I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"it does not matter!"

With her cheeks slightly flushed, Youyou stared at Nero with some excitement.

"As long as I can be by Sister Nero's side, I'm already very satisfied..."

Afterwards, Nero took Youyou to stroll around the city, and the whole process was quite enjoyable.

Especially Youyou, you can always see a happy smile on her face.

The only flaw was that at the end, before returning to their residence, Nero and the others went to the prison and rescued Megumin, Aqua, and Kazuma who had committed crimes.

What impressed Nero the most was the expressions of gratitude and relief on the policemen's faces when they learned that she and Youyou were there to rescue these three people.

From them, Nero also learned the reason why Aqua and the others were captured.

Aqua lost money in the casino and collapsed, shouting, "I am the goddess! How could I lose! You must be cheating!" Not only did she refuse to pay, she also used water magic to flood the casino, causing huge losses to the casino.

When Huihui was passing by the Farfetch'e farm, because Farfetch'e is a monster with a lot of experience points, she shouted, "So many Farfetch'e are telling me, 'Release Explosion Magic here quickly'" and then she couldn't help but cast an Explosion Magic that blew the entire farm up into the sky.

Finally, it’s Kazuma... Kazuma is really wronged this time.

Because Kazuma didn't do anything this time, he was arrested because Aqua and Megumin kept threatening the female police officer who arrested them, saying that Kazuma would take off her pants in public and hang them on a flagpole. In order to increase the persuasiveness, they also talked about many of Kazuma's previous "glorious deeds", causing the police officers to regard Kazuma as a pervert and arrest him as well.

To be honest, after reading these records, Nero even thought about taking Kazuma away alone, and then releasing Megumin and Aqua from the prison after everything was resolved.

Unfortunately, if Nero wanted to keep these two people here, the policemen would be the first to disagree.

Because Huihui and Aqua were restless in prison, the prison guards became nervous.

Just like that, on their first day in the Kingdom of Elrod, the three members of Kazuma's team became famous.

By the time she returned to her residence, Darkness was on the verge of tears.

"I told you I shouldn't have brought them here—!"

"Hey, hey, hey! This really has nothing to do with me! I'm being wronged! I'm even more wronged than Dou E! If I died in prison, I would definitely become a resentful and evil ghost!"

Chapter 335 Say What You Just Said Again

After a night of rest, everyone visited the Royal City of Elrod for talks the next morning.

"Your Highness Alice, how are your preparations going? Did you brush your teeth and wash your face properly? Did you put on your dress properly? Is there anything messy? Are you feeling uncomfortable without a maid around? Ah! There's a wrinkle here, let me smooth it out!"

"Don't...don't do that to Latina. Please don't! You're making me nervous!"

Darkness had been like this before entering the royal city, completely unable to calm down, making Alice flinch.

"Darkness, you worry too much. Are you a nanny from somewhere?" Kazuma complained.

"You...you brat! It's so rude to say such things!"

"How was I disrespectful? Aren't you the mother? Everyone in the guild saw it. A little girl who looked at least 80% like you called you mother. Do you still want to deny it? Xie Feina will cry."

"I've already told you, she's my cousin! Because her mother passed away a long time ago, I've been taking care of her, and I look a lot like her mother, so she calls me mom... It's not what you think!"

The Shefina that Kazuma mentioned is Darkness's cousin. Because the Demon King's army's attacks on the royal capital have become more and more fierce recently, and Shefina's health is poor, Shefina's father sent Shefina to the relatively peaceful Axel and asked Darkness to take care of Shefina.

At that time, Shefina's address to Darkness made those idle nosy people in the guild extremely excited, just like stray cats smelling the aroma of grilled fish, especially Kazuma who added fuel to the fire and declared, "Yes! This is the daughter of Darkness and me."

Afterwards, even after Darkness explained the situation clearly, those people still teased her by calling her "Darkness's Mom."

Nero had seen Darkness more than once, so ashamed and angry that she used her invincible skills in the guild to knock out all those who teased her, and no one could be her match.

While Kazuma was teasing Darkness, Aqua and Megumin were staring intently at the royal castle in front of them, which was even more luxurious and magnificent than the castle where Alice lived.

“…What a magnificent castle! My Axis Cult’s headquarters isn’t even this grand. How annoying.”

"...Such a magnificent castle stands here, can I regard it as looking for trouble? To me, the world's number one Explosion Mage? The rule of our Crimson Demon Clan is 'When a challenge comes to you, you must accept it'!"

If it were ordinary people, Nero would think they were just talking nonsense, but if it were these two people, they would really put their dissatisfaction into action.

You see, Youyou, who knows Huihui best, is starting to get anxious.

“Megumin! You mustn’t do anything stupid, Megumin. Unleashing explosion magic in a neighboring kingdom’s capital will definitely cause international conflict! If you do that, we’ll all become villains who bring disaster to our country and destroy world peace. We might even become terrorists more dangerous than the Demon King’s army!”

"..."

“Why are your eyes red, Huihui? Don’t tell me you were moved by what I just described!”

"Come on, a terrorist who is more dangerous than the Demon King's army and threatens the world... How cool!"

“You’re not cool at all! Megumin, you idiot!”

Nero was still wearing the same red dress, and her long hair like golden sand reflected the same dazzling glow as the sun in the morning light.

"Hmm! It's so nice to see everyone so energetic so early in the morning. This enthusiasm and peace are also Rome!"

Nero stood next to Alice to make her less nervous and give her a sense of security.

Nero reached out and touched Alice's head, smiling and soothing her. "Take a deep breath and relax. I'm here with you... Don't forget, I'm the Emperor of Rome. I'm very familiar with negotiations. Just do what you think is right. If you have any questions, I'll help you."

"Um...thank you, Sister Nero."

Alice's pretty face turned slightly red, and she raised her hand to cover Nero's hand.

His restless heart was also calmed down a lot by Nero's words.

Then, Nero walked over to Darkness and said, "Darkness, you too, aren't you a little too nervous? You're even affecting Alice."

Darkness looked embarrassed.

"but……"

"It doesn't matter if the talks don't go through. Why do you think I brought Kazuma here? Wait a minute, as long as I get a VIP pass to the National Casino, it will be Kazuma's chance to show off his skills!"

"That's right! Now's my chance to show off my skills!"

Kazuma came to Nero's side without knowing when, and struck a pose that he thought looked handsome.

This was the first time that someone took him so seriously and regarded him as a trump card. Kazuma could laugh triumphantly even when he slept these days.

He even hoped in his heart that Elrod's side would be a little more arrogant and tough, so that the talks would fail and end in a bad mood, otherwise he would have no chance to show off!

Looking at Kazuma’s expression, Darkness frowned and cast a distrustful look at him, then forced herself to cheer up.

"Your Highness Alice, please wait a moment. I will go and make an announcement."

After saying that, Darkness came to the gate alone, but was blocked by the two guards at the gate with spears in their hands.

"stop!"

"Stop! This is Elrod's royal city!"

The two guards scolded Darkness, but Darkness's demeanor suddenly changed, revealing the demeanor of the "Kingdom's Shield" and speaking loudly and majestically.

"We are envoys from the ancient Kingdom of Belzer, and we have come to meet with Elrod."

Hearing this, both guards were slightly startled.

"The envoy from the ancient Kingdom of Belzer..."

The two of them glanced at everyone, with a strange look in their expressions that was impossible to ignore.

Afterwards, one of the guards coughed and said this.

"I'll go in and report now. Please wait here."

After saying this, without caring about the reactions of Nero and others who heard this, the guard turned around and prepared to leave.

At this moment...something strange happened.

"Say what you just said... again."

In an instant, it seemed as if the bright sunshine had dimmed a lot.

An irresistible pressure appeared along with the low voice, making the two guards unable to move.

It was as if a giant dragon pressed its heavy claws on the two men's backs and breathed cold air on their necks.

The two men, whose wills were not strong, almost fainted under this heavy pressure.

Chapter 336 The Emperor’s Fury

It wasn't just the two guards who could feel the pressure, as if their hearts were being strangled. Alice and the others could feel it as well.

And when they subconsciously looked towards the source of the pressure...

"Sister Nero..."

The petite figure stood proudly, and the aura emanating from her body seemed to press down the entire sky.

It is common sense to bow and kowtow when meeting the emperor.

In front of the emperor, a slip of the tongue could result in death.

His emerald eyes were as cold as the ten-thousand-year-old ice in the underworld. Nero's tone was emotionless. Although his voice was small, it carried an authority that made it impossible to disobey.

"What you just said... tell me again."

will die!

The survival instinct that all living things are born with is giving warnings.

Once he actually opens his mouth… there’s no need to repeat what he just said, even if it’s just to open his mouth.

He will die!

He was beheaded and publicly executed!

Fed to the tiger and bitten to death!

Being nailed to a stake and dying of weakness!

He was thrown into the furnace and burned to death!

Die die die die…!!

As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, millions of people will die and blood will flow for thousands of miles.

Although Nero has always been a dazzling, innocent and energetic image.

But don't forget that Nero was a real "tyrant".

"Princess Alice and I represent the ancient Kingdom of Belzer. I don't care what your reasons are, or whether you are sincere in this meeting..."

When Nero spoke, the pressure on everyone's shoulders became more solid and heavier.

"Let Princess Alice and I wait at the door for you to report? That's ridiculous!"

It was as if thunder exploded in the sky, and several people's brains became dizzy because of Nero's roar.

The two guards at the gate even knelt down after Nero roared, dropped their weapons and banged their foreheads heavily on the ground... because only by maintaining this posture could they barely prevent themselves from going crazy.

No one could bear the emperor's wrath, and everyone could only bow their heads and pray helplessly... just like praying that storms and other natural disasters would pass as soon as possible, holding their breath and praying that the emperor's wrath would not burn them to ashes.

"Do you understand the meaning of your words? I can fully regard it as a provocation to the ancient Kingdom of Belzer! Do you know the weight of those words? Can you bear the consequences of speaking out of turn?"

Nero's words made the two guards terrified and broke out in cold sweats. The sweat soaked the lapels under their armor and flowed down their arms and heads to the ground.

Nero turned his eyes away from the two embarrassing guys, raised his head, frowned his handsome eyebrows, and looked straight at the royal city with an unyielding royal majesty.

Immediately, everyone in the royal city, from the princes and officials to the servants who managed the royal city, felt their shoulders sink.

"Elrod! Answer me! Is this what you really mean? Do you really want to make such a decision?"

Faced with the powerful Nero, Elrod could not continue to stop them from entering, and he also asked someone of high enough status to greet them.

The person who came to greet Nero and others was a man with ordinary appearance but wearing finely crafted clothes.

The most surprising thing is that after bearing Nero's heavy pressure, this man was still able to look Nero in the eye.

"It was indeed our fault for leaving Her Royal Highness the Princess of an ally at the door. I am Ragcliffe, who has the honor of serving as Prime Minister of this country. I hope you will give us the opportunity to make amends for this mistake and allow us to entertain you properly."

The ordinary-looking man in front of them revealed his identity to everyone - the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Elrod.

Yesterday, while shopping with Youyou, Nero also took the opportunity to learn some information from the people around him.

For example, although the king of this country handed over the responsibility of governing the country to the country's first prince before going on a business trip, the prince did not care about state affairs at all and was only interested in gambling.

The reason why this country did not collapse and became more and more prosperous was entirely due to the prime minister. Other nobles were as addicted to gambling as the prince, and the prime minister was the only one who performed his duties conscientiously.

Therefore, people in this country always belittle the prince as a "stupid prince", but at the same time they are extremely grateful to the prime minister.

Now, the Prime Minister that the people are talking about has appeared and has indeed demonstrated his extraordinary prowess.