Cat Princess and Human Knight

Chapter 33

Each cat has its own plans.

As the Marquis of Iron Oak confided his heart to his loyal knight, Countess Amber, having stepped out of her tent, had already reached a corner of a high platform, pretending to enjoy the refreshing breeze on her face.

In the shadows behind her, a black cat from the Shadow Guard clung to the wall, trying its best to hide itself in the blind spot of the other cats.

A seductive look lingered on the young noble cat in the distance as she winked at it. Countess Amber, covering her mouth with her fan, was speaking in a voice so soft it was almost a soliloquy.

"Tell Grand Judge Darkclaw that Marquis Iron Oak, though seemingly reckless, is actually a cunning bastard, and I can no longer trust his promises."

"The rubble hills are full of slippery bastards; our objective is unlikely to be achieved. Let Grand Judge Darkclaw activate the backup plan."

The thought of how that scoundrel Marquis Iron Oak had been so eager to ravage her last night, only to turn on her so heartlessly today, turning his back on her, made Countess Amber's fake smile almost crumble.

That damn Russian Blue cat... He ate it all and then pretended to be stupid. He deserves to be torn to pieces.

Countess Amber glanced at the tent not far away and felt uncomfortable all over. She wished she could go back and take a bath right now and clean every inch of fur that bastard had touched.

The black cat behind her had already lowered its head and disappeared into the shadows.

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Marquis Iron Oak did not send any new knights to compete, and the other knights bowed to the female knight of Huru Territory who had won all four battles, to show their respect.

Then, the orange cat paladin Bell carried the injured calico cat paladin Luna in a princess carry and jumped onto the high platform where Yi Yin was, which drew a flippant whistle from Yi Yin.

Luna's expression was naturally indifferent, while Bell blushed with embarrassment. Who says women are inferior to men? With them like this, it's hard to tell who's the male cat and who's the female cat.

Princess Sofia, the short-legged cat, asked in a serious tone.

"Luna, are you still able to participate in the upcoming hiking competition?"

Bell had just put Luna on a chair and was checking the injury on her foot.

Luna nodded.

"I'm fine... oh dear..."

Bell pinched her calf and said.

"The injury is quite serious; you can't continue the match."

Yi Yin asked curiously from the side.

"Bell, don't you know healing magic? Why don't you heal her?"

Bell shook his head.

"This won't do. The Knights Tournament is based on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and openness, and we have sworn an oath to Mother Earth."

Contestants are not allowed to use divine magic to restore their status or heal wounds, as this would be considered unfair competition.

Therefore, unless Luna withdraws from the match, I cannot treat her injuries.

Luna struggled to push Bell away and said.

"Don't treat me, I can still play."

Bell said urgently.

"You're already injured like this, what's the point of going on? If you drag this out any longer, even if you recover in the end, you'll be disabled!"

Yi Yin looked at Sophia, only to see the cunning cat stroking her chin, seemingly deep in thought, and couldn't help but complain.

"Don't you care about your knight?"

Sofia glanced at Yi Yin, then gestured towards Bel with her lips and said...

"The cat is taking care of things, so I don't need to worry about it."

Bell blushed and fell silent.

Luna looked at Sophia seriously and made her statement.

"Your Excellency, I am still able to compete. Please allow me to continue the competition as your substitute knight."

Sofia shook her head.

"no."

Bell breathed a sigh of relief.

"I knew it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luna glared at him, and he fell silent.

"It's all your fault for talking nonsense! Shut your mouth!"

Looking at Bell's cowardly appearance, Yi Yin chuckled inwardly, imagining that the orange cat's future was not optimistic; sooner or later, he would be henpecked.

Luna looked anxiously at Sophia, who was deep in thought, and asked.

"Your Excellency, if I don't go on stage, who else can share your burden? We can't very well have you go on stage yourself, can we?"

Sofia shook her head.

"You are already injured. Sending you to the competition will only make outsiders look down on Viscount Huru and assume that I can only rely on you as my knight."

This is not a good thing for me.

Therefore, Yi-eun.

"Um?"

Yi Yin was surprised that Sophia would call him. He looked at Sophia, who was staring at him with a serious look and slowly asked.

"Would you like to be my knight?"

Before Yi Yin could react, Luna and Bell both showed expressions of shock, with Bell being particularly blunt.

"Your Excellency, how is this possible!"

Although Yi Yin is a weak human who has no fighting ability except for his tall stature, he is still a human.

In the eyes of proud humans, cats are nothing more than playthings and pets. How could any human possibly be willing to become a knight of a plaything or pet?

Yi Yin glared at Bell, wishing he could poison his foul mouth and make him mute, and said through gritted teeth.

"Bell, thank you so much for your objective assessment. You're such a good talker."

Sophia ignored Bell and stared at Yi Yin, repeating her question.

"So, are you willing?"

Yi Yin looked at Sophia. The secret of the Otherworld King was a secret hidden deep in the hearts of the two. He was not a human from this world, so he didn't have as many concerns as Bell kept nagging about.

Forget about human dignity; Yi Yin just thought it was fun. Becoming the human knight of the cat princess and using that to delve into cat society—the thought alone was exciting.

Yi Yin said.

"I don't care, but you know I'm the weak human that Bell mentioned, with no fighting ability whatsoever. You're not really going to send me into battle, are you?"

Sophia pointed to the knights by the arena and said.

"I know, and Belluna knows too, but they don't. Do you think these cat knights have the guts to fight humans in the arena?"

Yi Yin nodded.

"That makes sense, but are you sure humans can participate in this knightly tournament?"

Sofia resolutely blocked the railway.

"I'm sure. I've carefully reviewed the rules and regulations of the Knights Tournament, and they don't say that only cats are allowed to participate and humans are not."

Of course, I imagine those noble cats who originally set out the rules never imagined a human would be willing to become a cat knight, so they wouldn't have bothered to include such unnecessary restrictions.

Yi Yin laughed and asked.

"So what should I do now?"

Sophia drew her sword, jumped off the platform, pointed at the tall Yi Yin, and solemnly said.

"Kneel on one knee and bow your head."

Yi Yin followed and walked down the platform. His height of 1.83 meters made him stand out in the eyes of the cat people, attracting countless gazes.

He knelt on one knee before Princess Sophia, a 30-centimeter-tall dwarf cat, lowering his proud human head, which drew gasps from countless cats.

The exclamations drew the attention of even more cats, with almost all of them shifting their gaze from the arena to the human and the cat.

Sophia stood on tiptoe and barely managed to press her sword against Yi Yin's neck, then shouted.

"In the name of Mother Earth, by the blood of Emperor Mankikon, I, Sophia Mankikon, hereby proclaim."

From this moment on, your sword will pierce the darkness like the dawn, your shield will withstand the storm like mountains, your horns will tear the sky, and your thunder will resound across the enemy ranks!

Answer me, Yi-eun, will you be my sword, my shield, my thunder?

Yi Yin stared blankly at Sophia, thinking, "Damn, this vow is pretty inspiring!"

Sofia said softly.

"Repeat after me."

Yi Yin nodded and repeated after him.

"Even if the abyss swallows the sun and moon, and the fires of hell consume bones, my sword will forever point towards your banner. For freedom, for the liberation of all cats, long live Mankikon!"

As Yi Yin uttered his final cry of "Long live!", Sophia and Yi Yin trembled simultaneously, a sense of dread rising within them, as if some kind of pact had been completed.

Yi Yin asked in a low voice.

"What's going on? Something feels off."

Sofia answered softly.

"This oath was once used by the Otherworldly King and Emperor Mankikon, and it is also the final link in the forbidden summoning array."

From this moment forward, fight for me! Help me restore the royal family, my knight!

"As you wish, my cat princess."

At that moment, a memory surfaced in both of their minds simultaneously—a past unknown to anyone.

Long, long ago, in order to escape their fate as cannon fodder in the struggle between the God of Light and the God of Darkness, countless heroic cats went forth one after another, searching for a way to save the cat race.

Emperor Mankikang was once a passionate young man. He summoned a human king from another world and asked the human king to help him liberate the entire cat race.

Ultimately, with the help of the Otherworldly King, Emperor Mankikon successfully banished the two gods of light and darkness, but he also became lost in the pursuit of power, and his ambition had made him forget his original dream.

The former liberator has become the new slave; he wants to destroy God and become the new God.

On the battlefield of the end, the otherworldly kings, utterly disillusioned with Emperor Mankikon, chose to leave. They voluntarily gave up and were sent back to their original world by the two gods of light and darkness.

Yi Yin looked at Sophia, and the cunning little cat shrugged and said.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not the power-hungry Emperor Mankik, and you're not one of those invincible otherworldly kings."

I don't know what our future will be like.

Maybe one day you'll be disappointed in me, and you'll go back to your own world, but not today, not tomorrow, right?

Yi Yin nodded and said.

That makes sense.

Sophia placed her sword, which she had been holding for so long and was now sore, against Yi Yin's neck, patted his left shoulder and right shoulder, and said solemnly.

"The ceremony is complete!"

The legend of the cat princess and the human knight will begin from this moment and be passed down for eternity.