Chapter 408: What is a Hero and Knight to [The Light]?

Chapter 408: What is a Hero and Knight to [The Light]?

Princess?

Champion?

The knights and students both mumbled the most important points in confusion, looking between me and each other, wondering if this was true or not. Since it was a pivotal point to persuade them, I pulled out my amulet of Aurena, given to me all the way back from my second visit to the Firwood temple during my first few months in civilization.

Having it dangle over my neck, I also shoved my robe to the side a bit, showing everybody the dragon head emblem painting on my chest armor by Grimnir, signifying my status as an actual Kargryxmor. I even pulled out my ID from my storage, showing it to everybody around me and shocking them. They did not think I was a void-touched.

If you still question me, I can show you my Profile. Unchanged; fully exposed. I am [The Light], a Champion of Goddess Aurena. I am also a [Bearer of Kargryxmors Blood]my blessing given to me by my grandfather, Dragon God Kargryxmor, the Black Tyrant of the Sky. I played with my ID like a casino chip, waiting for anybody to say something. Or, we can stop this and just talk, unlike last time when I got attacked before I cou

HERETIC!

Oh come, lets jusWoah!

I stomped my foot down and dug my tail into the ground as I noticed wind suddenly pulling me closer towards the Knights of Aurena group. Royce had his sword held down and pointed backwards, with his back bent down. It had a been a while, but I would recognize that pose and the effect instantly, especially after Franz told me he was from Artorias.

[Artorian Lionheart Swordsmanship] attack, [Calling Wind]!

Farron, being my humanoid combat mentor until I met Yorshka, made me ingrain his swordsmanship abilities in my bones throughout my training with him. I couldnt replicate it, as I never practiced his moves, but I could identify the style if somebody else used the attacks. Royce was legitimately a knight of Artoriass Lionheart Orderthe royal knightsbefore he joined the holy knights, huh?

Royce then changed his pose as his two companions charged forward. However, I decided not to move here; instead, I just took out my glaive from my storage, inevitably agitating everybody. But, that was okay, for I had people around me to protect me.

Grrwaoooooooooh! Rajah let out a high-pitched tiger roar, snarling at the knights as he raised his tail, hardening it. Almost as if he was trying to intimidate everybody, he shook it, causing some rattling noises from all the hardened fur.

The knights stopped as Royce glared at me and Rajah. It was silent for a while until I noticed him strengthening his grip on his sword. Go!

[Now!] I gave the order before he spoke, prompting Rajah to shoot out his fur, forcing the knights to parry the missiles before using [Gale Steps] forward, but were instantly stopped as Kyouya stepped forward and turned his armor into a giant black wall, blocking their path forwards.

Lautrex sliced right through it with his lightsaber though, before aiming at me with his gauntlet, only for VifiYok to throw my glaive at him, forcing him to dodge aside due to the force. Slightly caught off-guard by the sudden strong wind pressure, I recalled my glaive through the catalyst embedded on its tip, pushing him further on the defensive by the boomerang effect.

VifiYok caught my weapon and aimed at Lautrex, but was instantly marked by the two other holy knights, only for her to slip right past them, ignoring them like two nuisances to engage Lautrex. Noticing this, both shouted at her but Tatsuya challenged them by jumping into the sky with [Dragoon Jump] and forcing them to pay attention to him by [Dragoon Dive]ing into the ground and used [Druidification] to transform into a werewolf.

Woah?! The students waiting on the side gasped as they saw their classmate pounce at the two knights in his new form.

However, his assault immediately stopped when Royce came in, cleaving right into the middle and kicking Tatsuya back before using another sword ability. Blood was spilled from Tatsuyas body as multiple lacerations appeared over his arms and legsthe areas where his Grimnir-made armor was the least protected.

Royce clicked his tongue, probably realizing his blade hadn't managed to slice through the armor. Nevertheless, his interference gave his comrades the time to cast spells, buffing themselves and Royce up before attacking Tatsuya with spells, forcing Kyouya to come up and tank all the spells with a shadow shield. Royce didnt give up on the pressure, so I decided to actually step in.

Halo of Consecration.

I snapped my finger, drawing not only Royces attention but also Lautrex, only for the latter to grimace as VifiYok kept up the pressure.

You really suck for a Hand of Heaven! Haha, I knew my instincts werent off! Youre losing to a one-armed girl, haha!

Grk! The nerve!

That girl really cant help herself from insulting a HoH, huh? That Warbringer side of hers, man

Disregarding those two, a halo of white flames appeared over my head before it blasted a wave out. It did not burn anybody, but instead, it healed Tatsuya from his wounds and simply brushed against any enemy of mine like some stage mist. Once again, everybody was stunned by this display and it allowed the boys to regain some ground against the highly skilled knights.

H-holy magic?! Holy fire?! Due to their helmets, I couldnt really tell the two lower knights apart.

Only Royce was distinguishable due to his more feature-full armor. This person, too, was stuttering by what I was doing. W-white grace?! That white flame can heal?! W-who!

Graooow! And in that little moment of surprise, everybody somehow forgot about the bus-sized Rajah who had turned invisible. He reappeared and slammed his hardened tail onto the ground, sending the knights falling down and giving Tatsuya and Kyouya the chance to take advantage of everything.

Dammit! Get out of the way.

I slowly turned my head around as [Foresight] warned me of an attack, only to take a step back to avoid the greatsword of the [Savior]-boosted Takuma as he swung at me. I couldnt see his face through his hood, but the little silence between us was enough for me to understandhe was in a slight panic.

His angelic feathered wings moved, helping him recover from the swing of his attack, enabling him to throw another slash at me, only for it to be blocked by Franz. With his normal sword in one hand and a spectral blade in the other, he parried Takuma, kicking him back before covered his blades with his mana.

There are only two keys. Where is my party, Takuma! Where is Yuuko-sans?! Franz demanded to know. Up until now, he had been the one to hold back Takuma. Were you planning on leaving them all to die to protect your own and the knights?! Answer me!

Tsk! I know your unique skills effect, you idiot. You think Im saying anything?

Ooh, smart. If he lied, Franzs unique skill would give him a 10% boost in stats.

Oh? I dont need you to lie to know the truth. Good luck being a [Hero] after letting everybody else die. You certainly fit the role. Franz showed a smirk as he finished his trashtalk.

This, clearly, pricked Takumas pride. Bastard! he shouted before charging up, prompting me to jump back as the two continued their fight. A greatsword user versus a dual blader; pure power against flexibility.

At this point, both should have nearly two years of experience fighting in this world, using their weapons and other techniques to bolster their strength. Neither were using magic, but they were clearly using weapon abilities to try to inflict small injuries in preparation for an inevitable mistake. With trained movements and instincts clearly developed through multiple fights, these two werent pushovers.

Dammit! Aiko-chan! Everybody! Takuma suddenly shouted as he noticed whatever injury he inflicted would be healed by my white flames. The dragon cant transform back! You saw the System message! We need to push back now, or we wont survive! Fight! I will fight, but I need your help! Dont forget what she did to Yuuko-san!

Yikes I grimaced at that last point before looking over to the four students who were still unsure if they should fight or not.

Remembering the list of students, I was somehow able to identify them. The priestess-looking girl in a white robe made for a noble clergy woman was Aiko Hasebe, a saint candidate to Aurena like Asaka. Only it was the demonkins who gave her that idea. It wasnt true. Although, she certainly did have the look and aura that a Saintess should have, considering how sparkly her blond-dyed hair looked.

The other three were Chifuya Agano, a magic swordswoman looking at the sword in hand, the catalyst embedded in her left gauntlets, and the many scrolls hanging on her belt. Natsume Otonari, a mageprobably the offensive one in the party, since she didnt need to heal with Aiko around. Then we had Hayato Yodogawa, clearly the rogue of the party considering he was kitted up in a black gambeson, some knives, and shortsword for protection. He even had a crossbow!

Now this looked like a well-rounded party! With Takuma going crazy in the front, the rest could just follow up on him. Damn, it was clearly the party made to support the hero! Okay, I had no right to tease like that, considering Saori and Tasianna mostly focused on supporting me during our early months together as a party.

I recommend you stay back, I spoke to them as they were about to make a move. I am not here to fight you, as I said. I am

We heard the reports! Surprisingly, the girl called Aiko interrupted me. W-we heard it all! The church told us you will try to speak us down! Y-y-you brainwashed Tatsuya-kun and Kyouya-kun, y-you vixen!

What?

You nearly killed Yuuko! One of our friends! Do you really think we can solve this situation that easily? Shes scarred; disfigured because of you! We barely managed to keep her alive with how the flames kept burning her even after we used water spells on it. She would have died werent it for Saintess Fleindia! N-now you are trying to brainwash Light!

I could understand the hatred she felt towards me at this very moment. I found it extremely hard to forgive VifiYok after meeting her again in Elyonda after she nearly killed Tatsuya. My PTSD of seeing Eshe die by the hands of a demonkins made it impossible for me to stop fighting VifiYok, at least until I got roped into that dimension hole and witnessed Moms memories, which made me to want to forgive VifiYok and create a bridge with the demonkins.

However, the scars were still there. Tatsuya disliked and distrusted the demonkin girl, giving her no leeway. Now, Yuukos friends were naturally affected by the accident I caused. But, as mentioned, it was an accident.

Aiko-san! Kyouya shouted, only for him to be pushed back by the pressure from the knights. Misunderstanding! Its a misargkunderstanding! Hestia-san didnt mean to!

Shaken by Kyouyas words, I used this chance to confront Aiko and the students on their accusations. This was the time to resolve the issues.

Its as Kyouya said, it was all an accident, I stated firmly, putting on my princess persona. I know all of you were sent by the church to kill me. I read the newspaper, I heard it from Franz. I expected it, after all the reports I heard about dragonslayers coming to Inkoran-Tazul for the Event. Do you think its fair for me to just stay quiet and let you take my head? I value my life, and I have too many people who care for me to just die.

I reached my hand out, forming the magic circle for [Major Heal] to showcase it to everybody in attendance. Yuuko used her [Magic Breaker] on me, stopping my spell song [Dragon Fire] that allowed me to give everybody I recognize as allies complete immunity to my flames. She used it the moment I activated my heatwave attack, dispelling my song through a [Warp Point: Entry] portal. It was an accident. An unlucky timing that caused her to be burned, and due to how my flames work, they cannot be doused unless I ordered them to. At that moment, my arm was sliced off by that dragonslayer. I think you can give me the benefit of the doubt that I couldnt focus when a deadly dragon poison was surging through my body, which probably would have killed me if the boys hadnt given me my antidote to save my life!

I was proud of [Inferno Coating] and [Fire Abnormality Effect: Dread] which prevented my flames from being doused and stopped healing, respectively. I loved how overpowered my fire was, but when I heard Yuukos screams, the guilt crushed me.

I dont know what your plan was, but Ill just make it clear here: I will bring us all out of this floor, even if I have to find a loophole in the rules. So, hop on the ride and lets make sure everybody gets back home!

With that, two objectives were fulfilled. We now only had to find the three other parties and obtain the last key. It was time to move to the next temple.

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They really just used holy weapons against a holy dragon, huh?

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Saturday, June 17, 2023 2:35:53 AM Germany [Member of Zard Skwad]

Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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