Volume 3 Chapter 202

Volume 3 + Chapter 202: Soak For A While

The Knight Princess thought back to that time.

It felt as if the scenes overlapped—the smile of Wright from the past overlapped with Xia Yi’s smile before her now. She even had the illusion… could this be the same person…

What am I thinking?!

The Knight Princess quickly shook her head.

She only felt that her thoughts were truly too disrespectful.

Even if Xia Yi’s grilled fish tasted so similar to Wright’s grilled fish, she couldn’t treat Xia Yi as a substitute for Wright.

As a knight of the Holy Knight Order, such behavior was utterly inappropriate.

The Knight Princess slightly adjusted her mood. “Thank you, Miss Xia Yi. I really like your grilled fish. It reminds me of…”

Just now, she almost blurted out the words “an old friend.”

Because back then, the Knight Princess had learned from the Knight King that Wright, representing humanity, had gone to challenge the Silver Dragon Queen, setting off alone for the Dragon Kingdom, and never returned.

At that time, she knew that Wright might never come back. So she resolved to become stronger and, one day in the future, avenge Wright—seek revenge against the dragon race.

Later, in order to maintain stability in the human world, the high-ranking members of the four great families of the Rhine Kingdom held a meeting and decided to launch a secret plan, to create someone who could take Wright Schubert’s place as the Human Sword Saint, continuing to act as the spiritual symbol of humanity.

As for that fake Sword Saint…

The Knight Princess had almost never met him. Even in public, she deliberately kept a certain distance and avoided interacting.

The reason was simple.

That impostor could never replace the one and only Wright Schubert in her heart.

From beginning to end, Wright could only ever be him alone.

It was only out of obedience to the Knight King’s order, and out of consideration for the stability of the human world, that she hadn’t publicly severed ties with the fake Sword Saint.

This time, when the Knight Princess came to reinforce Laurel Academy, she heard something completely unexpected—that…

Wright wasn’t dead.

That should be something truly worth celebrating.

“Ser Knight Princess, if you like it, then eat some more!” Xia Yi also picked up her own grilled fish. “You need to be full to have strength for the battles ahead!”

“Alright.” The Knight Princess nodded.

……

After dinner.

The Knight Princess removed her iron boots, revealing her slender, fair feet.

Because her body was petite to begin with, her feet looked very small and delicate—as if they could easily be held in someone’s palm, possessing the beauty of a work of art.

She slowly placed her little feet into the water pool inside the cave, letting the icy water cover her insteps, rising up to her calves. Her mind felt much more relaxed.

“Ehehe…”

The Knight Princess revealed an unguarded expression, looking a little silly.

“Ah…!”

The Knight Princess suddenly realized there was someone else nearby—Xia Yi was still there.

She immediately felt embarrassed. The expression she had just shown was far too improper.

Since this was her relaxation time, she wasn’t wearing her armor, and in her carelessness…

She quickly turned her head and saw that Xia Yi’s attention wasn’t on her but on adding firewood to the campfire. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Xia Yi’s face, she kept feeling… This girl was different from others.

But she couldn’t quite say what exactly was different.

“Miss Xia Yi, want to come soak too?” The Knight Princess asked without thinking.

She froze for a second, and then realized how strange that sounded, even to herself.

“Eh?”

Xia Yi was stunned.

Wait… inviting me to soak feets together?

She really couldn’t understand what the Knight Princess meant. Was this a test? Or something else?

“Sure! I just happen to be tired too.”

Xia Yi agreed anyway. It felt like refusing would make the atmosphere awkward.

So she walked over, took off her leather shoes, grabbed the edge of her over-the-knee white stockings at her thighs, pulled them down, slid them off her snow-white skin, rolled them into two balls, and stuffed them into her shoes.

She sat down by the edge of the pool and dipped her feet into the water…

Hiss!

So cold!

After a while, Xia Yi began to feel a soothing comfort—she almost wanted to collapse on the ground. But since the Knight Princess was watching, she kept her image in mind.

“Xia Yi, earlier you said the Human Sword Saint appeared at Laurel Academy, right? The others seemed to say the same thing.” The Knight Princess suddenly asked.

Xia Yi’s pupils shrank.

Don’t panic. Don’t panic.

Answer calmly. I won’t reveal any flaws!

“Mm-hmm! That’s right! Before the real Sword Saint arrived, there was a fake Human Sword Saint who had already been staying at Laurel Academy when the Calamity attacked!”

“So it really was that arrogant fake Sword Saint… What happened after that?”

“After that, the witch suddenly summoned a terrifying monster. The fake Sword Saint was really hopeless—we all saw it. He wasn’t a match for the Calamity at all—he got beaten up badly! Just when everyone thought it was over, the real Sword Saint appeared, wearing golden armor!”

“Golden armor? Has his taste changed?” The Knight Princess looked slightly puzzled.

It’s not that my taste changed, it’s just that the King’s Armor was always flashy gold!

Xia Yi couldn’t explain that, so she just let out two awkward laughs.

“I don’t really know either! Anyway, the Sword Saint defeated that terrifying monster, boosting everyone’s morale. Then when Professor Biden restarted the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array to wipe out the Calamity army, the Sword Saint left without saying a word.”

“How are you all sure he was the real Human Sword Saint?”

“He used the Holy Sword—a golden Holy Sword—with the Holy Sword’s engraving on his hand. That could only belong to the true Holy Sword user, right? Anyway, he was way stronger than the fake and saved everyone!”

“A golden Holy Sword…”

The Knight Princess fell into thought. It seemed… it really was him.

Though she didn’t know what Wright had experienced all these years, or why he stayed away from the human world despite being alive, at least… he was still alive.

“That’s wonderful. He’s still the same as before.” The Knight Princess lifted her golden bangs, revealing a heartfelt smile.

Xia Yi lowered her head.

She remembered when the Knight Princess had invited her to fight together for humanity’s future—and how she had agreed back then.

But this time, she had returned to the human world not for humanity, but for…

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help feeling… like she had betrayed the expectations her fiancee once placed on her.

The black-haired loli stirred the pool water with her feet, her thoughts in turmoil.

The hatred between humanity and the dragon race was indelible.

Could she and the Knight Princess… still be comrades fighting side by side like before?