Chapter 431

On the other hand, while Shien was caught by Tierre and became a "toy", Lucia and Merica were strolling outside alone.

"Sigh …"

Along the way, Merica hugged her staff and could not help but sigh as she listened to the discussions around her.

On the side, Lumia, who was trembling with fear as she followed Merica, had a worried expression.

"Are you alright? Merica? " "If you're not feeling well, you can go back and rest. I'll go buy the recovery items on my own," Lumia said with a worried look on her face.

The reason why the two of them went out at such a late hour was to purchase the items needed for the adventure, which were various magical potions.

Ever since the incident at the Adol Canyon, Vivian realized how important it was for a party to have sufficient recovery potions in times of crisis. Not only was it necessary to maintain a protracted battle, but it was also a necessary measure to ensure their safety and prevent them from losing their combat strength. For this reason, Vivian's party had now formed the habit of preparing a certain degree of recovery potions just in case they needed them in the future.

This task was usually carried out by Lucia and Merica. As the party leader, Vivian needed to communicate and discuss with the guild and might not have the time to do so. Tierre, on the other hand, knew nothing about this. Only Lucia and Merica were barely up to the task, and thus they became the party's logistics personnel who specialized in purchasing items.

Now, Vivian was still in the guild, preparing for the screening of the commission and investigating the movements of the noble families tomorrow. Tierre went home first, and only the two of them went outside to buy some of the recovery items.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Merica to go back alone.

There was no other way.

"If Lucia goes alone and meets a strange shop assistant, she'll definitely be so nervous that she can't talk properly, right?"

Merica smiled bitterly.

"Ugh …" Lucia said in an embarrassed voice, "If … If the shop assistants are easy to talk to, I … I can still do it …"

In other words, if they were not easy to talk to, then Lucia would not be able to.

Melica, on the other hand, was also easily nervous, but at least she still had the ability to talk normally. Therefore, if she went back, Lucia would probably be hiding in front of a shop because she didn't dare to enter the shop. She would probably be so anxious that she would cry because she was too afraid to enter the shop.

Thinking of this, Merica wanted to laugh, but her mood prevented her from doing so.

"Sigh …"

Unknowingly, Merica could not help but sigh again.

This situation had been going on for a long time.

Moreover, it wasn't something that had just happened today.

"Merica." Lucia peeped at Merica's expression, and after hesitating for a while, she mustered up her courage and asked, "What's wrong with you recently? You've been so lethargic that even Sister Vivian is worried. "

"Is … is that so?" Melica seemed to be aware of this, so she said guiltily, "Sister Vivian has already noticed?"

"But Sister Vivian seems to know why you are like this. When I asked her if she wanted to talk to Merica, she said that you have to think about it yourself. Even Tierre said that you should think about it yourself." Lucia nodded, but then said in a puzzled voice, "But Sister Vivian seems to know why you're like this. When I asked her if she wanted to talk to Merica, she said that you have to get over it on your own. Even Tierre said that you have to figure it out yourself, and she won't interfere with your decision."

Lucia nodded, but she was still puzzled. "But Sister Vivian seems to know why you are like this. When I asked her if she wanted to talk to Merica, she said that you have to think about it yourself. Even Tierre said that she would not interfere with your thoughts."

So … so shy!

"What's wrong?" Lucia seemed to be a little uncomfortable. "Everyone knows about you, but I don't know anything. I feel like I'm being ostracized."

"No … no!" Merica hurriedly said. "No one has any intention of ostracizing Lucia!"

"Then what's wrong with Merica?" Lucia pouted. "If you have any troubles, you can tell me, although I might not be able to help …"

At this point, Lumia's sullen expression turned a little gloomy and dejected.

"All right, all right." Merica could only comfort Lucia. After hesitating for a while, she said with a red face, "Then I'll tell you. Don't tell anyone else, okay?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Lucia immediately nodded. "I won't tell anyone else."

Hearing this, Merica finally became bashful. Then, she shyly moved her mouth to Lucia's ear and whispered something.

"Wh … What!?" Lucia's eyes suddenly widened. "You like Xi … Sob sob sob …!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Lucia's mouth was covered by Merica, whose face was flushed with embarrassment.

"Don't say it out loud!" Merica looked at the passersby who were looking at them in surprise and said shyly, "They heard it! Lucia, you idiot! "

"Sob sob sob!" Lucia hurriedly shook her head with tears in her eyes.

It had to be said that the scene of two beautiful girls playing with each other on the street was very pleasing to the eye. The passersby who looked at them did not necessarily look at them because of Lucia's exclamation.

Fortunately, the two girls were already used to being stared at by others. They were no longer as nervous and nervous as they were when they first came to the Royal Capital. They were already immune to it to a certain extent.

After a while, Merica finally let go of her hand, giving Lucia a chance to catch her breath.

At this moment, Lucia finally understood Merica's troubles.

"Are you worried about Mr. Shien becoming Her Highness Rosie's husband's first priority candidate?"

Lucia finally felt relieved.

"It … It's not really a problem." Merica said shyly. "I know it's a great thing for Mr. Shien. I'm very surprised, but I also feel that Mr. Shien is worthy of being the husband of Her Highness Rosie."

"That's right." Lucia said in agreement. "That's Her Highness Rosie Rusty we're talking about. Most people should be proud to have a good relationship with Her Highness. Mr. Shien was already very close to Her Highness back then, and I didn't expect him to become Her Highness's first priority candidate. That's really surprising."

It was also because of this that Lucia actually quite admired Shien.

After all, not long ago, Shien had just become an adventurer. To Vivian's party, he was a junior that they needed to take care of. Because of some unpleasant things that happened in Vivian's party, the girls were wary of Shien for a period of time. But now, he had become a hot figure in the kingdom. Not only was he made a noble, but he had also made a series of shocking achievements and achievements.

Moreover, he was the first priority candidate to become the husband of the kingdom's most precious treasure. It could be said that everyone in Vivian's party had watched him rise to fame, so it was impossible for them not to admire him.

Of course, in addition to admiration, Lucia also had some doubts about Shien.

She recalled that time in the Adro Canyon, when he faced Tierre who had lost control and gone berserk, and that dazzling holy sword that Shien had released and used, Lucia could not help but murmur.

"Sure enough, Mr. Shien is actually brave … Boohoo …!"

As expected, Lucia's mouth was once again covered by Merica's hand.

"You can't say it out loud." Merica covered Lucia's mouth and said sternly, "Sister Vivian has already said that this is a very important matter that concerns the future of the Three Realms and Three Races. So, we can't pursue the matter, and we can't talk about it casually. Have you forgotten?"

Only then did Lucia come to her senses, and she cast an aggrieved look at Merica.

"You can't talk about it casually in the future, okay?" Merica let go of Lucia, but still worried, she reminded, "You can't say it at home either, okay?"

"Got it," Lucia said with a bitter expression. "I won't say it again, and I won't ask again."

"That's good." Merica was relieved.

Compared to Lucia, who was half-aware, Merica had long been certain that Shien was actually the Hero.

Although she did not know why the Hero suddenly appeared, thinking of all the mysteries that Shien had shown up in the past, as well as the lack of common knowledge about this world, Merica was basically certain that Shien was the Hero from another world.

However, there must be a very, very deep secret behind this matter.

After a thousand years, and now that the Hero's summoning ritual had been sealed, why would the Hero suddenly appear?

As long as she thought about it, Merica would know that there were serious secrets at play here.

And Shien was in such a whirlpool, and his situation might not be too good.

Therefore, Merica had long made up her mind to help Shien keep the secret no matter what.

However …

(Only an outstanding person like Her Highness Rosie and Rusty is worthy of being the Hero's partner, right?)

Thinking of this, Merica couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah, she's sighing again." Lumia was puzzled. "Just what is Merica thinking?"

"I … I'm not thinking much." Merica stammered and said with some confusion, "I just don't know what to do next."

Indeed, Merica was only thinking about such things.

Although Merica felt envious and surprised about Shien and Rosie's marriage, she did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.

Just as she thought, since Shien was a Hero, it seemed very normal for him to tie the knot with Rosie, who was a Hero candidate.

The problem was that the person she admired was going to get married, so what should she do?

Should she continue to get along with him while hiding her love for him like before?

Or should she dispel this unrealistic fantasy and recognize the reality?

After all, she was just a very, very ordinary elf. In the eyes of ordinary people, elves might be noble and pure, but if the other party was a Hero, how could an ordinary elf like her be qualified to walk beside him?

What should she do?

As Merica thought about this, she unconsciously became lost in thought.

Merica did not notice that in the surrounding crowd, a pair of eyes was staring at her.

Those eyes were filled with surprise, amazement, and … evil desire.