“That, Kai and the others are also helping me handle things, so don’t be too strict with them, okay?” In order to prevent my trusted subordinates from continuing to be persecuted, I couldn’t help but speak up to stop her.
“I am merely hoping to supervise their training so that they can better protect you, Your Highness.”
Why do I feel like you’re just jealous because they get to play happily with the loli, and wasn’t this decision made by you yourself…? But obviously these words couldn’t be said out loud. However, Claire saw my conflicted expression and seemed to think I was worried about something.
“Your Highness need not worry. The monastery’s matters have already been handed over to Biki to handle. There won’t be any problems. Moreover, the reason I came this time is also to try establishing a branch of the monastery here in the Constanterna Empire.”
Hey hey, seriously planning to establish a cross-border branch… At least come up with a better excuse…
I pouted and had no intention of continuing on this topic. I explained the cause and effect as well as my plan to Claire and Kai. After listening, both of them showed solemn expressions.
“Your Highness, is Naidolu also a cute child?”
“Alright, Your Highness. In our hearts, you are forever the cutest!” Seeing that my expression was off, Kai quickly expressed loyalty. “Don’t worry, I won’t explode over such a small matter.”
“Who told you to mix in and interfere with the other party’s action plan?” “Good thing it’s Claire. The main point isn’t this, you idiot!” I couldn’t help but burst out.
After coughing, she asked, “Your Highness, do you mean to have me prove your identity, at least in a proper manner?”
“Intervening in the action is probably not possible. Even if you are the leader of the monastery, independent forces intervening inherently carries the suspicion of overstepping authority. What’s more, it’s across borders, so the other side will also be wary.”
I shook my head. “Just knowing their specific combat plans so I can make corresponding preparations in advance will be enough.”
Soon, such a scene appeared in the front-line base. A cute loli appeared at the entrance accompanied by two subordinates dressed as holy knights.
As they walked toward the central sentry post, the surrounding guards and patrolling teams that passed by all stopped to salute with military respect.
If it were normal times, the surrounding players would just treat it as a high-ranking officer passing by.
But at this moment, they all cast surprised gazes for a long time.
The reason was naturally not the loli’s cute appearance, but rather the text clearly displayed above the head of one of the following knights dressed as a female knight—
Claire Isorid [Hero]: ??? Level
The following ??? level indicated that the level far exceeded what players could discern.
In the past, it wouldn’t have been noteworthy. After all, players paid attention to that conspicuous hero mark.
You could casually see several in the capital.
But the key point was that each of these existing heroes was at least level 200 or above.
The official Epoch information station had published quite a few hero-level native characters.
This almost represented the highest combat power among humans.
Among them, some knowledgeable people even recognized Claire’s identity—
“Isn’t this the leader of the Radiant Monastery in the neighboring Alwyn Empire? A level 240 hero!”
A level 240 hero!
Most players in the front-line base brightened up.
Thus, the scene was very similar to what had previously appeared in Soma Town.
The loli onee-san walked in front, followed by a large crowd of players behind.
Finally, they were stopped by a group of guards in front of the sentry post.
Claire, Kai, and I naturally entered as a matter of course.
At this time, upon notification from the guards, the commander’s personal guard who had previously been in contact with Kai also hurried over.
“Please… may I ask who you are?”
Even without the players’ probing ability, the personal guard could sense the imposing aura from Claire and couldn’t help feeling somewhat startled.
Then, as if noticing Kai beside her, he seemed to recall something.
“Eh, Miss Kai is also here… Could it be that you are the leader of the Radiant Monastery, the Radiant Knight Claire, Lady Claire?”
Claire nodded.
Although there were no words, that aura of someone long accustomed to high positions was enough to make the personal guard’s heart tremble with fear.
He cautiously inquired, “May I ask the purpose of Lady Claire’s personal arrival?”
“I am merely accompanying to ensure the safety of Her Highness Saintess Sophirina.” Claire said lightly.
The implication in her words had already clearly ceded the central position in the conversation to the person beside her.
“Saint… Saintess Highness?” Hearing this, the personal guard only then noticed the cute loli beside her and was even more surprised by Claire’s words.
After all, two heavyweight figures appearing one after another at the same time left this small personal guard unsure how to react.
“We came to find the several people responsible for this operation. Could big brother help show us the way?” I smiled slightly, perfectly playing the image of an obedient Saintess.
This could be seen from the expressions of the two behind me. Claire silently raised a hand to cover her chest.
As for Kai’s side…
The angel-mode Highness has finally appeared.
So, can you keep that sort of thing in your heart when saying it…
Fortunately, the personal guard seemed eager to escape this awkward situation and didn’t pay much attention.
After instructing a nearby guard to notify first, he immediately led us toward the sentry post.
“Understood. Please follow me, everyone.”
Soon, we passed through team after team of patrolling guards.
Under their respectful gazes, we arrived outside the temporarily built conference hall beside the sentry post.
At the same time, we saw the main persons in charge of the operation who had come to greet us.
What I hadn’t expected was that these people were surprisingly young.
And what surprised me even more was their subsequent performance.
“It’s really Lady Claire! I didn’t expect you to actually come. We’ve always admired your swordsmanship, Lady Claire! I heard Lady Claire’s swordsmanship is excellent. May I ask for some pointers?”
“You must be Her Highness Sophirina, right? I’ve heard your name from my father. I wonder if Bishop White Lion is still well?”
“Her Highness Sophirina is still a candidate for Saintess? She’s so cute!”
This is… did we come to a fan gathering?
When Claire and I didn’t know how to respond to this situation, fortunately one beautiful girl wearing a white nun’s habit seemed to realize that discussing these matters outside would damage their image.
She spoke up to stop them and led us into the conference hall.
From the other party’s introduction, I also learned the identities of these people.
The girl in the nun’s habit was the deputy commander of the operation, the successor cultivated by the church in Naldun Town—Anna, a level 30 elite clergy.
Beside her was her younger sister Peggy, a level 30 elite holy knight.
On the other side, the girl with dazzling red hair who looked straightforward and energetic was the main commander of this operation, the niece of Naldun’s First Legion Commander—Isabella, a level 30 elite warrior.
The other four girls with different appearances were all subordinate members of the White Rose Legion she had founded.
Roughly understanding the situation, although from the game design perspective it was natural that high-level natives wouldn’t participate, the reason provided was also logical.
Actually, Naldun didn’t place much importance on this incident and planned to let Isabella and Anna bring sufficient personnel to appropriately train and gain experience in legion combat.
In other words, it was also equivalent to them “gilding” themselves and adding some honors.