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

"I........." The man felt like he had no way to defend himself. "That's because I'm scared."

"You are afraid, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the knights who maintain the order of the empire?" Kanit's continuous rhetoric, which stood on the moral high ground, really pushed the man to the opposite side of humanity in just a few words.

“I…but I saw you arrest someone this morning, put that person in a cage like a prisoner, and paraded him on the street. Isn’t that treating a criminal?”

"If we don't take the demonized people into custody in this way, will we let you harm the people in this town?" Kanit said confidently.

"But Sir Knight, I haven't done anything wrong! Why do you treat me like a criminal, lock me up like an animal, and parade me on the street?" the man tried to explain himself.

"Sir Knight, my son has just been born. He can't live without me as his father. Please, can you give me some time?"

"Are you negotiating a price with me?" The man's words did not win Kanit's sympathy. His plea only met with Kanit's increasingly gloomy gaze.

"To be honest with you, this disease is not a plague at all, otherwise the whole city would have fallen long ago."

"According to the findings of the Inquisition's High-Level Research Institute, the demonic disease originates from the heart. It is not caused by a change in the body, but rather a change in the heart that manifests itself in the physical appearance."

"There is another possibility. You are demons, disguised as humans, lurking among us with the intention of subverting the empire!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people all showed expressions of fear, looking at each other.

"Sir, it must be hard for you to pretend to be a human being all this time, right?" Kanit sneered.

"No, no, I have always been a human being!" the man said in panic. "I have never been a demon. If you don't believe me, you can check my birth certificate and the identities of my parents..."

"Stop quibbling. A devil is a devil. The lessons of the past few weeks have made it all clear. You are here to create chaos in the world. If you are kept here, mankind will never have peace." Kanit waved his hand and ordered two knights to escort the man away from the church.

"No, that's not it! I'm really not a demon!"

"Everyone, fellow villagers! Why don't you say anything? You know me! You can all testify that I have lived in this city for so many years, how could I be a devil?!" The man asked for help from the people around him.

However, after hearing his call for help, those who knew him recalled the demon attack a few weeks ago and all kept their mouths shut.

They are just a group of ordinary people who long for peace. They have finally welcomed the dawn of peace and don't want to encounter the same thing again, nor do they want to cause trouble.

So they all chose to remain silent.

"Knight Commander Dawn!" The man still refused to give up, kneeling on the ground with red eyes looking at the statue in the church. "I'm really not a demon, you, you know that, right?"

"Please do the decision for me! I beg you, my wife and children can't live without me!............" As he said this, the man was about to kowtow his head.

"Wait a minute."

"Hmm?" Being stopped by someone, Canit looked at the church clergyman who had not been on good terms with him from the beginning with some dissatisfaction, and his tone was naturally not as polite as it was at the beginning. "Anything else?"

"Mr. Kanit, may I ask, is 'change of heart is the source' really the conclusion reached by the research institute?" Fate asked.

"My colleague, are you questioning the Lord Knight of the Empire?" Kanit asked with a frown.

"You and I are both followers of the Grand Knight Commander, but we have different duties and specialize in different things." What he meant was that I am a lord knight of the empire and the vice-captain of a knightly order, and you are just a gatekeeper, so stay out of my business.

"Mr. Kanit, I don't think this gentleman is born a devil."

"Heh, Mr. Guard, you said he's not a demon, do you have any evidence?"

"Mr. Kanit, you said he was a demon. Apart from the physical changes, do you have any evidence?"

"............" Fate's counterattack left Kanit speechless for a moment.

"When did it become stipulated that victims should prove their innocence? Shouldn't the person who makes the accusation provide the evidence?"

"Mr. Guard, we are here only on orders to carry out the will of the Grand Knight Commander. If you continue, it will be a bit presumptuous." Kanit didn't want to deal with Fate simply because he was a clergyman of the Church of Dawn. If he dealt with him, it would cause a lot of trouble. There was no need for him to tarnish his reputation for such a small person, otherwise he would not bother to talk so much nonsense with Fate.

"Grand Knight Commander, Arins?"

"Mr. Guard, who allowed you to address the Grand Knight by his name? As a follower of the Grand Knight of Dawn, you really have no respect at all." Kanit said coldly.

"What's wrong with that? Which law in the empire stipulates that people cannot call the Grand Knight Commander by his name?" Fate asked.

"Hmph... Just do your job well, Mr. Guard, or you'll be in trouble someday."

"Mr. Kanit, I have no intention of questioning you, but if you cannot produce the conclusion report of the research institute, I can completely assume that you arrested the criminal based on your intuition without considering the evidence."

"Everyone, you have been in Batti City longer than me, and have known this gentleman longer than me. You know better than I do what kind of person he is." Fate looked at the people around him.

"Please think about this. Today, the people arrested are people you know. What about tomorrow? Will they be your friends or even relatives?"

"Don't think this is impossible. This is entirely possible. The cause of the demonic disease has not yet been discovered. So is there a possibility that anyone can get this disease?"

Fate thought of Reed and Reed's mother, and continued.

"Think about it, everyone. If you acquiesce to the perpetrator today, then if you are in trouble one day, who will be willing to help you?"

Chapter 72: The language of emotions

This book is about to be put on the shelves. I would like to thank all the readers for their follow-up reading, and I would like to thank those readers who have been following it since the beginning of Blood Princess.

The emotional plot of this book is mostly based on memories. After all, the emotional plot has been played out before the book begins.

Well, it’s a pseudo harem.

Basically, the other concubines in the harem feel guilty towards Fate, but Fate doesn't think there is a problem with this, because Fate never saves a specific person, nor does he regard them as his own. To put it bluntly, they don't matter enough in his heart, and nothing they do can hurt him, but saving people is a knight's duty.

If someone of sufficient weight does something to hurt him, he will still care and feel sad (such as Yurou Jiushuang)

If I say any more, it will involve spoilers QvQ

In short, thank you all for your support. I also want to be more relaxed about writing this book without any interference.

Chapter 73: 71~If only the Grand Knight was still here

"Sir, please watch your words." Being called an assailant by the other party made Kanit very unhappy, and more and more wrinkles appeared on his face. "As a clergyman, please recognize your responsibilities. If you continue to spread such evil words, I will punish you as well!"

"Mr. Canit, please pay attention to your image in front of the public. You are not affecting your image alone, but the image of all knights."

"Mr. Guard, in what capacity are you instructing me, a lord knight of the empire?" Kanit raised his head slightly, examining me with a bit of contempt. "I am a lord knight appointed by the Imperial Inquisition, Mr. Guard, are you questioning my choice, and then questioning my identity, and questioning the Inquisition?"

"Mr. Kanit, I have not questioned anyone. Those who are confident are not afraid of anyone's questioning."

"But according to the rules of the Tribunal, a person should not be convicted before solid evidence of his guilt is found. Lord Alins has not given you the privilege to punish these patients, right?"

"Besides, even if these patients are really reincarnated demons, how to deal with them is Lord Alins's business."

"Look, today so many people know what you did. It's only a matter of time before the news spreads to the imperial capital. Lord Kanit is not afraid of rumors, but he doesn't want to be accused of abusing patients or even usurping power, right?"

"............." This sentence really made Kanit feel afraid. He was only sent to carry out the investigation mission. Punishing these patients with demonic diseases was an act of overstepping one's authority. These things were not his turn at all.

Kanit gritted his teeth secretly. Originally, this investigation was intended to gain some military merits by using these untouchables, but he didn't expect to run into a guy who understood the power distribution within the Tribunal and liked to meddle in other people's affairs.

"But Lord Kanit is a noble knight, so he would not make such a low-level mistake, right?"

"Mind your own business, guard." Having gotten a way out, Kanit glared at Fate. "Of course I know my limits and won't do anything that's beyond my rights."

In the end, the man was taken away, but the knights' enforcement attitude became much gentler, at least he was not carried away.

"Guard, I see that you are not an ordinary person. Based on your understanding of the Inquisition, you must have stayed in the Inquisition for some time, right?" Just before leaving, Fate symbolically saw off these knights who came from the imperial capital. When Fate and Canit were half a step away from each other, Canit spoke in a voice that only he and Fate could hear.

Fate remained silent and did not answer.

"There is only one kind of person in this world who is the most stupid and dies the fastest. Do you know which kind of person they are?"

"Someone who likes to meddle in other people's business." Without waiting for Fate to answer, Kanit answered on his own. "Especially someone who likes to meddle in other people's business."

"I don't know what position you were in before. I just want to kindly remind you to focus on the present and not always switch roles. As a clergyman, you only need to recite scriptures and enlighten believers. You are not qualified to interfere in the law enforcement of the knights."

"........."

After saying this, Kanit snorted coldly and left with his men.

Fate lowered his head slightly.

That's right.

Now he is no longer qualified to question the Cavaliers' law enforcement. He has neither the power nor the obligation to do so.

He had clearly decided to be a non-executive in the future, so the Knights have nothing to do with him anymore, right?

Am I really meddling too much in other people's business?

The Knights evacuated the church, and the onlookers also stopped watching the fun and left one after another.

"Miss Rowling?" When Fate came back to his senses, he found that the nun standing next to him was still staring blankly in the direction where the knights left, her two gloved hands clenched together, and her face looked a little pale.

"........Ah?" Fate called out several times before Rowling realized that someone was calling her. She looked at Fate absentmindedly.

"Are you okay?" Fate asked when he saw that Rowling was not in good condition.

"No, I'm fine." Rowling quickly shook her head.

"Are you really okay?" His face was pale, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were hidden. He didn't look like he was okay.

Rowling stopped talking, shook her head again, and was about to walk into the church. However, because she was not concentrating on walking, her toes hit the threshold.

"Ah!" Rowling closed her eyes subconsciously, but she did not fall on her face the next moment.

An arm held her firmly.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Fate held Rowling with one hand, supporting her and helping her keep her balance.

"........Thank you." With Fate's support, Rowling stood firm. Perhaps it was because she had been under too much mental pressure these days and had no outlet to vent. Feeling the strength coming from Fate's arm, Rowling felt that the tall guard beside her was so reliable.

"Mr. Fate, let me ask you a question abruptly. What do you think?"

"? What do you think?"

"As for those demonized ones...I mean, patients, what do you think? Do you think they are the incarnation of the devil?"

"This?" Fate thought without hesitation. "This strange disease has not been thoroughly investigated yet, and the cause is not clear yet, so I can't say for sure."

"Is that so........." Rowling lowered her head.

"But I don't think so."

"Oh?"

"In order to protect the safety of others, people with this disease should indeed be closely watched, but not all people with strange diseases will attack indiscriminately. Many of them still retain their consciousness."

"I think that if there are some special patients who do not have a tendency to attack indiscriminately after becoming monsters and still remember that they are human beings, they should not be treated as demons." Fate expressed his point of view.

"But it's hard to do this. People always feel fear when they see these aliens, regardless of whether they consider themselves human or not."

After all, every race has xenophobia, and when faced with these unknown monsters, almost everyone will prejudge them as hostile. In this case, it is quite difficult to ensure the safety of the patients.

After hearing these words, Rowling's eyes brightened slightly and then dimmed again.

Yes, that’s what people say, but when the time comes, no one would dare to treat this monster as one of their own.

"Why, why do you ask this question suddenly?"

"No." Rowling shook her head. "It's just that I feel like this town is becoming less and less peaceful. If this continues, no one knows if I will be the next one to turn into a monster."

"Yeah." Fate looked at Rowling's gloves thoughtfully and nodded.

"If, if Lord Knight Dawn was still alive, that would be great." Rowling clasped her hands together and looked at the statue in the church. "As fair as he is, he will definitely make the right judgment."

“….” Fate said nothing.

Chapter 74: 72~What does Rowling usually do?

The rest day brought a rare bit of relaxation to the increasingly tense Battista City.

The midday sun shone on the armored man who was dozing in the courtyard. A gust of cold wind made him shiver. He lazily got up from the bench and slowly took a sip of iced blueberry wine.

It is a very pleasant thing to lie on a bench and take a nap on your day off, buy a bottle of iced blueberry wine and put it next to you, and take a sip when you wake up.

For Fate, who lives moonlight, the most difficult time is the impoverished days at the end of every month. As the saying goes, poverty makes people grow, Fate will conduct a deep self-reflection at the end of each month, and secretly swear in his heart that he must not repeat the same mistakes in the next month, and must control his mouth and save money.

This fine habit of maintaining frugality usually lasts until the beginning of the month when wages are paid, then it is completely forgotten. Then the person continues to squander money as he or she would have liked, and at the end of the month he or she continues to reflect on his or her spending. But after the wages are paid, he or she does not repent and continues to squander money, and the cycle repeats itself.

For example, now, Fit, who was so poor a few days ago that he had to eat at other people's houses, completely forgot his previous miserable situation as soon as he got his salary.

Walking on the street like a rich young man.