When Fang Zheng came to his door early the next morning, Reinhardt seemed quite speechless.

After hearing Fang Zheng's purpose, he was even more speechless.

"Are you really not kidding me, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

"I really want to play a trick on you..."

Fang Zheng was also very depressed. He had just taken the person away yesterday, and today he was being brought back. What the hell was going on? I didn't want to do this, but fate was so strange. What could he do?

"So... this is the fifth candidate for the King's Choice? How did you find him? To be honest, this is unbelievable."

"The little girls picked it by accident while playing games."

“……???”

"In short, this is an accident, so don't ask so many questions."

Fang Zheng was too lazy to explain too much to Reinhard.

"I'm here to tell you that the candidates for the king election are all here, and neither of them has any intention of participating. So that's it."

"Um……"

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Reinhard no longer worried about how Fang Zheng found the candidate for the King's Choice, but instead looked carefully at the girl behind Fang Zheng.

"Miss, could you please put down your cloak?"

“…”

Hearing Reinhard's words, Emilia hesitated for a moment, then put down her cloak. When Reinhard saw Emilia's face, he was also stunned, and then nodded slightly.

"I see... I see. To be on the safe side, Miss, please take this badge."

As he spoke, Reinhardt pulled out another badge from his bosom and handed it over - so this thing was sold in wholesale and retail?

Emilia took the badge, and soon, it began to glow again.

"Sure enough, it can be confirmed that this young lady is indeed the last candidate for the King's Choice."

Having said that, Reinhard took a closer look at Emilia.

"I really didn't expect it to be like this."

"What will happen? Can you please stop being so unclear?"

"Excuse me, I mean... this lady does look a lot like the jealous witch Satira."

"Oh, are you so afraid of that witch?"

Fang Zheng looked at Reinhard in confusion. Fang Zheng had heard stories about witches, but to be honest, compared to the Dragon King Gabu and Shabranigud, the Witch of Envy was not that harmful. At least she was not able to destroy the world, and was sealed by three legendary heroes. In Fang Zheng's opinion, the Witch of Envy was at best a mid-level boss in this world, and could not be compared with Pluto Fibrizo, let alone the Golden Nightmare King.

After all, Pluto is the one who controls the life and death of mortals. The witch is at most at the level of the four heavenly kings under him.

The story about the Witch of Jealousy has spread all over the world. For example, Huihui said that the Crimson Demon Clan had records about the Witch of Jealousy, and Maine also remembered that there was content about this in the bedtime story her mother told her, but no one was as neurotic as the people of the Kingdom of Lugnica.

In fact, for people in most countries, the story of the Witch of Jealousy is just like any other story about an evil boss who tried to destroy the world and was then sealed or defeated. So if Emilia hadn't brought it up herself, even Huihui and the others wouldn't have taken the initiative to think about the Witch of Jealousy.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, you may not know that four hundred years ago, Lugnica was attacked by the Witch of Jealousy. It was on this land that the three heroes fought the final battle with the Witch of Jealousy and then sealed her. It is precisely because of this that the people of this country are somewhat sensitive to the Witch of Jealousy."

"Oh... I see."

Fang Zheng said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

“So, how are you going to solve this problem? You already know why Felt doesn’t want to participate in the royal election, and you’ve also guessed why Emilia doesn’t want to participate in the royal election. What then?”

"…I'm sorry, but that's not something I can decide."

Reinhardt was silent for a moment, then gave his answer.

"The only ones who can really make the decision are the Council of Sages. However, I will immediately report the news that the candidates for the royal election have gathered to the Council of Sages. Then I think the Council of Sages will gather all the candidates together to announce the official start of the royal election. If you two want to give up, I think it would be better to declare it directly in a formal occasion."

"That's true. After all, words are not enough."

Fang Zheng could guess Reinhard's thoughts. Even if Reinhard was the strongest knight in Lugnica, he would not directly say to the Sage, "The five candidates are here, but two don't want to participate, so let's choose from the remaining three..."

"So we just have to wait until the gathering time to go to the palace?"

"Almost, but..."

"but?"

"Each candidate for the King's Choice needs a guardian knight of his own. To be honest, the other three candidates already have their own knights."

"real?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but become curious.

"By the way, who is Crusch's knight?"

"It's Felix."

"Felix...oh, Phyllis..."

That cat-eared girl? A knight? Are you kidding me? From what I feel, Crusch is more like a knight, and the cat-eared girl should wear a dress and act like a lady.

This is really confusing.

Just when Fang Zheng was daydreaming, he saw Reinhard come to Firut again and kneel on one knee.

"I request to become Master Felt's knight. Please grant Master Felt's permission."

"Why?"

"I say, why do you like Firut?"

Looking at Firut who looked confused, Fang Zheng asked curiously.

"Are you a lolita complex? Or do you have some problem with Emilia? There are two candidates here, and you just chose her?"

"No, I have nothing against Lady Emilia, but as a knight loyal to the Empire, I will only choose to swear an oath to Lady Felt."

"why is that?"

“…”

This time, Reinhard was silent for a moment before answering.

"Mr. Fang Zheng should be aware that the royal bloodline has been cut off."

"I've heard that, that's why there isn't even a king."

"But that's not actually the case. In fact, fourteen years ago, thieves invaded the palace and kidnapped the daughter of the late king's brother, Lord Freud. The thieves managed to escape, and the daughter's whereabouts remain unknown."

"So you mean that Firut is the kidnapped royal daughter?"

"Yes, blonde hair and red eyes are the characteristics of the Lugnica royal bloodline. Although I cannot determine it clearly, I think so."

"Well... Actually there is a solution..."

Of course, there is no way out in this world, but that doesn't mean Fang Zheng has no way out. It's just a DNA test, he can just scan it with his personal terminal. But in the end, Fang Zheng decided not to make things more complicated. After all, if it is really confirmed that Firut is a descendant of the royal family, then Reinhard will definitely not let go. By that time, it doesn't matter whether he is the heir to the king or not, the royal bloodline must never be lost to the common people.

Then Firut will be in big trouble.

“Forget it… Felt, what do you think?”

"No way, I'll just be patient."

Looking at Reinhard, Firut also had an expression as if he had just drunk Huoxiang Zhengqi water.

"I accept you as my knight, but only until the King's Selection Meeting. After I give up my qualification as a candidate for the King's Selection, you must stay away from me. It is best if I never see you again."

“I will obey your order, Master Felt.”

Thus, Felt and Reinhard concluded a knightly pact.

Emilia is the only one left now, so...

"Then I'll just make a cameo appearance."

"Why?!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Emilia and Firut both screamed.

"But, Master Fang Zheng, will this be too much trouble for you?"

"No, no, you are the guest and I am the host. If a guest has trouble, it is natural for the host to help solve it. And for me, it is just a piece of cake."

"Wait, little brother, aren't you a noble?"

"I never said I was a noble. In fact, technically speaking, I am a knight."

And he's a Paladin.

"Wait! Why haven't I heard of this? Emilia, switch with me! I want you to be my knight!"

“Master Felt, you have already agreed, and there is no way to regret it now... Please follow me, I will prepare clothes for you to participate in the royal election..."

"Wait, no, I need to change people, brother, help me...!!!"

With Firut's screams, she was dragged away by Reinhard, and Fang Zheng could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. After all, he was only one person, and it was impossible for him to be the guardian knight of two candidates at the same time. And Fang Zheng was quite relieved to hand Firut over to Reinhard. This knight was indeed a very upright person, so there was no need to worry that he would have any bad intentions.

Instead, Emilia looked at Fang Zheng with an uneasy expression and clenched her fists.

"Is it really okay to trouble you like this?"

"No problem, don't worry, it's just a small matter."

Facing Emilia's worried question, Fang Zheng chuckled.

"Relax, don't be so nervous. I don't know what your situation was like before, but you are not alone now... You have a lot of friends."

“Yes…Is that so…”

Hearing the word "friend", Emilia's expression became slightly gloomy.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Master Fang Zheng."