Volume 3 Chapter 237

Volume 3 + Chapter 237: Put Down Pride

Humans are hostile toward dragons.

Dragons are the enemies that humanity must eradicate. If the future of mankind is to be restored, then dragons, this obstacle, must be eliminated.

It is precisely because of the oppression of dragons that humanity now suffers such hardship upon this land.

Upon seeing dragons, evil by nature, the brave Holy Knights did not choose to retreat, but instead took up the responsibility of battle.

The Fearless Knight also did not back down. When he saw that silver-haired dragon fleeing, his first reaction was to give chase and destroy her!

But this very action was halted by the Knight Princess.

“Do not pursue her. Everyone, stop at once.”

She gave a command that left everyone puzzled.

Even heroes unafraid of death—why would she order all to halt?

“Did I… hear wrongly?”

The Fearless Knight was greatly confused.

“Knight Princess, that was a dragon!! As Holy Knights, we know our future is to battle dragons. From the moment we joined the Order, we were aware of this truth and made our resolve. All of this is for glory!”

“No.”

“Evil dragons cannot escape anyway, and besides—wasn’t the Lord Sword Saint nearby just now!!”

The Fearless Knight continued to persuade.

“Sword Saint Lord, he is a hero of dragon-slaying, with much experience in such matters, knowing how to deal with dragons! If dragons appeared here, Sword Saint Lord would never sit idly by. Knight Princess, you could fight side by side with Lord Sword Saint!”

“…!”

These words made Knight Princess tremble all over, as though struck by a tremendous mental blow.

“Lord Sword Saint, indeed!”

The Doctor could not hold back her mocking laugh.

“Doctor, what is so funny? Am I not speaking the truth?!”

“Can’t you still see?” The Doctor pulled out a lollipop. “Even if you chase after her, it’s useless. With your strength, how could you possibly be a match for that dragon?”

“You know nothing of the Holy Knights and make reckless judgments!” the Fearless Knight retorted.

“Then what if I said, that dragon you just saw—was the very Lord Sword Saint you speak of—”

“Claire Morrison!!” The Knight Princess glared at the Doctor.

The Doctor shrugged, spread her hands, and fell silent.

Her words instantly threw everyone into turmoil.

It was an utterly absurd statement, so outrageous that the brain resisted comprehension.

How could the hero worshiped by all humanity ever be humanity’s enemy?

“Knight Princess, is what the Doctor said… true?” the Fearless Knight asked.

Knight Princess lowered her head, clenched her fists, unable to refute.

Because it was the truth.

Wright, the one most important to her, had deceived her, using her trust.

“You are not her match. Do not pursue. This is an order. Dragons are far too strong. To fight dragons without full preparation will cause massive casualties. Do not forget our most important goal, as commanded by the Knight King—to explore and recover.” The Knight Princess said, “All consequences from this order, I will personally bear, and I will explain directly to Lord Knight King.”

The Holy Knights looked at one another.

Then looked toward the Fearless Knight.

“…Sigh…”

The Fearless Knight let out a heavy sigh.

Here, the one of highest rank was Knight Princess. Her command could not be disobeyed.

Moreover, the Legendary Relic was still not yet secured—this mission had a far higher priority.

“I understand, Knight Princess.” The Fearless Knight nodded.

“Furthermore, this matter must not be spread. Every one of you must keep this secret, otherwise it would shake the faith humanity has long held, causing immense chaos.”

“Yes, my lady.” The Fearless Knight bowed his head.

“Knight Princess—you are a hero of humanity, yet you use your position to shield evil dragons. Tsk tsk tsk, how extraordinary~”

The Doctor continued her biting remarks.

The Knight Princess did not even look at her, only said coldly: “Seize the Doctor.”

“Eh? Why?”

The Doctor froze.

Before long, she was surrounded by Holy Knights.

“I’ve done nothing! On what grounds do you seize me?!” the Doctor protested.

“Doctor, your assistant is a dragon. Therefore I strongly suspect you may already have leaked secrets of the human world,” Knight Princess said. “If I recall correctly, the Morrison family has been conducting experiments tied to the very future of humanity, is that not so?”

“T-this… how would I know she was a dragon!! It’s not like I did it on purpose!!”

The Doctor’s rebuttal was stiff.

Because she had indeed allowed Xia Yi to see the secrets of the hybrid experiments, and had truly let that dragon-girl assistant learn quite a lot.

“You did not deny leaking secrets, Doctor. Since you require investigation, then all the more reason we must seize you.”

“Knight Princess, you’re just lashing out because you’re cornered!! This isn’t fair! Damn it, I came here to help, and now you’re framing me instead. You humans, just wait! Watch out, or I’ll snap and stop playing human at all!”

No one spoke on the Doctor’s behalf.

Her mocking, detached attitude from earlier had already disgusted them.

On top of that, in public settings the Doctor had often made remarks harmful to human unity, which had long caused many to doubt her loyalties.

And so, the Doctor was arrested.

The Holy Knights then returned to continue recovering the Legendary Relic.

The Knight Princess closed her eyes, and softly whispered: “…Wright.”

In her heart, a decision was slowly being made.

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The Holy Land.

The Knight King sat upon the high seat of the temple.

Below, Knight Princess, returned from the ruins, knelt on one knee.

Though many lives had been lost, with numerous Holy Knights sacrificed in the ruins of the ancient human civilization, the Order of Holy Knights had nevertheless achieved an extraordinary harvest.

From the ruins of that ancient civilization, they had recovered a Legendary Relic.

At the same time, another matter had arisen—regarding the dragonkind encountered during the expedition: the former human Sword Saint, Wright Schubert.

“Knight Princess, is this what transpired?” the Knight King said. “Though I should rejoice that you recovered the Legendary Relic, why did you command that evil dragon to be spared?”

“This was my decision…”

“Your decision has shamed the Order of Holy Knights, even the blood of the Human King within you! Facing humanity’s enemy, you did not even fight, but chose to retreat!”

The Knight King suddenly rose, rebuking harshly.

“Have you forgotten the oath you swore before the statue of the Human King?!”

“I am sorry, Lord Knight King. Any punishment, I am willing to accept. This was the result of my judgment, and I will not complain. But…”

The Knight Princess lifted her head, her eyes red and brimming with tears, looking at the Knight King.

“Grandfather, I have one request. Will you hear it? In all my life, I have never once asked you for anything. Today is the first and also the last. Not as the Knight Princess, but as your granddaughter—I beg you…!”

“…”

The Knight King fell silent.

Because indeed, the Knight Princess had never before asked anything of him.

Raised from childhood in the spirit of knighthood, Tia Frost valued pride and honor more than life itself.

Yet now, she chose to put aside something so important—just to humble herself as the Knight King’s granddaughter and make this plea…

“Very well, my granddaughter. Then your grandfather will listen—what request could be worth casting aside even your own dignity?”