About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Orson agreed to Maria's request without much thought. After all, he was the "attendant knight" of the Linguang family, and it was natural for him to play mixed doubles with Maria.

But for Maria, who has just awakened her love, the meaning of this invitation is even deeper.

"In that case, let's go now! If we're late, the official might just arbitrarily fill in the group."

Maria happily put the plate into the sink, then stood up and excitedly prepared to take Orson to sign up.

"Wait, the plates aren't yet... Ugh!"

Although Orson wanted to go back and wash the dishes first, he was dragged over by Maria instead.

Ever since he was almost stripped naked by Miss Black Snake yesterday, Orson has completely realized that his strength is basically at the bottom level in Terra. If he does not use the Rest Climbing to strengthen his body, he can probably only beat ordinary people who never exercise.

Is it because of the "Chimera" race?

Orson glanced at the ring on his finger that once belonged to the "Doctor". He seemed to have glimpsed some fragments of the past when he was poisoned and unconscious, but he did not have complete memory after waking up.

What kind of person was the Doctor...? He had clearly spent some time with her, yet he had no clear memory of that time.

Although his amnesia was the Doctor's way of preventing him from following the same path as her, where he "tried to save the world but lost so much in the process," Orson has chosen to continue the path the Doctor failed to complete. And he has no regrets.

On the other side, not long after Maria grabbed Orson's arm with her aura, she began to feel a little shy and embarrassed about her "rash" behavior.

After all, she is a "knight girl" with simple thoughts and no knowledge of the world. For Maria, suddenly holding hands is not appropriate. She and Orson are not even "lovers". Such intimate physical contact makes Maria feel a little embarrassed.

——No, there is an old saying in Yan Country: "The rice has been cooked." Now that things have come to this, you might as well think about what you should wear on the day of the competition!

Maria shook her head vigorously to prevent herself from letting go of Orson's hands. At the same time, in order to ease her embarrassment and shyness, her brain had already begun to think about what to wear on the day of the competition.

For Maria, things like 'should I change the color of my gloves', 'should I ask my aunt to tie my long hair properly', and 'should I wear makeup' were almost impossible for her to consider before.

After all, this engineering girl is the type who would dress up like "eye mask with old man's sweatshirt, women's black stockings and leather shoes" to improve her attribute values when playing games.

It would be easier to get her to think about things like "Can the power consumption process of this internal combustion engine reduce losses?"

"We'll talk about the plates and stuff after I get back. Anyway, let's go to the Knights' Association first—hmm?"

"Excuse me, may I ask Orson—Pu-meow!"

Maria opened the door and walked out without paying much attention. As a result, for some reason, Rosemary, who was standing outside the door, passively fell into Maria's arms.

"Uh wow… Rosemary?"

Maria was also startled. She pulled the kitten out of her arms and looked at it for a while, then recognized the cat-eared knight of Rhodes Island.

"Is something wrong, Rosemary? Didn't Dr. Kal'tsit cook for you again? I knew that Lynx's housekeeping skills can only be described as Sister Tazi, or is it that the pocket money is not enough? If not, tell me, I... uh, well, I don't have it either..."

Seeing that it was a cute and harmless kitten, Orson immediately went over to it and asked it questions with concern.

"No... Dr. Kal'tsit orders takeout every day, paying attention to nutrition. Anyway, Orson, um... there's a doubles team competition in a few days. Can you team up with me?"

Rosemary twitched her tail from side to side, looking at Orson expectantly. But before Orson could respond, Maria, who was standing beside her, became restless after hearing what he said.

"Wait, wait a minute Rosemary, regarding the doubles competition, Orson has just agreed to team up with me!"

"Promise—Orson?"

After hearing this, Rosemary looked at Orson with disbelief, her eyes became watery, and she looked weak, pitiful and helpless.

"Ahem! That expression is so unfair, Rosemary...!"

Under the attack of Kitty Cat's glare, the old father Orson announced on the spot that he would give it away for free. No one could resist the direct gaze of Kitty Cat, no one.

Although as a follower knight of the Linguang family, he had the obligation to help Maria with the Tata, Maria was bigger than Rosemary after all, and Orson could feel more at ease with her than Rosemary.

"Or Maria, I'll go first—"

"No, no, no! I finally mustered up the courage...!"

Maria immediately refused to listen when she heard that Orson wanted to switch sides. She rushed over and grabbed Orson's right arm tightly.

—Ooooooooooooooooooo!?

Orson was so happy that he almost rolled his eyes when Maria hugged his arm, which was almost pierced by a crossbow arrow yesterday.

However, even so, Orsen still had to pretend that nothing was wrong, otherwise the wounds on his body that were the same as those on the "Princess Maid" would definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

"Wu...I, I won't back down!"

Rosemary puffed out her lips when she saw this, and followed suit by moving to Orson's left side and hugging him.

Orson, who was sandwiched between a horse and a cat, did not feel any secret joy as the "sinful male protagonist". He only felt a burning pain in his right hand and an itchy feeling on his left abdomen caused by the shaking of the rosemary cat ears.

"Rosemary is a knight of Rhodes Island, right? Orson is my retainer knight. Isn't it natural for him to go to the battlefield with his master?"

Maria said while staring at Rosemary and smiling.

"But, but Orson is the most important person to me, and I hope to fight with him!"

Rosemary fought back without giving in, and the two of them exchanged blows without giving in.

"In that case, this is Casimir. Let's fight for Orson in an upright manner, using the ways of knights!"

"Ok!"

Maria challenged Rosemary to a duel, and she readily agreed.

"Wait a minute—don't start a fight over a disagreement. I don't know what's going on, but calm down for a moment and go inside and talk it over. I'll go wash the dishes."

Orson stopped Maria and Rosemary, and then led them back to the room. He took the opportunity to quickly wash the dishes in the sink.

"..."

"..."

After Orson left, Maria looked at Rosemary with a troubled look.

"What's going on, Rosemary? Why are you suddenly looking for Orson to participate in the doubles competition?"

I finally mustered up the courage to invite Orson, and he agreed. Two happy things combined should have made me even happier, but why... why did it turn out like this?

"Well……"

Rosemary didn't respond to Maria, but turned her head away shyly.

If it was the Rosemary from before, she might not have taken the initiative to look for Orson today.

But after the fight with the 'love consulting master' Candle Knight that day, some subtle ideas were instilled into Xiaomaomao's mind.

Excerpts from Candle Knight's Quotes:

[There is no pure 'like' between men and women. If you have feelings for someone right now, don't overthink it, that's love!]

[Based on the previous point, there's a high chance that the girl you love is into someone else. If you just stand by and watch, the only outcome is that she'll be snatched away by someone else!]

[So, you have to be responsible for the 'love' in your heart and take the initiative, Kitty!!]

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with the Candle Knight, but if you think about it carefully, the logic is no different from "forced buying and selling", which is more than enough to fool Rosemary.

After the game, Rosemary, who was misled by the Candle Knight, thought about how she had unconsciously stuck to Orson in the past, as if her "subconscious" wanted to occupy Orson.

——Is everything that weird older sister said true? I actually have a crush on Orsen, so…so in order to prevent Orsen from leaving, I need to take the initiative!

The logic was closed at this point. After that game, Rosemary made up her mind to use her own efforts to send Orson to jail (referring to metal refining).

"Anyway...we can't let Orson worry too much. Since no one is willing to give in, let's use another method to fight for Orson!"

Maria thought for a moment, then said to Rosemary.

Kitty tilted her head. Although she didn't know what Maria was going to do, she nodded to show that she was ready to accompany her.

Orson, who was washing dishes, sneezed and wondered if another LSP was lusting after the 'mysterious princess maid knight lady'.

74. I will beat you even at the risk of my life!

"I don't know what's going on with the Business Association lately. They're constantly calling people to meetings every day. By the way, Maria, are you home? The Knights' Association announced yesterday... Rosemary! Why didn't you tell me you were coming? Seriously, I haven't prepared anything yet! Have you had breakfast yet? Do you want to go to my cafe for some yogurt and cheese pancakes?"

"No need for now, Sister Zofia—Puwulululu..."

Zofia walked into the Linguang house while complaining. After noticing that Rosemary was a guest at home, Zofia immediately went over and hugged Rosemary, who didn't have time to escape, and had a good time with her.

At first, because Orson bought more than 40 "fan support packages" in one go at Rosemary's opening game, Zofia's reputation was damaged and she was considered a "female pervert who likes film lolita."

But when they actually met, because of Rosemary's cute and well-behaved nature, and the fact that she called Zofia "Sister Zofia", the rich woman almost became like what others had said about her, and she wanted to recognize Rosemary as her second sister right there and then.

"Still so cute~~ So what is Rosemary doing here this time?"

After replenishing her cat elements, Zofia curiously asked Rosemary why she came to Ringuang's house.

"Hmm... Anyway, it has something to do with knightly competitions."

Rosemary twisted her ears. She was a little embarrassed to tell Zofia that she and Maria were in a "duel" for the right to use Orson.

"Speaking of knight competitions, yesterday the Knights Association—"

"Sorry for the wait, Orson!"

Zofia wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Maria's voice not far away.

"Maria, Orson—what are you two doing?"

Following the sound, Zofia looked towards the living room in the distance and saw Maria taking off the goggles on her head and putting them aside, then rubbing her hands and walking towards Orson who was sitting on the chair.

As for Orson, he was sitting obediently on the chair, with an eye patch on his eyes for some reason.

Although we can't see Orson's expression, judging from the way he slightly tilted his head, he must be full of questions about the current situation.

"Hmm? Auntie, I'm going to give Orson a massage."

Maria flexed her wrists and then placed her hands on Orson's shoulders.

Although Maria was still a little shy about such direct physical contact, she could convince herself by explaining that "this is a massage."

"...?"

It was obvious that this explanation did not allow Zofia to fully understand the current situation.

In fact, Maria is now competing with Rosemary for Orson.

The duel between the two is not a fight in the arena, but the rule is "each person takes turns to show himself to Orson, and then whoever leaves a higher favorability on Orson will win."

Of course, the two of them concealed this matter from Orson.

It was Maria's turn, and her choice was to massage the shoulders of Orson, who had been helping her with sword training and housework.

"Maria? Let me make this clear... even if you tie it up for me and sell it, I won't be able to sell it..."

Orson, who didn't know about the bet between Maria and Rosemary, spoke in a low voice with a guilty and worried look on his face.

Who knows if Maria discovered her shameful identity, and then the knight lady's dream was shattered. She was so angry that she was ready to tie herself up and sell herself to the newly established 'Victoria Maid Princess Knights'.

But soon, the moderate kneading from the shoulders dispelled Orson's worries. Maria gently kneaded Orson's shoulders, and the pain and fatigue and soreness were almost visibly relieved.

"Hmm—it's comfortable, but what's going on, Maria?"

While enjoying a shoulder and neck massage from the head knight of the ancient knight family of Casimir, Orson continued to ask what was going on.

"Anyway, Orson, don't overthink it. Just consider this as my small way of thanking you for your continued help."

"I didn't help you much either—why did you need the eyepatch?"

"I heard that if you reduce one of your senses, your body becomes more sensitive to touch."

It really has an engineering way of thinking.

But to be honest...it does feel quite comfortable.

Although he secretly learned the muscle relaxation technique from Alina, and it also made Maria and Zofia fight for the "massage right". But in fact, it was the first time for Orson to be "massaged" like this.

Think carefully about what has helped me stretch my muscles for so long——

It seems that there are only Patriot and mon3tr.

"It's more comfortable than I thought. Eh hey... I think you're very skilled, Maria."

Orson smiled innocently and praised Maria's skills. After hearing Orson's praise, Maria became very motivated and looked at Rosemary beside her.

——Well, I won, didn’t I?

Xia Guang's expression became much more confident. After all, he was at least two centimeters taller than Orson. But it was different for Rosemary. She was two heads shorter than Orson. She probably wouldn't be able to get her arms into a proper massage position if she walked behind the chair.

"Woo..."