Yu Ling nodded: "He is Cecil, I'm absolutely sure I'm not mistaken. Didn't you want to get in touch with him a long time ago?"

Bip's eyes gradually brightened. Cecil, who doesn't know him! He's the idol of many newcomers who are just starting out on their adventures.

“Okay! I got it!” Bip gave his 'colleague' a knowing look and immediately stepped forward to greet him, “Hello, my name is Bip, I’m a thief.”

Thieves... This is truly like a pillow appearing when you're sleepy; it's exactly what you've been wishing for.

Cecil returned the smile.

This is such a coincidence.

However, he was used to the capriciousness of fate and wouldn't treat everything as a conspiracy theory. Cecil had his own way of judging people, so of course he wouldn't be afraid of a tool that came to him on its own.

"Hello, my name is Hill."

The two clasped hands and, with Yu Ling's occasional interjections, quickly became acquainted.

As an elf, Keo was sharp-witted and heard Yu Ling had already revealed the man's true identity as the much-hyped, almost mythical, adventurer. But he was puzzled. Even if it really was him, why the need for such obsequiousness?

However, Yu Ling pushed him towards Cecil as well. Cecil's personal charm was indeed impressive, and it was very helpful in correcting Keo's values.

"You and Bip will go with Hill on this mission." Yu Ling made the arrangements for the dark elf very clear in just a few words. "Hey! This is a rare opportunity to play with a powerful adventurer! Please, please (???)."

Cecil and the other adventurers were displeased upon hearing this. "You call something so serious 'playing around'?!"

But then I looked at Yu Ling's face again... well, it was a face that made you want to surrender without a reason, and those bright, sparkling eyes...

Oh well, let's just have fun.

With the captain around, nothing is a problem. Even if it were the regular team members, they would be carried to victory just the same way.

Bringing along a naive and innocent girl like Yu Ling will help conceal the captain's identity even better!

Over time, Kao has shown Yu Ling the image of a good older brother who almost always grants her every request, and this time is no exception.

“Alright then, we don’t really have any concrete plans anyway…” Kao gritted his teeth and whispered in Yu Ling’s ear, “Since you like him so much, then just go with him!”

He wanted to see what was so special about this human that made Yu Ling treat him so specially!

Kaio had no idea that Yu Ling's last-minute change of mind to stay was largely due to him.

He was only teaming up with Cecil out of a bit of spite, which was completely different from Yu Ling and Bipu's mindset.

Soon, they arrived at their destination, a magnificent and luxurious castle. The sculptures and artifacts used to decorate it were priceless, not to mention the gold and silver jewels inlaid within.

Keo, who was holding back his anger, fully utilized his peak intelligence. Next to the low-key Cecil and Bip, who was deliberately hiding himself and focusing on making friends, he showed off his skills and made progress far ahead of other small teams that were doing tasks at different locations at the same time.

Yu Ling attributed this to the mutual respect between the protagonists. Cecil, just as rumored, spoke with humor and wit, yet also with the demeanor of a strongman.

With his elegant demeanor and dignified appearance, and his well-rounded abilities, he can solve any puzzle or mystery encountered in missions. He truly deserves to be called a hero of the fairy tale world.

Look, Kao has been following us for only a short while and he's already acting like a normal person. He hasn't gone crazy at all. Yu Ling gave herself a thumbs up for her wise decision.

Ultimately, everything learned during the 'exploration' narrowed down the mission objective to an ordinary mirror, which Keo eagerly presented to it.

The mission is complete, congratulations! In addition to giving everyone their reward, the host also kindly invited everyone to have dinner together and stay overnight. The next morning, the dragon knight who brought them there would take them back the way they came.

At the banquet, the exquisite food was delicious, especially the bottles of various fine red wines, which led most people to choose to stay.

Yu Ling, Bip, Keo, and Cecil and his squad also stayed behind.

Bip and Cecil had already gotten to know each other quite well during the quest. It was a good thing that the adventurer party had become acquainted with a thief who was quite skilled. He was confident that he could get to know Cecil, who had shed his disguise, in a new light. At this moment, he was enjoying his meal with great satisfaction.

However, his sixth sense as a thief made him unconsciously start thinking about the perplexing aspects of the mission while he was enjoying the delicious food.

Bipu lowered his head and whispered in Yuling's ear, "Don't you feel that something's wrong with this mission?"

Yu Ling, sipping her red wine, first peeked at the others present. Finding that no one except Kaio was paying attention to her, she turned her head to answer:

"Yes, don't you think this task is a bit too easy? It doesn't deserve the huge reward he's offering."

When Bip's eyes lit up after his strangeness was pointed out, he realized that even with Cecil, a super-powerful expert, leading the team, and Kaio, a dark horse who performed exceptionally well, it shouldn't have been this smooth sailing with the addition of five or six people, including himself, who were just slacking off.

Why spend huge sums of money to bring together so many people from all walks of life when something can be cracked with a little effort and a few people?

"No wonder, so you already figured it out..." Bipu looked up and saw Yuling picking up a small dessert and stuffing it into her mouth. She couldn't help but complain, "Aren't you worried at all?"

Yu Ling continued stuffing herself with snacks, took another sip of wine to clear her throat, and muttered softly as she ate, "Isn't Cecil here? He wouldn't abandon us in danger."

Bipp suddenly realized, "That makes sense. Maybe Cecil recognized it as a conspiracy and that's why he's hiding his identity and sneaking in. What's he worrying about here?"

As for these delicious foods...

Looking around, everyone was eating, including Yu Ling and Cecil. There shouldn't be anything added, so I could eat without worry!

A group of people were enjoying their meal and drinks when Kaio angrily smashed the steak in front of him to pieces.

Cecil, Cecil again! Has this silly elf prince never seen anything like it? How can he trust that human so much!

Speaking of broadening one's horizons...

It's his fault that caused that high and mighty elf to suffer a setback and lose her memory.

But that's no reason to let him be seduced by humans!