96 Ch. 96 'Explanation'

Izzy met the crown prince Xiao Yang once when she was little. The King of Nishian invited her parents to come to the Island to help them make a concoction.

Whenever her parents worked, Izzy played with children around her age without knowing that the crown prince of Nishian, who was only a year older than her, played along with them.

At that time, she presumed that all citizens of the Nishian kingdom were not elementalists because she did not feel any elemental energy in their bodies. Izzy also thinks that her new friend, Xiao Yang, was not an Elementalist either.

After playing together for several hours, Izzy found out that Xiao Yang was a prince who was loved by his friends and had a newborn baby sister born a few months ago.

Izzy did not really remember Xiao Yang's face because their meeting occurred about twenty years ago. But when he first saw Richard's face, she felt like she was reminiscing.

Since she became a knight, the sensitivity of her surrounding, her instincts, and even her deepest memories could be easily obtained. She felt that Richard was Xiao Yang, a friend she had met when she visited the Nishian kingdom.

The development of this unexpected situation exposed to Niken's true identity. If Niken is Xiao Yue, who was once Xiao Yang's baby sister, doesn't that mean Richard is Xiao Yang?

"Richard, I have been wondering something. As far as I remember, Princess Xiao Yue did have an older brother, but she didn't have a twin brother. Moreover, I also heard a rumor, her brother didn't survive the attack many years ago. So, who are you? I mean, who are you to Niken?"

The question came like a bolt from the blue. Everyone indeed wonders the same thing, but no one dares to express it in person. Now Izzy dropped the bomb, they were all waiting for the right answer.

"I am her brother. I don't care who Niken is or her past. What I know now is that I will protect my sister no matter our circumstances." Richard gave his unwavering answer.

To break the chilling silence, Hokuto cleared his throat several times. "Instead of guessing something that is not clear, we should expect an explanation."

"What kind of explanation?" Edward supported the golden knight to change their topic regarding Niken.

"How about we let Scarlet explain to us something first? Isn't this the right time to spill the bean?"

Scarlet gritted her teeth then finally decided to let them all know.

"I will explain everything, but first, Hokuto, I need your help."

Scarlet asked Hokuto to bring her along to her house using the man's teleport skill. Hokuto granted it, and both of them disappeared in an instant. A few minutes later, they returned with a thick book in Scarlet's hand.

It was quite shocking to find that the knight who wrote this book was the knight Hokuto had met in Grietch village a few days ago. He guessed Finnick along with the green and orange knights had planned to fight the enemy they were about to face.

"So all we need a Time Master to help us defeat the white knight?" Although Izzy dislikes violence the most, she was willing to fight for her friends' sake.

"Yes."

"Do you think we can defeat him?" Shin Ha was not sure that they would win against the white knight even though they had Niken as Time Master in their side. "Based on Kazuto said, there are people who can move freely in frozen time. As long as this person is still around, Niken won't be able to use her power."

"Not only that, but we also have to think about how to break down the white knight's invincible wind-sphere. Nothing could penetrate it as long as he activates his defense skill," advised Hokuto.

Once again, silence gripped the room. What Hokuto said was true. If they couldn't destroy the white knight's impenetrable defenses, they wouldn't be able to defeat him no matter how great the attack.

They decided to remain silent while thinking of a way out. Some of them decided to rest while Hokuto read the book from beginning to the end. Kazuto remained motionless in his place. He only watched Niken through the window of the house while wondering what they were talking about that it took a long time.

"I'm glad you're the one." Richard approached Kazuto as he also wanted to see his sister.

"I hope she isn't Xiao Yue. But I'm also relieved that she's Xiao Yue. I heard from Danzel that a knight should not make a time-controller his inamorata. Otherwise, they will not have a long life since they received the fusion from the knights. Only the Time Master could survive to withstand the fusion."

"How did it happen?"

"I haven't asked that one yet," replied him indifferently. He did not want to engage in more conversation with those who claimed his sister as someone he didn't know. "At least we could relax for a while. If my sister is truly a Time Master, she won't die so easily. She could handle the fusion nicely."

Kazuto smiled sadly. "You don't blame me? If I hadn't made her my inamorata, maybe she could have lived a normal life."

"I would if I could. I know that a knight can't control his feelings. So I aware that you can't choose your love interest at will. If I want to blame someone, then I'm going to blame that person."

"That person?"

"The person who stole Elementalist's energy in a vessel. If there was no vessel, the Elementalist knight would never have existed."

"..." Kazuto pondered for a moment without taking his eyes off Niken. "Maybe you're right. But if there were no Elementalist knights, I would not have met all of you."

"Well, I can't argue that."