ILLIMITABLE UNTIL DEATH

At this moment, it was nighttime. 

In the sky above the Royal Capital of the Belzerg Kingdom, the stars shone like bright lamps, illuminating the land. The Kingdom's Capital, situated on a vast plain, was bathed in starlight. Coupled with the lights from every household, it created a rather serene atmosphere. 

A meteor quietly streaked across the night sky, descending toward the peak of a mountain not far from the Royal Capital. 

The true form of the meteor was naturally Fang Li. Holding a young girl, Fang Li descended from midair and landed on the mountaintop. 

"Pat…" 

The clear sound of landing softly echoed, breaking the surrounding silence. 

This commotion seemed to awaken some restless beings nearby, causing pairs of crimson eyes to light up in the grass and forest, like ferocious beasts staring at their prey in the dark, filling the air with a hint of ferocity. 

However, what responded to this ferocity was a sudden surge of an astonishing murderous aura. 

"————!" 

The ferocious beast-like monsters hidden in the forest and grass were instantly frightened, turning around without the slightest hesitation and fleeing in panic. 

Only then did Fang Li retract the murderous aura that had swept all around, setting the young girl in his arms down. 

"Alright," Fang Li said directly to Iris. "You can go back now." 

"Eh?" Iris was momentarily stunned. 

"What?" Fang Li said with a half-smile. "You don't want to go back?" 

"N-no, it's not that…" Iris quickly shook her head, then hesitated for a moment before timidly asking, "Are you really just letting me go back like this?" 

"Otherwise?" Fang Li said indifferently. "Could it be that you really thought I was a thief who came for you?" 

"Mmm…" Iris closed her mouth and said nothing more. 

Looking at this girl, who was full of unease and timidity, Fang Li couldn't help but mock her. 

"Are you scared now? Where did your seriousness from earlier go when you were facing me?" 

Hearing this, Iris lowered her head. After a while, she finally spoke her mind. 

"I… wasn't not scared…" The young princess spoke. "Only, as a member of the Royal Family, I couldn't show too much weakness in front of someone with ill intentions…" 

Her somewhat despondent words came out just like that. 

Listening to the words filled with despondency, Fang Li showed no emotion on the surface, but inwardly, he sighed slightly. 

It seemed this was a child who was not free. This was somewhat similar to Emilia. Both were restricted because of their origins. 

Only, Emilia was ostracized by the world because of her identity as a silver-haired half-Spirit, while Iris was forced to bear excessive expectations and attention due to her status as a member of the Royal Family. 

"Forget it. If I keep troubling you, people who don't know might think I'm bullying you." 

Saying this, Fang Li raised the shining Holy Sword in his hand. 

"I originally wanted to keep this Holy Sword, but now it seems I'll return it to you." 

After saying this, Fang Li tossed the Holy Sword back to Iris. Seeing this, Iris quickly caught it in her arms and looked at Fang Li with surprise. 

"You're really giving it back to me?" Iris said with some astonishment. "Although it's a bit strange for me to say this, the value of this sword should be worth the risk of infiltrating the Royal Castle. Are you really just giving it back to me?" 

Iris's surprise was not without reason. After all, hadn't Fang Li also said that his original intention was to keep this Holy Sword? 

Because if he obtained this Holy Sword, one of Fang Li's Main Quests could be directly completed. 

As for the world of "Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!," although Fang Li wasn't particularly familiar with it, he wasn't completely ignorant either. 

In short, it was a world of fantasy and adventure. In this world, there was Magic, monsters, and many classic elements of Another World, filled with a medieval worldview and adventure factors, somewhat similar to "Starting from Zero's Another World Life." 

In this world, the indicator that distinguished the strength of individuals was the so-called Rank. 

From the initial Level 1, people could increase their experience points by defeating monsters or using various items, thereby raising their Rank, enhancing their Attribute values as their Rank increased, and gradually surpassing ordinary individuals. 

Moreover, people also had so-called Classes, specializing in different abilities. 

For example, Warriors, Archers, Thieves, Priests, and Mages etc. People could transition into these Classes, becoming experts in the Skills and Abilities of that Class, and slay monsters and creatures that sought to harm humans. 

Of course, for people, the real threat was not the monsters that existed in various corners of the world, but the Demon King's army. 

As the name suggests, this was a legion led by an entity known as the Demon King. 

Like many fantasy worlds and game settings, in this world, the Demon King's army, commanded by the Demon King, had always been at odds with humans, eyeing human territories and continuously posing a significant threat to them. 

Therefore, in the modern world of Gods from Heaven, so-called Heroes were summoned and bestowed with various legendary abilities and powerful weapons that only existed in tales, sending them to this world to combat the Demon King. 

The so-called Artifact refers to the Legendary Weapons bestowed upon Heroes by the Gods. 

The Holy Sword used by Iris is one such Artifact, famously known as the strongest Holy Sword in the legend of King Arthur. 

The reason Iris possesses this Holy Sword is simple: the Royal Family and powerful nobles have been continuously introducing strong Hero bloodlines to enhance their potential abilities since ancient times. 

In other words, Iris is a descendant of a Hero. 

The Holy Sword she wields is an Artifact inherited from her ancestor, the Hero. 

One of Fang Li's Main Quests is to collect the Artifacts bestowed upon Heroes by the Gods. 

If he obtained this Holy Sword, one of Fang Li's Main Quests would be directly completed. 

Even without considering this factor, the value of a Third Rank weapon is self-evident. 

In this world, the value of Artifacts is also beyond words, just as Iris mentioned; it has the worth that would make someone risk infiltrating the Royal Castle. 

Although Fang Li's intentions were unknown, since he infiltrated the Royal Castle and his target was not a member of the Royal Family, the likelihood of him eyeing such treasures was quite high. 

Yet now, Fang Li was returning it to Iris, which naturally surprised her. 

In response, Fang Li merely glanced at Iris and left behind a remark. 

"I'm not so lonely that I'd steal from a scared little girl." 

With that, Fang Li turned and walked forward. 

Iris stared blankly at Fang Li, and after realizing what had happened, she hurriedly followed after him.

(End Of This Chapter)

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