Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 105 We clearly agreed to be a team for life

Chapter 105 We clearly agreed to be a team for life

"Waaaaah, waaaaahh ...

In the hotel.

Charlotte crouched in the corner of the room, sobbing uncontrollably, while the cloak gently patted his back, as if comforting the wounded high priest.

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't insisted on staying with me, I might not have been kicked out!"

He complained.

The cloak couldn't speak, but it conveyed a clear sense of apology.

"If it weren't for you, Alice and I would definitely get along very well, and maybe we would have lived a happy and wonderful life, but now—waaaaaah—"

Charlotte instinctively pulled at the corner of his cloak to wipe his nose, and the next second, he was grabbed by the neck again, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"I'm sorry! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

He immediately begged for mercy.

Seeing that he admitted his mistake, the cloak left him and picked up a towel to wipe one corner of her body. Her elegant movements made her look like a noblewoman.

Charlotte suspected that its previous owner might have been female. Of course, it's also possible that it was originally female if it had a gender.

After this commotion, Charlotte calmed down.

He knew he was largely taking his anger out on the cloak; after all, given Claire's personality, she would never give him a chance to poison the innocent Alice. Even if she didn't use this reason, she would find some other excuse.

"Sigh—emptiness, loneliness, and coldness!"

Charlotte huddled in the corner, his cloak gently wrapped around his body. And you know what? There was a strange warmth about him, a feeling that brought him peace of mind.

He didn't know why the cloak had become his possession, but he knew that Claire had given it to him as a reward. Although she hadn't said it herself, it was most likely at Alice's behest.

My sister is so caring.

Wipe away the tears of emotion from the corners of your eyes.

Since that's the case, I have to work hard! Now that I've teamed up with Yūken Hibiki, I'm sure I'll do very well in the royal capital!

I need to level up as quickly as possible so I won't resort to such a lousy trick when I encounter the Demon King's daughter again! Then I can become the most famous adventurer and be respectfully invited back by Claire!

—That's how it should be.

As evening fell, Yujian Xiangye returned and revealed a fact that Xia Luo had never expected.

"--The squad has been disbanded."

"----What?"

"To be precise, the squad has been temporarily disbanded."

His expression was somewhat sad.

"Wait, wait a minute!?" Charlotte panicked, grabbing Yūken Hibiki's shoulder and shouting, "Didn't we agree to be a team for life?!"

"When did we say that?"

Mikami Hibiki scratched his head blankly, but he quickly added, "Sorry, this might just be my stubbornness. I just suddenly realized how weak I am and how I can't protect anything."

What do you mean? You want it cooked three times?

Yu Jianxiangye spoke again: "On the way to the capital, Charlotte, didn't you say that it was selfish of you to let me solve all the troubles and problems? I thought about it for a long time and found that you were right. Clemeria and Fio thought so too. They found that they were gradually falling behind my pace, so they asked to go for training during the day."

"How could this be—"

Charlotte knew.

Clementa and Fio are just ordinary spear users and thieves, so it would be difficult for them to catch up with Hibiki without holding her back.

This trip to the capital made both of them realize their limits, so they were eager to improve their strength. However, since following Mikami Hibiki offered no improvement, they chose to train in a neighboring country.

The same applies to the original work.

"Of course, I also realized how weak I was, being complacent because of the Demon Sword only to get kicked away like that —"

Yu Jianxiangye became depressed again.

Charlotte quickly said, "Don't be like that. Although you looked pathetic when you were kicked away like a stray dog ​​on the side of the road, it was really cool of you to rush forward!"

Besides, the opponent is the strongest member of the Demon King's army, the Demon King's daughter. Isn't it normal that he can't win?

"Is that a compliment?"

Don't worry about the details.

"—Never mind. Anyway, I've decided to start training. The enemy has appeared; how can I stand still? To live up to Aqua's expectations, I must become stronger and then defeat the Demon King!"

Are you Tiga?! Give me back my light, okay? And Aqua has never had any expectations of you, so stop being delusional.

Charlotte barely managed to suppress her吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments).

"Oh, right, and this too." Mikami Hibiki pulled out three checks. "Clemeria and Fio said they didn't do anything this time and shouldn't receive these rewards, so they gave them to me. But after thinking about it, I think it's better to give this money to you."

"----Give me?"

"Because it was Charlotte who found Viscount Scott's secret chamber, and it was you who used your scheme to expose his collusion with the Demon King's army. I was just helping out and didn't make any contribution, did I?"

He handed over three checks, each worth 1000 million, without hesitation.

Charlotte knew the Demon Sword Hero wasn't short of money, but his willingness to hand it over so readily was truly remarkable. However—

"No, I won't take it."

"If you feel bad about it, then..."

"No, that's not true." Charlotte interrupted him. "Our team's rule is that no matter how much we contribute, the rewards are split equally, because sometimes we need to rely on the other members of the team. Besides, I already got the cloak, so I've already gotten a great deal."

"I knew you'd say that—"

Mikami Hibiki smiled slightly, but he still slipped the check into Charlotte's hand, saying, "There's another rule for the team, which is that we all share the debts. Charlotte, you still owe Miss Wiz 5000 million, right?"

"But these are magical items I bought myself—"

"But we've made this journey so smooth thanks to your magical items. Don't refuse anymore, just accept them. Consider it equipment provided to you by the team."

"—Then I'll accept it without hesitation."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Then Miken Hibiki left, saying he planned to go to the front-line fortress to take a look, and set off with the other knights.

Then Youyou came back too.

When she heard that the team had fallen apart, she almost broke down, anxiously asking, "Was it my fault? Was it because I didn't try hard enough that the team disbanded!?"

"No, no. It's just that they believe their strength still needs improvement, so they decided to go and train for a while."

"Yes, I see. I've seen a similar story in the Crimson Demon Clan's library. It says that the hero team felt they weren't strong enough on their way to defeat the Demon King, so they split up to improve their strength for a while, and then joined forces to defeat an even stronger enemy! Is that the pattern?"

'

"Tricks and such —"

However, what Youyou said makes a lot of sense.

Then, when she heard that Mikami Hibiki and the others had given Charlotte all the royal bounty, she handed over the check without saying a word, like a wife voluntarily handing over her salary.

"You don't need to, Youyou."

"Me too! Because we're a team! Please be my team forever!!"

"oh oh----"

Youyou's personality is too serious.

Overwhelmed by the girl's imposing presence, Charlotte unconsciously accepted the check. Combined with the rewards from the dragon horde they had defeated and the leader's earnings, this trip to the capital had netted them a whopping 5000 million!

It seems I can pay back the money I owe Wiz.

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