The story of the black silk female knight

Nana Dada gave a wry smile:

"By the way, Miss Valencia, are you familiar with the sacred duels of our dragon race?"

"I've heard the general idea, but I don't know the specific details."

Valensa shrugged:

"All I know is that this sacred duel seems to be a way for your dragon race to resolve conflicts, where the loser must unconditionally agree to the winner's pre-duel conditions... So, Sister Dregran has lost the duel?"

"No, Your Highness has not lost yet."

Nana Dada corrected:

"The sacred duel is not decided in a single round, but is fought once a month, in a best-of-three format. The current situation is a tie of one to one... If Her Highness has really lost, you will never see her again."

"I can't see her anymore? Why?"

Valensa expressed her doubts:

"I've heard that your dragon race's sacred duels only determine victory or defeat, not life or death?"

"Because Princess Oakia's conditions are absolutely unacceptable!"

Dadanana gritted her teeth and continued:

"Given the princess's personality, she would definitely commit suicide after losing."

"So outrageous?"

Valensa frowned again:

"What exactly were the conditions that the Black Dragon Princess proposed?"

"Her original condition was that the princess restore her brother to his previous state... but that's impossible. A soul can only have its thoughts rewritten once by ultimate moon magic. Forcibly rewriting it a second time would most likely drive Farian completely insane."

Nana Dada sighed:

"So Okoya changed the terms to—if Her Highness the Princess is defeated, she must give Farian a dragon egg… This is a huge insult to us fairy dragons, and we would rather die than agree to it."

"Then why did Sister Dregran agree to the duel? And what conditions did she set?"

Valensa gathered her long, loose brown hair and pressed for an answer.

“Because Okoya had sparred and fought with the princess quite a bit before, her strength had always been far behind the princess's, and she had almost never won... The princess was too confident, so she agreed to the holy duel and put forward the condition that the black dragon clan could no longer cause trouble.”

Upon hearing this, Nana Dada's bitter smile deepened:

"Actually, Her Highness's confidence is justified. In the first round of the duel, she successfully beat Okja to a pulp and won beautifully."

"But they lost in the second game, and even got beaten up like this?"

As Valensa spoke, she pointed to the large, transparent egg and tentatively asked:

"I heard Sister Dregran mention before that your fairy dragon clan reproduces by turning into eggs after death? So, is Sister Dregran about to be reborn?"

"Not really."

Nana Dada shook her head and explained:

"Complete egg-based reincarnation requires the fairy dragon to die naturally when its lifespan is exhausted. If it dies prematurely, it cannot be turned into an egg to start over... This is the main reason why our fairy dragon clan is so rare. We can say that every one of us that dies is one less."

As for Your Highness's current state, it's called the Moon Egg, a special moon magic used to protect oneself and accelerate recovery when facing near-death injuries. However, it also causes the consciousness to fall into a deep sleep, simultaneously cutting off all external magical energy supply—that's why your longsword suddenly malfunctioned.

"I see... Anyway, it's good that Sister Dregran can recover."

Valensa breathed a slight sigh of relief, then asked with some curiosity:

"Speaking of which, since you fairy dragons are reborn by turning into eggs after natural death, doesn't that mean you can never increase your population?"

"That's not true... Besides being reborn from eggs after natural death, we can also be born directly from moonlight under certain circumstances. That's how the first fairy dragons came to be. So there's a legend that we are actually daughters of the moon."

Nana Dada smiled and said:

"Another situation is like my sister and me... We were originally a dragon, but after we died of natural causes, we turned into a double-yolk egg, which hatched two new lives, my sister and me."

"What amazing life..."

Valensa remarked with a sigh, then asked:

"So you're just waiting for Sister Dregran to recover from the Moon Egg on her own? Is there anything I can do to help? Is Sister Dregran confident in the final duel? Why did she lose so badly in the second match? Was it because the Black Dragon Princess had been hiding her strength and suddenly unleashed it? Or was Sister Dregran just too careless and made a mistake?"

"It's because Oakia is shameless!"

The more impulsive Dadanana interrupted the conversation again, even stomping her foot in anger:

"That shameless bitch black dragon, after losing the first round, actually went to a human and signed a dragon knight contract! A dragon knight contract is quite sacred among our dragon race, in some ways even more sacred than marriage among you humans... A knight and a dragon who have signed a contract can be considered as a single entity in law, including participating in duels."

"Dragon Knights...a unified entity in legal terms..."

Valensa suddenly realized:

"So the Black Dragon Princess still can't beat Sister Dreigan. She won the second round because she found a dragon knight to fight her in a two-on-one situation?"

"Yes."

Nana Dada nodded:

"Although the dragon knight is only a Star-level mage, he is very good at support spells. He can buff Okoya with various status effects, greatly increase Okoya's spell resistance, and greatly weaken the effects of the control spells that Her Highness is best at."

"understood."

Valensa, who had received special training from Dreigan, knew very well that the Fairy Dragons were pure mages among the dragon race, while the Black Dragons were berserkers who could use fire dragon breath.

Under normal circumstances, a stronger mage can easily defeat a berserker once they have the control abilities. For example, in the first round of the Holy Duel, Dreigan won with ease.

But once a berserker brings a support that grants immunity to crowd control... even if the support isn't strong, it's enough to turn the tide of the battle, allowing them to tank the spells and go all out to beat the mage.

Judging from the fact that Dreigan was reduced to a moon egg, the Black Dragon Princess must have been quite ruthless. However, she probably didn't intend to kill him; rather, she herself wasn't confident and had to be prepared to kill him to win.

This shows that even with a dragon knight by her side, the Black Dragon Princess's strength is insufficient to give her an overwhelming advantage over Dregran. And if Dregran could also have an ally…

So, am I going to become a dragon knight?

Valensa thought to herself, but didn't say it out loud or show it... It's best not to bring up something that's in your best interest no matter how you look at it.

So Valensa just asked tentatively:

"Will Sister Dregran be able to recover before the third duel begins? If she can recover, what are her chances of winning? What if she can't recover? Can the duel be postponed?"

"Her Highness's recovery..."

Upon hearing this, Nana Dada looked at the large, transparent egg, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"I estimate it will take about 10 more days. She can obviously make it to the third duel, but how much fighting power does the princess, who has just recovered, have? Sigh... I don't think the chances of winning are great, or rather, there are no chances at all, unless..."

"Unless Your Highness also has a dragon knight!"

The outspoken Dadanana interrupted her sister again, looking directly at Valensa:

"Actually, even if you hadn't come to us, we were planning to come to you in a couple of days... We've heard Princess talk about you before. You should be considered her only human friend in the last few hundred years, so I don't think she would refuse to sign a contract with you."

"As long as you become a Dragon Knight, it doesn't matter if Her Highness hasn't fully recovered by then, because in the laws of the dragon race, Dragon Knights are one entity with the dragons. You can compete in Her Highness's place... Otherwise, Her Highness will be automatically disqualified; there's no such thing as postponing a sacred duel."

"Uh……"

Faced with the eager gaze of the beautiful twin girls, Valensa asked with some confusion:

"If I can help Sister Dreigan, I will certainly do my best, but is it really okay for me to become a dragon knight? Sister Dreigan said that the moon magic of you fairy dragons is quite special. When practicing moon magic, you must not fall in love or lose your chastity, otherwise your cultivation will decline."

"And the Dragon Knight Contract... I've heard of it before. The knight and the dragon who sign the contract must have very intimate contact to complete the ritual. Won't that break their chastity?"

“If you were a man, it definitely wouldn’t work… Once Your Highness signs the Dragon Knight contract, you probably won’t even have 30% of your strength left… It’s good that you’re a woman,” Nana Dada shrugged.

"Women don't have problems?"

Valensa still has doubts:

"But when I trained with Sister Dregran, she seemed very averse to having any close physical contact with me?"

"Because women also have problems, they're just much better than men."

Nana Dada thought for a moment before saying:

"Based on my understanding and estimation of moon magic, if Her Highness does not develop feelings for you after signing the contract, but only maintains a close comradeship... even if she has some physical intimacy with you during the contract ceremony, she should still be able to retain 8% of her strength, at least 7%."

Although the reduced power of the moon magic will weaken the princess, having an additional dragon knight will definitely increase the overall win rate compared to having the princess fight alone.

Based on my understanding of Her Highness, she shouldn't refuse this proposal... because she absolutely cannot bear the consequences of losing a duel. Compared to being humiliated or committing suicide after defeat, losing only 20-30% of her power is already quite worthwhile.

"That's true..."

Valensa nodded, indicating her approval of the twins' plan.

Seeing this, Nana and Dada breathed a long sigh of relief, exchanged a glance, and then bowed deeply to Valensa with great sincerity.

"Thank you so much for your help to Her Highness the Princess!"

"No need, no need... Given my relationship with Sister Dregran, it's only right that I help."

Valensa smiled and waved her hand, then asked after the two sisters had stood up:

"So what's next? It'll take about 10 days for Sister Dregran to recover, right? What are your plans during that time?"

"...Plan?" x2

Unexpectedly, the two sisters were both bewildered and looked at each other in confusion.

"what?"

Valensa was even more surprised:

"So, besides making me wait for Sister Dregran to wake up, you have no other plans? What are you going to do with me for these 10 days?"

"Does this... even need a plan?"

The sisters looked even more bewildered, and Nana Dada continued:

"As for Miss Valencia, you'll be staying with the Moon Worship Tribe for the next 10 days... of course you'll be staying there. I'll instruct the elves to treat you well. You can chat with them, go shopping, watch operas, and participate in their special activities..."

"...I'm truly impressed."

Valensa slapped her forehead, utterly speechless:

"No wonder you lost so badly in the second round... Didn't you gather any information about your opponents before the duel even started? For example, what fighting style does the Black Dragon Princess prefer? What are her powerful moves? Where are her dragon knights from? Are they sages or witches? What spells do they specialize in? Didn't you investigate any of this information at all?"

"Ah this..."

The two sisters were dumbfounded and lowered their heads in shame.

"Sorry, we never thought about these things... It was definitely our fault. Thinking about it carefully, if we had had all this information before the second match started, perhaps the whole thing would have ended without a third match."

"……never mind."

With things as they were, Valensa could only sigh.

"Sending people with absolutely no relevant experience and knowledge to gather intelligence is not only unlikely to yield any truly valuable information, but it could also lead to the leakage of their own information... Moreover, the identities of you fairy dragons are far too conspicuous."

So leave this to me. I happen to have some experience in gathering intelligence, and currently, apart from you, no one knows I'll be becoming Sister Dregran's dragon knight. The other dragons shouldn't be too wary of me.”

Chapter 7 The Battle of the Scumbag Girls

After obtaining a token from the Fairy Dragon Twins that allowed for remote magical communication and free entry and exit from the Moon Worship Tribe, Valensa left the tribe, intending to gather intelligence on her opponents while Dreigan was recovering.

As it happened, Alanfeier had mentioned before that dragons who often flirt with humans frequented a certain tavern, so Valensa decided to go there and check it out first.

The town where the tavern 'Sharp Horns and Hard Scales' is located is about 400 kilometers away from the Moon Worship Tribe. There are no particularly dangerous areas along the way, but the hot-tempered monster lord still cannot avoid it.

Valensa still didn't use high-speed travel. After having lunch at the Moon Worship Tribe, she set off and didn't arrive at her destination until it was completely dark.

Like other towns in the Witch Forest, this town is only about the size of a highway service area, with fewer than five buildings and a total population of less than one hundred people, including both permanent and transient residents.

In the evenings of such a small town, taverns are naturally the liveliest places, especially since this tavern is quite famous throughout the entire Witch Forest.

As Valencia entered the town, she quickly sensed that over 95% of the town's population was gathered in the tavern... It was incredibly lively; even without enhanced hearing, one could hear laughter and clinking glasses from a hundred meters away.

To avoid drawing attention, Valensa manipulated divine particles to change her form, transforming her silver armor into a black leather suit. She then retrieved two enchanted short swords from the artifact cloak's storage space, hanging them on either side of her waist, thus dressing up as an agile warrior—the kind of thief class often seen in games.

After entering the bar, many people glanced at Valensa, but as expected, apart from being slightly amazed by her beauty, they didn't pay much attention to her.

It's common to see adventurers venturing alone in the Witch's Forest. The vast majority of these female adventurers are beautiful and alluring. After all, cultivators at the Pearl level and above can gradually improve their appearance. And those who can venture alone in the Witch's Forest are almost never below the Radiant Rank.

However, if it is a high-ranking paladin, it will be quite conspicuous, because all clergy are theoretically supported by the Church of the Sun and do not have to worry about making a living. They rarely do adventurer missions. They usually have a mission when they appear outside the church. And a mission that can get a high-ranking paladin to go out must not be a small matter, so it is very likely to be noticed by someone with ulterior motives.

However, Valensa had no problem since she had changed her appearance beforehand. She had been an adventurer before, so it was easy for her to change her own temperament, unlike some paladins who could still look holy even when they changed into dancer's clothes, which would immediately expose their identities.

After walking through the tavern's spacious hall, which spanned over 300 square meters, Valensa sat down at the bar. Her legs, encased in black pantyhose, were crossed, and she rested her chin on one hand, casually glancing at the other patrons with predatory eyes while simultaneously striking up a conversation with the man who appeared to be the owner behind the bar.

"Sir, would you mind having a spicy drink? My mouth is dry, I'd like to get a kick out."