Shut up, brave man! I don't want to atone for my sins to you!

"In that case, then just listen to me!" - That's what she originally wanted to say.

But before she could speak, Charles turned around, rubbed her head and said to her:

"Don't make trouble."

Then, he added with a smile:

"I don't want the adventurers to know that I'm back, but you probably don't want Joseph and the others to know that you've been 'resurrected', right?"

"!"

Lacey was shocked.

She thought to herself that it was handled very calmly. Is there actually a way to turn the tables?

This, this, this... Although she was reluctant to admit it, she really didn't want her former teammates to know the news of her "resurrection", so she could only say "Oh" depressedly, and then obediently held the corner of Charles' clothes again.

Just like the little mouse grabbing the big mouse's tail.

So after a brief internal conflict, the two mice, one big and one small, became close again. They crossed the street silently, and with the help of the stealth spell, they moved towards their former stronghold with the flow of people.

……

The base of the brave team is located on the upper floor of an unremarkable grocery store in the center of Kangkel City.

The grocery store and the small building where it was located were actually assets of the family of Joseph, a soldier in the team.

"So, Joseph is probably waiting there," Lacie couldn't help but think, "Then the question is, should I tell him directly... the truth about my "resurrection"? "

The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt.

Undoubtedly, she, who pretended to be a priest, not only deceived Ciel's feelings, but also made the other members of the brave team victims. So will they be angry about this? Will they simply break off their relationship with her?

Rachel didn't know.

Lacie felt inexplicably uneasy.

She had thought that her heart had become as strong as steel and indestructible. However, even though she had made up her mind to cut off all ties with the short-lived people, she was still worried about the attitude of those members of the team whom she had deliberately kept a distance from before... towards her.

"That's weird, me."

Lacie thought about it and couldn't help but sigh softly, then turned her head and looked at Charles who was standing beside her.

"Hey," she called softly, "shall we go in now?"

She has made her decision.

No matter what her former teammates think of her, things have come to this point. It’s New Year’s Day and they have a child. She is about to become Charles’s legitimate wife. They can’t cut ties with her in front of Charles, right?

As long as they don't cut ties with her right away, there will be room for negotiation. She will find a way to make them accept her -

Acceptance is not that of a priest, but of a witch, her true self.

Although she thought that her twisted personality made her unpopular, she was willing to compromise a little and control her temper for Charles.

Supporting your husband and letting others think that he is lucky enough to meet a good woman who is generous, decent and sensible, this is probably what a wife should do, right?

However, just thinking of the title of wife, Lacie felt a strange mood, and her face turned a barely noticeable blush.

"Mua!"

she thinks:

"How on earth did you end up in this situation?!"

Charles didn't notice anything unusual about her, and probably didn't notice that she was trying to convince herself to be mentally prepared.

He hesitated, then nodded:

"Ah."

Then he turned his head and looked at Lacier:

"let's go."

"Okay." After answering, Lacie stopped there, intending to wait for Charles to leave first before following.

But to her surprise, Charles hesitated as soon as he took his right foot out, and then retracted his foot.

"What's wrong?" Lacie asked subconsciously.

At the same time, she muttered in her heart:

"What are you doing, you idiot hero? Are you afraid that you will be expelled from the team because you stepped through the door with your right foot today?"

She almost laughed at herself when she thought of this.

Ciel is a hero, and the entire team of heroes was established because of him. Even if anyone else is to be expelled, he cannot be expelled.

Why on earth did Charles stop so suddenly?

The next moment, Ciel gave his answer.

Use actions, not words.

He held out his hand to Lacie.

"Let's go," he said.

It was as if he would only take the first step and leave if Lacie held his hand.

Lacey was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked:

"So the reason you suddenly stopped is because... you wanted to hold my hand?"

Charles gave an affirmative answer without hesitation:

"Ah."

"Then..." Laceel felt a little shy for some reason, so she looked away, "Oh."

She nodded slowly and extended her hand:

"Here."

At this moment, she suddenly heard Charles whisper to her:

"When I left Kangkel before, I told them that I would bring you back no matter what."

Lacie turned her head subconsciously and met Charles' eyes.

She saw the smile in the hero's iron-gray eyes, and she heard the hero say in his usual reassuring voice:

"Now, I have fulfilled my promise..."

He took her hand.

He gazed into Lacille's azure eyes with his iron-gray eyes.

"Welcome back, Lace."

He declared to the witch with a smile.

[To be continued]

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2. Very awkward

The nameless grocery store is still as quiet as ever.

But it’s actually not hard to find.

After all, Kangkel is not big, and this grocery store is located deep in the old city, so its location is not remote.

However, very few adventurers can find this place.

Obviously, many adventurers regard the brave team as idols, even as bright stars, hoping to find the brave team's base in Kangkel, and even sneak in to take a look at the residence where the brave and his companions live.

In the end, they all failed.

Because even if they followed the members of the Brave Team to the old town and witnessed their idols stepping into the grocery store with their own eyes, their brains would automatically regard it as useless information and filter it out.

A long time ago, this place was shrouded by some kind of cognitive interference spell.

The caster was the wizard Godot in the team, and the reason was: "If the location of the base is widely known, there will probably be a constant stream of adventurers visiting every day. It's a headache just thinking about it."

What's more, the cognitive interference spell itself can act as a "threshold".

"Those who truly want to ask us for help will always try to circumvent the effects of the spell, and those who act on impulse will usually be stopped by this 'threshold' and will not affect us. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

In the past, the young man who was born into an aristocratic family and always looked cynical declared so.

And now...

As Lacier let Charles lead her into the grocery store, she whispered:

"By the way, after you told them that you were going to find a way to revive me and leave Kangkel, where did they go?"

Of course, Charles knew who the "they" that Lacie was referring to was, and he also heard the cautious and apologetic tone in Lacie's voice.

So he turned around, stretched out his other hand, and gently touched Lacier's head:

"Don't worry too much, they won't blame you."

"Huh?" Laciel immediately pretended not to understand and retorted sharply, "What are you talking about? I didn't..."

However, Charles had already understood her temper and knew that she was just being stubborn, just like a cat that swaggers to your feet with its head held high. It looks arrogant and you dare not provoke it, but in fact...

She probably just wants you to touch her.

Then Charles really touched Lacie again:

"At that time, before I was assassinated, didn't you also want to tell us the truth? Moreover, you helped me block that sword. If it weren't for Ms. Veridon's spell, your life might be in danger - this is an indisputable fact, so they will never embarrass you."

At this point he added softly:

"After all, we are the best of companions."

Lacey remained silent.

She thought to herself, right...right?

"No, brother, that's not what I'm worried about. I'm worried that after they know the truth, they will laugh at me for being an idiot who keeps saying he wants revenge, but ends up taking revenge on your bed, okay?!"

But she couldn't say that to Charles.

So she could only say "Oh" sullenly to indicate that she understood, and then followed Charles obediently, ready to accept the same fate as Kong Yiji that might happen to her next.

Charles was not good at speaking, and he did not expect that this was what Lacie was worried about. Therefore, even though he saw Lacie's worries, he could not comfort her effectively. He could only answer the question that Lacie had just raised for the time being:

"After I left Kangkel, everyone seemed to leave Kangkel one after another...except Joseph."

He recalled the information he had obtained from Joseph when he returned to Kangkel last time, and whispered:

"Only Joseph is still here, guarding the grocery store. He said this was our home. Although we have all left home one after another, someone has to stay here, because if there is no one here, what is the meaning of the home continuing to exist?"

"Joseph's sister, Xi Rui, was the first to leave after me. She said she wanted to go out and relax. When she left, Joseph asked her when she planned to come back, and she told Joseph..."

"'Who can say for sure? Maybe tomorrow, or maybe never. It's been so long, and I'm tired.' - That's what she said." Charles repeated what Joseph had repeated to him, with a slightly bitter expression. "Xi Rui probably thinks that it's irresponsible for me, as the captain, to leave like this. After all, there is really no magic in Pangaea that can resurrect the dead."

Judging from such ironclad facts, he must have been really crazy at the time, as he hurriedly left Kangkel without looking back, saying "I will definitely bring Lacie back."

Only those who have the courage to face reality can be called true heroes.

Perhaps, he was almost disqualified as a hero for trying to deceive himself at that time?

Xi Rui couldn't accept that the captain who used to be reliable and strong had turned into such a pitiful and lost soul...

This is also reasonable.

Ciel exhaled slowly, trying to pull himself away from those complicated emotions, and continued:

"And Godot... He was the last to leave. He told Joseph that his days of playing around and having fun were probably over. His father ordered him to return to the family to inherit the title. He also joked with Joseph, saying that if he saw him in the future, he should not forget to call him 'Lord Laurent.'"

Upon hearing this, Lacier sighed with mixed feelings and muttered softly:

"So... he is the descendant of Grand Duke Laurent of Ceylon. No wonder he confidently told us that we would never be able to guess his true identity. After all, who would have thought that the descendant of Grand Duke Laurent would go to Kangkel to be an adventurer and even join the team of heroes..."

At this point, she suddenly realized something and froze. After a long silence, she bit her lip and asked in a low voice: