Alice's appearance slightly disrupted everyone's plans, but it did not change their destination.
After receiving the ring Fang Li had given her, Alice wore a blissful smile the entire time. Her clinginess skyrocketed. Even though Darkness kept insisting on escorting Alice back to the Royal Capital, Alice unusually showed a willful, stubborn side and refused to return, tightly hugging Fang Li's arm until he could not help but laugh.
When she learned that everyone was planning to go to the Adventurer's Guild to pick up a quest, Alice became even more energized.
"Please let me join too! I promise I'll do my best!"
Alice declared this with great enthusiasm, reminding Fang Li of something.
This child loved nothing more than going out on adventures as an adventurer.
Even though everyone repeatedly explained that a beginner town like this could not possibly have any difficult quests, and the rewards would not be high either, Alice did not care in the slightest.
Clearly, all Alice wanted was an adventure.
More precisely, being able to adventure with Fang Li was what Alice had always dreamed of.
In the end, after Alice stated that she would not take a share of the reward, the carefree Aqua and Megumin accepted her.
Only Darkness remained unable to let it go, even seeming deeply worried.
"I can already picture the Kingdom's Knight Order descending into chaos as they search for Lady Alice."
What Darkness said was more or less what Fang Li had thought earlier.
Because of that, Darkness even asked Fang Li to persuade Alice.
But Fang Li did not think much of it.
"There's no way she'll encounter any danger with us around. And as long as that lily woman is handling the administration, nothing will go wrong there either. So what's the problem?"
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