Standing on the balcony, looking at the city outside, Raphtalia was somewhat dazed. She had never thought that one day she would be standing here, and... even when the king was killed.

It has been three days since the battle ended.

After Fang Zheng personally killed Megamalo XXXII, the other nobles and ministers immediately chose to surrender. After all, Fang Zheng had already shown with his actions that no matter if it was the king or the nobles, anyone who dared to stand in his way would be killed without mercy. The army loyal to the king and the Three Braves had been completely wiped out in the previous battle, leaving no remnants behind. The remaining people naturally immediately began to flatter him.

Fang Zheng had no intention of usurping the throne. He was the lord of the Tiandao Palace and ruled over tens of thousands of planets. The small country of Megmalo was just a piece of cake for Fang Zheng. Perhaps others thought the throne was important, but for Fang Zheng, it was not much better than being a network administrator.

At least the network administrator can still play games anytime and anywhere without spending any money.

So Fang Zheng did nothing except ordering everything to remain the same and wait for the queen to return. He just presided over the overall situation in the palace. After all, he knew that if he left, the whole palace would be in chaos. So he simply waited here for the queen to come back, and then it would not be too late to leave this mess to her before leaving.

"Tsk tsk tsk, he is worthy of being the boss, he confronts the king right away."

At this moment, a frivolous voice sounded not far away. Raphtalia twitched her ears and turned her head. Not far away, she saw a girl with red hair tied in a ponytail, holding her hands on the holy spear, sighing as she walked. Next to her was a petite girl wearing a black windbreaker and with long black hair.

"I knew Fang Zheng had asked me to come here for no good reason..."

"What does it matter? Isn't saving the world also the mission of you Fire Mist Warriors?"

"I know, but he killed a king right after he arrived..."

"It was the king who caused trouble for the boss, so he deserved it..."

The red-haired girl with a ponytail looked forward as she spoke. When she saw Raphtalia, she also raised her hand with a smile.

"Hey, isn't this a raccoon?"

"Hello, Ms. Shana, Ms. Kyoko."

Hearing the red-haired girl's greeting, Raphtalia quickly turned around and returned the greeting.

That’s right, these two people are the Sword Hero and Spear Hero—Shana and Sakura Anko—whom Fang Zheng summoned again after he personally executed the two “fake” heroes.

Fang Zheng really had no way to deal with this.

There were very few people around him who used swords, and even fewer who used guns. So after thinking it over, Fang Zheng decided to call Shana and Sakura Kyoko... The former was one of Fang Zheng's few who were good at using swords, and the latter was a spearman, so there was no need to worry about changing her job luck.

After knowing that they were summoned to save a world, Shana and Xingzi did not object, but Shana could not help but complain a few words. Xingzi was quite calm - after all, in her world, Fang Zheng had directly burned a high-level civilization. In Xingzi's opinion, the king of such a small medieval country was just like that.

In fact, if possible, Fang Zheng originally wanted to give the holy sword to Raphtalia, but unfortunately the four holy warriors are from another world as part of the core setting and cannot be changed, so Fang Zheng cannot let Raphtalia become one of the four holy warriors.

"Would you like some?"

Walking up to Raphtalia, Kyoko smiled and took out a chocolate bar and handed it to her. Raphtalia hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it. Although Kyoko had only been here for two days, Raphtalia knew that she always brought snacks with her. Even when she went out to level up and fight monsters, she would always have a chocolate bar in her mouth. She had to admit that these delicacies from another world were indeed delicious.

Lifana and Filo also like these snacks, and Raphtalia is no exception.

“Huh…”

Seeing Raphtalia take the chocolate bar, Xingzi became even happier. She stood on the balcony and stretched lazily facing the sunset.

"I never thought there was such a world. When I heard Asuna and the others talk about it, I thought it was fake... But it's quite fun. It feels like playing a game!"

"We're not really here to play games."

Shana snorted softly, while Kyoko giggled and put her arm around her shoulders.

"Hehehe, who said before that I would go back after I reached level 20? What happened?"

"I, I did that to improve my strength!"

Hearing this, Shana's face suddenly turned red.

"This world is different from my world. I need to improve my strength and skills to ensure that I can fight against the next wave..."

"So you're having so much fun that you don't want to go home? If I hadn't dragged you along, you'd probably have to stay up all night... According to the boss, you're sick and need treatment..."

“It’s so noisy, so noisy, so noisy!!”

Just as the two were playing and fighting, a figure flashed by, and the next moment Lifana jumped down from the roof.

"Raphtalia, Sister Xingzi, Sister Shana, the master is calling you."

"Hey, isn't this a kitten? What happened?"

Looking at Lifana, Xingzi greeted her with a smile, and Lifana nodded slightly.

"The Queen is back."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Xingzi's eyes lit up and then she grabbed Shana's hand.

"Let's go, let's go and watch the fun. The boss might start a fight with the other party again this time, so we can help!"

"Can't you think of something better?"

With a helpless complaint, Shana was pulled away by Xingzi, and Raphtalia and Lifana hurriedly followed behind, heading towards the reception room.

Fang Zheng did not meet the other party in the throne hall. He killed the king because the other party blocked his way. He did not want to be king, so there was no need to act like a usurper.

"Hello, Master Shield Hero."

The queen walked into the reception room with a serious, cold, and somewhat gloomy expression. This was understandable, after all, the idiot king that Fang Zheng killed was her husband... huh?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes and carefully looked at the queen in front of him. The queen looked to be in her thirties or forties, while the idiot king had gray hair and looked to be in his sixties or seventies.

This relationship of an old man and a young wife...is there something fishy going on?

But this time was just a passing thought in Fang Zheng's mind. The other person's private life was none of his business, right?

"Hello, Your Majesty."

Fang Zheng sat on the sofa and raised his hand to greet the queen.

"I finally get to see you."

"I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't expect that we would meet in this situation."

Queen Mirelia looked at Fang Zheng in front of her with a complicated expression. She knew the situation was not good since she received the report. But she still didn't expect that things would come to this point.

The Shield Hero not only killed Megamalo XXXII, but also the Pope of the Three Heroes, which shocked almost all the surrounding countries. On the one hand, they were shocked by the Shield Hero's decisiveness, killing without leaving any room for the opponent. On the other hand, they were also shocked by the Shield Hero's strength, who fought against the Kingdom Knights and thousands of believers of the Three Heroes alone, and completely annihilated them in less than ten minutes.

The strength of the four holy warriors can be seen from this.

But for Queen Mirelia, it seemed very painful.

No matter what, Megamalo XXXII was her husband, and Fang Zheng killed him without saying a word. Queen Mirelia would definitely not be happy about it.

But...what can she do?

"I really don't know why you have to do this."

Queen Mirelia finally couldn't help but start complaining.

"I admit that Meg Marlowe XXXII did some foolish things, but there should still be room for negotiation between us..."

"There is no point in saying this now, Your Majesty."

Fang Zheng waved his hand, interrupting Queen Mirelia's words. He stared at her with cold eyes.

"This matter has been going on for a long time. If you want to change the situation, you should have solved the problem earlier. But you didn't do that. In that case, there is nothing wrong with me using my method to solve the problem."

"I was abroad on important business..."

"That's your choice."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"You made a choice and you have to bear the consequences. Since you chose to stand aside and watch instead of intervening directly, this is the outcome you have to face now."

“…”

Hearing this, Queen Mirelia lowered her head helplessly and sighed.

Just as Fang Zheng said, she could have intervened earlier, even sending people to forcibly control the king and then negotiate with Fang Zheng. But she never did so until now, when the overall situation was determined. She wanted to change everything, but she was powerless.

"Now that you're back, it's time for me to leave."

Looking at the queen who lowered her head and remained silent, Fang Zheng stood up and spoke. When Queen Mirelia heard Fang Zheng's words, she looked at him in surprise.

"Go? Where are you going, brave man?"

"Continue my mission. I came to this world to protect it and resist the wave. And based on what I have seen since I was summoned to this world until now, to be honest, I think the high-ranking nobles in this world are not worth my attention at all. To put it bluntly, it has nothing to do with me if you all die. Maybe I will put a fan on the side, but the ordinary people in this world are still worth my protection. So, I will investigate and study the wave next to see if I can completely eliminate it."

Having said this, Fang Zheng paused.

"I'm here just to wait for you. Now that you're back, this mess is yours. You can do whatever you want, even if you want to avenge that idiot. But, let me be clear... Since you've made your choice, you have to bear the consequences."

After saying this, Fang Zheng turned around and left without looking back.

Behind him, Queen Mirelia sat there, saying nothing.