopped.

But there were also many people who just sat there, staring at Aize and his group with tired, numb and empty eyes, without any reaction.

The salvation they were waiting for came too late.

As a strategic city, Lilbas is also of great significance to the demons. Therefore, when the orcs ruled here, they somewhat restricted their atrocities for the sake of order and stability.

It still turned out like this.