Hollow Knight: Hallownest

"Hey, I remember you left here not long ago. Why are you back now?"

"Something happened."

"If you have something to say, tell me...hiss, forget about this!"

Ida slapped his head, took out two stones emitting white light, touched the brighter one to the other gray stone, and then handed it to Mo Rong.

"Take this. If you need to come to the palace for business in the future, let me know so I can prepare in advance."

"If I remember correctly, this is a white stone, right?" Mo Rong weighed the stone in his hand. It was not as heavy as he imagined.

"Just give it to me like this, is it okay?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal. Every captain in our guard team can control a certain amount of white stones, not to mention me, the captain." Ida waved his hand, looking very proud.

"Tsk, I shouldn't have asked. You kid pretended to be good."

Mo Rong put away the white stone and asked about his purpose.

"Do you know where Knight Zemor is?"

"Knight Zemor? She should be in the palace's training grounds. Why are you looking for her?"

Ida said without thinking, with a confused expression.

"Ordinary bugs cannot enter the martial arts arena. Even we guards have to apply to enter. You can't do that. Of course, I am special."

He was really afraid that Mo Rong would rush into the palace like he did just now. This place was not like a sanctuary of souls where he could just... Yida suddenly raised his head as if he had thought of something, and his lips trembled slightly.

Could it be that Knight Zemor...

"She did it too?!"

He really couldn't imagine that one of the Five Knights who held a high position would do such a heinous thing. He admired him so much, but he never thought that such filthy darkness was hidden in such a pure place.

Without waiting for Mo Rong to react, Yida pulled him closer, lowered his head and whispered tremblingly: "Brother, you must stay calm this time. If you are pushed to the beheading platform like last time, the king will never let you go again!"

"No way!"

"Hiss... not really. You're exaggerating a bit."

"Where is the praise!——"

Ida's voice was so excited that she almost shouted out, but when she thought of Revik still beside her, she quickly lowered her voice, and her eyes were more serious than ever.

"How can you be so exaggerated! You can't be unaware of the importance of the Five Knights to the kingdom. Regardless of whether you can defeat Zemor, even though my master has accompanied the queen to Canglu, the remaining three knights will never sit idly by!"

"Do you think you can beat four of them at once?!"

Mo Rong's expression became more and more puzzled as he listened, and he looked at Yida suspiciously.

He had never been a guard and didn't know the rules of the palace, but was it so difficult to meet Zemor?

Do you want to defeat the four knights joining forces?

I have little education, so don't lie to me.

"No, it's just a meeting. Why are you asking so much?"

"Meeting her once is not a big deal, but she is a knight, and is definitely not comparable to ordinary soul masters! You want to kill her, even if it is an assassination, you can never do it in the martial arts arena..."

"and many more!"

Mo Rong immediately interrupted Ida, who was in the same position but on a different wavelength, fearing that he would say something strange again.

"What are you talking about? Why would I kill Zemor? We have no grudges against each other."

"Huh?" Now it was Ida's turn to be confused.

"Didn't you say that Knight Zemor did the same thing as Soul Master?"

Good man, now he finally understood what Ida meant by 'she did it too', it turned out that the topic was completely off the track.

After some explanation, Ida let out a long sigh and leaned limply against the stone chair.

"Next time, speak more fully. The shock you just received is more than I've ever experienced in my entire life."

"I almost thought you were going to charge into the palace."

"What if I really want to rush in?" Mo Rong looked at him with a smile.

"What should I do? I can't beat those knights..." Ida was still lying there, his hands hanging limply at his sides, but at this moment the corners of his mouth were raised.

"I can only help you clean up some miscellaneous soldiers--"

"If you can't beat me then, maybe I can take you and run away."

"Come on, with your two moves, who knows who will run away."

Mo Rong laughed and got down to business.

"How about it, can you do it? Help me make an appointment with Zemor."

"It should be fine." Although Ida was a little uncertain, she still agreed.

"Knight Zemor has a good relationship with my master, so he should be able to show me some respect, but with my small face, I guess this is all I can do."

"That's enough, leave the rest to me."

"Okay, then come with me, I'll take you in first."

The two insects stood up one after another. After Ida explained the situation to Rivik, he called Mo Rong into the gate of the white palace.

The scenes of the past were now vivid in his mind. Mo Rong took a rough look at them and felt like he was revisiting an old place.

"How about it, are you feeling weird right now?"

Ida joked, pointing to the forked path in the distance: "That's the road leading to the execution platform, how about walking on it?"

"Itchy skin?"

"..."

The White Palace, as the name suggests, has buildings almost all made of gray-white rocks, with six-winged flying insects embossed on them in neat rows. Compared with the City of Tears, this place looks more solemn and majestic. Looking at these bright and reflective white buildings, Mo Rong was a little curious.

Will I really not get snow blindness if I live in this place for a long time?

Passing through the noisy training ground and facing the strange looks of the guards around him, Ida finally stopped in front of a building similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum on the side of the main hall of the palace.

Mo Rong looked up and found that this place was not as high as the arena he had imagined. It seemed like it was cut in half, but the scale was just as grand, even greater than the arena.

He stood outside the field, and although he couldn't see the scene inside, he could hear collisions from time to time, as well as strong vibrations coming from under his feet.

He dared to guarantee that it must be Hegmer who made the noise.

"Just wait for me."

Ida walked in quickly, and in a moment he appeared at the entrance of the martial arts field again, with a somewhat smug expression on his face.

Mo Rong knew it was done without asking.

"No problem, you should know what Knight Zemor looks like, that is..."

"The one with snow-white hair that reaches the ground, a few black hairs that look like tentacles on top of his head, and a giant bone nail, right?"

Ida was a little surprised after hearing this: "Have you seen it?"

"I fought alongside her, do you believe it?"

"Just brag." Ida curled her lips, naturally not believing it.

"Okay, then let's get together after you finish your work. I'll be leaving first."

"Okay." Mo Rong nodded. He just took a few steps and then remembered something. He called Yida again: "By the way, you haven't introduced your sister-in-law to me yet. At least tell me her name."

"Hehe, actually to be precise, it's not quite appropriate to call me sister-in-law now." Ida scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Revek, her name is Revek."

Rivek?

Mo Rong waved at him, muttering to himself as he stepped into the martial arts arena.

Why does this name sound familiar?