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Alice stepped down from the stage, and instantly all eyes were on her. Alice's posture was elegant, and her white skirt parted just before touching the ground. The white ribbon at the girl's chest looked so pure, just like her clear eyes and innocent appearance. Her posture was composed yet innocent and romantic, making her the kind of girl who could arouse a desire to protect.
Her long, golden hair cascaded down to her waist, swaying with the movement of her skirt. Alice walked straight up to Roya, looking directly into his eyes, which were so clear and earnest. The girl asked again, "Lord Roya, can you be my knight?"
Alice's eyes held a hint of expectation, as if she was afraid that Roya would refuse. The girl took a few more steps forward, stretched out her fair and slender hands, grasped Roya's left hand, and looked at Roya with a charming expression.
However, seeing Alice's expectant expression, Roya hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "No."
Alice is indeed very cute, and in some ways even cuter than her two younger sisters.
But he couldn't really stay in the castle with Alice and play house.
Upon hearing this, Alice's face showed obvious disappointment. The girl pursed her lips, her eyes filled with a hint of grievance.
Chapter 297 Knight
Roya subconsciously reached out and touched Alice's forehead. Looking at the girl's expression, he finally said with some helplessness, "I can't stay in the capital forever."
Everyone stared at the interaction between the two as if they had seen a ghost.
Alice is adorable, that's for sure, but no one has ever seen a girl with such an expression before.
Claire, standing nearby, was already red with jealousy. The young knight could no longer contain himself, and Claire rushed forward. In a tone that was somewhat angry but mostly jealous, she said, "You brat, how could you refuse His Highness? His Highness has never spoken to anyone like that before, and you dared to refuse?"
However, just as Claire was about to rush over, Russell grabbed her by the back of her collar.
Claire was stunned for a moment, then began to struggle, but the large hand held her tightly and she couldn't break free. Claire protested loudly, shouting things like "Let me go."
Russell shrugged, ignoring Claire, a rare hint of helplessness appearing on his square face.
Russell nodded to Roya, pulled Claire aside, and casually said, "You guys continue, I'll take this guy away first."
Alice took a deep breath. The girl wasn't the unreasonable type. Girls are much more sensible. If it were other girls her age, they could pester Roya and beg and plead.
As for how to plead and persuade, they can act cute and charming, or put on a pitiful expression to gain sympathy. They can even be a little unreasonable and domineering.
This is a privilege reserved for girls of this age.
But not Alice.
As the successor to the hero, she cannot show such an expression.
However, a girl is still just a girl, and a girl of this age is still too naive. Even Alice, if she can't get what she wants, will show a sad expression.
Alice, still unwilling to give up, suppressed her sorrow and looked at the young man again with a pleading look in her eyes. Alice slowly clenched her fists and said with some reluctance, "Then, at least while you stay in the palace, please become my knight?"
"hiss."
When the girl finished speaking, it was as if she had used up all her strength. She bit her lip tightly, and her pitiful expression made the knight and adventurer next to her gasp.
Alice's demeanor made it impossible for anyone to even think of refusing her.
This time, Roya was truly at a loss with the other party. Roya did not refuse again, nodded, and said to Alice, "Alright, since you've already called me brother."
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
If such a cute girl suddenly started crying, everyone would feel quite helpless and wouldn't know what to do.
At the moment, Roya doesn't seem to be such a cold person after all.
Alice's face lit up with joy, and a bright smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. However, when she heard Roya's words, her tone carried a hint of resentment: "But you won't stay by my side all the time."
Luo Ya patted Alice's head and sighed helplessly, "Alice, I have other things to take care of, so I can't stay with you all the time."
Claire, who had been making a fuss, finally stopped talking.
Claire glanced at Roya, then at Alice, her dejection becoming even more palpable.
She stepped forward because she didn't want to see Princess Alice's sad expression, but deep down, she hoped that Roya would refuse the girl's somewhat unreasonable request.
But once the other party agreed, the feeling of dejection became even heavier.
"Clearly, I was here first," Claire lamented, feeling hopeless.
I should never have let Roya into the capital.
The ups and downs of life were so painful for Claire that she even had such thoughts.
Claire, regaining her senses, gritted her teeth, slapped Russell's hand away, and glared fiercely at her old captain, her eyes seeming to ask, "Fine, you won't help me, but you're stopping me too."
Russell chuckled awkwardly, while simultaneously feeling a bit overwhelmed.
He knew his own knight's temperament well.
If Claire were to go and cause trouble for Roya, she would probably get beaten up again.
Claire stood beside Alice, looking menacing. Alice, oblivious to Claire's expression, remained lost in the joy of Roja's granting of her request.
Alice said to Roya in a pretentious manner, "In that case, my knight, I will make an exception and allow you to stay by my side."
Alice's immature tone and affected manner made the girl look exceptionally cute.
However, Roya still said somewhat irritably, "Just call me brother."
"Oh, then brother, you can stay by my side." Alice smiled brightly, like a spring breeze in April, making everyone feel refreshed.
"Awei is dead!" An adventurer clutched his chest, looking like he was having a heart attack.
The adventurer next to her gave her a disapproving look, his contempt and disdain undisguised, but when he saw Claire's expression, he couldn't help but breathe harder.
"She's so cute! Damn it, if this keeps up, I'll be seen as a pervert!"
Claire, standing to the side, felt a deep sadness in her heart.
She had been standing next to Alice for a while, but no one paid any attention to her, and her threat seemed like a joke to Roya.
Unable to defeat the opponent in a fight, all they could do was glare and try to intimidate them, but now it seems that their attempt to intimidate was nothing but a joke.
After finishing his business here, Russell coughed a few times, walked up to Roya, and said to Roya and Alice in a gentle voice, "Roya, Princess Alice, please come up on stage. This is still the exam. After the competition, Roya, you can go with Alice."
Claire, standing beside him, was somewhat displeased upon hearing this. Still unwilling to give up and wanting to be a third wheel, Claire directly asked Russell, "What about me?"
"You?" Russell glanced at Claire and said casually, "If you can beat me, you'll get the same treatment as Roya."
Claire was speechless for a moment.
The surrounding crowd all had expressions of enjoying the show, and some adventurers even started to jeer, saying, "Damn it, how dare you look down on my Lady Claire! Let's show you what a real strongman is!"
"Exactly, can you tolerate this? Russell, if you don't accept it, I'll look down on you for the rest of my life."
The clamor returned to a cacophony, and the girl's face quickly flushed red, whether from anger or some other reason, it was unclear.
Russell swept his cold gaze over the crowd who had been jeering, and said in a chilling voice, "Stop jeering. What, do you want to try it too?"
Those guys who were just jumping around excitedly suddenly fell silent, looking at each other and choosing to remain quiet.
The competition continued. Roya completed his training, successfully defeated Russell with a single sword strike, and was then directly invited by Alice to become a royal guard knight, becoming the little girl's personal bodyguard.
Chapter 298 I Like Them All
Just thinking about this made Luo Ya feel a little helpless. Looking at the girl's innocent and romantic expression, Luo Ya wondered if she had planned this all along.
The remaining matches weren't very interesting.
Among adventurer parties, few are capable of defeating knights. Even if they defeat those knights clad in silver armor, they still have to face powerful opponents like Russell.
Although Russell lost face in front of Roya and was knocked down with a single sword strike, he looked very weak.
But that’s not actually the case.
Only after the adventurers who defeated the knights took to the field would they remember the fear of being dominated by Russell.
The two below were competing against each other, while the two above seemed to have nothing to do.
The young man stood upright, his gaze casually sweeping across the stage from below.
The girl sat gracefully in her elegant long dress, but her gaze was not fixed on the competition below. Needless to say, the girl was typical of being absent-minded, or in short, daydreaming.
After watching for a while, Luo Ya lost interest and turned his gaze to the girl's delicate, doll-like face.
The girl's soft golden hair cascaded down to her waist. Looking at that beautiful hair, Roya wondered if she would look even prettier if he braided it into a plait.
The moment of contemplation didn't last long. Alice noticed Roya's gaze, turned around to look at him, and saw him lost in thought. The girl couldn't help but ask, "Brother, are you angry?"
Alice's somewhat puzzling words startled Weiwei. The boy turned his gaze to the girl and asked in confusion, "Huh?"
"I didn't tell my brother about what happened today. You're not angry, are you?" the girl asked nervously.
The girl's anxious look amused Luo Ya. He looked up, his pale golden eyes meeting the girl's pure gaze. The young man casually said, "If you're afraid of making me angry, then why do this?"
Alice was slightly taken aback. The girl, realizing what was happening, bit her lip slightly and said with a hint of grievance, "I just want to spend more time with Brother Roya."
Roya remained noncommittal, watching the crowd below still engaged in the activity with unwavering enthusiasm. His expression remained calm as the young man simply said, "Is that so?"
That was the end of the story.
Both of them fell silent for a moment, exchanged a glance, and then looked away.
Roya wasn't angry; he wasn't about to get angry over something like that. Besides, Roya quite liked Alice.
The girl is cute, a little clever, innocent-minded, and kind-hearted.
It would be a lie to say that a girl like this isn't lovable.
Their silence did not stop time from passing.