Lilia frowned and didn't agree immediately. She replied:
"This matter requires your father's consent. Besides, you are supposed to be Rudeus young master's maid in the future. Have you forgotten your mission?"
"Ah? Why must I be his maid? I've barely met him a few times. I want my own life too. I don't want to!"
By the time I finished buying the carriage, their conversation had ended, and they didn't continue the previous topic.
After leaving Ranoa, we traveled continuously south, passing through the Kika Kingdom and the Sanakia Kingdom, before finally reaching the Wang Long Kingdom.
I wore a hood the entire way, observing whether other countries had posted a bounty for me from Ranoa.
However, no country displayed one, not even the Wang Long Kingdom, which was nominally an ally and actually the suzerain state of Ranoa.
I don't know if Ranoa didn't issue a bounty for me, or if Ranoa couldn't issue an arrest warrant in countries outside its own territory.
East Port is the closest port in the Wang Long Kingdom connecting to the Demon Continent. It takes a week by ship from East Port to reach the West Port on the Demon Continent.
After arriving at West Port, we traveled east for another two months before finally reaching Milishion, the capital of the Millis Holy Kingdom.
Milishion, as the capital of the Millis Holy Kingdom, has the Grand Lake situated in the city center, with the pure white Royal Palace built on the lake's heart.
The capital is surrounded by a barrier formed by seven towers, protecting the city from disasters and diseases. It is also the headquarters of the Adventurers Guild.
Only at this moment did Aisha act like a child, shouting excitedly at the scenery along the road.
We planned to find an inn first, leave our luggage and the carriage there, and then go to the Adventurers Guild to look for Paul.
But as we entered the inn, a fight broke out inside.
A man with a full beard, a haggard face, and covered in wrinkles was holding a boy, about a dozen years old, by the collar with one hand, lifting him into the air.
What was going on? The man's facial structure was somewhat familiar; he looked a bit like Paul I saw in Roa back then.
But this man was too old. Only four years had passed. Was Paul that aged?
By the man's legs, a little girl about Aisha's age was crying and clinging to his leg, constantly shouting, "Don't hit big brother, don't hit big brother."
Then I saw the woman beside me, Lilia, rush forward and hug the man, shouting, "Master, please let go! Stop hitting Young Master Rudeus!"
What? How did it become Paul hitting Rudeus? This scene was completely different from my memory.
When the man reacted and saw Lilia and Aisha, he was momentarily stunned and let Rudeus down.
Then he tearfully hugged Lilia tightly.
Finally, I learned that Paul had been searching for his family. Four years of searching had kept his nerves taut. Countless disappointments had numbed his emotions, leaving him with only alcohol to numb himself.
When he met Rudeus and Norn, he was overjoyed, feeling a sense of rebirth.
However, after meeting and chatting with Rudeus's group, Rudeus questioned the presence of Vera in Paul's party. Rudeus accused his father of spending the past few years in a drunken stupor, indulging in the gentle embrace of bikini-clad female warriors, leading to a father-son brawl.
The one who explained all this to me was a dwarf named Talhand, standing next to an elf and a blue-haired young woman.
They were Elinalise and Roxy Migurdia, whom Rudeus met on the Demon Continent.
Their party met Rudeus on the Demon Continent. At that time, there was also a bald man accompanying Rudeus. But when boarding the ship at Wenne Port, because the fare for the Spelud Race was too high, and Rudeus had already found suitable companions, the bald man, Rujerud, returned to the Demon Continent, leaving Rudeus's group.
Finally, Rudeus arrived in Milishion with Norn, Elinalise, Roxy, and Talhand.
Although because Rujerud wasn't smuggled along, Rudeus didn't go to the Great Forest.
It seemed that because Rudeus brought Norn with him when transferring to the Demon Continent this time, the journey was very tough.
Norn's physical constitution was incomparable to Eris's.
A normal journey that usually took five days, they took double the time.
But they were also fortunate enough to meet Eris's group.
Oh right, I saw Keith in Paul's party. Although he didn't go to the Demon Continent with Eris's group, he had been staying by Paul's side.
I wonder if the Human God has contacted him this time.
After greeting the members of Rudeus's party and Paul's party, we started drinking heartily at the bar on the first floor of the inn. After all, it was a day of reunion; how could it lack wine and good food?
As for Rudeus's family, they naturally went upstairs to deal with their internal family conflicts.
While drinking with Eris's group, I explained again why I saved Aisha and Lilia. Paul had asked me near Roa, so I paid attention to the names, and coincidentally met them later and saved them.
After all, Paul really had asked me to look for his wife and children when we were in Roa.
I don't know if it was because I was too handsome, or because I had more manly charm. Eris kept trying to snuggle into my arms, but at the same time, Talhand kept urging me to drink.
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