About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"I'm too lazy to refute your address... Anyway, because Margaret left Casimir earlier, if we simply count the time we've spent together, Maria and I have actually lived together longer—"

When mentioning Margaret, Sophia, who was always proud and strong, showed a subtle expression of loss.

"I've never understood what Margaret was thinking. She participated in the knight competition on her own, won the championship despite being unfavorable to everyone, and caused the Linguang family to fall into complete decline..."

Zofia sighed. She had no idea what Lin Guang's attitude was at that time, and Lin Guang had never told Orson about these things. At present, this Pegasus mainly spoke various misunderstood lines of a defeated female knight in front of others every day to increase the chances of Orson being murdered by Tallulah/Frost Star/Ino/Zaolu and others.

"Anyway, putting Margaret's affairs aside, you absolutely must not set your sights on Maria! That girl is too stubborn, and she has absolutely no experience interacting with people of the opposite sex her own age. I'm sure if you tell Maria you have a Gundam that can do backflips at home, that mecha-obsessed idiot will be lured into your bed!"

The aunt threatened Orson seriously, and the latter directly said no.

"My situation is already complicated enough..."

Orson responded with a wry smile, and Sofia was stunned for a moment. After all, Orson's expression didn't seem to be fake at all.

This kid is becoming more and more weird, I have to keep a close eye on him...!

Sophia thought so in her heart.

Afterwards, the two arrived at a mansion that was slightly more luxurious than Lin Guang's house, but the interior was much better maintained than Lin Guang's house, except that the garden was a mess.

"No, you're not going to buy this house, are you...?"

Orson swallowed and said, "The rich woman is right next to me."

"What are you thinking? This is my house. We're buying the bungalow next door. It doesn't require a lot of paperwork, and it's also close to my house. You can come with me when I train Maria, Lord Orson, the rising star of the Infected Knight."

Sofia pointed to the house next to her which was not small either.

"Don't tease me... I'm not even sure if I can make it to the finals."

Orson responded with a wry smile, this statement was not really modesty.

After all, if the Reunion Movement proceeds as planned, the participating knight will be the old Patriot. If he encounters him, the only thing Orson has to consider is whether he can successfully surrender before being hit by the Patriot's spear and flying to the outer ring of the dragon gate.

"The subsequent name change procedures can be handled by the butler. You just need to register as a follower knight of the Linguang family... What's the matter?"

Zofia found that Orson had been looking at her since just now.

"No, I just want to ask...Auntie, where did you get all the money?"

Orson was very curious because the largest sum of money he had received so far was 5000 Longmen coins transferred to him by a patriot (note: take the money and get away from my daughter).

Although if they really wanted to scrape together the money, Zaolu and Tallulah could probably just pull 50 consecutive draws in one go to get Orson's monthly exclusive card, but Orson didn't have much "spare money" that he could actually see and touch.

"I got it from participating in the Knights Tournament. I was in the top 16 at the time and received a considerable amount of money. After that, I just invested it casually and ended up with what I have now. The Knights Tournament itself has many problems, but the money it offers is real - of course, to obtain this money, you must pay a corresponding price."

After saying this, Sofia gently stroked her left wrist with her right hand, and a piercing pain immediately surged from her left hand to her brain.

Orson, who was standing by, noticed Zofia's subtle movement and began to wonder whether Rhodes Island could help treat the injury on Zofia's left hand.

As far as I can remember... ever since Javier heard his own crosstalk performance, he has been clamoring to learn bone-setting and massage, but he has been unable to find anyone to practice with?

Forget it, my aunt has treated me well, how can I be so unjust?

After confirming the location of the house they wanted to buy, the two went to the uninhabited room to see if they could move in right away.

"That's about it. Since you've decided to continue being that child's knight, I, as her elder sister, must help her in some way. Orson?"

Sophia stood with her hands on her hips and was quite satisfied with the condition of the room, but Orson's expression was unexpectedly serious.

"Aunt, have you invited anyone else to visit the house?"

"Don't call me auntie… Of course not, why— ugh!?"

Before Zofia could finish her words, she was suddenly pushed against the wall by Orson.

——H-Has this guy finally revealed his true nature?! Even so, I won't let myself...

"careful!"

boom! ! !

A loud bang was heard from outside the door, and the violent shock wave directly overturned the door. The place where Sofia had originally stood turned into ruins in an instant.

"There are three enemies, a crossbowman and a warlock."

Orson, who had been looking confused and silly before, suddenly looked serious. He signaled Sofia to hide in the corner, and he rushed up from the entrance of the blown-up door in an instant.

"Did it get done?"

A crossbowman carefully entered the room with a crossbow.

"Sorry, it's crooked."

“Wh—Guwaaa!!”

The leading crossbowman had no time to react and was knocked to the ground by Orson's punch. Orson snatched the crossbow from the other's hand, aimed directly at the calf of the second enemy who was trying to rush over, and pulled the trigger.

“Gahhhh!?”

The second enemy who was about to draw his machete was shot to the ground.

"Damn it... Don't, don't come over here!!"

The last warlock hurriedly pulled out a detonator, holding a bomb tightly in his hand.

"Who sent you?"

Orson completely ignored the warlock's gesture and approached him step by step.

“How, how could I possibly tell you…! Go to hell—”

——Curtain call… huh?

Orson originally planned to activate Curtain Call to invalidate the opponent's detonator. W had specifically mentioned in the previous battle with him that unless it was for a specific purpose - such as trying to blow up a fool who could silence the Originium skill, 99% of the detonators were triggered by the Originium skill.

But before Orson could use his curtain call, a crossbow arrow flew in from the window and pierced the warlock's arm, causing the detonator to fall to the ground.

"—"

Orson looked in the direction of the crossbow outside the window and saw a woman in a pure white uniform and a white ponytail on the top floor of a building in the distance. She was putting away the longbow in her hand and yawning as she looked at him.

13. The Dedicated Pioneer of the Wuzhan League

"Do you know these people, Aunt?"

After the few people who suddenly broke in were quickly killed, Orson stared out the window while asking Zofia, who was still confused about the situation.

"What? Hmm... I feel a bit familiar with the way these people are dressed. They seem to be the violent organization that was reported recently?"

Although Zofia was a little confused by what had just happened, she was a Whip Knight who had seen the world after all. She quickly calmed down and found some clues from those who were knocked down.

"Recent news reports have mentioned that this is a group that likes to rob and attack retired competitive knights. They call themselves 'thieves,' but their actions are nothing short of terrorist-like."

Sofia said this with disgust. Although she was also somewhat confused and dissatisfied with the current knight competition, she was even more disgusted by these terrorists who were waving the banner of "chivalry is dead, and competitive knights must be sanctioned."

"So he's not from the Wuzun League?"

"The Heroless Alliance...? Of course not. Why are those people here?"

Zofia was confused by the noun that Orson said, while Orson nodded.

"I see. I have some things to take care of here. Aunt, can you go back to your mansion and check the situation first?"

"I have the ability to protect myself, what are you going to do?"

"Confirm whether the young lady is a friend or foe."

"Who?"

Orson's response left Zofia confused, but before she could ask him in detail, he walked to the window and jumped out. He summoned a rest in mid-air and clung to the window frame, then launched himself out at an extremely fast speed like an angry bird.

"Wait a minute—that's fast. Is this his Originium technique?"

Sophia tried to catch up, but Orson had already vanished. Looking at Orson's rapidly receding figure, Sophia frowned.

As expected of an Infected Knight recognized as a "Rising Star" by the Knights' Association, Orson had not only sensed those enemies first, but also dealt with them in a remarkably short time, even having enough energy to protect himself. Add to that that seemingly bizarre Originium technique...

Zofia lowered her head in thought, and then her expression became a little subtle.

Damn, why do I suddenly feel that the guy’s operation is quite handsome... ?

Sofia shook her head vigorously, trying not to let such strange thoughts occupy her mind!

Anyway, contact the police first.

Sofia took out her cell phone and looked at the room in front of her that was destroyed by the bomb. It seemed that she would have to find a new house.

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On the other side, after Orson climbed out of the window, he immediately headed towards the top of the building where he had seen Platinum before at full speed.

It’s not that Orson immediately went all out after seeing Miss Platinum, but he now has to know as soon as possible what the Wuzhou Alliance thinks of his supervision.

After his high-profile destruction of the underground arena, Orson was certain the United Chamber of Commerce wouldn't let him run wild. Of course, they'd have to make sure he was under control. The only way to do that was to send Casimir's designated assassin league: the Helmetless.

Orson was not worried about the surveillance of the Helmetless Alliance, but he was a little worried that Maria would be affected by him. That naive and motivated new knight would definitely conflict with the essence of knight competition in the future.

If the person he just discovered was an unknown assassin, Orson might have continued to test each other and wait and see, but after discovering that the person on the other side was Platinum, one of the legendary "Four Girlfriends of Donkey", Orson rushed out directly.

Although he didn't know Bai Jin's past and experiences, one of the benefits of being a "traveler" was that Orson could roughly understand a person's character.

Anyone who can go to the island is definitely not a bad guy. Since he is not a bad guy, there must be a way to communicate.

At that time, Platinum's act of helping him out by piercing the warlock's arm also made Orson firm in his thoughts.

Thinking this way, Orson took the initiative to look for platinum.

"Found it—Miss over there, wait a moment... Huh?"

With the mobility of Rest, Orson quickly came near Platinum, but the other party completely ignored Orson and instead moved to another place in a hurry.

——This speed is too outrageous!

Platinum jumped up and down in the distance, performing a series of moves that would have given Newton a brain bruise. Meanwhile, Orson could only bite the bullet and continue chasing.

It's like walking into a restaurant that looks cheap, but after sitting down and drinking a glass of lemonade, you find out that a steamed bun costs 19. At this point, you can only bite the bullet and continue ordering.

Fortunately, Bai Jin didn't run too far. After jumping for a while, she came to a...dessert stall on the side of the road.

"...?"

Orson followed Bai Jin to the stall, rubbed his throat which was covered by his high-necked clothes, and prepared to greet him with his virtual vocal cords.

"that--"

"A limited-edition yogurt cheese crepe with two scoops of ice cream."

Bai Jin interrupted Orson and spoke some code-like words to the stall owner.

"I'm so tired. Miss, you really like it here. I see you here every week."

"Because I need to replenish sugars during work, and uncle, your Dongguo desserts are the best."

Bai Jin completely ignored Orson behind him and chatted with the stall owner very familiarly.

Orson, who was standing by, didn't know how to join in the conversation, so he could only transform into Senior Tachibana and lie down next to the lamppost OMO.

A few minutes later, Bai Jin was holding a packed crepe in his hand. He licked the ice cream ball with chocolate sauce on it with his tongue, and turned to look at Orson who was bored and picking up advertisements on the telephone pole next to him.

"What do you want from me?"

Platinum looked at Orson, her golden eyes devoid of any emotion. She carried a quiver and a valuable-looking compound bow on her back. Her upper body was dressed in a white shawl-like uniform, revealing her abdomen with abdominal muscles, while her lower body was in shorts and stockings.

Rather than an assassin, she looked more like a model who had just come home from a fashion show.

"You helped me back then, right? I came to thank you, and by the way, I have something I want to ask you."

Orson expressed his purpose sincerely and directly.

"Haha... I really was seen. I thought it was just a coincidence. If you have such eyesight, you should go to the street to peek under the skirts of beautiful women."

Shirogane sighed, licking the ice cream and cream while complaining.

"No...normal people wouldn't do something like that."

"Can you wait for me for two minutes?"

Bai Jin took out a pocket watch and looked at Orson with a sincere tone and watery eyes.

"Um, okay."

Orson was stunned for a moment. This platinum seemed... different from what he had originally expected?