On the way back to the Royal Capital, Alice seemed to have become a completely different person. As though she had grown closer to Fang Li, she cast aside her previous shyness and timidity, constantly asking him all sorts of questions.
What she asked was not why Fang Li had infiltrated the royal castle, what kind of person he was, or what his purpose was, but very ordinary questions.
For example...
"Have you ever been an adventurer? Have you gone on any adventures?"
"I heard that in the city on the frontier where novice adventurers come from, there's a huge kind of frog whose meat is really delicious. Is that true?"
"Kureia said that some things commoners eat don't have Experience Points, but Rhine said that even though those things don't give Experience Points, they're delicious. Have you eaten them before?"
"What does alcohol taste like? Have you ever drunk it? Nobody lets me drink..."
"Why can you fly? Is that magic?"
Alice showed tremendous curiosity about the sorts of things every child would care about, behaving in a manner fitting for her age.
Although this young princess had initially been somewhat cautious and did not dare ask too freely, she presumably always watched the reactions of those around her and acted carefully. Yet under Fang Li's casual attitude and responses, Alice gradually became more at ease. She no longer concealed her curiosity and kept asking Fang Li all kinds of questions.
Fang Li could only feel rather speechless about it.
"Sure enough, should a royal princess really be this innocent of worldly affairs?"
After all, she was a noble person born into circumstances entirely different from ordinary people. It was hardly surprising that she would turn out like this.
Unfortunately, this princess had asked the wrong person.
Fang Li