Gran Jurad looked surprised by this question.
At the same time, the guard looked like he raised his guard as if something was about to happen.
Seeing the misunderstanding that she caused, Saintess Amy quickly said, "No, no, it's not like that. I was just wondering where you came from and what you were doing when you saved us."
After saying this, she looked like she realized that she had said something wrong.
After all, the way that she said this still seemed like she was accusing him of something.
However, Gran Jurad didn't take offense at this.
Instead, he simply responded, "I was passing by and heard the commotion, so I came to help."
This seemed like a perfectly logical explanation if not for the fact that they were currently in the middle of the forest. As well, it was currently the middle of the night, so it was strange that he was simply 'passing by'.
As such, the guard narrowed his eyes to ask, "And why were you passing by this place?"
Gran Jurad didn't panic when he saw this, he just calmly turned to look at the guard before saying, "I was on my way to Fairview for the hero ceremony. I was worried that I would be late since I was traveling on foot and wanted to get there as soon as possible."
The guard's expression slowly changed as he nodded along to this.
This time, it seemed that his explanation had convinced him.
That was because it was the hero ceremony that he was talking about.
The hero ceremony was an extraordinary event that was being held by the Holy Church, so it could be understood why he was going this far to reach it.
This was just part of their thoughts that had been changed over a long period of time.
And the fact that he was someone that was aspiring to be a hero made them have an even better impression of him.
After a moment of silence, Saintess Amy said, "Sir Gran, how about traveling with us? We're heading to Fairview for the hero ceremony as well, so it'll be faster if you come with us."
The guard looked like he had something to say about this, but he stopped when he saw the way that Saintess Amy looked at Gran Jurad.
It was clear that there was something different about the way that she looked at him which made him hesitate.
But in the end, he felt like he still had to say something, "My lady, this isn't appropriate."
Saintess Amy looked at the guard with a serious look as she said, "I can sense something special about Sir Gran."
The guard was about to say something in response to this, but Saintess Amy quickly said, "I can sense that something will change with the hero ceremony because of Sir Gran."
A strange look appeared on the faces of the maid and the guard when they heard this.
After all, they might not have taken it seriously if it wasn't Saintess Amy who said this. However, since it was Saintess Amy who was saying this, they had no choice but to believe it.
So the way that they looked at Gran Jurad completely changed.
After a while, the guard gave a nod to show that he agreed with what she said.
Saintess Amy didn't seem worried that the guard would disagree, she even looked like she had already expected this reaction from him.
Instead, she was looking at Gran Jurad as if she was just waiting for him to agree.
But there was a trace of hesitation that was on his face as he said, "I really don't think that would be good. I was just passing by and you already repaid me by helping me heal that wound of mine. I think that it would be best if we just go our own separate ways."
Before he could move though, Saintess Amy suddenly came forward and grabbed him by the sleeve.
When he looked at her, he found that she was looking at him with big wide eyes as she said, "Do you really not want to come with me? Is there something wrong with me?"
The way that she looked at him was as if she was a puppy dog flashing her big wide eyes at him.
That made Gran Jurad feel awkward.
He looked around as if he was trying to find someone to help him, but there really wasn't anyone that was even looking in his direction.
Both the maid and the guard had turned away, as if they were ignoring what was happening.
"Do your jobs…" That was the complaint that passed through Gran Jurad's mind when he saw them like this.
But in the end…
"Alright, I'll come with you." Gran Jurad said with a sigh.
Saintess Amy immediately cheered up when she heard this before she pulled him away into the camp that the guards had been setting up.
There was a reluctant smile that was on Gran Jurad's face, but in his eyes…
"Boo!"
These were the jeers that came from inside his mind, but Gran Jurad just completely ignored them as he focused on the Saintess Amy.
After all, she was his target this time.
It was important what she thought of him, so he would do all he could do to make her happy.
…
"So it's all in the face, isn't it?" Val Zahar thought as he watched the scene in the camp.
Behind him were a bunch of monsters that were all standing there comforting him, but he just waved his hand at them to show that it was fine.
Of course, he didn't miss his chance to complain to Gran Jurad through the shared connection that they had.
Once he was done with his job, now all that was left was to find a place to develop himself as the demon lord.
But before he could leave this place…
"Swish!"
There was a blade of dark energy that came from behind him.