LIGHTNOVELWORLD Volume 1 Chapter 4
4. Ah, Yes, Yes, Yes
Sera was truly flustered now. She had been looking forward to enjoying the sight of the little princess’s defenses crumbling in frustration, but the battle had taken a shocking turn, allowing Xia Yi to win.
Such a development was unexpected by all the dragons present.
No one understood how the perfectly fine mage suddenly drew a sword and with a single strike shattered the core of the golem.
Hacks?
“Has the Princess previously trained in swordsmanship?”
“No, I remember the Princess has never practiced swordsmanship. She should be more proficient in magic, right?”
“Since the Princess doesn’t know swordsmanship, Is this reasonable??”
“Can this Royal Trial even count?”
Sera gradually noticed that the other dragons also had strong doubts.
She observed Xia Yi’s reaction, waiting for the little princess to come out and explain to everyone.
But Xia Yi stood there blankly, also shocked into silence, no less confused than the others.
Could it be that even the Princess herself doesn’t understand what happened?
Sera suddenly thought of this possibility.
The dissenting voices among the dragons present grew louder and louder. At this rate, the situation might spiral out of control.
As an esteemed maid of the Royal Maid Corps and an elder of the dragons, Sera naturally wouldn’t stand by idly.
She walked imposingly to the center of the arena and broadcast her voice to the surroundings.
“I declare that the Silver Dragon Princess, Xia Yi · Christie, has successfully defeated the fourth-tier golem and passed the Royal Trial!”
“I… passed?”
Xia Yi looked up in a daze, feeling as if she were in a dream, unreal.
“Yes, Your Highness. Congratulations on gaining the recognition of all dragons. You indeed possess the undeniable majesty flowing through the blood of the Royal Silver Dragon Family.”
No excessive joy appeared on Xia Yi’s face. Instead, she seemed to have complex emotions and remained silent.
“This is too strange…”
Sera heard the questioning voice and immediately seized the opportunity to retort, “Questioning? Are you doubting the Princess’s strength? Or do you also want to come up and have a taste of the Princess’s swordsmanship?”
Instantly, all the dragons’ gazes gathered on the dragon who had just complained in a low voice. This fellow was truly unlucky and could only bite the bullet and confront Sera, becoming everyone’s mouthpiece.
“Elder Sera, I’m not doubting, just unable to understand… After all, the Princess has always focused on training magic and has never been heard to have trained in swordsmanship. The swordsmanship displayed by the Princess just now is definitely at the level of the strong!”
Sera disdainfully said, “It seems you really don’t understand what it means to hide one’s capabilities.”
“Hide one’s capabilities?”
“That’s right. The Princess has been hiding her true skills all along. In the battle just now, the Princess already demonstrated calm and outstanding tactics. First, she used magic to create the illusion that she was at a disadvantage, then further deceived the enemy with conventional tactics, making the enemy lower their guard and gradually fall into the preset trap. Finally, she used an unexpected trump card to deliver a fatal blow. This is already the style of a tactical master, just like Her Majesty the Queen back then.”
Sera’s gaze swept over the dragons present.
“Your performance just now was no different from the golem… If you were the Princess’s opponent just now, what would your fate be? Do you still not have a clue even now?”
With these words, the dragons present fell silent, the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became.
The little Princess, who seemed like a mascot, turned out to have such meticulous thoughts. By the time the battle ended, they still hadn’t reacted.
It turned out that the Princess, who appeared silly and cute, was actually so terrifying!
“Your Highness, do you think what I said just now was correct?”
Xia Yi wasn’t really paying attention to Sera, nor did she know what she had just said to everyone, but she went along with it anyway.
“Ah, yes, yes, yes!”
Although she didn’t know what was going on, she felt like agreeing was all that was needed?
“Speaking of which, Her Majesty the Queen also defeated a fourth-tier enemy with third-tier strength in the Royal Trial back in the day, earning the recognition of the dragon race.”
“Come to think of it, that’s right. After all, the Princess is Her Majesty the Queen’s only daughter. I wouldn’t believe it if she didn’t have some hidden cards up her sleeve.”
“I reckon the Princess still has other trump cards. The cards in her hand definitely exceed our imagination.”
And the dragons also acknowledged Xia Yi’s victory one after another.
Seeing the dragons’ reactions, Sera breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Bullshitting as if it were true, I almost believed it myself.jpg
As a maid, Sera had served Xia Yi for a long time; the whole master tactician thing was pure nonsense. In reality, this was just a stubborn loli who liked to act tough and mess around.
The Princess herself probably still hasn’t figured out how she won.
But she understood that all of this was definitely greatly related to Her Majesty the Queen.
Even the mysterious sword that appeared just now was most likely a trump card given to her daughter by Her Majesty the Queen.
Despite it being an important Royal Trial, Her Majesty the Queen, who had always doted on her daughter, didn’t even show up today.
Had Her Majesty the Queen’s affection for her little Princess faded?
No!
Her Majesty the Queen had long known the outcome of today. Even if Xia Yi, who usually acted spoiled, chose to challenge a higher tier, she would still win.
Therefore, she only needed to follow Her Majesty the Queen’s intentions and be responsible for controlling the situation here.
“Your Highness, the trial has ended. Let’s go back and inform Her Majesty the Queen of this joyous news,” Sera said.
“Mm, okay.”
Xia Yi nodded.
…
Xia Yi arrived at the palace garden.
At this time, Xia Lulu should be having afternoon tea.
Sure enough, Xia Yi saw Xia Lulu at the outdoor tea table surrounded by beautiful flowers… She saw the elegant Silver Dragon Queen sitting on a white chair, holding a red teacup, while the maids of the Royal Maid Corps respectfully stood to the side.
“Mother, I’m back.” Xia Yi greeted nervously.
She was quite guilty, after all, she had won without knowing how.
In that situation, she should have been destined to lose… But at that moment, for some reason, a strong desire to win surged in her heart, and as a result…
By the time she reacted, the battle was over.
She felt that the sword looked familiar, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was.
“Xia Yi, why are you so nervous?” Xia Lulu asked.
“I… I…”
Xia Yi lowered her head and simply told the truth.
“Mother! In the Royal Trial, I don’t know what happened, but I summoned a sword and defeated the golem with it, winning out of nowhere! That’s what happened!”
“…”
Xia Lulu fell silent, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding maids.
The maids immediately understood and bowed in unison to the Queen and Princess before taking their leave, giving the mother and daughter space for a private conversation.
Seeing this, Xia Yi became even more nervous.
“Mother… Don’t you find it strange?”
“Of course not, because that sword—”
Xia Lulu put down the steaming afternoon tea on the saucer.
“That is the Holy Sword Gram, the beloved sword of the Human Sword Saint—”