Knight and Wand

Chapter 276: Mo Li Yi Xu
In the fortress room with flickering candlelight.

Olivia thanked Treya quietly, and after watching her take away her empty plate, the girl stretched and took out the magic book she carried with her to pass the time.

Although Olivia has read this introductory book in the Feru language written by Miss Lola for Leon countless times, the strange ancient knowledge and secrets in it still make her feel interesting.

The end of the continent, the depths of the ocean, and the empty starry sky that is farther away than the sky.
Sun Moserah. Moon Land
A giant dragon that ruled the world for a long time in ancient times.

A traveler from beyond the world, a powerful and long-lived Isulan.

The Herans were born from the stone spirits.

The Lorelites who solved the mystery of magic.

The Flores people are a hybrid of human and dragon.

Countless knowledge has expanded the world in the girl's heart to a vastness that was unimaginable in the past.

Olivia was immersed in the words from ancient times when she heard a series of footsteps coming from afar, interrupting her thoughts.

Two people, one with a steady gait and the other with a light gait.

Although the footsteps did not sound very familiar, the girl still recognized one of them, it was Princess Ines whom she had been avoiding.

Olivia closed the book and looked around the room with hesitation on her face.

There are no windows.

It seems that I can't sneak away quietly like before.

This is where Leon was scheduled to sleep tonight. She deliberately chose an ordinary, simple room located in a remote corner. She hid here but unexpectedly ran into the princess.

It was impossible for Leon to arrange a rest in this area of ​​the other party's fortress. Could it be that she took the wrong path in the unfamiliar fortress?

In the corridor, the tall female knight Agatha knocked gently on the door in front of her.

"Miss Olivia, Her Highness Ines wants to see you."

Olivia was stunned.

The person outside the door who was coming towards her, did she know that she saw Treya who had just left?
The girl frowned and gave up the idea of ​​pretending to sleep.

Being too deliberate seems to make the other person realize that you are deliberately hiding.

Olivia put the book down, calmed herself down, responded, and went forward to open the door.

Seeing the girl of the same age who called herself "Lenice" that day again, Olivia bowed her head.

"Good evening, Princess."

"I hope I didn't disturb your rest, Miss Olivia." Ines nodded.

She looked at the girl in the knight's shirt and said, "Or maybe it would be more appropriate to call you Sir Olivia?"

Olivia tightened her skirt shyly and said, "Your Highness, whatever you call me is appropriate. Please come in."

The girl took two steps back and respectfully made way.

Agatha nodded politely in silence, then walked into the room first and pulled out a chair for the princess at the table.

Ines followed him in and took a seat, then smiled kindly at Olivia, who was still standing there with a neat figure and an inexplicably nervous expression.

"Ms. Olivia, please sit down and relax. You don't have to be so reserved with me. Just get along with me like you did last time in Selva."

"Excuse me." Olivia barely suppressed her panic, returned to the bed and sat down, folding her hands on her legs.

Ines looked at the girl who was obviously not surprised, knowing that she should have known her identity from Leon a long time ago.

"This is the second time we've met. Please forgive me for hiding the truth that day. After all, I went to Lord Leon's territory on a whim and didn't want to disturb everyone."

"I understand your concerns." Olivia nodded carefully and cautiously asked, "Then why did you come to see me so late, Your Highness? Do you have any instructions?"

"I just wanted to come visit you. There are men everywhere in the army. Apart from talking to Agatha, it's hard for me to find a same-sex friend to chat with. Unfortunately, I tried to find you several times in Finleytown before, but I didn't run into you once."

Ines smiled at her and said, "I have heard of your great reputation in the coalition army. I have long wanted to see the Valkyrie style that the Kantardar people admire. The Lioness of Orland, this is really a resounding title."

Olivia felt a little hot on the face when she heard the embarrassing nickname from the other person.

"Your Highness, please don't laugh at me. I'm just a country girl who's good at fighting. I don't dare to say that I represent Orland."

".You are as modest as your fiancé." Ines shook her fan with emotion: "But your fame is not given by me. It is the highest compliment for the enemy country to give you such a majestic name, Miss Olivia.

Besides, don’t you have the noble blood of the royal family? You are not a country girl at all.”

Olivia's face froze.

Ines smiled and continued, "I heard that your cousin is the prince of Villania. I am really curious about your life experience. Orland is the westernmost part of the continent. Although I don't know the location of Villania, I am afraid it is thousands of miles away from here. I really don't know how your mother came to the western continent."

Olivia heaved a sigh of relief when she found out that the other party was talking about the "royal bloodline".

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I grew up in Selva. My father was just an ordinary blacksmith. Although my mother came from Vilania to escape the disaster, if Corvis hadn't found Selva based on the information she left behind, I would probably never have known about this."

Olivia explained in a good way.

Ines nodded and sighed, "It's okay if you don't know. Since Villania has been occupied by the legendary wizard empire, your mother has fled thousands of miles away. I think what she experienced was a disaster that deserves sympathy."

"Hmm" Olivia's eyes dimmed when she thought of her mother.

Ines looked at the other person's depressed expression, gently closed the fan, and bowed slightly: "I spoke out of turn."

"Let's talk about something light." She closed one eye and curiously tapped her eyebrows with the fan. "Your eyes were green the last time I saw you. How come they are golden now? I see that warlocks' eye colors can be changed by magic. Have you learned magic like Lord Leon?"

Olivia pulled herself together and continued to fool around: "Yes, Corvis is teaching me, but I am very dull and have no talent. So far, the magic has only affected my eyes."

After saying that, Olivia calmed down, and the golden color in her eyes, the same as Corvis', slowly faded away.

There was no way, because the princess had quietly run to Selva and met me when I was completely unprepared.

After that, if the other party asked her the same question again in person, she could only explain it this way.

Fortunately, seeing Ines's face full of curiosity as she came closer, he did not become suspicious.

Ines averted her gaze, leaned back in her chair to regain her composure, and sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"I really envy you, Miss Olivia."

"Envy?" Olivia was a little confused.

"That's right." Ines turned her gaze to the knight's armor piled beside the bed and the long sword leaning against the wall.

"I envy you for your martial arts skills that are stronger than men's. You can also master the magical powers. I envy you for being able to choose your own life."

Ines stopped sighing when she said this.

Unlike me, from the moment I was born, I was destined to be a tool in my father's hands.
After calming down her emotions, Ines looked at Olivia, who was at a loss as to what she had said.

Feeling the atmosphere was a little awkward, Ines fanned herself with her hands and looked at the girl's hair. She joked, "Of course, what I envy the most is that you can choose an excellent husband for yourself that will make people jealous."

Olivia's cheeks flushed when she heard this, and she instinctively pressed her fingers down, but this was the only point she really didn't want to refute.

"Your Highness, you are of noble status and so beautiful, you must have many outstanding suitors." Olivia said sweetly in her heart. Ines sighed and unfolded the fan, shaking her head helplessly.

"This is why I envy you. My identity allows me to be born with wealth and status that surpass many people, but as a price, it also means that I have no right to choose. Even if my father wants to marry me to a fat, cowardly meat ball, I can only accept it."

Olivia blinked in astonishment: "Meatball?"

"Have you met Count Ackerman?" Ines smiled faintly.

"what?"

"One of the many candidates for my husband chosen by my father, the eldest son of the Duke of Wester, the famous 'Sea Pig' in the West.

I'm not saying bad things about him behind his back, this title was given to him by his father, the noble Duke of Wester. If you have met Lord Ackerman, you will know what 'meatball' means."

Ines shook her head.

It would be fine if he just didn't look good, but his irresponsible character was even worse than that of his second brother, and his private life was even more absurd and decadent.

The only thing to be thankful for is that I was able to make use of that weak-tempered guy and find a balance with my father, delaying the time of selling myself until now.

The son of the Duke of Wester, the son of the Count of North. The grandson of the Count of Trosa, and even a cousin, the son of the Marquis of Deartuque.
To be honest, she didn't want to choose any of them.

Her head felt a slight tingling sensation, and Ines couldn't help but squint her eyes.

Not wanting to discuss the disputes within the royal family, Ines crossed her arms, fanned her head and propped up her chin, gossiping with the girl of the same age in front of her:
"Let me tell you about you two. Last time I was busy asking about Lord Leon's deeds. If you don't mind, this time I want to hear the story of how you met him.

You two, one is now the 'Griffin of Cerrian' and the other is the 'Lioness of Orland', a perfect couple like this in the story, which is rare. "

Olivia relaxed when she saw Ines, who seemed to be just there to chat with her, the only girl of her age.

She immediately told her story of their experience, modifying the details slightly.
After separating from the other soldiers, Leon learned from the guards that Ines had gone to her rest room. He couldn't help but become worried and hurried over.

However, when he arrived at the door, he heard the relaxed laughter of two people coming from inside.

"Right? That's too much! He actually planned to give one to everyone. Sometimes he's very smart, but sometimes he's stupid. If he gives it to other women first, I don't even dare to imagine what will happen outside."

Olivia's voice sounded annoyed, but she was secretly glad.

".Haha, I didn't expect Lord Leon to be so stupid, he's cute, but he's from Serrian origin, so it's normal for him not to know the customs of Orland. So, there's a rumor out there that he's addicted to beautiful women."

"Ahem~!"

Hearing that his lover in the house seemed to be telling Ines about his embarrassing experiences, Leon coughed loudly outside the door.

The laughter of the girls inside the door suddenly stopped.

After a while, Olivia opened the door.

Leon lowered his head, stared at the girl who was secretly looking away, and winked at her.

Why do you tell everything to outsiders?
As if she sensed Leon's doubt, Olivia turned her gaze back and blinked fiercely in grievance.

If you don't say something that interests the other person and attracts his attention, what if you end up turning the topic to your own life experience?
Looking at the girl who had her back to Ines and kept winking at him, Leon seemed to understand what she meant, so he took the opportunity to pinch Olivia's soft face as a "punishment".

"Sir Leon, please don't blame Miss Olivia. I just wanted to hear about your romantic history when I had some free time. We had a very pleasant chat. I didn't expect that you are such an interesting person." Ines said with a pleasant smile.

"Well, I come from a humble background, and the process of my pursuit of Olivia is far from romantic. I'm sorry to embarrass you." Leon scratched his head embarrassedly.

Thinking about it carefully, he just gave her a gift and almost backfired, but he unexpectedly discovered that Olivia didn't hate him, so he just dived in and met her head on.

"Really? This is different from what I heard from Miss Olivia."

Ines raised an eyebrow.

A young boy who met by chance, regardless of his own life, broke into the enemy camp to save the girl who was in desperate situation. Even she had had a similar dream when she read such a knight story when she was young.

If this isn't romantic, then she doesn't know what romance is.

Ines shook her head, stood up at the right time, and said goodbye to the two: "It's getting late, I won't disturb you two to rest, but Sir Leon, can you give me a ride?"

Leon stepped aside from the door and said politely, “It’s my honor.”

Although he was very curious about what Ines had come to talk about, when he saw that she had something to say, he patted Olivia and asked the girl to wait for him to come back. Then he respectfully followed and sent the third princess out the door.

Walking in the corridor, Ines spoke up in front of them, "I am confused, Lord Leon."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"Why are you so persistent in marching eastward? Are you obsessed with taking back your homeland?"

Hearing this question, Leon explained without changing his expression: "After the fall of Rolandar, at least before Azerien, Lohak and I became prisoners, the current disaster did not happen.

According to what we know, the Kantadar Eastern Expedition Corpses we are facing now lost contact with the Kantadar Kingdom at this point. The Holy Land City is where everything started. I believe we can find a way to resolve the disaster there."

"I don't know enough about magic, and my warlock advisor can't give any explanation for the terrible disaster that is happening right now." Ines stopped and looked back at Leon:
"But since you are able to create magical instruments to fight against the undead, I will trust your expertise and judgment for now. I hope you can win this war for us."

"I will fulfill my mission, Your Highness." Leon promised seriously.

Ines looked at his determination and smiled: "If you can lead us to victory, have you considered the next plan?"

Leon thought about it and asked tentatively: “You mean, your previous invitation?”

Ines smiled.

"Of course not. It seems that my Knights Order cannot accommodate a big shot like you now."

Seeing that he was still at a loss, the Third Princess shook her head and said, "If the Undead are finally defeated by us, do you plan to just go back home, abandon everything here, and return to Avalon?"

"Isn't it too early to think about this now?" Leon frowned.

"If you are confident of winning, it is never too early to think about the future." Ines looked at the man in front of her, a gleam in her eyes.

“Lord Leon, Kantadar is dead in name only.

The northern border of Kantardar occupied by my father, and the Usato royal court that was subject to him.

The Falcon family of the West.

There is no news from the south yet.

Finally, with the East now under your control, are you going to give up this opportunity?"

"Your Highness, the reason why I can lead the Kantadar people is because the threat of the undead is too great. Once everything is over, they will no longer obey my orders." Leon seemed to understand the little princess's hint, but still gave a reminder.

"Who do they listen to then?" Ines asked without commenting.

"Listen to the arrogant Count Runaf? Or the new King Casso who has lost all his dignity? Or my father?"

Ines looked at the other person who was lost in thought, her eyes narrowed and she smiled like a little fox.

He apologized to his father without any sincerity in his heart and made the decision without hesitation.

She wanted to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and give him a hard time.

(End of this chapter)