The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

"Finally, I'm free!"

Emerging from the Church of Holy Light, Philippa could no longer contain her joy and cheered aloud.

Passersby on the street heard the noise and glanced over.

Watching gossip is human nature; any unusual activity will immediately attract people's attention.

Philippa was clearly not a social terrorist, and quietly lowered her voice.

“Yes, we’re free,” Sofia chimed in, her little hands fidgeting as she tried to take Philippa’s hand.

Philippa dodged Sophia's small movement with a quick movement. She was a warrior who was half physical and half magical, and Sophia, a pure magic-based class, could not catch her.

For the first time, Sophia felt regret for being a noble mage.

Taric stepped back, keeping his distance from the two women.

He had a feeling that these two were going to do something attention-grabbing again, so he decided to back away and pretend he didn't know them.

This is called being prepared for a rainy day. It would be too late to back down if these two caused any trouble.

"Where should we go for our next training session?" Philippa asked.

Before her was a scene where Sofia kept clinging to her, while Taric silently moved away from the two of them.

Sophia raised her hand and replied immediately, "I suggest we take on quests from the Adventurers' Guild, such as slaying monsters and exploring dungeons and secret realms."

Philippa agreed with the suggestion. In fact, as long as she could leave the capital, that would be fine. That's what she did when she escaped before.

All three of them had registered adventurer identities. Anyway, registering for it doesn't take any time or money (given their family backgrounds), and almost every professional will register an adventurer identity to earn some extra money by doing quests in their spare time.

"If there are no objections, shall we set off now?" Philippa turned to look at Tariq.

Philippa agreed to Sofia's suggestion; only Tariq's opinion remained.

Taric spoke slowly, "Have you forgotten something...?"

"Really?" After thinking for a moment, both women had this reaction.

Taric felt helpless.

He was never a very composed person, but in this team, he turned out to be the most reliable...

A good squad needs to be equipped with "brainless" and "grumpy" characters.

Without a comedian (the one who provides humor), the team will become lifeless; without a steady decision-maker, the team will take many detours.

It's still too early to tell who the comedian is, but the one who needs to be worried about everything like a mother hen is undoubtedly Tariq.

This team would really fall apart without him.

Tarik sighed inwardly and continued, "We can't leave yet. Didn't His Majesty say he would send a master to protect us? The Blessing of the Holy Light is over, and we still have to go back to the palace to find His Majesty and get this person. Before that, His Majesty definitely won't let us leave."

The two women were taken aback. It seemed like there was such a thing. It was something Philippa had told them during the few days she locked herself in her room after her breakup. Sofia had been trying her best to comfort Philippa and had forgotten about it.

"So, you mean we can't leave yet?" Philippa's face instantly fell, and she let out a sharp, explosive sound...

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"My darling daughter, let me hold you!" Reginald showed his affection for Philippa, but the girl was completely unappreciative, her face full of disdain and impatience.

"You're such a grown man, aren't you ashamed..." Philippa muttered, showing no respect for her father.

All she wants to do now is get things done quickly and leave as soon as possible.

"Old Deng, didn't you say you were going to send a skilled person to protect us? Hand him over quickly, we need to go on a training mission, we can't afford to waste any more time."

Her tone was aggressive, clearly indicating that Philippa had no intention of giving her king father a friendly look.

One reason was that she wanted to leave the capital as soon as possible, but the sense of powerlessness she felt when the Demon King appeared during the Holy Light Pilgrimage made her feel a deep sense of crisis.

She did feel that she should grow up quickly enough to be able to deal with that demon king.

That demon king definitely possesses the power to destroy humanity, but for some reason he has been keeping a low profile, perhaps he is preparing to unleash a powerful attack and annihilate humanity when they are off guard.

Thinking about the Demon King's ambiguous attitude towards them, Philippa couldn't understand what the Demon King was thinking and could only speculate in the worst possible way.

Normally, shouldn't they have been completely eradicated to prevent future trouble? But in the end, the demon king actually saved the hero team twice. (Once from the cult's attack, and once from killing the demon and saving them from suffering)

Philippa is genuinely quite anxious about this.

Reginald also learned from reports from the Church of Holy Light and the Astraea Magic Academy that the Demon King had appeared and was exceptionally powerful.

Even though he was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to let go of his daughter and no longer restrict her, who had become a hero.

This is for her sake, and also for the sake of all mankind.

All he could do was try his best to protect Philippa and prevent her from dying before she could grow up.

“I won’t stop you anymore…” Regina’s tone shifted, becoming more weathered.

Philippa couldn't help but glance at Reginald again.

This old man, he can be serious sometimes? At least, this is the first time she's ever seen him like this.

Reginald waved his hand, and an old man in a silver robe appeared in Philippa's sight.

“Grandpa Phoenix?” Philippa recognized the old man.

Phoenix Seramus, the chief magician of the royal court, is also a rare master of spatial magic.

He is completely loyal to the royal family and has served them for hundreds of years, outliving even the headmaster of the Astraea Magic Academy. He is a ninth-tier professional.

This Phoenix can be said to have witnessed the history of the Olmec Kingdom, and was the one who held Philippa, Reginald, and even several previous kings.

He was very old, so old that you could hardly feel any life force in him, as if he might collapse at any moment.

However, in Reginald's memory, the old man had always looked like this since he was a child.

This is the chief magician...

Sofia and Taric remained silent; unlike Philippa, they were not capable of being disrespectful to a king.

Sending such a powerful figure to protect them demonstrates Reginald's high regard for the Brave Squad.

The Brave Squad, and after Phoenix left...

Reginald sat on the throne and sighed softly.

He was indeed the king of Olmec, but only after ruling the country for some time could one understand the deep-seated problems within the Olmec kingdom.

The nobles wielded too much power, and he was somewhat unable to control them.

Forget it, let's wait until we've defeated the Demon King before considering these things...