Chapter 200: 199 ‘This is where you jump off… Chapter 200: 199 ‘This is where you jump off… After leaving the Audience Hall, Shane and his companions began discussing their next plans.
“I will lead the Knight Order back to Lamijion, what about you?”
Beren turned around and asked everyone.
Being the supreme authority of Lamijion, after successfully completing the mission and receiving the Kingdom’s rewards, he naturally had to return immediately.
“I’m going back too!”
Leon quickly declared his intention.
Staying was out of question; he would never consider remaining here for the rest of his life.
The Royal Capital was a place of heartache for Leon, and he absolutely did not want to continue staying there. He just wanted to hurry back to Lamijion and carry on with his lucrative freeloaded career.
Alis raised his hand to indicate this.
“Recently, my companions and I have been at the adventurer’s guild here in the Royal Capital. We’ve met many veterans and seen many more challenging quests, so we’ve already decided to make the Royal Capital our base and continue our adventures.”
This place was the origin of adventurers. Having seen so many strong individuals and high-ranking adventures here, Alis and the others were naturally deeply attracted.
Although here, they wouldn’t be the top level adventurer team. There were many teams more skilled than them, but if they could establish themselves here, surely Alis and his companions’ abilities would increase faster and become stronger?
That meant Alis wasn’t planning to return.
“Alright, I’ll speak to President Riley for you,” Beren nodded and then turned to Vivian, saying, “What about you guys?”
Hearing this, Vivian did not respond immediately but instead looked towards Shane, who seemed nonchalant.
“What do you think, Shane?”
Vivian then asked for Shane’s opinion.
“Me?” Shane raised an eyebrow but did not hesitate, saying, “I don’t really want to stay. There are too many people I dislike here, and too many troubles. If there’s nothing else, I’d truly like to go back to Lamijion immediately.”
“Unfortunately, there is something else, isn’t there?” Vivian smiled slightly and said, “So, you want to stay?”
Before Shane could answer, the others around him reacted.
“That’s right, you’d definitely want to stay.”
Beren deeply understood and felt envious.
“Well, with such a great opportunity, how could you leave?”
Alis also deeply understood and shared the envy.
“If I had such a great opportunity, I wouldn’t want to leave either.”
Leon also understood and then felt a mix of envy and jealousy.
Shane stood there, letting countless question marks appear on his forehead.
It’s not me who has a problem, it’s you guys.
What are you understanding? And what are you envying?
Vivian smiled and explained Shane’s doubts.
“After all, the princess is in the Royal Capital, you’d want to stay, we all understand that.”
Vivian felt this deeply.
“Wait!” Shane immediately interrupted everyone’s understanding, adamantly correcting them, “You think I’m staying for her? Cut it out! I’m staying for one month of access to the Underground Magic Library!”
That was the actual reason.
Shane wanted to stay in the Royal Capital just to visit the Underground Magic Library.
That place held all the books collected by the Kingdom over a millennium, including books from around the world, which was much larger than Lamijion’s guild library. For Shane, it was a treasure trove.
Having finally finagled a treasure that satisfied him, how could he leave?
After all, he would have to stay for the next month, ideally flipping through every Magic Book there, learning from each one.
“This is the real reason I’m staying, not for that princess, okay?”
Shane stressed fiercely.
However, this was met with a wave of distrustful looks from everyone.
“I don’t believe it,” Leon was the first to speak, saying, “To have established such a close relationship with that princess, I don’t believe you would willingly leave her.”
“I don’t believe it either,” Alis was the second to speak up, “That’s Princess Luosilusti, the Kingdom Treasure. If I were in your shoes, even if my teammates dragged me, I wouldn’t leave.”
“It is so.” Beren also nodded seriously, saying, “Countless people desire this chance and don’t get it, yet you just happened to become the luckiest person in the world; we won’t believe you want to leave.”
Hearing this, Shane truly felt an urge to smack these guys.
Don’t you know, your behavior is so loser-like?
No wonder you only feel envy and resentment, serves you right.
As Shane thought this, Vivian by his side also reached the same conclusion.
“I’ve been in the Royal Capital for many years, quite familiar with Her Highness, but I’ve never seen Her Highness so close with anyone, not even Princess Liyadella, nor even President Riley. With you alone, Her Highness shows a completely different atmosphere when she’s with you; the closeness is so palpable that anyone can notice it. It’s a proof of Her Highness’s genuine trust in you, opening her heart to you. You’re really fortunate and should cherish this bond.”
Vivian patted Shane’s shoulder, both moved and encouraging.
Undoubtedly, Shane felt choked up at that moment.
What is this so-called genuine trust?
What is this proof of opening one’s heart?
That’s because she exposed her true self in front of me, that’s why she’s less guarded around me!
“I really didn’t stay because of her!”
Shane could only argue, his face flushing red.
Of course, no one believed him.
“Really! Believe me!”
Shane was about to collapse.
“I might as well jump down here, into the lake, drown myself, but I definitely wouldn’t stay because of that princess!”
Shane couldn’t help but make such a dire oath.
However, with this, Shane only felt a chill down his spine, and the expressions of Vivian and others standing in front of him stiffened, frozen in place.
“…do you really hate me that much?”
A faint voice came from behind Shane.
His mouth twitched as he slowly turned his head to look behind him.
There, Luoqi appeared out of nowhere, quietly watching Shane, displaying the princess mode’s calm and elegance to the fullest.
However, Shane saw intense anger and resentment burning in Luoqi’s eyes, almost spewing flames.
“Your… Your Highness…?”
Vivian, Beren, Alis, and Leon shuddered.
Only then did Luoqi turn to the others.
“Sorry, I have something to attend to; I’ll borrow this person for a moment, is that alright?”
As she spoke, the aura emanating from Luoqi was even more terrifying than when Shane first met her.
“Of…of course, no problem!”
Vivian and the others immediately nodded vigorously.
“Wait!” Shane hurriedly shouted, “I’ll go with you!”
This brought a calm response.
“You are going with me!”
Saying so, Luoqi grabbed the back of Shane’s collar and, regardless of his struggles, dragged him away.
Vivian and the others could only watch this unfold, exchanging looks.
“Vivian, do you think the princess really has those feelings?”
Unable to resist, Beren asked.
At this, Vivian smiled.
“I wasn’t sure before, but now…”
Perhaps, those two really could make it?
Thinking this, Vivian could not help but feel anticipatory.
After all, this could be a union between a hero from Otherworld and a modern-day hero.