My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

Meanwhile, Captain Roy, the leader of the Royal Guard, seemed eager to show off in front of the beauty, and without saying a word, he drew his knight's sword from his waist...

Chapter 494 Knight Training Method

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The rain was still falling.

Five royal guards wore cloak-like rain gear over knight's uniforms. These were well-tailored black garments with silver metal plates and breastplates embedded in vital areas of the body. Knight's swords hung at their waists, providing protection without restricting the wearers' movements.

They possessed a quality that ordinary people lacked; their mere presence created an oppressive atmosphere, making the air seem thick and sticky.

Kouta stared at Captain Roy, who seemed to have come with ill intentions. He was a tall, thin man with brown hair and a few curly strands hanging down his forehead, as if trying to appear elegant.

However, his eyes droop under the corners, making them look very sharp. In addition, the bridge of his nose is slightly raised, with nasolabial folds extending downwards on both sides, and the tip of his nose is curved downwards with a hook. Overall, he gives people a cold and scheming feeling.

Kouta sighed inwardly. What a run of bad luck! He kept running into the worst kind of people.

However, he also noticed that although the five royal guards in front of him exuded a strong sense of pressure, his intuition told him that they were not as strong as the female assassin.

After a moment's thought, Kouta understood. As an assassin, that woman must have a way of concealing her aura. She was like a venomous snake that always hid itself, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to her opponent.

These members of the royal guard were like swans with their necks raised high, their arrogant demeanor making no attempt to conceal their imposing presence, as if they were afraid that no one would notice them.

Of course, the oppressive aura emanating from them would be incredibly terrifying to ordinary people, but to true masters, it's nothing special.

At this moment, Kouta truly realized the power of this [Noble Phantasm System]. A single B-rank Noble Phantasm allowed him to instantly surpass those he once looked up to.

'If he makes a move, I'll kill them then, leave the royal city, go to the neighboring country of Lambasa, register there, and when I'm strong enough, travel the continent and try to obtain the treasure that can shatter the world as soon as possible.'

Kouta is ready to take action.

Of course, in Roy's eyes, the beggar in front of him was just so frightened that his whole body was stiff.

Suddenly, Abel Loren, the chairman behind Kouta, propped himself up, his voice weak:

“Wait, Eileen, and Captain Roy, it’s all a misunderstanding. This boy was just a kind person who wanted to help me when he was passing by.”

Because of the angle, Roy noticed that old geezer Abel Loran was still alive! ? ?

He cursed inwardly, 'Damn it, what kind of work is Blood Eye doing? Wasn't it supposed to be 'handing it over with is absolutely foolproof'? Why is that old geezer still alive?'

The powerful backers of the Loran Merchant Guild were affected by the defeats of the Kingdom of Altona and the neighboring Kingdom of Lambasa, and were too preoccupied with their own survival to protect the Loran Merchant Guild.

At this time, the Loran Merchant Guild was a tempting piece of meat, not big, but enough to feed a knight at the very bottom of the power hierarchy.

Although he looks only thirty years old, he is actually almost fifty. It's just that the knight has already surpassed the life limit of ordinary people, which is why he appears young.

If he wants to advance further to become a Grand Knight, he needs a lot of resources, and resources cost money.

As it happened, he met the beautiful Eileen Lorraine at a banquet. She was Abel's only daughter, and whoever married her would essentially gain control of the entire business guild.

After that, with a little sweet talk and a bit of exploitation of the woman's vanity, he won over this beauty, and her heart had already fallen for him...

However, her father, that old codger Abel, was firmly opposed to his daughter marrying him.

That's why he spent a huge sum of thirty gold coins to hire the notorious assassination organization in the northern kingdoms, Blood Eye, to kill Abel Loran, so that he could get both the man and the money.

To ensure absolute success, he specifically devised a plan to lure Abel to this secluded corner.

But what's going on now?

Why didn't Abel die?

Roy was so angry that even his gaze towards the beggar Kouta was filled with rage.

Fortunately, he wasn't blinded by anger.

Roy sheathed his knight's sword and then asked Abel what had happened without changing his expression.

Chairman Abel briefly explained the situation. He didn't say that Kouta had driven away the assassin, but only that the assassin seemed to have some urgent business to attend to and left, which is why he was able to escape with his life.

After listening, Roy confidently told Chairman Abel that they would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.

Finally, he instructed his team to examine the bodies inside the church, exchanged a few tender glances with Eileen, and then said goodbye and left.

Eileen instructed the servants to load Abel onto the carriage, and reluctantly took Kouta along with her, and they left together, though not in the same carriage.

Making her share the same space as a commoner is worse than killing her.

She didn't understand why her father insisted on bringing this lowly commoner along. Even if he wanted to thank him, wouldn't throwing him a gold coin have been enough?

Is it necessary to invite him to your home?

Do such lowly people even deserve to be called?

……

This is the first time Kouta has entered the inner city.

Passing through the thick inner city gate, one is greeted by a spacious square, the ground of which is paved with smooth stone slabs. A dozen or so carriages are slowly moving along. Outside the square are clean and tidy streets, also paved with stones. The houses on both sides are not the low bungalows of the outer city, but rather grand villas with two or even more floors.

Kouta also noticed that the ground here wasn't flooded, suggesting there was a well-developed drainage system, and that there were streetlight-like devices every few meters along both sides of the street.

The pedestrians here don't wear the monotonous white or gray clothes of the outer city, but are dressed in a variety of colors, very bright, and the styles are much more exquisite and beautiful.

The servant in the carriage looked at Kouta with disdain, seeing his uncultured and unsophisticated demeanor.

The carriage traveled for a long time before stopping in front of a three-story villa with a large courtyard.

After getting out of the car, a maid came forward to greet him, holding an umbrella and leading Kouta into the bathroom of the room.

When Kouta saw the maid start to undress, he chased her out and then washed up alone in the spacious bathroom.

He carefully cleaned himself up from head to toe, finally changing his previous beggar image. He also cut his hair short with the scissors in the bathroom and lay in the warm bathtub.

"System, can I sign in here?" Kouta asked in his mind.

one second,

Two seconds,

three seconds...

"System?" Kouta called out again.

"...The system is here."

Why didn't you answer just now?

"I didn't hear it just now." Kouta detected a hint of shyness in her cool voice.

A gentle smile curved his lips.

"Really? I didn't expect the system to not hear me. You're such an incompetent system!"

"Ding! Limited spiritual energy detected in the host's current location. Check-in in..."

"System, are you trying to change the subject?"

However, the system seemed not to hear and continued:

"Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a C-rank treasure - the Symbol of Breaking the Laws of All Things."

"The symbol that breaks the rules of all things, a magical artifact, is the embodiment of the divinity of Princess Colchis in Greek mythology."

"Noble Phantasm Effect: Wherever the blade reaches, everything enhanced by magic, relationships bound by contracts, and life created with magic will be restored to their state before the spell was cast. It is the ultimate anti-magic weapon!"

A flash of light appeared in Kouta's hand, followed by a strangely shaped short sword. The blade was neither straight nor curved, but rather folded, like a symbol.

Kouta waved it a few times in his hand, but didn't feel anything special.

Suddenly, he pointed the blade at the glowing crystals on the bathroom wall. He didn't know the workings of these crystals; they could glow even though there was no electricity.

The moment the blade touched the crystal.

Click!

The crystal went out immediately and then shattered into countless fragments.

"Ah, well. Anyway, with so many crystals, it should be fine, right?" Kouta awkwardly put the talisman that broke the rules of all things back into the consciousness space provided by the system.

After taking a bath and putting on the gorgeous silk clothes prepared by the maid, Kouta looked completely refreshed and energetic, without a trace of his previous disheveled appearance.

He was then led to a magnificent restaurant.

The restaurant was large, with smooth marble floors and three identical crystal chandeliers on the ceiling that emitted a bright light, illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime, creating a stark contrast with the gloomy weather outside where a torrential rain was falling.

The table was already laden with a large spread of delicious food, and all the tableware was made of silver.

President Abel and his daughter Erin were already sitting in chairs with intricate carvings. His injuries seemed to have healed, at least not outwardly.

As soon as Kouta entered the room, Eileen noticed him.

She had changed into a gorgeous dress. When she saw Empress Dowager Geng, her eyes were filled with complex emotions—disdain, disbelief, and a touch of girlish shyness…

Her father had already told her that this beggar in the slums might be a lucky one who had awakened divine blood.

As the name suggests, divine blood is the bloodline of the gods. Legend has it that gods existed in this world thousands of years ago. Later, the gods disappeared, but the bloodline of the gods did not disappear.

Every few decades, news spreads from somewhere on the mainland that a lucky person has awakened "divine blood." These awakened individuals gain special abilities that consume Mana factors and are even more mysterious than magic.

However, the abilities awakened by those with divine blood are random; therefore, they could be extremely powerful or extremely useless...

Abel Loran witnessed Kouta's extraordinary defensive capabilities firsthand and knew that Kouta's awakened abilities were extremely powerful, thus he decided to recruit him.

"Young friend, come in quickly. This table is specially prepared to thank you. Please don't be shy and enjoy the food."

Abel Loren warmly rose from his seat and invited Kouta to sit in the chair next to him.

And this position was right across from Erin Lorraine.

Upon hearing this, Kouta didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed a knife and fork to spear a large piece of meat and began to eat.

After Kouta finished eating, Abel asked, "I still don't know your name, young friend?"

"Just call him Fujiki."

"Fujiki? That's an unusual name. And judging from your appearance, you must be from Dongji!"

Kouta shook his head as he ate: "I don't know, my parents never told me when I was little."

This vague answer sparked a flurry of thoughts in Abel's mind: "Haha~, I was being presumptuous. By the way, young friend, have you ever practiced any training methods?"

"Exercise method?" Kōta asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, country bumpkin." Eileen snorted disdainfully, her tone full of contempt.