When Fangzheng came looking for him the next morning, Rhine was quite speechless.
And when he heard the reason for Fangzheng's visit, he was even more speechless.
"Are you sure you're not messing with me? Sir Fangzheng? "
"I really want to mess with you …."
Fangzheng was also very depressed. He just took her away yesterday, and now he had to bring her back again today. What the hell? I don't want to either, but fate is so strange. What can I do?
"So … this is the fifth candidate for the King's Selection? How did you find her? To be honest, it's too unbelievable. "
"The girls picked her by accident when they were playing games."
"….???"
"In short, it was an accident. Don't ask so much."
Fangzheng was too lazy to explain too much to Rhine.
"I'm here to tell you that the King's Selection candidates are all here, and these two have no intention of participating. That's all."
"Hmm …."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Rhine no longer bothered about how Fangzheng found the King's Selection candidate. Instead, he carefully looked at the girl behind Fangzheng.
"Miss, can you please put down your cloak?"
"…."
Hearing Rhine's words, Amelia hesitated for a moment, then put down her cloak. When Rhine saw Amelia's face, he could not help but be stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"I see …. I understand now. Then, to be on the safe side, please take this badge."
As he spoke, Rhinharut took out a badge from his pocket and handed it over. So this thing was a wholesale and retail item?
Amelia took the badge, and soon, the badge began to glow again.
"Sure enough, it can be confirmed that this lady is indeed the last King's Selection candidate."
Having said that, Rhine carefully looked at Amelia.
"I didn't expect it to be like this."
"What will it be? Can you not speak in such a vague manner? "
"My apologies, what I meant was.... this young lady does look a lot like the Jealous Witch, Shadyra."
"Oh, are you guys that afraid of that witch?"
Fangzheng looked at Rhine Harut in puzzlement. Fangzheng had heard of the story of the Jealous Demoness, but to be honest, compared to the Demonic Dragon King Gabu and Sabra Nikola, the Jealous Demoness wasn't that dangerous. At the very least, she wasn't able to destroy the world. Furthermore, she was sealed by three legendary heroes. From Fangzheng's point of view, the Jealous Witch was at most a mid-tier boss in this world. She couldn't even compare to Fibrizo, the Underworld King, let alone the Golden Nightmare King.
After all, the Netherworld King was an existence that controlled the life and death of mortals. The Demoness was at most at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings under him.
Stories about the Jealous Witch were spread all over the world. For example, Hui Hui said that the Red Devils had records about the Jealous Witch. Mei Yin also remembered that the bedtime stories her mother told her also had such content, but no one was as neurotic as the people of the Kingdom of Luganica.
In fact, for the people of most countries, the story of the Jealous Witch was just like the story of other evil bosses that tried to destroy the world and were sealed or defeated. There was nothing special about it. Therefore, if Amelia hadn't brought it up herself, even Hui Hui and the others wouldn't have even thought of the Jealous Witch.
"Your Excellency Fangzheng, you might not know this, but four hundred years ago, Luganica was once attacked by the Witch of Jealousy. It was also on this land that the three heroes fought the Witch of Jealousy in the final battle before she was sealed. Because of this, the people of this country are more or less sensitive to the Jealous Witch.... "
"Oh.... I see."
Fangzheng replied with an "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
"So, how are you going to solve this problem next? You already know why Firut doesn't want to participate in the King's Selection, and you've also guessed why Amelia doesn't want to participate in the King's Selection. So what? "
".... I'm sorry, but I can't make the decision."
Rhine Harut was silent for a moment before he answered.
"Only the Society of Sages can make the decision. However, I will immediately report the news that all the candidates for the King's Selection have been gathered to the Society of Sages. Then, I believe the Society of Sages will gather all the candidates together and announce the official start of the King's Selection. If the two of you want to give up, I think it's better to announce it directly in a formal setting."
"That's true. After all, there's no proof."
It was not impossible for Fangzheng to guess what Rhine Harut was thinking. Even if Rhine Harut was the strongest knight in Luganica, he could not just say to the Society of Sages, "We have five candidates, but two of them don't want to participate, so we'll choose from the remaining three …".
"So we just have to wait until the assembly time to go to the palace?"
"Something like that, but...."
"But?"
"Every candidate for the King's Selection needs a guardian knight of their own. To tell you the truth, the other three candidates already have their own knights."
"Really?"
Fangzheng could not help but be curious.
"By the way, who's Kursho's knight?"
"It's Felix."
"Felix.... Oh, it's Felix...."
That cat-eared trap? Knight? Are you trying to make me laugh? Kursho clearly looks more like a knight. The cat-eared trap should wear a dress and act like a rich lady.
This was really messy.
While Fangzheng was lost in his thoughts, Rhine Harut came to Felix again and knelt on one knee.
"I request to become Lord Felix's knight. Please allow me."
"Huh?"
"I say, why did you fall for Firut?"
Fangzheng asked curiously when he saw Felix's confused face.
"You're not a lolicon, are you? Or do you have something against Amelia? There are two candidates here, and you just chose one? "
"No, I don't have anything against Lady Amelia, but as a knight loyal to the Empire, I will only choose to swear an oath to Lord Felix."
"Why is that?"
"...."
This time, Rhine Harut was silent for a moment before answering.
"Lord Fangzheng should know that the royal bloodline has been severed, right?"
"I've heard of it. That's why there isn't even a king."
"But that's not the case. Fourteen years ago, a thief invaded the palace. The daughter of the late king's brother, Lord Frud, was kidnapped. The thief successfully escaped, and the daughter's whereabouts are unknown."
"So you're saying that Felix is the kidnapped daughter of the royal family?"
"Yes. Blonde hair and red eyes are the characteristics of the Luganica royal bloodline. Although I can't be sure, I think so."
"Hmm.... It's not like there's no way …."
Of course, there was no way in this world, but that didn't mean that Fangzheng couldn't do anything. It was just a DNA test. He could just scan it with his personal terminal. But in the end, Fangzheng decided not to complicate the issue. After all, if Felix was really a descendant of the royal family, Rhine Harut would definitely not let him go. By that time, it would no longer matter whether he was the heir to the King's Selection. The royal bloodline must not be lost to the common people.
When that happened, Felix would be the unlucky one.
"Forget it.... What do you think, Felix?"
"There's no other way. I'll just bear with it."
Felix looked at Rhine Harut as if he had just finished drinking the Huoxiang Vitality Water.
"I acknowledge you as my knight, but only until the King's Selection Meeting. After I give up the qualification as a candidate for the King's Selection, stay away from me. It's best if I don't see you again."
"As you wish, Lord Felix."
Just like that, Felix and Rhine Harut entered into a knight's agreement.
Now that Amelia was the only one left, since that was the case …
"Then I'll make a guest appearance."
"Huh?!"
Amelia and Felix screamed when they heard Fangzheng's words.
"But, but Lord Fangzheng, won't this be too much trouble for you?"
"No, no. You're the guest, and I'm the host. If the guest is in trouble, the host will naturally have to help solve it. And for me, it's as easy as lifting a finger. "
"Wait, bro, aren't you a noble?"
"I've never said I'm a noble. In fact, strictly speaking, I'm a knight."
And a Paladin at that.
"Wait! Why haven't I heard of it? Amelia, swap with me! I want you to be my knight! "
"Lord Felix, you've already agreed. There's no way to go back on your word.... Please come with me, I'll prepare the clothes for you to participate in the King's Selection...."
"Wait, no, I want to swap with someone else. Bro, save me....!!!"
Accompanied by Firut's screams, she was dragged away by Rhine and Harut. Fangzheng could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. After all, he was only one person, and he couldn't possibly be the guardian knight of two candidates at the same time. Besides, Fangzheng was not worried about handing Felix over to Rhine Harut. This knight was indeed a very upright person, so there was no need to worry that he would have any ill intentions.
Amelia, on the other hand, looked at Fangzheng with an uneasy expression and clenched her fists.
"Is it really alright to trouble you like this?"
"No problem. Don't worry, it's just a small matter."
Facing Amelia's worried inquiry, Fangzheng chuckled.
"Relax, don't be so nervous. I don't know what happened to you in the past, but you're not alone now.... You have a lot of friends."
"Is.... Is that so...."
Hearing the word 'friends', Amelia's expression turned slightly gloomy.
"Then, I'll leave it to you, Lord Fangzheng."
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