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Chapter 529 I am happy here and don’t miss Shu.
"You actually touched Her Highness the Princess, you bastard... you bastard...!"

Darkness strangled Krillin's neck tightly. It was unknown whether that excited expression was because of concern for Alice or because of jealousy. Krillin did not use his ability to read minds.

"So it's all a misunderstanding! I'm teaching Alice how to use force!"

"Skills? Skills in your arms?!"

Kobayashi was really speechless after being condemned by Huihui as if he had caught him cheating. After all, he was seen having intimate contact with Princess Alice, and she refused to defend herself.

He scratched his head in annoyance and asked, "So, why are you guys here?"

“Isn’t it because you didn’t come back?!” Darkness roared, “You bastard, it’s been four days! Why didn’t you go home! Do you know how worried Huihui is about you? She hasn’t been able to sleep well for several nights!”

"……sorry."

Kobayashi felt sorry. He couldn't refuse his companion's kindness, and it was also his fault.

but……

Xiaolin blew into her ear and whispered, "Darkness, what about you? Do you care about me?"

“I, I… hum…!”

Perhaps because she didn’t expect him to be so bold and do such a thing in front of everyone, Darkness’ legs were shaking with excitement.

Others may not have noticed it, but Liu Zi, who had high-tech eyes, saw it.

"Master Kobayashi, you are really a scumbag. You are worthy of being called the top scum in Axel. In just a few days, you have captured three women, including the princess of this kingdom. If you are released, the demon king's daughter may not be spared."

Her sharp tongue made people's brains tremble. If there weren't so many people around, Xiaolin would definitely cover her mouth.

"Look, Mr. Kazuma, it's a big courtyard!"

"I see it, Miss Aqua. It's a garden that's bigger than the mansion."

“Look, Mr. Kazuma, it’s premium black tea!”

"I see, I see, Ms. Aqua. It is the highest quality milk tea in the kingdom."

“Look Mr. Kazuma, it’s Kobayashi!”

"I see, I see, Miss Aqua, it's Senior Kobayashi who only cares about his own pleasure!"

Aqua and Sato Kazuma, these two scumbags were slandering Kobayashi in unison. They were clearly very supportive of Kobayashi a few days ago, but for some reason they changed their minds so quickly.

"Ms. Aqua, this is what they call 'Enjoy the moment here, and never think of returning home', right?"

"Oh, you're too happy to leave? I know, I know."

The two of them had sinister smiles that were truly scumbags, and they didn't even try to hide their intention of "Let me enjoy myself too." Xiaolin held his forehead and sighed in pain. It was because these two guys didn't know the limits that he didn't let them come along.

Seeing Xiaolin being condemned by everyone, Princess Alice couldn't bear it and chose to speak for Xiaolin.

"T-That... Lalatina...! Please don't be so harsh on him, okay...?"

The princess said this timidly with a pitiful look in her eyes. She had been slapped by Darkness before, but she still protected Xiaolin without fear.

……Wait a mininute!
Xiaolin didn't do anything strange.

"Your Highness Alice! I am not condemning you, but this man could have used teleportation magic, but he never came back! And he is very good at teasing girls. As far as I know, at least 10 girls have a crush on him. If you continue to get along with him, you will be deceived by him!"

"Wait a minute! It's my fault for forgetting to use the teleportation magic to report back, but what's the matter with the affection of 10 girls? Can you please stop slandering me in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess?!"

"Then how many are there?"

"This, this..."

Xiao Lin thought about it, counted on his ten fingers, and then counted one more slap.

"……sorry."

There is absolutely no excuse.

"You guy...!"

Darkness never expected there to be so many, and the hands that were strangling his throat tightened even more.

Such a noisy scene did not make Her Royal Highness the Princess laugh. Instead, she became depressed. She lowered her head without saying a word and fell into desolate silence.

"Wow...Ai, Alice-sama..."

No matter how hard-hearted Darkness was, she couldn't resist the lovely princess's dejected attack, and soon softened and became at a loss.

"Hey... okay, it's my fault for not going back to report my safety, but I decided to stay here for the time being."

"Hey, Xiaolin!"

Huihui pouted. Of all people, she was the one who least wanted Xiaolin to stay.

Darkness was at a loss, Aqua and Sato Kazuma were two scumbags who just wanted to enjoy themselves, Yunyun had no opinion and just listened to everything, and Ryuzi had a sharp tongue but was completely on her side.

Four votes in favor, two votes against and one abstention.

"Besides, I really didn't do anything weird. I just served as Alice's tutor."

"That's right. Sir Dustinis and fellow adventurers, Lord Kobayashi was indeed teaching Princess Alice how to exert her strength just now."

This time, the female mage Lei Yin did not sit idly by.

The female knight Kureya was eager for Kobayashi to leave. When she saw her companion speaking for Kobayashi, she smacked her lips loudly with an unhappy expression but did not refute. After all, it was she who strongly asked Kobayashi to be Princess Alice's teacher, and she was reaping the consequences.

Xiao Lin continued: "And it's very convenient in the royal city."

"convenient?"

"This place is always invaded by the Demon King's army, so I have a lot of things I want to test, but it's not that convenient in Axel."

"Invaded by the Demon King's Army???"

Sato Kazuma screamed.

It is almost a consensus among all time travelers that the Royal City is the farthest place from the Demon King, but in this world it is the other way around.

"What on earth are those senior time travelers doing?"

"Haha, I had the same idea. So, let's stay here for the time being, okay?"

Kobayashi placed his hand on the head of Princess Alice, who had a lonely expression on her face. Although the action seemed a bit presumptuous, it also made everyone understand how eager the princess was to have a playmate.

"Humph, since Xiaolin said it's necessary, then I'll just stay for a few days."

“Thanks for your help, Huihui.”

I didn't expect that the first one to give in would be the little Lolita. I thought she would ignore it and even threaten Xiaolin to go back. But after seeing Princess Alice's lonely expression, she still gave in. This tsundere little Lolita.

The most difficult little Loli was dealt with, and the others were quickly convinced.

Sato Kazuma and Aqua were cheering in the courtyard, shouting that they also wanted to enjoy royal treatment, and were thus taught a lesson by the noble daughter Darkness.

The atmosphere was still very noisy, but this time Princess Alice was smiling. She knew that all this was done by Xiaolin, so she was very touched.

"Thank you, brother."

However, Xiaolin's eyes widened.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, this name is a forbidden word, how can you say it to my face? !

Xiaolin felt a chill down his spine.

"Xiaolin, what's going on with 'brother'?"

"Can you explain it to us a little bit?"

Darkness and Megumin’s eyes glowed with terrifying blue and red light, which made people shudder.

The scumbag Sato Kazuma actually came up to Princess Alice and tried to persuade her to call him brother. After all, when Princess Alice was hosting a banquet for everyone, he had always hoped to have an orthodox beautiful girl like the princess, but Kobayashi snatched her away.

"I do not want."

Princess Alice decisively refused. Sato Kazuma asked the reason sadly, and the answer given was -

"Brother is the only title I can give to my brother. But if Mr. Sato doesn't mind, I can also call you Brother-sama."

Alice also has a crush on Sato Kazuma.

While everyone else was either in awe or keeping their distance, only this smooth-talking man was willing to chat with her and tell her many interesting stories about his adventures.

After hearing this, Sato Kazuma was struck by lightning and fell backwards with his body straightened.

"I have no regrets in death."

He lay on the ground with his hands clasped on his chest, looking peaceful. Seeing this, Aqua ran over and recited sutras for him.

"What are you doing, you stupid goddess!"

“Huh?! I’m sending you to the God Realm out of kindness! After all, if someone like you becomes a ghost, you’ll definitely be peeking at girls’ bodies everywhere! Becoming a lich wouldn’t be good either! You should thank me!”

"Hey, don't you have an option to revive here?"

"Who cares about you! It's not me who caused your death, so I don't care!"

"What did you say?!!!"

The two of them started quarreling in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess, oblivious to the people around them.

Kureya and Rain did not stop her because they saw the princess's smile, which they had not seen for a long time. It was a happy smile. She said to Darkness beside her: "Thank you, Sir Dustinis. The princess has not smiled like this for a long time."

"where……"

Darkness was speechless about her noisy companions. Although the princess and her family were very welcoming, the problem children in the team were too noisy and might be kicked out in the end. No, being kicked out would be fine, but if they were arrested for offending the royal family... I was really worried that something like that would happen!
Then, in order to prevent Darkness and his companions from becoming thieves who break into the palace, Princess Alice held a banquet.

A dinner for nobility and royalty.

The venue chosen on the spot was the hall of the royal palace, which was large enough to accommodate hundreds of people in terms of both decoration and space.

Kobayashi and his group also borrowed suits and dresses from the castle and dressed up. On the surface, they blended in with the venue, but the aura they exuded in their every move was completely different from that of the nobles, which was particularly obvious.

Except Xiaolin.

"Senior Xiaolin, you didn't learn any skills like aristocratic etiquette, did you?"

"Let's not talk about whether or not there is such a skill. If it can be learned, can't you, Satou-kun, learn it too?"

"Yup!"

Sato Kazuma suddenly realized and quickly took out the adventurer card, only to find that there was no corresponding skill on it, which meant that Kobayashi had taught himself.

This is only natural. After all, he has been a noble in the world of "Bone King" for twenty years, and the corresponding etiquette is basically the same.

In fact, when it comes to etiquette, the movements don’t matter. As long as you can show your own temperament and make others feel that you are extraordinary, then even if your movements are weird or different, others will think that this is the etiquette of another country.

And the same is true when talking.

As long as you speak in a low voice, your voice will be magnetic; as long as you speak slowly, you will have temperament; if you dare to pause, you can demonstrate your authority.

Don't be nervous at any time, always appear comfortable and relaxed, and always treat anyone you want to contact as an old friend.

Kobayashi passed on his experience to Sato Kazuma. However, he pointed to the people in the corner and said:
"Like that?"

In the corner of the banquet hall, Huihui and Aqua were feasting. One kept stuffing high-quality ingredients into her mouth, while the other poured high-quality sparkling wine into her mouth. They looked like starving ghosts, but they were not comfortable or relaxed. They treated this place as their own home! Are you here for the royal buffet? !
“Kobayashi! Kazuma! This is delicious! This melon with prosciutto on top is so fresh! Look, it’s still throbbing!”

"Hehehe! This is delicious too! This dish is especially suitable for drinking! Hey, bartender over there, who can drink this amount of wine? Give me another bottle! One bottle per person!"

Are you two pigs?!

"Senior Xiaolin, let's go over there."

"Yeah, you're right."

Sato Kazuma and Kobayashi were speechless and wisely chose to pretend not to know each other.

They probably don't need a protector, as evidenced by the nobles who wanted to approach them but were frightened by their wild eating. Before they fall for Aqua and Megumin's looks, they should consider whether their wallets can support their eating.

And with Youyou and Liuzi taking care of them, even if those nobles come up to chat with them, they will be spurred away by their sharp tongues.

It was Darkness who needed help.

This rich young lady who has not revealed her true nature is very popular in the aristocratic circle. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a hot commodity.

"Sir Dustinis, it's rare that you, who hates parties, would come to an event like this!"

"Ah, Lord Dustinis! I have to thank the goddess of luck Eris for meeting you tonight! I have often heard of your beauty, but I never thought you were so beautiful!"

"Luckily I attended this dinner so I could meet your beauty like this!"

"Only after seeing your beauty did I realize that the rumors were not credible. Compared to your beauty, even the legendary dreamlike night grass that blooms only once every hundred years - the moonlight grass - pales in comparison."

The nobles surrounded Darkness, saying these empty sweet words, wanting to be her protectors.

Honestly, if I humiliated her verbally right there and then, it might have touched her heart more.

As for Darkness herself, she was probably used to this kind of situation. She smiled gracefully and politely declined everyone's invitation.

"Thank you for your praise. I am not used to appearing at parties, so please bear with me."

Seriously, who are you?
Darkness pretended to be a lady from a noble family, but her mouth and forehead twitched slightly. Even without the ability to read minds, one could tell that she had reached her limit of patience.

Of course Xiaolin couldn't just sit there and watch.

He pushed aside the people in the banquet hall and walked straight towards the surrounded Darkness, tearing a hole in the encirclement at the same time.

This slightly rough behavior made the nobles disgusted with Kobayashi, who was so rude.

However, what disgusted them even more was that this man actually stretched out his hand, and in front of everyone, he unceremoniously extended his hand towards the resilient waist of the noble daughter who was the center of attention.

"What do you want from my Lalatina?"

The deliberately emphasized pronunciation left everyone stunned.

(End of this chapter)