Witcher's Atelier

Walking through the white stone corridor and entering the performance preparation room near the stage, Victor saw the culprit who destroyed his peaceful life, Dandelion, talking nonsense to a maid, praising her beauty with a short poem he made up.

The theme of the original harvest song was changed. On the way here, the boy had figured it out. It should be because he was distracted the day before yesterday and didn't hear clearly, which led to the wrong expectation. However, he was not nervous. It was easy to pick out a suitable song from memory.

After all, from the age of four to nine in this body, he worked hard to practice playing musical instruments and concentrate on reproducing classics, preparing to achieve an extraordinary artistic life.

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Soon, everyone in the hall took their positions and prepared to perform the highlight of the night, "The King's Arrival", and the two bards specially invited by Princess Yada stood and waited in an inconspicuous corner on the side of the stage.

"Hail to you! King of Temeria, Pontar and Mahakam, Prince of Soden, Lord of Elland, Supreme Protector of Brueg, Anglin and Rivendell Valley, His Majesty King Foltest!" Finally, in the loud voice of the roll caller, Victor saw the true appearance of the King of Temeria, one of the two strangers he was most familiar with in the demon hunting world.

As everyone bowed and touched their chests in salute, the ruler of Temeria walked into the pure white hall. He wore the king's crown and the king's clothes. He lived up to the evaluation of the folks. He was noble and handsome, and his demeanor was outstanding.

Finding that no one was paying attention to the corner, Victor quietly approached Dandelion's ear, "How did you do it just now?"

"What did you do?" The poet thought the boy was going to ask something important, and responded seriously in a low voice.

"That ordinary maid, how did you say the words 'the most beautiful flower in the world'?"

"......" Dandelion was speechless.

Then, in the team that followed Foltest into the hall, the one closest to him was the leader of the Blue Guard, the elite guard of Temeria.

Slightly behind was a pair of men and women walking side by side. The man was Jaques of Alderburg, the leader of the Knights of the Flaming Rose.

The woman was a conservatively dressed sorceress. I say she was conservatively dressed compared to Keramez. She still used very little fabric, and her naturally loose red hair revealed her identity.

The boy blinked, "The lady behind the king?"

"Triss Merigold."

Thank God, from a distance she looked fair-skinned, with a few light freckles on her face, and an emerald headdress on her forehead.

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When the king of Temeria took his seat and Princess Adda, as the host, led the toast, it was Dandelion's turn to come on stage.

The roll-caller said loudly: "...Julian Alfred Pankratz de Leitenhof, Viscount, a famous singer and poet in the Northern Kingdom,..."

Seizing the short time for the introduction, the boy approached the poet again, "Now, go up and let everyone hear your political views. The royal power is not eternal, and Foltest will go away!" After saying this, he noticed that the poet's earlobes were sweating.

"Forgive me, I was wrong, isn't it? I promise that I will joke with you in the future, especially political jokes, depending on the occasion."

After receiving the plea for mercy, Victor smiled and stopped talking, watching Dandelion go on stage to sing.

This may be the most obvious difference between the boy and the poet. After all, he is still limited by the times. Although he despises the royal power on the surface, he still respects the king in his bones. Victor is just the opposite. He respects the royal power on the surface, but in his heart...

For example, now, in the sound of Dandelion's singing, he was thinking about his latest fantasy plan: "If I were an assassin and wanted to kill Foltest, how should I start?"

First of all, it is impossible to use magic. Any king will have countless amulets to defend against various curses and magic attacks, which means that only swords can be used to directly damage him.

The problem is that if you want to get close to the king, you have to go through several difficulties. The first is the protection of the wizard, such as the sorceress Triss Merigold. Her fire magic can easily burn people into torches. The protective shield can block the long-range shooting of the crossbow. In addition, the short-range flash clearly recorded in the book, without the "anti-magic bomb" suppression, there is no way to get close. She can kill several Victors by herself.

Then there is Jacques of Aldeburg. This is an even more unsolvable existence. To be the leader of the Knights, his personal martial arts is definitely at the peak level, not to mention that he also has a terrifying magic power. Even if he is not good at casting spells, just bursting out magic power, the boy has no means to defend.

Victor was helpless against these two mountains. As for the Blue Guardsman with a black turban who was closest to Foltest, although he didn't know who he was, he was definitely not an easy character to deal with.

The conclusion was that if he attacked the king, he would not succeed and would definitely die a long and painful death.

To deal with Foltest, he must ensure that the leader of the Knights and the sorceress were not around him, and it would be best if even the Blue Guards were not around him. He also needed an environment where he was alone and lost his guard.

Otherwise, if he was not killed immediately, in this world with extraordinary power, the amulets that were activated on the king's body were not simple.

Although regicide was a heinous act in the feudal era, it did not mean that no one would do it. Since someone did it, the corresponding protection would naturally flourish. So far, there are still only a few examples of successful assassinations of kings and escape unscathed.

The last assassination of the king took place in the Kingdom of Redania, where Radovid V's father was killed by a half-elf. Although the assassin succeeded, he died miserably after being captured.

During his time in the trance, he glimpsed many people in the crowd, including Director Taler, Champelli and his friends, Captain Vincent, and Keira Metz. She was appreciating the poetry recitation with a focused expression. It seemed that Roderick was right. She really liked these flashy things.

The ballad that Dandelion was singing - his latest work, was inspired by the mutual complaints he made with Victor when they were drinking.

After singing three songs on the stage and winning the applause of the whole audience, the poet bowed gracefully and walked off the stage. He walked back to his original position, took a long breath, and began to exhort the young man who was about to go on stage.

"Hey, Victor, don't be nervous. I know you must be very nervous now, but it's nothing. Just show your usual strength, just like we did last time when we were drinking..."

Half-turning, the boy covered his mouth with his hand and yawned slightly, "Don't worry, if you want to sing local epics, I may not be able to perform well, but if you want to listen to foreign heroic poems, then you have found the right person."

When Victor turned back, he happened to meet Keira Metz's eyes. Her eyes were cold, not hateful but equally dangerous. She obviously expected to give the boy a "surprise" after the performance failed, a lesson that was not fatal but certainly uncomfortable.

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