Chapter 306
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Chapter 306: Right and Wrong
Karoso had a puzzled look on his face.
I mean, what’s the big deal? Didn’t I just knock her out, not know where she lived, and then bring her back? Why all this fuss?
I’m only fifteen! I promised to study hard and all, so what’s going on?
[Hahaha, he’s jealous!]
[Don’t say that! I held Aileen in my arms the whole way, and I got jealous! Am I just jealous? Then it’s fine.]
[They arrived way too quickly.]
[Who would believe there’s no story behind this?]
[Alita shouldn’t be like that, but I don’t know about Bai…]
[Don’t think too much. They’re just showing concern as teachers for their students.]
"I didn’t say you shouldn’t study hard. Except for the Knight Tournament, I have been studying hard all along." Karoso pushed away Alita’s hand that was gripping his ear. "If you don’t believe me, you can test me."
Bai squinted his eyes and took out a test paper, placing it in front of Karoso.
[Why does she always have this with her?]
[I’m remembering the fear I had when I was controlled by my elementary school teacher.]
It was clear that Bai understood Karoso well; she already had a strategy to deal with what he said.
Actually, both of them were very busy and didn’t have time to see Karoso. Alita was barely a free person, which was why she had time to check on Karoso’s performance in the Knight Tournament.
Alita had just reached eighth tier; she also needed to study, so she couldn’t watch every single match.
The reason they were so busy and came over was that Karoso was carrying a girl who was drunk, unconscious, and not from the church. It was just too shocking!
Such things were common in the capital of Persia, Canterwind, where there were drunk girls everywhere and people picking them up.
Those noble little brats from Marl Academy often did such things, but both of them felt that Karoso should not be that kind of person. He was different from the other nobles; one was willing to follow him, and the other was willing to teach him everything.
When they heard about this, they couldn’t take it anymore and wanted to see what was going on.
Karoso was also surprised that Bai had brought the test papers; he casually started to answer them.
These test papers from Bai were probably prepared in advance and covered the subjects that Bai had asked Karoso to study recently.
Karoso couldn’t help but feel a bit touched; Bai truly put a lot of effort into his studies.
"Huh?"
Bai and Alita spoke at the same time.
Karoso’s knowledge level was surprisingly keeping up; he was busy with the knight tournament and also slacking off to drink, yet he could still keep up. Was he not sleeping at night?
No, just not sleeping wouldn’t explain how he could answer so much!
Ever since he talked to Saaya, Karoso became smarter; he started learning with Arcane Intellect on his own.
Karoso didn’t think about it before, and the bullet comment didn’t remind him.
Clearly, the bullet comment thought that this thing had some side effects, and Karoso didn’t want to use it, which is why it didn’t remind him.
Indeed, there are some side effects; after overthinking, the headache can be very severe. That’s why Saaya drank so much that day to numb his nerves, and it wasn’t just to trick Karoso into paying for drinks.
But Karoso is the kind of person who is tough on others and even tougher on himself.
Pain? That’s just part of the training.
The reason Karoso didn’t think of this wasn’t just because wise people can make mistakes, but because he was used to focusing his training on fighting and didn’t consider it in learning.
"You have passed." A glance at the paper told him that Karoso really didn’t slack off.
"Teacher, I won’t let you down," Karoso said firmly.
"So tell me, what’s going on with her? Did she see someone else drinking and think she could take advantage of that to sleep with them?" Alita pointed at Aileen lying on the bed.
"She isn’t drunk," Karoso said honestly, "I knocked her out."
"Huh?" Bai was stunned, "You used force? You have that kind of hobby! I didn’t teach you card tricks so you could bully others."
"Wait, I can’t just ignore that…" Celica was also surprised. Knocking out a princess is serious. What is she trying to do, declare war?
Even if Karoso didn’t know her identity, he shouldn’t be doing this. I used to follow the rules!
[Wow, Master Karoso’s ability to explain is really MAX]
[This doesn’t look like acting]
[Um… did you notice that when Master Karoso came back, his steps were a bit shaky? He is human too; he can get drunk…]
[How can he still perform well for Bai even after drinking too much? Is this something engraved in his DNA?]
[I still say, if I had half of Master Karoso’s effort and talent, I would have already gotten into Peking University…]
"Um…" At that moment, Aileen slowly woke up.
"Where am I?" Aileen looked at the blurry figures in front of her, feeling confused.
"You are at the Church of Dawn Goddess." Karoso poured her a cup of hot water and handed it to her, saying, "Drink this."
"Thank you…" After drinking the hot water, Aileen felt much better.
Suddenly, her previous memories returned to her mind.
"Where is that knight?" Aileen pressed her sword tightly, anxious as she asked, "Where are they?"
"We have already left the auction. You have no chance now," Karoso shook his head.
Whoosh!
Aileen’s sword was pointed directly at Karoso, "Why are you stopping me!"
"This…"
The adults looked at each other, realizing that things were not as they thought.
[Is this woman serious?]
[Master Karoso saved her, and she is still pointing a sword at him? She has no gratitude at all.]
[She doesn’t think Master Karoso saved her. Aileen is just like that; she always stands up for what she believes in.]
[But she can’t point a sword at Master Karoso; is she looking for trouble?]
"Do you really understand what it means to fight over an auction item at the Corleone family’s auction?" Karoso sighed.
"I am a knight, and I cannot stand by while my comrade is in trouble!" Aileen clenched her teeth and said, "Even if I die, it is the honor of a knight!"
"Well, you may die there with honor, but what problem can you solve?" Karoso stared at Aileen.
"Just because I can’t solve it, shouldn’t I draw my sword? Should I just stand by and watch?" Aileen’s magic was rising, "If you see a kidnapper on the street, even if he has a knife, can you really just watch as he takes a child away from their parents?"
"Yes, you can choose to do nothing, you can choose to call the police, you can choose to ask others for help, but if the chance is lost, the child might just be taken away from their parents!"
[Oh, I see now.]
[We’ve seen too much darkness; no matter what world we are in, we really need heroes like Aileen.]
[I don’t want to be a hero.]
[Why should you help if you weren’t the one who caused it?]
[It’s not my fault he saved me.]
[But to be fair, kidnappers deserve punishment!]
For Aileen, the opinion about the bullet comment is also different.
They are all speaking for Karoso, naturally talking on behalf of Karoso.
But Aileen’s recent words sparked their resonance.
Everyone needs a hero, but the cold world makes heroes seem like a joke.
Everyone hopes for a hero in difficult times, but few want to be heroes; this is not a conflict.
"Your courage is commendable, but you must use strategy…"
"With strategy, he might not survive the night!" Aileen tightened her grip on the sword, her hands trembling slightly, "If he’s taken away, he might suffer inhuman torment, or even be branded mentally. By then, it will be impossible to save him!"
"At that time, I made a big fuss; at least he had a chance!"
"Now, I can’t bear to think of what he is going through!"
[If that’s the case, then indeed, no matter Master Karoso’s plans for the future, this knight is finished today.]
[Master Karoso’s way of solving problems cannot be completely separate from the influence of the Blackening Card; no matter how well Neymar gets along with him, he could still use Neymar as bait.]
[Master Karoso sees the bigger picture, while Aileen focuses on the immediate situation; they are two different things.]
[You must not get this wrong; Master Karoso is certainly not a completely upright person…]
[We have already succeeded a lot by turning a villain into this.]
"What on earth has happened?" Celica felt more and more uneasy as she listened.
These two children went to the auction, but what does the knight mean?
"At the auction, I saw a knight being sold; a top-four from the last competition was locked in a cage, viewed like an animal, and sold like an item…" Aileen almost crushed her teeth in anger.
The few people present fell into silence.
Alita pulled out a cigarette and placed it in her mouth as she walked outside. "I’m going out for a smoke."
She knew how dark this world was. During the darkest times of her life, many noblemen wanted to take care of her, just to have another Card Maker lover.
"You caused a big scene, but then what? Have you thought about what would happen next?" Bai looked at Aileen.
"I don’t know; I might die, but I can’t just stand by and do nothing!" Aileen said firmly.
"You’re not wrong, and neither is he." Bai sighed.
This little girl looks like the kind of fool who only has justice on her mind.
But if you take away her sense of justice, there will be one less fool in this world.
To change this world, we need many more fools like her.
"If you take action, they will catch you and take you away; the auction won’t be disrupted like this." Karoso whispered, "You’re not important enough to make the Corleone family break their own rules."
"Of course, if they do not know your identity, you might die…"
"In the end, you will be sent back home, and your father may have to find a way to make it up to them."
"Make it up to them? Why should we? They are the ones causing trouble!" Aileen said excitedly.
"Because that knight was captured on the battlefield and is a prisoner of war. You did not redeem him, so their actions are understandable," Karoso said seriously. "According to international agreements, it is like that."
"My father would never allow the knight to suffer such humiliation. They must have demanded an unreasonable ransom, so…"
"So this is the rule of the game. If one day our two families go to war, and I am captured, will you follow the agreement and have my father redeem me? I believe that even if you return me, I will be a useless person." Karoso sighed. "This is how countries treat each other."
"No, we are not talking about this. We are talking about whether I should take action!" Aileen took a deep breath. "I had already made up my mind; you should not stop a knight from drawing his sword! My life cannot just be decided by ‘I am doing this for your own good!’"
Karoso was silent; he really could not argue with Aileen on this point…
The phrase ‘I am doing this for your own good’ has ruined too many people.
Although if Aileen truly died there, her parents would surely be sad, if she didn’t rush in, she might feel guilty for the rest of her life.
"If you can save one person, can you save more?" Karoso said.
"If I can’t save the one right in front of me, how can I have the face to talk about saving more?" It was clear that Aileen was not the type to think about the big picture, but her reasoning still made sense, at least from her perspective.
The netizens were right; she was very stubborn.
Karoso believed that if he let Aileen go now, she would indeed rush in with her sword to save people, which would not help Karoso’s plan at all.
No wonder the Death Knight reappeared around the same time as The Tragedy of the Dark Elves, yet there was no interaction at all.
With Aileen’s personality, if she faced something like this, she would definitely act impulsively.
"If my other friend were here, she might have rushed in with you," Karoso said clearly. "But I don’t think I did anything wrong."
"If you really want to save her, do it the way the imperial princess would. I believe that noble would give you some respect and let her go. As for whether your father should give compensation, that’s not something I know about."
Aileen’s face was dark; she didn’t know what to do anymore.
Even if she ran out, she wouldn’t know where to go, and who ended up buying that person.
But using the way of an imperial princess to forcibly take back a knight who was bought by someone else, how is that different from being a robber? Isn’t that still bullying the weak? It’s just changing the target to a noble.
Damn, they should have sent troops to rescue him when he was captured, or sneak in to save him…
For a moment, Aileen suddenly felt a deep sense of helplessness.
"Have you realized you’re stuck in a deadlock?" Karoso shook his head, "It’s not you that’s wrong, it’s not me, but this rule; the rule itself is wrong."
Aileen silently put down her sword and muttered, "If I rush up and blood splatters on the stage, will those nobles from our kingdom remember they are people of The Kingdom of Knights?"
"No, they will only laugh at your foolishness." Karoso shook his head, "What is your true intention, to save someone or to wake them up?"
Aileen was momentarily dazed.
She seemed to fall into a scene. I rushed forward and swung at the Seastone cage, and below, a wave of loud laughter erupted.
I spoke to them about chivalry, and one by one, they laughed even more happily…
For a moment, Aileen felt a bit lost.
"When you become a knight, do you want others to see you as a knight, or do you want to uphold the spirit of knighthood?" Karoso continued.
Soon, Aileen regained her clarity, "I want to uphold the spirit of knighthood!"
"Even if it means going against countless nobles in your country?"
"They do not deserve to be called nobles of a knightly nation!"
