Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

"Get ready for your next trip. Things are all settled here, and I need to relax."

……

The capital of Sardinia.

A young woman with radiant golden blonde hair, dressed in a bright red dress, matching high heels, and pure white stockings, stepped off the private jet's gangway.

This girl comes from a prestigious magical family, the Crimson Copper Black Cross.

Erika Bruntri, who was promoted to Grand Knight at the young age of 16.

Beside her, dressed in a maid outfit, was her maid, Ariana Hayama Ariarudi, a mixed-race girl with one-quarter island nation ancestry.

Ariana is currently in a state of worry.

Of course, the reason she was in a state of worry was also because of her master Erica's decision.

Ariana got into the car that the Copper Black Cross had arranged for them, gripped the steering wheel, started the engine, and drove toward their destination.

"Erica, are you really sure?"

"It is very dangerous to make contact with a new king rashly."

"Moreover, this new king is very strong and powerful."

With her radiant blonde hair and a model-like figure, Erica, dressed in a red gown, frowned slightly.

"What, Ariana, do you think I'm not as good as Lily?"

"It seems you really don't have any self-awareness," Ariana sighed inwardly.

"Then, if I may be so bold, I think Miss Liliana is more likable than you in the presence of a strong-willed man."

Who knows your own daughter better than yourself?

From a woman's perspective, her own daughter could even be described as perfect.

She is beautiful, has a great figure, is good at reading people, has a great sense of humor, and possesses both high emotional and intellectual intelligence.

It's fair to say that this is the ideal partner that men pursue and dream of.

However, for a man with immense power, such advantages can sometimes become disadvantages for a lady like herself.

Some women are clever by pretending to be stupid, but other women are clever by playing little tricks that they think are harmless.

Are these little thoughts harmless?

Indeed, she believed that her young lady could handle the situation well.

However, the final decision on this matter rests with the king, with that man of immense power.

As long as he finds your little scheme amusing, whatever you do will be harmless.

But if he gets annoyed by your little schemes, all that pampering will instantly turn into his mistress's death knell.

Compared to her own young lady, Miss Liliana, who was on par with her, was quite different.

My own young lady sometimes pretends to be innocent, but that Miss Liliana is genuinely innocent.

Such innocent and pure girls are always the kind of people who can inspire men to cherish and protect them.

"so what."

Erica seemed somewhat unconvinced and raised her eyebrows, then brushed a strand of long hair from her temple.

“Ariana, I know what you want to say. Lily is indeed very cute, and I like Lily very much.”

“But Erica is definitely not inferior to Lily.”

The witch, known as the Crimson Demon, spoke with an air of self-confidence.

Having said all that, Ariana fell silent and could only choose to trust her mistress, hoping that the king's preferences would be just right.

"But Miss, one last question: if the Commander-in-Chief hadn't given you the information, would you still have made this choice?"

This can truly be considered a soul-searching question.

Even Erica, whose soul had been transported to the depths of the soul, fell into a brief moment of contemplation, and it was quite a while before her voice rang out again.

"The answer is the same."

"If I could get this information, I would definitely choose to come and give it a try."

Erica's voice was calm, but within that calmness, there seemed to be a faint sense of resentment and unwillingness.

"You know that, Ariana?"

“Before you came here, my uncle took me to Naples first before giving me the choice.”

With her eyes closed, Erica leaned her soft body against the back of the car seat, lost in memories.

A few days ago, she was on another mission.

Because the mission was very difficult, and she was out of contact for a period of time, when she returned to civilized society and made contact with her uncle, she immediately went to Naples as her uncle requested.

As a result, she saw it.

A city that has been completely reduced to ruins, a city that has been reduced to ruins after a battle between a disobedient god and a god-slayer.

After witnessing all this, her uncle told her about the birth of the new king, the defeat of the Sword King, and the surrender of the Bronze Black Cross to the new king, as well as how Liliana had climbed the social ladder and become the new king's knight.

finally!

Her uncle gave her two choices.

The first option is to pretend you don't know anything about it, continue doing what you were doing before, and grow step by step.

Secondly, he should emulate what Lily did, get close to the new king, and become his knight.

She obviously chose the second option, which is why she's here.

“You know that, Ariana?”

"Before going to Naples, I had no respect for either godkillers or disobedient gods."

"Especially Lord Salvatore, he's a complete idiot who knows nothing but swords."

"Even someone like him can become a god-slayer, making his uncle, who had cultivated diligently for decades and worked his way up to become a paladin, bow and scrape before him."

"Why can't I, Erica?"

Resentment is erupting within Erica.

"but!"

"The devastation in Naples made me realize that even if the king is a fool, he is a fool with great fortune."

"I can't even imagine what it would be like to defeat such a disobedient god."

"So here I am."

That statement is absolutely disrespectful.

This is similar to the feeling of an ancient subject cursing the emperor, which could result in execution. Fortunately, this happened in his own car. If this had happened outside, and any magician in the magic world had heard it, countless people would have come to cause trouble for their master on behalf of the Sword King.

So Ariana could only remain silent, waiting for Erica to say what she would say next.

"Therefore, I have given up on the unrealistic idea of ​​becoming a god-slayer."

"Of course, I have no interest in serving an idiot like Lord Salvatore."

Ariana rolled her eyes, her expression full of disdain for the Sword King.

"I do admire strength and hope my partner is a strong and upright man, but I hope even more that my partner is a normal person."

"Therefore I will definitely get what I want from the new king."

What burned in Erica's eyes was a flame, a flame called fighting spirit.

Ariana sighed again.

"One last question, miss, what is it that you want?"

Erica gave Ariana a big, disapproving look, as if to say, "Why ask such an obvious question?"

However, since she was still her little maid who had always been with her, Erica answered truthfully.

"First and foremost, it must be to win the favor of the new king."

"I have prepared a lot of equipment."

"Secondly, by leveraging the new king's position, I can significantly elevate my status within the Copper Black Cross, directly inheriting my uncle's title of 'Red Demon' and becoming the supreme commander of the Copper Black Cross."

“You know, Ariana, I can’t let Gennaro take the position of head of state that the Brantley family has always held.”

(You know what, Miss? The difference between you and Miss Liliana is that you have too many second-rate considerations before doing anything and making any decision.)

Ariana stopped sighing. She knew that no matter what she said, her mistress's decision could not be changed.

All she can do now is to do her best to help her mistress and make things go more smoothly for her.

"Okay, how far are we from the hotel? Has Lily's location been locked?"

Demonstrating her skillful driving, Ariana turned the steering wheel slightly and nodded gently.

"It's been located. Put down your luggage and we'll head over."

"It was your request, a very common chance encounter scene."

Chapter 303 Sardinia

The private port of Sardinia, which is the property of the Bronze Black Cross organization.

Aboard a large, luxurious ferry, Makoto Haramura, accompanied by a magician adorned with a bronze black cross, descended the gangway.

"Your Majesty, the native magicians of Sardinia, Luculasia, await you below. Would you like to receive them?"

As a result, Liliana respectfully asked a question in a low voice when Haramura Makoto handed her the water glass.

She is under a lot of pressure right now.

After all, this was the first time she had spent a long time alone with the new king since they met.

Previously, it was either the Valkyrie in white armor or the goddess of wisdom who was not in harmony with the gods. Although it was very dangerous then, and her life was in danger at any moment, it was not as much as the pressure she was under now.

Actually, she originally wanted to come by plane.

But in his words, since he was just trying to relax, flying was really not fun, which is why this situation has arisen.

"Oh, to what extent?"

Haramura Makoto said casually, yawning indifferently.

He was just a magician on a resort island, and he really didn't care much about him.

"He is currently the highest-ranking magician, and can be considered the strongest among amateur magicians."

Liliana answered honestly.

To be honest, she didn't have a good impression of this dissolute witch on Sardinia, but being pragmatic has always been her nature, and she would never let her subjective emotions affect her work.

"Really? Then come over here."

After receiving permission from Makoto Haramura, Liliana stopped in her tracks and gestured towards the east.

A beautiful woman with long flaxen hair, who looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a light red open-chest dress, walked gracefully from a distance.

"Lucurazia welcomes the King's arrival."

With her skirt rolled up and her knees buried deep in the warm sand, Luculazia knelt directly in front of Haramura Makoto.

"Hmm, are you involved in this arrangement?"

Seeing the woman's enormous size almost falling out of her body, Liliana's brow twitched, and she cursed her inwardly as shameless.

She had seen this woman quite a few times. Despite being over sixty years old, she always acted like a young person and was always surrounded by various men.

Utterly shameless.

"Yes, I hope my arrangements will bring you joy."

Luculazia didn't raise her head; instead, she buried it even deeper, her body trembling slightly.

Several more # symbols suddenly appeared above Liliana's head.

Makoto Haramura took everything in, then turned his head away indifferently.