"Yes, it certainly isn't a good thing."
"But there's one point I need to reiterate-I'm not some reincarnation of the Holy Knight. I've never heard of him, and I have no intention of inheriting his reputation."
"I... am myself!"
"I don't think my reputation would pale in comparison to that Holy Knight's!"
Qin Ran nodded in apparent agreement, but then changed his tone.
O'Hara remained expressionless.
But Qin Ran could hear her breathing catch at his earlier words. Though it immediately returned to normal, it couldn't escape his perception.
Just as I thought. Even if she looks calm, or has struggled to compose herself, anything involving Holy Knight Hughes isn't so easy to let go of! Otherwise, she wouldn't have subconsciously mentioned the gap between her current status and Hughes's even while casually refusing!
O'Hara's reaction let Qin Ran breathe a small sigh of relief.
She wasn't as unshakable as she appeared.
That meant there was a way to resolve this.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Qin Ran raised a hand, and Dawn Force, a power derived entirely from the [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art], spread across his whole palm.
When the [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art] advanced to the peerless level, although the system hadn't displayed it, Qin Ran had naturally controlled the power belonging to the [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art] within him, spreading it to his palm.
It was as though he'd been born knowing how.
But Qin Ran knew clearly that this was a change brought about by the [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art].
He had even witnessed its power after advancement.
Dawn!
An intangible force transformed into tangible energy.
It had struck the waves of treasure the Dawn Church had hidden underground like a shock wave.
Although his broadened horizons after several dungeon worlds meant Qin Ran was