Chrysti returned to the hall of the tent, carefully retracting her two swords from their scabbards and hanging them on the wall.

Looking at these two brand-new swords, she couldn't help but fall into memories, recalling the knightly competition nine years ago, she relied on two swords to become one of the holy knights in the arena where the strong are like clouds.

Although she was the twelfth, her final battle was almost crushing, and the opponent from a famous knightly family was powerless in front of her.

Had it not been for the usual kindness of a knight, the knight would have died by her sword.

Because according to the rules of knightly competition, a life and death certificate must be signed before the competition, and in the end, no one is allowed to pursue any situation of being disabled or killed.

But most knights know how to get to the point, so there have never been casualties in the knightly competition so far.

When she put her two swords on her opponent's neck, the knight, even though he was unwilling, still chose to bow his head and admit defeat, no longer resisting, and even in order to express his gratitude to her, the knight knelt on one knee and gave her a solemn knightly salute.

Prior to this, this knight from a famous family was favored by many people, and it was believed that he could mix at least twelve even if he did not reach the top few.

As for Chrysti, no one recognized her, not only because she was the descendant of a traitor, but also because she was a woman who was destined to marry a nobleman as a bargaining chip for the good of the family.

So, when Chrysti emerged victorious, there was a strong sense of self-confidence and a great sense of accomplishment deep within her, and those who had once scoffed at her because she was a woman were slapped in the face.

She finally stood at the peak of what she thought she thought, whether it was the dark past of her family or the belittlement of the nobles, she overcame it all.

However, fate was so unfair to her that the nobles who wielded great power behind the scenes would not tolerate a traitor's descendant becoming a paladin.

A knight is the representative of the entire empire, and loyalty is a knight's greatest honor, and in their opinion, since Chrysti's family has tarnished this honor, then the members of this family are not qualified to become paladins.

It's just that knighthood has always been known for its fairness and justice, and even if the nobles didn't want to recognize her, they had to give everyone an explanation in the end, so they randomly chose a remote place as her fief.

Then the title of noisstalgic given to her was not an earl like other paladins, but the smallest title.

Chrysti knew that she was being treated differently, and at first she couldn't accept it, so she made a big fuss at the medal ceremony, but was quickly stopped by the other paladins, but fortunately there were high-ranking knights in the knightly world who interceded on her behalf, so she was not immediately stripped of her knighthood.

Eventually, she had to take office and become one of the most aggrieved lords the empire had ever seen, after which she threw her sword into the lake and decided never to be a knight again.

Although the paladin had the heavy responsibility of defending the empire to the death, she thought that those nobles would not let people like her defend the great empire, so she put her mind at ease and quit directly.

However, she spent so many years of hard work in order to become a paladin, how could she say that she would give up and give up, so one day, she sent someone to fish in the lake where she threw away the sword, but what she worked so hard to catch up was two rusty pieces of iron, which were broken into slag with a little force.

She had expected such a situation for a long time, but when the two swords really turned into pieces in her hands, she seemed to witness her dream shattered, and finally couldn't help crying, she knew that she had no chance.

However, the fire in Kresty's heart was not completely extinguished, and her renewed desire to fight was a few months ago, when the demons began to attack the town, when many nearby villages were destroyed, and countless homeless people fled to the town, hoping for Kresti's help.

It was in such a situation that she realized that she was still needed, and if she could, she could still pick up her dreams.

Now, with Moswood's help, she has finally regained the same sword as before, and she has once again become the beautiful paladin she used to be.

It's just that she can't help but fall into self-doubt after all, can she really respond to the expectations of those people and resist the attack of the demons?

The answer is no, because on that day a few months ago, a mysterious person from the demon clan found her, and as a paladin, Christy instinctively felt a strong coercion, and the strength of that mysterious person was definitely not below her.

What's even more desperate is that the mysterious man said that his strength in the demon race is average, and there are countless existences stronger than him.

Christy knew very well that he was not lying, which was also reflected in the subsequent attacks of the demons, sometimes the demon army beat the humans to the ground, and they could directly break through the city gate, but they retreated at this time.

This means that the demons are fully capable of destroying this town, but they still have the patience to negotiate with Chrestie, as if in front of them, humans are as small as ants and can be easily pinched to death.

If Cresti does not agree to the terms of the deal proposed by the mysterious man, and the nobles are expecting her to die at the hands of the demons, she will only end up with destruction, and then she will have to take advantage of the people of the entire town.

Because of this, although she refused at first, she thought about it later and made up her mind to make a deal.

Thinking of this, Chrysti pulled her thoughts back, in fact, she had been thinking about it for the past few days, and kept asking herself if she really wanted to betray humanity, and whether the hatred for those nobles was worth giving up her dignity as a human being.

In fact, she already had the answer in her heart, in the end, she still chose betrayal and revenge, when she was on the side of the humans, everything about her was meaningless, and in the end she could only die miserably, on the contrary, it would be a completely different result, if she joined the demons, the town would not be destroyed, and she could also persuade the people to join in, so that she could avoid death.

As she had the idea, a pitch-black figure suddenly emerged from her shadow.

Kresti knew that the mysterious man was coming, but she was surprised that this guy seemed to be a mind reader, and that he could show up as soon as she made up her mind.

Chrysti turned her back to the mysterious man, which was taboo in knightly etiquette, but she was deliberately showing disdain for the demons, and even at such a time, she did not want to lose her dignity as a paladin.

"Oh, Miss Christie, don't be so careful in front of me."

The mysterious man said jokingly that he was wearing a hood, and although he was a demon, he spoke a fluent human language.

Still, his hoarse voice struck Chrysti as harsh, and of course, she was not in a position to complain now.

"Hmph, you're here to trade with me, aren't you? So what are you going to trade for this town? ”

Chrysti clasped her hands on her chest and said unceremoniously, only then did she turn to face the mysterious man.

I saw that the other party wrapped himself in a wide robe and wore a hood, but he still couldn't completely cover his head, and several disgusting tentacles stretched out from it.

In order not to be touched by the tentacles, Chrysti subconsciously took a half step back.

"Huh? Trade? It should be that you have a request for our demons. The mystery man also said unceremoniously.

“…… Whatever you want," Chrysti relented, and said, "I've decided to give up the town anyway, so in exchange, you demons should have to promise something." ”

"Hmph, okay, for the sake of your incomparable loyalty to us, I can spare you from dying, as for the people in this town, it won't work, their life demon clan will definitely collect it."

“…… Wait, why? Kresti asked incredulously.

She fought for these people from the beginning, if it weren't for this, she would have evacuated the people a long time ago, and she would have left with her, how could she wait until today to trade with the demons.

But now this guy told her that she must kill those people, as a paladin who is supposed to defend the empire and the people, she can't accept it for a while.

"Still don't understand? Because humans are useless to us, we have to kill them. "The mystery man is right.

"But......" Chrysti tried to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say anything more.

Now, she is not qualified to talk about the conditions, she has seen the true face of the demons, these monsters are originally enemies of humans, there is no reason, just enjoy the pleasure of killing, so how can they let these humans continue to live after seizing the town?

"How? Don't want to say yes? The mystery man seemed to see her hesitation.

Chrysti pondered for a moment, then spoke up her decision.

"No, I do."

"Haha, that's good," the mysterious man nodded with satisfaction, his voice becoming excited, and then said, "Then tomorrow we will launch a general attack on this town, and then you can take the opportunity to open the city gates, rest assured, for the sake of your willingness, our army will not harm you." ”

However, when Christy heard this, her face was full of shock.

"What? What kind of deal is this? It's just that I'm asking you to spare my life. ”

"Hehe, that's what I said, then I'll give you something."

The mysterious man thought for a moment, then took out a purple object from his robe and handed it to her.

It was a beautiful palm-sized box, with some intricate patterns and words in an unknown language.

"It's ......" Chrysti carefully took the box and was about to open it.

"Don't open it!" The mysterious man stopped her, and then said, "If you are resisted by your subordinates and can't support it, just open this box, and it will definitely surprise you at that time, look forward to it." ”

“…… It always feels like something dangerous. Chrysti scrutinized the box.

"Hehe, who knows? I don't know, this was given to me by the people above, saying that it was a gift to those humans who are willing to take refuge in the demons. The mystery man was blunt.

"Really? I understand. ”

Christy nodded, and took the box into her pocket.

The mystery man's mission was complete, and he dived into her shadow again, disappearing in an instant.

Chrysti breathed a sigh of relief, and for some reason, as soon as she saw this guy, her heart straightened.

She couldn't help but sigh that humans and demons were destined to not get along, and maybe these guys would feel uncomfortable when they approached humans.

Next, she took off her armor and returned to her seat behind the screen, thinking about what to do tomorrow.

However, at this moment, what she didn't know was that when she met with the mysterious man, the door to the hall was not closed, and a knight hid outside to peek the whole time.

It was none other than the captain of the Knights under the command of Cresti, Ares.

He was about to report to Kresty about the situation of the army, but he didn't expect to run into such a good scene.

After overhearing the momentous news, he cautiously took a few steps back so as not to be spotted by Cresti before he began to run down the corridor, which he had to tell everyone in the Order.