Chapter 364: The Sword of Victory (2/2)

”This is mine, why would I rob it?” Aya shook her head. ”I just talked to him candidly and made a deal.”

”A deal?” w.a.n.g Lu curiously repeated, because his impression of Aya was that she was a person who could never compromise in the name of a deal.

Aya said, ”I take back this body, in return, I lay the foundation for his rule.”

Lay the foundation for his rule? w.a.n.g Lu immediately thought of something and then asked in disbelief, ”You gave him the Caliburn?”

Aya smiled. ”Interestingly, he really took the Caliburn and was really able to hold it.” Then her smile turned a bit wry. ”Perhaps for the Caliburn, he was more suitable to be the king of Brettonia.”

Upon hearing this, w.a.n.g Lu was startled. ”That day, I saw Jean d'Arc in Golden Flash Town, could it be…”

Aya nodded her head. ”That's Bedivere's avatar. As a high order profession, the transformation of physical form was not difficult. Moreover, he also has the most professional makeup artist around, so he could imitate me quite well.”

Thinking how that day, his eyes had lingered in the other side's chest repeatedly, a s.h.i.+ver uncontrollably went down w.a.n.g Lu's spine.

After a long time, w.a.n.g Lu asked again, ”Then what about you? As a Knight, how could you hand over your sword to other people like that?”

Aya replied, ”Caliburn is no longer my sword. I already found a more appropriate sword.”

With that, she slowly stood up, pulled w.a.n.g Lu's hand, and then when he responded, gently hugged him.

”I have already found my sword of victory.”

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Epilogue: Eat As Many As There Is

Being hugged by Aya, w.a.n.g Lu went stiff for a full quarter an hour. Not until Aya's cheek had turned slightly red that she let go of him. w.a.n.g Lu stopped himself from shaking his head, then he opened his mouth, only to gawk for a long time. Finally, he said, ”The feeling on the front part is really different than before.”

”…”

The ensuing cold atmosphere caused w.a.n.g Lu to feel that he was in great danger. Thereupon, he immediately s.h.i.+fted the topic. ”Jean d'Arc and your spirit of the brave departed don't look quite the same.”

Aya said, ”When I pulled out the Caliburn, I obtained the blessing of the Dragon Clan; from then on, I would never grow old. However, at that time, I was only fourteen years old… When I turned into the spirit of the brave departed, my body no longer enjoyed that blessing. And in the period when we separated, it got a bit of growth, which is what you see right now.”

w.a.n.g Lu sighed with emotion. ”That is to say, your original body has an innate disability? Never got through p.u.b.erty? Indeed, you can't judge a person by appearance!”

”...” Aya suddenly felt regret that she had abandoned the Caliburn.

”In short, you plan to repent by resolutely discarding your delusion and acting like an arm-flinging shopkeeper 1 ?”

”Arm-flinging shopkeeper?” Aya lightly smiled. ”These days, I traveled to a lot of places in Brettonia and met a lot of people. When I was in a village, I saw a young boy and a young girl. The two were friends since childhood. However, the boy was the descendant of a Knight, while the little girl grew up in the church. The expulsion of Holy Light Religion from the land has given them a tremendous impact. The little girl almost faced a catastrophe, however, the young boy, who has always been seen as promising, always insisted on being in the front of the girl, not hesitating to shelter her from everything. When the young girl asked him why, the young boy said, because he is a knight, and his dream is to become the Knight King… Although this dream is really immature, seeing him, I realize that the true spirit of chivalry will never die.”

w.a.n.g Lu smiled and asked, ”Perhaps that child is only a rare instance.”

Aya pointed at her self. ”A rare instance? What about me? When the country is torn apart, I was willing to bravely step forward, that's just a rare instance.”

After a pause, Aya earnestly said, ”Moreover, I don't think that I really left Brettonia. Whenever I close my eyes, I seem to be able to hear the calling sound from the people of Brettonia.”

When w.a.n.g Lu thought about this, he became absolutely terrified, because there would be a lot of couples who, in the middle of intercourse, call out her name in excitement… Isn't that scary? However, since Aya enjoyed it, who was he to forbid her? In short… no matter what she thought, the important thing was that she was willing to go back with him.

”In Brettonia, I've done everything that I can. But in Nine Regions, there is some unfinished business. I thought that I would not have the chance to embark on Nine Regions again, but…” Aya was somewhat sentimental but also somewhat nostalgic. ”After boarding this vessel, I feel like I am going home.”

However, after saying this, Aya immediately cheered up. ”Since I am going to return to Nine Regions, I'm going to resume my previous profession.”

”What?” w.a.n.g Lu was shocked—did this girl want to retaliate against the society after losing her throne?

Aya said, ”When I was still in Brettonia, I seriously consulted a few court chefs, which improved my skill, so you can rest a.s.sured.”

”It's because they're your Brettonia court chefs that I don't feel a.s.sured…”

However, no matter what he said, in the face of Aya's painstaking effort, did w.a.n.g Lu have another choice?

Aya confidently smiled and left the bedroom. After a while, she brought up a carefully cooked dish. This time, her craft did seem to have some progress. On the tray, the golden roasted chicken exuded the meat and wine fragrance.

”Braised chicken with wine, why don't you try it?”

w.a.n.g Lu tried a bite of it, only to feel a smooth fragrance slip into his tongue. Unexpectedly, it was actually delicious! Of course, there was still a gap compared to the skill of a court's chef, but compared to her previous abomination effort, it was really miles apart.

However, he must really say that the taste of this Braised chicken with wine seemed a bit off?

”Really?” Feeling a bit surprise, Aya also tasted the chicken. ”Oh, it's true, it's not the same as when I did in practice. Strange, I used the high-grade mead that you brought, so the quality should be better than what I used in practice.”

w.a.n.g Lu felt that there was an explosion sound in his head. ”You say what mead?”

”The mead that you brought with you here.”

”How… could that mead be in your hand?” w.a.n.g Lu hurriedly went to the door to grope the luggage that he left there, and sure enough, the mead had disappeared! To guarantee its effectiveness, once it was laced with that special medicine, it must not be put back inside his mustard seed bag, therefore… Unexpectedly, Aya had actually taken it away!

”You didn't put it in your mustard seed bag, and when I opened it, the smell is okay.” Aya then became somewhat worried. ”Is it not usable?”

w.a.n.g Lu took a deep breath, calmed his emotion, and then smiled. ”It's nothing, it could be used. I just want to say, why don't we eat this plate of roast chicken together?”

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