Before these few days, Roy had always thought that Arnold's family had been in a state of decline for a long time, after all, it was rare to see other nobles come to the mansion as guests on weekdays.

So, if it weren't for Arya awakening the Lawyer, and now living in Arnold's Mansion, he really didn't know that the Arnold family had so many relatives and friends.

It's been five days since Arya became an envoy, and now everyone has heard the news thanks to the newspaper's publicity.

In the main hall, Renault was still dealing with waves of visitors at the door, and in the bedroom in the side yard, Roy glanced at the lively scene outside the window, and then silently closed the window.

There was also a blonde girl sitting in the room, with a sheathed sword on the table.

"You have too many suitors." Roy teased.

"Oh, don't make fun of me!"

Arya didn't have a look of smug or joy, but a bitter look on her face, with a hint of embarrassment, "It's really troublesome Uncle Renault to help us block the guests, I—I'm not very good at this." ”

It's also strange to say, until now Arya can't change Roy's title of "young master", but for Renault's change from "master" to "uncle", she changed quite quickly.

I don't know what this girl is thinking.

Roy copied a chair and sat down in front of her: "It's idle now, let's continue to study the magic of your legal sword." ”

"Oh."

Arya stood up, grasped the hilt of her sword, and slowly pulled the Ritsu sword from its scabbard.

As if a pool of sparkling spring water was spread in front of the eyes of the two of them, Joyeuse's sword was not sharp, but gave people a feeling like a spring breeze.

Under the protection of Joyeuse, Arya, who is still only a first-order strength, is temporarily lit up by the second step of the inheritor ladder in the divine consciousness, and can "temporarily" possess second-order strength and use second-order inheritance skills.

The reason why "temporarily" is a quotation mark is because as the owner of Joyeuse, she has been able to get the protection bonus of Joyeus all the time.

To her, this buff is no different from the resident buff.

At this time, under the guidance of Arya's will, this buff effect was also transferred to Roy's body.

In his Divine Sense, the third step of the two Inheritor Ladders, which symbolized Moon Shadow and Judgment, was lit up at the same time, revealing the information of the third-order skills.

Moon Shadow Tier 3 Skill: , Drive illusions, depriving the target of vision for a short period of time.

Moon Shadow 3rd Tier Skill: Concentrate dark attribute power, deal spell damage, and continuously corrode the attacked target.

Judgment 3rd Tier Skill: , so that your next attack can ignore all types of shields.

Judgment 3rd Tier Skill: Dispels several stacks of positive effects on the target.

Moon Shadow's third-order skills are more like a refinement of their own combat style, after depriving the opponent of their vision, they can efficiently trigger the second-order skill and launch an attack in the opponent's blind spot to deal more weakness damage.

At the same time, Moon Shadow's spell attack mode has been completed.

And the verdict is going farther and farther on the road of heads-up.

Its third-order skills, one is to ignore the opponent's defense, and the other is to clear the opponent's buffs, which are all highly targeted killing moves in individual combat.

At this time, the sunlight outside the window sprinkled into the room through the window and tilted on Roy, he only felt warm all over his body, and even the recovery speed of his spiritual power was quietly a little faster.

Under the protection of Joyeus, in addition to temporarily increasing her own strength by one level, Arya also transferred her Holy Knight passive skill equivalent to Roy.

Under the sun's rays, his spiritual power recovery speed and physical fitness were also improved.

As she increases her rank, Arya will unlock more of the Holy Knight's buff skills in the future, and transfer the buffs to him through Joyeuse.

Arya brand buff machine, I have used it and said it is good!

"Knock knock!"

Just then, Sebas knocked on the door: "Miss Arya, your aunt has come to visit you and said she has brought you a gift. ”

Aunt......

Roy and Arya looked at each other.

It should be said that Gawain's wife, Jessica, just gave birth to a child last year, and he still hugged the child on the day of the New Year's dinner.

"Let's go, let's take a look."

When the two of them arrived in the main hall, they saw Jessica instructing the servants to carry a white cloth box.

After Arya became an envoy, the renovation of Christian's mansion was greatly accelerated, and the rest of the family had moved in, and all the previously confiscated assets were recovered.

Two days ago, Jessica had also come to see Arya, and now that Gawain had left Sidnia, she wanted her niece to move back to Christian's House and become the head of her family and become the backbone of her family.

However, she was repeatedly denied by Arya.

It may be because Jessica had persuaded Gawain to give up looking for Arya when the unjust case happened, so she has always had guilt and other complicated feelings for Arya.

Therefore, when talking to Arya before, she did not try to persuade her as an elder, and even seemed a little reserved, nor did she say anything about Arya continuing to live in Arnold's mansion.

What is the so-called reason for her to come this time?

Jessica seemed to be in good spirits, and she smiled, "I counted the collection at home today, and found that this shield should be needed by Arya, so I brought it to her." ”

With that, the servant beside him lifted the white cloth and opened the box, revealing the contents inside.

It is a knight's arm shield, with a silver and white shield with gold lines painted on the edge, and a blue violet carved in the center, which is similar to the crest of the Christian family.

It didn't take Jessica's introduction, the moment Arya saw the shield, she understood where it came from.

It used to hang in his father Ivey's study, symbolizing the former glory of the Christian family.

This is a super-grade spiritual weapon-level arm shield, the heirloom of the Christian family, whose ancestors once carried it to carry the banner of the Holy Knights on the battlefield, bringing countless honors to the family.

It's just that in the last two generations, Ivey and their people have not awakened to become inheritors, so naturally they can't use this shield, so they are hung on the wall as decorations.

"The Wish of Light."

Arya muttered softly.

That's the name of this shield.

Her hand caressed the shield of the Light's Wish, and she could feel the subtle scratches and slight bumps on its surface.

This is a testament to the countless battles it has endured, and it is indeed not an ornament, but a real weapon.

Jessica wiped her eyes on the side: "After many years, the Christian family can raise this shield again and raise their eyebrows in front of the Holy Knights, if Brother Evy knows, I'm afraid he will also feel extremely relieved." ”

Arya looked at her, "Lord Leon has come to visit Christian's House?" He...... What did they say? ”

"He took good care of us, not only gave us a lot of gifts, but also prepared to introduce other people in the family to work......"

Jessica hurriedly explained, "But we all know that it's because he wants to woo you into the Knights, so we didn't rush to agree.

"Arya, whether you like it or not, for us, it was you who saved our family, you are our family master, and we are willing to listen to you.

"The reason why Gawain can leave with peace of mind is also because he believes in you."

Jessica solemnly bent down, "When Big Brother Ivey died, I was the one who forced Gawain to flee Uptown with everyone, I'm sorry for you, Arya, I've always felt guilty about it.

"It was a bad decision and everyone has always regretted it. It's too late to say that, but we do owe you an apology, and I'm sorry, Arya.

"You can resent us for it, it's a helpless thing, but even then I want to say to you: we will never make the same mistakes again.

"From now on, we will always follow you, respecting and understanding all the decisions you make, including this time Lord Leon invited you to join the Order.

"If you refuse, we'll cut off all dealings with the Palatin family at once!"

"Don't do that, Auntie." Arya waved her hand helplessly, "I understand, I understand, during that time, everyone had a very difficult time.

"Thank you for your support, I'll think about it."

"Arya, you've done a great job." Jessica looked up and said sincerely, "Don't force yourself, no matter what, we'll be on your side." ”

Seeing Jessica away, Arya looked back at the Light's Wish and sighed slightly.

"Something?" Roy asked.

"No......" Arya shook her head, "I just think...... This kind of thing, it's really heavy. That's not what I want. ”

In the beginning, she just wanted power.

As long as she has strength, she feels that she will not be a burden to Roy, can help him solve problems, and is qualified to walk side by side with him.

But now she found that with the influx of power, there was also honor and power that she had never thought of.

There is also responsibility.

She also felt that she didn't need to think about so many illusory things, it was enough to stay by the side of her beloved.

But when she saw the blue violet engraved on the Wish of Light, she remembered her father.

When he accepted this shield, it also meant that he took over his father's power to manage the family and his desire to protect the family.

Arya, you're no longer that wayward little girl.

"Young Master." After a moment of silence, she called softly.

"Yes." Roy gently hugged her from behind.

She took the boy's hand from behind and said, "Do you think I should join the Order?" ”

Roy replied, "If you want to join, we'll negotiate terms with him." ”

Her body slowly relaxed, revealing a smile, "Thank you." ”

……

In the afternoon, Cynthia visited Arnold House again.

She would come over every afternoon for the past few days, but unlike Leon, she didn't seem to be very good at chatting, just mentioning the matter of joining the Knights, and then exchanged a few pleasantries, and then got up to take his leave.

Roy watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but sigh that the work of the deputy head of the regiment was not easy.

Come and check in every day? The task of the regiment commander is just that.

This time she came, drank a few sips of tea as usual, and after chatting a few words, she said again: "Arya, if you have any questions about the Knights, you can ask me directly.

"If you have any doubts about the benefits of joining the Order, you can also ask them."

If it had been a few days ago, at this time, Arya would have learned Roy's words and said, "Thank you for your favor, I will think about it." ”

Then get up to see off the guests.

But at this time, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "If I join the Knights, can I continue to live in Arnold House?" ”

I'm not afraid that you will make a request, but I am afraid that you will not make a request, Cynthia perked up when she heard this, and said:

"Of course, as long as you are willing to join the Knights, Lord Leon will give you the power second only to the head of the Order, let you directly become the captain of the third squad, and when you grow up, it will also be logical for you to serve as the deputy leader.

"At that point, not to mention that you want to live in Arnold House, even if you want to buy another piece of land in Uptown to live there, it will be fine.

"Of course, when you first joined the Knights, I still recommend that you participate in the training camps and gatherings arranged for you by Lord Leon, so that you can quickly improve your strength, and secondly, you can get to know more colleagues and better integrate into the Knights......"

"No, Lord Cynthia, that's all I want."

Arya looked at her and said seriously, "I can join the Knights, but I hope you don't restrict my freedom.

"I respect Lord Lyon, but I can't swear allegiance to him. I have the right to refuse assignments assigned to me from above, and I also have the right to refuse any private request outside of my position—

Because the lawgiver has access to some privileges, these demands should be reasonable...... Cynthia-sama, right? ”

Cynthia was silent.

In the Order, each knight is required to submit unconditionally to his direct commander, and for the members of the squad, their direct commander is the captain of the squad.

If Arya does not swear allegiance to Leon and has the right to refuse Leon's assignment, it means that Leon not only loses control of Arya, but also loses control of the third team to a large extent.

If Arya manages it properly and can buy the hearts of the team members, then this team will become Arya's personal force in the future.

"I'll tell you the truth about your request."

Cynthia nodded cautiously and stood up, "Is there anything else I need to tell?" ”

"Nope." Arya, too, stood up and bowed to her, "I'm sorry for Lord Cynthia." ”

When Cynthia was sent away, she stood there and clenched her fists, cheering herself up.

It was the first time she had personally presented her claim in front of a big man in her eyes, and now it seemed that the process was not as difficult as she imagined.

But what she didn't expect was that Leon's reply was much faster than expected.

It had just been evening, and before it was even time to eat, the carriage of the Palatine family had stopped at the door of Arnold's house.

Leon stepped down from the carriage and said with a smile to the crowd that had come to greet him:

"Is it convenient to add a pair of chopsticks?"