Volume 5, Chapter 50 – True Heart

On the fifth day after Tianyin returned to Eden, Fisiel, who was stationed at the Northern Fortress, suddenly came to see her.

In a room of the city lord’s mansion, Tianyin received Fisiel.

At their very first meeting, the knight girl spoke like this.

“My lady, I have a request.”

Her long golden hair was still tied neatly into a ponytail. The knight girl, with her heroic face, fixed Tianyin with a gaze that was both solemn and serious.

Being stared at so seriously by Fisiel, Tianyin could not help starting to guess the reason why Fisiel had suddenly come to find her.

After all, judging from Fisiel’s rather stiff personality, if there was no particularly urgent matter, she would never leave the Northern Fortress to come find her.

“Fisiel… did you suddenly come to me because something important happened?”

“Yes… my lady…”

Fisiel took a deep breath.

However, the knight girl did not speak right away. She closed her eyes and stayed silent for a few seconds, then let out a long breath before she finally began to speak.

Her voice was steady, yet Tianyin still heard the excitement and anxiety hidden in Fisiel’s words.

“My lady, do you still remember Yivrea from back then? I have already received news of Yivrea.”

“Hmm, wait!! You said Yivrea!!?”

If Fisiel had not mentioned it, it would have been one thing. But once Yivrea’s name was spoken, Tianyin’s voice rose several times over without her realizing it.

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Not only did her voice rise, Tianyin also walked a few steps toward Fisiel without thinking.

“Yivrea… Yivrea, you said?”

“Fisiel, have you really received news of Yivrea?”

It was not only Fisiel who would be excited over news of Yivrea. To Tianyin, Yivrea was an equally important person.

Back when Tianyin had just left the Novice Village all alone, it was Yivrea who took in the lonely Tianyin.

It was also thanks to Yivrea’s help that Tianyin managed to survive in the Main World.

If, back then, Tianyin had not met Yivrea, and Yivrea had not met Tianyin, then at that time, Tianyin would not just have fallen behind in levels. In those outskirts crawling with wild monsters, she might have died helplessly with no one to rely on.

So to Tianyin, Yivrea was an extremely, extremely, extremely important existence.

And also… Tianyin and Yivrea had made a promise back then that they would meet again.

Thinking about it now, that promise was probably something that could no longer be kept.

More than half a year had gone by. The Main World, which had once been so calm and peaceful, had already changed beyond recognition.

The Kingdom Faction where Fisiel had belonged was already under the players’ control, and Tianyin herself had become the leader of the newborn Ninth Faction, Dawn…

“My lady… I learned of Yivrea’s news from the mouths of those paladins who came over to our side, and I have also confirmed Yivrea’s whereabouts from many directions…”

Seeing Tianyin’s excited reaction, the knight girl’s voice gradually calmed.

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After speaking, Fisiel bit her lip lightly, giving Tianyin the impression that she wanted to speak yet could not bring herself to.

Sensing Fisiel’s mood, with that feeling of wanting to speak but stopping, Tianyin was very understanding.

“Fisiel, is there still something you want to say?”

“Yes… my lady… actually there are some more things I want to say…”

Fisiel pressed her lips together.

“My lady, Yivrea is now in the west of the Kingdom… Over there, there is a new power built by Factionless Neutrals, including Yivrea herself… And the outsider who now rules the Kingdom wants to seize that place. I wish to beg my lady to take action and help Yivrea…”

“Help Yivrea? I see…”

After hearing Fisiel, Tianyin now had a rough idea of where Yivrea was.

However, knowing was one thing. Whether or not she would act was another question.

To be honest, if she followed her own heart, Tianyin very much wanted to help Yivrea. But… Right now Tianyin also has to think about other aspects.

For example, after she left, would that army of a million players lying in wait outside the Northern Fortress, and that extremely sinister Yunchou, who was suspected to be a regressor, seize the chance to launch a surprise attack.

She had to remember that Yunchou had already obtained the King of the Knights Throne power. As a regressor, there was no way his combat experience would be low.

On top of that, Yunchou was now someone who had killed the Holy King of Knights with nothing but schemes… Tianyin simply could not rest easy about going to help Yivrea.

You planned for all outcomes so you would not be caught off guard. Tianyin could not guarantee that once she left Dawn, Yunchou would not take action.

『Xiaoyin, even though you are being very thorough, you don’t need to think that much~』

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Just as Tianyin was silently struggling with whether she should go or not, a pleasant girl’s voice sounded in her mind.

『Eh… Samael, are you saying what I am worried about is all wrong?』

「Well, Xiaoyin, everything you are thinking about and worrying over are all things that might happen. But Xiaoyin, if you keep looking too far ahead and behind, you will only turn indecisive, and if you hesitate and hesitate until the end, you will end up achieving nothing.」

『Mm… but… but…』

Samael’s words made sense, yet Tianyin was still afraid that after she left Dawn, Yunchou would stab them in the back.

「As a Throne worthy of that name, Xiaoyin, you need to understand the principle of cutting when you must. Since you so badly want to help that girl called Yivrea, then Xiaoyin, why not follow your true heart and choose to help Yivrea.」

『Follow my true heart… huh…』

Hearing Samael’s words, Tianyin fell silent.

That was right.

Little by little, Tianyin herself had started to look too far ahead and behind.

All this time, with Sister Xiaomu helping her, Tianyin had been learning how to be a leader who measured up.

During this period, every time they took action, she had put in a lot of her own effort, yet in reality she had still been asking for other people’s opinions and views.

Going to Inferno to “kidnap” Lucifa.

Going to the Kingdom to stop Yunchou from becoming King of Knights.

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Going to the Fortress to obtain the power of Sloth.

All of these things were decided by her own will, but when she thought about it carefully, the starting point of each one had been pushed forward by others.

And now… when there was no one left who could decide for her, she had started to hesitate like this and hold herself back.

Follow her true heart.

That was right.

It was just like the lesson the Fortress Emperor had given her when they fought.

When she was fighting an enemy, all she needed to do was focus on the one thing she desired most in her heart.

And that thing was very clear.

That was to defeat the enemy.

So, at this very moment, what was her true heart.

Thinking this, her heart, which had been panicked and uneasy, suddenly became calm.

At the same time, Tianyin let out a gentle breath.

Then she slowly opened her mouth.