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That evening.
Numerous knights were lined up in front of the warp gate.
The atmosphere was quite different from when I greeted Leo and Celia during the day.
A moment later, light flashed from the warp gate.
Along with him, a man with black hair and red eyes appeared.
The eyes were bright red, as if they could burn at any moment.
The face looked like a sculpture well-crafted by an artist.
The man, who could easily be called a middle-aged man, had a spirit that overwhelmed the crowd.
Turp-plop-
As the man came down the warp gate and headed toward the carriage, the knights pretended to-! He made a noise and got down on his knees and took the knight’s bow.
The man raised his hand to those knights.
Then the knights returned to their original form.
“Are you here, brother?”
“okay. “Has anything special happened to your family?”
As Jis greeted politely, the head of the Gerdinger family, Seld Gerdinger, asked in a serious voice.
“Celia came back today.”
“Now that I think about it, you said that today is school vacation.”
It was the day when my cute daughter came home for vacation, but Seld had completely forgotten about it.
In order to respond to the recent rapidly changing world situation, he participates in meetings led by the emperor day and night in the capital.
Seld had a busy day without even waking up.
Even so, he thought he was a bad father and got into the carriage with a bitter smile.
“And Leo also visited with Celia.”
Seld’s movements stopped.
And then got back into the carriage.
Jis followed behind and got into the carriage.
“Leora… … .”
Seld looked interested in the visit of his nephew, whom he had only heard about.
“What about Reese?”
“After the graduation ceremony, Rhys went to conquer the hero dungeon at Lumern’s request. “You won’t be able to return to your family for a while.”
Seld nodded at Jis’ words.
“Are you ready for the welcome party?”
“It’s done.”
“okay.”
Seld said, leaning back deeper into the carriage.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
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Gerdinger’s original party hall.
With all the people holding important positions in the castle gathered together, Leo also stood next to Celia.
Leo looked at people’s faces.
There were many knights with great skills.
“Why are you looking so intently?”
“There are so many amazingly talented people.”
Celia opened her chest wide at Leo’s words.
“Of course, it’s Gerdinger.”
It was when Leo chuckled while looking at Celia stroking her hair.
“Lady Celia. “Congratulations on becoming a second year student.”
“Is the person here Master Leo? Nice to meet you, collateral family… … .”
People gathered around Leo and Celia.
The purpose of today’s party was to celebrate Celia and Leo’s promotion to second grade.
As such, there were two main characters.
But it was Leo who caught people’s attention.
Celia covered her mouth and spoke teasingly to Leo.
“You’re popular?”
Leo said angrily, looking at Celia who was teasing her.
“Popularity. “Everyone is snooping around like that because they want something.”
“What do you want?”
It was when Celia tilted her head at Leo’s words.
The entrance to the party began to become noisy.
There, Seld and Jis were entering the party hall.
While Gerdinger’s vassals were paying their respects, Seld discovered Leo and Celia and walked towards them.
“father!”
Celia smiled brightly when she saw her father after a long time.
Celia was always a direct descendant of a famous family of heroes and had perfect behavior, but in front of her father, she was like a fifteen-year-old girl.
Seld smiled brightly as he ran towards his daughter and hugged her. He patted her head.
“guy. I heard stories about your accomplishments. “I’m proud of you.”
“Are you just doing the natural thing as a direct descendant of Gerdinger?”
After patting his daughter’s head, Seld’s gaze turned to Leo.
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“You are Leo.”
“I meet the owner of the Gerdinger.”
When Seld looked at him, Leo politely bowed.
Even though Leo was recognized as a direct descendant of the Gerdinger family, today Leo and Seld met for the first time.
Moreover, it is an official statue that many people are looking at.
I had no choice but to follow perfect etiquette.
Celia stuck out her tongue as she looked at Leo, who was completely clueless.
‘I heard that even though he doesn’t seem like it, his manners are perfect.’
Leo is usually not very formal.
So, it may seem that as a noble, he would have learned only the bare minimum of etiquette, but that is not the case.
Leo’s etiquette was perfect even for Celia, who had lived a strict life in the heroic family since she was young.
‘Seeing things like this makes it worth suffering from Rishinas.’
Leo chuckled, remembering his old friend.
Thanks to Lisinas’ training, Leo has perfectly mastered the difficult etiquette of the dragon race.
Thanks to that experience, I was able to use most etiquette perfectly.
‘Because etiquette comes from one’s behavior.’
Seld burst out laughing after seeing Leo’s manners.
“You’re different from Raina.”
Seld added, recalling his free-spirited and overbearing younger sister.
“Please feel free to call me uncle.”
“yes. “Big uncle.”
Everyone in Gerdinger held their breath as they saw Seld allowing a friendly title.
‘As expected, the head of the family plans to give Master Leo a big position in the family in the future.’
‘shit! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have voted against accepting it as a direct descendant!’
Many people who attended the party quickly turned their heads.
Gerdinger is not just a famous hero.
One of the two pillars that support the Rodren Empire.
This is a family that influences nearly 50% of the knights throughout the empire.
That meant that Gerdinger had enormous power.
In reality, the external status of Jerdinger’s direct blood relatives was higher than that of the royal family of most kingdoms, but never lower.
Within the Rodren Empire, just being a direct descendant of Jerdinger receives treatment beyond imagination.
Therefore, collateral blood relatives always aspire to be recognized and gain direct status.
When a new direct descendant is created, the probability of becoming a direct descendant decreases.
Therefore, there were many people who kept Leo in check when he ascended to his immediate position.
But Leo was now one of the key figures within Gerdinger.
Moreover, he is clearly protected as a nephew by the head of the family and the head of the family.
Now, just by flying out of Leo’s sight, I could distance myself from the family’s power.
As Seld left after talking with Leo, Celia asked with sparkling eyes.
“How is my father?”
“You’re amazing.”
As the owner of the Gerdinger family, Seld was an excellent person.
He is one of the most skilled knights I have ever seen in my life.
He was literally a man worthy of the name hero.
It was when Celia smiled confidently after hearing Leo’s words.
Dang-dang-dang-dang-
Jis tapped his wine glass to attract people’s attention.
“It is said that the head of the family has something to say.”
At those words, everyone looked at Seld.
“I would like to thank you all for attending my daughter and niece’s celebration party for their promotion to second grade today.”
Seld’s serious voice echoed throughout the party.
“As these two are the future of our Gerdinger family, I hope you will support them so that they can continue to show excellent performance in the future.”
As soon as the simple words were finished, those attending the party burst into applause.
Afterwards, Leo had to say hello to many people.
Starting with Gerdinger’s collateral blood relatives, all the way to many vassal families.
Although it was a party to which only people related to Gerdinger were invited, there were many people.
‘It would be really crazy if I invited other nobles as well.’
Even while shaking his head at the scale of Gerdinger, Leo treated people perfectly.
‘Did you teach Leo thoroughly while neglecting etiquette yourself?’
Jis was amazed as he watched the scene.
There wasn’t a single flaw.
‘If there is an external event, I want to spend it with Celia as the face of the family.’
Jis wanted to publicly accuse Leo of being the perfect Gerdinger.
‘Other families can’t even look at me. Especially Lwalin.’
Jis’ face distorted.
Originally, there was no way Lwalin would covet the Gerdinger family’s bloodline.
But Leo was different from the typical Gerdinger.
All class.
Moreover, as a wizard, his abilities and talents are comparable to those of a knight.
Even throughout the long history of Gerdinger, Leo’s talent can be counted on one hand.
With a wizard’s talent like that, it wouldn’t be surprising if Lwalin coveted it for the sake of respect and shame.
‘It’s especially annoying that the witch often asks about Leo.’
Lwalin’s Bugaju, who used to start a snowball fight every time they met until last year, has recently become softer and often mentions stories about Leo.
‘The imperial family is also showing interest in Leo.’
Ever since the fact that he was Phoenix’s contractor became known, the imperial family had been showing interest in Leo to the extent that it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was blatant.
‘Even if your ability is too good, it’s a problem.’
That was when Jis burst out laughing and shook his head.
“My Lord.”
“What’s going on? Lord Terrius.”
Jis looked puzzled when he saw the person talking to him.
Pierce Terriers was a member of the Phoenix Knights.
“I have something important to tell you regarding Master Leo.”
“Something?”
“This is a story related to Master Leo’s knights.”
Jis laughed at those words.
‘Is that really the story?’
Zis also oversaw the trainees of the Gerdinger family.
As such, when selecting Leo’s Order of Knights in the late spring of this year, I knew that the top performers among the trainees avoided becoming a Knight.
Now, I also understand that there are many people who regret not joining Leo’s knights.
‘I heard that among the recent trainees, there are quite a few kids aiming for a position in Leo’s Knights.’
Pierce’s son is also a trainee and has top-level skills.
“Don’t you know that the story of Leo’s knights already ended in the spring?”
“Yes, of course it is over. But my Lord. “Currently, the skills of Master Leo’s knights are far inferior to Master Leo’s reputation.”
“Hmm.”
Jis crossed his arms and looked towards Leo.
People who appeared to be trainees gathered around Leo.
It’s probably to make a mark somehow.
But Leo’s face was actually somber.
‘It looks like Leo has already made up his mind.’
Jis grinned.
‘For Leo, the children who chose him are probably more important than the children who are talented.’
“It seems like it’s not a matter for me to decide, but a matter for Leo to decide.”
Pierce said with his eyes shining at those words.
“Then may I tell Master Leo the story about him directly?”
“Do whatever is convenient for you, Lord Terrius.”
“yes.”
Pierce turned to Leo with a meaningful expression.
“Master Leo. “My name is Pierce Terriers, member of the Order of the Phoenix.”
“Hello, Sir Terrius.”
Leo made a puzzled expression as he looked at the large knight who suddenly came to see him.
“I have something to tell you, Master Leo.”
“What is it?”
“Master Leo is a direct descendant of the Gerdinger family and is fourth in line of succession following Master Rhys, Lady Celia, and Lady Emira. “He is like the face of Gerdinger.”
The current line of succession to Gerdinger was as follows:
Reese and Celia are the children of the head of the family, Seld.
Emira, daughter of Jis.
And Leo.
Although his last name is not Gerdinger, he is the nephew of the matriarch, so he is fourth in line of succession.
In addition, Emira is weak and does not walk the path of a knight.
In terms of actual succession, Leo is third.
Of course, there is no way Leo will become the head of the family, but even so, the line of succession is meaningful.
“But.”
“Master Leo is a worthy successor to Gerdinger. but… … “I think there aren’t enough knights following Master Leo.”
Leo curled up the corner of his mouth as he watched Pierce talk about something explicit.
“What do you want to say?”
“I recommend that you appoint children who are worthy of Master Leo as knights. “This is not just Master Leo’s problem; it is a story that involves the prestige of the Gerdinger family, so I am saying this out of respect.”
Celia frowned at Pierce’s words.
However, everyone around them agreed with Pierce’s words.
‘Clearly, Leo’s knights are lacking in skills right now. But still, that’s for Leo to decide, not something to be said publicly like this.’
The current story was tantamount to putting pressure on Leo with the family’s prestige at stake.
Celia glanced at Jis.
Jis was watching the situation intently as if he was going to leave Leo to his own devices.
‘My father won’t step forward in something like this.’
Celia looked at Leo.
‘What are you going to do, Leo?’
Leo smiled while everyone focused on him.
“I like my articles.”
“yes. Those children chose Master Leo, so it’s inevitable that they feel bad. But even so, you still have to select children with skills.”
“My knights are skilled enough.”
Leo chuckled.
Pierce smiled bitterly at those words.
“Master Leo can’t say that because he hasn’t seen the other students yet… … .”
“All five of us are planning to enroll in Rumern right now.”
“… … .”
At that moment, everyone at the party could not believe their ears.
Among Jerdinger’s knight trainees, only a very small number are able to enter Rumern.
But all five of you will be admitted to Lumern?
Moreover, everyone knows that Leo’s Knights have a mid-ranking score among trainees.
No matter how you look at it, Leo’s words were absurd.
But just one person.
Celia was different.
‘… … I think it would be more than enough for him.’
Celia, who knew her cousin’s abilities better than anyone else, thought that Leo could do it.
Leo is a person who does what he can.
‘Of course they will experience hell.’
Celia let out a deep sigh with an expression of disappointment.
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