Zhu Tian: Starting from the Stand User

Chapter 215: Liuhua's Princess

A few days later, Princess Alice arrived in Axel. For someone using teleportation magic, it was just like walking out the door.

She chose the Darkness family's mansion as the place to meet Lu Chen. The Dustinis family was one of the most powerful noble families in the kingdom. They had close ties with the royal family, so choosing this place was a very appropriate decision.

Bart's butler took Lu Chen and Chris to the Darkness family's mansion.

On the way over, Chris actually seemed a little nervous. She touched the scar on her face and said, "It's my first time meeting such an important person, so I'm a little nervous."

The gods of this world are so human-like that they are apparently unaware of their own identities.

Lu Chen whispered, "Your status is much higher than the princess's. She must have felt nervous after seeing you."

The butler coughed after hearing the whispers behind him. They were about to meet the princess. The two adventurers needed to get into shape quickly.

Most adventurers are unruly, especially those who can defeat the Demon King's army cadres alone.

So he was filled with worry, and secretly prayed to the goddess Eris in his heart, asking her to bless him and help him overcome the difficulties.

In a sense, the person he prayed to was very suitable, because he really had to see whether the goddess and Lu Chen could cooperate with each other.

Lu Chen stopped talking after seeing the housekeeper cough. This person had always been in awe of him. So why bother making things difficult for others?

The butler finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led the two of them into a luxurious house.

Princess Alice, wearing a pure white dress, stood in the middle very stiffly, looking shy and weak.

From her fragile appearance, you wouldn't be able to tell that she killed a dragon single-handedly when she was just 12 years old.

Two young women stood on either side of the girl. One was wearing a black dress and was unarmed. From the accessories she wore, one could guess that she was a magician.

The other one was not wearing a dress, but a white suit, with a sword at his waist. It was easy to tell that he was a knight.

The reason why all the attendants are women is probably because it is inconvenient to find male knights to serve as guards for the young princess.

However, it is hard to say who will protect whom if a real fight breaks out. An enemy who can defeat Alice cannot be stopped by two guards.

The bunch of real grapes on the princess's head is very eye-catching. It is very rare to see people wearing such an ornament.

Normally, most people would wear an ornament, but it is rare to see people wearing fruit.

Lu Chen couldn't help but look at it several times, because he could feel that this bunch of grapes was alive and had good strength.

The butler gave a proper salute and introduced, "Your Highness, Alice, the Alexei family greets you. These two are renowned local adventurers. They were the ones who defeated the Dullahan, a leader of the Demon King's army."

Lu Chen and Chris behind him also bowed in the same way as him. The butler must have prayed to the right gods today.

The princess's attendants said, "Please come forward and tell the princess those stories." Then they turned to the butler and said, "You may leave now."

In the following process, Lu Chen told Alice about his experience in fighting with the Headless Horseman. As for other adventure stories, he actually had nothing much to tell. After all, Lu Chen was not very familiar with the habits of the adventurers in this world.

Chris took over and began to tell her about his own adventures, such as the scammer who had returned to the Novice Village from the high-level area. He also talked about what ordinary adventurers would do after completing their missions.

This allowed Alice, who had grown up in the palace, to understand what life was like for ordinary adventurers in the Novice Village.

After listening to the satisfying story, Alice asked Lu Chen curiously: "What was the reason for you to challenge the Headless Horseman alone?"

Normally, adventurers would team up to defeat enemies, and Lu Chen seemed to have teammates. So why would he challenge such a dangerous enemy alone?

Lu Chen thought for a moment and explained his reasons: "My reasons? I challenge strong enemies to make myself stronger. The stronger the monster, the higher the experience. I pursue strength along the way. But now, sometimes I also do things for fun."

Alice was a little surprised by this answer. So, she said, "I thought you'd say something like Mr. Edgeworth did. He believes he's fighting the Demon King's army for justice and honor. Many people fight for that reason."

“He’s a traditional hero, like in a story. If you meet Kazuma later, you’ll know that people like Mitsurugi are rare. Kazuma’s reasons are different from mine. Many people fight the Demon King’s army for their own reasons, and I think that’s no less than honor and justice.”

As for the answers of others, they probably just wanted to give this reason. Everyone still hopes to leave a decent image in front of the princess.

Alice, who was about to go back, became curious again after hearing this answer.

"Do you know Kazuma? What kind of person is he? I heard that he defeated the poisonous slime Hans. I came here this time to meet him."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and replied, "What kind of person is he? At least in Axel, his reputation isn't very good. But I think he's at least kind-hearted. As for his shortcomings, they're too numerous to count."

Alice's attendant suggested, "Your Highness, you've already met the strongest of these adventurers. There's no need to confront the weakest class again. He was able to defeat the Demon King's generals only with the help of his companions. So let's return."

Claire had heard about Darkness introducing her companions, and they all didn't want Kazuma to meet Alice.

Alice insisted on meeting Kazuma, and she was a little stubborn.

Finally, Lu Chen asked, "Could you please draw your holy sword and fight me?"

Claire drew her sword and pointed it at Lu Chen, saying, "You are so rude, you bastard! How dare you make such a request?"

Alice reached out to stop Claire and said, "Don't worry, we're prepared for the adventurers to be rude."

Then, after hesitating for a moment, he rejected Lu Chen's request: "The Holy Sword is not aimed at the people I protect, so please forgive me."

Chris pulled Lu Chen's clothes and said, "How could you say such words to a child? You actually want to bully a child!"

(End of this chapter)