Revisiting the Royal Capital

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye. In the afternoon, Ayanokouji, Emilia, and the others boarded the dragon carriage driven by Rem and began their journey to the royal capital.

Throughout the journey, Felt was very impatient. Although she used to live in the royal capital, her current identity was completely different.

A week ago, she was just a thief in the slums. After being involved in a major conspiracy, she became a servant to the throne candidate Emilia.

Felt initially wore very simple and even shabby clothes, but now she was wearing more beautiful attire. Rem had been asked to alter these clothes so she could move more comfortably, as she was not used to wearing excessive dresses.

"By the way, Ayanokouji-sama, is there no problem leaving Meili at home?" Felt asked.

"There should be no problem." Emilia said with a smile, "Meili is a very smart child, and Frederica is very fond of children."

In the past few days when everyone went to the royal capital, Rem would follow them, while Frederica and Meili would stay to guard the mansion. During this period, Frederica would teach Meili the necessary skills to be a maid, and if Roswaal returned, they could also inform him about the throne candidate's situation.

The most important thing was that Ayanokouji did not trust Frederica.

Now he did not know Frederica well enough, and Roswaal specifically called her here when he went to the Sanctuary.

Ayanokouji asked Meili to stay at the mansion, not only to let her learn the necessary skills as a maid from Frederica so she could integrate better into the group but also to let her monitor Frederica, checking if the other party had any unusual behavior, and if Roswaal returned, she could report to him as soon as possible.

"Oh!"

Felt nodded enthusiastically, then leaned back in her seat and looked out the window, the scenery outside quickly moving backward, "I wonder how my friends are doing now?"

"I still need you and your friend to help me this time." Ayanokouji said.

"Ah?" Felt looked confused.

"You and Rom have a task to complete later, you need to go to the slums, inform them of Emilia's political views, and try to increase their support for Emilia as much as possible." Ayanokouji continued.

"Don't worry, leave it to us!" Felt said with a smile, showing her small white tiger teeth, which looked rather cute.

"Don't look at me like this, but actually, Rom and I are still very popular in the slums! The people there still follow our words very much!"

She boasted proudly because Rom was very authoritative in that area.

"Yes." Ayanokouji nodded, then turned his gaze to Emilia, "By the way, Emilia, do you have friends in the capital?"

"Friends?" Emilia stretched out her finger, gently placing it on her lips, and thought for a moment, "I have a good relationship with the members of the Knights. They are all very good people."

"Knights? I remember Felix seems to be a member of the Knights." Ayanokouji said, "Can you tell me about the Knights?"

"The Knights are soldiers responsible for protecting the kingdom's security. They have made great contributions to the kingdom! They can be said to be the backbone of our kingdom." Emilia said.

"Are they all very strong in battle?" Ayanokouji asked.

"Generally, they are quite strong, but there are special individuals like Felix. He is the best healer, but his sword skills, which are generally possessed by the knights, are very average." Emilia replied, "However, Felix is very skilled in magic, which fully compensates for his lack of swordsmanship."

"So, what is Elsa's combat level among the knights?" Ayanokouji slightly narrowed his eyes.

He wanted to know the specific strength of the knights to assess future decision-making routes.

From the fact that Felix was a knight in Crusch's camp, Ayanokouji already knew that the knights could also intervene in this royal competition, which means he might need to face other members of the Knights as enemies. He himself could also consider attracting some members of the Knights to his camp.

If necessary, he needed to use Elsa's strength to get rid of them.

"I'm not sure... But Elsa is very strong. Even if she is placed among the knights, she should be among the top three..." Emilia thought for a moment and then slowly said, "But it is very impossible for Elsa to defeat Reinhard."

"Reinhard?"

"Mm, he is the strongest person in the Knights – it can even be said the strongest person in the entire kingdom and the entire world, the current Sword Saint." Emilia said, "There is no one in this world who can match him, and with noble behavior, he is the strongest in every aspect."

"So, does he have a position among the throne candidates now?" Ayanokouji asked, remembering Reinhard's name in his heart.

If Reinhard is really as strong as Emilia said, then the camp he chooses will be very important.

"It doesn't seem like it." Emilia shook her head, "From the current point of view, Reinhard seems unaware of the throne candidates and has no intention of taking sides."

"I see." Ayanokouji nodded.

If Reinhard did not choose a camp, it means he might find an opportunity to attract the other party to his camp.

Even if he couldn't win them over to his camp, he had to find a way to prevent Reinhard from joining another camp.

If the opponent is likely to join another camp, then he must be eliminated.

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"Does this person still think about killing Reinhard?"

"Absolutely crazy. Who does he think he is?"

"Even if Ayanokouji Kiyotaka has a very good mind, he is just an ordinary person. Wanting to kill Reinhard, the strongest swordsman? How is that possible?"

People in the royal capital were discussing the situation.

Emilia looked at the scenery in the sky, then at Reinhard beside her, with a slight embarrassment on her face.

Reinhard could be said to be one of her few friends in the royal capital. After seeing the scene in the sky, Reinhard came to protect her as soon as possible.

But in the picture, she still trusted Ayanokouji very much, and she didn't know what others were thinking.

If she knew Ayanokouji's previous thoughts, she would never let such a person be her supporter.

From beginning to end, she was just a tool used by Ayanokouji, and everyone knew about this yet-to-happen event, and it felt like an execution in public.

"Forgive me... If Ayanokouji really comes to this world, I will not let him join me."

"Don't apologize, Emilia-sama. This is just an illusion, not real. Moreover, Emilia-sama in the picture does not know Ayanokouji's true thoughts. If it were me, maybe I couldn't read his mind."

Reinhard always had a polite smile on his face and looked gentle.

Although he did not think Ayanokouji could find a way to defeat him, Reinhard still had some bad premonitions in his heart, not only because of the Return by Death ability. Although triggered only twice, each time it gave him an uncomfortable feeling, and Ayanokouji's thinking ability could be described as monstrous.

Although Reinhard had very strong power, he had many limitations, such as the dragon sword, laws, morality, etc. However, Ayanokouji was completely different, and everyone around him would be used as tools.

Such a person was the most frightening.

He was very curious in his heart why Ayanokouji had such a character.

At the beginning of the narrative, Reinhard learned that Ayanokouji seemed to be raised in a place called the White Room. What kind of place was that?

Puck folded his hands in front of his chest. He was a little worried about Ayanokouji using Emilia. For Emilia, this might be a good thing. Ayanokouji's ability was incomparable, no matter how strong the magic or sword skills. It was enough to guarantee her safety.

Moreover, Ayanokouji was able to free Beatrice from the Forbidden Library, and that was a good thing.

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In the mansion, a smile appeared on Roswaal's face.

"He actually wants to make Reinhard a target? Absolutely crazy."

He squinted slightly.

"But if it's Ayanokouji, maybe he really can do it."

❰❱SKY SCREEN❰❱

About a day and night later, Ayanokouji and the others arrived at their house in the royal capital.

The interior was full of dust and no one had taken care of it. Rem immediately started doing housework as soon as she came here, while Felt and Rom had already gone to the slums and started following Ayanokouji's orders.

The common people were a very large and long-term project, but this was very important.

"Ayanokouji, the meeting starts tomorrow, so what should we do today?" Emilia sought his opinion.

After the previous events, she now trusted him very much and even relied on him a little. She thought everything could be solved as long as Ayanokouji was there.

"We went to get more in touch with those nobles earlier." Ayanokouji said slowly, then took out a notebook.

This was a book he had prepared in advance. It was Roswaal who had contacted them earlier and would contact them personally.

Just by talking to each other once, Ayanokouji could understand the other party's situation and take further precautions.

"Alright, let's go!" Emilia nodded immediately, "Rem, I'll leave this place to you for a while! Thank you for your hard work!"

"Don't worry, this is what Rem should do. Rem will take care of everything here!" Rem said to Emilia and Ayanokouji with a smile on her face, "Have a safe journey!"

Soon, Ayanokouji and Emilia went to the houses of several nobles and talked to them about the throne candidacy. However, the results were not smooth. Firstly, Emilia was a Half-Elf, and Ayanokouji was not a noble, so the nobles did not show them any respect.

Although Roswaal was considered strange by others because of his behavior and unusual attire, he was the head Mage of the palace, and he was also a border lord with a vast territory. So, ordinary nobles, at least on the surface, gave a lot of face to Roswaal, but Ayanokouji was completely different. He had no power or authority, and of course, had no right to speak. The nobles behaved very arrogantly in front of the two of them.

After spending almost the entire afternoon making visits, they did not gain a single supporter.

"As expected." Emilia sighed deeply, with a slight hint of loss and sadness in her eyes, then said apologetically: "Sorry, because of me, you also suffered."

"It's not your fault." Ayanokouji said, without any change in his expression, "I have achieved my goal."