After walking for some time around the corridors of the palace, the two men arrived next to a double door...
The doctor knocked on the door first
" Enter .. "
The doctor opened the door first, entered first, and young King Qing entered after him...
In the large room there are some bookshelves along one of the walls, and in the middle there is a large sofa and a small sofa with a table in the middle... and at the window of the room there is a desk filled with organized papers...
Behind the desk sits the Count contemplating a paper...
When the doctor entered, the count raised his head to look at him, but instead he was speechless.
When he saw the young man who was on the verge of death not long ago, the Count was surprised to find that he was standing in front of him, healthy and with a lively face.
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But he quickly composed himself and was a little happy in his heart...
The Count looked at the doctor first and asked him
"You told me that he wouldn't wake up for at least two days... What happened??"
In response to the Count's question, the doctor smiled slightly understandingly and replied
"Well, this should not have been...but it seems that this guest of ours has an exceptional body."
Upon hearing the doctor's answer, the Count looked at the young man standing in front of him, and after observing him for a while, he spoke
"I'm glad you're okay... You must be confused as to why we saved you and even treated you so well..."
Hearing that, the young man answered directly in a calm tone...
"No matter why you saved me, Qing, I am deeply grateful to you and indebted to you for your generosity, and I will be willing to make up for it at any time."
The Count was happy to hear the young man's words and answered directly…
"Well, to tell the truth, there really is a reason why I saved you, and I don't want to go around that… Before that, sit down first."
Then he turned to the doctor and ordered him calmly
"Tell Louis to come immediately..."
" Good .. "
Thus the doctor left and only the count and the young man remained in the room...
After a short silence, the Count spoke first
"Actually, I'm a little confused about what led you to this state... That was the mountain mercenary headquarters where we found you... Can you tell me what happened?"
Upon hearing the Count's words, Young King looked at him with calm eyes and did not answer. Upon noticing the young man's silence, the Count understood and spoke quickly.
"I don't have any personal relationship with the mercenaries.. I was just there to hire them.. and yes… what I want from you has to do with why I want to hire them..."
Upon hearing the Count's words, Young Qing relaxed his features and spoke calmly
"Well, if you say so, then this is what happened."
This is how he explained to the Count his story with the mercenaries, from the beginning of the matter in the bar until the end of his fight with the leader..
When he finished, the count's face had a look of surprise and admiration, and after a short silence, he spoke
"So it is... our conclusion was correct."
Then he smiled slightly and continued, "This makes me more confident in entrusting you with the mission that I wanted to entrust to the mercenaries..."
The moment the Count finished speaking, the door of the room opened and the knight Carlos and the girl from last time, Luis, entered, wearing the same official academic uniform...
Upon seeing the beautiful girl in front of him, Young Qing was a little fascinated in his heart by her beauty, but he did not show it.
At the same time, the girl was looking at him with thoughtful looks... but it was only for a few seconds until the young man turned his head to look at the knight next to her... and after a short, thoughtful look, he returned his gaze to the Count...
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Seeing the situation, the Count did not speak until the young King looked at him... so he pointed to his daughter first, "This is my daughter, Louis. She is 16 years old and a special-class student at the Royal Academy of Magic... and she is the one who provided first aid to you when we found you and allowed you to endure until she returned you to the palace."
Hearing the Count's words, Young Qing turned his head and looked at the girl calmly, then spoke
"Miss Lewis... I am very thankful for your concern and treatment of me... Please accept my gratitude."
Upon hearing the young man's words, the girl's cheeks reddened slightly, but she quickly calmed down and responded with a gentle smile and a calm voice
"There is no need for that.. I only did what my father ordered me to do.. It was the doctor who really treated you..."
In response, Young King smiled and replied gently
"However, I am still grateful for the lady's effort in treating me."
The girl's face reddened a little again, but she just lowered her head and did not answer.
Seeing this, the count smiled and then pointed to the knight...
"This is Carlos, the commander of the knights in the palace... He graduated from the Royal Knights Academy and is a powerful royal knight... and"
After a short silence, the Count continued speaking
"He is one of the 7 great knights in the kingdom...and he has the ability to confront an army of 1,000 experienced soldiers."
Hearing the Count's definition, the young man once again looked at the knight with a look of admiration and challenge...which made the knight also look at him in a challenging tone...which made the atmosphere a little tense in the place...
After a few seconds, the Count coughed, which made the young man and the knight change their looks...
Then he spoke..
"Okay, okay, let's go to the main topic... As I said before, I only saved you because I needed you to do a mission... and this mission is related to my daughter Lois..." Upon hearing that, the young man was silent for a while, then he looked at the count calmly, with some coldness, and asked..
"Of course.. I owe you for saving me, but I want to know something first."
At this moment, the young man's tone grew colder and fuller
"What will you do if I refuse to do this!?"
When he finished speaking, a fierce aura emanated from the knight, who was looking at the young man coldly... It made the atmosphere return to tension and coldness more... and this time the girl was a little terrified and it was difficult for her to breathe well...
The young man continued to look into the count's purposeful and thoughtful eyes, ignoring the knight's gaze at him and not caring about the tension in the atmosphere...
After a few seconds, which seemed like an hour to the girl, whose forehead was already sweating...
The Count smiled friendlyly and replied
"I will not do anything to you and you will be able to leave once you are completely healed."
Saying that, the young man's features straightened again and he looked at the knight, whose fierce aura had already disappeared... but he turned to the count again after hearing his next words.
…"But I wonder about you… Can you just refuse the mission and just leave like that!??"
Hearing the Count's words, the young man was a little stunned, but he smiled kindly and answered respectfully...
"I never said that I refuse the mission... I am king and I do not like to be indebted to others."