I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Nero didn't go to bed directly. Even in the past, she would lie on the bed and play FGO or watch a short video before going to sleep.

However, she doesn't have a mobile phone now, let alone play FGO.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Strange... Who would come to see Yu so late at night?"

Although he was a little confused, Nero still stepped on the floor with his bare feet and trotted towards the door with a pillow in his arms.

"Hmm... I clearly warned Jasmine before not to step on the ground barefoot, as it would make her catch a cold easily... It seems that I am also a double standard person."

While muttering to himself in a low voice, he opened the door.

Then, Nero saw Alice, who was also wearing a white nightgown, hugging a pillow, with slightly flushed cheeks. She was standing quietly in the dimly lit corridor like a lovely white lily under the starry sky on a summer night.

Chapter 333 Arrival at the Kingdom of Elrod

"Sorry, Sister Nero..."

Alice, with her long golden hair hanging down naturally and looking as petite and lovely as a doll, murmured apologetically, "Did I... disturb my sister's rest?"

In response, Nero shook his head decisively.

"Hmm! No, rather... I welcome Alice to come see me."

Nero smiled and stroked Alice's hair. "I'm really happy to see such a lovely Alice!"

Nero's blunt words brought a slight blush to Alice's face.

"Sister Nero is always like this..."

Although these are very embarrassing words, Sister Nero can always say them without changing her expression or feeling any psychological burden.

"Can't sleep?"

"Because... it's been a while since I've been on an adventure with Sister Nero, so I'm a little excited..."

"And... and..."

Alice's arms were so nervous that they tightly gripped the pillow in her arms. She buried her hot little face in the pillow, and her voice gradually became softer.

After a long while, he raised his head slightly, glanced at Nero secretly, and muttered something sullenly.

"Besides... I haven't slept with my sister for a long time..."

Looking at Alice who was like a spoiled little kitten, Nero felt like his heart was about to melt.

So cute~~~~!

Sleep! Of course we can sleep together, why not?

Thus, a petite and cute figure appeared on Nero's bed.

It’s nothing, it’s not the first time. Besides, Nero and Alice’s bed in the hotel wasn’t this big at the time, and they slept together at that time.

Holding Nero's arm, Alice recalled the days in Axel and couldn't help but smile sweetly.

Nero felt a little uncomfortable lying there with his arms bound... But after seeing Alice's satisfied smile, Nero also smiled dotingly.

Because the two were too close, Nero could clearly see the necklace Alice was wearing around her neck.

"Just take the necklace off when you sleep. Won't it get in the way?"

Nero's words made Alice's face turn red, but Alice continued.

"No... No! This is something Nero gave me. It's very important... I'll feel uneasy if I take it off."

It's obviously not a valuable thing, but why does Alice value it so much?

At least, any treasure in the kingdom’s treasury must be dozens of times more precious than this necklace, right?

At this moment, Nero's eyes glanced at Alice's fingers again.

"What about this? Why do you wear this ring even when you sleep? Come to think of it... I don't think I've ever seen you take it off. Could it be a gift from someone very important to you?"

"No! The only person who is 'very important to me' is Nero-san!"

Alice lowered her eyes slightly and rubbed the golden ring on her left ring finger with her right fingers.

"This ring is something that royals have carried since childhood. They only take it off when they are engaged and give it to their future partner...it's like an engagement token."

"Wait a minute, I remember, isn't the prince of the Elrod Kingdom the one Alice Ru is engaged to?"

Nero was a little puzzled and asked, "So, why is this ring still on your hand?"

"Well... although it's true that I'm engaged to His Royal Highness Prince Elrod..."

Alice explained to Nero somewhat embarrassedly, "But there's an ancient custom in the ancient Kingdom of Belzer... If a hero emerges who defeats the Demon King, then that hero has the right to marry the princess..."

In other words, even if Alice is engaged to the prince of a neighboring country... if a brave man really appears and proposes to Alice, then the engagement will be invalidated.

Nero originally wanted to cancel Alice's engagement with the prince of a neighboring country... But you tell me that even if the engagement is canceled, Alice still can't decide her future partner by her own will?

"Sister Nero, what's wrong?"

Nero's heavy expression made Alice feel a little uneasy.

"Hmm! As expected... I should have killed the stupid King and the First Prince of this kingdom last time."

Not only did he sell his lovely daughter (sister), but he sold her twice?!

If there is no hole in the brain, it is really impossible to do such a cool thing!

Nero's impression of Alice's brother and father was extremely bad.

Because their behavior reminded Nero of his mother, Agrippina the Younger.

Although Alice has been persuading Nero to calm down, it has been a tradition in this country since ancient times for a princess to marry a brave man. The royal family of this country has also relied on this method to collect the blood of brave men from all generations to gain such powerful strength. This is something that even His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Prince cannot decide.

But Nero still felt that the two men were unforgivable.

It’s a pity that I can’t see them now, otherwise Nero would definitely let those two know why she was called a “tyrant”.

…………

"We should be able to reach the Kingdom of Elrod today. It's even faster than expected."

Darkness, who was sitting in the front, riding the running lizard, said this.

At the beginning, Darkness was very excited and fantasized about riding her bike and hitting some monsters that jumped out from the roadside. But after seeing Nero killing monsters again and again, Darkness gradually felt numb and just quietly became a good driver.

Turning around, Darkness shouted towards the car.

"We are here on behalf of the ancient Kingdom of Belzer this time. You must not cause trouble again."

"I know, I know. You've said the same thing dozens of times. My ears are almost callused."

Kazuma's impatient voice came from the dragon carriage.

Even though Darkness looked worried and almost crying, Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin still acted as if it had nothing to do with them.

"Hmm! Are you nervous, Youyou?"

Nero moved closer to Youyou and spoke softly with his cherry lips.

"No...that..."

"This must be your first time running this far, right? Also, I heard the Elrod Kingdom is a populous country, not to mention the capital... I heard there's a risk of being crushed and dispersed on the streets if there are so many people. I don't know if that's true."

"When the time comes, hold my hand and don't get lost."

As he said that, Nero took Youyou's hand.

The warmth coming from the palm of her hand made Youyou's cheeks feel a little hot.

Lowering her head, Youyou replied in a voice as thin as a mosquito's.

"Um……"

On the side, Alice stared at Youyou's cheek, touched her chin, and her eyes flickered slightly.

Chapter 334: Rescuing People from Prison

"So...so lively!"

“It’s… so surprising!”

“It’s like a festival!”

“There are so many people!”

Kazuma, Aqua, Huihui, and Yunyun looked at the streets of the Elrod capital, all of them were surprised.

"Hmm! What a prosperous city!"

Standing at the forefront, Nero opened his arms as if to embrace the entire sky, his eyes shining as he spoke, "It reminds me of my Rome. Yes! I can feel the warmth of the people. Civilization has taken root here, reaching the sky and touching the stars! This is the true essence of Rome! Rome is civilization! It is humanity! It is the future!"

Compared to Kazuma and others, Nero is much more flamboyant.

However, the people on the street looked at Kazuma and the others as if they were seeing a group of Turks entering the city, but they looked at Nero with a hint of awe.

Perhaps it was the difference in his aura? Nero, simply standing there, seemed like the most noble and distinguished person on earth.

"This place is completely different from the ancient Kingdom of Belzer." Alice couldn't help but sigh.

The ancient kingdom of Belzer advocates the use of force, so the most common shops on the street are magic item stores, weapons and equipment stores, etc.

The most common thing here is casinos.

At a glance, there are more than a dozen casinos of all sizes.

Apart from the casino, they could only see food and merchandise stores. They didn't see any stores related to adventure.

Aqua looked at the casinos where there were still many people queuing at the door, her eyes shining and she was ready to try, but Nero grabbed her fate by the scruff of the neck.

"Nero, what are you doing?!"

"We'll talk about the gambling later. Right now, our top priority should be getting our luggage to the accommodations Elrod has arranged for us," Nero said calmly. "Besides, I seriously suspect that with your luck, you'll definitely lose a lot of money in the casino...even if you fight to the death with Makoto, you won't be able to win it back."

"How is that possible! I'm a goddess! Nero, do you know what a goddess is? As the most beautiful and outstanding goddess of water, how could I possibly lose money? I think you're just jealous of my talent and don't want me to make a fortune and become a wealthy person who can count money until my hands are numb!"

This idiot is so noisy...

In order to prevent Aqua from being too embarrassed and becoming a laughing stock to people on the street, Nero knocked Aqua unconscious and threw her onto the dragon cart.

Let Aqua experience what it means to sleep as peacefully as a baby.

Then they came to a particularly large building and stopped.

"Alright, this is the hotel we arranged in advance. Everyone, please go to your rooms and put your luggage away. Your Highness Alice's meeting with the prince is scheduled for tomorrow, so let's spend today leisurely sightseeing to relieve the fatigue of the journey."

Darkness explained this after handing the dragon carriage to the inn staff.

Nero was still looking around, but Kazuma and the others had already run away like elementary school students who heard the order to disperse during a spring outing.

Alice didn't come out to play with them. She said she had to prepare for tomorrow's meeting.

Although she was only 12 years old, at the age when she was most innocent and should be having fun, Alice had to shoulder a heavy responsibility and come to another unfamiliar kingdom to negotiate on behalf of one kingdom.

It’s so sensible that it makes people feel heartbroken.

however……

"It seems the Kingdom of Elrod doesn't welcome us very much..."

Nero thought so because, although Her Royal Highness, the Princess of an allied country, came to the talks as an envoy, the Kingdom of Elrod did not arrange anyone to receive her.

Nero didn't think that the Kingdom of Elrod didn't know they had arrived. It was obvious that they didn't like them.

"Sister Nero..."

Following a very protective voice, Youyou came to Nero's side.

"Hmm! It's Youyou..."

After compressing himself, Nero turned around and gave Yunyun a kind smile. "What? Didn't you hang out with Kazuma and the others?"

"Because...I want to stay with Sister Nero."

There was a hint of shyness in her voice, and she lowered her head and grabbed the hem of her skirt.

"……May I?"

"Hmm, I don't mind..." Nero frowned slightly, stroking his chin and said, "It's just that I don't know where to go for fun, and I don't have any ideas... If you follow me, it might be boring."