Chapter: 60. Making a run for it!
Alright, I should have realized you were a family of wisdom long ago.
Be careful, I might actually get mad!
Miss Shaya, who might you be?
She said it before; her greatest talent is making stuff up.
How to deal with this? Isn’t it just a matter of speaking up?
“This matter… I kind of stumbled upon it.”
“Oh…? Miss Shaya, how do you mean?”
“You should know that my ability is to seal weakened Six-Winged Demons. Jeffrey’s abilities have no effect on me. Jeffrey has already been dragged to a moment of magic deficiency by Sister Xiya and this uncle, and at that moment, I flew in and used my unique sealing magic. Although I didn’t manage to seal him completely, he was frightened off. Perhaps he was afraid of coming to the capital and decided to lay down here.”
“!”
That’s not a complete lie.
Because Uncle Jeffrey really did almost meet his end here.
—All thanks to Princess Xue Fei’s righteous super headbutt.
Whether the King believes that or not is another matter. At that time, Princess Xue Fei was simply eager to save someone, worrying that Xiya might be in danger, and didn’t think too much before acting.
Even if you don’t believe it, I’ll still say it. A stubborn dead duck, what can you do about it?
Xiya was also pretty nervous. After all, the claim of driving off a Six-Winged Demon face-to-face… might be a bit exaggerated.
Who would have thought…
King Celtic actually laughed heartily and slapped the armrest of his chair. He was quite happy!
“Hahahaha…! I knew it would be like this! My guess was completely right! It seems that my age hasn’t dulled my judgment too much, huh?”
Oh, impressive, impressive!
—You actually guessed my random fabrication!
In truth, the King was not predicting everything.
Rather… since witnessing the golden pillar of light shooting up into the palace that day, the entire King had become numb.
Can’t you see? The neighboring Komir Palace, his home.
That castle’s top floor is still exposed to the sky; it hasn’t been repaired yet!
Do you think all this is thanks to whom?!
So when Miss Shaya said she could scare off the Six-Winged Demons with sealing magic, the King was not surprised at all.
What’s so amazing about scaring them off? I nearly got scared to death myself.
Xiya breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this evening’s banquet should be coming to an end soon, right?
Returning home at this time… the birthday time hasn’t completely passed, and she could still have a little cake with Xue Fei alone. Time is quite precious.
The King stood up, solemn and dignified.
“Alright! It’s decided, due to the Six-Winged Expedition that happened in the capital, everyone has contributed, and I will reward each of you!”
The King raised the scepter representing royal power and pointed to the sky.
Then slowly, the ruby at the top of the scepter gradually aimed at Miss Shaya’s sparkling black eyes.
The palace official in charge of logistics, seeing this, quickly moved the amplification crystal to the King’s side.
This situation indicates that the King has a major announcement to make!
Sure enough, the King’s proclamation, enhanced by the amplification crystal, spread throughout the courtyard under the starlit sky, allowing all the waiting nobles to hear it.
“I have decided to grant the title of Count to the apprentice knight, Miss Shaya! Simultaneously, her status as an apprentice knight will be elevated to a royal official Sixth Stage Knight! Countess Shaya may still learn from the Hero, but from now on, she will no longer be treated as a commoner. She will be the youngest count in the history of our kingdom!”
“Ha…?”
“Cheer, my subjects!”
Miss Count Shaya was unclear about the situation and didn’t realize what her twofold identity represented.
Xiya, the big fool, also hadn’t reacted.
But they had already heard the applause and cheers from the nobles, as if their own titles had been promoted!
But it wasn’t.
The King had called for cheers; who would dare not cheer?!
At the same time, some clearly realized that, due to the retreat of the Six-Winged Demons, the King was in a rather jubilant mood.
There has never been a time in the kingdom’s history when noble titles and royal knights were held by the same person…
Members of the Royal Knight Corps refer to the top tier of Kingdom Knights, mostly children of noble families, who must also be the strongest amongst the noble offspring. Commoners cannot join; the requirements are quite strict.
When these noble children inherit titles, they must leave the Royal Knight Corps to avoid exposing these large nobles to the core of the kingdom’s power.
Someone like Shaya, holding both the title of Count and being a Royal Knight… can’t say her status is extremely high, but such an exception is one of a kind!
Let alone, there has never been a Count this young in history…
This shows how significant Shaya’s contribution is; it’s not an exaggeration to say she’s skyrocketing.
This is also a way for the King to make up for the Hero’s birthday banquet being disrupted.
Miss Shaya was also assisted by the Hero, and since they live together, their relationship must be quite good. Promoting Shaya like this, I’m sure the Hero’s mood wouldn’t be bad either.
Well… that’s not a big deal, Xue Fei thought, being able to exchange a fief for donuts isn’t a loss…?
But the King hadn’t finished speaking yet.
“Alright, Miss Shaya, please go to the designated area prepared by the royal family for the awarding ceremony. From now on… you are no longer a commoner; you are a meritorious noble deserving of the noble title…!”
If it were someone else, they’d probably be crying tears of gratitude at this point.
But Miss Shaya said she only had one question to ask.
“Um… Your Majesty, if I may be so bold, how long will this awarding ceremony take?”
“Time…? Oh, oh! Not long at all! Just about an hour! Are you worried those nobles would have to wait? Don’t worry, they should be standing there waiting for your ceremony! You may be young, but your achievements deserve this honor!”
“An hour…?”
An hour… that won’t do.
Miss Shaya’s little brain started working quickly.
What can I say, clever people are indeed clever, and she really thought of a countermeasure!
She quietly elbowed Xiya’s shoulder, and when Xiya turned around in confusion…
Xue Fei whispered just a few words to her.
“Xiya, pay attention, hold me.”
“Eh?”
There’s no time for you to react.
Xue Fei was a person of action.
Once she finished speaking, she jumped up and turned into Xiya’s arms.
In coordination with her sky-blue gown, she looked like a blue rose blooming midair.
Xiya’s gaze sharpened, recalling Xue Fei’s words, she reached out her hands forward and caught Shaya in a princess carry.
As everyone looked on in surprise and confusion.
Miss Shaya pointed into the distance, exclaiming dramatically!
“Ah…! I sense it! Jeffrey hasn’t run far and might strike back at any time! Xiya, we must seize the opportunity! There’s no time for the awarding ceremony, Sister Xiya, let’s run!”
“I understand!”
【Speed Enhancement】【Stamina Enhancement】【Super Enhancement】
Xiya Xialet summoned her full abilities, completely ignoring the high heels she was wearing, and almost floated as she carried Xue Fei, disappearing like a meteor in front of the hall, leaving many nobles and the King staring at each other in astonishment.
Look at that.
Being a Hero is not easy.
Always defending the country and the home, that’s really busy!
