Volume 3 Chapter 213
by Need_More_SleepVolume 3 + Chapter 213: Solemn Vow
The Knight Princess opened her eyes and slowly sat up.
Her gaze swept over every person in the infirmary, and then stopped on Xia Yi.
Before Xia Yi could say anything, the very first words out of the Knight Princess’s mouth left Xia Yi stunned.
“Xia Yi, your hair… why has it changed from silver to black?”
In an instant, all eyes gathered on Xia Yi.
Silver hair?
Black hair?
Especially Hill, whose expression changed.
Thump-thump-thump!
Xia Yi felt like her heart was about to fly out of her chest.
Wasn’t the Knight Princess unconscious before? When Xia Yi carried her back, she should have been out cold the whole time.
Why would she suddenly say such a thing now!
This was bad.
In the human world, there were almost no people with silver hair. If someone did have silver hair, they would absolutely be regarded as a different race.
Don’t panic, don’t panic!
A heart like a clear mirror, calm as still water.
I haven’t been fully exposed yet. I must keep my composure here.
Xia Yi’s eyes rolled around, and she brought out her signature skill—
“Hm? What is the Knight Princess talking about? I don’t understand at all,” Xia Yi put on a bewildered expression, “Black hair? Silver hair? Are you talking about me?”
“I remember, I did see Xia Yi’s hair before, and it was clearly silver…” the Knight Princess muttered.
“When was that, Knight Princess?”
“I’m not too sure. Anyway, it seemed hazy, unclear…”
“Oh, so that’s how it is!”
Xia Yi showed an oh-I-get-it-now expression.
“Knight Princess, perhaps it was because you overexerted yourself, leaving your mental state unstable, and you confused dream images with reality!”
“Is… that so?”
“I do this often too. When I’m under a lot of study pressure, I think I got up at midnight to read, but when I wake up, I realize it was just a dream. Knight Princess, after all you went through such an intense battle, fighting powerful enemies under great pressure—it’s completely normal.”
The Knight Princess herself wasn’t entirely sure. At the time she seemed to be carried by someone. In her haze, she saw that person was Xia Yi, with silver hair, saying something—that seemed like… apologizing?
“Xia Yi, was it you who carried me back?”
“Mm, yes.”
“Then, did you… apologize to me?”
“Apologize? Did I? I don’t remember. What I said at the time was we’re almost there, not I’m sorry.”
Deny it no matter what, deny it!
Xia Yi kept activating her signature skill.
The main tactic—never admit, and there’s nothing you can do about it!
“Maybe I really did make a mistake.”
The Knight Princess didn’t pursue it further.
No one else paid it any mind either.
It was Hill instead, whose gaze toward Xia Yi shifted slightly.
“Was it Wright who helped us leave the subspace?” the Knight Princess asked.
“Yes! The Sword Saint fought until the very last moment! Even when facing Samael, he didn’t retreat, but gave his all, even stepping into the realm of releasing the Holy Sword!!”
“Wright also entered that realm?” The Knight Princess was delighted.
“Of course. The Sword Saint’s strongest strike collided with Samael’s attack, creating a spatial rift. Then, seizing the chance, the Sword Saint brought me and the Knight Princess with him, leaping into the rift and returning to the original world.”
Xia Yi began spouting nonsense.
But there was no helping it—she couldn’t very well say, “I don’t know anything,” could she?
Better to come up with a story that at least sounded somewhat reasonable.
“I see.”
The Knight Princess recalled Wright, her heart warmed. Just knowing he was alive was enough to bring her great joy.
“But unfortunately, the Sword Saint said he had very important matters to deal with, so he left first. He said, ‘I greatly look forward to meeting you again.’ After that, I brought the Knight Princess back to Laurel Academy.”
The sequence of events—half true, half false—was told by Xia Yi.
“The true Sword Saint really accomplished things ordinary people could never dream of,” Biden sighed. “For our human race to have such a hero, it is indeed our great fortune!”
The Temple Knights also all expressed their gratitude and admiration toward the Sword Saint of mankind.
“You all, leave for now,” the Knight Princess suddenly said.
“Knight Princess, you mean…?”
“Don’t worry about me.”
“Understood.”
The Temple Knights nodded and left the room.
Then, Biden and Hill also walked out.
When Xia Yi tried to leave too, she was stopped.
“Xia Yi, wait.”
“Me?” Xia Yi pointed at herself in confusion.
“I have something I wish to say to you alone.”
“……”
Hill, hearing this, felt extremely uneasy, even wanting to grab Xia Yi’s hand and drag her away.
But given the situation, she held herself back.
Once everyone else left, only Xia Yi and the Knight Princess remained in the room.
“Xia Yi, do you remember? I said before, if we could return safely, I had something I wanted to tell you.”
The Knight Princess stood up and walked toward Xia Yi.
Xia Yi remembered.
Ah, yes, there was indeed such a thing.
At the time, the Knight Princess had even been all secretive about it.
“Actually, I want…”
The Knight Princess seemed a bit embarrassed.
“Xia Yi, what I wanted was—if we survived and came back alive, I wanted to become friends with you.”
Xia Yi blinked, a little surprised.
The Knight Princess, from childhood to now, had never made a friend.
Because of her identity, such a thing was never allowed.
As a hero, she could not show weakness, could not open her heart to others. Moreover, the identity of “friend” would involve ties of status and interests…
Neither her family nor the Knight King would ever permit the Knight Princess to form casual friendships. They wanted her to be a flawless hero of humanity.
Therefore, Xia Yi could understand very well the weight behind the Knight Princess saying these words.
“Sure, no problem! Knight Princess, it’s my honor to become your friend.”
The Knight Princess smiled, genuinely happy. “When it’s just the two of us, there’s no need for such reverence. Just call me by my name.”
“Alright, Tia.”
Xia Yi answered immediately.
Hearing Xia Yi call her by her name, the Knight Princess froze for a moment, her heart stirred, as though she and Xia Yi had known each other long ago.
The petite blonde girl took the initiative to hug the black-haired loli, softly saying, “Xia Yi, if possible, please don’t betray my trust…”
“I will never betray you, Tia,” Xia Yi swore with utmost conviction.
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[Author’s Note: The human-world storyline truly hasn’t ended yet. There’s still a segment to come, and in short, the developments ahead will explode in directions you cannot possibly predict.]