"Lord Kyal! You're finally back! I've been going crazy missing you!"
Chen Hao had just returned to the campsite by the waterfall with Tsukuyomi, Setsuna, and Freya when Eve bumped into them.
When Eve saw him return, she was so excited that she rushed into Chen Hao's arms and hugged him tightly. Her red eyes were full of joy, and she held him very tightly, as if she was afraid that if she let go, he would leave again.
Upon seeing Eve's actions, Setsuna, Tsukuyomi, and Freya stared in astonishment.
From the moment they saw Eve, they could tell that this was the Blackwing Clan girl named Eve that Chen Hao had mentioned to them not long ago. There was no way around it; Eve's pair of jet-black wings were just too conspicuous and too easily recognizable.
Chen Hao clearly said she chose to be his subordinate because she was shy, but is she really a subordinate when she's so clingy?! Isn't there something going on between them?!
Eve's action made them look at Chen Hao in a strange way.
Didn't you say you left after rescuing her, and you didn't even spend a full day with her? Why is she so clingy? What happened to your shyness? What happened to being her subordinate? Just how good are you at flirting with girls?
"I never expected that you would think of me this way, Eve."
Chen Hao teased with amusement.
He was a little surprised to feel the strength of Eve's arms around his waist; she was really holding him tightly. It seemed she really missed him terribly.
"Princess Freya...?"
Kreeher was immediately drawn to Freya, who had Freya's appearance, after seeing the three women Chen Hao had brought back.
Why is Princess Freya here?
Kreeh knew that Freya was the target of Kyal's revenge because she had witnessed Kyal's previous life and learned about the dark side of the Kingdom of Geolar through those memories, as well as Princess Freya's cold-blooded, ruthless, cruel, and arrogant nature.
She had previously promised Kaiyal that she would help him take revenge on Princess Freya and the other two heroes.
After a brief moment of shock, Kreeher fell silent, preparing for a surprise assassination.
“I’m not Freya, Kreeher.”
After Freya finished speaking, she gave Kreeher her signature sweet smile.
"Not...Freya?"
Kreeher looked at Chen Hao with suspicion, hoping he could give an explanation, since he was the one who brought the person.
"Well, I'll explain in detail later. Anyway, right now... Eve, could you please let me go? I understand that you miss me, but I'm still a little uncomfortable with you suddenly throwing yourself into my arms like this."
Chen Hao looked at Eve in his arms and teased her.
"I'm so sorry! I'll let go right now! Lord Kyal, please...please don't mind, I just missed you so much that I suddenly did this...I didn't mean anything by it..."
Eve quickly let go, blushing and gesturing wildly as she explained.
"It's alright, I understand. Let's go to the camp now, sit down and chat. I'll tell you about my experiences over the past few days."
Chen Hao recounted his experiences in Lanarita to Kreeher and Eve after making some revisions. Tsukuyomi and Setsuna did not interrupt, as Chen Hao had already rehearsed their story beforehand.
Chen Hao claimed that the reason for buying Tsukuyomi and Setsuna was to fill the positions of the front-line combatants and archers. Kreeher, of course, did not believe him and rolled her eyes. She felt that this guy was obviously just lusting after beautiful girls.
Then came the matter of treating Lanarita's strange illness. Freya personally came to his door and asked him to perform a city-wide healing spell. He was unconscious for a month due to the side effects, and when he woke up, he saw Freya planning to stab him to death with a dagger.
He stopped her in time and fought back, but he didn't kill Freya directly, since the death of a princess is no small matter. So he sealed Freya's personality and created a new personality, Freya, through Freya's memories. He then had Freya appear the next day when she left Lanarita.
After leaving Lanarita, all the knights were dismissed, and the hero of magic, Freya, and the hero of healing, Kayal, vanished without a trace.
"Now that the Hero of Techniques and the Hero of Healing have both vanished, the Kingdom of Geolar will certainly not give up the search."
"The appearance of the Hero of Healing means that there is a clue to the Hero of Technique, Freya, so the identity of the Hero of Healing, Kayal, can no longer be used."
"From now on, my new name is Chen Hao, and my identity is the leader of an adventurer team, and you are my team members."
"Please remember this: don't call me by my old name anymore. If you get used to it and suddenly blurt it out in public, it could cause trouble."
Chen Hao spoke to Kreeher and Eve with such solemnity.
"Chen Hao... I understand. From now on, I will call Kaiyar Chen Hao."
Kleigh had no objections; in her view, this was indeed a safer approach.
"Hmm... then I'll call you Lord Chen Hao from now on. Why did you choose such a strange name..."
Eve felt that this name was really strange; there was no country or race in the world that would give people such a name.
"It was just a random name. Besides, the more unusual the name, the less likely it is to be a fake name deliberately chosen to hide one's identity. It can be considered a disguised name that makes it impossible for people to associate it with a fake name."
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