The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 33

Behind the heavy doors lies a magnificent council hall, showcasing the status of the Kingdom of Viserin as the most powerful nation on the continent.

Above the high dome are epic murals created by a collaborative effort of many famous calligraphers and painters from across the continent.

Sunlight streamed onto the throne. The young queen, seated upon it, possessed a striking, commanding presence. She wore a long, white dress accented with gold and red, and a massive crown adorned with a dragon’s eye. It was as if a colossal dragon were constantly watching over everything beneath her throne.

This is Queen Linda Letina Corwin of the Kingdom of Viseryn. The dragon’s eye on Crown Mountain is a trophy she obtained after personally slaying the dragon.

At this moment, Queen Linda was scrutinizing the members of the hero’s team with her sharp eyes.

Inside the council hall, the members of the hero team appeared so small, yet so conspicuous.

Where is the spirit that a team should have today?

They were as if they were separated by an invisible, thick barrier, and one could even faintly smell the gunpowder between them.

Queen Linda frowned almost imperceptibly; this was not a good sign.

Unlike the other four members of the team, Fu Rongyuan curiously looked up to admire the murals on the dome.

In the past, when Alyssa came, she didn’t have the energy to even glance at the dome, even though it was something she could see just by looking up.

Thanks to the persona she created for Furong Yuan, and her fearless personality from her past life, looking at the murals was a perfectly acceptable thing to do, and it could even leave a good first impression on the Queen.

Ashka stepped forward, his voice filled only with the seriousness and determination of a veteran royal guard knight:

“Your Majesty, the members of the Heroic Squad have come to pay their respects.”

Queen Linda waited until the hero’s party had stood still and bowed before nodding.

“You may rise, no need for formalities.”

The Queen scanned the five people in front of her closely. Four of them were listless and preoccupied, but Fu Rongyuan could not hide her excitement and kept looking at her on the throne.

This is normal.

The vast majority of people in the kingdom would never have the chance to see the king even once in their entire lives. Even a low-ranking noble like Fu Rongyuan was no exception.

However, being a new team member is not the most important thing.

Queen Linda’s voice possessed a reverent authority that inspired awe.

“Hero, raise your head.”

Brian mechanically raised his head; his hair was unkempt and his face was somewhat pale.

For some reason, he felt something was wrong with his body and felt weak.

Queen Linda, seeing Brian’s seemingly unwell appearance, asked with concern:

“Hero, are you feeling unwell?”

Brian waved his hand, his tone tinged with weariness:

“I’m alright, Your Majesty.”

“Well then, hero. I have read your report regarding your team’s failure on the 325th floor of the dungeon.”

“No one is immune to failure. I also experienced failure at the beginning of my battle against the dragon, but I eventually succeeded in cutting off its head.”

Brian felt the oppressive aura emanating from the vertical pupils on the king’s crown.

But those were clearly the eyes of a dead dragon, not a living creature. It must have been a psychological effect; people were equating the king’s imposing presence with his own.

“Brave warrior, I want to know, why do you think we failed this time?”

Brian vaguely felt a tingling, slightly pricking sensation in his muscles.

He frowned, deciding to keep it brief and get back to the base to rest as soon as possible:

“Because this dungeon has completely separated us. If we can work together, then we won’t be afraid of the mirror image.”

“Wrong, completely wrong.”

Queen Linda’s tone maintained its steady authority, yet it instilled a deep-seated fear in the team members.

They quickly knelt on the ground, raised their heads, and awaited Queen Linda’s admonition.

Fu Rongyuan was somewhat bewildered by the four heroes’ perfectly synchronized movements. After thinking for a moment, she decided to kneel down like them…

“A new face in the Hero Squad, you don’t have to be like them.”

For some reason, although Fu Rongyuan could also sense the undeniable authority in His Majesty the King’s tone, she was not frightened into submission like the four heroes. On the contrary, she felt the Queen’s approval.

This is her praise for Fu Rongyuan as a scholar.

Ariel had visited the palace more than once before, and at that time, Her Majesty Queen Linda had impressed her as a young king with the aura of a great ruler.

What’s with this inexplicable sense of recognition?

Linda, though not angry, exuded an air of authority. Her eyes widened slightly, and for a fleeting moment, they seemed to overlap with the dragon’s eyes on the crown, radiating a golden glow.

“Support magic is incredibly diverse and a profound subject, attracting countless scholars to study it meticulously for centuries. Scholar Yuan, from the perspective of its mechanism of action, how many types of support magic are there?”

Fu Rongyuan smiled; of course she knew that. After all, within the team, Alyssa’s skill in support magic was far superior to Vera’s.

“Your Majesty, there are two types. One is a wide-range support spell, in which all friendly units within the area will benefit from the support spell’s effects.”

“The second type is one-way support magic. Although it only affects a single person at a time, its range of effect is much larger.”

Brian’s body trembled more and more. He kept his lips tightly closed, trying to endure the unbearable pain inside his body.

Vera was terrified, her back ramrod straight, her eyelashes fluttering, and she felt like she was going to vomit.

She knew very well that the biggest reason for the failure to conquer the 325th floor was herself.

She naturally knew about support magic that only helped one person. However, when she tried to learn it, she unexpectedly discovered that the range of her area-of-effect support magic had suddenly doubled, so she decided it was unnecessary to learn it.

Two days ago, when she encountered the mirror image, she realized that her enhanced support abilities came entirely from Ariel and had nothing to do with her.

She felt a pang of regret. If she had known how to cast that kind of support magic, even if she ultimately failed due to the grass-green magic circle draining her magic power, she wouldn’t have ended up in such a sorry state, drawing the attention of His Majesty the King himself.

Finally, Queen Linda’s gaze fell on Vera. Vera felt a gravity pulling her down, preventing her from lifting her head.

“Vera, I believe you have great potential.”

“As the most coveted holy land for all magicians on the continent, the Royal Academy puts a lot of pressure on the student council president, who has to deal with even more things every day. As the king of a country, I understand this deeply.”

“Status and power can sometimes become constraints, hindering what you really want to do and blinding you to self-examination.”

Vera understood His Majesty’s meaning perfectly. His Majesty believed she was no longer suitable to be the student council president.

Vera lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to say another word.

“Your Majesty, I will break through this constraint and become a better support mage in the future.”

“ah!”

Just then, Brian’s seductive scream broke the atmosphere.

His face was deathly pale. He first touched his groin, then pressed his Adam’s apple with his finger. He became even more delirious, and saliva kept dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Then, disregarding everything, he turned around, pushed open the door of the council hall amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, and sprinted out at an extremely fast pace.

Fu Rongyuan quickly said:

“I’ll go see what’s wrong with the hero.”

Then he rode the wind elemental and followed Brian out.

Because it was obvious that the potion had begun to take effect, changing Brian’s gender.

If the king discovers he’s been transformed into a girl, his life as a hero will probably end like this…

Such a scene is not to be missed; I must support him from behind and accompany my future partner through it.