Chapter 227

"This is the First Princess of the Belzerg Kingdom, Her Highness Belzerg Stellis Sord Alice. Now, she permits you all to step forward for an audience."

Against a medieval-era backdrop, the process of meeting an important member of a country's royal family is quite troublesome; after Broly followed Darkness here, just the registration and identity verification took over ten minutes.

And when preparing to meet the Princess, there was still a need for the noble bodyguard young lady before them, named Kureya Sanfonia, who was said to be a relative of Darkness, to announce them in advance; only after obtaining the Princess's approval inside were they allowed to enter.

And after entering, they could already see the girl on the chair opposite, yet the other party still needed to whisper with the maid beside her to relay messages before they could step forward and introduce their identities.

"Quite the airs~"

Aqua, who had just complained this outside, was unusually ladylike after entering.

For the sake of two hundred million Eris, this Goddess-sama also put on a thoroughly polite attitude; only after Darkness finished the noble etiquette and explained their identities did she step forward to make her self-introduction.

"I am Aqua, Captain of the Goddess Party. As for the child beside me, he is my Disciple, and also the Vice Party Leader of the Goddess Party, Broly. Here, I feel extremely honored to be invited for an audience with the beautiful Princess-sama."

"Extremely honored."

Broly, like a repeater machine repeating Aqua's last words, also bowed toward that little Princess up there who didn't look very big.

"Her Highness the Princess says that you are all warriors among adventurers; there is no need for excessive courtesy."

The girl opposite whispered to the maid again, and the maid continued to relay the message.

"Her Highness wishes to confirm: the subjugation of the Mobile Fortress Destroyer — was it all done by you all, without mistake?"

As the maid's words fell, Kureya, acting as bodyguard, interjected with a reminder.

"Please think carefully before answering; if you dare deceive Her Highness the Princess, you will be severely punished."

"We know; please rest assured. The Mobile Fortress Destroyer was indeed subjugated by our party."

Darkness bowed and answered.

"Then, how did your party subjugate the Mobile Fortress Destroyer? Please inform us of the details!"

The maid spoke again.

"This is a long story to tell, but if Her Highness the Princess has interest in knowing, then listen as I recount it in detail……"

Before coming, they had discussed how to explain the matter of subjugating the Mobile Fortress Destroyer, and Aqua directly volunteered to narrate the process; now, Aqua began recounting an adventure story that had never happened, yet sounded extremely splendid.

The twelve-year-old Princess Alice originally maintained a princess's dignified posture, but upon hearing the story's Darkness display the fearless spirit of a Crusader, single-handedly blocking the Mobile Fortress's tower-thick giant arm attack, she still couldn't help leaning forward, her face showing a nervous expression.

And when the story reached the moment the Goddess Party was about to be wiped out, but was healed up by Aqua's powerful Group Heal, thereby reversing the situation, the little Princess's gaze toward Aqua became full of little stars.

Darkness, listening beside her to Aqua's silver-tongued words, felt her mouth corners twitch, having the impulse to directly poke holes in Aqua's fabricated, self-beautifying lies, but reason made her calm down, knowing she absolutely could not ruin the act now, otherwise it would be the crime of despising the royal family.

"Just like that, through the joint efforts of our party members, we successfully subjugated the terrifying giant Golem 【Mobile Fortress Destroyer】."

"After the subjugation, you wouldn't know, we were almost blown to death by the 【Mobile Fortress Destroyer】's self-destruction."

"That time was truly thrilling; fortunately I still had some Magic Power left at the end, and I used all my strength to protect my companions!"

After the story's climax came the ending, and when Aqua reached the ending, she still didn't forget to add some important scenes for herself.

"Phew~"

The little Princess exhaled; this was one of the few splendid adventure stories she had ever heard.

"Clap clap clap~"

She applauded, looking at the blue-haired Goddess with admiring eyes.

"Miss Aqua, you really are an amazing person!"

The little Princess's voice was very clear; one could hear the admiration for Aqua in her words. "Oh no no~"

Aqua is someone who can't take praise; once praised she easily gets carried away.

"Speaking of which, since I'm this amazing, regarding the bounty for subjugating the Mobile Fortress Destroyer, can the Kingdom side give us a bit more?"

There, she directly displayed the Goddess's broker side, haggling for a bargain with the little Princess opposite.

"Impudent wretch!"

Kureya immediately scolded Aqua.

"Kureya, it's fine."

Rather, it was the little Princess who stopped her.

"Your Highness, although the story this person told is splendid, it is precisely because it is too splendid that it feels somewhat strange; thinking carefully, this subordinate has some doubts."

"What doubts?"

"First, she is merely a High Priest, right? What kind of High Priest could possess the ability to, in a single instant, heal multiple dying, severely injured adventurer companions to a thoroughly perfect condition?

Second, the main attacker she spoke of is the little boy beside her, right? Pardon my bluntness, but a little boy like that being able to, in a few punches, smash apart Golem arms as thick as a tower — I simply cannot believe it……"

Kureya has a bit of a princess complex; although Aqua's story was told splendidly, the little Princess being absorbed in the story and thereby projecting admiring gazes at Aqua made this close-attached bodyguard captain feel exceptionally displeased, so she directly started nitpicking.

"Hey, just because other High Priests can't do something doesn't mean I, Aqua, can't do it; I am the dignified Water……"

Aqua's words weren't finished before they were covered by Darkness, who had leaned over; Darkness looked at the Princess and her group looking over, smiled, and said: "Although our party Captain has somewhat beautified her own role in the subjugation of the Mobile Fortress Destroyer, the strength of our party Vice Party Leader that she spoke of is truly authentic without mistake; on this point I guarantee it in the name of the Darkness Family."

The Belzerg Kingdom's state religion is the Eris Church, but if one hears someone daring to impersonate the Axis Cult's Goddess-sama, that is definitely a problem; even if Aqua really is the Goddess herself, it's the same.

Darkness shifted the topic onto Broly; originally Broly had been yawning a bit in the back, not expecting there to still be his business.

When everyone looked over, he hurriedly stepped forward, raising his little fist to back up his own Master and Darkness: "I'm very strong."

Alice looked at the boy opposite who was even smaller than herself, and suddenly felt some doubt toward the authenticity of the story Aqua had just told.

"Mere words are no proof; unless you let me test it."

The female bodyguard stepped forward and said.

"Kureya……"

The little Princess was somewhat worried.

"Rest assured, Alice-sama; I will have measure."

Kureya knew her own little Princess was a rather kind-hearted person, possibly worried she would harm the little boy before her, so she comforted the other party with a sentence.

"It's just that I cannot tolerate the possibility that someone might deceive you, Your Highness."

Saying this, she looked at the boy.

"How do you want to test it?"

Broly asked curiously.

"I want to test it like this..."

The Captain of the Guard approached, suddenly drawing the Knight Commander's Longsword from her waist.

Somewhat unexpectedly, she swung it in a slash toward the Saiyan boy's head.

(Chapter End)