Chapter 31 – Neither the Forest Witch Nor the Knight’s Youngest Child Wants to Eat Vegetables.

I’m glad that today’s schedule for the knights starts in the afternoon.
Otherwise, I would have had to go out for training without much rest after returning to the barracks from the top of the mountain at dawn.

Thanks to you, I was well rested and now I was doing self-training in a corner of the parade ground.

‘After training, I’ll find out about Kiella.’

With that thought in mind, I was doing pull-ups with an iron bar as usual.

“Dake…! It’s here.”

When I turned toward the sound, I saw someone hiding in a tree gesturing to me.

As I got closer, and sure enough, there was Princess Iril standing there, just like last time, wearing a white robe and mask covering everything except her eyes.

Seeing as she tried to hide her identity every time she came to see me, it seemed like the queen was reluctant to meet me openly, even if she were a princess.

“Witch of the Forest?”

“It’s been a while, Dayk.”

She, who still believed that I had not discovered her true identity, spoke in an adult tone, perhaps to give off a witch-like vibe.

“I’m glad you’ve been doing well so far. Plus, you recently played an active part in exterminating a monster called an ogre, right? It’s really amazing.”

From what I heard from Agnes, when she reported to the queen about the slaying of the ogre, she also said that my contribution was great.
Of course, she didn’t even listen to the queen, so no compensation was given to me.

“Thank you. Did you hear this from Princess Iril again?”

“Huh? Well, of course. I and Princess Iril are very close.”

“I see.”

Just as I was wondering what had brought her here this time, the princess took a quick look around and quietly whispered to me.

“Actually, I came because I had to tell Dake something.”

Unlike other times, his expression is serious.
Feeling something unusual, I lowered my voice.

“What happened?”

“Maybe within today… Oh no, the queen will visit the knights.”

“The queen?”

“Yes. And they will say that they are looking for a knight to guard the lord of Lake Village, but you cannot volunteer and you must refuse even if the Queen tells you to go. Understood?”

The nuance is that the queen is deliberately trying to send me away.

“Is Lake Village a dangerous place?”

“That’s not true, but the lord there is a little… No, very scared. He sent a letter this morning saying he needs a knight to guard him, and the queen plans to use this opportunity to send Dake there to make things difficult.”

Since she can’t kick me out herself because of her daughter, she sends her into exile in a rough land…
It’s a petty method that a queen who likes to manipulate people behind people’s back would think of.

But for a moment, the word ‘lord’ reminded me of the conversation I had with Agnes.
The story is that the former Supreme Court Justice has retired from the royal castle and is living as a lord in a nearby estate.

Because her personality is so cruel, there are no elves who can follow her. .

“Who do you think is the village lord?”

“My name is Kiella, and I am an elf who used to be the chief judge in the royal castle.”

‘… Also.’

While I was nodding to myself thinking that my guess was correct, the princess continued speaking with a serious expression on her face.

“To be honest, Kiella is very violent, uncharacteristic of an elf. In particular, she is overly strict and violent with the elves under her, so if Dake goes, she might get seriously hurt. She may be more dangerous since she is human…”

She feels sorry for the princess who explains it carefully, but she already knows full well what kind of woman she is.

Because she’s been fucked by that bitch enough times in her past life.

What happened to me?

You may remember what I said a while ago when I touched Agnes’ private part under the pretext of needing to remove it.
The reason I know so much about how to please a woman’s body is because I was an elf in my past life.

That elf was Kiel, and in her past life, I had been subjected to extreme sexual exploitation by her.

It may sound strange to say that it is sexual exploitation for an elf.
However, Kiella was not like an elf at all, as her princess said.

Because, unlike the rest of her compatriots who loved peace and stability, she tried to solve any problem with violence and force.

Moreover, she even raped her on the day of her previous life, saying that she was curious about how good sex felt that humans were crazy about, so no matter how many times she gave in, she could never be called an ordinary elf.

In fact, if it had stopped at that level, the expression sexual exploitation would not have been used.

But after her first rape, she opened her eyes to sexual pleasure and made me her personal sex plaything.
With a threat that if she disobeys his words, he will use the power of the Supreme Court Justice to leave her alone.

‘At that time, I really thought it would be better to die.’

At the time, Kiella viewed me as a tool to satisfy her sexual curiosity.
He would force me to ejaculate for several days to see how much he could ejaculate, and on the other hand, he would have sex with a string tied to his genitals to test how much he could endure.

On days when she was in a bad mood due to her personal issues, she would force me to commit sexual assault on her, and there were many instances where she would resort to violence if I did not satisfy her.

I thought that if I helped defeat her demon lord, my treatment in her kingdom would change and I would be able to escape from her naturally.

The result was, as everyone knows, I was betrayed and ended up getting stabbed.

“Anyway, you must never go to Lake Village, okay?”

I can feel the princess’s sincere concern for me from her eyes as she says that.

She was the only elf who was nice to me in her past life, but she blames herself for saying that wasn’t enough, and she still treats me kindly now.

In order not to lose her heart, it would be better to obey her words, but that cannot stop her revenge.

Still, she answered with a light smile to reassure the princess.

“I understand. Thank you for your concern, witch.”

“No. It’s not that I’m saying that, it’s that I’m sorry that Dake is having a hard time because of the Queen. Oh, and I also gave you fruit as a gift today…”

The princess was about to lift the bag of gifts she had brought next to her.

“Sir! What are you doing here?”

“Pine?”

“Huh? Who is this person?”

“Hi!”

The princess froze at the unexpected appearance of the little knight.
However, she soon cleared her throat and spoke in the same adult voice she had used earlier.

“Well, I’m the witch of the forest.”

“Witch… Eh?! Oh, you mean a witch! A witch who uses dark magic to curse or play mischievous tricks?!”

Fine gets scared and clings to my arm.
The reaction is bigger than I expected, so I need to calm down a bit.

“This is a good witch, so you can rest assured.”

“Um, are you sure?”

“Of course, Fine. I am a good witch who helps good people.”

“How can you say my name…! Senior, I think you really are a witch! It’s so scary!”

No, since she’s a princess, I know her name.
Your truly deceived naivety is several times more frightening.

Meanwhile, the princess appeared with a lively look on her face.
Maybe it’s because he’s never been afraid of others, but he seems excited to see Fine shriveled up at the sight of him.

He even took another drink and pretended to drink it with both hands.

“Oh my, isn’t Fine a good elf? I need to punish her!”

“Ugh! I was wrong! I’m sorry for handing over my green peppers to you when you were away for a moment! I just didn’t want to eat the green peppers!”

You hate vegetables just like the princess.
For some reason, the last time we were eating together at a restaurant, after going to the bathroom for a moment, there was a lot of vegetables on the plate.

“Well, for such a terrible thing! That’s good. I knew you would do that, so I brought you a green pepper as punishment!”

The princess pulled out a green pepper from her sack with a triumphant smile on her face.

It was a gift like last time, and it was clear that he brought vegetables that he didn’t want to eat.

Fine, who did not know this, saw the green pepper in the princess’s hand and was astonished as if she had seen a skeleton.

“Hey!”

“It’s not over yet? Here’s broccoli, cucumbers, and eggplant…”

“Oh, the devil’s vegetables keep coming out of my pocket! Please help me, senior! I will never hand you vegetables again!”

A little knight clinging to my arm and stomping his feet.
Meanwhile, the princess took out a bunch of vegetables from the bag and handed them all over.

Fine, who was holding an armful of vegetables that she hated just by looking at them, became tearful, and the princess, seeing this, spoke in a kind voice with a satisfied face.

“If you want to live healthy, you must not only eat sweet fruits, but also eat vegetables.”

This is what I want to say to the princess.

“So, take it to the barracks and eat it all without leaving any behind. Otherwise, I’ll put a curse on you that makes everything you eat taste like green pepper!”

“Well, that’s all! Eating a strawberry before going to bed is the joy of my life!”

“And if you tell anyone about me, they will put a curse on you, so don’t ever talk about me.”

“Uuuuu…”

The princess handed me a bag of fruit, leaving Fine unable to even respond due to mental breakdown.

“Now, the rest of the fruit is for dake. I’m going to leave now, so you have to remember what I said. Okay?”

She turned around with her usual bright smile and walked further and further away from us.
The reason why my steps are light is probably because I passed on all the vegetables that were difficult to dispose of.

The victim, Fine, was looking up at me with an expression like a lost puppy next to her.

“Huh, senior…”

Does he hate vegetables that much?
To the point where I shed tears like chicken shit?

As I was looking at it, I felt weak and needed some help.
It is thanks to her that Agnes and I remain peacefully in her order.

“Let’s trade with me.”

“Really, senior? You are the best!”

“Instead, just change half of it.”

I agreed to help, but I had to pay the price for secretly handing over the side dishes.

“Only half… But thank you!”

Her face brightens at the thought of being able to cut down on vegetables by at least half.

However, when she returned after exchanging half, she was in tears again at the thought of having to eat half of the vegetables.

—

About an hour after Dayke and Fine returned from leaving fruits and vegetables in the barracks without the other members knowing, the knights who had been continuing their self-training lined up on the parade ground.

And in front of those knights, Nermedia accompanied by her subjects appeared.

“Queen, why did you do this without telling me in advance…”

To Agnes’ polite yet perplexed words, she responded as if the Queen was of no consequence.

“As the knights are the swords that protect the capital, shouldn’t you, as the owner, check to see if they are being forged well on a daily basis? Sometimes, I have something to tell you.”

Then she turned to her knights lined up in front of her.

“Actually, former Supreme Court Justice Kiella, the lord of Lake Village, has requested that a personal escort be dispatched. Because of the recent incident where monsters appeared in the forest. They say you don’t need many, just one person, but I would like it to be a reliable member of the Knights. “He said it would be nice.”

“Dispatch… But Queen.”

“Don’t worry, Agnes. Are you concerned about the Knights’ strength being reduced? Anyway, the former Supreme Court Justice only needs to send him for about three days a week, so there won’t be a big problem. Now, here is the wonderful knight who would like to enjoy the honor of being the former Supreme Court Justice’s escort. “Is this available?”

“…”

Among the more than twenty knights, none raised their hands willingly.
Everyone except the newcomer Fine knew how eccentric the former Supreme Court Justice was.

Fine did not raise her hand either, as she did not want to waste time with her admirer Agnes.

“As expected, everyone seems to love Wang Seong so much.”

Even if no applicants came forward, the queen did not care at all.
Anyway, her purpose was to send Dake away and make him regret joining the Knights.

It would be even better if an unsightly human being could be kicked out of the castle for just three days a week, and if a lord who couldn’t control his anger could even beat him to death.

“Are there really none? Then I guess I’ll have no choice but to choose.”

Tension spread across the knights’ faces.
Even though they tried not to show it off as much as possible, everyone just thought that they didn’t want to go to the former Supreme Court Justice.

But then.

“I will go.”

The eyes of the elves are drawn towards a voice heard from somewhere.
Where those gazes rested, Dake was raising his hand.

“Oh my, Dayk. Is this really true? It’s very desirable to be motivated. For a human being.”

‘It’s foolish to not know what kind of elf Kiella is. But thanks to her, she got her way.’

Nermedia says things on the outside that you can’t tell if they’re compliments or not, but on the inside she’s laughing at Dayk.
However, she did not know that the person she was laughing at was also smiling behind the queen’s knowledge.