Chapter 170

For a very long time, there was only the sound of water in the bathing area. There was no other sound.

Shien and Tierre were sitting opposite each other in the bathing area. One was staring at the opposite side, constantly strengthening the memory in her mind, while the other looked calm, as if the person in front of her was not the opposite sex. Their behavior was completely different.

Silence spread between the two of them.

"Ugh …"

After a while, Shien began to feel dizzy.

Such a scene and such a situation made Shien feel extremely uncomfortable.

If this went on, Shien felt that he would awaken soon.

Fortunately, when Shien was about to awaken, Tierre finally spoke.

"You followed me. Did you hear something from someone?"

Tierre actually asked such a question.

"Huh?" Shien didn't react for a moment. After a while, he said hesitantly, "Well, sort of."

Normally, Shien should deny it.

If it were any other occasion, Shien would definitely brush it off.

But in this situation, Shien's will was shaking violently, and his consciousness kept drifting to a place where it shouldn't be, which made Shien's attention and reaction a lot slower than usual. His thinking also seemed a little sluggish.

So, Shien found that before he considered the pros and cons, he had already subconsciously answered from the bottom of his heart.

(Could this be Tierre's real purpose?)

Shien suddenly came to a realization.

'This girl knew it would be like this. That's why she played such a trick just now. Is she trying to trick me?'

Shien seriously suspected this.

However, Tierre didn't give him time to doubt.

"Who told you?" Tierre was still calm. "Vivian or Her Royal Highness?"

"… Are you so sure it's one of them?" Shien somewhat regained his composure. "Maybe someone else told me?"

Tierre denied Shien's words.

"There are many people who know about me. It can even be said that almost all the nobles in the Royal City know about me. But you've only been here for a day. I guess only Vivian and Her Royal Highness can talk to you about this," Tierre said calmly. "What did they tell you?"

Shien was sure now.

Tierre was here to interrogate him.

"… Do you mind that much?"

Sean was silent for a while, and then said so.

"Sort of." Tierre seemed to lower her eyelids and said, "This is my business. I don't want anyone else to get involved."

Tierre's words left no room for doubt.

Obviously, Tierre was a little disgusted with the intervention of Sean and the rest.

No, it couldn't be said to be repulsed, it should be said to be persistent.

"In the past, I received too much help from Vivian, Lily, and Her Royal Highness." Tierre said in a low voice, "I don't like the feeling of relying on others and relying on others to protect me."

That was why Tierre decided to leave the Royal City and embark on the path of an adventurer.

"I want to become stronger. So strong that I don't need anyone's help to defend myself," Tierre said. "If not for that, I wouldn't have chosen to go to Lamigion."

When Vivian and Lily were still in the Royal City, Tierre was taken care of by them. Naturally, she hoped that after Vivian and Lily left the Royal City and went to Lamigion, she would be able to take care of herself and not trouble them.

Under such circumstances, Tierre still accepted Vivian and Lily's invitation to go to Lamagegion. The only reason was to become stronger.

Of course, the reason Tierre chose to leave the Royal City was to escape from the evil and good intentions of this place.

Evil was needless to say. They were people who hated Tierre as much as the noble young master.

Good intentions were needless to say. After Vivian and Lily left the Royal City, the only person who would help Tierre was the princess.

But Tierre didn't want to be indebted to anyone else, let alone the princess.

The reason was that the princess had acknowledged a teacher.

"… I think it's called Alidia?"

Shien called out the name in the silence.

"…"

Tierre didn't reply.

Seeing this, Sean continued to speak on his own.

"When we arrived at the Royal City, Vivian mentioned that the leader of the Royal Knights is the most famous family of knights in the kingdom. I think it's called the Elbeck Family?"

Shien mentioned the family name that was famous in the Royal City and even the whole kingdom.

"That Alidia fellow is the master of the Elbeyn family, right?"

Shien's question was filled with certainty.

It was obvious.

Vivian had also mentioned that as a modern hero, the peerlessly talented Rosie had become the disciple of a Legendary-level knight.

That knight was level 98 and was the strongest person in the Mithra Kingdom, as well as the strongest person in the human race. His strength was only below the three goddesses and the six demons.

And Rosie had called Alidia her teacher.

If that was the case, wasn't the answer obvious?

"Alidia Elbeck. That's the knight's full name, right?"

Shien said with certainty.

Tierre still didn't answer.

However, Shien didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Tierre's emotions had changed after Alidia was mentioned.

After a long while, Tierre finally said it.

"The Elbeck Family and the Lazahad Family are similar in nature."

Tierre threw out such a topic without answering the question.

"Huh?"

Shien was stunned.

Tierre's tone was indifferent.

"The head of the Lazahad Family has been the leader of the Adventurers Guild for generations, leading all the Adventurers Guild members to establish a foothold in the human world."

"The same goes for the Elbeck Family. The head of the family has been the leader of the knight squad for generations, and his strength has always been strong."

"Do you know why?"

Tierre looked at Shien.

"Because the ancestor of the Elbeck Family was the strongest companion of the hero from a thousand years ago."

In other words, the Elbeck Family was actually the descendant of the hero.

"I heard that the reason why the ancestor was so strong, so strong that he was valued by the hero Mithra and became the strongest companion of the hero, was because he was also a descendant of the hero."

Tierre had revealed such a secret.

"The ancestor Elbeck inherited the bloodline of a hero who appeared before the hero Mithra, so the direct descendants of the Elbeck Family have been able to display great talent for generations. Some even reached the limit of life — level 100."

Because of that, it was impossible for the Elbeck Family to not be strong.

Because of that, they were able to become the leader of the knight squad for generations, and their strength was limitless.

As for Tierre …

"You are …?"

Shien looked at Tierre with a complicated expression.

Tierre finally showed some emotions on her face.

That emotion was self-mockery.

"Tierre Elbein. That's my full name."

The girl before him was one of the heirs of the Elbeck Family.

She, like Rosie, was also a descendant of the hero.