They recognized their feelings, but the knight had been reincarnated as a fox cub

"I have my own reasons for not going back." Fate took a sip of tea. "Beatrice, there is always a grudge between me and that girl. Even though she was there in person when I died and gave me a grand funeral, if she knew I was resurrected, she would probably be unable to sleep."

He personally raised the Queen of the Kano Empire, Beatrice Nolantier, and he knew this girl's character very well. Ever since he was the Great General of the Nation, this little girl had always been eyeing the power in his hands, and she always wanted to take it back and avenge her father.

This is also her motivation to move forward.

Facts have proved that this girl is a rare genius in a thousand years.

Be it mind spells or magic, governing a country or political tactics, royal etiquette or academic research, as long as she wants, there is nothing she cannot learn, and she learns it quickly and thoroughly.

If such a monarch is taught well, he can become a sage monarch or an emperor of all ages; if he is taught wrongly, he can become a terrible tyrant.

Even during Fate's dictatorship, Beatrice had already been secretly building up her own power.

It’s not that Fate didn’t know about these things, he just didn’t care.

Not only did he not care, he was also very happy to see Beatrice possess such skills at such a young age.

In the years after the imperial coup, Beatrice treated Fate with great respect, honoring him as regent, as if she had completely forgotten that he was the murderer of her father.

But Fate knew that this was a stopgap measure taken by the other party.

Until she gains enough strength to fight him, she will never show any claws and will be as obedient as a harmless kitten.

Beatrice thought that her obedience and good behavior gradually won Fate's trust, but she didn't know that all this was Fate's deliberate delegation of power to her to test whether she could manage this huge empire well.

It turns out that there is nothing Beatrice can't do as long as she wants.

She did flawlessly on the assessment Fate gave her.

Knowing that Her Royal Highness the Princess had become a very outstanding Empress of the Empire, Fate voluntarily handed over power and left the empire without even saying goodbye.

Chapter 35: 34~Time has passed

Fate, who had never thought of usurping the throne, had the Imperial Gold Seal, which symbolized the power of the Regent, handed over to Beatrice, and left the empire without hesitation.

From starting from scratch to ruling the world, he was able to take it and let it go, and had no attachment to the throne of power and status.

I had thought about going over to say goodbye to Beatrice in person, but then I thought it didn't seem necessary.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Beatrice had been secretly preparing to sideline him and take back power, but they hadn't yet fallen out. If he went back to say goodbye, it would probably be awkward for both parties.

What's more...........

The fact that he and Beatrice have a grudge against each other for murdering their father will not change just because they have been together day and night for nearly ten years.

He understood that Beatrice's obedience and trust in him were all forced compromises. Once the other party gained the power to compete with him, she would never condescend to others again.

Fate's intuition told him that day was not far away.

Having lived together for many years and experienced so many ups and downs together, even if Beatrice had no feelings for him, he had already regarded her as his own sister. From a personal emotional point of view, he did not want to see Beatrice and him fighting each other.

In Fate's opinion, Beatrice was right to avenge her father, but he never regretted his decision.

The empire at that time was severely plagued by land annexation and was rotten to the core, and the people were forced to revolt constantly.

If you can afford to eat, who would take the risk and put their head on the belt to rebel? Those who rebel against these noble grandfathers who monopolize magic will be pushed to the guillotine sooner or later.

The people are not fools. If they rebel, they can die later. But if they don’t rebel, they will starve to death or freeze to death today.

Deprived of their land and houses, they had nothing left, and the value of their labor was still arbitrarily priced by the nobles? ?

Fate did not want to overthrow the empire, he wanted to save the empire, and the empire belonged to all the imperial people, not just to princes and nobles.

So even if Beatrice came to seek revenge one day, he would never regret what he had done.

A knight should not be blindly loyal to the king, nor should he be superstitious about imaginary gods. What he should uphold is the morality and justice in his heart.

And now, the Dawn Knight has been confirmed to be 'dead', so let him slowly fade away with the tide of history.

"You, do you think so?" Nia was stunned. "But, Master, Her Majesty has no resentment..."

Fate waved his hand, signaling her to stop talking, and took another sip of tea.

The relationship between him and Beatrice is too complicated for outsiders to understand.

Both Fate and Nia are the type who don't drink, so serving wine is just a procedure for Shenfei Nihong. It doesn't matter whether they drink it or not.

"Let the past be the past. Although my name is still Fate, I am not Knight Fate, but just an ordinary person Fate."

"Nia, do you understand what I mean?"

Feeling Fate's gaze, Nia fell silent.

Of course she understood what Fate meant. It was clear from his words that he didn't want to have anything to do with the past anymore.

This was also a request to her not to tell anyone about herself, let alone reveal to anyone that she was still alive.

Including Queen Beatrice.

This makes Nia very entangled. She is now the Queen's personal guard and is loyal to the Queen, but Fate wants her to deceive the Queen...

Isn't this disloyalty?

"Nia, I don't want to have anything to do with the people or things in the past anymore. Another reason is that I no longer have the ability to protect anyone, not even myself."

At this point, Nia was slightly dazed.

"Master, what you mean is, is it that you now?........"

"Resurrection is not without cost."

Nia immediately understood what Fate meant.

Although Fate had no personal enemies in the past, his public enemies and foes were probably too numerous to count from the imperial capital to the land of elves.

He moved too many people's cheese.

If people knew that he was still alive and that his strength was not as strong as before, then the safety of the master would not be guaranteed...

"Disciple, I understand. I will never reveal your information to anyone." Nia answered firmly. Between the Queen and the Master, Nia chose the Master.

She owes loyalty and responsibility to the Queen, but Fate is her savior and reborn parent. If it weren't for Fate, she would have died under the whip of the slave owner. Nia can still tell which is more important.

"um. Thank you."

"Master, did you say thank you to me?" Nia pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Sorry." Fate looked away.

When Nia saw Fate's profile, her cheeks unconsciously flushed.

Master is so handsome...

Moreover, for some reason, Nia always felt that Fate's behavior was a little different from before.

It's not that it's deliberate, you can tell it's indeed the master himself, but I don't know why, it feels like Fate's behavior has become more feminine and elegant, not as careless as before.

Also, the more Nia looked at Fate's face, the more she felt that he was a little too handsome.

But it is obvious that the master is indeed a boy.

"Speaking of which, as the Queen's personal guard, why did you come to a marginal city like Batti City?" After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Fate asked about Nia.

"Oh, it's like this. I came here to investigate something at the order of the Queen."

"Oh, I see." Fate didn't ask any further.

He is not a public official now, not even a knight, so it would be presumptuous for him to ask these questions.

He would not put his own disciples in a difficult position.

"It's not a big deal, just a matter of a wine glass." Nia answered casually. She didn't think too much about it. In her opinion, there was no problem in telling her master about this, even though the Queen asked her to keep it secret.

But how could the Queen be as important as the Master?

"Wine glasses? Has she become interested in these objects recently?"

"No, not really... Well, Her Majesty Beatrice doesn't trust anyone else in this matter, so she asked me to come here in person to track down the whereabouts of a wine glass."

"According to the black market records and the seller's confession, we traced the trail all the way to Batti City. The seller must have obtained the valuable wine glass here."

"Oh." Fate couldn't figure out what kind of special wine glass was that would make Beatrice spend so much effort to trace it back, so he didn't think much about it.

Who cares? He's not a knight anymore, and Beatrice is so outstanding, what should he worry about? Instead of worrying about these things, he should pray that he won't meet Beatrice in the future, so as to avoid some unforeseen accidents.

Thinking of this, Fate suddenly had a strange idea.

Beatrice is excellent in every aspect, and her attainments in magic are truly astonishing.

During the years he was away, Beatrice must have made great progress in opening up her bloodline.

I don’t know if I can still treat Beatrice like a little sister like I did before.

"By the way, Nia, there's something I want to ask you." Fate did not forget about Reed and the others, and his tone became more solemn.

Chapter 36: 35~You forced them to this point

"Mr. Chief Judge, according to reports, your court has been found to have oppressed the people, deceived the people with unreasonable and non-compliant contracts, and failed to uphold procedural justice in fulfilling the contract. What is your defense for this?"

"Ah?............" The presiding judge of Batti City was stunned as he looked at Nia who was sitting opposite the table and drinking tea calmly.

How come this Lord Knight from the Imperial Capital was chatting with her peacefully yesterday, but came early this morning and listed all these things at once before he even sat down, as if he was coming to call her to task.

He also brought an unrelated person whose origin was unknown.

The presiding judge looked at the armored man sitting next to Nia with his arms folded in a somewhat strange manner.

What the hell is this? ?

However, the other party came here with Nia, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

The presiding judge noticed Nia's choice of words, and used "what is your defense for this" instead of "what is your opinion on this", which showed that in the other party's eyes he had already confirmed the charges and now just wanted to see how she would explain.

What's going on? ?

"Ms. Nia, regardless of whether the things you said are true or false, I know nothing about them." The presiding judge had a bitter face.

"You knew nothing about this happening, which means you might be sidelined." Nia remained expressionless as she listened to the presiding judge's explanation.

The presiding judge was speechless when he heard this.

Whether it is to ignore or ignore, it is incompetent. If Nia goes back to whisper in the Queen's ear, will he still be the chief judge? ?

"Please tell me what is going on, Lady Nia."

"The citizens who were driven out of the city and lived in the suburbs, has the presiding judge not forgotten about them?"

"Oh, so you are referring to this matter. The family members of those citizens have contracted a strange disease. This court adheres to the principle of helping whenever possible and has provided them with convenience to the greatest extent possible."

"So-called providing them with convenience means sending the men in their families who are capable of supporting their families to the battlefield, and then keeping the sick ones alive?" Nia frowned slightly, and her voice had a questioning tone.

"Your Excellency Nia, you don't know this. So far, we have not been able to find a complete cure for that strange disease. In fact, we have done our best to save the patient's life." The presiding judge explained innocently.

"Then if you don't have the ability to heal, why did you promise them and sign the contract?"

"Lady Nia, we have really tried our best. It is really unfortunate that things do not go as we wish. Moreover, these contracts were signed voluntarily by them. I swear to the Knight Commander of Dawn that we have never done anything to force these citizens to sign the contracts." As he spoke, the presiding judge placed his hand on his chest, behaving very piously.

"According to the laws of the Tribunal, there can be no ambiguity in the contract and clear promises must be given." Before Nia could say anything, Fate, who had been silent next to her, spoke.

"In reality, it seems that the presiding judge and his subordinates did not do their job well."

"This... Hey, sir, you are right. This kind of thing does violate the laws of the court. Tomorrow I will go and dismiss the clerk who drafted the contract." Because Fate was brought by Nia, the presiding judge could only give him some face.

“........What?” Fate was silent for a moment and looked directly at the presiding judge.

"That's right. Lady Nia has come from afar and has been involved in such a scandal. They are so sloppy in their work. These guys don't need to continue working in the court. Today, today I will fire all these civil servants." For some reason, the presiding judge felt a sudden increase in pressure when Fate looked at him directly. It was obvious that the other party was just a country bumpkin of unknown origin.

"Careless? .....Do you think this is just the scope of the word 'careless'?"

"What do you think?"

"I can't say for sure." Fate shook his head. "In my opinion, without anyone backing them up or getting anyone's approval, they wouldn't dare to openly violate the law."

"........What do you mean, Your Excellency?" Hearing this, the presiding judge looked a little unhappy. "Sir, you are a friend of Your Excellency Nia. I defend your right to speak, but if you want to slander someone else's innocence, please show us the evidence."

"Don't get excited, I didn't say who it was." Fate waved his hand.

"Since you've said so, we should do what the contract says. You can make up your own mind about the rest, but why haven't the families of these patients who moved to the suburbs due to bankruptcy returned after three years?"

"Sir, I have to correct you on a few points. The reason why these patients' families went bankrupt was not caused by us, but by themselves." The presiding judge raised his eyebrows. "If they hadn't wanted to make a fortune and lost all their money and real estate in the casino, they wouldn't have moved to the suburbs."