A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"Hmm." Messiah nodded weakly.

While Baphomet and Messiah were talking, one of the courtiers began to call out.

"His Majesty has arrived." As soon as the words were spoken, the bloated figure of Will XIII appeared in everyone's sight.

"Greetings to His Majesty." Everyone in the room knelt down on one knee before King Will XIII, bowing their heads.

"Okay, that's enough. Get up." King Will XIII waved his hand.

“Nissa, well done. You have solved a major problem for the Empire.”

"I heard the battle was fierce. You must be exhausted."

Nisha hesitated for a moment.

"Your Majesty, I was merely doing my part."

“I’m not the only one working hard,” Nisha said.

However, he refrained from revealing the name of Bray.

Because Bray's intention was not to be known, and Nisha now roughly understands the reason.

Even if you become famous, it won't mean anything.

Having grasped the overall global landscape, Bray probably no longer cares much about fame or the like.

Even Nisha now feels that her identity is nothing.

To put it dramatically, Nisa believed that the Federation and the Empire were both worthless.

What a morally bankrupt "Knight Princess"!

"Of course, I understand very well that this is the achievement of the entire Knights."

“However, Nisha, humility should be tempered with moderation. I have already learned the whole story,” said Will XIII.

"I will give you the rewards you deserve."

“But besides that, I have another reward for you, Nisha.” Will XIII snapped his fingers.

Then a maid came in from the side carrying a medal.

"This medal serves another purpose than just to commemorate your achievements."

"That means, congratulations, Nisha, you have become the captain of the Holy Dragon Knights!" Will XIII announced loudly.

“The Holy Dragon Knights?” Nisha was stunned.

The empire has always had only one order of knights, which is now the Royal Knights.

The Holy Dragon Knights never existed.

"Yes, I intend to establish another knightly order, different from the current Royal Knights."

"This is a knightly order that maintains security within the empire."

King Will XIII desired two orders of knights: one solely dedicated to protecting the royal family, and the other for maintaining rule within the empire.

Nisa is outstanding, and Will XIII intends to hand over the position of the new Grand Master of the Knights to her.

“…” Nisha fell into a brief silence.

However, Prince Will XIII believed that Nisa was simply too overjoyed and lost in thought.

But in reality, Nisha had no desire to become the leader of the Holy Dragon Knights.

Nisha wasn't stupid; this order of knights was clearly a tool to maintain the empire's rule.

Of course, in the past, Nisha would have felt honored, after all, as a member of the Empire, maintaining the integrity of the Empire was a very honorable job.

However, for some reason, Nisa now even had the urge to leave the Knights.

“Your Majesty… Nisa is honored to become the captain of the Holy Dragon Knights.” Nisa closed her eyes and accepted the medal.

"Hahaha, very good. Besides that, is there any other reward you need? Just say it. Members of the Knights, you may also state your wishes," Will XIII said with a smile.

The other members of the Knights showed varying degrees of joy upon hearing this.

Nisha, however, kept her face down, looking helplessly at the medal in her hand.

After taking a stroll around the palace, Bray felt like he could be considered half a city dweller.

However, to be honest, the palace wasn't as fun as I had imagined.

The ubiquitous rules made Bray, who was used to being free, somewhat resentful.

Bray is currently drinking a beverage at the Adventurers' Guild in the Imperial Capital.

Speaking of which, the food and drink at the palace are really good, clearly not on the same level as what you get at the guild.

Of course, Bray is with Levy right now.

Besides Bray, no one else could manage Levy.

“It’s icy cold.” Levy gave a 0V0 expression.

Bray felt there was something subtly off about Levy's expression, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"It tastes good?"

“Delicious.” Levy raised her paw.

Levy is no longer so afraid of her arms being exposed.

Moreover, the degree of demonization of Levy's arm has been decreasing over this period of time, and at least its thickness is no different from that of a normal person.

It's just that the color is a bit dark and the claws are a bit long.

"Another one, please!!!" A familiar voice wailed in the Adventurers' Guild.

"Cough cough..." Bray almost choked when he heard the sound.

Bray looked in the direction from which the sound came.

As expected, it was that idiot Naruko.

However, Naruko had already said she would return to the capital with the Knights, and there was nothing strange about the adventurers being in the Adventurers' Guild.

Considering all this, it seems only natural that we would see Naruko.

"Aaaaaah!!!! Are all the good men dead?!" Naruko looked completely drunk.

Bray didn't respond, pretending not to know him.

Being stupid is contagious.

No need to think about it, he must have broken up with his girlfriend again.

Bray could guess it with his toes.

"Oh, not bad looking." A man who looked like a complete lecher walked up to Naruko.

This guy doesn't have a good reputation among adventurers.

This pervert is known for "picking up corpses," meaning he targets drunk women.

Naruko is so drunk, it's a perfect opportunity for a pervert to make a move.

Without any hesitation, the pervert stepped forward and intended to take Naruko away.

However, this plan was disrupted by a piece of clothing.

Bray threw his coat over and covered the pervert's head.

"You bastard!" The pervert, enraged, ripped off the clothes covering his head.

"Oh wow, this is going to be interesting."

"A good show of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress."

The adventurers around burst into laughter, and many even clinked glasses.

"Let's see if this guy can beat that damn pervert."

In fact, there have been people with a strong sense of justice who stepped forward to stop the pervert, but unfortunately, this pervert was actually quite strong.

This makes most people not want to provoke them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to live freely until now; he would have been beaten to death long ago.

"You little brat, trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress? You're tired of living, aren't you?" The pervert's expression was ferocious.

When you're caught up in the moment and your emotions are running high, it's normal to feel angry when you're interrupted.

"I just happened to see you messing with someone I know," Bray said casually.

"Hahaha, hot-blooded youth? You're asking for death!" The pervert charged over without saying a word.

Do we need to give each other a heads-up before fighting?

“It’s your turn, Levy! Go easy on her!” Bray suddenly said.

"???" To be honest, Levy didn't know what had happened either, and she had a blank expression on her face.

Well, when Levy saw that Bray was about to be grabbed by that pervert, she instinctively pounced on him.

"Holy crap, you brat!!!" Levy bit the pervert's arm hard.

"Ahhh!" After finally breaking free, the pervert discovered that a large chunk of flesh had been ripped off his arm.

This was only because Levy didn't bite down too hard; otherwise, her arm would have been ruined.

"asshole!"

However, Bray then stepped forward and struck the pervert on the back of the neck with the hilt of his sword.

Before he could finish speaking, the pervert fell headfirst to the ground.

Bray sighed, looking at Naruko, who was drunk and slumped over the table.

“Hey, your good man has shown up again,” Bray called out.

“Good men… um… don’t exist,” Naruko mumbled.

Okay, I'm completely drunk.

Bray, in a completely ungentlemanly manner, led Naruko away from the Adventurers' Guild.

"Tsk tsk, this guy is a 'corpse-picking' guy too."

"Hahaha, but I won, that guy won."

"Tsk."

Everything seemed as if it had never happened; the Adventurers' Guild was still as noisy as ever.

Everything else is just a seasoning in the daily routine.

---

In the room rented by Bray in Midtown, bursts of crying could be heard.

She cried very dramatically.

"Waaah! I was serious!" Naruko's tears flowed like water.

Bray sat on the bed with his arms crossed, staring blankly at the weeping names.

Levy sat on the ground, munching on jerky.

"Give me a tissue," Naruko said to Levy.

"Here you go." Levy, with a piece of jerky in her mouth, handed Naruko a tissue.

"Thank you, but this tissue smells like dried meat," Naruko said, her voice choked with emotion.

"Okay, okay, how many times have you ever taken this seriously?"

“The eighth time,” Naruko immediately said.

"But I really misjudged that Cade; he has so many women behind him."

"Playboy, you're filthy!"

"Waaah!" Naruko started crying again.

“You’ve never judged anyone correctly, have you?” Bray said, mocking Naruko.