In the capital city of the Kingdom of Mammon, there was a grand celebration as the hero the royal family and the church had been searching for was finally found. The hero hailed from the House Rose, Timothy Rose junior, the son of the current Duke of the Kingdom of Mammon. The House Rose, upon learning that the royal family was in search of the chosen hero, informed the emperor that Timothy was the cause of the phenomenon that occurred that day. Timothy, a talented 19-year-old man, awakened his abilities at the age of 5. Hailed as a family genius, he became the strongest among his peers by the age of 10. He was seen as the hope of the human race against the demon kind, and many believed that the war against the demons was coming to an end. The Duke knew there was friction between the royal family and the church. If he declares his son the hero, given his talent, he will receive support from the church. This way, he could potentially become the next emperor without putting in too much effort, as long as the church supports him.
Back in the town of Trapp, restlessness prevailed as both nobles and commoners couldn't believe that House Alusta had fallen in one night. Rumors about what might have happened to them were circulating, with the most famous one suggesting that they might have angered an S-rank adventurer.
"I didn't expect Richard to act without my orders." (Amos)
"But, my lord, don't tell me you're just going to let those murderers go without punishment." (Noble A)
"My lord, we need to investigate this matter further so we can understand why this tragedy took place. We must ensure we don't punish the innocent." (Viola)
"How dare you utter the word "innocent." We already know the culprit. We don't need any investigation." (Noble B)
As the room fell into chaos, everybody started expressing their own opinions on the matter, while Amos remained deep in thought.
"It's so lively in here, Lord Trapp? Can I join the fun?" (Rebecca)
"I didn't expect the capital to send Lady Rebecca herself as reinforcement." (Amos)
"As quickly as I came, I didn't expect you guys to have already taken care of the monsters."(Rebecca)
"It's a complicated story."(Amos)
"I am free, as you can see." (Rebecca)
Amos began to share information about Zack and his party, starting from the beginning up to the recent events that occurred a few nights ago.
"Magic that can regenerate limbs and storage—quite intriguing. They could prove useful to the empire. Send someone to invite them." (Rebecca)
Zack and his party are at the border of Trapp town, heading towards the capital.
"My lord is Viola going to be okay?" (Diabolas)
"The lord favors her, so she should be fine."(Zack)
"My lord, why can't we just use space magic and get to the capital already? This carriage is making me sick." (Angela)
"Your guys said you wanted to travel the world and see places, so put up with it."(Zack)
As soon as Amos learned that Zack and his party left the town and nobody informed him, he became furious. Rebecca and his knights, including those from the lord, quickly chased after them. The lord also released wanted posters with a reward of 100 gold coins.
The chase was not difficult at all since Zack's party didn't know they were being pursued. Their pace was normal, while the other party was catching up quickly with their war hoses. Next morning, after the party had their breakfast and packed their camping gear, ready to continue their trip, they heard a lot of noise. It kept getting closer until one man shouted, "I found them!" They were then surrounded by close to 800 knights.
Rebecca Von Heartland introduced herself, "You must be Zack. I'm Rebecca Von Heartland from the Heartland family. I heard of the mess you caused. I'm here to arrest you."
Rebecca had crimson hair, beautiful pale skin, and a slender body.
"Congrats we finally found your long lost washboard cousin"(Diabolas)
"Who are you calling washboard, you cow" (Angela) and (Rebecca) at the same time.
"What did I do wrong?" (Zack)
"For the murder of Richard Alusta and his family " (Rebecca)
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"But he tried to kill us first "(Angela)
"Just come with us first and after the investigation is finished and it is proven that you are innocent, you will be free to leave "(Rebecca)
Rebecca never planned for them to be free in the first place, since they could be useful to the empire. Even if a fight broke out, she knew they had numbers, and she graduated at the top of her class in the knight academy alongside Timothy. She was also confident in her abilities.
"What if we say no?" (Diabolas)
"You were the vice student council president at the academy right?" (Zack)
"How did you know that?"(Rebecca)
"Interesting, I hope Timothy is still alive yes?" (Zack)
"Who are you exactly?" (Rebecca)
"It seems he is still alive besides I have unfinished business with him"(Zack)
"I asked you a question and am expecting an answer (Rebecca)
As they were talking, someone from the woods fired a large fire spell towards Zack's party, followed by large-scale long-ranged attacks.
"Is this how you are going to play?"(Zack)
"I didn't give such a order"(Rebecca).
"As she shouted and as the knights who gave you the permission to attack?" (Rebecca)
"It wasn't us captain "(knights)
"Since you are denying, then don't blame me for being merciless"(Zack)
As he ordered Diabolas to go and bring the heads of those who just attacked.
She flew happily with an evil smirk and returned few minutes later with 11 heads.
"My lord look what I found "(Diabolas)
"Wanted poster?. Oh so you are here because of the money?"(Zack)
"No, it's not like that I.."(Rebecca)
"How dare you lie to us"(Angela)
"No, I (Rebecca)
"It seems you planned this whole thing huh"(Zack)
I didn't know we were followed. These bounty hunters just made my mission of recruiting this party without fighting even more challenging, Rebecca thought to herself.
"I will give you a choice since I'm still in a good mood: leave here and stop looking for me, or fight here and die."(Zack)
"How dare you talk to lady Heartland like that, who do you think you are?"(crowd of knights)
"All those who just scolded me, I want them dead"(Zack)
As soon as he said that Angela and Diabolas started killing the knight as if crushing small ants, Rebecca was frozen and surprised at what she is seeing.
I know I'm strong, however, I don't think I can win if I fight one-on-one with one of them. Where the hell do these monsters come from? How foolish of me to think I can control them, Rebecca thought to herself.
"Should I choose for you my lady"(Zack)
The army of close to 800 knights was reduced to 300. Besides Diabolas' spell called "Blessing of Death," which could kill a target even if they defended, more casualties were caused by that spell. Meanwhile, Angela was calmly chopping heads like vegetables. Blessing of death is a spiritual attack, you can only defend against it if you have right ranking equipment.
"We will leave please stop"(Rebecca)
Zack signaled the ladies to stop.
"You caused us emotional injuries, so you have to pay 1000 gold coins"(Zack)
"What? Are you crazy?"(Rebecca)
"Ohk, 2000"(Zack)
"You dare try to rob me "(Rebecca)
"5000"(Zack)
"OK, OK please stop We don't have that much "(Rebecca)
Zack and his party took everything from Rebecca's knights, including their armor and weapons, leaving them with only clothes underneath. Even the dead knights were stripped naked by Zack and his party.
They were forced to run half naked in the forest without looking back or they die. Rebecca was furious as she was running along side her knights and deep down promised to pay Zack back tenfold for this embarrassment.