The Unemployed Demon Lord

"It looks tense, doesn't it? If the queen is real or fake, I'm afraid the situation in the empire will be more complicated, and the state of internal and external troubles will make peace disappear." Alice said helplessly, feeling that she was just an adventurer, and many things were fundamentally impossible. can't do it.

"Tsk, it's so troublesome, it's hard to have a quiet life..."

Merlin frowned, and was made to feel a little irritable. He hated this turbulent and precarious feeling.

Thinking about leaving the death swamp, isn't it just to relieve the curse, and then live a peaceful life without disputes?

As a result, it is difficult to calm down no matter where you go, and you are always involved in chaos for no reason.

But the Death Swamp couldn't go back by itself. He didn't make a name for himself outside, and he owed a lot of debt and went back with his tail between his legs. Lilith would definitely look down on him.

In addition, my own curse has not been resolved. If I go back, I can only wait for death. After all, the Death Swamp is the territory of the demons. The holy rank powerhouses are all allies. I haven't gone crazy enough to kill allies...

Merlin glanced at Alice next to him, wanting to ask her a question, curious how she would answer.

"Look... what am I doing?" Alice noticed Merlin's eyes, and felt that this guy was calculating herself again.

"It's nothing, that..." Merlin coughed lightly, pretending not to care and asked, "If the empire is in turmoil and it's not suitable to live here, are you willing to go back to the Death Swamp with me?"

Alice's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately stared at Merlin with wide eyes, with a hint of panic in her expression.

what's the situation?Ask me if I would like to go back to my hometown with him?

This... this subtext, does it mean to take me away?

Why is there an illusion that you want to tie me back to be Mrs. Yazhai?

But then again, why should I go with this guy?He should have no feelings for me between men and women, right?really weird……

Alice felt that this was Merlin's strong show of love in disguise, but because she had been teased too many times, she was already immune and seemed much calmer.

"Why... why did you take me with you when you returned to the Death Swamp?"

"This one……"

Merlin was hesitant to speak, and he was lost in confusion. He didn't know how to answer Alice for a while.

That's right, I'll just go back by myself when I go back, why bring Alice with me?

It's so strange, why do I have to say such inexplicable words?

Maybe he's used to Alice by his side?It would have been a lot less fun if she wasn't there, it must be!

Merlin nodded frequently, convincing himself, and turned to Alice seriously.

"Because bullying you is a great joy in my life, even if I take you back, I will bully you, otherwise I will be bored?"

Alice's complexion suddenly became ugly, and her excited heart instantly turned into a pool of stagnant water. She stared at Merlin expressionlessly, thinking that this guy used me as a toy. He really has no humanity at all. Give me back your innocence, bastard!

"Don't base the fun on my pain, you are the guy I hate the most! Want me to go back to the Death Swamp with you? Go dream! I won't go back with you even if you kill me! Hmph~ !"

"Ha..." Merlin grinned, not wanting to continue joking, "It's okay if we don't go back to the Death Swamp, but if the place is in chaos, it's impossible for us to stay here any longer, right? We have to think about the future."

"What are you afraid of? We are adventurers, and we can work anywhere. At worst, we will transfer to other guilds in other countries. It's the same." Alice curled her lips angrily, and muttered, "We still owe debts. Don't think you can run away easily, I'm watching you~"

Merlin looked at Alice's small eyes full of hostility, and couldn't help smiling, wondering if he was the kind of person who didn't have credit?Besides, if it wasn't for the fact that the death swamp wasn't suitable for survival, he would have gone back to be the devil long ago.

"The Duke is back!" Myron at the door said, and hurried forward to meet the wind.

Merlin and Alice looked out the door together, and saw the Duke Rose in a black robe rushing towards here, and several guards closed the door of the Duke's Mansion tightly.

Michelle suddenly became anxious, wondering what the outcome of the conversation between the Duke of Rose and the Queen Mother would be. It would be terrible if he didn't see the end.

But looking at Duke Rose's frowning, furious look, Michelle is a little bit down, there must be something wrong.

Duke Rose went straight into the hall, took off his black robe, and handed it to Myron next to him, then ignored Merlin and Alice, and walked straight to Michelle.

"Your Highness..." Duke Qiangwei bowed slightly, with such a humble look, it was obvious that the matter had come to an end.

"It seems that the Duke already knows about it?" Michelle asked calmly.

"It's similar to what your highness said. Although your majesty has nothing wrong with her on the surface, she has a lot of memory loss. I think the real Queen Elizabeth can't easily forget some important things. If Isabella died in a suspended animation a few years ago, The answer to all of that is already obvious." Duke Rose said seriously.

Michelle breathed a sigh of relief, and asked worriedly, "What are you going to do?"

"I will lead the Rose Army to destroy the false queen's rule, and then support you as the new queen of the empire, but I need to reconcile with people outside." Duke Rose paused, with a hint of eagerness on his calm face.

"There is not much time left for us now, please leave the capital quickly with me, Your Highness."

"I guess that fake queen has lost her composure, and there will be a large number of assassins coming soon..."

Chapter 27: Monthly Ticket Addition

Duke Rose has a serious expression, and he doesn't want to waste time, because the situation is too urgent.

"Really? There will be assassins coming to attack us?" Michelle's eyes widened, she didn't expect things to turn out like this.

"That's right, if the fake queen is really Isabella, with her ruthless personality, she will never let us go. Now that we can escape the capital earlier, we will have more hope of survival." Duke Rose analyzed.

Michelle panicked, thinking that because she knew the secret, why would her aunt refuse to let her go? !

So Michelle didn't hesitate too much, it was important to save her life first, picked up the black robe next to her, and prepared to disguise herself.

"It's not too late, let's go."

Duke Rose nodded and turned to his knight commander, "Myron, if there is any danger on the road, I can only rely on you."

Myron's expression suddenly became serious, and he replied forcefully, "Don't worry, my lord, I have been following you for many years. No matter what powerful enemies I encounter on the road, I will become your shield."

The Duke of Rose patted Myron on the shoulder to cheer him up, and then said to Merlin and Alice, "You two, I will rely more on you for a while. The task of protecting His Royal Highness Michelle is the most important task. I heard that You are friends with my daughter Cecilia and I trust you 100%."

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency Duke, we will do our best to protect the safety of His Royal Highness Michelle." Alice responded seriously.

Merlin's face was full of indifference, and he curled his lips and said, "It has nothing to do with me, I'm just here to make soy sauce, don't pay attention to me."

Duke Rose and Michelle's expressions suddenly became unnatural, and they felt that he looked so unmotivated, which was very worrying.

Myron on the side felt that the atmosphere was not right, and coughed continuously, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

"Master Merlin, I have already apologized to you, how can you forgive me for my previous rudeness?" Michelle's face was full of anger, and his heart was very entangled.

Alice couldn't bear to see it, and couldn't help but secretly said to Merlin, "Can you take a look at the atmosphere? Think about the reward of 70 gold coins, don't make trouble with money? We are very poor now..."

Seeing that Alice was begging for mercy, Merlin did not continue to say anything boring, but sighed

"Oh, it's so troublesome..."

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The blue night sky is as deep as the invisible bottom of the sea.

The yellow and white moon is surrounded by stars of different colors.

On such a quiet and peaceful night, the streets of the capital actually sounded like clattering armor clashing.

It was as dense as raindrops, obviously a large number of people.

A stream of torches illuminated the surrounding area, and quickly moved towards the temporary Duke's mansion.

Led by the ugly Hanmil, a small team of [-] Bauhinia knights went to exterminate the Duke of Rose.

The silver armor reflected the firelight, and the sound of footsteps was repeated, but the residents were not disturbed, and they carried out the task secretly.

The closed temporary gate of the Duke's Mansion was instantly destroyed by the shock wave shot from the crystal ball in Hamel's hand. He stepped into the courtyard with his hunched body, and gave orders to the knights behind him.

"Search for me! See Duke Rose and execute him on the spot. If it's His Royal Highness Michelle, bring her back alive!"

The knights behind immediately rushed into the Duke's mansion, holding torches and weapons, and began to search around.

Hammill raised his head and looked around, feeling a little too quiet, which always made people feel a little bit unusual.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the knight captain to come back and report to Hamil, "My lord, we searched all the corners of the mansion, but we didn't find Duke Rose and His Royal Highness Michelle."

"Tsk!" Hamel was dissatisfied, with a hint of annoyance in his tone, "Have you run away ahead of time? It's so fast, as expected by His Majesty, Duke Rose is ambitious to escape from the king's capital and instigate rebellion. Not bad, isn’t there a ghost in my heart to escape secretly?”

"Master Hamel, what should we do now? Is it too late?" Cavalier Captain asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter, so what if I let this traitor take the first step? Your Majesty has already reached this step. The two Thorn Knights other than me have already taken separate actions and ambushed on the only way to leave the capital. Forgive them I can't escape from the capital!" Hamil's hoarse voice sounded extremely fierce, and Isabella seemed to have already arranged the situation.

"Then what do we need to do now?" Cavalier Captain asked suspiciously.

"Now, let's encircle the gates of the capital and attack from front to back! Let these rebels have no chance of flying!" Hanmil gave instructions, adding

"Let's be careful not to hurt His Royal Highness Michelle."

"This Duke of Rose is now taking the little princess as a hostage and restricting our actions..."

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In the alleys of Wangdu.

At night, the moonlight flickered under the cover of overcast clouds.

The Rose Duke took Michelle, Myron, Merlin and Alice to act secretly.

The figures of five people moved quickly in the darkness, taking a more tortuous route to the city gate.

Among them, Duke Rose and Michelle were wearing black robes to conceal their identities so that people would not easily notice them.

Duke Rose did not choose to bring guards, because it is better to keep a low profile as much as possible for this kind of sneaky escape. A large group of people's actions are too big, and it is easy to attract the attention of the pursuers.

In addition, Duke Rose didn't choose to take the carriage for the same reason. It was too obvious, and it was easy to encounter unknown ambushes halfway.

Duke Rose has already planned everything, as long as he arrives at the city gate and fires the signal flare, his subordinates will be there to meet him.

Now that the location of the gate of the capital is getting closer and closer, the escape plan seems to be going well.

"Your Highness, please hurry up, we need to dare to act before the enemy..."

"I...I know...fufu..."

Michelle doesn't seem to be very good at sports, her forehead has some creases, and her breathing has become heavy.

In order not to drag Michelle down, Duke Rose could only forcibly drag her to a fast trot.

With a solemn expression, Myron followed closely behind Duke Rose, constantly guarding his surroundings.

Merlin and Alice stretched out from behind, also on guard, their attention was on Michelle.

However, Merlin's abilities were much stronger than Alice's, so he didn't feel too nervous, and there was no expression on his face.

When the dark clouds squirm, revealing a trace of bright moonlight

Merlin: "There is an ambush ahead."