Aias: from a world of kaijus to a world of fantasy and magic

Chapter 35

As I entered the adventurer guild after going to the inn Alex was staying at to see if Alice was attacked, I came here running because she was in fact attacked.

I asked one of the guild receptionists where she was. Fortunately, she made it here safely, and everyone was not harmed as well.

When I was in front of the door the receptionist told me about, there was an aura of blood lust seeping out of the room.

Did Alex get everyone angry again? If he did, I better go inside to see the carnage because I was still sore from yesterday when he described me bathing in excruciating detail. I mean, as nobles, our bodies grow up way faster than commoners, and in combination with being told that I look a lot more mature for my age, I look older than I was, closer to Alex's age.

But still, why does he have to fall for me?

Opening the door, I sadly found out that I just stopped him from getting beat up by the girls. Alex looked at me like I was his savior and jumped to hug me while crying tears of relief.

Instinctively caused by my training in my past life and a massive feeling of revulsion, I knee him in the chin midair. Then, with the momentum of his jumping at me to hug me, I grabbed the scruff of his shirt and redirected him out the door to throw him out, causing him to hit the wall face-first.

We all look at him, pitifully lying on the ground, knocked out. I closed the door, leaving him out.

"You can fill him in, right, Chelsie?"

Chelsie said ya, and I asked what they were talking about.

"I was telling them how I got myself into this predicament."

I was surprised when Alice said it because I thought she wanted to keep it a secret. I guess she trusts them enough to say so.

"I see, I'm guessing you're from the Palning family then?"

Alice looks confused when mentioning the Palning family, which also confused me because isn't the Palning family going after her?

"No, what do you mean by the Palning family?"

"The people who are kidnapping you are black knights from the Palning family."

Alice still looks confused, then she suddenly places her hand on her chin and begins thinking about something deeply.

"It can't be."

Looks like she figured something out.

"What is it?"

"I'm not from the Palning family but the Lunslur family, specifically the 5th in line to become the next head. I think my older half-brother Claudius, who is 3rd in line, is using the Palning family's black knights to kill me."

Hearing the name Claudius rang some bells. Isn't he the guy who made a complete fool of himself in a certain royal ball with how arrogant and ignorant he is by insulting a member of royalty, specifically the first Prince Arthur, to their face without even knowing that it was them they were speaking to? Due to that, he never really showed his face in high society again after that incident. He was lucky that the first prince was known to be forgiving and chose not to execute him.

"Why would they work for a complete idiot?"

Alice was surprised that I knew about her older half-brother.

"That is what I'm trying to figure out, but I have seen some letters going to and coming from an unknown individual in that family."

"I see, that is certainly interesting."