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The sunlight shines through the colorful stained glass windows behind the throne, and Cyclone looks up at King Allen sitting on the throne from the two-tiered steps in front of it.

King Allen of the kind and just Royania tribe.

Cyclone, the ordinary peasant's son, a lustful and cunning subordinate.

Although Cyclone returns with a smile on his face, he recalls the scene when he entered the royal city.

In just over two months, Allen City has changed.

"Is she a witch?"

"Could she be just an ordinary girl?"

"If we kill her, will there be no more witch burnings?"

"Demon, they are all demons... Otherwise, my daughter wouldn't have..."

"When will all of this end..."

"Cyclone, you have once again performed great deeds."

Cyclone opens his hands and says with a funny expression.

"Well, what can I say? I am Allen's hero after all."

"Haha, that's right! You truly are Allen's hero!"

The king and the subordinate laugh and joke together.

"Cyclone the hero, first slaying the Grand Chancellor, then surviving in the battle of Seven Sins City, and finally capturing the strongest witch on the continent. Impressive! Truly impressive!"

Cyclone stands in front of the ministers who admire him, unable to see who is speaking.

But Cyclone still raises his hand.

"Oh, no need to thank me. It's just a small effort."

"Haha, hahaha."

Facing Cyclone's showboating, the ministers laugh for a while.

"However, Your Majesty must know that after several successful achievements, I have become increasingly famous."

"Yes, now whenever Allen's hero is mentioned, everyone knows it's our Lord Cyclone."

One of the ministers agrees.

"Indeed, but this also troubles me."

"Why?"

This time, it's Stani. As soon as Cyclone hears him speak, he takes a step forward and approaches the throne.

"You don't know, now all the villains on the entire continent want to kill me. Being Allen's hero is prestigious, but being seen as a righteous person has led to more and more people wanting to kill me."

Cyclone alternates between a high and low voice, exaggerating his performance to attract the attention of all the ministers in the throne room.

"What about personal safety? Forget about it. A few days ago, on that Riverbranch, as soon as someone recognized me as Allen's hero, a priest chased after me to kill me!"

"Isn't that a misunderstanding? Even if the Water Church is hostile to us, they wouldn't openly chase and kill you, right?"

Suddenly, an inquiry startles Cyclone.

"In this world... you can't predict anything."

Cyclone brushes it off and continues speaking.

"So, Your Majesty, I have a request."

Cyclone kneels on one knee, speaking as a loyal subject.

"If Your Majesty could promise to protect me, my mother, and my wife and children, it would be the greatest and best gift for me."

"Hahaha, Cyclone the hero, you are joking. We, as Allen's hero, do we need a reason not to protect you?"

"Hahaha, yeah, that's right."

"Cut!"

Cyclone cursed inwardly at the two people who interrupted.

"Unless... you've done something devious!"

In an instant, two people in the throne room felt a sense of unease.

"Hahahaha!!"

However, Cyclone burst into laughter.

"Yeah, as someone who loves to take advantage of things, what if one day I couldn't control myself and accepted money from another country? What if that was considered treason? Damn it, I'm worried that someone might frame me for their crimes, and then I'll be finished!"

Faced with Cyclone's rhetorical question, no one dared to answer, because everyone knew what kind of person Cyclone was.

In order to break the silence, King Allen had to step in and respond.

"Oh Cyclone, do you still need to be greedy? Didn't I give you plenty when we were in Sunset City? I haven't asked for it back yet, you know."

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty's jokes are not funny at all."

"Hahahaha!"

"But no matter what, the demons have been defeated and now our city of Allen is the ruler of the North!"

Once again, a minister spoke seriously and earnestly.

"So you don't have to worry about your safety at all. Stay by my side and enjoy your comfort."

King Allen continued to address Cyclone, following this person's statement.

At that moment, Cyclone knelt down.

If things continued like this, Cyclone wouldn't even meet the first condition, and there would be no hope for the future.

"Your Majesty! Actually... Greed is not dead!!"

In order to achieve their own goals, Cyclone didn't even spare the dead.

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