Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 188 - 187 "I need to strive harder.

Chapter 188: 187 “I need to strive harder.

The following days were as mundane as ever.

During these days, Shane and his companions continued to stay at the Lazahad family’s house, living as they always had.

Shane was no exception; every day he either accompanied Tielle while she lured monsters during her walks, helping her deal with some troubles, or he was summoned by letters from a certain Princess to be her conversation partner. At night, a beautiful girl would join him in the bath, making his days quite comfortable.

However, there were some changes around Shane.

At the very least, these past few days, Shane had gained a little tagalong.

That, of course, was Little Aiyi.

“Where are you going?”

“What are you going to do?”

“I’ll come with you.”

These were probably the phrases Little Aiyi repeated most over these days.

Just as she said, the little girl planned to closely observe Shane, or rather surveil him, constantly accompanying him in and out, back and forth, up and down, except when he slept, bathed, or entered the Royal Palace.

Even when Shane secretly followed behind Tielle to safeguard her, the little girl came along as well, and upon seeing what Shane was doing, she became interested and tried to mimic him, secretly causing trouble from the shadows.

Specifically, by throwing stones to injure those who might threaten Tielle, preventing them from making a move against her.

However, unlike Shane, Aiyi had not mastered the “Throwing” skill; the task of throwing stones in her hands almost led to serious trouble.

Naturally, without the “Throwing” skill, Aiyi lacked any technique in throwing; it was entirely dependent on her strength.

When she threw a stone, leaving aside its accuracy, its power was terrifying, almost like a rocket launcher. After the throw, shockwaves appeared, and the air heated up from friction. The impacted ground burst as if from a massive explosion, blowing everyone nearby away; it was terrifying.

Of course, if it weren’t for the lack of accuracy and not hitting the target, it would have been more than just scary.

Therefore, afterward, Shane strictly prohibited the little girl from throwing stones, to her considerable dissatisfaction.

Unbeknownst to her, during these times of her dissatisfaction, Shane himself was inwardly embarrassed.

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“I thought I was pretty awesome, but after coming to the Royal Capital, it seems I’ve met even more formidable people.”

First Luoqi, and now Aiyi, the abilities of these two girls were incredibly daunting, leaving Shane with no feeling of complete victory.

Especially with Aiyi.

With Luoqi, although Shane didn’t think he could easily win, he also didn’t feel it would be easy to lose, considering her a worthy opponent.

But Aiyi was different.

The girl was too inscrutable. Even now, Shane had not sensed her Magic Power, always feeling as though he truly encountered someone stronger than himself, with no premonition of being able to surpass her.

She was the first person Shane had truly encountered against whom he felt completely outmatched.

Even when facing the Legendary Knight Aridia, he hadn’t felt this way.

But Aiyi accomplished this.

Shane dared not underestimate this feeling.

Because of the existence of the “Military God” skill, Shane’s combat instincts were extremely high, so if he himself felt he couldn’t beat Aiyi, then he probably really couldn’t.

Hence, Shane confirmed that Aiyi was stronger than him, and by a significant margin. Even if he fully unlocked the Holy Sword’s seal, whether he could win was a highly debatable matter.

This made Shane reaffirm once again that Aiyi was definitely a hidden powerhouse, and a particularly massive one at that.

“It looks like I need to make a concerted effort.”

Motivated, Shane began to contemplate how to learn new skills or Magic to further enhance his capabilities.

But just as Shane was preparing to make a strong effort, the arrival of an event interrupted his ambitious plans.

“Get ready, let’s go to the Royal Palace for an audience.”

That day, Vivian brought back that piece of news.

Indeed.

Almost a week had passed, and Vivian and her people had finally finished coordinating with the Royal Palace and were allowed to have an audience with the King.

The list of attendees included Beren, Vivian, Alis, Leon, and Shane.

Beren was a representative chosen to represent the knights from Lamijion.

Vivian, Alis, and Leon represented their respective adventurer teams.

As for Shane, as the leading hero and the central figure in this mission, he was undoubtedly necessary for this audience.

The others were not on the list and could not participate; they had to wait outside for news.

Thus, Shane accompanied Vivian to the Royal Palace.

…

Royal Palace, reception room.

Here, those prepared for the audience gathered together.

“It’s been a long time, you two.”

Alis was the first to see Shane and Vivian enter the room. He laughed heartily and greeted them warmly before turning his gaze to Shane, his face full of inexplicable expressions.

“Long time no see.”

Leon also stood up to greet them, but his eyes inevitably drifted towards Shane, filled with curiosity.

Beren merely nodded; however, his gaze also rested on Shane, carrying a mix of complex emotions.

This scene utterly confused Shane.

“Why are you all looking at me like that?”

Shane asked, puzzled.

Beren and Leon remained silent.

It was Alis who came up to Shane, clicking his tongue in wonder and laughing strangely.

“Who would have thought, lad—you’ve been in the Royal Capital for such a short time and already managed to make such a big name for yourself; you scared me to death.”

Hearing this, Shane somewhat understood what had happened.

As expected…

“How on earth did you get involved with that incomparable Princess?” Alis asked with a gossipy yet extremely envious tone, “Teach me, Shane. You don’t know, when I saw the Princess at the palace, I was so stunned that I stayed until the crowd had dispersed and didn’t snap out of it. These past few days, I’ve been dreaming about the Princess every night, but here you are, getting close to her. You don’t know how jealous I am.”

Alis spoke very candidly, causing Vivian, who stood by, to burst into laughter.

Beren and Leon seemed to recall their own experiences of seeing the Princess, their eyes inevitably filling with infatuation.

Especially Leon, his adoration and fascination nearly flowing out of his eyes; it was clear he was truly captivated by the Princess.

Thanks to this, Leon’s gaze towards Shane was also slightly different from before; besides jealousy, there seemed to be a hint of rivalry emerging.

Seeing this, Shane was speechless.

Good news stays inside, bad news travels miles away.

But, is this really bad news?

Hmm, it must be.