Heavenly Magician
Chapter 66: The Genuine Intent of the Golden Adventurer

Kaori looked at Hilda with great attention. His eyes widened, as if staring at the poor girl's soul in search of a secret. After a while, Kaori suddenly spoke up.

"You're in love, aren't you?"

"A-Huhwhat!?" Hilda screamed, retreating backwards as a red color flashed across her cheeks. His calm expression was completely obliterated, replaced by sweaty eyebrows and panicked eyes.

"A-Whatever you mean, uhm... Meaning?! I like?! Love?! HA HA HA! Ha! Don't be silly, Madam."

"Muhuhou... Love can never escape my eyes. Do you want me to give you some pointers? You should come to my room later, I'll teach you the right courtship etiquette."

My brother went to the dining room after leaving a strange comment. Hilda also became a dead red, her two hands currently covering her face.

"Hey, uh, are you okay?" My toot.

"Huh?! Yep! HAHA! I'm good! I'm really good, actually. Thank you so much for asking, but I'm good!"

Are you sure about that…? If you're redder than this, there'll be steam coming out of your ear, you should know that.

Still, if Karen says she's in love, then she must be in love.

When the Goddess of Love says something about it, I will tend to believe it.

It seemed that in the end the female knight also had a heart like an ordinary girl.

His face also instantly flushed after thinking about the man he liked. 

She's a lucky girl.

I was a little uncomfortable when he occasionally glanced at me. Maybe he was embarrassed because I saw him in such a state.

"However. Princess Hilda, and uh, the former King. Will we move now?”

"A-ah, uh. Please don't call me Princess Hilda again. No need for such formalities. I'd rather you call me Hilda." The Princess made a timid request.

"All right then. I'll call you Hilda from now on."

"Thank you!"

"Ohohohohh." Hilda smiled widely, but her grandfather only chuckled behind her.

What's so funny, old man ?!

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"So, what brings you here?"

Hilda and her grandfather sat on a three-person sofa in my study. While I sat before them, listening to their original purpose.

They told me they were both here secretly to not draw much attention.

The former King was a gold-ranked adventurer, so he had many connections that could help him to come here unhindered.

"Yes, we actually want to discuss the Slave incident with you." Hilda brought up the problem quite quickly. I'm not too surprised, things will definitely be questioned.

The incident involved some members of a foreign Kingdom, and the Slave had spread all sorts of baseless and inconsistent lies about what happened, so most of the uninvolved Kingdoms had no idea what was really going on.

That problem mostly occurred on the eastern side of the continent, as the western allies knew what was really going on.

It's a bit funny to know that the west knows more about the situation in the east.

Guilds also helped spread the truth of the matter, but the facts sounded even stranger. "The beasts are unaffected by magic, with complex regeneration abilities, and they appear due to a tear in space." No one had ever heard of such a thing, so it made sense not to believe it.

I detailed exactly what happened to the two of them, since there was no need to lie anymore.

"Wow. So there really was an invasion by a creature called the Failer. And you say that Gardio, Strom, Halman, Elchea and Orphen unite and fight together?" Ask the former King.

"That file is an enemy we cannot defeat if we are not united. Just one high-level Failer attack was able to sweep Shenghai off the map."

"The scary story. Do you think this could happen again somewhere else?"

The former King's concerns are understandable. After all, a small group of Failers had also appeared in the Westin some time ago. I can tell that from Relisha's report.

So I decided not to lie to them bardua, and gave them the honest truth about the matter.

"I don't think that something like this will happen for a while, but there is still a real possibility this incident could reoccur elsewhere. It is for that reason that I have prepared a countermeasure."

"That's Frame Rescue, right? Giant warrior?" Hilda said quickly.

I was surprised they knew his name, but at the same time I knew that it would eventually be revealed to a Kingdom I did not know.

I decided in this case it would be better to show than tell, so we moved to the plains west of the castle.

The former King, Hilda, and the guards were shocked when I moved them through my spell.

"This is one of my Frame Rescue. I call it the Knight Baron. This is one of our main weapons in the fight against the Failer."

My explanation was not heard at all. The people in the area were completely immersed in admiration.

I pulled out the radio from [Storage] and contacted Liora who was currently sitting in the cockpit.

"Alright, show them some moves!"

"Good, Sir." 

Liora started displaying various movements with Frame Rescue. He walked, ran, pulled out weapons, pushed, and slashed.

"How many are deployed in the Slave?"

"About five hundred, including the reserve unit. That's pretty far, considering there's about twenty thousand Failers."

"Five hundred!? W-What would Glory do with this kind of strength."

The eyes of the former King were on me, as if trying to investigate me for information. I can't blame him. Anyone would suspect one's intentions if they had this much power.

"You can believe me or not, but I don't mean to use this power to conquer. I'll just use it in serious condition. The first and foremost goal is to fight the Failer.

"I can promise you that the other members of the WPL alliance won't even use one of these Rescue Frames unless there's a real crisis."

"How do you define a real crisis?"

"If the Bahemoth appears, or if we need to save people from natural disasters. For me it's been a crisis."

"Then, for example. If Destin forms an alliance with Glory, will we get access to this Frame Rescue as well?"

"If you use it for an honest situation and not a war, then of course."

Where might I let Frame Rescue be used to fight with other Kingdoms.

After getting the green light from me, the former King went straight into his hidden topic.

"The reason I came to Glory was to build a friendly relationship. I cannot officially propose an alliance without my son, although I am sure he will not reject it."

"I'm happy to form an alliance with the Destin, but I have to consult with the other members first."

I didn't really expect anyone to object, but formality is still a formality.

I'm quite happy to see the image of the Westin. By making it a Kingdom of Knights, they seemed to have a dutiful, honest, and noble person.

This groping old man was probably the only black stain in the Kingdom.

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"Yeahahah!!!"

"Yahoooooo!!!"

The two warriors stopped a few inches before their wooden swords touched their opponents.

Princess Hilda's sword rested on Rin's waist, while Rin's sword floated right around Hilda's neck. They are both very talented in the field.

"good. Done." I said as a referee.

Hilda said she wanted to face the greatest swordsman in my Kingdom, so I decided Rin was the most suitable. After all, there was no way I would have let down my brother to face Hilda.

Over the past few days, I have shown Rin several websites and videos related to traditional swordsmanship.

He absorbed that info quickly like a sponge while it was absorbing water.

However, his old style remains he maintains, and the result now he has created his own style.

Why does he still maintain his old style huh. What might be that style is the fighting style of his family he inherited.

I muttered when I saw the two of them.

They both lowered their weapons and let out heavy breathing.

"It was a very fun game. You really have an outstanding knight, Your Majesty."

"Hmm? Ah, I'm not one of his knights."

"Ehhh?"

Hilda shook Rin's hand, but tilted her head in confusion upon hearing her words.