Chapter 136: 135 A Different Kind of Nobles (Please subscribe! Please vote for the monthly ticket!)
Seeing Shane standing there stunned, Merica looked uneasy, as if she had done something wrong.
Tielle also looked towards Shane and asked.
It was Lu Muya, on the other hand, who revealed a trace of fear in her eyes, seemingly becoming more fearful of Shane.
However, Merica did not show much fear in her demeanor, which surprised Shane.
This elf girl seemed unaffected by their last encounter, unchanged and as she was.
No, from Merica’s behavior, she evidently sought interaction with Shane more than before, as if she did not want to distance herself from him.
That was indeed the case.
Regardless of Lu Muya, Merica’s impression of Shane hadn’t changed.
First, like Merica, elves fiercly opposed the Demon Clan, and second, her affection for Shane grew by the day. Not having spoken to Shane for several days had already become unbearable for her, which is why she had suddenly brought up his name.
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Shane didn’t know this; he thought it was because of Magre’s affair, being grateful for the kind-hearted Merica, that she did not grow fearful of him.
This reassured Shane somewhat.
“I’m fine.” Shane shook his head, and turning back to the original topic, said, “I am different from you, I come from the ‘Star Sea.'”
His words stunned everyone.
Merica was clueless, Lu Muya also looked confused, even Tielle furrowed her brows, seemingly searching her memory to see if there was any mention of such a place.
But, that was undoubtedly a vain effort.
After all, Shane was just boasting.
He couldn’t tell them that he came from Anotherworld, could he?
So, Shane said gravely, “It is normal that you haven’t heard of it, because it is a distant place that represents the unknown and hope, and many yearn to reach it.”
Shane’s words utterly baffled the women.
“Is there really such a place?”
Tielle even looked skeptical.
“Of course.” Shane said without a hint of blush, “Moreover, the place is vast and boundless.”
Shane went on with his nonsense.
As a result, after a gratuitous amount of bluffing had caused the topic to shift, everyone shifted from their questions about Shane to discussing what kind of place the ‘Star Sea’ might be.
Five minutes later, Beren rode back.
“Alright, let’s enter the city,” Beren declared straightforwardly. “After entering, those of the Knight Order will follow me, while the adventurers can make their own arrangements, whether heading to the guild headquarters or finding a hotel. We will notify everyone when it is confirmed that we can be granted an audience at the Royal Palace.”
In other words, they were now splitting up.
“Lord Leon, please join me at the Magic Tool Shop in the Royal Capital!”
Udilis immediately turned to Leon next to her, eager in her request.
Leon hesitated, seemingly wanting to take the opportunity to do something, but since he was unfamiliar with the Royal Capital on his first visit, he thought it would be better to stick with Udilis, so he did not object.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, Leon had stopped approaching the girls from Vivian’s Team.
With Shane there, Leon would rather stay away from them, naturally not daring to pester the group of girls anymore.
And Alis decided to first check out the guild.
“Since it’s the headquarters of the adventurer’s guild, and it’s located in a place like the Royal Capital, the commissions and rewards there must be considerable, right?”
Alis seemed eager to check it out, and his teammates had no objections either.
As for the people of Vivian’s Team, they had their own plans.
“Your house or mine?”
Vivian asked Tielle heedlessly.
“Your house.” Tielle knew what Vivian meant and unusually, expressed dissatisfaction, “You’re asking even though you know, aren’t you?”
“I suppose.” Vivian smiled wryly but still gazed intently at Tielle, confirming, “Are you really not going to visit?”
“No.” Tielle answered without hesitation, coldly saying, “You know, I became an adventurer precisely to flee from there, and I accepted your invitation to go to Lamijion to distance myself from that place.”
“…Alright then.” Vivian fell silent for a while, then said helplessly, “In that case, let’s go to my place.”
Hearing this, Shane, Lu Muya, and Merica finally understood what Vivian and Tielle were discussing.
The two of them were discussing whether to host everyone at Vivian’s or Tielle’s house now that they were back in the Royal Capital.
After all, as natives of the Royal Capital, they couldn’t just let everyone stay in a hotel, could they?
Thus, Vivian had made arrangements.
“Let’s all stay at my place,” Vivian told everyone with a smile, adding, “But to be precise, it’s staying at Riley’s place.”
Because Vivian was also living at Riley’s place.
“Is that alright?” Shane raised his hand and asked, “I heard President Riley’s family is from the Great Nobles; is it really okay to just move in while she’s not around?”
Lu Muya and Merica nodded repeatedly, seemingly sharing the concern.
“You don’t need to worry too much,” Vivian immediately soothed, “Although the Riley family is from the Great Nobles, they are quite different from typical nobles.”
How were they different?
“The founder of the Riley family was actually the founder of the adventurer’s guild, who had served as a civil servant alongside the hero who became the founding king, and under the king’s directive, founded the adventurer’s guild with the support of the kingdom, eventually being granted nobility,” Vivian explained.
“For this reason, the heads of the Lazahad family have always been presidents of the adventurer’s guild generation after generation. The family members are all involved in the work of the adventurer’s guild. Riley, as the only daughter of the current head of the family, is expected to become the president of the guild’s headquarters, taking over the Lazahad family. That’s why she was sent to run the guild in other territories after reaching adulthood, to accumulate experience.”
Everyone suddenly realized.
“No wonder the only daughter of a Great Noble family would go to such a remote town to become a guild president; is that the reason?”
Shane also felt relieved.
At the same time, Shane understood what Vivian was trying to say.
“The Lazahad family is very friendly towards adventurers, and you all are friends of Riley and me, with promising futures. I’m sure the family head won’t be stingy in hosting you,” Vivian smiled, “Come with me.”
Everyone looked at each other and eventually nodded in agreement.
And so, the members of Vivian’s Team entered the Royal Capital.