Knights and Magic Wand
Chapter 689: 322: Spiral of Fate_2

Chapter 689: Chapter 322: Spiral of Fate_2

After consulting with Ines, he plans to head west, first to Kosos County, to take a look at Selva Village. At the very least, he needs to understand Orland’s situation, as well as the current state and past experiences of Olivia, who has become the queen.

Leon was very puzzled.

The self in this timeline… or more accurately, in this timeline, did the event of “Li Ang” transmigrating into the body of “Leon,” the son of a hunter, ever happen?

If in this world, there is no counterpart of himself as a transmigrator.

And the body of the hunter’s son, Leon, had already died six years ago in a slave cage, and was abandoned in the wild by the Kantadar Mercenaries.

Then to the other people in this world, he is obviously a stranger.

And the little lion in this timeline… oh no, it’s a “Big Lion” with completely different experiences, probably won’t have any special attitude towards himself.

Although he is very unwilling to accept such a thing, Leon’s rational mind tells him that he cannot rule out the reality where the two of them are likely… to be strangers in this timeline.

Rationally thinking, it’s a risk that cannot be taken lightly.

If to protect Ines, he is recognized by Olivia in this timeline as a remnant of Lydwen’s faction, and is treated as an enemy… then…

Well, a sixteen to eighteen-year-old little lion, he himself can hardly defeat… and with Olivia’s terrifying growth rate, now with three more years of changes, can he even have a slight chance of winning against her at the age of twenty-two?

Especially since he is simultaneously a spellcaster, with thirty percent of his strength in magic, which is naturally countered by Olivia.

Not to mention that Olivia, now esteemed as Queen of Orland, commands a massive army and countless knights. She doesn’t even have to make a move herself to easily capture him and Ines.

The world had already killed Lydwen, who at least once commanded an army of a hundred thousand, thousands of knights, along with an excellent general like Trosa, and Great Knights like Kellan and Marcus, none of which could save his life.

If he were to oppose them, carrying a burden like Ines, even if Zhao Zilong possessed him, he wouldn’t survive.

… Riding through the countryside, as he pondered on horseback, Leon inexplicably felt a sense of powerlessness.

He never imagined that the little lion, always so obedient and reliant in his embrace, if turned into an “enemy,” could indeed bring such despair.

Leon shook his head, firmly decided in his heart that he must avoid becoming an adversary to Olivia in this world at all costs.

….

Enduring rough conditions and moving west to Kosos County, passing towns and villages of Mamor County, though inevitably encountering small troubles on the journey, fortunately, everything was within a manageable scope.

However, after passing the central west of Mamor County, Leon discovered another somewhat unexpected fact.

The power ruling most of Mamor County in this world, judging by the banner, turned out to be the Farolis Family.

Curiously inquiring with the soldiers of the Thorny Flower family in a town tavern, he found out that in this world, the Thorny Flower Family Head, “Eriv,” never encountered the Undead War and is alive and well now.

Moreover, Eriv had relied on his early years, supporting Olivia, the Golden Lion Queen, in her uprising, as a “From Dragon’s Merit,” he has now risen to become the “Thorn Flower Duke” ruling areas including Kosos County, Blink County, Glade County, and central and western Mamor County.

Leon’s heart sighed at the rise of the world leader.

In a sense, without him, everyone seems to have flourished brilliantly.

Hmm… honestly, this kind of situation, where he seems to be the only one redundant, is indeed a bit unsettling.

After parting ways with the trader father and son near Dragon Claw Fortress, it took a full ten days, but Leon finally led Ines into the territory of Kosos County.

Swiftly reaching Selva Village, Leon reined in his horse at a hill at the village entrance.

Looking at the familiar yet silent and tranquil scene of the place that remained in a village state, stirred a feeling in him of time and people having changed beyond recognition.

The village before him had not developed into a bustling town of thousands as it did in his own timeline.

It still maintained the state it was in when he first arrived at Selva Village, a small village of only a few hundred villagers.

Leon raised his head and gazed sideways at the abandoned Windmill Mill on the north cliff; it stood quietly as if observing this land frozen in time.

If anything was different, perhaps it was that the village houses had been repaired, and the environment was more level and cleaner. Not far from Selva Village, there seemed to be a small-scale barracks, guarding this small mountain village where the “Golden Lion Queen” once grew up.

On the way, Leon had already inquired at the taverns in Farolis City.

The Olivia of this world was also born in Selva, raised in Selva.

It’s just that… the local people in Farolis City’s tavern had never heard of any Snake Slayer Leon Pendragon, nor were there any stories penned by Galliard about the Knights of Selva widely spread among the folk.

Naturally, Selva Village had not been saved by the three fleeing Serian youths either.

According to locals, the village where Her Majesty the Queen grew up indeed suffered plunder from Kantadar’s routed soldiers six years ago.

This event did indeed happen.

The difference was that the village did not get rescued.

It’s said that aside from Olivia who broke through and survived.

All the elderly, women, and children left in Selva back then perished….

There were no survivors.

…

Leading the horse slowly into Selva Village, leaving Ines to wait in the village inn tavern, Leon followed his memories and found the woodland cemetery where his mother-in-law Reilia was buried.

Ahead of the meticulously maintained cemetery, stood a squad of guards from the Thorny Flower family.

Evidently, in this world, the identity of the person buried here had long since been made public.

When Leon stated his intention to visit and pay respects to Princess Lelia at the cemetery guard, they did not prevent him. Instead, they had two soldiers follow him into the cemetery to keep watch.

Leon dutifully ventured deeper into the woods, and encountered the tombstone of his parallel world’s mother-in-law.

The base, which was previously not inscribed with a name, in this timeline, bore the name and identity of Reilia.

On the diagonal left side of the tomb, there was simultaneously another tombstone, as if acting as a guardian.

Inscribed upon it:

…..Here lies Brian of Selva, Baron Roland of Vonoska Castle.

…..May my nurturing father rest in peace in the kingdom of God Vinoles.

A loving father, a loyal Royal Knight.

Year 621—672.

…

After respectfully observing a moment of silence, Leon stood up and sighed.

As expected…

Not hearing any word of Olivia’s adoptive father Brian in Farolis City raised his suspicions.

Deceased in 672… meaning, in this timeline, Brian had long since perished in the massacre by the routed soldiers in Selva.

This, perhaps, was also why Olivia could charge and break through without reservations in this world, unencumbered and without being captured.

In this timeline, Selva was neither saved nor did the Griffin descend.

According to local tales, it was Olivia alone who broke through and fled to Farolis City, then enlisted the help of Lord Eriv to deploy an army. With the help of the Thorny Flower Army, Olivia accompanied the army to hunt down and annihilate those Kantadar routed soldiers, thus completing her revenge for Selva’s calamity.

No traces of himself, Azeryan, or Lokhak appeared in the local lore of this world.

From the current intelligence, it seems that the three of them never came here…