Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

On the contrary, Emilia had never done anything for Wood, so she knew she couldn't ask too much of him. She was even quite grateful to Wood for promising to help her when needed.

After explaining the situation to Emilia, Wood intended to return to his knight's quarters. However, when he saw a menacing figure approaching from behind, Wood's attitude changed abruptly, and he said to Emilia, "Emilia, actually, I don't think being your knight is so bad..."

However, there's one thing you must promise: you must provide meals and accommodation, and you must also help me resolve some personal issues.

Emilia was initially completely bewildered by Wood's sudden change in attitude.

Free meals and accommodation, plus solutions to personal problems—what kind of strange offer is this?

Natsuki Subaru, standing to the side, nearly ground his back teeth to dust upon hearing Wood's conditions for Emilia!

In Natsuki Subaru's understanding, the phrase "all meals included plus solutions to personal problems" was directly translated into "accompanying someone to eat and sleep with you," and "helping you solve your personal needs"...

Damn it! Emilia is my angel, and she's going to be ruined by that bastard Wood!

But then again, isn't the role of a guardian knight to protect the princess? Why is my own cheat code so weak that I can't become that "half-elf knight"?

However, just as Subaru Natsuki was lost in his own thoughts with a gloomy expression, Emilia and the others finally understood what Wood meant by "personal troubles."

The rules for the royal selection ceremony have been announced, and Crusch and Priscilla have all gone back to make the necessary preparations.

However, there was one person who had been waiting for Emilia and the others to come out. This person was Anastasia, the president of the Hexin Merchant Guild.

To be precise, Anastasia was waiting here mainly to wait for Wood to come out.

Since Wood secretly slipped out of the merchant guild and wandered around for two years, Anastasia had not seen her brother for two years.

Anastasia, who misses and worries about her younger brother, now only wants to bring him back to Kararaki.

In Anastasia's view, Wood's dream of becoming a knight was undoubtedly naive. Knights may look glamorous on the surface, but it is never a safe profession.

They are no longer the brother and sister who suffered from hunger and cold every day in the slums. The Hexin Merchant Guild is now the largest merchant guild in the entire Kararaki, and Anastasia has also recruited a powerful demi-human mercenary group. There is no need for Wood to do such dangerous work.

Even if Wood insists on his dream and wants to become a knight, he can only be Anastasia's knight, just like the one who protected her when they were children.

Anastasia could not tolerate Wood being away from her, and even less could she tolerate Wood becoming another woman's knight!

"Wood, stop fooling around, or your sister will get angry."

"Fine, I promise you, I'll never force you to manage the business with me again, nor will I force you to be with me every day."

Anastasia believed that her younger brother was at the age of rebellion, and she could tolerate a certain distance between them.

However, the rebellious phase is also when teenagers are most easily deceived and led astray, especially by certain half-elves who seem to appear out of nowhere!

"Sister Anna, I've grown up now. I don't need to be taken care of anymore, and I can live on my own."

Now that I have decided to become Emilia's knight, I will naturally fulfill my duty and do my best to assist her in ascending the throne.

Even Anna, now on a different side, is one of my opponents, so please be prepared.

When Emilia and the others heard Wood's attitude, they clearly saw that Anastasia, who looked extremely innocent and cute, was now exuding a depressing aura.

And he began muttering to himself as if possessed, "Wood treats me as an opponent, when he used to be such a lovely child..."

After a brief period of downtime, Anastasia finally returned to normal and looked at Wood with a serious expression, saying, "I understand what you mean."

Just as Emilia and the others breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that a touching scene of mutual understanding between siblings would unfold, Anastasia suddenly poured all her anger and resentment onto Emilia, who was standing to the side.

"You're the one who lied to my cute little brother who's going through a rebellious phase!"

According to the original plan, I originally intended to take action against Crusch, the most powerful faction, but now I have changed my mind. I want to completely crush your Emilia camp first.

Only then will my foolish younger brother understand that his sister's side is the safest place!

Chapter 357 The Twin Sisters' Late-Night Visit

"What's wrong with your sister? This is terrifying!" Recalling Anastasia's challenge to Emilia's camp before she left, Natsuki Subaru still felt a lingering fear.

It has to be said that having a beautiful older sister is something to be envied, but having a personality like Anastasia's is really not something to be envied.

Previously, at the palace gates, in the face of Anastasia's challenge, to everyone's surprise, Emilia, who seemed timid, actually took the initiative to stand up.

And Anastasia, with her formidable aura, accepted the challenge, saying firmly, "Wood is my knight, and I will not let anyone take him away."

Just as Wood protected me in the Great Hall before, I will do my best to protect him this time as well.

"If you wish to be our enemy, then come at me! Whatever means you choose, we will face them all!"

Hearing Emilia say these words, Parker felt a sense of gratification, like a father watching his daughter grow up.

Anastasia was furious, but since she couldn't fight back in the palace, she could only angrily leave with Julius.

Wood finally sighed deeply and chose to return to the rented mansion with Emilia.

There was no other way; the timid half-elf girl had spoken up for him so bravely. If he were to simply walk away, he would truly be no different from an animal.

Moreover, if he returned to the knights' dormitory, his sister Anastasia would probably come knocking on his door and cause trouble, so Wood ultimately had no choice but to join Emilia's side.

"Rem, I think we should just give up. Even if that person is willing to help us, his abilities may not be enough to help me restore the Demon Horn."

In the dead of night, in the mansion rented by Emilia's faction, two identical lolis with shoulder-length hair were talking as they tiptoed toward a certain room.

If you look closely, you'll find that although these two little girls look exactly alike, there are still some differences in certain features.

For example, their hair colors are blue and pink, and their breasts are also different – ​​one is an apple with an A cup, and the other is a pineapple with at least a D cup…

"But we have to try to find out, right? Doesn't my sister want to regain the power of the demon clan?"

Rem, unusually, showed a tough attitude in front of her sister in response to Ram's words.

Furthermore, Rem believed that regardless of whether Wood's healing magic would work on Ram, they would have to try it to find out, and they wouldn't lose anything in the process.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Wood in?"

Ram ultimately couldn't resist the unusually strong-willed Rem, and the two gently knocked on Wood's door...

"Come in, the door isn't locked." Inside the room, Wood was contemplating how to use his position as the head of an assassination organization to help Emilia seize the throne as quickly as possible, and then have Emilia, as queen, support his organization to grow stronger.

Just as he was starting to get into a thought, Wood felt two auras approaching his room, which disrupted his train of thought.

"What brings you two here so late at night? While twins are every man's dream, if you're here to serve me in bed, please wait until you're a little older."

As the twin girls, one wearing blue and the other pink silk pajamas, pushed open the door and entered, Wood said half-jokingly.

However, after hearing Wood's words, Ram immediately became serious and threatened Rem, shielding her behind him, "If you dare to lay a hand on Rem, I'll kill you!"

Ram himself didn't know much about Wood's existence; the information he had was all from Emilia and Rem.

According to Emilia and Rem, Wood was not only a powerful person, but he also helped them on several occasions, so strictly speaking, he should be considered a good person.

Koram's intuition was incredibly sharp; the moment she saw Wood, she sensed that he was definitely not a proper knight.

Whether the other party possesses the "Seven Virtues" of a knight is something Ram will not judge for the time being, but she is quite clear that, in her intuition, Wood does not seem to be a good person!

Emilia and Rem thought Wood was nice simply because they were both too naive; the two of them combined weren't as cunning as Wood.

"Excuse my bluntness, but with your current strength, it's probably unrealistic for you to think you can kill me."

Besides, I'm not like that perverted Subaru Natsuki. If I really had ideas, you wouldn't have the power to resist.

Even if you regain your lost power, the result will probably be about the same.

Wood's implication was simple: he wasn't very interested in the twin girls in front of him, and his previous remarks were just a joke.

If he really wanted to commit violence, even if the two were demon girls, they would have no power to stop him.

“If Mr. Wood can really help my sister regain her strength, Rem is willing to do anything.”

Wood was joking, but the girl clearly took it seriously, even willing to give her life in return.

For Rem, her older sister Ram is everything, and she, Rem, has always been merely a substitute for her superior sister. As long as she can turn her sister back into the strongest demon, Rem believes that anything she has to do is worthwhile.

Rem's frank words not only moved Ram, who was standing next to her, but also made Ram's gaze toward Wood even more hostile.

"Alright, alright, I surrender. It seems that you sisters are either too serious or too naive, neither of you are the type to joke around with."

If I let you keep talking, I think I'm going to become a perverted lolicon...

"Blue-haired little girl, if I remember correctly, your name should be Rem, right?"

I remember promising you that if we were to meet again in the capital, I would do my best to help you heal your sister.

Since it's an agreement, there's no way around it, and you don't need to pay any extra price for it.

Upon hearing Wood's words, Rem's face immediately showed gratitude, and Ram, although still wary of Wood, had to admit that her opinion of him had improved considerably.

"Although I agreed to help, I'm not sure if I can succeed. I can only say that I will do my best. Is that okay?"

Wood didn't know much about Ram's condition, but he could clearly sense that Ram's body was like a giant sieve, unable to absorb magic from the air on its own.

Although he now possesses magical power, the aura of that magic does not belong to Ram himself, but to Roswaal.

"Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. Please give it a try, Mr. Wood."

Ever since witnessing Wood's methods of healing Mary's broken leg, Rem has had considerable confidence in Wood's magical abilities.

This world only has four magical attributes: wind, water, fire, and earth, plus two less common attributes: yin and yang. (Ice magic is also considered fire magic, because fire magic here is more accurately described as temperature control magic.)

Water magic is used more for support and healing than for attack. However, Rem clearly saw that Wood's ability to heal the magical beast Meli was not water magic, but a different kind of power.

Rem didn't know whether Wood's power belonged to some kind of rare magic or the power of "blessing," but she saw that the healing speed and effect far exceeded that of water magic.

"What should I do?" Since she was already here, in order not to disappoint Rem, and also seemingly realizing that Wood was not simple, Ram couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.

Ram didn't really care too much about losing her Oni power, but if she could regain it, she could better protect Rem and help Lord Roswaal more.