It wasn't for justice, nor was it to protect the princess; his initial goal had been impure—to seize the Iris Flower Kingdom.
"On your own, you could never capture the Iris Flower Kingdom!" He wanted to persuade further, but the silver-armored knight still didn't stop his advance.
He involuntarily stepped back, though the other's armor and weapon resembled those of a protagonist in a hero's tale.
Yet it felt as though he was facing a crazed demon.
"Since you won't listen, I'll have to kill you," the assassin leader sighed with regret, drew a dagger, and threw it forcefully at Xi Mu's face. Accompanied by the whooshing sound of the dagger, he swiftly turned and leaped towards the open window, diving through it with the grace and naturalness of a diver.
A purple arrow then pierced his brain mid-flight; his body lost control in the air, flipping and dropping onto the street below.
