Looking Forward to Our Next Meeting

----"Leaving."

----"Going back."

Those two words were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the excitement and exhilaration in Alice's heart. The young princess's expression froze, and she could no longer react.

Under such circumstances, Fang Li spoke again as though he had not seen the girl's reaction.

"The Royal Capital's Knight Order should arrive here soon. I'll see you off here."

"From here on, go back by yourself."

Those exceedingly calm words finally brought Alice back to her senses.

"W-Wait...!"

By the time she realized it, Alice had already spoken in a fluster.

"I... I haven't properly thanked you yet...!"

Hearing Alice's words, Fang Li raised a brow and could not help but laugh.

"Thank me?" Fang Li said helplessly. "There's no reason for that, is there?"

"H-How is there no reason?!" Alice hurriedly said. "You repelled the Demon Lord's Army and achieved such brilliant feats. As a member of the royal family, I must commend and reward you...!"

However, Fang Li directly denied it.

"You've got that wrong."

Fang Li stated it bluntly.

"First, I'm a criminal who infiltrated the royal castle and abducted the princess. Even if I stayed, I should be punished, not commended and rewarded."

"Second, if I hadn't abducted you, the Knight Order wouldn't have lost their composure and suffered defeat after defeat. They should have repelled the Demon Lord's Army as smoothly as they always did, so there would have been no need for me to step in at all."

"In conclusion, I was only cleaning up the mess I made myself. I wasn't some hero who came to save the Royal Capital when it fell into crisis. I'm sure the people in the Royal Capital won't overlook what I did before just because I helped out once."

As he said this, Fang