The next day, news also came back from the front line via message magic that the beastmen in the second city, Bisidor, had been repelled, and this time, it was explicitly stated that the "miraculous" Clementine intended to solve the problem of the third city the next day.
At this point, not only the Prime Minister, who had completely disbelieved the first message, couldn't sit still, but Draudillon also couldn't sit still; this was far too abnormal!
Originally, the reason why the first city, Cabos, was in the most critical situation was due to insufficient supplies and a shortage of soldiers.
In reality, the number of beastmen troops attacking Cabos was not as many as those attacking Bisidor; Bisidor was one of the Dragon Kingdom's main large cities, so the beastmen's main points of attack were almost all concentrated here.
Yet, now the report said that Clementine had only been there for less than half a day and had already repelled seventy to eighty thousand beastmen troops?
After receiving this news, Draudillon had originally intended to have a magic 'chanter' capable of using teleportation send her to Bisidor to confirm the situation with her own eyes.
She was decisively stopped by the cautious Prime Minister, who gave the same old reason: the battle report transmitted from such a long distance was not credible; it might be false intelligence transmitted after the beastmen army had already entered Bisidor, and wouldn't the Queen going there now be like seeking death? Draudillon, of course, didn't intend to listen to him, and as a result, they even had a big argument.
The final compromise was for Draudillon to go directly to Norman, the third front-line city under siege, the next day, which was still under attack by beastmen troops.
However, the Dragon Kingdom's Steel Rank Adventurers team, Crystal Tears, was there, and according to reliable reports from the front line, the battle situation in Norman had been alleviated to a certain extent after Crystal Tears arrived as support.
And so... Draudillon finally decided to go there to personally confirm how terrifying the Theocracy's treasured divine person, Clementine, truly was.
Having made full preparations, Draudillon set off with her personal guard and Aunt Conna. Due to the fact that there were only two magic 'chanters' capable of using teleportation magic within the Dragon Kingdom, the number of people was not too many. Considering that Crystal Tears was there, at least safety could be guaranteed, after all, the captain of Crystal Tears, Sera Brei of Blazing, was a loli-con, and if anything happened, he would definitely do his best to protect Draudillon.
However... as soon as they teleported into the Norman fortress, they saw the so-called strongest Steel Rank Adventurer in the Dragon Kingdom, Sera Brei of Blazing, being "happily" rubbed into the floor by Clementine...
This was no joke; it was literally being rubbed into the floor. Clementine was seen stepping on that pervert's face with a displeased expression, while the other members of Crystal Tears looked on, unsure what to do, until Draudillon appeared, at which point they hastily came forward to salute.
"Oh... Queen of the Dragon Kingdom, is this pervert the Steel Rank Adventurer your kingdom raised?" Iri didn't care about issues of etiquette.
Iri was currently fuming. This time, the teleportation again landed her in a strange place. The first time was behind a granary, the previous city was in the wine cellar of a small tavern in the city.
This time was even worse; she actually ended up in someone's stable, causing Iri, who had just teleported over, to almost be kicked by a horse.
That was one thing, but just as Iri was pulling Bei 'Lu's ear, intending to teach her a lesson, she was also mistaken for a horse thief by the stable owner. After explaining clearly, she walked for a long time before reaching the city's fortress. After stating her identity, as soon as she entered, she ran into Crystal Tears, the Dragon Kingdom's only Steel Rank Adventurer team. Iri's disguise was that of a passing Adventurer, and as fellow Adventurers, a greeting was appropriate, right? Then, just as Iri was about to go up and say hello, she saw this pervert shouting something like, "My angel!!!" and rushing directly towards Iri. Out of Iri's instinctive reaction and disgust towards perverts... that's what Draudillon saw.
"Allow me to introduce, this is our nation's proud Steel Rank Adventurers team, Crystal Tears, and this one..." Draudillon awkwardly glanced at Sera Brei, whose face still had a shoe print, truly not knowing what to say.
"My name is Sera Brei Ovan Tibimi, it's a pleasure to meet you, my angel." That pervert knelt on one knee in a very "gentlemanly" manner, extending his hand to Iri with great solemnity.
What the 'heck' is this guy doing! I'm an Adventurer, are you really performing such etiquette to an Adventurer you're meeting for the first time, in front of your Queen! Iri didn't even know how to complain.
"..." Draudillon's eye twitched continuously. Seeing this loli-con, who had previously been fawning over her in various ways, now directing this "enthusiasm" towards someone else after only a few days, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
"I, Clementine... am merely a passing Adventurer. Since Her Majesty the Queen has even come, let's quickly clear out the beastmen and complete the commission." Iri did not intend to put her hand out.
Although she hadn't done much of what a princess should do, Iri still carried the title of Princess of Nazarick, so she knew about etiquette. If following the procedure, when a gentleman performs such etiquette to a lady, she should put her hand out and allow the gentleman to kiss the back of her hand.
But the thought of letting this pervert kiss the back of her hand gave her goosebumps, so Iri simply responded briefly and then intended to ignore this pervert.
"Clementine, were the previous reports of victory true?!" Draudillon hastily asked, wanting to confirm the authenticity of the battle reports she had received earlier. But as soon as the words left her mouth, Draudillon regretted it; she shouldn't have been so impatient to confirm it in front of so many people!
"Of course it's true! Clementine is super strong! She went 'boom' and then 'whoosh', and all those beastmen were vaporized! The other beastmen all ran away too." Bei 'Lu' answered before Iri.
Well! What Bei 'Lu' said was indeed correct.
"Is that so, I am truly grateful to you!" Draudillon bowed her head to Iri. Although she was full of suspicion and distrust towards the Theocracy's actions, at least... her people were saved now, and for this alone, a simple word of thanks was far from enough.
"Isn't it an Adventurer's job to accept payment and resolve problems for others? It's not worth Her Majesty the Queen bowing to me. Besides, for Her Majesty the Queen to personally come to the scene, isn't it..." Iri didn't spell it out. After all, she was the Queen of a country, so it was better to save her some face in front of so many people; one should always leave a line in one's actions.
"..." Draudillon did not reply, only giving an awkward smile. Draudillon was convinced that this person in front of her, whose appearance and age were not far from her own, must be like her: outwardly young, but with deep cunning!
At this point, Draudillon already somewhat believed what Aunt Conna had said. She clearly knew that she didn't trust her, but she didn't directly expose it in front of so many people.
This was a good opportunity to belittle herself in front of everyone, but she didn't do so. The Theocracy sending a divine person directly here, wasn't it planning to make a move on the Dragon Kingdom?
After saving the Dragon Kingdom from dire straits, they would then reveal their identity, publicly declaring that the Theocracy saved the Dragon Kingdom. Although this was indeed true, the Asian human race residents within the Dragon Kingdom would surely be dissatisfied with her, their Queen, who had secretly colluded with the Theocracy!
Although she hadn't figured out why the Theocracy would suddenly make a move on the Dragon Kingdom at this critical juncture.
"Then... it's time to clean up the last of the trash!" Seeing Draudillon remain silent, Iri felt there was no need to waste more time with her. She just needed to finish the job quickly and report back.
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