Chapter 145 - 122: Steel Dragon, the Final Shortcoming

Chapter 145: Chapter 122: Steel Dragon, the Final Shortcoming

「Two days later, at noon.」

Ironhoof Town, a border town in the Sal Empire.

After a forced march, Roy and his group took only four days to travel from Iron Armor Turtle Castle to Ironhoof Town.

Although it was a border town, Ironhoof Town was by no means small, nearly half the size of Redwood City, the capital of Yorkshire.

Beyond its size, Ironhoof Town’s prosperity also far surpassed that of any town in the Laine Kingdom, especially after the four Dukes launched their rebellion.

Roy and his group had no trouble entering Ironhoof Town.

To the town’s soldiers, they looked no different from the Laine Nobles who had previously fled to Ironhoof Town.

If there was any difference, it was that their group was a bit smaller—just four people—unlike the other Laine Nobles who arrived with their entire families and large convoys of carriages.

After paying the City Entry Tax, Roy and his group entered the town without a hitch.

The first thing they did upon arriving in town was find an inn to rest.

The Sweet Dreams Continue Inn.

In a high-level suite on the third floor, Roy lay in the bathtub, enjoying a massage from Margery as he soaked.

After personally witnessing the coldness in Miranda’s eyes, Margery had an awakening, realizing that the maternal love Miranda had shown before had never been genuine.

At the same time, she also realized just how "foolish" she had been.

She abandoned her old, unrealistic fantasies, stopped accepting Miranda’s emotional manipulation, and began to think about her own life.

Then, she made a decision.

To return to Yorkshire with Roy!

That was her decision, but Roy didn’t agree at first.

However, after she used every trick in the book and did some things that even Catherine and Miria were reluctant to do, Roy was eventually persuaded.

However, she would not be returning to Yorkshire with Roy as the Fifth Princess and Rose Knight.

The Dark Night Knight’s new student!

Roy Wesley’s junior!

This would be Margery’s new identity from now on.

On the surface, this might not seem useful, but that was not the case.

Only two people knew that Margery had slept with the Dark Night Knight: Miranda and Brook.

As long as they didn’t reveal this to anyone, all anyone else would know was that the Dark Night Knight had accepted a commission from Margery.

The Dark Night Knight already had one student, so taking on another wasn’t particularly strange.

As for how to make Miranda and Brook keep it a secret, that was simple: he just had to threaten them directly.

"If anyone else finds out about my relationship with Margery, I will hunt you down and kill you, no matter where you run!"

To make sure Miranda and Brook remembered his warning, Roy deliberately used his Dragon Mighty on them.

To be precise, he unleashed the full force of his Dragon Mighty upon them.

Unsurprisingly, enveloped by his Dragon Mighty, Miranda and Brook felt a terror unlike anything they had ever experienced and fainted on the spot.

When they woke up, the way they looked at Roy had completely changed. They were trembling with fear, as if they were looking at the God of Death himself.

Margery said nothing about Roy’s actions.

In the past, she might have found it hard to bear.

But now, seeing the terror on Miranda’s and Brook’s faces, she felt perfectly calm, not a single ripple of emotion stirring within her.

As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than a heart that has died.

Miranda could never have imagined that her cold gaze that morning would be the last straw, causing Margery to lose all hope in her.

After enjoying Margery’s massage for a little over ten minutes, Roy stopped wasting time. He pulled her into the tub with him, where they began a game of cards not suitable for children.

Their "game" started in the bathroom and continued all the way to the bedroom, lasting for a full hour or two.

When everything had settled down, Margery lay beside Roy, tracing circles on his chest with her finger. "Do you need me to come with you to Ice Wind City?" she asked.

"No, I can go alone."

"After you’ve dealt with your mother and brother, go straight back to Yorkshire and find Catherine. Explain the plan to her; she’ll know what to do," Roy said slowly.

Although he was fully confident he could kill the Ironblood Duke and annihilate the Reilly Clan, bringing Margery along would be inconvenient.

Besides, before heading to Ice Wind City, he needed to spend some time cultivating in Chaos Square to upgrade his Bronze Bear Breathing Technique to Tier Eight and shore up his final weakness.

"Okay. I’ll wait for you at Rock Lion Castle," Margery replied quickly.

After resting in bed for a little over ten minutes, Roy got dressed in his clothes and armor with Margery’s help.

Putting on his mask, he jumped out the bedroom window and left the inn.

Before long, he vanished from Margery’s sight.

After leaving the inn, Roy didn’t hesitate. He immediately left Ironhoof Town and headed for the forest outside of town.

After confirming no one else was around, he entered Chaos Square.

He retrieved the small box Margery had given him from a corner of the square and took out an Inheritance Map.

The Steel-Backed Beast Breathing Technique!

A Defense Type Exemplary Breathing Technique!

After carefully studying the Cultivation Positions on the Inheritance Map, Roy took a deep breath and immediately began his Cultivation of the Steel-Backed Beast Breathing Technique.