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As of now, everyone has discovered some tricks one after another. At least, disregarding Aqua, who has extremely low intelligence, Kazuma and Megumin have both noticed these tricks.
These two have always been quite intelligent.
Especially Megumin, whether it's Magic Power or intelligence, she's second to none among the Crimson Demon Clan. From the reactions of Fang Li, Iris, Claire, Rain, and the others, it seems she has sensed something. After coming out of the Audience Hall, she has been staring fiercely at Fang Li, which has annoyed him a bit.
Helplessly, Fang Li had to send away all these teammates who usually only cause trouble but are extremely sharp at times like this, intending to go alone to the Adventurer Guild in the Royal Capital to see what's going on.
However, before that, Fang Li was stopped.
The one who stopped Fang Li was Rain.
I don't know where Rain came from, but when Fang Li was about to leave the Royal Castle, Rain suddenly appeared in front of Fang Li, looking at him with complex eyes and saying such a line.
"Lord Fang Li, Princess Iris requests your presence."
'Should I say it was unexpected?'
Fang Li had expected that Iris might want to see him, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
It seems that the princess is indeed lonely. At that moment, Fang Li could only follow Rain to the top floor of the Royal Castle. Having trespassed here once before, Fang Li naturally knew that Iris's room was on the top floor of the Royal Castle.
Therefore, Rain must have intended to take Fang Li to Iris's room.
And there, Claire stood outside the door, glaring at Fang Li with eyes full of deep resentment.
Before Fang Li could react, this noble girl started speaking.
"I will wait here until you come out of Princess Iris's room." Claire stared at Fang Li tightly and warned, "It's better for you not to do anything stupid."
Upon hearing this, Fang Li smiled.
"Stupid? Is that so?" Fang Li said playfully, "I actually think that even if you know what I want to do, you can't stop me at all. So, isn't it more foolish of you to do such meaningless things and give such unconvincing warnings?"
"What... what did you say?!" Claire was instantly angry, placing her hands on the hilt of her sword and raising her voice slightly, "You rude person! How dare a mere Adventurer speak to a noble like this!"
"My way of speaking has always been like this, hasn't it?" Fang Li glanced at Claire and smiled, "Or rather, I was even more impolite to the Leader of the Demon King's Army, and a High-Class Devil once spoke very rudely to me, only to end up as minced meat. Would you like to try?"
"You... you..." Claire was suddenly shocked and furious, her hand on the sword hilt, but she had no intention of drawing it.
No, wouldn't it be truly foolish to draw a sword at this moment?
After all, the man in front of her had manipulated the Royal Capital Knight Order at will, single-handedly challenged a legion of the Demon King's Army, and even defeated the leader of the Demon King's Army.
If she really started a fight, Claire wouldn't fare well at all.
In contrast, Fang Li didn't need to care one bit.
"At worst, I'll just cause another big commotion in the Royal Castle," Fang Li said with a kindly tone, as if giving a good-natured reminder. "So? Want to try and see if you can stop me from escaping this time?"
His seemingly kind reminder almost made Claire explode from anger.
At the side, Rain quickly stepped forward to break up the tension.
"Please, both of you, calm down," Rain said hurriedly. "This is right in front of Princess Iris's room."
Those words finally made Claire, though unwilling, release her grip from the sword hilt at her waist. Only Fang Li still wore an utterly nonchalant expression, making Claire grind her teeth in frustration.
Claire then declared, "No matter what your background is, as long as I'm here, I won't let you lay a single finger on Princess Iris."
That was quite a loyal declaration.
However, just as Fang Li was thinking that Claire suddenly got fired up again.
"Moreover, putting the rest aside for now, there's one matter I absolutely must address!" Claire stepped toward Fang Li with an imposing presence she hadn't shown before and said in a low voice, "You took Princess Iris's ring, didn't you? That's not something you're allowed to have! Hand it over now!"
Claire's forceful aura was so overwhelming that Fang Li was genuinely surprised—it felt like facing another Leader of the Demon King's Army.
Even Rain seemed to feel the same, shrinking back and trying to intervene weakly. "U-um… Claire, calm down. Please."
"How can I calm down?!" Claire not only didn't calm down, she became even more agitated and shouted, "That ring is Princess Iris's most important one! I've always fantasized about getting it forever! I even thought about just stealing it countless times! But then…! And now…!"
"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Rain seemed terrified, scolding her. "That's something you absolutely can't have! And stealing?! How is that even possible?!"
"I know! Of course, I know!" Claire shouted, more and more agitated. "I was even prepared to bear the crime of robbing the Royal Family!"
"That's not the issue anymore!" Rain yelled back. "This isn't just robbing royalty! This is a much bigger problem! What exactly are you trying to do with Princess Iris's ring?! You can't even use it, can you?! Actually, if you could use it, I'd be absolutely terrified of you!"
And so, Claire and Rain began bickering right in front of Iris's room.
Watching this scene, Fang Li felt both speechless and confused.
Just what is the significance of Iris's ring?
As Fang Li was pondering that, perhaps due to the loud commotion, the door to Iris's room opened.
"Um…"
The little princess peeked out nervously from behind the door and spoke carefully.
"What are you all yelling about?"
Iris's appearance immediately brought Claire and Rain back to their senses. They simultaneously lowered their heads.
Then Iris saw Fang Li. Her eyes lit up slightly, a smile bloomed on her face, and she quickly opened the door.
"P-please… come in."
Under Iris's expectant and slightly nervous gaze, Fang Li scratched his cheek awkwardly, then stepped into her room.
Behind him, Claire's voice rang out.
"Princess Iris! If that man tries to do anything envi—no! Anything infuriating to you! You must shout as loud as you can! Don't let yourself get tricked by that man! Do you understand, Princess Iris?! AaahAah!!"
Amid Claire's wailing, as if parting with her lover in a tragic farewell, Iris shut the door without a moment's hesitation.
Now, in the quiet room, only Fang Li and Iris remained.
They gazed at each other, without a word.
(End Of This Chapter)