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

Lacelle didn't know what to say.

Obviously, she thought she was not particularly familiar with Xi Rui, and their communication was limited to the necessary communication when completing commissions and tasks. Of course, as the chaplain of the team, she did treat Xi Rui a lot in the past three years, and did pull the dying assassin lady back from the scythe of the god of death.

but……

"But is it really worth it for Xi Rui to die? She should know this! If she really wants to kill the emperor of Victoria, then even if she succeeds, she will never leave Victoria."

There was no doubt that, whether she succeeded or failed, she would die.

"No!" Lacier, who had been listening but not participating in the discussion, stood up and said, "We have to stop Xi Rui!"

She had to tell Xi Rui that not only was she not dead, but she had also returned to Kangkel!

She couldn't let Xi Rui die in vain!

Just as she was about to grab Charles and Joseph and rush to Victoria, Joseph suddenly laughed:

"Don't worry. In fact, after I found out that Xi Rui had left for Victoria, I asked someone to bring her a letter. In the letter, I told her the truth. If nothing unexpected happens, she should have received the letter by now, and she may even be on her way back."

Lacey breathed a sigh of relief, but then became nervous again and subconsciously asked:

"What if something unexpected happens? If Xi Rui didn't receive the letter, wouldn't she do something stupid? No, we still have to go to Victoria in person to confirm the situation, the sooner the better!"

As she spoke, she took out her wand, intending to cast a warp spell to take Charles and Joseph to the "coordinates" closest to Victoria.

But at this moment, the sound of "wind chimes" suddenly came from the door again.

The three of them subconsciously turned their heads and looked towards the door.

Lacey prayed nervously that the person who pushed the door open was the one they were worried about, Xi Rui, but the fact was bound to disappoint her.

Amid the tinkling sound of the "wind chimes", a rather handsome face poked its head in from outside the door, followed closely by a well-proportioned body wearing an elegant and exquisite court robe.

The young man who came unexpectedly looked at the three people in the grocery store with a smile on his face. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes when he glanced at Charles, but he was a little confused when he saw Lacy.

But he still opened his arms and greeted his friends cheerfully in a wonderful, rhythmic tone:

"Long time no see, Joseph and Captain, did you miss me?"

Lacier frowned when she heard this, and Charles asked her question instead:

"Gordo? Why is it you?"

[To be continued]

-

4. That’s all

"What do you mean?" Godot, who suddenly appeared in front of the three people, asked in confusion, "Isn't it me that you are looking forward to?"

The expressions of the three people suddenly became subtle.

They looked at each other, and finally, Lacier stepped forward and gave the answer:

"It's you...but not entirely."

Godot became even more confused after hearing this.

He looked Lacier up and down, and then asked cautiously:

"Uh, hello, strange lady... May I ask who you are? Have we met before? Why do I feel like you look a little... familiar?"

Lacie couldn't hold it anymore.

She introduced herself to Godot with a rather strange expression:

"I'm Lacey."

Godot was stunned for a moment, then nodded subconsciously:

"Oh, so you are Lacie... No! Lacie?! You are Lacie?!"

He finally came to his senses.

For some reason, Lacier wanted to laugh, but she tried hard to hold it back. She even pretended to be calm, tilted her head, and asked in a calm tone:

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Godot took two steps back.

Then, with a wary look on his face, he took out his wand, turned around, and said to Charles in a very serious tone:

"Captain, although I understand your desire to revive Rachel, there is no magic in this world that can revive the dead. Even if there are similar methods, what they can 'revive' is definitely not the dead, but something that seems to be true, so..."

The young wizard stared at the smiling girl in front of him, his light golden eyes full of hostility, and the power of a lethal spell was even brewing on the wand in his hand.

At this time, Charles stood up.

He walked over to Rachel, tapped her head helplessly, and then said to Godot:

"She is indeed Rachel. As for how I 'resurrected' her... it's a long story. Put away your wand and come over. I will try to be brief."

"..." Godot put away his wand doubtfully.

Perhaps out of trust in Charles' forbidden magic, that is, the belief that there should be no power in the entire Pan-Continent that could bewitch the brave, Godot finally listened to Charles' advice, came to Joseph, and sat down next to him on the sofa.

During this time, the two of them exchanged glances.

However, Joseph obviously couldn't explain the complicated situation through simple eye contact, so he shrugged quietly to Gordo, indicating that he was powerless.

Godot could only curse Joseph in his heart for being useless, and at the same time pushed Joseph aside without any courtesy.

——Although his weak body as a wizard could not shake Joseph's heavy and strong body at all.

After the four of them were seated, Charles carefully chose his words and told the confused Godot the truth.

After learning the truth, Godot was silent for a long time before he looked up, looked at Charles and then looked at Lacele who had reappeared as a witch, and couldn't help asking:

"So, Laciel is not actually dead?"

"No," Laciel herself denied him, "Although I was protected by the old... uh, the Lord of the White Tower's death-substitution spell, I was almost dead before that."

As she spoke, she lowered her head, and with a complicated expression, she touched the flesh between her chest and abdomen that had been pierced by the sword, and continued:

"It took a long time for Charles to put me in the coffin and bury me before I gradually recovered. The person who planned to assassinate Charles obviously didn't think that an ordinary sword could kill a hero, so he added some powerful spells to the sword."

"So, if it weren't for my strong affinity for magic as a witch, and the death-substitution spell cast on me by the Lord of the White Tower to offset the spell on the sword, I'm afraid even Ciel wouldn't be able to bring me back."

There was no doubt that she would die.

Rachel spoke the truth lightly, as if she didn't care whether she would die as a result of the conspiracy.

Charles quietly tightened his grip on her hand, his expression looking as calm as ever, but anger was brewing in his iron-gray eyes.

Joseph, who was sitting opposite them, also turned his head to look at the well-maintained battle axe hanging on the wall. It could easily chop flesh and bones into pieces. At the same time, he slowly clenched his fists, making a crisp clicking sound.

And Godot - after a second brief silence, he looked at Charles and asked:

"Captain, when do we set off?"

His question was nonsensical, but the tacit understanding over the years made Ciel instantly understand what he wanted to say:

Godot was asking when they were going to leave for Vitoria to seek justice from the Emperor of Vitoria for the dastardly assassination.

Charles did not give an immediate answer, but asked:

"How did Grand Duke Laurent let you go? Didn't he want to take you back to Ceylon to inherit his title?"

"That's what my father thought at first," Gordo replied, "until he heard about the great things you accomplished in Lentiheim and Diesel."

"...Hmm?" Charles didn't quite understand what he meant.

Godot explained with a bit of inexplicable pride:

"Captain, you helped the elves solve the abnormal events that troubled them in Lentiheim, and gained their friendship. In Diesel, you solved those damned tall and thin ghosts and obtained the broken limited wish machine..."

"It's even more than that - Captain, do you know that after you solved Diesel's abnormal incident, the intelligence agencies of various countries also spread the news that you have been involved with the legendary co-founder of the White Tower, the Witch of Twilight and Dawn."

"Finally, after confirmation from envoys from various countries, even my father began to believe that you had secretly joined the White Tower, and might even become the husband of the Witch of Twilight and thus inherit the authority of Lady Veliden and become the next Lord of the White Tower."

At this point, the young wizard almost danced with joy:

"So, I used this news to convince my father. I successfully convinced him that you, Captain, will definitely become the husband of the Witch of Twilight and Dawn in the future, and will definitely become the next Lord of the White Tower. By then, the joining of the heroes will probably make the already powerful White Tower a behemoth that towers over all human countries, so why don't we invest in the heroes at this time?"

"As long as we seize this opportunity, in the near future, I am afraid that we will no longer be 'Grand Duke Laurent of Ceylon', but 'Ceylon of Grand Duke Laurent'."

A hint of cunning flashed across Godot's handsome face, which was inconsistent with his temperament:

"When I told my father this, he reprimanded me, saying that I was daydreaming and disrespectful, and sentenced me to confinement for a month. But secretly, there was not even a servant on duty in the house where I was imprisoned, and I walked out with a swagger."

"At that time, I knew that my father had tacitly agreed to my actions," Godot shook his head and said, "The Grand Duke's power and status could not satisfy his appetite. His ambition was still as strong as when he was young. It did not age with his body. It was just that he had been disguising himself very well all along."

"He has the same opinion as me. He believes that you, Captain, and Bai Ta have great potential in the future. You may really be able to overturn the current situation in the Pan-Continent and even help our Laurent family take a step further. He is tempted, so he decided to bet on you and Bai Ta. He bets that you and Bai Ta can do it."

The young wizard suddenly smiled bitterly:

"His bet is on me, the only son of Grand Duke Laurent and the future heir of the Laurent family."

"but me……"

Godot looked at Charles and said in a strange tone, full of hope:

"I believe, Captain, you will never let me down."

After hearing this, Charles fell silent.

Lacie beside him didn't know what to say.

She felt complicated, and even subconsciously raised her hand to her mouth and began to bite her fingernails uncontrollably.

So all the human nations have already known about her relationship with Charles?

No, what the human nations knew was probably just the superficial information that "the contemporary heroes are suspected to be involved with the co-founder of the White Tower, the Witch of Twilight", so she hasn't lost face yet, and not many people should know that the priest Rachel in the hero team is actually the co-founder of the White Tower, the Witch of Twilight Rachel.

But this is embarrassing enough, okay!

And what words did Godot use? What did he mean by "getting together" with Charles? They were clearly in a free love relationship, and both of them were willing. It was useless for them to have any objections!

but……

The point is obviously not this, but the "investment" mentioned by Godot.

The reason why Godot was able to return to the Brave Team was because his father believed that Charles was a rare commodity and if he invested in Charles at this time, it might bring huge benefits to the entire Laurent family in the future.

But Rachel knew better than anyone that Charles was not interested in this. Like her, he had no interest in those messy politics. It could even be said that they were both quite resistant to those things.

The reason why Charles chose to cooperate with Old Deng was simply because the White Tower, like him, tried to maintain a neutral attitude among the human countries, and was highly involved in the investigation and resolution of the abnormal events in Lentiheim and Diesel from beginning to end.

and so……

Lacele looked at Charles subconsciously.

Charles looked at Godot and answered calmly:

"But I'm afraid I'll disappoint your father, Godot. I have no interest in becoming the next Lord of the White Tower. Rachel and I will indeed get married in the future, but that has nothing to do with the White Tower."

He paused, and his tone became serious:

"You have been in the team for so long, you should know that I don't have any ambitions, and I have never thought about building my own power. I..."

"I will not seek any benefits for your father, nor will I help him become the ruler of Ceylon. I just want to do what I can to make this world a better place...that's all."

However, to his and Rachel's surprise, upon hearing him say this, Godot laughed with relief.

"Captain," he said seriously, "you really didn't disappoint me."

Then he leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and said softly:

"I want to invest in you and get benefits from you - that's what my father and family think. The reason I ran away from home was because I was fed up with my father and my family."

"And my own thought is..."

"I have to find a way to come back, especially after hearing about what you did in Lentiheim and Kangkel. I knew that you would cheer up sooner or later. You told us when you left Kangkel that you would bring Rachel back. Then, we will continue our adventure and journey that has not yet ended..."

Gordo opened his eyes, his pale golden eyes sparkling.

"So I'm back, Captain."

He smiled and told Charles:

"—let us continue our adventure and journey which has not yet ended."

[To be continued]