Valentina:
Hungry dragon alert!
He wants to deceive me again
"So, this time I argued with the higher-ups for you, and finally secured an excellent reward!"
"They agreed to expand your cell, enough for you to return to your original form! How is it? Aren't you excited?"
Herbert ignored her suspicious look and spoke excitedly:
"And, as long as you can continue to perform well in the future, you can even expand your scope of activities in this area!"
Is there any rule that all the rewards must be given to them at once
No!
So, hey!
There is a lot of room for maneuver!
Especially when Herbert was the only employee in the entire Third Commandment Institute who held multiple positions.
I am the upstream purchasing, the intermediate approval, and the downstream operator!
hehe.
Who can tell me that I am not doing it right?!
but…
Valentina's reaction was unexpectedly calm. She even frowned in disgust and said, "Eh? Change back to your original form? No."
(Chew chew chew chew chew)
"Hmm? Don't you want to change back to your original form?"
Herbert was shocked and didn't understand why his family was still hesitating when there was such a good discount.
Is it because you don’t work hard enough
"I do want to, but if I transform back into my original form, I'll get hungrier even faster!"
She gets hungry easily to begin with, and she can endure it for a while longer in human form. But if she doesn't sleep in dragon form, she will be hungry soon.
I won’t do that.
"No! Change for me!"
At this moment, Herbert realized the problem and showed his true face. He stopped pretending and shouted, "Just once, just once! Let me see your true self!"
Let me check up!
In response, Valentina seemed to be more and more resistant and shook her head vigorously:
"don't want-"
"Don't even think about it!"
"You can't touch my tail!!!"
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While Herbert and Valentina were arguing, a team appeared in the wilderness of the Misty Mountains under the cover of night.
Their banner depicts their family crest—a pair of crossed swords in front of a golden shield, with a pair of open silver wings hanging down, covering the sword and shield.
This noble emblem belongs to Grand Duke Silver Wing of the Frost Crystal Kingdom.
The night was dark, and they did not rush into the depths of the foggy Misty Mountains, but chose to stay where they were.
They brought a tightly packed package.
And... two letters.
One of the letters had the Silver Wing emblem printed on it.
This is the reply letter from Grand Duke Silver Wing to his beloved second son.
And the other one…
It is covered with another, more gorgeous emblem - a giant dragon with its head raised and breathing out frost.
This is the royal emblem of the Frost Crystal Kingdom, representing the royal status of the person writing the letter.
And, on this letter, there was another name that might make Herbert feel a little dazed.
Filia Olivia.
The most beloved little princess of the Frost Crystal Kingdom.
It was also the reason why Herbert was treated unfairly and forced to come to the Misty Monastery and swear an oath to prove his innocence...
The source of everything.
Chapter 60 It's alright! (Thanks to the leader of poorsen! +3 for the extra chapter!)
early morning.
When Herbert walked out of the Third Discipline House, he met Brother Jeffs who was waiting at the door.
"Sir Herbert, a group of people are here to see you."
Jeffs, who was freed from the torture in the interrogation room, looked a little haggard, as if his skin had been peeled off, but there was also a strange sense of relief.
He looked at the puzzled Herbert with a respectful expression and said softly, "They claim to be servants of the Albert family."
Coming so quickly!
This was Herbert's first thought after hearing the news.
He wrote a letter to Grand Duke Silver Wing three days ago notifying him of the money he was going to transfer, and today he received a reply letter and a package.
Letters can be delivered directly to the monastery over extremely long distances through magic, but this cannot be done on living people.
Even if they could reach the nearest big city through a teleportation array, they would still need to walk for at least two and a half days to cross the dangerous Misty Mountains and reach the monastery.
This meant that less than half a day after Grand Duke Silver Wing received the letter, they had already assembled and set off.
Relying on the teleportation array, and then crossing mountains and rivers, he rushed to his side.
So, I rush towards you over mountains and across rivers.
Are you touched
I'm not moved at all!
Herbert only found their behavior strange.
No, why are you in such a hurry
I'm not rushing you... Why are you in such a hurry
After thinking for a moment, the second thought came to his mind—he was so anxious.
"My dear father, you are really in a hurry."
Thinking of the person behind this forced march, Herbert couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "What are you doing? Are you trying so hard to ease the relationship between you and me?"
"But I'm a little curious, are you worried that I'm not living well in the monastery?"
"Are you still worried that I might come back, and want to use this thing to calm me down and control me?"
Herbert would like to question this issue for the time being, as he is a good father who has not paid any attention to him for a whole month since he came to the monastery.
"Well, for the sake of this thing, I'll just assume it's the former."
With these in mind, Herbert was led by Jeffs to the guest room and met the visitor waiting there.
He was a tall warrior who was over two meters tall, with curly brown hair and a simply trimmed beard on his face.
The moment he saw Herbert, he stood up straight, then knelt on one knee, bowed his head and saluted respectfully, "Your Highness."
Herbert looked at the man's face and thought for half a second, then found his name from his memory and nodded, "... Blake, it's been a long time."
Blake Jones, an elite warrior trained by the Albert family, is less than 40 years old, but his strength has reached the early high-level axe warrior.
For a long time, he has been serving as the guard of the Duke's heir.
It can be said that Herbert grew up under his care.
Blake raised his head and looked at the back of Herbert's hand. Looking at the golden lines, he whispered with mixed emotions: "Your Highness, you have really become..."
"Well, as you can see."
Herbert knew what he was concerned about. He raised his hand to show the stigmata and said calmly, "I have taken a vow and become a paladin."
"If my lady were still here and knew about this, she would probably... No, I'm sorry." Blake lowered his head hurriedly after his slip of the tongue, fearing that he had touched Herbert's wound.
“… No problem.”
When talking about his mother in this life, Herbert's reaction was a little flat, with only a few memories flashing through his mind.
The sadness of his mother's death did make him sad, and even at this moment, he could still feel the pain and loneliness at that time.
But things have come to this point, and ten years have passed, and he has become accustomed to the pain.
Herbert shook his head, not wanting to recall these past events, and deliberately changed the subject:
"By the way, why did you come here suddenly? Do you want to become a monk too?"
He raised his eyebrows, thinking of some funny things in the past, and chuckled and said jokingly: "I remember, didn't you always say that you wanted to marry three wives?"
"Ahem! Your Highness, you are joking."
Blake was a little embarrassed when this was pointed out. His eyes fell on the expressionless Brother Jeffs behind Herbert, and he said with a stiff face:
"I was just joking..."
I was just bragging, why did you take it seriously
“I see.”
Herbert chuckled and said leisurely, "I was thinking of arranging it for you later, but now it seems that there is no need to go through so much trouble."
Blake:
"Your Highness! Um, I! I can actually do it!"
“Ahem!!!”
Jeffs, who was standing behind the two of them, couldn't bear to listen any longer. He coughed and took the initiative to leave: "Sir Herbert, since you have already met, I will leave first."
"Well, Brother Jeffs, thank you for your hard work. Please go back to work."
"Goodbye."
After the outsiders left, Blake's expression calmed down a little. He carefully looked Herbert up and down before saying in a low voice, "Your Highness, I'm relieved to see that you're okay."
He thought Herbert would have a hard time in the monastery, but now it seems that he has integrated into the place smoothly
fine
Herbert wanted to laugh when he heard this word, and shook his head and said, "Haha, maybe that's what you think."
If you knew what I was going through
You won't think I'm okay.
If you knew what I was going through
You wouldn't have this expression now.
you do not know.
You know nothing!
fine
Oh.
How dare you use such light words
Am I okay