After dealing with Albedo, Momonga, Peroroncino, and Bukubukuchagama arrived at the guild's meeting room.

Since the time they crossed over, Momonga and Peroroncino hadn't been here. The place felt too formal.

'There's something that needs to be handled now. Albedo originally held the position of Chancellor of the Sorcerer Kingdom. Who should we find to replace her?'

'Wouldn't Demiurge be fine?' Peroroncino asked.

'Demiurge is in charge of the intelligence department. If we make him Chancellor as well, the workload will be too much,' Momonga replied.

'Pandora should be fine! I remember that in the setting, his intelligence is about the same as Demiurge's.'

Peroroncino and Momonga both looked at Bukubukuchagama without saying a word.

Peroroncino's flamboyant personality would make him a laughingstock if he were to become Chancellor, and other countries might think the Sorcerer Kingdom was a joke.

'Why are you looking at me like that?' Bukubukuchagama asked.

'Once you meet Pandora, you'll understand,' Peroroncino replied.

'I think Princess Renner of the Kingdom could take the position. Her intelligence is on par with Demiurge's. This is something Demiurge himself said,' Peroroncino added.

'But she's not one of our own. Is it really okay to make her Chancellor?' Momonga expressed some hesitation about Renner.

"It's fine, something like what happened with Albedo won't happen again. Renner only cares about herself, and if she wants to live a better life, joining us is her only choice."

In the end, Momonga couldn't think of a better candidate, so he agreed.

As for Bukubukuchagama, she didn't have a better option either, so she agreed as well.

......

Time rewinds to a long time ago.

In the kingdom, Gazef, who had previously received orders from the king to go to Count Spriplup's place to eradicate vampires, had lost twenty soldiers without any clue.

Gazef decided to stay for one more night.

During the day, Gazef led the whole team to search for villagers and inquire about the local situation. However, after passing through more than ten villages, they couldn't find a single villager.

Things were becoming very strange.

The group returned to the count's mansion before sunset.

Nightfall arrived.

This time, Gazef positioned himself with his back against the wall, observing the other soldiers. This way, he could see the position of each soldier and ensure their safety.

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The sound of high heels clicking on the stairs could be heard at the staircase entrance. Usually the sound wasn't very loud.

But at this moment, the sound was unusually loud. The soldiers who were asleep were all awakened.

Everyone's gaze turned to the staircase, while Gazef's gaze was focused on the others.

He wasn't sure if this was the enemy trying to attract his attention, perhaps to take advantage of the situation and attack the other soldiers.

With the moonlight, everyone could clearly see that the one coming was—Princess Renner of the Kingdom.

'That is... Princess Renner.'

'Why is Lady Renner here?'

'Your Highness, why are you here?'

'Don't be deceived, this is an illusion cast by the vampires,' Gazef shouted.

Gazef and Renner had known each other for a long time. In Gazef's impression, Renner was a very kind person. And he was certain that Renner couldn't have arrived here faster than them, who had been riding horses all the way.

'Lord Gazef, you really are cold-hearted!' Renner said with a faint smile. Her smile was very eerie.

'The captain is right. Her smile is so terrifying, it can't be Princess Renner.'

'It's her who killed our brothers. We must avenge them!'

The soldiers drew their weapons, waiting for the captain's orders.

'Keep an eye on your surroundings, I'll deal with her!'

Gazef drew his sword and charged toward Renner.

Renner also drew the sword from her waist.

'Ding!' The swords of the two clashed together.

'Martial Art: Flowing Speed!'

Gazef immediately used his martial technique, accelerating his body at high speed. He bypassed the sword in Renner's hand and slashed toward her neck.

'Ding!'

Renner blocked Gazef's attack just before it struck her.

Gazef pulled his sword back and created some distance from Renner.

His instincts told him that the person in front of him was Princess Renner.

But Gazef felt that he must have been mistaken. How could such a strong person possibly be a princess who had always lived in the castle?

'Martial Art: Powerful Strike!'

The sword in Gazef's hand seemed to be enchanted, emitting a red glow.

'Light Wall!'

With a wave of her hand, Renner summoned a light wall that blocked Gazef. Gazef slashed at the light wall.

The light wall only cracked but wasn't shattered.

'Help! There are vampires here too!'

'There are vampires here as well!'

'And here too!'

Behind Gazef, five vampire brides appeared, surrounding the soldiers. Several soldiers had already died at the hands of the vampire brides.

Just as Gazef was about to help, Renner blocked his way faster than he could react.

'You won't get past me unless you defeat me,' Renner said with a smile.

'I'm about to slay the kingdom's captain... this feeling is so great!' Renner thought to herself.

'Martial Art: Slash!

Gazef charged directly at Renner.

Renner threw away the sword in her hand.

'Light Shield!' (The stronger the attack on the Light Shield, the greater the rebound force it generates.)

A shield made of light appeared in Renner's hand.

It collided with Gazef's sword.

Gazef felt a tremendous rebound force.

Taking advantage of Gazef's temporary loss of balance, Renner grabbed his left arm.

She threw Gazef over her head, sending him crashing toward the ground.

Gazef had no chance to react. His entire body slammed into the ground, and the ground itself sank under the immense force, leaving a spiderweb-like crack.

'Is this the strength of the kingdom's captain?' Renner smiled.

'Martial Art: Instant Reflection!'

Gazef suddenly lunged at Renner, releasing his sword, and tried to seize the opportunity to strangle Renner.

Because Renner's body was so delicate, Gazef mistook her for being very fragile.

But Gazef missed.

Renner merely took a step back and brushed past Gazef.

'Martial Art: Instant Reflection!'

Gazef suddenly turned and reached for Renner.

Using the same martial technique repeatedly requires the practitioner to be highly proficient in it.

Gazef grabbed Renner's neck, staring at the face that looked exactly like the princess's. Without hesitation, he went for the killing blow.

But nothing happened to Renner. Instead, she reached out her hand to try to strangle Gazef.

However, due to her smaller stature, she couldn't reach his neck.

She then playfully stuck out her tongue. (Simply bored and teasing Gazef.)

'Do you know, Captain, that grabbing someone else's neck is considered very impolite?' Renner said as she grabbed Gazef's wrist with one hand and forcefully pulled his hand away.