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As the daughter of the Dustiness family, upon learning that this time she had been summoned by the Royal Capital, and that the summoner might possibly be someone from the Royal Family, Darkness opposed it without the slightest hesitation.
Her reason was simple: "A summons from the Royal Capital? Oh, there's no helping it! They must have seen the outstanding talent of an Adventurer who successfully defeated the Demon King Army's Leader and want to recruit me as an elite member of the Knight Corps, right? Looks like I have to show them my true abilities!"
These words came from Kazuma, who completely dispelled his depressed mood, completely ignoring that he hadn't played any role at all in the battle against the Demon King Army's Leader, and that among everyone, he was actually the weakest. He was lost in fantasies about the future, smiling foolishly as he spoke.
"They're only inviting me now to visit the Royal Capital? Those nobles and the Royal Family are really disrespectful. I am a Goddess, you know! If the Kingdom doesn't change its state religion to the Axis religion, I will never let it go peacefully!"
This was what Aqua said, completely excited and ready to make a big scene, without any awareness of how foolish and terrifying her words sounded.
"I heard there are lots of thick and solid buildings in the Royal Capital. Oh no, my Explosion Soul is trembling."
Megumin said this with great excitement, her whole body indeed trembling as she described, her red eyes flashing dangerously. She obviously didn't realize that if she acted like this in the capital of a nation, a power level over 1.0 would be considered a terrifying attack, and she would be arrested.
Faced with these three, Darkness's serious expression almost turned to tears.
"See?! Do you see this?!" Darkness grabbed Fang Li's shoulder and pleaded desperately: "We absolutely cannot let these people go to the Royal Capital! Otherwise, this country will be doomed!"
Usually, the most hopeless masochistic knight, Darknes,s only truly considered the country's welfare at such times.
After all, this girl was the daughter of a great aristocrat of the Kingdom.
However, facing Darkness's cries, Fang Li spread her hands with a helpless look and said: "This is a summons from nobles and even the Royal Family. Even if you say that, as a mere Adventurer, I don't have the right to refuse, do I?"
Though her tone was casual, proving she didn't care about nobles or the Royal Family, her reasoning was sound.
As a mere Adventurer, she truly had no right to reject a summons from nobles or the Royal Family.
"Then I will refuse on your behalf!" Darkness said without hesitation. "I will seriously advise the people of the Royal Capital to withdraw their order and just send an envoy like before. If I speak up, that should be fine, right?"
Indeed, as the daughter of the Kingdom's chief strategist, Darkness's words carried considerable weight.
If Darkness refused, even the Royal Family would likely reconsider.
Unfortunately, none of them understood her good intentions.
"Hey! Don't do anything strange! This is my golden opportunity to rise! Do you want to go against me? Watch out, I'll use my Steal skill and strip you naked!" (Kazuma)
"You think you can stop me, petty Darkness? This is also a great chance for the Axis religion to rise!" (Aqua)
"I thought Darkness was on our side, but now she's betrayed us at such a moment. How despicable!" (Megumin)
Normally, Darkness would happily accept these accusations with a smile. But today, she really couldn't enjoy it, and she tried hard to persuade them: "Why is everyone so eager to go to the Royal Capital? It's not good at all! The nobles are all arrogant second-generation brats! The Royal Castle has countless rules! If you accidentally offend someone or break a rule, you might even be sentenced to death!"
This wasn't an exaggeration.
Not to mention, didn't Fang Li previously cause a huge uproar in the Royal Castle, nearly getting executed by the Knight Corps?
Although that was because Fang Li was a thief who even kidnapped the Kingdom's First Princess.
At this moment, Darkness seemed to recall Fang Li's situation and cast her gaze toward her body.
"You don't want to go to the Royal Capital either, right? That would turn out badly, wouldn't it?"
Darkness's words made Fang Li raise her eyebrows slightly.
It seemed that this usually hopeless masochistic knight had already guessed her identity.
But that wasn't strange at all.
Darkness had long noticed Fang Li carrying Iris's ring.
Moreover, that ring also held some extremely important significance.
Given that, even if Fang Li threatened Darkness to forget this matter, it wouldn't do anyone any good if she revealed it. There was no way this rich young lady would really comply, right?
Therefore, Darkness had probably already investigated through her own channels, maybe even communicated with Iris, and finally reached a conclusion:
That Fang Li was none other than the black Knight who had caused such a stir before.
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Most likely, Darkness had only suspected before, but after Fang Li single-handedly defeated one of the Demon King Army's leaders, Darkness became certain.
If that wasn't the case, Darkness wouldn't have been so unconcerned about the matter in the first place.
Now Fang Li no longer needed to hide anything.
"Before, I really didn't want to go to the Royal Capital," Fang Li said. "But now, I've changed my mind."
To complete Main Quest One and Main Quest Two faster, going to the Royal Capital was necessary.
Even if her identity was eventually exposed, no one could do anything to Fang Li, so she didn't need to worry.
Moreover, as long as Fang Li didn't casually reveal Iris's ring, her Moon Blade, or her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the chance of being recognized would approach zero.
So, Fang Li had no reason to refuse.
"Are… are you crazy?" Darkness said in exasperation. "Do you really intend to bring these people to the Royal Capital?"
Before Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin could protest, Fang Li suddenly smiled.
"Don't worry."
Saying this, Fang Li looked at Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin, smiling on her face but without a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"If anyone causes trouble, I have my own way of dealing with it, okay?"
That one sentence made the three of them shudder and twist their faces.
Immediately, Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin shamelessly fell to their knees.
"We'll listen to whatever you say! Please spare us!"
Fang Li's ruthless repression was effective once again.
Thus, the trip to the Royal Capital was set.
They would set off tomorrow.
(End Of This Chapter)