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34. Finding Clues
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Hearing Xia Yi's voice, Hill, who was deep in thought, lifted her head and looked at the silver-haired loli.
"My teacher… what did he say?"
"Hill, the teacher is very pleased with your growth!"
Xia Yi revealed a heartfelt smile to Hill, and then left with Sera.
Hill stayed in place for a while before she came to her senses.
"It was the teacher, I really saw the teacher!"
She also smiled.
Her teacher was always so gentle with his students, how could he become so cold after a dragon-slaying experience?
Sure enough, the "Human Sword Saint" in the Rhine Kingdom was just an impostor.
It seems that the real teacher had long left the human realms, not wanting to be used as a tool by the higher-ups, perhaps to pursue the ultimate in swordsmanship, traveling between various countries.
It just so happened that he met her here and saved her.
A bit of regret, she didn't get to meet the teacher in person.
After knowing all this, Hill's heart was no longer confused, she had to work even harder, she must not disgrace the name of the Sword Saint's disciple.
Only…
Why does it feel a bit strange?
"Why does the tone of the silver-haired girl who spoke to me sound exactly like the teacher?"
…
…
"Ah… I'm so tired!!"
Xia Yi returned to the inn in Seaside City.
And Sera took care of her attentively, washing Xia Yi from head to toe.
Back in the room, she threw herself onto her bed, feeling the familiar scent of the little dragon pillow in her arms, and felt at ease, her spiritual fatigue healed.
Gulu gulu~
The little princess started rolling on the bed again.
Sera looked at the Princess's actions and smiled.
"Wuwu ah!"
Xia Yi just remembered that Sera was still watching, quickly sat up, coughed a few times, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Damn it!
The relaxation of the spirit caused her to forget to pay attention to her image.
Too embarrassing, she had to change the subject quickly!
"Sera, you really worried me to death!"
Xia Yi pretended to be angry and said:
"Why didn't you stop me then, disobeying my orders!"
When Leviathan attacked, Sera decided to lead the Legendary Beast away on her own, disregarding Xia Yi's orders.
"Your Highness, I must protect your life…"
"Not listening, not listening! You just disobeyed my order, I must punish you!"
"I will not argue with that, Princess, please punish me, whatever the punishment, I will accept it willingly."
"Are you saying, you will accept anything?"
"Yes."
Xia Yi smiled, beckoned Sera closer.
And Sera obediently walked up to Xia Yi and knelt down.
"Then I'm going to pinch your face, Sera, this is my punishment for you, accept it well!"
Xia Yi reached out and grabbed Sera's cheeks, kneading them.
"This is a serious warning, Sera, if you dare to disobey my orders next time, then next time… it won't be just pinching your face!"
"As you command, Your Highness." Sera nodded.
Her cheeks were red from Xia Yi's kneading.
"Sera, what happened after you led Leviathan away?"
"Leviathan is indeed very powerful, I am no match for it, I'm sorry Princess."
"It's okay." Xia Yi didn't mind.
Rather, it would be strange if she could defeat Leviathan.
This is a Legendary Beast born in the era of ancient civilization, it didn't perish even when the Old World was destroyed.
There are six more powerful creatures like Leviathan.
"Although I can't defeat Leviathan, it's not easy for Leviathan to kill me either. After leading it away, I found an opportunity to escape and returned to Seaside City."
Sera paused.
"At that time I couldn't find where you went, I was very worried, thinking you were hiding, so I used my dragon true form, flew back to the abandoned church, rang the bell, used the dragon's roar, and subdued all the half-dragon monsters left in Seaside City."
Xia Yi thought for a moment.
The image of a red dragon perched on the abandoned church, with the sound of bells and terrifying roars covering the sky of Seaside City, subduing all the half-dragon monsters…
It seems like something Sera could do.
This red dragon maid is unexpectedly violent when fighting.
"However, I didn't see you appear, instead, I woke up many people in Seaside City. They also saw me using dragon breath to kill half-dragon monsters, repelling the Black Tide, and expressed their gratitude to our dragon race. After the matter was resolved, I still didn't see you, so in the morning, I decided to search the beach for clues, but instead, I found you standing there with those two humans."
"That's how it was… Sera, I was actually captured by the Black Tide."
"What?"
"The lair of the Black Tide is in an ancient city ruins, where I saw how the civilization of the Old World was born and destroyed."
"…"
"Then I also discovered the truth about the Black Tide, thwarted the priest's ritual, and destroyed the Black Tide!"
Sera was completely baffled.
Xia Yi thought carefully, realizing that what she said did indeed sound far-fetched…
But that's the truth, Xia Yi's wondrous adventure!
"Sera, I should explain everything from the beginning to you!" Xia Yi began to recount her tale.
…
After listening, the astonishment on Sera's face only increased.
"So Princess, you've been through all that?"
"All these were unexpected to me too, who knew that behind Golde's Black Tide, so much was hidden."
"Old World… Legendary Beasts… Black coffin…"
Sera repeated these terms, feeling incredulous from the bottom of her heart.
"Sera, do you know anything about these?"
"Not at all, Princess, this is the first time I've heard of them." Sera replied truthfully.
Her worldview had been refreshed.
But it's understandable, after all, in this world, no matter the race, the history traces back only to the origin of the New World, with no records of the Old World.
Who could have imagined that this land was even more vast than the ocean in the Old World?
"Princess, does that mean the Black Tide has been dealt with now?"
"Yes. Because of my command, the Black Tide executed a self-destruct order, and with Leviathan's rampage, many half-dragon monsters were also eliminated. There might still be some half-dragon monsters left, but they can no longer pose a threat."
"My actions in destroying the Black Tide have been witnessed by the residents of Seaside City, and it won't be long before the news spreads throughout Golde, and the people of Golde will know that our dragon race helped eliminate the disaster."
"So, does that mean our mission here was a success?"
"Yes, Princess, you have completed the most important part of this task, the rest will be taken care of by others."
"Yay!"
Xia Yi was very happy, it seems her efforts were not in vain.
"Ah~"
Overwhelmed by the many events and without any rest, the little princess began to yawn, feeling sleepy now that her spirit was relaxed. Holding the little dragon pillow, she quickly fell asleep on the bed.
Sera helped Xia Yi to cover herself with the blanket.
Afterward, she walked to the window, looking out at the streets of Seaside City.
Perhaps due to the destruction of the Black Tide, those affected by the Sea Dream had their spirits returned to normal, and they flocked to the streets.
"Did you see it last night? There were dragons!"
"I saw it, a huge red dragon woke us from the eerie dreams and repelled the Black Tide."
"It's unbelievable, especially since the foolish royal family had renounced the dragons' protection years ago, and yet the dragons were still willing to come back to help us."
"It seems Golde can be saved. With the strength of the Dragon Elders, they could truly change this country!"
People were discussing last night's events fervently.
Sera noticed some from the Penguin Gang had recovered as well.
With this opportunity, the Dragon Kingdom could regain control over Golde.
"Her Highness the Princess is truly amazing," Sera sighed.
Normally just a lazy loli who causes trouble in the Dragon Palace every day.
But when it comes to work, she's like a different person, very reliable.
Listening to Xia Yi's description, in the ancient city ruins, the Princess acted so calmly and with meticulous thought, unseen in normal times.
The Princess's dissociative identity disorder was getting worse.
But this was a good thing, a sign of a powerful Dragon King.
Yet, Sera was puzzled about something.
The Princess had such exceptional combat experience, as if she had been through many hardships before.
But what puzzled her was that Sera had been serving as the Princess's personal maid since long ago.
She had watched Xia Yi grow up.
The Princess had never had such twisted experiences, so how did she develop such a temperament?
"…Human Sword Saint?"
Sera suddenly remembered this term.
She recalled Xia Yi mentioning the Human Sword Saint repeatedly.
The overconfident Human Sword Saint had once tried to challenge the Queen and died.
In the Princess's description, there was no mention of the Human Sword Saint.
"If I remember correctly, that Hill, she should be a disciple of the Human Sword Saint…"
Sera had seen the records of the students from the Laurel Academy in the abandoned church, which stated that Hill was a disciple of the Human Sword Saint.
The Princess emphasized the Human Sword Saint.
The Princess could wield the Holy Sword.
The Princess cared deeply about Hill's well-being.
Hill was a disciple of the Human Sword Saint.
To comfort Hill, the Princess even went so far as to fabricate facts…
Sera sensed something was amiss.
Did she know too much?
She turned her head, looking at Xia Yi, who was sound asleep on the bed.
"Never mind, I'm just a maid, don't think too much~ Whatever happens, the Princess is still the Princess."
…
Seaside City, the abandoned church.
Hill, along with Albert, returned to the abandoned church.
The students had already awakened and seemed to be in good spirits.
"Teacher Hill!!"
"Did you encounter any danger?" Hill asked.
"No! The red dragon repelled the Black Tide last night!" the students replied.
"…Was it really the dragon race?"
"Teacher Hill?"
"Oh, nothing. Wake Albert up."
"Okay!"
The students from the Laurel Academy took turns and managed to wake Albert up.
Albert was initially confused, but then his eyes cleared.
"I… didn't die?"
"You didn't die," Hill said.
"Last night… I think I saw something incredible!!" Albert became excited, "We saw a red dragon fighting a huge monster, protecting me!"
"The red dragon, Albert, did you see it too?"
The other students were excited.
"Yes!! The dragons were fighting to protect Seaside City!!" Albert said incredulously, "Our trip to Golde was totally worth it. Now that the Black Tide has been repelled by the dragons, some of the monsters' corpses should still be on the beach, right? Let's hurry and study them!"
"That makes sense, this is a precious opportunity for us to complete our research!"
The students were enthusiastic and moved together, preparing to return to the beach.
Dragons…
In the world of humans, the higher-ups had always been instilling a concept.
That the dragon race was an extremely evil existence.
Brutal, bloodthirsty, arrogant…
If the higher-ups were to be believed, then the dragons would never have intervened here.
But the fact was, the dragons had protected the residents of Seaside City.
This made her question the long-held beliefs she had.
…
…
…
As for the aftermath in Golde, Xia Yi left it to Sera to handle.
Sera contacted the Dragon Kingdom.
The dragons planned to send some capable warriors to announce the clearing of the Black Tide remnants in Golde and to protect the people of Golde.
This move won the support of the people of Golde.
In a time when other races were vying for territory out of self-interest, only the dragons extended a helping hand, resolving the disaster. In the eyes of the Golde citizens, the dragons had become synonymous with heroes.
Of course, this was just the first step. The dragons had other plans to gradually take over the country.
However, this was no longer Xia Yi's concern.
She had completed her work and returned to the Dragon Palace.
"Princess!"
The little green dragon maid looked at Xia Yi with admiration.
"Princess, I've heard all about it. You alone vanquished the Black Tide in Golde!"
"Mhm."
"You're so amazing!! Everyone's view of you has changed!"
"It's only natural."
Xia Yi tried to suppress her excitement on the surface, but inside she was already reveling in delight.
My dignity has returned!!
The entire Dragon Palace had changed their opinion of her, astonished by her strength.
Who would now see her as the spoiled, tsundere loli princess?
No one!
Hehehe~
At this moment, Xia Yi was brimming with confidence, eager to confront Xia Lulu.
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