Chapter 40 – 05. Kingdom of Ulstro – Innocent Princess and the Bleeding Knight (9)

“…”

“…”

Serenia, who called Valdes into her room her, surprisingly said nothing.

‘What, are you trying to overpower me?’

Serenia sits back in her chair and catches her mood.

If it were a normal knight or servant, she would have been nervous and depressed at the appearance of the leader of the knights, wondering if she had done something wrong, but it was a story that did not work for him. She slightly raised the corners of her mouth to look rather cheeky.

The mana pressure that was quietly crushing him was also lightly passed over.

‘Look at this?’

Serenia’s eyebrows twitched.

Just a moment ago, I was in a very uncomfortable state. I never thought that during the mission, we would date each other, and that Mercy would even kiss her. It was a joke, but I didn’t know how embarrassed I was when I actually caught it.

So, unintentionally, he let go of his unmanned spirit her. But instead of panicking, Valdez puts on a confident expression. I was interested.

In the end, he even used one of the Master’s symbols, Manaap, but he endured it with ease. No, even the level of enduring it was not enough.

“Did you say Valdes?”

“Yes, it was. Commander of the Serenia Knights.”

“The title should be Captain. By the way… Are you dating Mercy?”

“I don’t know if it’s the captain’s Mercy, but yes. I’m dating Mercy’s sister.”

“…Sister?”

Her her.

Laughter came out. Aside from calling her by her nickname her, calling her her older sister her? It was a hunch, but it seemed that Mercy probably wanted it rather than that boy.

‘The bloodline doesn’t go anywhere.’

The words in front were funny. I don’t know if it’s the captain’s Mercy.

“It’s fun. It’s funnier than I thought.”

“I’m glad you’re having fun. Then what can I prove?”

“Oh, that’s what I want to ask. What can you prove?”

The difference between Mercy and this boy was literally heaven and earth. No, the land is not enough, to the extent of digging underground.

The only thing that can be rubbed is appearance and talent. It’s a pity that her appearance is of mixed demon race. To the extent that you can feel that her mother and daughter have high eyes as a pair.

I have n’t seen his talent in his person, but still, judging from how he overcame momentum and mana pressure, it’s at least noticeable in his own eyes. Listening to the performance of this mission here, it was clear that he was not just talented in swordsmanship, but a genius in overall combat.

But that’s it.

No matter how excellent the first two are, he has clear limits.

“Anything.”

“…What?”

“I’m confident to prove anything. However, not right now. One year. Give me one year. I will make sure that no one can dispute between me and my sister.

“Ha! … Puhahaha!!”

Like it.

It’s too much to listen to. It was as if he had done some research on himself beforehand.

Originally, I wanted to check if my love for Mercy was real, but I didn’t have to. It never occurred to me that a man with such guts could seduce a woman for something else.

If it wasn’t for the mixed blood of the demons, I wanted to be with Mercy if I adopted her. I wouldn’t have children anyway, so I didn’t have to worry about succession. With the title of count, he could easily marry the princess.

… Of course, since her husband hates demons, it was practically impossible.

“Good. Very good. A man should have that much guts for a woman.”

“It’s one of the reasons I’ve been able to survive so far.”

Even the grinning and manly smile.

A satisfied smile did not leave her face her.

“I’ll give you one year as you said. Prove it somewhere.”

“Okay. I will definitely repay your expectations.”

“It repays expectations. Hmm. I’m sorry, but to be honest, I don’t trust you yet. The wall is that high. So let me help you a little.”

“If you say help… ?”

“I’ll be your guardian.”

“…Yes?”

This was something even Valdez hadn’t expected. Thanks to that, I put on a dumbfounded expression for a moment.

In addition to her knowledge of Serenia’s youth, she combined her latest information to match her her favorite style her. Her self-confident and gutsy guy her was similar to her original personality her, so it was easier than anything else. She hit the mark, and she liked her reaction her too.

One difficulty was that Serenia was wearing a suit, not her armor. I had a hard time holding back because I thought I would keep looking at that big chest that shakes every time I laugh. Perhaps this point was an additional point in the evaluation.

“Well, there’s nothing special about being a guardian. It’s just a little financial support. But…”

“It creates a back belly that can’t be touched carelessly…”

“Your brain is worth using.”

This time she didn’t answer and smiled.

Since the impression was already enough, it was time to show a relaxed image. She wasn’t just bravado, she actually had to let her know she was.

Serenia By her nature her, she was n’t great to interrupt or say that she did n’t answer.

“But wouldn’t there be objections? For example, her husband her…”

“My husband… Whoa, I’m not going to object that much. …Since we barely care about each other anymore anyway.”

‘Uh?’

He spoke softly, but he could hear it clearly. Moreover, when she mentioned her husband, her expression her, though briefly, was dark. A sign that the two of you are not on good terms, or that there are other problems. When this happened, it was necessary to revise her existing plans of her.

‘Do you see a gap to squeeze into?’

“Hmm…”

Serenia let out her drool for a moment and then tapped her finger on her desk her.

“Guardian. Guardian…”

“… You don’t have to be overbearing for me.”

“No, that’s not it. A guardian would be nice, but… A disciple would be nice too.”

“… ?”

Her question mark floated above Valdez’s head. I wondered if this was a situation where pumpkins were rolling all over the vine.

She has a style that once she decides, she pushes it to the end. It had been like that since her youth of her, and there were many times when she did not bend her opinion of her even in front of respected warriors. So if she had her heart her right, she would not give in even if the queen objected.

“No, it’s a bit difficult to make a disciple right away… Yes, it’d be nice to see some skills. A disciple comes next.”

“Um, Captain…?”

“Haha, I’m young enough to say that I’m in my later years… Anyway, I’m taking in students. I think it’ll be fun.Haha!!”

“…”

Serenia, who had already made up her mind her, laughed so loudly that her orange bobbed hair swayed.

“I’ll see your skills tomorrow. Rather than just making you a guardian, if you check your skills and talents and tell me about the sword, you’ll have a cause. Well, if you’re lucky, I’ll make you a disciple. You’ll have to work hard.”

‘No matter how you look at it, it seems like he wants to make a disciple…?’

“Ah, I see. If you have nothing more to say, I’ll leave.”

“Okay, see you tomorrow.”

“Yes. See you tomorrow.”

As Valdez left the room, Serenia smiled to herself and took out a book from her desk drawer to her.

[Retired Knight and Male Disciple]

It was a novel borrowed from Mercedes, about a female knight who retired at a young age and went to the countryside to take in a talented boy from the village as her apprentice her.

Actually, she didn’t like the book that much, but she thought of returning it after reading a few pages, since it was a book that Mercy read.

But what is this? It was fun. I don’t know if it’s because she’s getting older or because the writer wrote well, but it was funnier than I thought.

Since she is not in the habit of reading books, she only occasionally reads a few pages and covers them, but for the first time, she is reading a novel steadily.

It also made her think about her post-retirement life of hers. Like the main character of the novel, she thought it would be fun to go down to the quiet countryside. In particular, I liked the part where she found her disciples and taught them things by hand.

“You’ve already read a quarter of it.”

As Serenia happened to have her book out her, she opened her novel with the intention of reading a little more.

But she didn’t know. That this novel is a sensual novel, and that such kimi is not visible in the beginning, but shows signs of it little by little from the middle and explodes in the second half.

Royal Knights of Pedro.

Along with the Capital Defense Knights and the Black Eagle Knights, it’s one of the three best knights in Ulstro, and embarrassingly, it’s also the knights I belong to.

Although it has not been 20 years since its establishment, it has grown remarkably under the full support of the current queen. Thanks to this, he was very jealous of other knights, and often clashed with the Capital Defense Knights, who were also located in the capital.

However, once the captain stepped in, that was quickly resolved. It was only natural that Captain Serenia was a former escort knight for the Queen, and he is a byword for an emerging knight who rose from her baron to a count on his own. She is even one of the strongest in the kingdom, but who can do it carelessly?

Numerous factors have combined to make the Knights of Pedro the most desired workplace for the current knights. All the knights who entered this place did not lack the name of genius, but even so, there was a star that shined especially brightly.

For example….

“Hey, Noisel.”

Fellow knight Essex appeared and awakened my thoughts.

“Oh, yes. Why?”

“I heard Princess Marie came back today.”

“Ah…”

“Kuk-kuk, and ethylene, which you like.”

“Ugh, noisy!”

Yeah, like this guy’s successor, Sir Ethylene Propylene.

Embarrassed, she yelled at her colleague and hurriedly left. Of course, it was something he could do because he was such a close friend.

‘By the way Sir Ethylene….’

Where are you?

Maybe it’s been more than 15 days since I have n’t seen her, but her figure keeps flickering in her head her. Wasn’t she just having a crazy imagination?

She hurried her steps by asking others.

Lord Ethylene said that she had been at the training ground for a while since she came back. As expected, do true geniuses have a different mindset? If she’s back from a long mission, she could rest for a day or so.

“Whoa, whoa.”

I saw a female knight wielding a sword alone in the corner of the training ground.

Every time she moves her body her, her slightly wavy blue hair flutters in the air. Sweat drips all around her as she moves so vigorously. But even that look was not too beautiful.

I noticed something strange as I looked at her for a moment, hitting her bruise her.

The movement is more intense than you think. It was concentration, as if he wanted to forget all other thoughts. However, she was not in the process of training the writer’s swordsmanship after propylene. In the first place, she would not be able to train such arcane swordsmanship in a public training ground, but her movements were obviously rough.

‘Did something really go wrong?’

I keep getting worried A few times she went over to her in her troubles her.

“Sir Ethylene. Looks like you’re back today.”

She talked to her as if she didn’t know she was coming.

“… ? Ah, you must be Sir Noisel.”

‘Ugh.’

The reaction is a reaction that makes you want to know who it is at the moment when someone you are not exactly close to talks to. She was still the motive of her senior knight, but she felt a little sad.

Actually, it’s a natural reaction. No matter how many times she’s been mixed up so far, I’m going to recognize her face her right away.

But I didn’t give up.

She coincidentally became the same templar as someone she had a crush on for a long time. I consider this an opportunity given by heaven, and I plan to take on the challenge from now on.

“You look bad. Is there something wrong with you?”

“Is my expression… That bad?”

Her face her hardened.

Actually, it wasn’t to that extent. It’s not even noticeable if you don’t look carefully. I only noticed it because I was looking at her the whole time, and I just used it as her excuse her to talk to her.

“Yes, a little.”

“Huh, is that so…”

What the hell happened to make that face? I was curious and couldn’t stand it.

“By any chance, if it’s okay, can I give you some advice?”

“Yeah? What is that…”

I made a mistake. Unbeknownst to me, my will went ahead.

“Oh, no. It’s just that I like to listen to other people’s stories… Ahaha.”

How did you make excuses with a clumsy laugh? Fortunately, she didn’t ask further. No, it didn’t seem like he was very interested in the first place. It must be that you are still close to me….

“Yeah, but if you have any concerns, you can talk to them. Oh, or you can talk to the senior Essex. He’ll probably listen.”

“… Yes, thank you for your concern.”

“…”

“…”

An awkward atmosphere flowed, and Ethylene put down the towel to wipe the sweat in the corner as if to practice again. That’s when I tried to ask her to fight in order to somehow connect with her.

“Ah, you’re here, Sir Ethylene.”

“… Valdes.”

The boy appeared.

Like Lord Ethylene, a strange boy who came from a martial arts tournament and joined the knights, and also as Princess Mercedes’ squire.

He is more famous thanks to the fact that he is of mixed demon race rather than his skills. Thanks to his handsome face and sad personality, he quickly became friendly with other people, but he was still ignored by those who hated demons.

I was neither.

“What’s going on here?”

‘Yes?’

The voice stands sharp. Speech for the first time. Lord Ethylene, there are opponents who take this kind of attitude.

“Didn’t you say that Lord Ethylene would watch over my training?”

“…… Yes. Come to think of it, it was.”

She was affirming in words, but her voice trembled enough to make me wonder if it was true. It’s probably because you’re embarrassed because you forgot.

Anyway, both were great. The boy who gladly received help from her opponent who defeated him in the martial arts competition, and Sir Ethylene who suggested it on the contrary. It couldn’t have been an easy decision.

“Then I’ll be waiting over there.”

With that said, the boy nodded to Sir Ethylene and me and left.

“Looks like you two are very close.”

“Yes?”

“Oh, oh, wasn’t it?”

Is not it? But you teach cultivation to someone who isn’t even your seed? Come to think of it, the voice from earlier stood on edge… Is there any other reason?

“… No. Being friendly… I think that’s right.”

Will it be right?

“Then I’ll just go.”

“Yes? Ah, yes…”

She cleared her seat and headed for the boy.

“…”

As she looked at her back, a feeling of uneasiness welled up in her chest for some reason.