Chapter 255: 255 Enthusiastic Good Samaritan
The next day.
As soon as dawn broke, Liz, just as usual, came to the avenue leading to the Fransel estate in a carriage, holding her sword, and disembarked here.
Whether it was to conceal Liz’s identity or for some other reason, this carriage would never drive Liz directly into the Fransel estate; instead, it would stop here, letting Liz get out and walk the rest of the way.
Liz stepped onto the road that had recently become familiar to her, arriving at the gates of the bustling Fransel estate.
And her arrival was immediately noticed by those who were watching closely.
"Here she comes, here she comes!"
"It’s Miss Liz!"
"Is Miss Liz here to take on the challenge today?"
"Ah, how wonderful, today I get to see Miss Liz totter... ahem, bravely challenge the insurmountable adversaries on the stage!"
"Yes, yes, that’s right."
"I feel you, brother."
Amongst the crowd, the clamoring outcries of various animals blended in, sounding strangely inhuman even though it was human speech.
"Miss Liz!"
"Miss Liz!"
Many others were also shouting towards Liz with the feverish intensity of crazed fans at a pop star.
"H-hello everyone!"
While Liz was somewhat frightened by their unusual enthusiasm and felt like running away, after day upon day of this, she had grown somewhat accustomed to it, so she managed to suppress the nervousness and turmoil inside her, bowed politely to the cheering crowd.
However, Liz might never know that her bow provided quite the welfare to certain beasts with indecent thoughts.
"awsl!"
"Miss Liz bowed to me again today!"
"What a polite child she is, remember to keep this up, and if possible, bow a bit more deeply, with more effort, and hold the pose for a bit longer!"
"Are you really doing this for the sake of politeness? I’m too embarrassed to even call you out!"
"Anyhow, Miss Liz is the best!"
The excited howling within the crowd sounded almost like a throwback to ancestral behavior, with some men looking so blissful they seemed to have no regrets left in life, making women nearby coldly choose to stay away from them.
Liz wasn’t sure if she had done something wrong again, but every time she greeted these enthusiastic people (that is, bowed to them), they would get so excited that it left her baffled.
But seeing their happy faces, it couldn’t be something bad, right?
Being mostly neglected in the palace, this moved Liz quite a bit.
"Everyone here is so nice."
That’s the conclusion Liz came to in her heart.
"Since everyone is so kind to me, then today I must perform even better."
Liz’s face showed a determined expression.
The warm cheering from everyone gave Liz a great deal of strength, and the little princess, clenching her fists, stepped up onto the stage.
Reiger had not arrived yet; Liz needed to sign up first.
Due to the endless stream of challengers, to prevent conflicts and disputes, those who wanted to challenge had to first register with Ai En and Ian, who were taking turns, and wait for their names to be called before they could take the stage.
Liz didn’t arrive particularly early, although she had headed here as soon as it was light, but apparently, some people would get here before dawn to secure a place for a chance at challenging Reiger and receiving his guidance; if one waited until daylight to come, they would often have to wait behind dozens of others before their turn arrived.
When Liz started coming, it was like that too, she still had to wait in line behind dozens even when arriving at dawn.
This only deepened Liz’s admiration of Reiger.
"Sure enough, Sword Saint Sir is deeply respected by everyone."
The little princess had a sincere admiration for Reiger.
But after a few times like this, the little princess suddenly realized that she seemed not to need to queue anymore.
Because... there were so many warm-hearted people here!
"Miss Liz, you go first."
"Yes, yes, let Miss Liz go first."
"After all, it’s Miss Liz, she must be the first to go on stage."
"Early sight, early delight!"
The group of male swordsmen who were queuing to sign up at the stage saw Liz coming and immediately revealed a kind expression, willingly giving up their spots.
"Early sight, early delight?" Sometimes Liz didn’t quite understand the strange remarks that these warm-hearted people blurted out, but she still timidly thanked everyone, saying, "Th-that, letting me go ahead every time like this, I really feel sorry."
Upon hearing Liz’s words, the group of male swordsmen laughed refreshingly.
"Not at all, we’re the ones who should say sorry."
"Exactly, we owe it to Miss Liz that we can keep coming here every day; if it weren’t for Miss Liz, I might have given up long ago."
"Yeah, we’re ones who haven’t been appreciated by Sir Reiger, and to this day haven’t received any guidance; it’s really been hitting our confidence."
"For us now, coming here every day is motivated by watching Miss Liz hopping around on stage... No, I mean striving hard!"
"Absolutely right!"
The words uttered by the people with smiling faces almost brought Liz to tears.
"Can I really have such a positive impact on others?"
Liz couldn’t believe it all, and her eyes nearly moistened.
To which the group of male swordsmen all gave a thumbs-up.
"Of course, Miss Liz is everything we dream of!"
"Whenever I crawl into bed, just remembering Miss Liz rejuvenates my exhausted body instantly!"
"That’s right, Miss Liz, keep fighting on the stage just like you always do, striving to show yourself, that is the best encouragement for us!"
"And please let us see you continue to fight until you’re drenched in sweat and panting for breath, okay?"
"Never give up until the last moment!"
The generous and impassioned encouragement from these male swordsmen filled Liz’s timid heart with fighting spirit all at once.
"Yes! I will work hard!"
With a determined look in her eyes, Liz stepped up to the platform and reported her name.
Of course, she only reported the name "Liz," without giving her last name.
Otherwise, her identity might have been exposed in an instant.
Today, it was Ai En’s turn to maintain order at the challenges.
Watching the benign and enthusiastic swordsmen with cold eyes, Ai En held a piece of sheepskin paper and a feather pen, as if looking at a pile of garbage.
"Thank you."
After reporting her name, Liz politely thanked Ai En.
"No need."
Ai En quickly returned a bow.
Joking, she wasn’t unaware of the true identity of the girl swordsman before her, unlike those malevolent beasts, she couldn’t accept Liz’s thanks without any scruples.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Reiger should be here soon," Ai En said respectfully.
"Okay, okay."
Liz hastily agreed and stood there quietly waiting.
The people around her were chattering away, gazing at Liz with eyes full of anticipation, as if they couldn’t wait for her to get on the stage.
It wasn’t long before the true owner of the platform arrived.
Reiger, with empty hands, emerged from his residence and came to the front gate.
"My lord!"
"My lord!"
The people around immediately greeted Reiger with respectful bows.
Including Liz and everyone in the crowd, they all greeted the indisputable Sword Saint with respect.
"Hello."
Reiger nodded to all those present, then turned his gaze to Liz.
"Huff..."
Just as Liz was taking a deep breath, preparing to step up and challenge Reiger, he suddenly spoke.
"Today’s challenge will be postponed; I have some things to deal with," Reiger announced first and then said to Liz, "Come with me, I want to talk to you."
After speaking, Reiger turned and walked away.
"Huh?"
Liz stood there dumbfounded, her expression one of bewilderment.
"Your Highness," Ai En quietly reminded Liz at her side, "hurry and follow him."
Only then did Liz come to her senses.
"Could it be..."
Considering a certain possibility, Liz’s eyes lit up, and she quickly clutched her sword and began to run, chasing after Reiger.
Liz faintly heard some groaning.
"No! My daily spiritual sustenance!"
"Why!?"
"At least have one fight!"
"I can’t live without Miss Liz’s lively figure on stage!"
"Oh God! Why are you so cruel!?"
The male swordsmen, as well as the non-swordsmen, all cried out in pain at this moment, as if they were about to weep blood tears.
However, they were quickly driven away mercilessly by the women led by Ai En, some of whom were beaten, causing screams of pain to echo through the air.
Liz really wanted to look back, but seeing that Reiger had no intention of stopping, she could only silently apologize in her heart.
"I’m sorry, warm-hearted everyone, I will find a way to make it up to you in the future."
With that thought, Liz caught up with Reiger’s steps and entered the mansion.
...
Fränzel Residence, the parlor.
Today, only Reiger and Liz were present, with no one else around.
"I’m sorry, Your Highness, Marilyn isn’t here and I’m not very good at making tea, so you’ll have to bear with me," Reiger said, inviting Liz to sit and apologizing to her.
"No, no problem!" Liz quickly shook her head, nervously saying, "I, I don’t really like tea anyway, this is fine!"
"Alright," Reiger nodded and said, "Then I’ll get to the point. Your Highness, may I ask you a question?"
Liz nodded emphatically, looking at Reiger, her hand clutching the sword involuntarily tightening.
In such a situation, Reiger asked this question.
"How do you see the matter of becoming my attendant?" Reiger asked Liz, looking her in the eyes.
"This has nothing to do with the royal family or the people who have ordered you to do so in secret."
"I want to know your own thoughts."
"Do you really want to be my attendant?"