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A slight flaw suddenly appeared on Leia's face, and her eyebrows twitched imperceptibly.

She turned and glared at Luo An.

Is now the time to talk about this?

"It's very important," Luo An said helplessly.

"My adoptive mother and my teachers have been teaching me, and I don't want their efforts to be in vain."

Leia sighed, then chuckled softly.

"I won't apologize, Roan."

"You are my hired knight, please forgive my mistakes."

"Now, you should receive the awe-inspiring gaze of the crowd and the honor that belongs to you."

Leia gently nudged Roan and stood in front of the nobleman.

At this moment, the nobles all made way.

Leward stood in front of Roan, his calm eyes scrutinizing him.

"Hello?" Roan looked Leward up and down; he was indeed a very handsome young man.

"You are just an apprentice knight," Leiward said softly.

"What you can do, I can do easily too."

"It's just killing monsters, nothing special."

"That's right!" Ryder suddenly realized, inwardly cheering for his son.

"It's just the first time I've seen a magical beast! As the pride of the Lionheart family, Leiward could have done much better. It's nothing special."

"Luan Yunina, I admit you are very brave."

But it won't be long before your reputation is extinguished by the truly brave knights as more brave knights discover the truth!

"Right, Father!" Ryder looked at Layton.

Layton closed his eyes slightly.

For a fleeting moment, he did indeed glance at Luo An a couple more times.

Having also lived through an era that glorified chivalry, Layton knew that a true knight was one who dared to challenge powerful knights.

Luo An passed.

If it weren't for Roan Yunina,

If it were anyone else, even someone just a little worse than Leward, Layton would support Leward without any reason.

But as Roan said, he, Layton, wanted to choose an heir based on his own desires and then give the family's eldest daughter to another family.

Just because they're afraid of monsters. They want to move their family to the capital—what a ridiculous reason.

He's even worse than Luo An?!

No, that's not right!

As a high-ranking nobleman, Layton had the privilege of reading the church's ancient texts and was well aware of the power of magical beasts.

They sought refuge with a powerful family, sacrificed Leia, and moved their family to the more stable capital.

Absolutely correct!

We shouldn't easily believe Luo An just because of his faint hope.

"Leah..." Layton, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

"Sorry, no."

Leia was slightly taken aback, but did not do anything impolite as she had done before.

He just smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly and held Luo An's hand tightly.

Layton glanced at Leia with pity. His gaze then fell on Roan.

"Luo An, I admit you have a lot of courage. Entrusting Leia to you was a good choice."

"But—you're not qualified."

"Luan Yunina doesn't need anyone's approval!"

The banquet hall doors were opened wide once again.

A tall white knight escorted the petite nun into the banquet hall, bowing gracefully to everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Sister Yayan, the Goddess Knight of Lorton Church. Greetings, may the great Mother watch over every child."

"Greetings, Lord 'Old Lion' Layton. Welcome to Lorton. I convey greetings from Lord Hagrid and the Church. Have a wonderful time in Lorton."

"Thank you." Layton nodded and bowed. Even with his status, he had to return the courtesy to the goddess knight of the church.

"Goddess Knight, what brings you here at this time?"

Ya Yang's eyes searched the field.

"Hehe, I've come to find a lucky one, a knight who is blessed and deeply loved by his mother."

"You must already know about the arrival of the monsters," Ya Yang sighed.

"Unfortunately, it's true. I was there; I faced that ferocious, roaring beast alongside Lord Roan."

"That is something we are not capable of facing; it even denies the existence of humanity."

"Fortunately, my mother must have known that we were about to suffer."

Ya Yang's gaze fell on Luo An. She smiled slightly.

"Luan Yunina may be a child who receives a lot of attention from her mother."

"What?!"

The nobles in the room immediately erupted in uproar.

The black-haired man abandoned by the gods is the one watched over by the great mother, Cear.

Impossible! The black-haired man has clearly been abandoned.

Luo An's hair color is proof; it is the color of negation of the gods.

No... A great mother loves every child deeply.

That's why, perhaps it was because she was watching over Luo An that he was able to defeat the monster.

"You can't believe it, can you?" Ya Yang sighed, hands on her hips, glancing at Luo An with a complicated look in her eyes.

"I don't believe it either, maybe it's fake?"

I was simply doing what I was supposed to do and reporting to the church. That's all.

Ya Yang gave Luo An a wink.

"Please, Roan Yunina, finish the banquet and come with me to church."

"Father!" Ryder gripped Layton's arm tightly.

"You heard that, right? Maybe it's fake!"

"He is a black man, and it is impossible for him to be favored by the great mother."

Layton's expression became even more ferocious.

What if it's true?

What if it's true?

He abandoned a child blessed by a great mother?!

"Gentlemen, are you finished?" Ryan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa, Uncle, Sister."

"And Lord Roan, I apologize for my rudeness, but I am making an announcement not in the name of Ryan Lionheart, but in the name of the Sun King Kangor."

"Lady Roan Yunina. Perhaps she is the chosen knight of the Sun King, Kangor."

"As for Sister Yayan, we have also reported this to the Church, but this is only speculation."

Despite saying that, Ryan had already decided that Roan was the knight being watched by Kangor.

"Please ask Mr. Luo An to come to the church after my sister's banquet."

After speaking, Ryan performed the Sun King's salute and left the banquet hall.

Leaving behind a quiet banquet.

Two chosen gods? That's impossible!

"Father!" Ryder said, his voice almost hoarse.

"It must be Ryan conspiring with Leia; it's a play they put on."

"Shut up! Shut up!"

Layton was already very impatient.

"Keep quiet!"

Layton's hands were trembling. Perhaps Ryan would lie, but the Goddess Knight would never joke about the great mother.

"Ryder, I believe that the Lionheart family can only select a qualified successor through competition."

"Don't you think that Roan Yunina is worthy of being Leiward's opponent?"

Having said all that, Ryder couldn't possibly have guessed what Ryder was thinking.

He lowered his head sheepishly.

"Yes."

"Very good." Layton said, panting.

This is an opportunity; even if Roan is not watched by the gods, he will surely be able to cause a miracle.

He decided to take a gamble and first list Leia as his heir, thus binding Roan to the Lionheart family.

"Wait!" Leward interrupted Layton, staring intently at Roan.

"As a knight, one should cast aside all pretense! Let strength speak for itself, don't you think so, Roan Yunina!"

"I challenge you to a duel, betting my status as heir to the Lionheart family!"