In the end, the white whale, which was left with only one breath left by Megumin's explosion magic, was killed by Crusch and the old man beside her, and the hunt was finally over.

"Thank you for your assistance."

After killing the white whale, Crusch walked up to the priestess and others and thanked them sincerely. She knew very well that without the help of these girls, especially without the final blow from the great magician named Megumin, it would be impossible to kill the white whale.

"You're welcome. We just want to help."

The priestess also bowed her head respectfully in return. As a priest of the temple, she had some experience in how to deal with nobles.

"But without your assistance, today's battle would not be as simple as returning in vain."

Having said this, Crusch paused.

"By the way, where is the great magician who casts the explosion magic? I want to thank her in person."

“Megumin…”

In response to Crusch's question, the priestess's expression became a little subtle, and then she turned her head away. Following the priestess's gaze, Crusch saw the blonde swordswoman named Ais silently carrying a petite girl on her back.

"Is that Miss Huihui? What happened to her?"

"This... I'm just exhausted from using explosion magic. It's nothing serious. I just need to rest for a while."

"That's good."

Crusch breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the priestess again.

"I never thought I would be able to get help from such powerful adventurers like you. If you are willing, please come to Karsten's mansion. I will welcome you as honored guests..."

"Ah, let's not talk about that. We should probably go back to the Knight soon... Also, if possible, please explain the matter to the Adventurer's Guild regarding the subjugation of the White Whale."

"Of course there is no problem with that. I will explain it to the Adventurer's Guild myself."

Crusch did not refuse the priestess's request. After all, adventurers needed these achievements to be recognized and promoted. Although they volunteered to help, it would be unreasonable if he did not give them something in return.

"However, Miss Huihui is still quite young. To be able to use powerful spells like Explosion Magic at such a young age, I can imagine that Miss Huihui's future is limitless... I have long heard that the Crimson Demons have powerful magical powers. Today I see that they are indeed worthy of their reputation."

Crusch felt that she had given a very sincere compliment, but what puzzled her was that after hearing what she said, everyone around her, whether it was the priestess, Ais, or Milu, all showed very complicated expressions... Did she say something wrong?

"Well, then we'll take our leave, Lord Karsten."

In the end, the priestess decided that family disgrace should not be made public. This kind of thing should be kept to one's own family, and there was no need to tell others about it. So she hurriedly bowed and left immediately with the others. Although Crusch was a little confused, he didn't think much about it. He quickly cheered up and continued his work.

Although they succeeded in defeating the white whale, unlike ordinary monsters, it was not as simple as just leaving after defeating it. As a trophy, everyone also needed to cut off the head of the white whale, on the one hand to boast about their achievements, and on the other hand it was also considered as evidence. After all, words alone were not enough, and taking the head of the white whale back was the best evidence.

The white whale was so big that it took a lot of time to cut off its head. In fact, by the time everyone cut off the white whale's head and prepared to transport it away, it was already the next morning - even Fang Zheng had already sent the priestess and the others back, and then ran over to watch the fun after breakfast.

"What took so long?"

"Mr. Fang Zheng."

Seeing Fang Zheng appear again, Crusch bowed to him respectfully.

"Thank you for your assistance."

"I didn't do anything. After all, informing the white whale of its location and time was part of the deal. The girls behind me volunteered to help, and it had nothing to do with me."

"Then let's just take it as it is."

Facing Fang Zheng's answer, Crusch smiled slightly. She certainly didn't really think so. In fact, the reason why Crusch invited those girls to his mansion last night was to confirm the relationship between them and Fang Zheng. Crusch also confirmed that although on the surface there was no nominal master-servant relationship between these girls and Fang Zheng, it was just that. In fact, they had already instinctively regarded themselves as Fang Zheng's subordinates.

Otherwise, the priestess would not have immediately rejected Crusch's invitation and left with everyone else.

"We are just about to leave, Mr. Fang Zheng, please..."

"Oh, on the way."

"On the way?"

"Well, it just so happens that I have something I want to do in the capital. Wouldn't it be more lively if we go together?"

Without the help of the God Guardian, Kurash knew that Fang Zheng was talking nonsense. However, since the other party didn't want to say anything, he naturally didn't ask any more questions and just nodded.

"Of course, no problem."

Soon, the convoy set off again, heading towards the royal capital.

The journey was calm and peaceful.

"It seems our lovely pet has been killed."

Standing on the hillside, the man said calmly.

He was a man without any features. He looked neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short. He had naturally white hair that was neither long nor short. He was wearing white clothes that were neither luxurious nor shabby. He looked like an ordinary man.

"Ah, the guy who killed the white whale must be delicious!"

Standing next to this ordinary man was a young boy with knee-length hair and wearing dirty clothes like a beggar. His hands and feet were stained with mud, dirt and blood, and the boy opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue.

"Aaaah... no matter how much we eat, it's never enough! That's why we have to live! Always like this! Eat! Drink! Biting! Gluttony!"

“I just can’t understand it.”

Facing the boy's roar, the ordinary man shook his head.

"People, just be content with what you can have, why are you so greedy?"

"We don't care, you can say whatever you want, for us, the only thing that matters is hunger."

"Well, let's get started."

The ordinary man shook his head and gave up talking. He put his hands behind his back, looked at the convoy slowly approaching below, and took a step forward.

Then……

“Puff.”

"……?"

The ordinary man lowered his head, looked at the pitch-black sword that pierced his chest, blinked, and seemed to not know what happened. He turned his head and found that the head of the boy who had just stood beside him had fallen to the ground and was rolling forward... and then was stepped on by someone.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation. Um... I just realized that I have the potential to be an assassin."

The ordinary man turned around and saw a stranger behind him whom he had never seen before. He held a pitch-black sword in his hand, and blood was flowing down the blade and dripping onto the ground. Behind the stranger, hundreds of witch cultists were lying on the ground.

“…”

The man opened his mouth, but before he could say anything more, flames flew out, singed his vocal cords, and then completely enveloped the man and the boy, turning them into ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Well, we've dealt with two more Archbishops of Sin."

Fang Zheng swung his sword and yawned.

"Sure enough, the highest level of stealth is to kill everyone who sees you, and then there will be no one left."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned his head. At this moment, the flames had dissipated, and the witch cultists, including the two archbishops of sin, had long been swallowed by the flames and disappeared without a trace.

"Mr. Fang Zheng."

Seeing Fang Zheng returning to the convoy, Crusch was stunned for a moment.

"What happened?"

"Nothing, I just went out for a while to relieve myself, now I feel much better."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Crusch frowned, but in the end, she still said nothing.

After the convoy arrived at the city gate, Fang Zheng said goodbye to Crusch. He originally planned to take a walk around, but...

"Let me go! What do you want? Let me go quickly!"

Seeing the figure making a fuss at the city gate, Fang Zheng couldn't help but walk over, and then he was stunned.

"I say... Reinhard, I didn't expect you to be interested in kidnapping?"

"The person standing not far in front of Fang Zheng was none other than Reinhardt, who had fought with Fang Zheng before. At this moment, the knight was holding a girl's hand, and the girl was struggling hard to get rid of Reinhardt. In fact, from the golden hair and bright red eyes, Fang Zheng already knew the other person's true identity."

“Isn’t this Firut? What’s going on?”

"Mr. Fang Zheng."

Seeing Fang Zheng appear, Reinhard gave a bitter smile and reluctantly let go of his hand, while Firut ran behind Fang Zheng as if he had seen a savior.

"Brother, please save me! He is trying to catch me!"

"Why are we arresting you? Did you steal someone's things?"

"Of course not. Didn't you see how I was dressed? I've stopped being a thief a long time ago!"

"oh?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng took a closer look at Firut, and realized that the blonde girl was no longer wearing the highly revealing clothes she wore before, but a very ordinary white dress. She looked more like a child from a good family, rather than a thief wandering on the street.

"What's going on?"

In response to Fang Zheng's question, Firut immediately told him what had happened.

It turned out that after that day, Firut also began to try to do the work of a "tour guide" according to Fang Zheng's words. Of course, as a thief, she could also see which people were easier to communicate with and which were more difficult to talk to. At the beginning, Firut was still a little frustrated, after all, there was no such profession in this world. However, after she successfully completed several commissions, more and more people were willing to ask her to lead the way.

For Firut, this new job is also very good. Not only can she make money, but also she has a good reputation. At least at the city gate, once people encounter any trouble, they will want to ask Firut for help to solve it. She also likes this feeling.

Today, Firut was soliciting customers at the city gate, and then she saw Reinhard passing by. He seemed to have dropped something, and Firut wanted to return it to him after picking it up. Unexpectedly, as soon as Reinhard saw what Firut was holding in her hand, he immediately grabbed her.

"I didn't do anything wrong!"

Speaking of this, Firut was full of grievances. She had accepted being caught stealing things before, but now she was caught for returning other people's things, which made her very unhappy.

"That's it."

After listening to Felt's indignant complaint, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and looked at Reinhard.

"Well, this isn't a big deal. He didn't steal anything from you, so why are you holding him back? If someone doesn't know you, they might think you're a child trafficker."

"This is not a matter of stealing, Mr. Fang Zheng..."

Facing Fang Zheng's words, Reinhardt was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"This is a very important matter..."

"What's the important thing? To be honest, your value in my eyes is rapidly approaching that of a kidnapper."

"That's... okay."

Helplessly, Reinhardt could only nod.

"Please follow me, both of you, and I will tell you exactly what happened."