What really needed to be done was Taesan. However, if Repenhardt tries to handle all of this alone, it will be a long way to get the magic back.
“Oh, I’d like to leave it to someone I trust and go outside for a bit!”
Seeing Reppenhardt’s lament, Siris placed a finger on his cheek.
“Then you will need someone trustworthy among humans. You must also have excellent administrative skills… … In an emergency, I have to protect the White Castle on behalf of Master Reppenhardt, so I need to have the talent as a warrior… … . Would it be okay if it were Lord Asreil?”
“Although Arthreil is a good friend, he is still not good enough to be entrusted with representing the entire country.”
“Then there aren’t any talented people, right?”
Without speaking, Siris tilted her head. Leffenhardt shook his head.
“Actually, there is a way to solve it in one shot. But I don’t know if it will work out.”
“What method?”
Leffenhardt grinned.
“You have an incredibly talented friend. A friend who is so talented that I would feel sorry to kill him.”
Siris exclaimed and clapped her hands.
“ah! Him!”
4
In a large training hall located on one side of Baekwangseong, a group of men were sweating and swinging their swords.
“Taaat!”
“Uracha!”
The warriors who gathered together believing in the reputation of King Repenhardt, especially the Knights of Antares, were recognized for their outstanding skills. Although he was ordained a knight, he had not yet been given a fief, so he continued to stay in Baekwangseong.
“Good blow! Take this too, Lord Stan!”
“I understand! Lord Baldwin!”
These big guys looked quite ignorant, and they were excited and called each other “sir.” They all used to be mercenaries but were recently ordained as knights, so it feels good just to be called with the title of Sir.
Next to him, several noble knights were shaking their heads and smiling wryly.
“Tsk tsk, it’s because a person who is a knight in name and character can’t even keep his body… … .”
“Isn’t that understandable? Anyway, now we are one family eating the same meal.”
“That’s right.”
Still, even though they were nobles, none of them seemed to have much antipathy towards knights who were mercenaries.
These were people who had gathered here even after hearing rumors that people of a different race were treated like humans in the first place. In addition, there are those who have passed Tashid’s test, so no matter how noble they are, only those who are quite open-minded like Asreil are left. To put it simply, they were all people with good personalities.
A young knight from a noble family drew his sword and challenged a former mercenary to a sparring match. The young man raises his sword to his chest and bows his head respectfully. When a middle-aged man with a former mercenary background raised his sword and aimed it, the young man grinned.
“No matter how much you spar between members, you must follow the etiquette of a knight, right?”
“That’s right, I’m not used to it yet, hehe.”
The middle-aged man obediently nodded despite the younger man’s advice.
The same goes for former mercenaries who came here despite hearing rumors about a different race and passed Tashid’s test. It wasn’t particularly intentional, but due to various circumstances, the Knights of Antares were made up of only those who were not stubborn and had good personalities.
bang! Tatang!
Sword and sword clashed in the air. The two knights engage in sparring in a friendly atmosphere. One of the knights who was resting in the shade of a tree to avoid the midsummer sun suddenly looked toward the corridor and tilted his head.
“Is that person hanging around today too?”
A man with black hair was walking slowly through the corridor as if he had gone for a walk. She is followed quietly by a dwarf maiden. The knights looked at each other and muttered.
“Who the hell is that guy? “I’ve been in this castle from the beginning.”
“I asked, but even the servants didn’t know.”
“It doesn’t seem like there’s anything special to do.”
“I always wear dwarf girls around.”
Among the Knights of Antares, there was no one who was curious about the identity of that black-haired man.
It’s definitely not a servant. The atmosphere it gives off seems quite noble. However, he doesn’t seem to be a knight or nobleman under Reppenhardt. He was truly a mysterious figure who appeared only occasionally, leisurely strolling around the castle, and then suddenly disappeared.
“Leader Arsrail doesn’t even know his identity.”
“Who is it really?”
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A black-haired man passing through the corridor glances at the training hall. she asked, the dwarf maiden following her smiling softly.
“Would you like to wield a sword, Mr. Karsas, knight of knights?”
“Oh, that’s not it, Miss Teela. “I just saw it briefly out of curiosity.”
Karsas looked at Tila with gentle eyes and shook his head. Tila said playfully, poking Karsas’ side.
“Hey, if you’re feeling itchy, why not try swinging the sword?”
“Is it okay to give weapons to prisoners without permission?”
“What’s new now?”
Seeing Tila laughing brightly, Karsas laughed along with her.
“haha… … .”
It had already been three months since he had been a prisoner here, and there was no longer any hostility towards the Kingdom of Antares in Karsas’s eyes.
At one point, I even resented Reppenhardt. He couldn’t help but resent Reppenhardt, who was the culprit who destroyed his dreams, ruined his family, and even killed his teacher, Sir Tetzwald.
But that resentment did not last long.
Reppenhardt simply did his best for those he served during the war. Although their paths were different, they were not against him out of personal grudges. Karsas was not a narrow-minded person to the point of continuing to hold onto his battlefield grudges.
Rather, he considered himself a lifesaver by risking his life and saving his life when he was defeated in the war.
‘Karsas is dead. ‘Now I’m just a nameless man.’
Karsas, who had shaken off his past with ease, meekly enjoyed his life as a prisoner. He stayed in Baekwangseong and met many different tribes. As he met free orcs, elves, and dwarves, his thoughts gradually changed.
Karsas already has a great eye for people. The different races he met were never created as slaves. They were all proud and highly intelligent people. I could clearly understand why Leffenhardt had such an attitude.
Tila asked Karsas, who was looking outside blankly.
“What are you thinking?”
Karsas answered with a wry smile.
“I think Yubel was actually a very talented person for the king.”
“What are you talking about out of the blue?”
“Because I was able to see your true colors.”
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Tila laughed.
“What is our true self?”
Karsas answered with a straight face.
“Beautiful, wise, and witty. “The woman in front of me certainly looks like that.”
“Wow, that’s cringy. “Do knights always talk like that?”
“Maybe it’s just me? “Other knights sometimes make similar facial expressions.”
Tila smiled as she watched Karsas making jokes. A strange look is exchanged between the two. Tila took Karsas’s hand in her furtive manner.
“You too are wise and witty. “I’m not sure if it’s beautiful.”
“… … “You’re doing it too much.”
“ah! “Maybe it would be cool if I grew a beard?”
“I will raise it immediately starting tomorrow.”
Seeing Karsas with a straight face, Tila burst into bright laughter again. Karsas opened her sly mouth.
“Miss Tila.”
“yes.”
“You said you could hear the voice of truth, right?”
“Yes, we dwarves have ears to distinguish between lies.”
“Then you can easily determine the truth of what I say now?”
Tila looked curiously. Karsas continued speaking seriously.
“If I say I think I’m falling in love with you, can you judge the truth of this statement?”
Tila’s face turns red. Her cheeks flush as if a rose had bloomed.
“Oh my… … .”
“Will it be difficult? After all, I am a human, not a dwarf… … .”
Tila shook her head with a straight face, as if asking what he was talking about.
“That’s not it! “It doesn’t matter if you’re a human or a dwarf!”
And again, he covers his face with both hands as if he is remembering what he has done. Karsas smiled happily and looked down at Tila.
His facial expression kept changing from before, and it was really cute. Although she usually looks like a girl, she treats me gently like a sister, but now she’s stomping her feet like a child again.
“Then it won’t be a problem if I love you?”
lovely. It’s so adorable it’s driving me crazy. Karsas himself couldn’t figure out when on earth he had become like this.
“Well, that, over there… … .”
Tila, who was stuttering, suddenly turned her head and ran towards the other side of the corridor. Karsas clicked her tongue as she often saw Tila walking away at her pace.
“No, you’re not watching me? “I’m your prisoner, right?”
But Tila had already disappeared far away. Karsas scratched his head and laughed.
“ha ha ha… … .”
Even when I said it, I couldn’t believe it. He, who never wavered even when he met so many beautiful noble daughters, never thought he would be moved by a dwarf girl.
“I had no right to curse Yubel, either.”
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‘No, when did they become like that before?’
In the corner of the corridor on the opposite side of the corridor where Karsas was standing, a large man was watching the situation while hiding his appearance. It was Reppenhardt who had just finished today’s work and left his office.
I was on my way to meet Karsas, but the atmosphere was so strange that I couldn’t come forward.
‘Oh my gosh, what kind of lineage is that? ‘I can’t believe my cousins fell for a dwarf woman side by side.’
Karsas is also Karsas, but looking at Tila’s expression, she doesn’t seem to dislike it either. Reppenhardt stuck out his tongue. They say that no one knows about the relationship between men and women, but I never dreamed that those two people would develop such a relationship.
In any case, from Reppenhardt’s point of view, it was indeed a desirable phenomenon. Considering the reason why he came to Karsas, it is a good thing that could not be hoped for.
‘Well done, Tila! It’s nice!’
After internally cheering, Reppenhardt secretly appeared in the corridor.
“How are you?”
“Ah, King White.”
Karsas looked at him and bowed his head politely. Since I had already given in deeply in my heart, my attitude was natural. After paying his respects, Karsas straightened his back again and smiled.
“Thanks to you, I am living comfortably. “I think I’m probably enjoying the most enjoyable captivity in the world.”
“That’s a good thing. But don’t you have any intention of quitting that captivity any time soon?”
“Are you telling me to stop eating free food? Well, looking at the castle these days, I started to feel sorry for playing alone.”
Karsas chuckled and nodded. He had an idea why Reppenhardt had come to see him. Because he also understood how serious the administrative problems of the County of Antares were right now.
“It’s nice that we can communicate right away.”
After all, a smart guy is easy to deal with. Leffenhardt asked directly.
