Delphine was exceptionally quiet when she was taken away, only staring at him with eyes as venomous as a snake, which made Brand feel a bit chilly. To be honest, if it weren’t for his concern about his relationship with Veronica, he really planned to execute this woman. Anyway, conflict with the Imperial Chancellor was inevitable; he thought the Cruz people might not truly dare to declare war on Erune for the sake of one woman.
Laurena watched Delphine being taken away with wide eyes. This female knight wanted to say something but found herself unable to speak. Being treated this way, as the envoy of an empire, was naturally disconcerting, but the problem was that she herself seemed to have no right to be dissatisfied.
After thinking for a long time, she finally said weakly, "Lord, I hope you will carefully consider your way of interacting with the empire."
"I naturally understand, but that depends on who it is. Friends and foes, I can distinguish between them. I can only say that Lord Veronica chose the wrong person this time to complete the wrong task," Brand replied.
He gestured to Char, and Laurena and Philas, who were confined by spells to the chairs, instantly felt a release from their restraints. The female knight managed to maintain her composure, but her fiancé couldn’t help but let out a long breath, looking a bit fearful as he stared at Brand.
Due to his flirtatious nature, he suffered quite a few setbacks at the hands of the Prime Minister’s daughter along the way. He hadn’t expected such a terrifying woman to be locked away in a dark cell by such a cruel person. He thought for a moment, realizing that he couldn’t bear to do such a thing if it were him. Delphine’s beauty was renowned throughout the entire empire.
Thinking of this, Philas couldn’t help but glance fearfully at Brand again. In his eyes, he already considered the other party to be one of those barbaric chiefs from the legends—no, more appropriately, a chieftain. To such a brutish individual, even the most beautiful woman was meaningless, and some knight novels even mentioned that these barbarians seemed to prefer men.
The young knight’s thoughts diverged to this extent, causing him to glance thoughtfully at Char, who had been controlling him and Laurena with spells, with a contemplative expression.
Brand was naturally unaware that the "fool, who is absurdly lucky and lives off others" in history sitting before him was turning some strange thoughts in his head—this title wasn’t given to the other person by him; rather, it was this "first lucky dog knight of Cruz" who was really called that in history. First, he defeated countless talented descendants from noble families within Cruz, marrying Laurena, the most talented young woman in Cruz’s future—her future achievements in Cruz were said to rival Frey’s in Erune, and due to a higher starting point, her achievements were far more than this. If he remembered correctly, Laurena later succeeded alongside Faina to the positions of commander and deputy commander of the Sky Blue.
This in itself was already astonishing, but Philas’s good fortune didn’t stop there. Unlike all other noble descendants growing up amidst intrigue and schemes, this guy’s inheritance of his title could be described as smooth sailing. As Prince Balano’s only child, he faced no competitors or even pressure from collateral branches, making his seamless nobles’ path enough to envy those around him red-faced.
Later, our sir knight was called to participate in the Holy War under the Emperor’s decree, then bizarrely spent a considerable time in the front lines of ’quiet on the eastern front’ amidst gunfire and chaos. Ultimately, a series of unfathomable victories inexplicably allowed him to ascend to the position of Imperial Army Commander.
Known as the Commander picked up.
As time went on, Mr. Philas was already powerful, and his story had long become one of the most legendary tales passed among bards.
Now, this legendary couple sat before him—they, at this moment, Laurena was merely a small knight commander under Veronica, and Philas was an idle playboy. Their journey hadn’t even begun, yet he was more like a legendary figure before them. At least, after the battle of Ambeser, Brand’s reputation in Cruz was far more than just that of a Sword Saint.