Are you worthy of saving the world?

That strange scene seemed like—

Yuri is the lord of Graycastle, and Yanhong and Vicious are the witches serving him!

"..."

Just as a witch was about to say something, she immediately shut her mouth.

Because she saw the ugly crimson egg hanging on the black-haired boy's chest—

"Good morning, fellow witches."

Yuli pulled out a chair at random and sat down on it with a smile.

"Let's have a cup of black tea first."

070 Arrival at Walpurgis

The promised opening day finally arrived.

Many unfamiliar faces have recently appeared on the border of the Kingdom of Alsace.

The news that the beautiful Lady Walpurgis and the legendary Elf Princess jointly held a duel tournament to select the "hero" spread throughout the continent.

The Duel Tournament is an ancient tradition that has been going on since the beginning of the Holy Calendar, and the legend of the "brave man" saving the world is even older.

Now, the legend is turning a new page.

Knights, warriors, and braves from the three major countries, countless young and energetic men rushed from all over the place, ready to fight, and brought with them the impetuous enthusiasm.

The workers walked up and down the city walls without stopping for a moment, busy building new fortifications.

An elven army also came from the distant Holy Tree Kingdom, stationed here and began orderly training.

All signs indicate that a war is about to break out.

However, the people in the city do not seem to care about the brutal war, but are more concerned about the upcoming duel tournament and the selection of the "brave man".

Residents were immersed in the festive atmosphere, and officials were planning to use the event to earn money for next year's fiscal budget.

The warriors gathered here are intoxicated by the title of "Brave" and the supreme glory and favor of beautiful women it can bring to them.

The children were arguing noisily about who would be the strongest player who could win the duel tournament.

However, beneath this prosperity, there are actually some unstable factors hidden.

"Ma'am, are you looking for me?"

A blond elf in a green ranger suit walked briskly into the office at City Hall.

Sitting in front of the desk is Rosalia.

These days she was busy organizing duel competitions in the territory and had almost no sleep, and a trace of fatigue appeared on her beautiful face.

"Tia, you're here just in time, take a look at this."

As she said this, Rosaria handed a report to Tia.

The Elf Princess picked up the report and read it carefully.

"Three days ago, the guards found a beheaded male body in an alley in the west of the city. Based on the identification of the remains, it was determined that the deceased was a contestant who came to Walpurgis to participate in the tournament."

"Yesterday morning, a body was found in front of the town's church. The cause of death was that his heart was pierced after his right hand was cut off. The deceased was a player who came from Augusta Empire to participate in the tournament."

"Yesterday evening, a body was found in a trash can in the East City Market. The body was cut from the left shoulder to the right side of the waist and died on the spot. The deceased was a native of Alsace and signed up for the duel tournament a week ago."

As she read, Tia's face became more and more ugly.

These reports are all about homicides that occurred in the territory in the past week.

A total of ten homicides occurred in less than seven days.

Even though many outsiders and foreigners have flocked to Walpurgis recently for duel tournaments, and the aggressive men have caused a series of security risks, this number is obviously abnormal.

Not only that, the dead had another very obvious characteristic: they were all registered contestants who came to Walpurgis to participate in the duel tournament.

The Elf Princess raised her head and asked, "Madam, could this be...?"

Rosalia nodded and said, "We have already asked professionals to investigate, and all the dead were killed by the same weapon.

Basically, we can assume that the murderer is the same person. A killer who targeted the contestants of the tournament appeared in Walpurgis..."

Tia's pupils slightly dilated, and she answered quickly: "Could it be the witch who did it!?"

"..."

Rosalia was stunned: Does this child Tia hate witches to this extent?

"We cannot rule out the possibility that the murderer is a witch, but the possibility is very small," Rosalia asserted.

"Why do you think so?"

Tia asked back, if it was a corpse, the witch also had similar magic and could create the illusion of being killed by a sword.

The Grand Duchess shook her head and explained.

"Because all the dead were warriors and knights with special skills, many of them were strong players...

If the witches wanted to take revenge on us, there was no need for them to pick on people like this, right? They don't discriminate when it comes to their evil deeds.

I think the perpetrators of these crimes are probably also contestants in this conference.

That guy was eager to prove his strength to everyone, so he searched the town for strong men and fought with them privately.

Unfortunately, the victims eventually lost their lives to the murderer."

"I see. You are worthy of being my lady..."

Tia gnashed her teeth and said, "You want to take someone's life just to prove your strength? Isn't swordsmanship meant to help the weak and uphold justice?"

"Well... everyone has different opinions."

Rosalia turned her head and looked out the window: At least she learned swordsmanship only to show off to her father and mother that she was an omnipotent genius...

"lady!"

The elf girl's stern voice interrupted Rosaria's distant memories.

Tia said seriously, "Please leave this case to me. I will find the murderer who disturbed the security of the territory before the conference."

"No." Rosalia refused immediately.

"Why!"

Rosaria said unhappily, "Because you are the Princess of the Holy Tree Kingdom, isn't this natural?

All the men gathered in this town now are here for you.

On the day of the conference, I will ask you to wear a formal dress and appear at the venue to award medals to the "brave man"...

You actually want to catch the vicious criminals. What if your pretty face gets hurt? Just stay still for the next two days."

"I have no interest in that kind of thing at all!"

Although Tia was determined, Rosalia was even more determined than her.

"Princess Tia, please give this information to the members of the Holy Tree Kingdom's advance team and ask them to help maintain law and order in the town."

"……Yes."

Tia left the room with a resentful expression.

After returning outside, she continued to read the report in her hand as she walked, her heart still restless.

No... I can't just let this go...!

I'm not a princess trapped in a cage! Nor am I a champion's prize!

The girl made up her mind to sneak out of the room tonight, find the murderer lurking in the town, and bring him to justice.

……

……

……

On the afternoon of the same day, Yuri and the "Red Witch" entered the city of Walpurgis.

Of course, they were not the only ones who entered this border city. There were also eleven other witches including the "Vicious Witch".

At the meeting yesterday morning, Yuri proposed a plan to use this duel tournament to capture the Walpurgis Territory and start the "Witch's Night".

I don’t know if it’s because the plan itself is very tempting, or because the “Devil’s Egg” can’t be ignored by the witches... They don’t know the truth about “Witch Night” yet.

In the end, the roundtable meeting passed the proposal unanimously.

Today, all twelve witches of Graycastle are disguised as tourists, lurking in the streets of this town.

The duel tournament will be held in three days.

In Yuri's plan, that day would be the night of the witch's advent and the Walpurgis Territory would disappear from the map.

It was also the day when he completed the singularity strategy.

071 Reunion

Because of the duel tournament, Walpurgis has completely become a popular tourist city.

The streets, shops and bars were packed with people, and even hotels were becoming hard to find a room.

Yuli was sitting on a bench in front of the hotel, drinking soda and reading the local newspaper comfortably.

Today's front-page headline is "A mysterious serial killer has appeared in the city! Citizens and tourists are requested to avoid going out at night!".

"Hehe, a serial killer who targets the strong..." Yuli pinched his chin and suddenly became interested.

After a while, a stunningly beautiful woman with her blonde hair tied up high behind her head walked out from the hotel opposite.

She looked to be in her late twenties, with a plump and perky figure, well-proportioned and slender arms and legs, and she exuded an incredible charm that attracted passers-by to stop and look back.

The Scarlet Witch came to the seat next to Yuri and sat down: "My king, the room has been booked... The only double room left in the hotel."

"Only double rooms left?"

Yuli looked at her suspiciously, said nothing more, and took the key.

"You've worked hard, would you like some?"

Yuli handed her a soda with a straw in it. The latter shuddered when she heard it: "Can I...can I drink it too?"