The Evolution of a Goblin to the Peak

'Why is that fake boob princess with them?' Souta thought when he saw the elf girl walking together with his party members. He was familiar with this elf girl. He was wondering how they got to know the elf girl.

Did they know the elf girl's identity?

Souta looked at Lumilia's face and understood that she didn't know the elf girl's identity. If Lumilia knew it, then she wouldn't be able to smile like that. It's possible if it were Bryan, as he was an idiot, but for Lumilia... she would mind it.

The elf girl was the daughter of the emperor of the Eternal Empire, princess Aleaphine Zarkanan. Aleaphine, or Alea, was the famed fake boob princess back in the game. The players called her the "fake boob princess" for one reason.

That big boob that Souta was seeing at this moment was certainly fake. Alea roamed around the continent searching for a way to make her boobs bigger. She doesn't want to wear those fake boobs anymore. She was frustrated and desperate.

One time, she arrived in the Mechanic Country. She found Souta a commander at that time. She asked him if there was a technology that could enhance the size of her breasts.

Souta furrowed his brows and pinched the bridge of his nose. He doesn't want to remember that part of his life. This elf girl was also speaking strangely, which made the other people leave her.

He could even remember the time when she gave him a quest to find a technology to enhance her breasts. Of course, Souta failed it, as he didn't find a way. Well, if she lets someone experiment with her body, then he is sure that some genius will be able to accomplish what she wants.

Although this elf girl was weird, Souta couldn't deny her strength. Princess Alea will become a huge force in the Eternal Empire in the future when war breaks out on the whole continent.

How did this happen? was the question in Souta's mind.

He patted Yuko before he stood up.

"Brother Souta!" Cluster jumped, and she opened her arms.

Souta hugged her before he placed her on the ground to play with Yuko. All this time, he was observing the movements of his party members and this fake boob princess.

He opened his mouth after a while. "Lumilia... Who's that?" He asked while glancing at Alea. He asked this question to avoid suspicion. This was the first time he met her, so he shouldn't know her identity. Even the citizens of the Eternal Empire didn't know the appearance of princess Alea, so how could he, a person from another country, know the appearance of the princess.

Every time Princess Alea showed herself in public, she always wore a veil. She also didn't use the padding in her breasts. So anyone would have a hard time guessing that she was Princess Alea.

Before Lumilia could answer Souta's question, Alea strode forward and looked at Souta from head to toe.

"Oho~ so you're the great leader of these people," Alea said with a faint smile on her face.

'Damn, I don't want to talk to this person.' Souta grumbled inwardly. He still asked her, "Who are you?"

"I, Alea, the Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon, descend upon this land from the castle of the Blood Moon. As you are the leader of the Dark Oculus, I shall permit you to call me Princess Alea." Alea spoke while striking a strange pose.

Souta looked at her with a blank expression on his face. After a while, he sighed and said, "Fine, I'll call you Alea."

"Ehhh! You... Ahem! Fine, I, Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon, permit you to call me by my name. Now, tell me your name, and I will remember it." At first, she was shocked when Souta directly called her name, but she quickly regained her posture, as expected of the Princess Aleaphine of the Eternal Empire.

"Hmm... I'm Souta Ieshi, the leader of the Dark Oculus. I am also a student of the Ladro Institute from the Hebrei Kingdom." Souta decided to tell her his name, as it wouldn't harm him. In fact, it would be good for him if he could establish a connection with the famed princess.

"Hmph! Be grateful. I shall remember your name, leader of the dark army of the Oculus." Alea said to him.

"Thanks." Souta knew her personality, so he thanked her to avoid any problems, even though there were many problems in her words. Dark army? Oculus? His group should be called Dark Oculus, so why did it change when she mentioned it?

"Oho~ it seems that you understand the greatness of I, the Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon." Alea laughed lightly as she was satisfied with Souta's reply.

"Oh, merciful and great Alea, this humble one is thankful that he met the Princess of the Twilight Blood Moon." Souta said.

"Oho~"

Lumilia, Yujin, Brando, and Alice were shocked when they saw this scene. Even the elf butler that was following Alea was shocked that Souta could humor the princess.

Souta just ignored the "Twilight Blood Moon Princess" and "Castle of Twilight Blood Moon" words. They racked their brains, but no matter how much they thought about it, no Castle of the Twilight Blood Moon could be found on this continent. At first, they thought that it was just a small country, but the butler said that they didn't need to mind Alea's words.

They don't know that Alea was a real princess, just like she says. The Castle of Twilight Blood Moon that Alea mentioned was the Imperial Palace of the Eternal Empire.

But there's one person who believes everything that Alea says. His name was Bryan Dagruel. He was the one who was listening to Alea's words and believing everything like an innocent young boy. Well, everyone expected it, so they didn't care about explaining it to him.

Souta learned from Alea that they met Lumilia and the rest outside the Eternal Empire. Lumilia and co. were heading towards the Eternal Empire when they met a bunch of second evolution monsters. They could easily handle the strength of a second evolution monster, but the monsters have an enormous advantage in terms of numbers.

Luckily, Alea and the butler were close to them. They help Lumilia's group push back the group of monsters. Thanks to them, they safely arrived at this place.

Knowing that they helped Lumilia's group, Souta once again thanked Alea.

Then, they went to the Adventurers Guild and submitted the completion form for their quest. Souta received the rewards from the system. He was satisfied with the result of their journey towards the Eternal Empire. They also got to establish a foundation in their relationship with the princess of this empire.

"We will meet again if fate permits it," Alea said to them before she turned around and left.

The butler bowed towards them before he followed Alea.

Souta just looked at their backs without saying anything. He knew that this princess always wandered around the empire under that name. She was always composed when she showed herself to the public as a princess, but as an adventurer, she was different.

That's her real personality.

The princess that everyone knew was just a facade that she created to please every citizen of this empire. In truth, she was a willful princess. And she loved adventures the most.

"Let's go..." Souta shook his head, and he turned around.

They went back to the inn, and he introduced everyone to the people of Lanny Corp. Lumilia, the acting leader of Souta's group, slowly introduced everyone to the Lanny group. Jagret too introduced themselves. They carefully held Ginvi to avoid confronting Souta's party members, while Souta's group was trying to shut Bryan's mouth for the same reason. All of them didn't want trouble to occur.

It's also a sign of respect for their leader, Souta.

No problem occurred, so Souta proceeded to take out a huge map of the Eternal Empire. He placed the map on top of the table.

"Everyone, I'll tell you my plan," Souta said as he swept his eyes across the people in the room.

They nodded at him and gathered around the table to look at the huge map.

Soura draws small circles in some parts of the map. He slowly opened his mouth and explained to them what this meant: "These small circles are the low-level dungeons. As you can see, there are a lot of dungeons around the Eternal Empire. We will clean them first.

The Dark Oculus will move without me, and that's the same for the Lanny group. We'll divide ourselves into three groups so we can clear the dungeon faster. I'll move alone, so don't be lazy. If I know that I clear more dungeons than you guys, then I'll show you something that you don't want to see."

This was Souta's plan. He wanted to clear all the low-level dungeons as fast as possible so that he could get those skill points from the system. He wanted to take the available skill points first before going to the dungeon where the [Soul Blood Earring] resides.

That dungeon, the Dark Light of Eternal, was a high-level dungeon where a third evolution monster lived. He at least wanted to raise their chances of defeating the third evolution monster.

"This will be a tough week," Souta said as he looked at the map with a frown on his face.