‘Grand Knight? What does that mean?’

　　She looked at the guard's demeanour, and she could hear some of the dependence in his words.

　　‘Because...Lord Pei Lie will soon return to the City Lord's Mansion for your sake.’

　　‘Pei Lie?’ Hearing that name, Freya frowned slightly.

　　This was the second time she had heard this name, the first time being from the mouth of that Sea Clan member.

　　Looking at their expressions, it seemed that this person named Pei Lie was still a very important person in Daziel City, and also had something entangled with the Sea Clan.

　　With what was stated in this guard's mouth, it seemed that that Pei Lie's strength had already reached the level of a Grand Knight. And the great knight, she in not long ago also in that earrings under the enchantment, tangible experience, that degree of power, even with the current peak strength of the knight I'm afraid will be instantaneous seconds.

　　Slightly weighing the pros and cons, it wasn't hard to see that this city lord wasn't an unreasonable person with her short contact with Mephit, so for now she was still safe for the time being, there was no need to take any risks.

　　‘And...’ She touched her ear, the cold touch of her earring running across her fingertips.

　　‘If I really need to do something, with my current strength now, even if I can block it but I have to be aware of getting hurt or dying!’

　　After thinking about it, she turned around and went back into the room, deciding in her mind to wait and see what happens.

　　And the two guards standing beside the door saw Freya go back without saying a word and breathed a huge sigh of relief in their hearts.

　　Knowing that it was only a short dialogue just now, the pressure given to them by the young girl in front of them was already no less than a fierce battle.

　　Moreover, the killing intent and aura that had been revealed unconsciously allowed both of them to see that the young girl in front of them was absolutely frighteningly strong.

　　‘’If we hadn't laid out Lord Pei Lie, perhaps we would have already fallen!‘’

　　The two guards glanced at each other, and both could see the emotion of hindsight in their eyes.

　　While Freya was quietly waiting in the room.

　　In a room that resembled an office.

　　Mephit sat on a high-backed chair, frowning as he looked at the secret report in his hand, the fingers of his right hand tapping the table in front of him from time to time.

　　‘’Ka-ching.‘’

　　The sound of the door opening, a man wearing black leather armour with cold eyes walked in, he held a black tube in his hand and handed it to Mephit.

　　‘My lord, this is the latest movement of the Sea Race Hawks, please take a look!’

　　Mephit took the tube, pulled off the seal on it, and gently knocked it, a curled white paper fell out.

　　Carefully, he picked it up and opened it.

　　As he read it carefully, a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

　　‘The Sea Clan is actually evacuating the Kent Island that they have been hogging? What's going on here? Could it be that they've given up jurisdiction over the straits around Daziel City?’

　　The information was perhaps too shocking, causing him to unconsciously speak the words in his heart.

　　After a long time, he repeatedly read the message in his hand a few more times before raising his head to the black leather-armoured hostage and asking.

　　‘Is this message exact?’

　　‘This is the news brought by the fish hunting squad under Lord Pei Lie! It's ninety percent authentic!’ The man replied seriously.

　　Mephit gripped the paper in his hand somewhat gruffly, remembering the aggressive young girl from before, he slowly said ‘It seems that Aoife's death has had a great impact on the strength of the Sea Clan's Hawk Faction!’

　　After a moment of silence, he then asked. ‘By the way, Pei Lie is close to arriving here now!’

　　‘My lord reckons it's almost...’

　　The man was only halfway through his sentence when the sound of ‘click, click, click’ of heavy metal rubbing together came.

　　A strong man wearing all black armour with a strong smell of blood walked straight in.

　　The man's entire body, including his head, was shrouded in armour, his cold eyes projected through the facial slits of the helmet as if they were substance, his body was unarmed, but his hands and feet carried explosive power, as if he could enter battle at any time.

　　The whole person just stood there, and his aura made the person in black leather armour on the side go a little pale.

　　The eyes hidden in the helmet swept down the two people in the room.

　　He took off his black helmet to reveal a handsome face that was a little similar to that of Murfitt, but his face looked at Murfitt with a smile on his face.

　　‘Are you talking about me?’

　　‘Lord Pei Lie...’ The man next to him turned pale and hurriedly saluted.

　　And when Mephit saw that person, he was only slightly stunned, then he put down the secret report in his hand and smiled as well.

　　‘You came? How is it, did you find out what you were asked to do? That group of people...’

　　‘Mm, found out.’ Pei Lie nodded with a strange look in his eyes, then he looked at the man standing at the side.

　　Under Pei Lie's gaze, that person consciously saluted and then directly walked out of the room and closed the door.

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　　At this point, only two people were left in the entire room.

　　Perhaps in front of others, Pei Lie is a strong, cold and ruthless Grand Knight powerhouse.

　　But at this time facing Moffitt he was relaxed and put his helmet on the table and then found a chair to sit down, this kind of attitude, it was obvious that the relationship between the two was extremely close.

　　‘Found out, they seem to be fleeing from the war-torn Byron country, and look at the strength seems to have once been not ordinary people look, which in addition to that young girl, there are two other knight level masters, one of them still has the peak strength, in the city of Daziar according to Shabrol's people said it seems to be only a temporary landing point, the destination is the port of the giant dragon. ‘

　　Listening to the information Pei Lie uttered, Mephit frowned slightly and said.

　　‘Byron Country? So, they really got into this incident by mistake?’

　　‘Well, it seems to be the case, what do you plan to do?’ Pei Lie wondered about the next decision of the man in front of him.

　　Knowing that this was a misunderstanding, Mephit's complexion clearly became a little lighter.

　　‘Since it's a misunderstanding, then I'll have to apologise for letting it go.’

　　‘Hm? Let go?’ Pei Lie frowned slightly, then he revealed a very strange expression and said. ‘How could that be! I'm the one who's interested in that young girl who can kill a peak Knight-class with a single sword slash!’

　　As if Pei Lie's words had irritated him, Mephit's originally relaxed expression immediately became somewhat tense again.

　　‘What did you say!?’

　　Sitting on the chair, Pei Lie seemed to have seen something funny and said in a somewhat flirtatious tone.

　　‘Hehe, don't pretend, that young girl has a somewhat complicated background, but with your strength it's not like you can't accept it? And look at their situation seems like they are also defecting look, how about...’

　　‘...... ’Somewhat speechless looking at Pei Lie in front of him, it was hard for Mephit to imagine that the man in front of him with the strength of a Grand Knight would actually be that gossipy.

　　Directly ignoring Mephit's gaze, Pei Lie continued.

　　‘We have been living together since we were small, after so many years do I still not know your mind? Don't you like that strong young girl?’

　　‘Er...’ being guessed through his mind, Mephit nodded his head somewhat helplessly and said. ‘Well, I admit that I am somewhat fond of her, but our current situation is not suitable to talk about this, although the sea tribe side has temporarily retreated in cowardice, but they are not saying that they have directly given up, they will definitely come back again, and at that time, if any situation arises, I will definitely regret for the rest of my life.’

　　Perhaps it was the words of Mephit that touched some of his thoughts, he looked through the window behind Mephit in a bit of a trance and said with some emotion.

　　‘Yes...Daziel City, a city that seems so peaceful and calm on the surface...’

　　That emotion quickly turned away as he settled down and spoke somewhat seriously to Mephit.

　　‘Are you really going to give her up? After all, after all these years...this isn't the murderous and determined Murfette I know.’

　　‘...... ’Listening to Pei Lie's serious tone, Mephit frowned slightly.

　　After a long time, as if he had made a final decision in his mind, he said. ‘Hmm... I'll give up for now, but... If possible, after settling the matter of the Sea Nation once and for all, I'll go to Dragon Harbour alone to look for her, if I'm still alive at that time...’

　　Mephit's answer made Peirie jerk up from his chair and gaze at him with astonishment.

　　‘Going to the Gargoyle Harbour ...... what about Daziel City?’

　　Looking at Pei Lie's eyes, Mephit smiled and patted his shoulder, although his face was wearing a smile but his tone was thick with fatigue.

　　‘You know, since my father's death, I've been the lord of this city for fifteen years, and my heart has long since grown tired, so my brother, after I'm gone, I'll be troubling you...’

　　Mephit's tired look made Pei Lie's astonished eyes slowly soften, he knew all that Mephit had done and taken on for Daziel City over the years, if he was allowed to do it, he would probably be exhausted by now.

　　But with his mind, he could only use his own force to secretly help him and try to share some more pressure.

　　And after thinking carefully about such a decision, he slowly came to some understanding.

　　‘... I might not recognise it when the time comes.’ The low voice was followed by a somewhat reluctant compromise.

　　Despite that, Mephit revealed a grateful look.

　　Pei Lie, who was made uncomfortable by his look, waved his hand and said. ‘Well, without further ado, since you've already decided, then I'll go straight back, there are still many things to deal with over there.’

　　Knowing what Pei Lie had said about the matter, Mephit nodded with understanding and said.

　　‘Well, go!’

　　Without lingering too much, Pei Lie picked up the helmet on the table and directly turned to leave.

　　Watching the strong back of that pitch-black armour walk out of the room, Murfette exhaled deeply before revealing a genuine heart that had been missing for a long time