The story of the black silk female knight

"One of my sisters betrayed His Majesty? This... how could this be?"

"...Nothing is impossible; humans are inherently creatures with infinite possibilities."

Himika's eyes welled up with tears again, then quickly turned cold:

"Your two older sisters have been using underhanded tactics behind my back to compete for my favor and the position of family head, and have even harmed national interests on several occasions... I've turned a blind eye to it all because the Chiba family is the only pure-blooded descendant of the Holy Gate besides me... It seems I've been too lenient and too indulgent towards them. This time, it's time to settle their score and determine the winner... Hmph, let's go, we should go back to Jade Island."

The murderous intent in her tone made Chiba's legs go weak with fear.

Chiba wanted to defend or plead for her sister, but after several attempts, she could only barely move the corners of her mouth without making a sound.

What can be said?

In any era and in any place, traitors are more hateful than enemies... If the crimes of one of Chiba's older sisters are fully proven, then no one can save her, and nothing can be said.

Valensa, being an outsider, naturally couldn't interfere with Himiko's handling of her own people. She could only hold the already weak-kneed Chiba and silently follow Himiko as they rode the bone dragon back to Jade Island.

Back on Jade Island, Himika remained silent, even gesturing with her eyes for the palace maids to take Valensa and the others to bed.

Chiba was so worried about her sister that she was dying to go back to her room to sleep, but she was powerless to do anything in front of the furious Himika and could only pitifully tug at Valensa's clothes.

"……Why."

Faced with Chiba's genuinely teary eyes, Valensa finally softened, politely declining the lead offered by the palace maid, and said to Himika:

"Your Majesty must be going to interrogate the traitor, right? May I come along? I'm very interested in the intelligence about the Central Continent Empire."

"This……"

Himika hesitated.

If it were anyone else, Himiko would have refused to stand by and watch as she dealt with her own people, and might even have scolded them.

But Valensa is Himiko's most important collaborator at present, and the Church of the Sun is behind her, so Himiko must carefully consider every request Valensa makes.

"Okay, let's come to my room together then."

In the end, Himika agreed.

The three of them soon arrived at Himika's bedroom in the palace... The room was very large, the big bed could accommodate at least 5 people rolling around together, and there were several props that looked like they were for special play, and more than a dozen light and colorful sexy outfits were hanging on the clothes rack.

Normally, Valensa might have made a few jokes about these things, but now Himiko and Chiba both looked serious and clearly weren't in the mood for that.

Not long after waiting in the room, there were light footsteps outside the door again, followed by a fiery blue-haired figure pushing the door open and entering. It was Qianyecao's second sister, Qianyerui.

Seeing Valensa and her younger sister there, Chiba Rui was clearly taken aback for a moment, but quickly reacted and knelt down on one knee in front of Himika:

"I have met His Majesty."

However, Himika raised her foot and kicked out angrily, landing directly on Chiba Rui's head.

Chiba Rui was stunned and didn't dare to defend herself. She was kicked by Himika and slid several meters on the ground until she crashed into the wall.

Himiko is indeed a magic-based cultivator, but she is at the peak of the Moonlit Realm... Regardless of type, a peak Moonlit Realm cultivator can easily tear apart a car with their bare hands, and kicking someone who doesn't resist away is even easier.

Although Chiba Rui, who had been kicked away, looked aggrieved and confused, she did not resist. After getting up from the ground, she walked to Himika again and knelt down silently, waiting for orders.

Seemingly worried that Himika might attack again without saying a word, Chiba couldn't hold back any longer and quickly went to Chiba's side to whisper a word of advice:

"Hurry up and admit your mistake and confess, sister! We already know everything... Although you have made an unforgivable mistake this time, as long as you sincerely admit your mistake... if you do... Ugh, His Majesty, considering our past relationship, should not let you die too painfully."

"????"

Chiba Rui was even more confused, her mind filled with question marks.

What exactly do you all know? Why am I doomed?

Looking up at Himika in confusion, Chiba Rui discovered that Himika's eyes were truly filled with murderous intent, a murderous intent that instantly chilled her to the bone.

Chiba Rui, who has served Himika closely for over ten years, would not mistake this murderous intent.

Chiba Rui gave a bitter smile, and instead of begging for mercy, she simply bowed her head and knelt down again.

"Your Majesty, please let Rui'er die knowing why."

"To die knowing why?"

This statement only made Himika even angrier.

She was no longer satisfied with kicking; instead, her left hand glowed with a ghostly light and she clenched it tightly.

Immediately, a mark below Chiba Rui's left breast lit up, its glow visible even through her black ninja uniform.

Chiba Rui immediately turned into a woman in pain, her lips instantly lost their color, and cold sweat poured from her entire body. In just half a minute, Chiba Rui looked as if she had been pulled out of the water.

This must be the special spell Himika mentioned before for controlling subordinates, and now she has activated its punishment function, causing Chiba Rui immense pain that is visible to the naked eye.

But Chiba Rui was truly resilient. Under this magical torture, she remained silent and offered no resistance, still kneeling there, stubbornly whispering:

"Your Majesty, please let Rui'er die knowing why."

"...Are you still pretending to be confused? Don't you really understand why I want to kill you, having already betrayed you?"

Himika sneered:

"Fine, then I'll make you die a death sentence."

Then, she recounted all the findings and reasoning she had gathered throughout the day to Chiba Rui in detail before questioning her again:

"That ninja squad is all your direct subordinates, right? Even if Xin'er has the authority to view their mission plans, how are you going to explain what happened last night?"

"The only people who truly know about summoning all the ninja squads back to Jade Island are you, me, and Valensa! The squad leaders only know their own squad's orders! It's impossible that Valensa and I leaked the information to the Central Continent Empire's vanguard fleet, is it?"

"……I see."

After listening to the whole thing without saying a word, Chiba Rui remained silent for a long while before nodding gently.

"So the information did indeed leak from me... Let's do it, Your Majesty. Rui'er has no face to live after making such a mistake."

"Then I will do as you wish!"

Without hesitation, Himika, who was still furious, activated her magic again, causing Chiba Rui's entire body to be engulfed in ghostly white flames.

The demon ninja's uniform was burned off in seconds, and large patches of charred and festering skin began to appear on her fair skin. Chiba Rui could no longer maintain her kneeling position and collapsed to the ground, letting out a painful groan. Her life force and soul energy weakened instantly.

Himiko's severe injuries from the battle with Xiao Yu have not yet fully healed, and her current strength is probably only about 4% recovered.

With Chiba Rui's genius sword saint abilities, she could have escaped if she wanted to, but she showed no intention of running away and didn't even use any of her own strength to resist.

She was truly accepting her death peacefully.

This attitude seemed to soften Himika's heart and also calm her down a bit.

When Chiba Kusa threw herself into Valensa's arms, crying and unable to look at her sister any longer, Himika stopped casting her spell, leaving Chiba Kusa a chance to breathe.

"...Why didn't you resist?"

Himika asked, suppressing a certain emotion:

"You are the one who knows my current physical condition best... If it were you, not only would you not be able to escape from me now, but you could even kill me... Why don't you fight back? You have already betrayed me!"

"...Rui'er did not betray His Majesty."

Chiba Rui, whose entire body was charred and festering, and who could no longer be seen as a beauty, answered in a very calm voice:

"But as Your Majesty said, the information could only have been leaked from Rui'er... Rui'er has betrayed Your Majesty's trust, Rui'er truly deserves to die... Continue, Your Majesty."

"you……!"

"Wait! Your Majesty, please don't be in such a hurry!"

Seeing Himiko about to attack again in her excitement, Valensa quickly stopped her. At the same time, she patted Chiba's back to help Chiba get up from her arms before walking over to Chiba Rui and squatting down beside her.

"You mean... you didn't betray Her Majesty Himiko, but the enemy somehow obtained information from you?"

“…Rui’er did not betray His Majesty, but Rui’er truly deserves to die…”

However, Chiba Rui seemed to be on the verge of a mental breakdown due to the torment of the magic, and could only keep repeating this sentence with her last bit of faith.

"I think it's best not to kill her yet, Your Majesty Himiko."

Seeing this, Valensa hesitated for a moment, then looked at Himika seriously and said:

"If Miss Chiba Rui really didn't betray us intentionally, but the enemy stole our information without her knowledge... even if she is responsible for dereliction of duty, we must first investigate the enemy's methods. Otherwise, such people will appear again in the future, and we ourselves may inadvertently leak information."

"……you're right."

Himiko finally calmed down completely, dispelled the eerie magical light in her hands, and waved to Valensa:

"Then I'll leave the investigation to you for now... You know, I'm feeling pretty bad right now too."

"Understood, Your Majesty. Rest assured, I will do my best."

Valensa breathed a sigh of relief, first giving Thousand Leaf Grass a reassuring look, before squatting down again beside Thousand Leaf Bud, who had been burned beyond recognition by the ghostly fire, and activating the Holy Light Healing Divine Magic to treat Thousand Leaf Bud.

The charred and festering wounds on her body were quickly healed in the holy light, and Qianye Rui transformed back into the hot, fair-skinned, blue-haired beauty.

However, that ghostly fire was clearly a special flame that could burn even the soul, and Qianye Rui's current aura was still very weak.

Valensa, with her expertise in healing magic, had no good solution; she could only wait for Chiba Rui to recover on her own—provided she survived this time.

"You must have heard what His Majesty just said, Miss Chiba Rui?"

After treating Chiba Rui briefly, Valensa wasted no more time and stated directly:

"You probably don't want anyone else to leak His Majesty's information like you have, do you? I need your cooperation in conducting some investigations."

"...You tell me, I'll do it."

Qianye Rui still cherishes words and speaks concisely and to the point.

"it is good."

Valensa thought for a moment, but did not act immediately. Instead, she looked at Chiba, who had stopped crying, and Himika, who was becoming increasingly calm:

"Your Majesty, please... Could you please give Miss Chiba Rui a thorough examination? See if anyone has tampered with her body, such as leaving behind any spying spells or something... I don't know much about magic, so it's not convenient for me to examine her."

"...I don't think so?"

Himika hesitated for a moment before answering:

"The Yin Sect secret mark I left on her body is meant to monitor her body... If someone had really tampered with her body, I couldn't possibly not have noticed... You know, I often check her body carefully at night, at most every 5 days."

Despite saying that, Himika still came over and squatted down next to Chiba Rui, examining Chiba Rui's body together with Chiba Kusa.

Valensa thought for a moment before looking at Chiba Rui and saying:

"Could you please take out your personal storage device again, Miss Rui? It's possible that someone has tampered with your belongings."

"This……"

Unexpectedly, Chiba Rui hesitated for a moment, and even blushed a little.

But in the end, she did not refuse. She handed over a small storage pouch and released her ninjutsu energy lock so that Valensa could also open it.

Valensa took the small bag and glanced at it. She found that the space inside was not large, only about 10 cubic meters, and less than a third of it was used.

Without further hesitation, she opened the storage space and took out all the items inside, arranging them neatly in front of her.

The mystery that made Chiba Rui hesitate and even blush before has been revealed.

Inside the storage pouch, besides a longsword used as a weapon, a bag of specially made compressed meatballs, and several sets of ninja uniforms, everything else was surprisingly filled with amusement products.

There are all sorts of outrageously funny outfits, as well as many functional gadgets... I can only say that she is indeed Chiba's older sister.

Valensa gently shook her head to stop her imagination from wandering, and began by checking Chiba Rui's belongings one by one, starting with a lace-trimmed sundress with holes in the fabric, to see if there were any strange magical traces on them.

Knowing she knew almost nothing about magical theory, she would not only observe the exterior of the objects with her naked eyes, but also carefully feel for any suspicious energy flow inside them with her sense of touch. Afterward, she would cast a purification spell on the objects.

In short, the inspection was very thorough.

But nothing was found.

The ninja uniform is fine, the compressed meatballs are fine too... The taste is pretty good, but it's a little hard, which affects the texture. Maybe the recipe could be improved.

Those amusing items were all quite ordinary, and the sword was just a high-quality enchanted longsword; there was nothing strange about it... Hmm?

Valensa quickly picked up Chiba Rui's sword again and examined it carefully.

If I remember correctly, Chiba Rui is a swordsmanship genius who abandoned ninjutsu and used the sword, and is the Four Islands Alliance Sword Saint who has been officially recognized by the Radiant Rank powerhouses.

Sword Saint, as the name suggests, is a respectful title for a warrior who wields a sword... The first Noble Phantasm of a Sword Saint must be a sword.

However, the longsword in Chiba Rui's bag is not a Noble Phantasm.

"You're the Sword Saint, right?"

Valensa, having noticed the suspicious points, directly asked Chiba Rui: