I like traveling the most

Darkness's father is indeed a great nobleman, his words and deeds are quite graceful, completely different from the hateful previous lord.

In addition, he also brought good news, and it was easier to be accepted if he sought practical benefits for everyone.

After all, he is still the father of his companions, so how could he embarrass them?

For a while, the hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Aqua ran to the kitchen very attentively, then came back with a tray, put the steaming hot water in front of the lord, and said softly:

"I'm sorry for the late reception. Please use it, this is high-end black tea."

This guy is really realistic.

He was slandering others outside the mansion just now, and now he is happily bringing tea over.

Watch your face, stupid goddess!

But when Lord Dustinis raised his teacup and took a sip, he couldn't help but say:

"Um, this seems to be boiling water..."

As the goddess of water, Aqua has a troublesome physique, that is, she will purify all liquids she touches into pure water, but she can't purify bubble wine. She always gets drunk. It's really Schrödinger's physique.

"Wow! I'm really sorry, my stupid high priest actually made such a big mistake!"

Sato Kazuma suddenly yelled in shock.

He was really afraid of offending the other party. After all, in addition to being the father of his companion, the most important thing is that he is a great noble. If he goes too far, he will really be punished.

"Forget it, I'll go."

In Sato Kazuma's worried eyes, Darkness got up and walked towards the kitchen.

Originally, this kind of thing shouldn't be done by her, but it's not in accordance with etiquette for maids to touch the host's belongings at will when they first arrive. In addition, Aqua and others are completely useless, so she can only go.

Fortunately, Darkness's father was not angry about this. Instead, he was pleased that his daughter was so virtuous and nodded.

"Okay, the work is over."

Under the confused gaze of everyone, Lord Dustinis said with a smile: "In fact, this time I came not only to convey the new appointment of the kingdom, but also to meet with my daughter's companions as a father and chat with them. Come on, everyone, relax."

"Ah, haah..."

Sato Kazuma and Aqua and others looked at each other.

The other party is Darkness's father, so it is natural for him to care about his daughter's situation.

In this way, just say more good things about Darkness, right?

Aqua suddenly became smart at this time and said to Lord Dustinis: "Darkness is our most important companion. Her defense is the strongest I have ever seen. Even the hardest adamantium ore cannot be compared with her!"

"Oh, oh..."

Lord Dustinis was silent.

Are you praising me? ! ! !

Sato Kazuma kept cursing the stupid goddess in his heart.

How low is his EQ to say that his daughter is a useful meat shield in front of her father? !

Huihui also thought about it and said, "Every time I can't move because of magic, it is Darkness who carries me back!"

"Oh?"

Lord Dustinis looked thoughtful.

Don't talk about other people's daughters like mounts!

Sato Kazuma complained again.

Yunyun echoed, "Miss Darkness is a very gentle and caring person, and her cooking skills are very good. She always makes delicious food for us."

Look, this is the correct way to praise!

Yunyun is really a good child.

Sato Kazuma couldn't help but nod, and followed up, "Darkness is an indispensable companion of our team. She always stands in front of us firmly... She never retreats when fighting against powerful enemies... She never surrenders even if she is possessed by a demon... Her tenacious figure always inspires us...!"

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!

My heart hurts!

Such insincere words made his heart twitch constantly, and his expression became uglier as he spoke.

Sorry!

Really sorry!

He was wrong to say that they would not praise people, because there was really nothing to praise.

He had left the formation without permission, was looking forward to being trampled by the other party, and was enjoying the pain, but he still thought about how to praise the other party.

It was as if the garbage in front of him was still a rare treasure from a strange angle.

That perverted female knight, no matter how you look at it, is a problem child!

"Hahaha——"

Lord Dustinis smiled heartily, and said with a very relieved look: "It seems that my daughter has indeed met a group of good friends."

Then, he sighed like an old father who was worried about his daughter: "In fact, my daughter is not very good at dealing with people, even when she is with close people. You usually team up with my daughter, right? Doesn't my daughter talk about herself less?"

Hearing him say this, everyone tilted their heads and thought about it.

It's hard to say about Darkness. In fact, they don't remember much, but it's true that they don't know anything about Darkness. Rather, she is not a particularly talkative person.

Unlike the noisy Aqua and Huihui, and also different from the shy Yunyun.

"Even if I become a Crusader, I have always been alone."

Lord Dustinis added: "She goes to church every day and prays to the goddess. She hopes that she can make adventure companions. One day, the little girl came back from the church and said that she had taught her first companion and made friends. I was very happy to say that my companion is a female thief...!"

This person should be Chris.

That kind goddess responded to the female knight’s sincere prayer, and she was completely different from the stupid goddess next to her!

"Speaking of our family, my wife actually passed away very early... After that, I didn't renew our relationship. I raised her by myself, always pampering her, and putting her freedom first in everything. That's probably it. Let her be spoiled rotten..."

Lord Dustinis said this with sadness.

As Darkness's father, he was naturally aware of his daughter's perverted habits, but he did not control them because he doted on her, so he probably felt guilty.

But there is no need to blame yourself.

Her desire to be restrained is probably just her nature and has nothing to do with discipline.

"Father, please don't bully my companions too much."

At this time, Darkness came out of the kitchen carrying tea.

And she also changed her clothes.

Wearing an expensive-looking dress that gave off a pure impression, white high-heeled shoes on her feet, and her beautiful long blond hair tied into a braid, hanging down from one shoulder to the front, it was an extremely dangerous hairstyle. Overall, she looks like the daughter of a good family.

Even though Ke Rao was dressed so innocently, she still couldn't hide her curvy body.

Hey, why do you need to change clothes?

If you want to change clothes, why not change before welcoming your father?

Completely confused.

This was probably a rule among nobles, so people who didn't understand etiquette didn't ask.

After seeing his daughter, the father kindly called out: "Lalatina."

La Latina?

……puff.

Everyone suppressed their laughter, even if their cheeks were suppressed red, they did not laugh out loud.

After all, our perverted female knight is really not suitable for this cute name.

"F-Father, please drink tea...!"

Miss Lalatina... No, Darkness held back her shame and poured tea for her father.

The rich aroma of tea hit his nostrils, and accompanied by the rising mist, Lord Dustinis suddenly asked a question that instantly froze the atmosphere.

"——Allow me to ask a question, which man proposed to my daughter?"

————? ! ! !

Darkness' movements suddenly stiffened.

Although it was a question, Lord Dustinis's eyes fell on someone.

That's right, he was the man who said nothing from the moment he entered the mansion, trying to block his own presence.

Following his line of sight, everyone looked over.

"Little, little, little Xiaolin... what did the Lord Lord just say... mean... I seem to be hearing hallucinations in my ears."

Aqua's voice kept trembling, and she looked very panicked.

Megumin quickly came over and asked with a rather oppressive look in her scarlet eyes: "Proposal, what's the proposal? Xiaolin, can you explain it to me?"

Yuyou's eyes rolled around and she said shyly: "It turns out that Mr. Xiaolin and Miss Darkness have that kind of relationship...! I didn't even know!"

"Darkness and Xiaolin, when did the two of them become involved in this relationship?"

Kingdom Prosecutor Senna also frowned slightly.

Kobayashi looked at Sato Kazuma in silence, hoping that this smart man could help, but he responded with a look of helplessness.

Useless man!

It won't come in handy at the critical moment!

"Wait, wait...! Father! Misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!"

Darkness yelled in panic.

"Misunderstanding?" Lord Dustinis asked strangely: "But didn't you write before that you had been proposed to and agreed to? And you also said that the two of them took a bath together, went on adventures together, and slept together..."

His words became more and more powerful.

Even when the team members and many maids gathered together, he spoke out without any cover.

Quite bold.

Aqua became even more panicked. She held her head and turned pale as she said in disbelief: "What, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, I's, are you going to do? Xiao Lin, he, he actually has that kind of relationship with Darkness, and Darkness? It's over..." ...In this case, I, I... won’t be able to defeat the Demon King and return to heaven!”

Is that actually the problem? !

Pay more attention to other places, you idiot goddess!

"Wait a minute, Xiaolin, please explain to me what is going on."

Megumin's eyes were red, and her upper body came close to her. The little lolita with the evil attributes looked extremely scary at this moment.

"actually……"

"That was a joke, a lie!"

Before Xiaolin could explain, Darkness spoke first.

"A joke?"

Everyone looked puzzled.

"What a joke..."

Lord Dustinis seemed to understand something, and sighed with some disappointment, but still said: "Lalatina, what is going on, please explain to everyone."

"Yes, yes, actually..."

Darkness explained awkwardly.

As she explained, everyone understood that it turned out that Xiaolin said this half-jokingly to comfort her when she was frustrated because her attack could not hit after Aisi and others left.

As for why she said this to her father, it was because Lord Dustinis had always wanted her to give up her dangerous adventurer work, so he would arrange for her to go on a blind date whenever he got the chance.

Until this time, Darkness was annoyed and dragged Xiaolin out as a shield.

In this way, she didn't have to be urged to go on a blind date, nor did she have to end her adventurer work, killing two birds with one stone.

"So Lalatina, did you lie?"

"... I'm so sorry, father, but I still don't want to give up my adventurer work and don't want to be separated from my companions."

Even though her father sighed, Darkness still insisted on her own idea.

But this decision, which seemed a bit willful to outsiders, was recognized by her doting father.

"It's okay, Lalatina, you have a group of good companions."

Seeing his daughter grow up and have a group of good companions, Lord Dustinis was very relieved.

"Lalatina, you must have a reason to stay here."

"Yes, father."

"Really... Then there's nothing we can do."

Lord Dustinis seemed to be convinced by his daughter. He sighed helplessly and said, "Then, Xiaolin. I'll ask you to take good care of my daughter. Please keep an eye on her and don't let her do anything stupid. Please."

How could a father who loves his daughter not understand his daughter's thoughts and how could he not notice the relationship between them?

Obviously, he had already guessed everything.

The other party had already said so, how could he, as a man, back off.

Xiaolin lowered his head and said, "Yes, (Darkness) father."

"Haha, hahaha!"

Lord Dustinis laughed again, very happily.

Then he stood up and said goodbye.

Everyone naturally tried to keep him, but the other party refused on the grounds of being busy.

After all, the new lord had to take over the mess of the previous lord, and he must be very busy for a while.

"Oh, right!"

When Lord Dustinis was about to leave, Xiaolin suddenly thought of something, and then whispered something in Aqua's ear.

"Hey————"

"Don't say 'hey——'! Think about Aqua carefully. He is not only Darkness's father but also the new lord. If you have a good relationship with him, there will be many benefits! At that time, even free premium bubble wine is not impossible!"

"!!!"

When she heard that there was free premium bubble wine, the stupid goddess' eyes suddenly sparkled.

"Wait for me!"

Then she turned and ran back to the mansion.

Sato Kazuma asked curiously: "Huh? What's wrong with Aqua?"

"Nothing." Xiaolin replied, and said at the same time: "Lord Dustinis, please wait a moment, I have a gift for you."

"Gift? "

Lord Dustinis was a little confused, but he still waited for a while after begging.

Not long after, Aqua rushed out of the mansion again.

"Huh! Here, I spent a lot of energy to make this, but it is a very powerful amulet!"

She handed over a pendant.

The aqua blue pendant was crystal clear, and a ray of light flashed from time to time, and a warm breath was wrapped around it. The overall style was similar to Kobayashi's necklace.

"What is this?"

"It's a little gift from us, please take it with you."

Kobayashi smiled and didn't explain too much.

At this time, Aqua stepped forward and gave the necklace while saying like a goddess: "In the days to come, may the goddess Aqua bless you and avoid illness, disasters and curses."

"I'm sorry, my family has believed in the goddess Eris for generations..."

"What did you say? !"

Lord Dustinis's soul answer made the stupid goddess explode on the spot.

"Okay, come here! No matter if you are a noble or Darkness's father, I will teach you a lesson!"

"Wait, wait, Aqua! Don't be impulsive!"

Holding Aqua who was about to roll up her sleeves, Kobayashi explained awkwardly: "I'm sorry, actually my high priest was taught by Axis, so..."

"I see. But I accept Miss Aqua's kindness, thank you very much."

Lord Dustinis still accepted it.

This time the stupid goddess's expression was better. Although she was still angry and reluctant, at least she didn't clamor for action.

"Then...see you next time."

"Yes, please take your time."

The two parties parted outside the mansion.

Looking at her father's back, Darkness suddenly heard Huihui ask: "Darkness, if Kobayashi really proposed to you, would you agree?"

"I don't think so."

"Huh, why? "

After saying that, she looked at her companions.

Others were also very interested and cast their eyes over.

However——

"Because what I want is the kind of intimate relationship where someone is still kissing and flirting with other women in front of me, always expecting the other party to respond but never getting what they want, and sometimes even being used as a snack. That feeling of being suspended and yet not being close... is great!"

"Darkness?"

"Ms. Darkness..."

"This pervert is hopeless."

The eldest lady is still as stubborn as ever, but fortunately her companions have gotten used to it.