The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

"I wasn't mistaken. I even offered her five hundred gold coins to take off her clothes." The Second Prince was unconvinced and quickly pressed on, "Hey, Lorenwei, our bet is valid, right? I'll go get the five hundred gold coins, and you're ready to take them off..."

Before Lorenwei could erupt in anger, the female warrior smacked the second prince hard on the head: "Stripping my head off, my foot! She was just betting you wouldn't part with the gold coins, that's why she tricked you. You actually believed her? You think a hero's daughter would really let you see her body? Dream on!"

“Uh, five hundred gold coins, that’s something I can consider…” Lorenwei suddenly said.

The female warrior froze.

"Really?" the second prince exclaimed excitedly.

“I can consider it, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of paying more,” Lorenwei said with a smile.

“No problem!” The Second Prince’s eyes lit up.

The female warrior and the female administrator, one on each side, reached out towards the second prince's waist.

Just as Lorenwei was about to say that she was just joking, the Second Prince suddenly said, "Uh, you're too beautiful now! Not my type!"

The female warrior and the female administrator moved their hands slightly slower.

"To save your life?" Lorenwei squinted at him.

The Second Prince readily agreed, "Haha, not at all. I really don't like pretty girls. Miss Lorenwei, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're pretty. Although you could... but not with me. I don't like pretty girls, especially someone as stunningly beautiful as you!"

“…I should be angry, but why can’t I get angry?” Lorenwei snorted.

The second prince is a master of flattery, speaking in the most forceful tone.

"Without a doubt, the blue-haired girl with such beauty must be Miss Lorenwei."

“I also hope you will continue to call me ‘Miss’.” Lorenwei hinted to the Second Prince not to mention the characteristics of the Sevi tribe.

The fact that someone would suddenly ask you to undress when they couldn't even determine if you were Lorenwei suggests they knew about the Sevi tribe.

Wait, why does what I said sound so strange? Lorenwei thought for a moment, then decided to let it go...

"Understood. Calling you Miss is most appropriate." The Second Prince also indicated that he would not reveal the secret.

The three noticed the atmosphere had changed again and quickly returned to their respective positions.

"Please forgive my rudeness, Miss Lorenve." The head maid began to prepare the finest tea.

“No need. I don’t want to reveal my identity yet. I can tell you are all the Second Prince’s confidants—able to bully your master to his face—it’s enough that only four of you know me. That way, it will be easier for me to act.” Lorenwei sat down again.

The head maid did not prepare any more tea or refreshments, but very tactfully came over to refill Lorenwei's tea, and then stood respectfully to the side.

The female warrior and the female administrator stood quietly behind the second prince.

Her status as the daughter of a hero was enough to put her on par with a prince. If her two legendary parents were to visit the Fate Empire, even the emperor would have to rise and greet them with great courtesy.

"Come, let's get to know each other again." The second prince stood up and gave Lorenwei a gentlemanly bow: "Kendi, the second son of the Emperor of the Fite Empire."

When it's time to be polite, one should be polite. This prince hasn't done anything to wrong her, so there's no need for any humiliation by not standing up. Lorenwei also stood up and bowed: "Lorenwei, descendant of a hero."

Her greeting was that of a woman. After all, she was dressed as a maid.

"I've long heard of Miss Lorenwei's stunning beauty at Moonlight Academy, and seeing her today..." The Second Prince paused here, "I'll skip the 300 words of flattery. Miss Lorenwei, would you like to change your clothes?"

"You're quite honest. I don't need to change clothes; I can just stay by your side as this maid." Lorenwei showed a hint of appreciation.

"Stay by my side as a maid?" The second prince asked, puzzled. "Didn't you come here just to watch the show?"

“Of course not. If it were just for fun, I wouldn’t have needed to reveal my identity. As for the reason… tell me first, how did you start to doubt my identity after being kicked?” Lorenwei handed the maid’s identification to the head maid.

The head maid bowed and accepted the document with both hands. The stern tone she had displayed earlier, ordering Vivi to read the maid's description, was completely gone. The difference in their social standing had abruptly shifted.

The second prince led Lorenwei back to the main tent and ordered the guards not to enter.

Lorenwei also carefully inspected the main tent to ensure that no one was listening or that there were any eavesdropping devices present. Unless one was a master of Aisser's caliber, it would be impossible to eavesdrop in front of Lorenwei.

The Second Prince sat upright in his seat and said in a serious tone, "It was only by chance that I was able to guess Miss Lorenwei's identity."

“You don’t need to be so polite, don’t put on airs.” Lorenwei stopped him from being overly formal and pedantic.

"Alright, then I'll show you my true colors!" The Second Prince slumped back in his chair, scratched his head, and said with a cheeky grin, "How many girls in the world would dare to kick my maid? Once I cleared my head, I frantically searched my memory for information about girls my age. The only one that fits the bill is Lorenwei. After all, I know all the famous people on the continent by heart!"

"Blue hair is one of the characteristics?" Lorenwei asked.

“That’s right. Everyone knows about the heroine Ethers’s blue hair. Even some people know about some of Ethers’s past romantic affairs.” The Second Prince tried to avoid explicitly mentioning the Sevi tribe’s characteristics.

“Mmm.” Lorenwei nodded.

"Also, I noticed that you are wearing two rings on your little finger. Although these two rings are ordinary and do not contain gems, many treasures such as spatial rings are similar in appearance. Although I did not immediately think of a rare treasure like the Weak Face Ring, I did have a moment of suspicion."

Appropriate honesty is more conducive to the subsequent protection work, so Lorenwei did not hide anything: "Hehe, good eyesight, no wonder your eyes lingered on my hand at that time, the other one is indeed a space ring."

The female warrior and the female administrator thought to themselves: I thought the Second Prince was attracted by her delicate hands...

The Second Prince continued, "I have some personal intelligence networks and know about the recent events at Moonlight Academy, especially the sudden rise of the Hero's Daughter. There were also some events that happened last night in the Kingdom of Grand Duchy of Posey, and the Black Robe Organization had one of its protectors captured, another killed, and even a protector recently went missing. Princess Kurara, who is closely related to the Hero's Daughter, has also returned to the palace, so it was easy for me to connect this to Miss Lorenwei. Besides, the maid's name is quite a clue."

Lorenwei didn't mind being the center of attention. After slowly taking a sip of tea, she smiled and said, "I understand. The affairs of these three protectors are all related to me."

The head maid observed her elegant posture while drinking tea and could tell at a glance that it was not something a maid could possess; it was the demeanor of a noblewoman cultivated from childhood.

"It's all related to you?" The Second Prince's eyes lit up. "Impressive!"

"Actually, Second Prince, you already suspect that it was because I was the one who sent them to their funeral, so we don't need to be polite."

"Haha, you're truly my confidant. You understand my thoughts so well," the Second Prince laughed. "I've said so much about you, Miss Lorenwei, why don't you tell me what I mean?"

“…” Lorenwei took another sip of tea, but remained silent.

Seeing that she remained silent, the female warrior whispered in the Second Prince's ear, "She told me that you have an inferiority complex."

"..." The second prince swallowed hard and remained silent for a long time.

Lorenwei put the teacup back and smiled as she smoothed things over for him: "Having an almost perfect older brother who always takes all the resources and glory, leaving you behind both innately and later in life, and unable to catch up, anyone would feel the same way."

“Well said! I do indeed feel inferior to the First Prince! Lorenwei, I won’t call you Miss anymore, let’s get straight to the point. You didn’t come to see me just for novelty or to see what the Second Prince looks like!” The Second Prince clapped his hands and said heartily, “Now in my eyes, you are my confidante! Tell me, what did you come to see me for?”

Lorenwei extended a slender, white finger, shook it, and said slowly with a smile, "One hundred gold coins a day, and I'll guarantee your safe return to the Kingdom of Fite!"

"..." The Second Prince's expression changed for a moment, but he quickly regained his playful smile. "Who said I need protection?"

Lorenwei didn't answer immediately. Instead, she smiled, picked up a biscuit, and snapped it in half with a crack: "Second Prince, you can see through my identity, so can't you see that you might be killed in the Grand Duchy of Percy?!"

"!!!" The Second Prince couldn't sit still any longer and jumped to his feet. "You...you thought of that too?!"

The three women warriors were also utterly astonished.

All three of them knew that the Second Prince was dawdling here, refusing to enter the Grand Duchy's capital city, and was just saying that he would be assassinated. But none of them believed it, and they never expected that an outsider like Lorenwei would have the same judgment as the Second Prince?

"Because of interests! Your death would be of great benefit to the Fate Empire!" Lorenwei spread her hands. "If I were your elder brother, or even a high-ranking official of the Fate Empire, I would think the same thing: for the sake of the grand ambition of unifying the country, for the peace of the Fate royal family, and for the excuse of attacking vassal states, it would be better for the Second Prince not to return to the Fate Empire..."

The second prince clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, stared at the blue-haired girl, and slowly asked, word by word, "Lorenwei, since you can think so clearly, is there any way to save me from imminent death?"

Lorenwei shook her fair fingers again: "Ten thousand gold coins."

"..." Upon hearing the price, the Second Prince stared blankly at Lorenwei for a long time.

"Grandma Lorenwei! Save my life~~~" The Second Prince suddenly pounced at Lorenwei's feet, trying to grab her thighs under her thick maid outfit skirt.

Lorenwei kicked him over, angrily saying, "You're calling me 'Grandma' now? You're the Second Prince!"

"What's the use of the title 'Second Prince'? You can die anytime! I have a plan to survive, but I don't have the money to buy it!" The Second Prince was kicked and lay sprawled on the ground, rolling around and whining, "I don't care, I have no money! Grandma, help me!"

Chapter 199: He wasn't released all night; he praised the maid Vivi.

"Is this how your prince is?" Lorenwei asked the three female officials.

It was unbelievable that the second prince of a nation would lie on the ground and throw a tantrum. Lorenwei felt her previous judgment was wrong; this didn't seem like someone harboring a hidden inferiority complex at all; it was blatant insecurity!

The female warrior snorted: "That's because he treats you like an outsider!"

"Huh?" Lorenwei asked, puzzled.

"He's being polite to you. If he considered you one of his own, he would have made a huge scene." The female warrior's face was full of disdain.

“…” Lorenwei was embarrassed.

The female warrior wanted to say that once, due to a problem with the use of funds, he owed her several months' salary and even asked her to hand over her private savings.

That was her dowry! Although the female warrior had long harbored the idea of ​​marrying the second prince sooner or later, she was absolutely unwilling to take it out before she was certain. As a result, the second prince blocked the bathroom door, forcing the female warrior to promise not to take her salary for the time being, and even took out her dowry to ease the second prince's tension.

The female warrior was still furious when she thought about it. She was so young back then, why was she so thin-skinned? So, she was always willing to go all out to bully the second prince. Later, she even went so far as to force him into marriage with the female affairs officer. Unfortunately, the second prince chickened out.

"Get up!" Lorenwei grabbed the Second Prince by the collar and lifted him up.

"Such strength! You must know martial arts." The Second Prince suddenly said.

Lorenwei frowned: "You threw a tantrum just to test the possibility of my hidden ability?"

It felt like the situation was getting a bit out of control again, and it was rare to find someone who was scheming against others just like me.

"It was just a thought; I really wanted to renege on my promise." The Second Prince stood up, putting on a serious face. "The main reason is that I'm broke, so I can only whine to you. Think about it, I have to make sure I don't get killed, and I have a lot of people to support. Without a fiefdom, just a prince's salary, I'm really struggling to make ends meet."

"Really? You don't accept any bribes?" Lorenwei didn't believe it.

"Who in the imperial court would dare to befriend me so easily? Bribing me would be pointless. Those merchants would only prioritize bribing my elder brother; I'd only get a small share at best." The Second Prince had the air of someone who seemed very powerful to others, but in reality, he was starving and penniless.

"..." Lorenwei seemed to genuinely have no way to control this kind of prince for the time being.

"I can write you an IOU. An IOU for ten thousand gold coins." The second prince beckoned, signaling the female official to prepare it.

"Hmph, cash is the only thing that counts; an IOU is just an IOU."

"Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, you can block my gate and yell for my money back."

"So you're worried that if you die, you're buying a talisman from me?" Lorenwei snorted, then demanded an exorbitant interest rate: "3% monthly interest. I'll be generous and not charge you compound interest."

"Usury!" the second prince cried out in despair.

"Do you want love?"

The second prince hesitated: "May I hear the plan first?"

Lorenwei refused outright: "No way."

"A monthly interest rate of 3% on 10,000 gold coins, even without compounding, amounts to a staggering 36% annual interest!" The female official, skilled in financial calculations, immediately reminded the prince, "We'll have to pay her 3,600 gold coins in interest every year!"

“Miss Lorenwei, you are the daughter of a hero…” The Second Prince could naturally tell that the interest rate was outrageous. Ordinary people would call this kind of interest rate a black-hearted loan.

Lorenwei had absolutely no sense of shame: "Even the daughter of a hero needs to eat. I'm too lazy to lift a finger, so I can only use my brain to give people ideas to make money."

"I'll risk it!" The Second Prince hesitated for only a few seconds before wielding his quill pen to write an IOU with a monthly interest rate of three percent. Finally, he gritted his teeth and handed it to Lorenwei. "Until I repay you, the interest rate will be three percent per month! If the month is not fully paid by the end of the month, it will be calculated monthly! I believe I can definitely repay the money!"

"Accurate judgment, decisive action, and the courage to place bets! That's the aura of an emperor!" Lorenwei praised, taking the IOU to check for any issues before putting it away. She thought to herself that this second prince might indeed have a place in the battle for the throne. As for whether he could become emperor, that depended on his opponents and luck. Sometimes, luck played a crucial role.