Volume 1, Chapter 63 – The Knight Princess’ Sword

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Before the sun had even risen, Tianyin was already being shaken awake by her loli disciple.

Though she still felt sleepy for reasons unknown, remembering what she’d said yesterday about waking herself up, Tianyin reluctantly got out of bed.

“Master?”

“Hmm? Whash it?”

With a toothbrush in her mouth, Tianyin glanced at her disciple standing nearby, speaking while brushing her teeth.

“Master… you’re actually awake early today…”

“Huh? What do you mean actually?!”

“I’m just telling the truth, that’s all. And besides, Master’s even tidying up properly this morning~”

“Hmm? What?”

“No… nothing at all…”

As she spoke, Xiaomengyao quietly closed the System’s inventory interface floating before her eyes.

“Wuu… I’m about done tidying up. After breakfast, I’ll go tell Fisiel that I’m leaving, and then we can head out.”

Although she didn’t quite understand why personal hygiene was necessary in a game world, Tianyin still obediently went through her morning routine, after all, keeping good habits was a virtue.

“Uu, got it. Then Master, go ahead and have breakfast first, I’ll go prepare some extra supplies.”

Hearing Xiaomengyao’s words, Tianyin showed a pained expression.

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“Eh… there’s really no need to prepare that much, you know? We’re just going out for a bit. It’s basically a trip, but there’s no need to overdo it. Besides, I can make money on the road just fine!”

“Master, hearing you say that just makes me even more worried…”

“…”

Watching her disciple walk off without even looking back, Tianyin gave up on trying to argue.

In truth, she simply couldn’t come up with a rebuttal fast enough…

……

Later that morning, during breakfast, Tianyin explained her plan honestly.

“Xiaoyin, you didn’t mention this decision to me before… and suddenly planning to leave like this… did something unpleasant happen?”

Fisiel looked confused after hearing her explanation.

“Besides, didn’t you and Yivrea agree to wait here until she returns?”

“I know that…”

Tianyin sighed helplessly.

“Fisiel, I haven’t forgotten my promise with Yivrea, but… if I recall, didn’t Yivrea say she’d come back once I’d grown up?”

“Mm… yes, that’s what she said…”

That excuse, truth be told, was something Fisiel and Yivrea had come up with together to placate Tianyin at the time.

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As for when Yivrea would actually return… Well, considering she’d been imprisoned inside the abandoned Sanctuary for a hundred years, if it took the same amount of time again, then her return was still about a century away…

“Well, since that’s the case, I think it’s fine if I leave for a while, right?”

That final statement left Fisiel with no argument.

As a Knight Princess, Fisiel could easily have found countless ways to keep Tianyin inside the Job Change Hall.

After all, Tianyin was the child she had been entrusted to take care of… and now this young girl, who didn’t even look that old, was saying she planned to go out and wander…

How could anyone not be worried about that?!

But upon seeing the determination in the girl’s eyes, Fisiel, true to her knightly virtues, forcefully suppressed her instinct to stop Tianyin.

“Xiaoyin… to be honest, I’m still uneasy about you leaving like this…”

“It’s fine, Fisiel. I may not be great at fighting, but I’ve got a reliable and clever loli disciple with me~ So I don’t have to worry about my safety at all~”

“If that’s the case…”

Knowing there was no point in arguing further, Fisiel slowly reached for the sword at her waist and gently drew it.

“Xiaoyin, since you’re leaving, I don’t have much to offer as a parting gift. So I thought about it, and decided to give you my sword.”

“Pfft—!”

Seeing the Knight Princess draw her sword with a completely serious face, Tianyin, who had just taken a sip of water, immediately spat it all out.

“Cough cough… Fisiel… you’re giving me your sword? But then what about you? You’re a Paladin, how can you not have a weapon? Wouldn’t that be a total failure?”

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“Not at all.”

The knight girl shook her head seriously, her golden ponytail swaying along with the motion.

“Even if I give you this sword, that doesn’t mean I’ll be unarmed.”

Apparently, the knight girl had other weapons besides her sword.

“Eh… so Fisiel has more weapons? I thought you only had this one~”

Hearing that answer, Tianyin’s disappointed mood lightened up a bit.

Feeling a bit better, she reached out directly and took the sword from Fisiel’s hands.

“In that case, I’ll borrow your sword for now, Fisiel~”

“It’s fine, Xiaoyin, I’ll just give this sword to you outright. No need to be polite~”

The knight girl’s tone was cheerful and straightforward.

As Tianyin accepted the sword, her eyes instinctively glanced at its name.

Victory Golden Sword (A)

That one look nearly made Tianyin choke.

“Pfft… wait, Fisiel, don’t tell me this sword is the one you pulled out of a stone?!”

“Hm? What are you talking about? Well… not from a stone~”

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“I see… I thought—”

Tianyin exhaled in relief. But Fisiel’s words didn’t end there. She continued.

“I remember my first time taking the Paladin exam… I pulled this sword from the trial statue, the sword said to belong to the legendary Knight King~”

“Wait a second… doesn’t that make this sword super important?! I’d better give it back to you…”

Though she really wanted to complain about how ridiculous it was that this sword, called the Victory Golden Sword, was something Fisiel had pulled from a statue, Tianyin’s reason told her that a sword like this shouldn’t be casually given away.

“No need, Xiaoyin. I appreciate your concern, but I actually have an even better knight’s sword than this one~”

“Huh!? Don’t tell me… that sword is also the Knight King’s?”

“That’s right.”

“Then… that sword… is it often wrapped in wind, making it hard for others to see?”

“Mm-hmm, that’s right.”

“T-Then… that sword’s name… could it be… Promised?”

“Yes, actually, my other sword’s name is Sword of Promised Victory~ Xiaoyin, how did you know that?”

No no no… it’s not about how I knew… with a name like that, how could I not know…?

At this point, Tianyin no longer knew where to even begin complaining about the System’s bizarre weapon designs…