The carriage is pulled by two warhorses, which are stronger and larger than normal horses. The carriage itself is large and varied in color. Its designs are also unique. But if there"s one thing that had especially caught the attention of everyone, it would be the crest that is carved on its opening.

It was the crest of the Holy Kingdom. There was not a single person in the crowds that don"t know it.

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[ Zereal-sama! We"re about to arrive so you better behave your self! ]

[ Come-on, this is the first time I came to this country"s capital, it"s only natural that I would get excited. ]

[ Zereal-sama... At least wait until we arrive at the inn... ]

[ I know, I know. ]

There were two people inside the carriage: one is a man dress in a white robe and the other is a young man wearing a light suit.

They talk with each other with familiarity as if they already know each other for a long time.

[ If you have accepted those n.o.ble families" invitations, we wouldn"t have taken a long time arriving in this city... ]

[ Do you really think I will do something as to accept things like that? They would just become a hindrance. ]

[ A hindrance, you say? ]

[ That"s right. We"re not a citizen of this country, we have no obligation to accept a n.o.ble family"s invitation. If we accepted their residence as a place to stay, we would be bombarded with nonsensical socialization with those families. ] his face showed a bitter expression as he said those words.

[ If we came here to have a private meeting with the king, then we wouldn"t have to look for an inn since we would be allowed to stay in the castle, but this is not that kind of event and there will be other influential people other than us that will come. It"s better to treat this event as something like a vacation rather than a social and private meeting. I don"t want to get involved in things I don"t like at all. ]

Zereal doesn"t like to interact with n.o.bles of different countries so he did not accept. To him, if he won"t be allowed to stay at the castles chambers, it would be better to look for his own place to stay at other than to accept a greedy n.o.ble"s house.

Since the event has the purpose of gathering many people, none would be given the treatment of having the chance to stay at the castle until the event happens, they can only either get invited personally or look for their own place.

A private meeting with the royal family would be different, staying and looking for a place to stay in would be unnecessary, since they will have a specific goal: either to have a meeting with a royal family or to have relations, they would be allowed to stay in the castle itself. Zereal would accept if that was the case. But since it was not, he did not.

[ There are just too many reasons why I don"t want to stay at a n.o.ble"s place. ]

[ Well, I understand that you were a commoner before, I wouldn"t be surprised to see that most of your reasons are just your personal problems with n.o.bles. ]

[ That"s not it at all... You know... There was this time when I was invited to a n.o.ble"s house... I wasn"t able to move at all. That family"s daughters cling themselves too much on me, I couldn"t breathe... It has gotten even worst when the mother also started to flirt with me... A wyvern would be no match to me, but that... I really thought I was going to die... ] his head pales as he tells his story.

[ No matter how many times I told them I already have a fiancee... They didn"t stop... ]

[ But with your t.i.tle, it"s only natural to have multiple wives, you know? Even a princess would be a match. ] he jokingly said to him, but though that was the case, there was a bit of truth about it.

[ No, no, that wouldn"t happen... ] Zereal only brushed him off.

He then soon fixed his composure and finally turned his expression serious.

[ Haah... Anyway... I didn"t want to come here myself, but you"ve heard about it too, right? ] he stares outside the window of the carriage as he asks.

[ About what? The person who defeated one of this country"s heroes with one spell? ]

[ Umu, that"s right. It was also said that he was able to conquer a dungeon in just a day. If it wasn"t for that story, I would be resting in my own room by now... Except for that Hana, all the other heroes are no match for me... But to defeat one of them with one spell is something even I wouldn"t be able to do... ]

[ That"s just a baseless rumor, Zereal-sama. ]

[ No, I believe it"s real. ]

[ Hmm... It might just be propaganda made by the adventurers guild... If I remember correctly, this person in the story is an adventurer, so it wouldn"t be a far guess to say that it is. ]

[ Well, if the story is indeed true, then he would be invited to this event. I"m sure they would offer him a n.o.ble t.i.tle or something like that. ]

[ Of course... ]

Although the t.i.tle of n.o.bles is hereditary, it can still be earned with fame, wealth, and influence, even the poorest kid can become a Baron if he becomes the strongest. This way, they can make them a part of the country itself and have their royalty. It was only natural for a man capable of doing such a thing to be given a t.i.tle by the king.

[ Haah... ] a long breath of air came out of Zereal.

[ Well, even if it"s true or not, I will need you to do a proper job at this event. Don"t get side-tracked. I know you"re only motivated because there would be many strong people there, but just make sure it wouldn"t affect your job if you get disappointed. Just leave a good impression of our country and it will all soon be finished. ]

[ I don"t know about that... I"m not good when it comes to talking with people, especially with n.o.bles... All the things they know to talk about is their own wealth. But, of course, it"s for our country, so I will do my best. ]