"Thanks."
As Hao Yun handed over the fruit, a few whispered words reached Luo Mu's ears.
After hearing this, Mr. Rom's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
Hao Yun smiled and waved to Grandpa Rom, "Be careful!"
Grandpa Rom nodded helplessly and finally walked out of the alley. Reaching the alley entrance, Grandpa Rom spoke.
"Thanks for the reminder, but I'll still go."
"I was actually ignored, but I didn't expect that you would know a giant."
Priscilla giggled and stood beside Hao Yun, her gaze burning with passion.
"May I ask if you would be my knight?"
"cannot!"
Hao Yun decisively refused, "Rem smells so good, who wants to hang out with you, the Crimson Bride?"
"I'm so heartbroken, I've been rejected."
"Princess, you've run off again! I've been looking for you everywhere."
Another person walked in from outside the alley. Hao Yun stared at him, looking him up and down. Tsk tsk! With this outfit, anyone who didn't know better would think that Goblin Slayer had traveled through time.
"I'm sorry, your gaze is bothering me. I don't like men."
"Hmph! Me too."
As Hao Yun walked out of the alley, he heard Priscilla's voice calling from behind.
"I look forward to our next meeting."
Hao Yun ignored her, returned to the fruit stand, threw the packaged fruit into his system backpack, and began to stroll around the street.
Having arrived in this world, Hao Yun hadn't yet tasted any street food, so he decided to go on a food tour.
After strolling and eating his way through the streets, Hao Yun unknowingly arrived at the outskirts of the royal palace.
"I hope nothing bad happens to Mr. Rom."
While munching on a steak, Hao Yun looked towards the palace. He knew very well what Lord Rom's plan was: to dig a tunnel to rescue Felt.
To be honest, this plan was foolish. That was the royal palace; it wasn't so easy to break in.
With the royal selection process underway, the defensive forces will certainly be strengthened again.
"Hey! Let me go."
Just as Hao Yun was about to leave, the guards carried Raizuki Subaru out.
Accompanying him was a handsome man with a stoic, aloof appearance.
"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been kicked out!"
As soon as he came out, Subaru Natsuki started shouting.
"Please keep quiet. I really don't know how you became Emilia's guardian knight. Not only did you fail to protect your master, but you also allowed her to be humiliated. If I were you, I would immediately draw my sword and commit suicide!"
Another person was at odds with Raizuki Subaru, while Hao Yun stood in the shade, snacking and watching the show.
"Enough! I challenge you to a duel!"
Natsuki Subaru pulled out a pair of white gloves from somewhere and threw them at the other person.
"Very well! Julius Euclius, representing the entire Royal Guard, accepts your challenge!"
The two quickly headed towards the nearby knights' camp, with Hao Yun following along with great interest. Watching the excitement was truly irresistible.
By avoiding the gatekeeper, Hao Yun successfully sneaked into the dueling arena.
In the arena, Julius held a wooden knight's longsword used for training and calmly looked at Subaru Natsuki.
"Today I'll show you what a true knight is!"
Upon learning of the duel, the knights who had gathered cheered for Julius.
Hao Yun couldn't help but sigh, "Subaru really knows how to cause trouble."
"Really? I'd like to see that!"
Natsuki Subaru was not to be outdone verbally, and at least in terms of momentum, he was no less than Julius.
"Tsk tsk, 486 is going to be in trouble!"
Hao Yun sighed, took out some snacks, and found a good spot to watch the game.
In this match, Julius will definitely crush Subaru Natsuki; Hao Yun doesn't believe Subaru Natsuki can win at all.
Julius is known as the Elf Sword, the Empire's most outstanding knight. How could Subaru, a shut-in, possibly defeat him?
At the start of the battle, Subaru Natsuki was utterly defeated, his face swollen from being slapped.
Fueled by a burning rage, Subaru Natsuki would rise again every time he was knocked down.
The cheers and encouragement from the knights gradually faded.
When they first learned that Subaru Natsuki had insulted the Royal Guard, they were furious and wished they could personally beat Subaru Natsuki up.
But after fighting for so long, almost everyone present acknowledged Subaru Natsuki's abilities. Although he didn't know swordsmanship, he was incredibly resilient.
Every time everyone thought he couldn't get up, he would get up.
"You've lost. There's no point in continuing. Just admit defeat."
After fighting Subaru for so long, Julius's anger subsided, and he began to acknowledge Subaru's authority.
"Loss? I haven't fallen yet, so I haven't lost!"
Having been brutally beaten for no reason, Subaru Natsuki was already blinded by rage.
"kill!"
With a roar, Subaru charged forward, his twin swords held horizontally in front of his chest, and rammed into Julius.
Julius, not wanting to continue fighting, took a step back.
Subaru Natsuki, not one to back down, continued his pursuit, only to be felled by Julius with a single sword strike.
"You lost."
Julius sheathed his wooden knight's sword and walked off the field.
"Don't go! Are you trying to run away?"
Like an enraged beast, Subaru Natsuki slashed at Julius's back with bloodshot eyes.
Julius seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; he dodged to the side and kicked Subaru Natsuki away.
Lying on the ground, Subaru looked at the people in the stands around him and felt that everyone was making fun of him.
"smokescreen!"
With a hoarse roar, thick smoke billowed from Subaru's body, engulfing the entire arena.
In the darkness, Subaru barely managed to get up, his eyes bloodshot, and staggered toward Julius.
"Go to hell!"
Subaru's sword, imbued with killing intent, was aimed straight at Julius's throat.
Julius, who did not want to continue fighting, frowned, dispelled the smoke, grasped Subaru's hand, and said coldly.
"It looks really bad, you should take a nap."
"don't want!"
A loud shout came from the stands. Subaru Natsuki looked in the direction of the sound and saw Emilia.
Damn it! I let Emilia see my embarrassing state.
Snap!
Julius knocked Subaru unconscious and dragged him to the stands.
"I'm sorry, Lady Emilia, he needs to calm down."
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"How pitiful, he was beaten so badly."
Hao Yun sighed and turned to leave the arena.
Subaru Natsuki was defeated in this duel; he was utterly defeated, inside and out.
If you don't know the opponent's strength and rashly challenge them, and you weren't killed, you can only say you were lucky.
As for the rest, Hao Yun was too lazy to comment. As a transmigrator, Subaru Natsuki was simply a joke.
If he weren't unkillable, Hao Yun would have preferred to humanely exterminate him to avoid disgracing the transmigrators.
"Why not turn him into a human pig?" Hao Yun had a cruel thought, but he quickly forgot about it because he found a delicious snack stall.
After having eaten and drunk his fill, Hao Yun returned to his residence and found that Emilia was in a very low mood.
"Emilia, who bullied you? You look so upset. Do you want me to get revenge for you?"
"You're back! Have you eaten?"
Even when she was feeling down, Emilia remained gentle.
“I ate it. I was also present for today’s duel. Natsuki Subaru was simply asking for death; it had basically nothing to do with the other party. Where is Natsuki Subaru?”
Emilia looked at Hao Yun with a complicated expression. People are afraid of comparisons. Compared to Hao Yun, Subaru was like grass compared to stars.
"Please don't look at me like that. I like Rem."
Clang!
Rem had just entered the room when the tray she was carrying fell to the ground.
"I'm sorry, Lady Emilia, I've disturbed you."