Julie gradually transformed from a human into a dragonoid as she slowly removed her armor. Tiffany kicked Julie's sword aside and pointed her sword at Julie.

"Sorry Uncle, I don’t have enough Mana to maintain the Humanization spell," Julie said, looking like a child who had done something wrong. Without her armor, Julie looked significantly younger and could pass as a teenager.

"The spell doesn’t matter anymore." Travis used to scold her whenever she showed any sign of being a dragonoid. However, now was not the time for it. Travis quickly changed the subject. "Julie, you are still young. Don’t give up your life for an old man like me."

"But I only have you. I can't lose you!" Julie began to cry.

"Julie, I have killed many people, many were innocent. I asked you not to become a knight, but you became one anyway. However, before you had to kill anyone, I hope that you can leave the Knight Order and live a peaceful life." Travis said. "Don't be sad for me. I deserve to die after all the atrocity I committed."

Julie's transformation soon completed, she became a dragonoid with two horns, two wings and a tail. Her dragon scales were light blue in color. She folded her wings right now, but her maximum wing span would be about eight feet wide.

By law, all demonic races must be killed on sight in the Kingdom. Knowing that Julie was a dragonoid and that Travis took care of her, Bob and Tiffany no longer needed to fear Travis anymore.

Tiffany walked to Bob as he lowered his sword. "Would you promise to go with her and never come back if we let you go?" She asked whether Travis would escape into the Demon Realm with Julie and never come back.

"No. I made a promise to always follow orders until the day I die. You should kill me for your children." Travis shook his head.

"Can you stop being so stubborn just for once!" Julie shouted.

"This is what I hate about you. So stubborn!" said Tiffany angrily.

Travis smiled bitterly and said, "Julie, why do you think you suddenly got a promotion? Why did you get assigned into this mission with me?"

Before Julie responded, Travis continued, "You were a hostage to keep me in check. Daniel was there to observe me and to report to his majesty as soon as I make a mistake."

"Do you know you were followed when you chased after me?" Travis continued his series of questions.

"Uncle, no..." Julie lowered her head, staring at the ground. "Could it be that I am the reason for all these troubles?"

"Wait! You were followed?!" Tiffany shouted to Travis.

"Don't worry, I led them to somewhere in the East before coming here." Travis smiled, yet seemed somewhat frightened by Tiffany.

"Why? Aren't you here to kill me?" Tiffany asked doubtfully. Those who followed Travis could have been his reinforcements.

"Are you asking whether I can survive Kill Zone?" Travis laughed and shook his head. "Have I ever won against you in a fight?" He then smiled at Tiffany.

Bob and Tiffany realized what Travis came here for. Tiffany moved to Travis and attempted to treat his injuries. However, Travis swung his arm and refused her help. "Let me die. I will not go back on my promise."

"If your promise lasts only until the day you die, I can help with that!" said N as he walked toward the knights. Adrian and Winnie followed him.

"Who are you?" Travis and Julie said together. Bob and Tiffany were also surprised to see him coming out of hiding.

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"I am the demon who saved them." N answered directly and confidently. "Travis, I am curious, if you get another life, how would you like to live it?" N asked.

Travis looked at N for a moment before looking at Tiffany, who nodded back at him, signaling that N was trustworthy. Then, he spoke, "In this lifetime, I had to follow the law and kill my sister and her family. I had to kill numerous innocent people as an Inquisition Knight." Travis tightened his fists, feeling guilty about what he did. "If I have a next life, I hope to create a place where Julie would not be discriminated. I truly wish that she could enjoy freedom in her lifetime."

Travis was a member of the Knight Order’s Inquisition Division. It was in charge of execution.

"Julie, in the end, you are the only one I could save." Travis shook his head with sadness.

As a dragonoid, Julie was unlikely to have reached adulthood without Travis’ protection.

"That’s blasphemy, Travis. Are you really a Holy Knight?" asked Adrian in a soft tone.

"I suppose I’ll be a demon in my next life." Travis answered without any remorse or hesitation.

"That … was a lot of last words, Travis." Bob finally sheathed his sword.

Travis suddenly realized, the last time Bob opened his month was asking if he had any last words. "Haha, I see why you chose him, Tiffany. He is my complete opposite."

"That shows how much I hate you." Tiffany replied with a scowl, still being angry at Travis for his stubborness.

"You spoke of a promise. Who made you promise?" Bob questioned Travis.

"Saint Levi. She took me in when I was an orphan. I will never betray her." Travis answered with determination.

Bob sighed as he turned toward Adrian and Winnie. Seeing that N was taking over the situation, he gathered the children and sat on a bench nearby.

Travis then turned to Julie. "Julie, go find Saint Levi if you ever need help. As I have kept my promise until the day I die, she will honor her end of the bargain and protect you."

Julie nodded and she continued to weep.

Then, N asked Travis. "Would you like to keep your memory in your next life?"

"Huh? Well, no. There are too many things I don’t want to remember anymore." said Travis as he sighed. "Wait, you’re being serious?"

"Yes, any questions?" said N.

"What are you planning to do with me?" Travis asked. "Am I going to die?"

"Yes, you are going to die." N replied. "YYou see. I have a hypothesis regarding reincarnation that I would like to test. If you are willing, you can work with me to see if we can get you a next life."

"Is this guy insane...?" Travis did not say this out loud, but N could tell what he was thinking from his facial expression.

"I am…" N said something next to Travis' ear.

"I see, it is my honor." Travis was impressed with what he heard.

N then drew several unknown glyphs with his fingers.

"Let me change my mind. I want to keep my memory." Travis continued with sorrow. "I need to atone for my crimes."

"Got it. I will do my best." N said and Travis lost conscience as soon as he was hit with the spells.

"Demonic Spell!" Winnie exclaimed.

"This is called Magic." N smiled to Winnie.

"Noland, prepare to leave immediately! We have patients, we need to move!" N spoke to the furthest house at the end of the street with a Wind spell.

"Roger that boss!" Noland shouted back.

"Can you finish preparations in 2 hours?" N said.

"We can finish in one and a half!" Noland shouted. Without a Wind spell, it was quite an effort to make himself heard.

"Ok, we'll move out in one and a half. Prepare an extra carriage for the knights as well." N said.

"Roger!" Noland replied.

"Julie, they have an extra carriage for you and Travis, but I will need to perform first aid now." N informed the girl.

"Ok, please." Julie replied as if she saw a ray of light in total darkness. Although she did not understand why N was helping, this was better than Travis dying.

Bob helped taking off Travis’ armor, who was moved into an abandoned house using a stretcher. N performed surgeries with healing spells as assistance. The darkness in N's Aura was gone. Silver aura and sparkles filled the air around the house.

"So beautiful! He is like an angel from the picture books." Winnie said with excitement as she saw the silver sparkles. After a moment of silence, Adrian replied, "Yes, he is."

After an hour, Noland and his group finished preparing the carriages and wagons. He knocked on the door to N's room and said, "Boss? This is Noland. We are ready."

"Ok. Noland, please wait for a second." N answered from inside the room.

Bob and Tiffany had been helping N with hot water, clean towels and other things that N needed for the surgeries. "I am going to take Travis and Julie immediately to my lab; he is dying." N said to Bob and Tiffany as he cleaned his hands.

"Ok, no problem." Tiffany replied.

N and the group gathered in the dining room of the abandoned house. N pulled out a map and marked a location near the capital. "Let's meet at this location in three days."

"Got it." Bob replied. N was pointing at a camping site that rarely had visitors.

Due to N's anesthetic spells, Julie and Travis fell asleep and were carried to their carriage. N and the former bandits then departed immediately. N continued with the surgical operation on the way. With N’s Levitation spell, they would arrive within a day.

On the other hand, Adrian’s family decided to take a break and resume their journey the next day.