I train my body alone in the magical world.

Chapter 25 Rias's Guardian Contract

"Thump!"

Before Rias could make a move, Fu Xiao slammed Finn to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"That's disgusting!"

Fu Xiao felt a chill run down her spine, and even began to feel a little less desire for it.

Just like seeing a goblin, this already causes some physical discomfort.

"Brother Fu Xiao..."

Finn felt a terrible gloom descend upon the sky. Rias slightly revealed the edge of her sword and said with a "smile," "You won't need me to send you on your way, will you?"

Even from this distance, Finn could still feel the chill in Rias's eyes and on the edge of her sword.

Without a doubt, if he were to utter another word...

Rias will definitely cut herself!

At this moment, Finn's fawning gaze turned to Fu Xiao: "Brother Fu Xiao~ Look at her..."

"I really want to beat you into a meatball!"

Fu Xiao gritted his teeth, wishing he could punch Finn until he was turned into a Chaoshan-style hand-beaten beef ball, but he was afraid of getting his hands dirty.

"Whoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, Rias exhaled and sheathed her longsword...

Finn's proud hairstyle was neatly parted on his forehead, and he could feel a cool, refreshing sensation on his forehead.

Finn stared at Rias in disbelief: "You...you..."

"You've gone too far!"

After saying that, she ran away crying without looking back.

Rias couldn't bear to look at the retreating figure, her fingers delicately swaying as she ran away...

"That's...terrifying!"

Fu Xiao looked at his left hand. So this is the Prism property ability?

Besides gold and white, other colors can also be useful in crucial moments.

Hmm...it might...have...a...effect...!

"What...what are you doing?" Rias couldn't help but question, "Do you even know what's going on in town?"

"Don't tell me, I don't want to know!"

Fu Xiao sighed deeply. He knew it from the moment Mrs. Lauren appeared.

He knew then that things were no longer under his control!

Niujiao Town no longer has a place of its own!

Seeing Fu Xiao's somewhat worrying expression, Rias straightened up slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.

"Actually, I plan to participate in the annual Imperial Knight Holy Light Selection! There are no spots available in Horned Town, so I'll go to Rhine City with Teacher Neil to participate in the preliminary selection!"

Ok?

Imperial Knights...Selection?

Upon hearing this, Fu Xiao paused slightly. Knights were also a profession monopolized by the upper echelons of the Lingxi Empire.

Ordinary adventurers, through training, can only become basic professions such as swordsmen or warriors.

Only those who pass through layers of selection are qualified to go to the capital to participate in the Holy Light Test, and there is an age range for the selection of knights.

Only people aged 18 to 35 are eligible to participate. Rias... has just reached the minimum age limit, right?

Even in Rhine City, only one preliminary selection qualification is available each year to go to the capital for the second round of selection.

After the second round of testing, there will be an interview, and finally, the selection process for Holy Light will take place.

"Hmm... I didn't expect this day to come so soon! I thought you'd take another two years to reflect," Fu Xiao couldn't help but tease. "Having just reached the age to run for office, isn't the pressure too much?"

"Hmph, do you think all those years of training were for nothing?" Rias raised her head slightly with a hint of pride. "I will secure the only preliminary qualification for Rhine City!"

It wasn't that she was arrogant; with her talent for swordsmanship and the guidance she received from Teacher Neil since childhood, she was a natural.

Among her peers, her level is definitely among the best.

"Fu Xiao!"

Rias abruptly changed the subject, turning around to meet Fu Xiao's gaze with an unprecedented seriousness.

Given the age range for the knight selection, she originally intended, just as Fu Xiao had thought, to wait two more years before participating in the knight selection.

but...

After the Frass incident, she also realized her own weakness.

Without Grace, they wouldn't even have been able to deal with that leader-level goblin.

How can she protect the people around her if things continue like this?

There was no time for her to stay in her comfort zone any longer. After talking with Teacher Neil, she made a resolute decision to participate in the Cavaliers' selection this year.

"I will...protect you!"

Ok?

Looking into Rias's determined eyes, Fu Xiao gently stroked Rias's golden hair.

"Then... I'll have to trouble you, Sir Rias, from now on!"

Rias's breathing became a little rapid; Fuxiao's sudden words... were as if...

To entrust his safety for the rest of his life to me... this is too sudden!

Could it be... could it be that he wants to make a guardian oath with me? That's a vow a knight can only swear once in his life, isn't it... isn't it too early?

He hadn't even passed the Holy Light's selection to become a true knight yet?

Her face was slightly flushed, and she could clearly feel her body temperature rising. She was still having an internal struggle.

Their faces were so close that they could hear each other breathing very clearly.

Fu Xiao also noticed that the atmosphere had become strangely subtle. Could it be... a continuation of the pink effect of the [Golden Left Hand]?

Feeling Rias's gentle warmth against his skin...

"You...come down a little!"

Rias gently cupped Fuxiao's chin and lightly touched Fuxiao's forehead like a dragonfly skimming the water.

"I swear in the name of Rias, with the sword as my bond, with my blood as my witness—this body is your shield, this sword is your blade!"

Golden light surrounded the two of them, eventually transforming into a point of starlight that fell onto Fu Xiao's chest.

A warm current flowed through Fu Xiao's body, but he didn't feel any special changes. He looked at Rias with some confusion.

However, Rias abruptly turned her head away...

"This is... a guardian oath. Because I'm not a knight yet, it can't take effect, but it will be effective once I become a knight! You'd better wait patiently for that day to come!"

To uphold the oath?

Fu Xiao stroked his chin, somewhat confused... but...

Is Rias using this as an excuse to take advantage of herself?

"Let's go! If you don't go back to Bullhorn Town and clear things up, you won't be able to survive there tomorrow!"

Rias's voice also interrupted Fu Xiao's thoughts.

More important than that, what Fu Xiao needs to worry about right now is...

My reputation in Bullhorn Town!!

Over the past eighteen years, I have diligently built up this reputation!

"If you don't understand, just ask: If you experience social death... is it possible to live a second life?"

Is there still a chance for rebirth?

Fu Xiao sighed deeply, forced to return and face the "bloody" reality.

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