Volume 3 Chapter 198

Volume 3 + Chapter 198: True Face

In order to make sure the Knight Princess wasn’t injured, Xia Yi removed her helmet.

It was precisely this action that allowed her to see Knight Princess’s true face, and she couldn’t help but freeze.

“No way…” Xia Yi’s eyes widened.

The Knight Princess’s real name was Tia Frost, from the Frost family, one of the four great families of the Rhine Kingdom. The Frost family controlled the organization that possessed the strongest military force in the human world—the Holy Templar Order.

Tia Frost, just like her title, was the princess of the Holy Templar Order, and the future Knight King.

However, in the human world, almost no one had ever seen this knight princess’s true face. There were countless mysteries surrounding her appearance.

Knight Princess always appeared in public wearing a fully enclosed golden suit of armor.

In this regard, she was practically identical to the Human Sword Saint.

The Human Sword Saint, Wright Schubert, always wore silver armor. Coupled with the fact that the two were engaged, they were considered a perfectly matched pair.

Golden can and silver can—a perfect couple.

But in reality, Xia Yi had seen her fiancee’s true face in private before.

And now, seeing Knight Princess’s face once again, it was almost no different from her memory.

Still that adorable, with beautiful golden hair and a face that retained a childlike innocence, like a porcelain doll, exquisitely crafted as if by a master dollmaker. The way she slept peacefully like this stirred one’s heart with tenderness.

This was what Xia Yi found incomprehensible.

In the past, she and Knight Princess were engaged, but since she hadn’t come of age at that time, the wedding had to wait until after she reached adulthood.

However, six years had passed. Knight Princess was now an adult, even a little older than Hill, yet she looked younger than Hill.

This…

The amount of growth was far too little, she looked almost the same as before!

Back then, the Knight Princess never removed her armor in front of others precisely because of her appearance—such a cute image couldn’t possibly be associated with the brave, valiant, and resolute Knight Princess, Tia Frost.

Therefore, to maintain the image of Knight Princess, Tia always wore armor and a helmet, never wanting anyone else to know her true face.

She had even explained more than once to Wright that she hoped to grow up quickly, to reach adulthood sooner, so that when her looks matured, she could finally remove the armor.

But she had barely grown at all!

Still carrying the same doll-like face.

“Mmm…”

Knight Princess let out a soft moan, like a kitten.

Was she waking up?

Xia Yi quickly scooted back a little.

Tia slowly opened her eyes, those bright emerald-like eyes.

A golden-haired, blue-eyed Knight Princess.

Her gaze met the black-haired loli’s.

“Where am I now… huh?”

Knight Princess suddenly realized that her helmet had been removed and that her face had been seen.

In an instant, she felt a wave of shame, her snow-white cheeks flushed pink, and she quickly sat up, snatched the golden helmet from the ground, and clumsily tried to put it back on her head.

“Ah!”

Perhaps because of her panic, Knight Princess failed to fit the helmet on, it slipped and rolled to the ground, coming to a stop at Xia Yi’s feet.

For a moment, that clumsy action made the atmosphere extremely awkward. The tips of Knight Princess’s ears turned red, and the warmth in her cheeks kept rising.

Xia Yi picked up the helmet and handed it to her.

The Knight Princess took it and put the helmet back on. Then she stood frozen in place, like she had crashed, probably trying to control her emotions.

“Uh, I’m really sorry, Knight Princess.”

Xia Yi took the initiative to speak, trying to ease the awkwardness.

“I was just worried about your safety earlier, so I removed your helmet without your permission.”

“It’s fine. That’s understandable.”

From beneath the helmet came the calm and reliable voice of Knight Princess, as if it belonged to a completely different person than the flustered Tia from moments ago.

“May I know how to address this young lady?”

“My name is Xia Yi · Lawrence. I’m currently studying at Laurel Tree Academy, from the Lawrence family of Bellen,” Xia Yi introduced herself according to her cover identity.

“…”

The Knight Princess suddenly fell silent.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, nothing. Miss Xia Yi, I have a request, if possible, please forget the appearance you just saw.” The Knight Princess replied.

It sounded a little strange, but of course Xia Yi understood why the Knight Princess would make such a request, so she didn’t press the matter.

“Alright.”

Xia Yi nodded.

She recalled briefly that she had been dragged into a spatial rift by the vortex created by the witch’s self-destruction.

But why was the Knight Princess here too?

“Miss Xia Yi, how do you feel now? Are you injured?” Knight Princess asked. “If you feel unwell, please tell me—I can use holy power to heal you.”

“No, I guess I’m just lucky. I didn’t take much damage, and I feel fine now.”

“I see. That’s good.” The Knight Princess nodded in relief.

“But why is the Knight Princess here too?” Xia Yi asked.

“At that time, I tried to pull you out of the vortex, but my own strength was insufficient, so I was also sucked into the spatial rift and fell into this unknown domain.”

Hearing the Knight Princess’s reply, Xia Yi couldn’t help but smile slightly.

Knight Princess was still Knight Princess—this was exactly the sort of thing she would do, disregarding her own safety to rescue someone in danger.

“What’s the matter, Miss Xia Yi?”

“No, nothing. I was just glad that we both made it out alive,” Xia Yi quickly changed the subject. “After all, we fell into a spatial rift. That’s an extremely dangerous situation.”

“Yes. It does seem like our luck is absurdly good. But there’s also another possibility—that the witch might not have simply self-destructed, but rather…” The Knight Princess paused. “This is the first time I’ve encountered a situation like this. It’s all just conjecture, I can’t give a definite answer.”

“Where are we now?”

“I don’t know. But according to my judgment, we may be in a subspace,” Knight Princess explained. “It will be very difficult to leave here, and there’s no one nearby who can assist us.”

A subspace.

Xia Yi had heard about such things.

If the previous world—the land they were on—was considered the main space, then this would be a subspace attached to it.

Like a bubble in a vast river.

What they needed to do now was leave the bubble, return to the river, and go back to the original world. But the problem was—how to return?

It’s not like they could just tear open the void and cross through space!

What should they do now?

Xia Yi felt anxious and decided to first observe the surroundings and take a short walk nearby…

But then, her former fiancée suddenly blocked her path without saying a word.

“Eh?”

Xia Yi was a little puzzled.

In this desolate place, what was she trying to do?!

“…”

The Knight Princess silently stared at Xia Yi, took a step closer, and at the same time extended her hand toward her—making an unbelievable move.