Chapter 498： Duke of Davenport

For the time being, let's not think about how fierce the fight will be between Sato Kazuma and Alderp, whether it will be a man with a man or a strong man.

Right now, Zhou Fangwu and others still have invitations from other nobles to socialize.

"Oh! Is this the Duke's Mansion?! It's really big!"

When Hui Hui saw this magnificent and luxurious mansion, she immediately shouted in surprise.

To be honest, it's a bit embarrassing to shout so loudly in the street.

It's a pity that Yoyo who was at the side couldn't pull her back no matter what.

However, judging from the involuntary surge of magic power in Hui Hui's body, it seemed that she just wanted to use [Explosion Magic] instead of shocking the luxury of the mansion in front of her.

Darkness and Aqua didn't show any shocked expressions.

After all, one is a noble lady, and she still has the basic qualities of a noble lady; the other is a goddess, who doesn't pay much attention to these things.

Yoyo didn't say anything, but the slight dilation of her pupils had already exposed her.

After seeing Zhou Fangwu and his party, the two guards outside the door had serious expressions on their faces, and the spears they held in their hands moved down slightly.

But when they saw the people coming, they all opened their mouths and looked shocked.

Come to the door of the huge mansion.

"Sorry to bother you a little bit."

Zhou Fangwu came in front of the two of them, and without waiting for their questioning, he said first, "I am Zhou Fangwu. I am here today at the invitation of Duke Davenport. Please inform me."

Unfortunately, he didn't get a response.

"That...? Excuse me, are you still listening?" He asked again.

"Zhou Fangwu...?! Unexpectedly, he is really Your Excellency the Hero!"

really.

Seeing the shocked expressions of the two of them, Zhou Fangwu expected this to happen.

"Originally, I should be humble here, but if the name on the report can make the two of you know better, then let me admit it with a cheeky face."

Zhou Fangwu looked modest.

"What are you talking about?!" Hearing Zhou Fangwu's modesty, the two guards immediately said loudly: "You have successively defeated the [great achievements] of the cadres of the Demon King Army. It is understandable to say that you are a [hero]! Please stand up and admit this! That's all right!"

Seeing Zhou Fangwu's modesty, the two of them became anxious instead.

No wonder they admired Zhou Fangwu too much.

In fact, even the capital of the kingdom is constantly being invaded by the Demon King's army.

At this time, there appeared strong men who could defeat the Demon King's Army, and even defeated several Demon King's army cadres one after another. Of course, they would become Zhou Fangwu's loyal fans.

At this time, a familiar voice came from the door.

"What what? Your Excellency [Hero]?! Has my master come?!"

A familiar face ran out from inside.

—It's Plant.

Zhou Fangwu's cheap disciple.

He returned to the capital on the second day of apprenticeship, a familiar stranger whom he never saw again.

Top you a lung!

Normally speaking, shouldn't there be only the old-fashioned plot where the cheap master disappears the next day after accepting apprentices, and then reunites again after a long, long time?

How come it's the other way around here?

Seeing the true master, Zhou Fangwu broke away from the entanglement of the two guards and greeted his cheap apprentice.

"Long time no see, Plant."

"Yes! Long time no see, Master!"

Plant also greeted loudly.

Maybe it was because he was too excited to see Zhou Fangwu again, he completely forgot the requirement that he was told not to call himself master in front of outsiders.

However, it doesn't matter now.

With Zhou Fangwu's strength, there is absolutely no problem in wanting to protect a disciple! …probably.

"Did you hear that, His Highness Plant actually called His Excellency [Hero] 'Master'!"

"Really! I thought I heard it wrong, but I didn't expect it to be true! It seems that the gossip that His Highness Plante worshiped [Hero] as his teacher is true!"

"...As expected of Your Highness Plante." X2

Under the adoring and shocked eyes of the two guards, Zhou Fangwu and his party were invited into the Duke's mansion by Plante, and they could even hear their whispers from a distance.

It wasn't until they actually walked into the Duke's mansion that the envious eyes and whispers disappeared.

As soon as they entered, everyone was attracted by the magnificent scene in front of them.

—too luxurious!

The flowers in full bloom are just about to bloom, exuding the unique fragrance of the flowers. The variety of flowers does not make the fragrance of the flowers conflict, but complements each other to make people feel refreshed.

The ground is completely covered with glazed bluestone, neat and without a trace of ups and downs, leading directly to the Duke's Mansion in front.

The surrounding buildings are also very luxurious, and the whole body is pure white, shining in the sun with a different kind of delicacy.

Far more impactful than what you see on the outside.

In Zhou Fangwu's comparison, it is found that this place is similar to Roswaal's frontier earl's mansion in "From Zero", but it is more luxurious.

This is too much!

Roswaal's Border Earl's Mansion still has 400 years of history, what's going on with you? !

And standing in the garden, there was a middle-aged man waiting for their arrival.

Wearing a low-key and decent dress without any wrinkles, his blond hair is neatly arranged, and his eyes are not superior to others, but his external image can make people feel that he is a great nobleman in a high position.

"Ahahaha, I think this is Your Excellency [Hero]!"

He has a warm smile, but it is not disgusting like Aldarp's smirk, which is very decent and natural.

"Father, I'm back."

Plant greeted first.

This also told everyone that the man in front of him was the real owner of the mansion—Duke Davenport!

"First meeting, Your Excellency [Hero], my humble Serendia Davenport."

"We're meeting for the first time. I'm Zhou Fangwu. Please give me your advice, Duke Davenport."

The two hands lightly shook hands.

To be honest, meeting Duke Davenport for the first time felt very good to him. He didn't have the aloofness of other nobles at all, giving the impression that he was a good nobleman.

Just from the looks of it.

Of course, Zhou Fangwu would not judge a person by his appearance alone.

Zhou Fangwu knew that this man was not as kind and magnanimous as he appeared on the outside, from the series of tricks he did through Plante before.

He is definitely not a simple man.

"Ahaha, I think your Excellency [Hero] is already tired, so let me order my servants to prepare dinner." Duke Davenport smiled, and then said to Plante on the side: "Go, treat you well." Master."

"Yes! Father." With a smile, Plante took Zhou Fangwu's arm and walked towards the mansion.

Oh?

is that so?

Zhou Fangwu could see from Duke Davenport's eyes that he doted on Plante, and he didn't have the kind of man who regarded his son as a tool for him to cling to power.

But think about it too.

If he did that, Plant would not be an adventurer, but a knight.

No matter how he is, at least Duke Davenport's love for his son is true.

Based on this point alone, Zhou Fangwu has a little affection for him.

Of course, just a little bit.

Following Plante's footsteps, the more you walked into the Duke's mansion, the more you could feel the aura of top aristocrats, but everyone in the team still didn't have any strong performance.

Zhou Fangwu, Akuya and Darkness didn't care about this, while Huihui and Yoyo were too shocked to express it in words.

Plant didn't mean to show off either.

It is probably because I have lived here since I was a child, and I am probably used to it.

He did not bring Zhou Fangwu and others to the reception room, but to the training ground.

Yes, the martial arts arena.

This has to make people wonder if Plante came to find fault on purpose.

But when he was waving the knight sword in front of everyone like a child who wanted to be recognized by his master, Zhou Fangwu understood that he just wanted to be a warrior and he had been working hard all the time.

"Master! How is it, my swordsmanship!" Plante blinked and looked at Zhou Fangwu with anticipation, hoping to be praised by the man called "Hero".

"Yes, great progress."

But he only got this very tactful appeasement.

It's not that Plant's performance is poor, but that he is too ordinary, and can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

As a 【Master of Swordsmanship】Plant, his skill points and talents are far superior to others, but he still behaves like an ordinary swordsman, and indeed he did not meet Zhou Fangwu's expectations.

"That's right..."

Plant sighed in frustration.

Obviously, he also knew that the words of encouragement were euphemistically telling him that his performance was indeed not good.

"It's not bad, your talent is outstanding, but the direction of your efforts is wrong."

Zhou Fangwu opened his mouth to give instructions.

After all, he is his own cheap apprentice. If someone finds out that his strength is too good, it will also discredit him if he spreads the word.

Just teach him a little bit of experience and skills.

"Master...?"

"Come on, come over here, let me give you some pointers."

"…Yes!"

Plant was eager to try.

With an excited smile on his face, he raised the sword in his hand and attacked.

Two people conduct coaching training.

The rest of the team, Akuya and the others also sat unceremoniously in the pergola built by the side, directing the maids to prepare food and drinks for them.

With that carefree look, it was as if he had returned to his own home.

"Akuya, this is the duke's mansion, please restrain yourself, okay?" Darkness persuaded from the side.

She is a noble lady, and she knows how much the nobles care about etiquette.

So I wanted to stop Aqua and the others from indulgence.

But Akua responded inexplicably: "Hey, Wu is Plante's master. Since Wu is his master, we, as Wu's companions, often take care of him. It doesn't matter if we get some offerings."

She completely forgot that Plant disappeared on the second day of apprenticeship, and instead ate and drank shamelessly here.

Darkness rubbed her forehead in distress.

But just when she was about to say something, the voice of Duke Davenport came from the side.

"Ah ha ha ha, that's right! You are the companions of Master Inuko and heroes at the same time, so I naturally want to treat you well."

"Duke Davenport! Sorry, the people in our team are so rude..."

"It's okay. After all, Plante didn't entertain everyone well."

It seems that he also knows what kind of character his son is, and he also guessed that Plante did not entertain Zhou Fangwu and others well.

So after ordering the maid to prepare dinner, I rushed here immediately.

Zhou Fangwu noticed this, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

He knew something about the Davenport family before he came here.

For example, the eldest and second sons of the Davenport family were currently fighting with the king and prince, and were on the front line against the Demon King's army.

Presumably because of this, Plant did not appear at the banquet held by Princess Alice yesterday.

Also, Plant's mother died when he was young because of her frail health.

So it is an open secret that Duke Davenport dotes on his third son.

Similarly, Plant's ability to run out as an adventurer is also the result of his secret indulgence.

There are other things.

But Zhou Fangwu didn't want to have a deeper understanding of the idea.

because…

A story whose main theme is to make fun of jokes, always making some family ethics dramas doesn't fit the theme at all!

The coaching training of the two lasted until the evening.

Although Plant still has great energy, his physical strength can no longer support him to continue.

Seeing this, Zhou Fangwu shouted to stop.

Duke Davenport also yelled at the two people in the field at the same time, telling them that it was time for dinner.

The dinner at the Duke's house was very sumptuous.

The wild eating patterns of Akuya and others are also directly proportional to the abundance of food.

But even so, Duke Davenport did not show any dissatisfaction or disdainful arrogance.

Pushing cups and changing cups on the table, the atmosphere is also very good.

There is no teasing and flattery, no flattery and contempt, and no superior arrogance.

Whether it's communication or actions, Davenport has fully demonstrated the demeanor that a top nobleman should have.

It is very different from those wine bags and rice bags at yesterday's banquet. Guys like Aldarp are even more difficult to catch up with.

"Your Excellency, how about staying in a humble house tonight?"

After the meal, everyone drank tea.

As it was getting late, Duke Davenport took advantage of the opportunity to extend an invitation.

Plante on the side also regained his energy immediately and did not speak, but the eagerness in his eyes was telling everyone that he really hoped that Zhou Fang and others could live here.

"This…"

"It's okay, just live here as you like."

Duke Davenport saw Zhou Fangwu's expression of embarrassment and understood why.

"Recently, there are powerful thieves in the capital who often steal the property of noble families. I am also one of the nobles in the kingdom, and I am also facing the risk of being stolen. If there are [heroes] in the kingdom, then I should be able to do so too." Have a good night's sleep."

"Is that so? Well, then it's a lot of trouble."

Zhou Fangwu was pretending to decline.

After hearing Duke Davenport's invitation again, he immediately agreed.

Not to mention there is such a legitimate reason.

Sato Kazinichi was not the only one who accepted the king's order. Zhou Fangwu and others were members of the [Hero] team. What happened to accepting the mission?

Definitely not that he wants to live here.

It's definitely not the relationship between Aqua and the others getting drunk!

In this way, Zhou Fangwu and others stayed.