The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa struggled to resist the urge to complain.

“Your ancestors, the ancestors of the Badr family… I do know them.”

Lika, however, was lost in distant memories, her eyes filled with complex emotions:

"Now that you have awakened the power of the Baldr family bloodline, you should know very well that your ancestral power of light is very similar to the Holy Light of the Church."

That's for sure... because your ancestor was a paladin secretly trained by the church. However, after reaching the Moonlight level, he forcibly modified some of the attributes of the Holy Light to conceal his origins.

Later, your ancestor made great contributions in a certain operation and was awarded a noble title by the royal family, which led to the current Badr family.

And my ill-fated relationship with your family began from that time.

"Huh? Sister Lika, you were a paladin of the church back then? And you even participated in a large-scale operation with our ancestor?" Valensa asked curiously.

"……Do not."

But Lika shook her head, her expression becoming even more complicated:

"On the contrary... at that time I was not a believer of Her Majesty the Sun Goddess... I was even the target of your ancestors' campaign."

"Huh?" Valensa was even more curious.

"Speaking of which, you've already been to my hometown once... You know that the Trial Labyrinth of the War Academy was originally a monster dungeon, right?"

Lika sighed:

“I was originally the monster lord of that dungeon, a Moon-level dark mage… In the end, it was your ancestor who defeated me and offered me as a trophy to Her Majesty the Sun Goddess.”

Chapter 65 Let's start with the Knights of Honor.

"Ah this..."

Valensa was a little dumbfounded; this was another development she hadn't expected at all.

"And then? Were you moved by Her Majesty the Sun Goddess and became a paladin?"

"more or less."

Lika shrugged:

"When I was bathed in the holy light, I was in excruciating pain at first, and many times I thought I was going to be completely annihilated... I never expected that I would survive."

However, all my Moon-level dark magic was purified, so I could only receive ideological education in the church while starting my paladin training from scratch...

My talent wasn't actually that high, but my lifespan was long... It took me about a hundred years to finally advance to the Star Glory rank once again, and I passed all the church's tests on faith and conduct... becoming a true Holy Knight.

"So, Rika, you were just bluffing last night, right? You're so mean~~"

Valensa playfully punched Lika's breastplate, then asked curiously:

"Sister Nalika, how did you become friends with our family? Since you were defeated and captured by our ancestor, you should resent us, right?"

"Well... it's impossible to say I didn't hold a grudge against your family from the beginning. After becoming a paladin, I applied to come to Fran first, intending to take the opportunity to get revenge."

Lika shrugs:

"But how should I put it... perhaps it was that a hundred years of cultivation that purified all my evil thoughts as a demon. At that time, it was difficult for me to have any truly bad intentions anymore."

So even though I had many opportunities to take revenge on your family afterward, I didn't do it. Instead, through a series of coincidences and misunderstandings, I became friends with your then-head of the family.

"Since you've always had a good relationship with our family, Sister Lika..."

Valensa swallowed nervously.

"Do you know what happened to my parents and sister three years ago?"

"..."

This time, Rika remained silent for a long while before sighing:

"You agreed to inherit the title of Inner Templar Knight because you wanted to find out the truth about that matter, right? Actually, that's my main purpose for coming to Fran... a personal purpose."

"Personal purposes?" Valensa raised an eyebrow.

"...Didn't I say before? I have a very good relationship with your grandfather."

Lika sighed again and continued:

“I even held your father when he was a child… So after learning about your parents’ accident, I wanted to take on the follow-up investigation to seek justice for them.”

Unexpectedly, the leader rejected me... She said that my strength and authority were not enough, and that investigating that matter in depth would be suicide. She also confined me to headquarters for a year.

There was nothing I could do but try to behave well and not mention the truth of the investigation. I only said that I had a good personal relationship with your family and wanted to become the guide for the new inner paladins. Only then did the captain finally relent and agree to let me come to Fran two years ago.

At that time, you had already run away to a small town in the countryside. I secretly went to observe you a few times. After discovering that you were constantly getting stronger on your own and were planning to apply for the War Academy, I didn't interfere with you. I planned to talk to you about these things after you returned to the capital.

Your recovery at the church last time was a good opportunity, but unfortunately I was tracking down clues about a cult during those days, and by the time I came back you had already recovered and left.

I didn't expect that less than half a month later, you would come to me again... In fact, even if you hadn't come, I was planning to invite you after I finished dealing with things in Bedek Town.

"...Even Sister Rika, you don't have enough authority to investigate that matter?"

Valensa didn't think Rika would use such an excuse to deceive her; she could sense that the succubus paladin's friendliness was genuine.

"What kind of access would be needed to know the truth about what happened three years ago?"

Valensa gritted her teeth and asked again.

“You’ll definitely be able to after you become a full-fledged Inner Knight. If I can be promoted to vice-captain, that should also work,” Rika said after thinking for a moment.

"So, I guess I still have to become an Inner Templar Knight first... I understand."

Valensa's gaze hardened:

"What else is needed to become a Knight of the Inner Temple besides noble status?"

"It's naturally about ability and merit."

Lika laughed:

"First and foremost is strength. You must reach the Star Glory level. This is a hard requirement, and there's no room for negotiation."

Secondly, you need to do some things for the church... I'll help you with that; as long as you serve under me as an honorary knight, you'll get a share of the credit.

"...Honorary Knight?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow with a strange expression.

This title makes it hard for her not to think of a blonde, scraggly woman who carries her own food supplies.

"Simply put, it means that a paladin can exercise some of the powers of a paladin and enjoy the same benefits, but is not truly a paladin belonging to the church."

Lika thought for a moment and said:

"It's probably similar to adventurers who are urgently conscripted as temporary soldiers during wartime."

"understood."

Valensa nodded:

"You mean those temporary workers who do the work and get paid, but aren't officially employed? And if something goes wrong, they're supposed to take the blame?"

"Well... haha, Valensa, you definitely won't need to, I'll protect you."

Lika smiled:

"Your identity as an honorary knight is actually a disguise. It's just to give you a reason to participate in various church activities and accumulate merit for your promotion to a full-fledged inner temple knight."

Of course, as long as you personally participate in the operation, the rewards will be plentiful... money, equipment, and all sorts of rare materials—you can have whatever you want.

"Then... what about the cultivation method?"

Valensa immediately became interested:

"Sister Rika, you know that our family's heirloom artifact was destroyed. Now I have the power of light, but I can only enhance my defense and self-healing."

Since my ancestor was originally a paladin, can I learn paladin skills?

"Well...theoretically speaking, it should be possible, but I'm not entirely sure...but as the defeated opponent of your ancestor who made a name for himself in one battle, I can clearly sense that his power is different from that of a paladin, so you'd better not have too high hopes."

Lika thought for a moment before smiling and saying:

"Moreover, the Paladin's training method doesn't require you to do any work first... If you're interested, I can give you some training materials right now."

"Really? Thank you so much, Sister Rika! Please be sure to give me those cultivation materials!"

Valensa's greatest desire right now is power; she wants to try anything that can make her stronger.

"That's easy to say."

Lika readily nodded:

"I have plenty of paladin training manuals below the Star Glory level in my office. Just take one with you when you leave. As for the training methods after the Star Glory level... I'll teach you myself then."

Chapter 66 Valensa's Other Half of Blood

"Thank you so much, Sister Lika! You really are a good friend to our family!"

Valensa couldn't help but hug Lika and nuzzle her twice, then hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Sister Lika, could you please help me look into... information about my mother?"

Before Rika could ask any further questions, she briefly recounted some rumors about her mother and the other bloodline power within her.

If she were facing other priests or paladins, Valensa wouldn't dare to casually mention her bloodline, since the source of that power might actually be very ominous.

But telling Rika should be fine... since Rika herself is a monster lord, she probably won't care too much about these things.

Sure enough, Rika readily agreed:

“Your mother… Trelica Bader? I haven’t really looked into her much yet… Wait a minute, I’ll check the church’s database for information about her.”

After saying that, Lika reached into her collar and rummaged through what appeared to be some kind of storage item in her necklace for a while, eventually finding a small, golden stick that looked like a ballpoint pen.

Valensa was familiar with this small golden rod; it functioned similarly to the spell crystal, but was entirely driven by divine magic and was faster. Most high-ranking priests and paladins were equipped with it.

Lika quickly placed one end of the small golden rod between her eyebrows, closed her eyes, and began to connect to the church's database to search for information.

The process was very short, only two or three minutes, before Rika opened her eyes, put down the small golden stick, and frowned.

"What's wrong, Lika?"

Valensa asked with a wry smile:

"Is my mother's information also at a very high level of confidentiality, and you don't have enough access?"

"No, quite the opposite..."

Lika shook her head, but the confusion on her face deepened:

"Your mother's information has a very low level of confidentiality, but it is also very ordinary. She seems to be just an ordinary noblewoman, completely different from what you described before."

The only somewhat suspicious thing... is that the person responsible for compiling your mother's information was your father. It's fair to say that your mother's identity was entirely arranged by your father; before that, her information was completely blank.

"Even the church had absolutely no information about the time before my mother knew my father?"

Valensa, unable to hide her surprise, guessed:

"Could it be that my mother's information was also top secret, and you couldn't see it, Sister Lika?"

"will not."

Lika shook her head firmly:

"I am, after all, a Star-level Paladin Captain, and my status in the Church is already quite high. Even with the most top-secret documents, I can only see the titles, not the details."

"So, my mother's life before meeting my father was truly a blank slate? There's no information about her in the church's database, let alone in the kingdom's census."

Valensa rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up:

"By the way, how exactly did my father and mother meet? Do you know, Lika?"

“I don’t know… I left the continent of Frenoia when your father was very young, and I haven’t been in contact with your family for more than thirty years. I don’t know anything about your parents’ youth… However, your father is a Templar Knight and has a file in the church. I can help you check it out.”

As Lika spoke, she placed the small golden stick between her eyebrows again:

"Do you have any other clues to provide? After all, your father was quite active when he was young, and it would probably take a long time to investigate each case one by one."

"Have."

Valensa quickly said:

“When I was little, I often heard them say that my mother was rescued by my father as a damsel in distress… You can look up the stories about my father rescuing young girls.”