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"Your Highness Alice, I was here first, why?"
Claire began rambling incoherently, showing no semblance of a royal guard.
Neither Roya nor Alice paid any attention to Claire, and Roya remained unperturbed.
Although the girl in front of me is of extraordinary status, being a princess of this capital city.
But I'm not a person of this world, so I just touched his head. I probably won't be arrested and thrown in jail right away.
That's what Luo Ya thought, and that's what he believed.
But constantly touching the other person's head doesn't seem like a good thing either.
Thinking of this, Luo Ya prepared to withdraw his hand.
However, when the hand was withdrawn, a clear look of disappointment appeared on the girl's face.
The girl remained standing there, but her forlorn expression was undisguised.
This Alice has lost all semblance of a princess; she's just a little girl.
Alice seemed to realize her mistake, her face flushed slightly, and she looked away, crossing her arms and saying somewhat angrily, "You saw everything just now, didn't you?"
Luo Ya blinked, somewhat puzzled.
Alice sighed, glanced at the chair next to Roya, and sat down directly. She rested her chin on her hand, looking somewhat embarrassed. "Actually, I've always wanted to maintain the dignity of the royal family. Before you came, I thought of many things to say to you, but when I actually saw you, I don't know why, I couldn't think of any of them."
Alice turned her gaze back to Roya and asked curiously, "Big brother, you seem to be the easy-going type. In that case, why don't you tell me about your adventurer's life?"
This is actually what the girl really wants.
Alice is the kingdom's first princess, the daughter of a legendary hero, and the only candidate to successfully pull out the holy sword.
Although she possesses unparalleled power, having always lived in the capital, she is more like a caged canary.
Everyone was worried about her and told Alice that the outside world was not as wonderful as she imagined. Monsters were rampant, trampling crops, invading villages, capturing humans, and eating them all.
Staying in the capital is the safest option.
The capital city possesses divine artifacts and the world's top adventurers; it seems that she will be safe here.
All she had to do was wait to be crowned as the true queen.
Before becoming queen, she didn't need to do anything; she only needed to stay here, stay in this castle.
She never stepped out of the castle. Here, everyone treated her with utmost respect. No one dared to look down on the legendary hero, nor did anyone dare to defy the majesty of the royal family in the capital.
But for some reason, Alice didn't feel the slightest bit of joy.
All she had was loneliness.
From the time she was old enough to understand things until now, she has always been alone. Well, not really, the bunch of grapes on her head doesn't count. She also has a few close confidants like Claire by her side.
It's okay to act cute occasionally.
The capital city was vast, that much is certain, and the royal palace was also vast, that much is also a fact.
It takes two hours to walk straight ahead from the palace gate to the end of the palace. But what is at the end of the palace?
It is the royal palace's back garden.
This is enough to demonstrate the extravagance of the royal palace.
There are many interesting things about the palace, but anyone who stays here for more than ten years without ever stepping out will eventually feel bored.
And Alice is just like that.
She was tired of her current life, she disliked this kind of existence, and she was frustrated that she would still have to stay here even when she became the queen of this country in the future.
However, such thoughts became even more restless with the arrival of Roya.
Alice listened intently as Roya recounted the so-called adventurer's story.
Roya sat in the chair, and Claire glared at him hatefully, her eyes as if Roya had stolen her beloved, wishing she could tear him apart alive.
The rosewood chair exudes a unique fragrance. The chair is not very large, and the armrests on both sides are carved with some small patterns. The patterns are exquisite, but just looking at them gives people a sense of awe.
Although Roya didn't know its value, he estimated that this one bench alone was worth tens of millions of Eris.
The two sat facing each other. Alice rested her chin on her hand, her previous mature demeanor completely gone. The girl stared intently at the boy opposite her with her clear eyes.
Between the two was a table made of the same wood as the chairs. The table wasn't very big, similar to a mahjong table from their previous life.
Roya's voice was gentle as she began to recount the adventurers from her memories.
"The so-called adventurers are not as glamorous as they seem. Most of them are actually living with their heads tied to their belts."
Claire stood to the side, coughed heavily, and said coldly, "Roya, watch your words. Don't instill any strange vocabulary in Her Highness the Princess."
Luo Ya felt that what she said was a bit rude to a little girl, but then she heard Alice excitedly say, "Hmm, living on your own two feet?"
A strange light flickered in the girl's eyes, a feeling akin to curiosity about something new.
Alice turned her gaze to Claire, who was standing to the side, coughed lightly a few times, and said coldly, "Claire, you can go down now."
Claire glanced at Roya, then at the girl who, though pretending to be nonchalant, was clearly getting excited. She shook her head, and as she approached Roya, she said in a low voice with a cold face, "You little rascal, don't corrupt His Highness."
Roya was baffled by this.
Seeing Roya's expression, Claire sighed, gritted her teeth, and said, "I hope so."
After the other person left, Alice moved a chair next to Roya, her expression turned serious, and she waited earnestly for Roya to tell her what was to come.
Luo Ya shrugged, thought for a moment, and realized that he didn't really have anything to say.
Alice longs for the life of an adventurer, hoping to gain that kind of unrestrained, unconstrained, and unfettered freedom from etiquette and rules.
It can't be said that the girl's idea was wrong. Alice was at an innocent and romantic age, and it was not a problem for her to yearn for other worlds.
But how should I tell her?
You should tell Alice, like the people in the palace, that there are bad guys outside the palace who will take advantage of you, or advise Alice that it is safest to stay in the palace.
Then what's the difference between me and those people?
With this in mind, Roya made a decision.
A rather bold decision.
Perhaps I could take Alice and do some daring things.
Chapter 286 The So-Called Adventurer
Of course, what I mean by doing something bold is actually becoming an adventurer.
With that in mind, Roya began to tell his story, the story of how he became an adventurer.
Roya slowly began to speak: "Although adventurers face danger, there is no doubt that their lives are also quite exciting. They may be a bit tired, but if they meet good teammates, it will add a touch of color to their journey."
"Although I am alone most of the time, sometimes I envy those kinds of people."
Alice glanced at Roya, tilted her head slightly, and a gentle expression appeared on her innocent face. The girl said to Roya, "Big brother, it's okay. Alice is also a person, and I understand how you feel."
Luo Ya smiled. Although he was alone, that only applied to his journey, and the reason he ended up this way was largely due to his own choices.
Roya said to Alice, "Let's not talk about that. Let me start telling you the story of the adventurers."
"Adventurers have their own way of surviving, but in short, it all comes down to one thing: caution."
"No matter what kind of enemy you face, you must be cautious. You can't underestimate them just because they are weak monsters. Alice is very strong, but she can't lose her caution."
"If one day you go out on an adventure and fight someone weaker than you, you should be careful."
As he said this, Roya looked at the girl beside him.
Alice still looked eager to learn when she heard the first part of the sentence, but her expression turned a little sour when she heard the second part. Alice murmured softly, "Will I ever go on an adventure? They won't let me go out. Even if I just wander around the neighborhood, I'll be followed by a group of guards."
Luo Ya paused, reached out and patted the girl's head, comforting her, "That day will come."
Then Roya began to tell stories about the adventurers.
If it's just the monotonous grind of killing monsters and leveling up, then naturally there's nothing appealing about it.
His own adventurer experiences weren't really anything special; if you really want to talk about it, it was just about crushing everything in his path.
While simply crushing an opponent may feel good, it doesn't really matter to others.
But the stories about what the bodies of the monsters you killed were used for, and how to deal with a weak monster, are a little more interesting.
And what's there to talk about in your own affairs? Just go up and unleash a magic combo to kill them instantly?
For a moment, Roya really didn't know what to say, so he simply brought up the story of Goblin Slayer.
Of course, the dark version of the first half is omitted, which tells the story of Goblin Slayer's adventures afterward.
Growth and adventure always make people's hearts race. Even though he was just an ordinary person, he was able to do things that were difficult for adventurers with special powers to do.
Alice's eyes lit up as she listened, her interest in the so-called adventure rekindled.
The little girl was like this, Alice gazed at Luo Ya, her handsome eyes filled with longing.
Roya's story was short, taking only half an hour to finish telling the tale of Goblin Slayer.
"In short, that's roughly how things unfolded. I'm sure you now have a clearer understanding of the adventurer's life."
Alice nodded, and the girl, still wanting more, got up and walked to the window, looking out at the bright sunshine of the world outside the palace.