Liana looked at the light emanating from the stone, it was somewhat familiar.

“Princess Liana, extend your hand,” Sephirena said.

Liana placed her hand on the stone. It slowly shattered, revealing its original form, sacred and inviolable.

“This is...”

“As expected. Your Highness is the only one qualified to use the holy sword.” Sephirena breathed a sigh of relief. Nothing unexpected had happened. Her Highness Liana’s information was not wrong, and there was nothing wrong with Her Highness either. She was indeed the wielder of the holy sword.

Moreover, under these circumstances, she was still willing to stand up for her under such great pressure.

“...The holy sword?” Liana felt the weight in her hand. Her own mana was slowly being absorbed.

But the state of the sword at this moment was not very good, it was very dim.

“The holy sword...” Avira came before Liana.

“I think so?” The thing in Liana’s hand was indeed the holy sword, but it felt very different from the one in the illusion. A little too weak?

It felt as if, apart from having a trace of a sacred aura, it was not much different from an ordinary sword. It seemed to be lacking something, or perhaps, the current sword was not complete?

“Now, do you have anything else to question?” Sephirena said coldly.

The real holy sword had already appeared. The people present had nothing more to say. She had not lied, she had done this to retrieve it.

“As I thought. A secret is best kept when only one person knows it. I’ve told others about the sword so many times before. And what was the result? Nothing at all,” Sephirena said.

She also roughly knew why the sword had been hiding from her this time, not telling her where it was. It was afraid she would tell others again, allowing someone with ill intentions to find it.

I’m afraid that if it were found again this time, the consequences would be very serious.

The holy sword in Liana’s hand was already shining weakly, like a candle flame about to be extinguished.

However, even now, Sephirena still didn’t know who had leaked the information, because at that time, she had always stated these things directly in front of others, without any intention of taking precautions.

“Sephirena, you mean to say that among us in the Elf Forest, someone has ill intentions towards the holy sword?” Avira asked.

“Who could it be? Who would do such a thing? But I did indeed find traces of the holy sword by the sea. Why is that?” Nimeris was also completely baffled now.

Why? Why could the holy sword be found? And how did it become like this? Even she hadn’t been able to recognize it at first glance.

“Who? Why? I no longer care. Because I am no longer a princess of the Elf Forest. I am Her Highness Liana’s Guardian Knight.” Sephirena knelt on one knee before Liana.

“Eh? You’re not?” A big question mark appeared above Liana’s head.

What is this situation now? What are you trying to pull?

Liana’s brain couldn’t quite keep up.

You got the holy sword, I’m very happy, the misunderstanding is cleared up, and we have a better way to deal with the demon race. But what are you doing with this sudden move?

An elf princess becoming a human’s guardian knight? Is that right?

Liana quickly stuck the sword into the ground, helped Sephirena up, and asked in a small voice, “What are you trying to do! Are you trying to kill me!”

“But I didn’t say I was Your Highness’s slave...”

Liana quickly covered Sephirena’s mouth. “Shh! Shh!”

She really wants me to die!

If she says that, I’ll have to give an explanation.

“Your Highness, I’ve said it before, haven’t ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) I? You are indeed the true wielder of the holy sword. Only you can awaken it,” Sephirena said.

Now, the focus of the entire audience was on Liana.

“Your Highness, not only can you use the holy sword, but you have also received the blessing of Mother Tree of Life. you are perhaps the heroine who will change this world,” she said.

Liana pulled the sword up and shoved it into Sephirena’s hands. “See, you can use it too. You are the one, not me.”

Liana said irritably, though it seemed more like she was pouting and acting spoiled.

“I can indeed use the holy sword, but I cannot awaken it. you are its master,” Sephirena said.

“Then let’s give it a try. If others can also use it, then that proves I am not the one. If others can’t use it either, then that means you are also the special one.” Liana took the sword and came before Nimeris.

“Come, Princess Nimeris. Give it a try,” she said, extending the sword. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“Um...” Now it was Nimeris’ turn to sweat profusely. She had accepted the power of the demonkind, and the holy sword was the absolute bane of their existence. If she touched it, something would surely happen.

“What’s wrong?” Liana asked.

“This is the legendary holy sword. I haven’t even received the blessing of Mother Tree of Life. There’s no need to bring disgrace upon myself,” Nimeris said.

“What’s wrong with it? It’s just to prove a point. Don’t worry, besides you, many others will also be tested. What’s more, you all want this too, don’t you? I’m sure not many of you think I am the wielder of the sword, right? After all, my mana is so weak, I look like I could be blown over by the wind. How could I possibly bear such a responsibility?” Liana voiced the inner thoughts of some of the onlookers.

“Why don’t you dare to hold it? The existence of the holy sword is very special. Even if you cannot use it, Princess Nimeris, it’s nothing to be laughed at, right? Or is it that you have other reasons for not being able to touch it?” Liana pressed her relentlessly.

“How could that be?” Nimeris forced a smile, but in her heart, she already wanted to eat Liana alive. This bastard.

She could only cut off her own arms to save her life now. From Liana’s posture, she was determined to make her hold the sword. If she were to dodge at this moment, wouldn’t that be an indirect admission of something?

Nimeris took a deep breath. She was so close to completion, so close to being able to devour more mana, and now it was being forcibly interrupted because of Liana.

She gripped the holy sword. It had no reaction. She revealed a helpless smile. “As expected, I’m still not qualified.”

“Princess Avira, you try too,” Liana said, not wasting too much time on Nimeris. She didn’t think she could find Nimeris’ weakness so easily.

Avira took the sword. Similarly, there was no reaction.

Liana looked at the many elves in the crowd and extended an invitation. “Is there anyone who is confident in themselves, who thinks they can become the master of the holy sword? They are welcome to come and try.”

After she spoke, quite a few elves did come over to try, but without exception, they all failed.

“See? Only you can use it,” Liana said, returning the sword to Sephirena. “I am not good with swords, and my mana is too weak. The current sword is very weak. Only your powerful mana is enough to nourish it.”

This little combo of hers also left Sephirena with no reason to refuse. “I understand. However, as Your Highness’s guardian knight, I will be at your side at all times. Whenever you need to use the holy sword, I will offer it to you at any time.”

“When did I agree to you being my guardian knight...” Liana already had a Loraviel to protect her.

“Then, as Your Highness’s sla...”

“Alright, Miss Guardian Knight. I’ll be in your care in the future,” Liana said quickly.

This girl, when did she also learn to use this kind of trick?

However, more than this, there was one thing Liana was more concerned about. “Princess Nimeris, since the real holy sword has appeared here, then what was the ‘holy sword’ you were investigating at the beginning?”

“I don’t know,” Nimeris said. “If I knew, my attitude towards Sephirena would not have been like this. If I had known from the beginning that the sword was here, I would have been absolutely supportive. Even if it meant releasing the demons, we would have faced them together.”

“The demons here have completely disappeared. They have been purified by the holy sword, so there’s no need to worry about that!” Liana said.

She continued! “What a pity. I thought you would have some discovery, Princess Nimeris. The current holy sword is not as powerful as it was in the illusion. It seems to be lacking something. If you had any findings, perhaps it could make up for this,” Liana said with some regret.

“It can’t be helped.” The corner of Nimeris’ mouth twitched. Right now, Liana’s status was already much higher than hers.

The blessed of the Tree of Life, the wielder of the holy sword.

This also made Nimeris feel that it was unfair. Why? Why could a human achieve such a thing, while she herself had nothing?

“There is no problem with me becoming the heroine’s guardian knight, is there, Sister Avira?” Sephirena asked. “I shouldn’t have brought shame to our people, right?”

Avira was still quite good to her. Even after what had just happened, she hadn’t shown any bad attitude towards her, only some confusion and incomprehension, asking why she had done it.

Sephirena didn’t expect anyone in the Elf Forest to be willing to believe her. The one who would have believed her unconditionally was no longer there.

It was laughable, really. The one who was willing to believe her, to speak up for her, was actually a human she had once hated the most. How ironic.