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Chapter 477: A Mere Slave of Three Surnames
Later, Clem led Lin to the door of the room he visited most often in the palace and knocked on it.

In the past, he would turn the doorknob and go in directly, but that lack of common sense was requested by Her Royal Highness the Princess. Now that he had a guest - Lin - visiting, he naturally had to enter in a formal manner.

After knocking on the door, Clem waited respectfully.

A few seconds later—

"Come in."

A familiar voice came from inside the door.

Climb turned the doorknob only after receiving permission.

Although the process is extremely complicated, this is the royal family, and procedures and etiquette are necessary.

As you walk into the room, what comes into view is a spacious and elegant room with simple decorations. Her Royal Highness the Princess is sitting on the balcony with a gentle smile on her face, and her long golden hair is shining in the breeze and sunlight.

It was the same as before Lin left, just like this royal capital, still so elegant and pure.

But this time, probably everyone will applaud. If Her Royal Highness the Golden Princess, who cares about the people, changes, who will speak for them?

However, if you really underestimate her, you will suffer a great loss.

Her Royal Highness the Princess, who lives in seclusion in the boudoir, can manipulate the nobles outside with her own wisdom alone, making them move around like puppets following her ideas. This alone is enough to be called a monster.

Princess Lana is not as simple as she seems.

"Welcome, Master Lin."

"Sorry for disturbing you, Princess."

It was a simple but necessary greeting, and the two serious people laughed at the same time after saying some social words.

"No need to be so polite, Master Lin."

"Thank you very much."

Lin smiled and, under Lana's guidance, sat at the round table on the balcony.

Of course, Climb was there too.

As there were no outsiders present, I had to sit down and be a quiet listener at the strong request of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

"Come, please try it."

"Oh? This is..."

The teacup that Lana handed over did not contain dark red tea, but pure white liquid, with a strong aroma of milk and black tea.

“Is it milk tea?”

"Yes. I have specially adjusted it according to Master Lin's recipe from last time. Please enjoy it."

Can you mix new drinks with just a few words?
Even though she hadn't tasted it yet, Lin knew it would definitely be delicious. After all, the dignity that a royal family should have would not allow her to serve unpalatable drinks to her guests.

After taking a sip, my eyes lit up.

“Delicious!”

Words of praise also came out spontaneously.

It has a mellow milky aroma at first, which becomes even more fragrant after adding a little white sugar. The light taste of black tea flows into the brain through the nasal cavity, showing its presence but not standing out. There are no unnecessary ingredients, but the perfect ratio of the two makes people feel endless aftertaste.

Hearing Lin's praise, Princess Lana's face showed a smile as rich and just right as the cup of milk tea.

"It's great to satisfy you."

"Ah, I didn't expect that Your Highness Lana could make such delicious milk tea in just one month. Maybe you have a talent in this area."

"Milk tea... is that the name of this drink?"

"That's right. Because it uses milk as a seasoning, that's why it was named that."

“It’s a very fitting name.”

Lana nodded in agreement, then lowered her brows with a hint of regret, and said, "It's just that the ingredients needed to make this drink are very expensive, so it seems that ordinary people can't enjoy it."

Whether it is milk tea or black tea, even if it is not high-end, it costs a lot of money to buy it. After all, the productivity in the Middle Ages could not keep up.

"……hiss."

Lin Qiang endured the discomfort and comforted him, "In fact, I know a lot of drink recipes, and there are many cheap and delicious ones. I will sort them out as soon as possible after I go back."

"Really? Thank you, Master Lin."

Lana clasped her hands together, deeply moved.

Clem was also deeply moved. He thought about the common people all the time. Is there anyone better than Her Royal Highness the Princess?
No, there isn't!

Climb became angry again as he recalled the Second Prince who had just hurt Lana with his words.

After his headache eased a lot, Lin Fang raised the teacup in his hand and said, "Okay, let's get back to the topic. Your Highness the Princess didn't ask me to come here to taste milk tea, did she? Is there something wrong?"

"Yes, something happened."

"What is it?"

"I want to complain to you. Don't you think you're being too much? You left me alone after just getting married, and it lasted for a month! It's too much! I can't help but condemn you!"

Lana startled Lin as soon as she opened her mouth, so much so that the milk tea in her mouth sprayed out.

“Puff! Cough, cough, cough!”

"Wow! Lord Lin, are you okay?"

"Master Lin, please use your handkerchief!"

Seeing him lose his composure, the master and the servant also became flustered, patting his back and wiping the spilled milk tea.

Whose fault do you think it is?
Looking at the innocent-looking princess, Lin rolled his eyes in annoyance.

We are all thousand-year-old foxes, what are you trying to do with me? Do you really think I will lose my composure because of this ambiguous statement? ... No, it seems that I did lose my composure just now.

Lin wiped the corners of his mouth and tidied his appearance.

"Excuse me. Your Highness, Lana, please be careful with your words. We are just partners. What if someone hears us?"

"Then just go ahead and get married."

"...Please be careful with your words. You must be teasing me because you think I pushed the trouble onto you and you are very unhappy about it."

"Unfortunately, I was discovered."

Lana is so cute and playful when she sticks out her tongue.

Lin and Lana didn't take it seriously, but Clem, thinking about what the second prince had just said, moved his mouth slightly, not knowing what expression to make.

"Besides, I rushed back as soon as you sent me the message, so I'm fine now."

"Indeed. Much better than a husband who is ignored by his wife and won't come back no matter how much he is summoned."

"Are you still going to play?"

"hehe."

Her Royal Highness the Princess has a very pure smile.

But Lin, who knew her true nature, would not be fooled at all. He also felt that there was definitely a little devil living in this woman's heart.

Princess Lana is a person who uses her harmless appearance to hide her true heart.

Then the two of them talked about it.

Most of them were about what the nobles had done recently, what bills had been proposed in order to avoid the nobles' suspicion, what changes had taken place in the royal capital, what the Axis Cult had done behind the scenes, and so on.

In fact, there was no need to report all of this to him. Lin had already opened the Axis Church to Lana, and her status was equal to his own. This was necessary in order to become a religious state.

"Master Lin, please also tell us about your own experience."

"My experience? Although it is very interesting, you should all know it through Yue's information transmission."

"Yes. But receiving intelligence is different from hearing it from the person involved. Although it is better to be involved in it personally."

Lana looked a little depressed.

She is extremely intelligent and can even control the nobles outside just by sitting here, but she is still a princess imprisoned in the palace, unable to go out and see the more colorful and vast world.

"So, can I trouble you, Master Lin?"

"...There's really nothing I can do about you."

And so, at the request of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Lin narrated his experiences of the past month.

Disguised as a new adventurer, joined the team, met the dark hero, dealt with the cadres of Chiranon, defeated Clementine and obtained the secret treasure, and witnessed Momo defeating vampires and becoming a hero. Lin's experience in this month was not finished until he finished drinking milk tea.

“Great experience.”

Lana praised sincerely.

Indeed. Even if Lin did not exaggerate at all, anyone could brag about such an experience.

Not to mention, Lin and Momo were killing Gaga indiscriminately, and they were not Gaga's people.

"Is that dark hero really that strong? So cool! I wonder how he defeated that vampire back then. I really want to see it with my own eyes! Oh, what a pity!"

Clem was extremely excited.

Unlike the silence in the restaurant, his emotions were quite high now.

Lin also understood that people would always brag about things they liked and areas they were good at. So he also found it very interesting that Clem was so talkative, which was rare.

Her Royal Highness the Princess values ​​another point.

"That hero is so powerful, then..."

"What a shame. I didn't get him."

Lin shook his head.

After the royal family and the nobility were divided up by the eldest prince and the second prince, they could only focus on the common people and adventurers. There were also powerful figures among the adventurers, such as the dark hero Momo.

But Lin didn't say that the other party was rejected by the Axis Church after hearing that he was rejected. After all, this kind of thing is really embarrassing.

"Yeah."

Lana was also slightly melancholy.

Seeing Her Royal Highness the Princess like this, Clem wanted very much to help her, but he had neither talent nor strength, so he could not help at all and could only worry in secret.

"There is no rush for the adventurers. The most urgent task is to bring my brother to our side."

"Lord Lin is talking about Marquis Leibun?"

"That's right. If my brother, the greatest noble in the kingdom, joins us, I'm sure some of the smaller nobles below will be shaken and join us."

The kingdom is controlled by six noble families.

Marquis Leibun is the most powerful noble, and many smaller nobles have to look at his face. This is the main reason why his brother, in addition to his superb social skills, can get along well with both sides and is jokingly called "Bat".

"But Lord Rebuen and Brother Zanak..."

"It's okay, I'll convince him."

Seeing the princess worried, Lin waved his hand and said, "Royal family, nobles, my brother is already eating from both ends anyway, so it's okay to invest more and let the princess become a slave...hiss, it hurts."

It hurts like needles pricking the brain.

This is the second time today. I didn't expect that being with Lana would induce brain pain. I was a little surprised.

"Anyway, I will convince my brother."

"Yes, then please, Master Lin."

Lana couldn't help in this regard, so she had to leave the task to Lin.

"Speaking of which, we met the Second Prince on the way here."

"Yeah."

Lana was not surprised to hear Lin say this. This palace was for the royal family, so it was understandable that they encountered this.

Climb, on the other hand, was getting a little restless.

“Master Lin…!”

He had not forgotten what the second prince said about his sister being a monster. However, the naive guard did not realize that being so nervous would only make the intelligent princess realize what was happening.

"My brother must have said something bad about me."

"Your Highness Lana..."

"Let me guess. They should say I'm a monster. There's been this rumor going around in the royal city recently, but I don't know if it was spread by someone else or by my brother."

"........."

Climb pursed his lips.

Seeing the indifferent Princess, I felt even more distressed when I thought the guards were in disguise.

Lin didn't care either. Rumors of this magnitude were nothing to be afraid of, and they were not a big deal to the thick-skinned two. On the other hand, Climb was too unstable, and his panicked look would easily give him a handle, so he would have to be reminded later.

"What does Lord Lin think?"

"what?"

"Monster. You might be working with a monster. Aren't you afraid?"

"…If all monsters were as cute as the princess, maybe I could do it."

Lana didn't understand what it meant to really be, but she knew that Lin didn't reject her mind, and that he was not like other people who flattered her on the surface but were ugly in secret, but really treated her as a normal person.

"why?"

"The reason is simple, just different positions."

"position?"

"For example, my brother is a political idiot in the eyes of the nobles and the royal family, but in my eyes and my family's eyes, he is a good brother, a good husband, and a good father. For example, the kingdom's warrior captain Gazef is a good assistant in the eyes of the king, but in the eyes of the nobles and neighboring countries, he is a thorn in the eye. For another example..."

He cited many examples, and they were basically the same as Lord Rebuke and Gazef, who were hated by their enemies but reliable companions in the eyes of their relatives and friends.

"Your Highness, the same goes for you."

Lin slowly said, "In the eyes of the princes and nobles, you are a monster who can play them around just by sitting in the palace, but in the eyes of the common people, you are the golden princess who cares about them, so there is no need to think so complicatedly, just be yourself."

"Be yourself... What you said is really profound, but it won't work! After saying so much, you haven't elaborated on your point, right?"

"Uh……"

Lin was choked speechless by Lana.

You're right. In my long speech, I didn't seem to express what I thought of her.

"In my case, it's probably a goddess."

"goddess……?"

Lana obviously didn't expect Lin to say that, and her pretended gentle smile almost collapsed.

"Why do you say she is a goddess?"

"Because Her Highness is very smart. Sometimes, Her Highness can understand things on her own, even though I learned them from the goddess. Sometimes she can even see further than the goddess. If she's not a goddess, then what is she? Sometimes I wonder: Ah, could Her Highness Lana be a goddess descended to earth... or something like that?"

“Why use a question mark?”

"Because I'm very conflicted. If I admit that Her Highness Lana is a goddess, then what should I do with the goddess I believe in?"

Lin sighed and shook his head, as if he really was questioning his own beliefs.

"Haha. That's too much, Master Lin."

Lana laughed.

Very sincere.

For some reason, when Lin saw her smile, he felt that she was different now, but he couldn't tell where the difference was.

Clem also felt something, but he agreed more with what Lin said about the goddess. The princess who was working so hard for the common people must be the goddess who has descended to earth!

"Okay, let's stop here today. Lord Lin, please convince Marquis Lei Buen as soon as possible."

"Is that all? Your Highness the Princess is shy?"

"...Please leave as soon as possible, otherwise my brother will be here soon."

Although Lana was still smiling, her smile was a little superficial and the change was not significant but Lin still noticed it.

Only Climb was completely unaware and followed the princess' orders to lead Lin to the room immediately, intercepting his intention to continue talking.

No wonder the second prince said he was stupid, actually he was right.

Just like that, the two of them immediately went to the princess's boudoir.

The door closed softly.

Lana's smiling mouth couldn't stop rising.

"Oops, I almost couldn't hold on."

He quickly pressed the corner of his mouth.

"But he calls me goddess...how funny!"

In the room without outsiders, the expression of Her Royal Highness the Princess reflected in the mirror gradually collapsed.

(End of this chapter)