Chapter 95 – With an Old Colleague.

Visor! Chajaeng! The capital of the Kingdom of Midias. The sharp sound of metal clashing with iron echoes from the training hall located inside.

“Can’t you swing straighter?”

What was heard at the same time was the woman’s dissatisfied shouting towards the other person.

“Look over there. It’s the knight commander.”

“You’re sparring with the vice-captain again.”

Eyes flocked upon hearing that sound. Starting with the knights who had originally lined up in the training hall, even the maids and maids who were walking down the street stopped one by one and stared blankly at the scene.

At the center of the gaze was a woman holding a sword. Jet-black hair that reached down to her hips, tied into a ponytail. At first glance, her blood-red eyes and pale white skin seemed sickly.

-Jjaeng!

In the blink of an eye, the woman’s rapier had blown away the sword of her man, who was stronger than her, and was aiming the tip of her sword at the gap in her helmet.

“Ugh, I lost.”

“It’s been a long way. Let’s work harder.”

In the end, the knight who lost her weapon and aimed at the critical point raises both her hands and acknowledges her defeat, and she takes her rapier and gently puts it into her scabbard as if it were a natural thing for a woman to do.

“You look great whenever I see you.”

“Ah, just once, I would like to be escorted by someone like that.”

Ironically, what is directed at such a woman are the longing gazes of numerous maids and maids.

Despite her slender limbs, narrow waist, and slender physique, which are not that different from her own, she can easily subdue a man larger than her with a single sword.

Such a woman must have looked very stylish even from the perspective of women like her.

“The vice-captain’s defeat again today.”

“Don’t you get tired of it every time?”

The knights who watched their sparring also accepted the result as if they had expected it.

“Be loud! You bastards!”

The person called the vice-captain heard their whispering and shouted as if he was embarrassed.

“Hey, once again.”

“That’s right. It’s not even a day or two that the vice-captain loses to the captain.”

What came back was a rather sly reply from the members. Seeing my subordinates like that made me feel like punishing them.

“I’m upset because of you guys. I’m upset.”

“Isn’t it because of your love for the leader?”

“These enemies!”

There is at least no one in the royal castle who does not know that he is in love with Benia Salut, the knight commander of the Kingdom of Midias. He knew that if he got angrier, he would only become ugly.

“Then what loss is this time?”

“Was it 0 wins and 631 losses in 631 matches?”

“Wow, so you got kicked 631 times?”

“Our poor vice-captain.”

Nevertheless, it was difficult to hold back my anger when the story was told that way.

“Oh no! Let’s put an end to this today, you bastards!!”

“Ah! The vice-captain is angry!”

“Everyone runs away!”

There was a woman who looked down happily at the sight of the knights disbanding. Her name is Selenier Midias. She has two silver hair that twists and turns like waves and bright blue eyes.

She was the young queen of the Kingdom of Midias.

“Venia is too much. The vice-captain confesses that heartbreakingly. Don’t you think you should hang out with him at least once?”

She spoke in a humorous voice to Benia, who soon walked up to her second floor.

“I clearly declared that I had no intention of dating a man unless he was stronger than I.”

Benia gently bows her head and answers politely when Selenier calls her without any hesitation.

“Even though men who say they fly because of that story are requesting a sparring match with you and me?”

Because of that, her words had long since been distorted into rumors that if she won Benia, she could marry her. The vice-captain also believed the rumor and was requesting a sparring match every day.

“It doesn’t matter.”

She smiled bitterly at the sight of Benia responding unwaveringly to Selenier’s worried words. Selenia knew very well why she was so stubborn.

“Well, he’s the only one who can beat the sword master of the famous demon extermination unit. Right?”

“This is not an extermination unit. Also, the title Sword Master is too much for me.”

Benia’s answer to her question came back like a knife. Despite the polite tone, it seemed aggressive, but she had already expected it.

“Puh-huh, yes. I mean the former warrior.”

“Hero is the only one to me.”

The same was true for him reacting sensitively to stories about the newly appeared hero. She’s always been like a cold doll, but when she gets involved with him, she reacts especially violently.

“Still no news from him?”

“That’s right. It looks like he didn’t want to remain associated with the church.”

“Tsk!”

When I saw Benia immediately click her tongue when she said it was her church, I thought she was quite into it.

‘He’s an amazing person, just by hearing his story.’

A man who killed numerous high-ranking demons with only a sword, without any support or talent. After she became the leader of the kingdom’s knights, she was the one who humbled herself and praised Benia, who was said to be the best sword in the kingdom.

‘I hope I find it quickly…’

However, Benia was not the only one desperately looking for him.

“If there was even a rumor that Benia was desperately looking for her lover, wouldn’t she come right away?”

“Your Majesty.”

“It’s a joke, it’s a joke!”

Actually, it wasn’t really a joke. She is the queen who rules the Kingdom of Midias. Especially since she was at the forefront of her war against demons, it was not enough to attract even one more such talented person.

‘More than anything. I still fully realize how great his presence was.’

It was 7 years ago. The situation that had been going smoothly as they were gradually pushing out the demons that were invading their territory was suddenly reversed.

At the time, no one knew the details. It seemed like the long history of war would finally end, but suddenly unfavorable circumstances began to arise.

It was fortunate among the misfortune that the nobles had a rough idea of ​​what the problem was. The collapse of the front line began when the church’s demon extermination unit, which had been actively moving around the front line, disappeared.

‘I was fortunate to be able to recruit Benia as a knight commander at that time.’

While checking what happened, he found out about Benia, who was there, and Selenia had recruited him directly. In fact, the man who was said to be the center of the party was no longer found.

‘I regret not having met you in person.’

Instead, her saint told her where her hero was after he left.

‘As of now, the current warrior is far from being enough to replace him.’

It is said that the new warrior that Benia personally taught is not out of the question, but he is far from ready to be sent to the front lines right away.

‘For some reason, the demons’ attacks have slowed down, so it’s not like I don’t have time.’

Also, since they did not know when the demons’ offensive would begin, they were hoping that he would return to the front line as soon as possible.

“Rather than that, when it’s just the two of us, I can call you comfortably?”

They were now the same age, 28 years old, and to Selenier, Benia was one of the few friends she could treat without fault.

“I feel more comfortable this way.”

“Ha, before I became a knight commander, I wasn’t this stiff.”

In fact, because she was hot-tempered, the way she talked about ‘former warriors’ was closer to the old Benia than usual.

“… Isn’t that an old story?”

It was quite rare to see Benia blushing softly at Selenier’s words, so she was just about to make fun of him.

“Your Majesty the Queen! Urgent news! Urgent news!”

From the other side of the hallway, the sound of someone running hurriedly with a piece of parchment and shouting was heard. In response, Benia stood next to Selenier, her fierce eyes becoming even sharper.

“What’s going on? It must be quite rude to run around the palace, right?”

“Well, Knight Commander. That is.”

“It’s okay, just tell me.”

As Selenier spoke calmly to the civil servant who seemed frightened by Benia’s gaze, he handed her the paper and began to speak.

“It is said that a high-ranking monster has appeared in Sorrent.”

“Why, in Sorrent…!”

Sorrent was the farthest place from the front line against demons due to the change of kingdom, but that did not mean it was less important.

Because they had an old enemy called the Empire behind them. The territory must have also been managing a fortress to block the empire.

For Sorrent, who was expecting a war with the imperial army, the monster would be an unexpected disaster. But the most important thing is.

‘There must be a hero still training there!’

“Sending the knights right now…!”

Therefore, Selenier wanted to immediately give an order to go to Benia.

“It is said that the monster itself has already been subdued.”

“Huh?!”

Their eyes grew even wider at the even more surprising news. Well, even if Sorrent was a human being, he would not have had any experience engaging in battles with demons or monsters historically.

“What happened?”

“That is. It is said that the so-called hero was defeated with one blow.”

“Wait a minute! You’re a hero. Are you really a woman?”

It was a time when I wondered if the warrior who was training because he still had to gain experience had already become that strong.

“No, they say it was definitely a large man.”

“Male?”

At that moment, I thought of a person whose identity was still unknown and who claimed to be a warrior from an empire, but that assumption disappeared. According to what Benia checked, he was evaluated as weaker than the current hero, Anis.

“That can’t be true. Benia! …?”

But when Selenia turned her head, Benia was not there. Instead, I saw a piece of paper falling gently from where she was and grabbed it.

“This. On vacation?”

When I checked the contents in person, what I saw was scrawled writing saying that I would use my vacation that had been postponed.

‘He’s already gone?!’

Selenier, who remained with the civil servant who still couldn’t understand the situation and only blinked, was trembled.