Too Bad to Get Any Worse

"An investigation?"

For a moment, everyone looked at one another.

Fang Li frowned slightly as well. He stepped forward and asked the guard.

"May I ask what this is about?"

Although the Royal Capital was the capital of the Belzerg Kingdom and heavily guarded, it was not normally so strict that every traveler had to undergo an investigation just to enter.

If even entering the city now required an investigation, then something must have happened.

The guard explained it like this.

"You don't know?" the guard said. "A while ago, the royal castle was infiltrated by an inexplicably powerful thief. Princess Alice was abducted, then later returned. Surely news of that has spread everywhere by now?"

The guard's words made Fang Li raise an eyebrow slightly.

It was not only Fang Li. Even Darkness reacted somewhat, casting Fang Li a discreet glance.

Perhaps this noble lady had really noticed Fang Li's identity.

As for the others, they began discussing it.

"Hey." Megumin spoke with some excitement. "Could they be talking about that Black Knight?"

"The wanted criminal with a bounty of one billion Eris? The bounty is even higher than those on the Demon Lord's Army commanders, right?" Kazuma seemed to know about it too. Looking at the inexplicably excited Megumin, he asked, "Why are you so worked up?"

"Of course I'm worked up!" Megumin replied without hesitation. "That Black Knight is my idol!"

Megumin's immediate declaration left Fang Li dumbfounded.

An idol?

Megumin's idol?

Megumin considered him her idol?

No way.

Not only Fang Li—even Darkness's gaze toward him turned a little strange.

Meanwhile, utterly unaware of it, Megumin continued speaking to Kazuma.

"Haven't you seen that Black Knight's wanted poster?" Megumin's crimson eyes sparkled as she said, "A jet-black knight floating in the void, wielding the Moon Blade,