Most of the audience had already returned to the semifinals, when the Barton vs. Aaron match was over.
Because I thought it was already over.
Most of the people who remained were rookie knights, but they were
simply curious about the skill level of Letty, who was promoting, or his fans who wanted to see Aaron win.
But a catastrophe happened. “….”
The sword had already fallen from Aaron’s hand. But even the referee was stumbling around in disbelief.
“Aren’t you going to make a decision right away?” “Ah, ah, yep!”
Amidst the silence, the referee hurriedly waved the flag at Kaius, who shouted from the VIP seat, not intimidating.
“The final winner is the Knight of the Duke of Valtail, Letty!”
When the referee gave the verdict, the quiet audience began to applaud little by little, and then applause broke out as if they were bursting out.
Cheers were heard everywhere.
It was a short sum, but it was a great fight.
Even the spectators who were watching were thrilled. “What is it? A new knight?”
“Is that also a Baltail? Talent is huge! After all, the only hero who can bring an end to the chaos is Duke Valtail!”
“It’s surprising that Earl Hereace didn’t win, but it was still a great match!” People spread the flowers they brought.
Leverticia was a little startled by the cheers and hesitated. “cool! Knight!”
“Can’t you just take off the mask once?”
“It was the best game I have ever seen in my life!”
At the pollen that was scattered every time she passed by, Leverticia looked around bewildered.
It was the first time in her life that she had received so much support. Also with swordsmanship.
‘I know it’s a shame, because I’m crazy for this money.’
‘Don’t go near it because it’s dirty. You go to the battlefield on a fictitious day and drown yourself in blood. How do you know if something has
moved?’
‘All the children who grew up without parents are like that. who knows? I think my parents would have cut them to death with their own hands.’
Just a few months ago, she was despised as if it was natural for her to pass by.
She came back to the waiting room with a more blunt face than the defeated Aaron Hereis.
As soon as she arrived, Jessie grabbed her hands tightly. “Leverticia! You are so amazing!”
“Thank you, Jessie.”
Jessie waved her hand and praised her, saying that she was amazing, that she was really cool.
Leverticia smiled and whispered softly towards her. “suggest. It’s all over now. It’s okay, so you can go.” “yes?”
“You still care, Barton.” “Oh, how….”
Jessie had a very bright red face as if she had been stabbed in the face. “Don’t worry about me and go.”
“Ha, but how can I leave Leverticia-sama alone!”
“I have always been comfortable being alone. And I’m worried that Barton is a valuable colleague to me as well. Come on.”
Leverticia pushed Jesse’s back out. After seeing Jesse’s back face as he left reluctantly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Are you always comfortable alone?” “ah. Kaiers.”
Kaius, who came down from the VIP seat to the waiting room, said.
“What if? Now, instead of being alone, I feel like I am raising dozens of knights.”
“it’s okay. I have a history of raising dozens of knights and even a really young husband. It’s a career job.”
“… So, there is nothing to say.”
They jokingly made their way to the Imperial Palace.
The result of the competition a while ago must have already been communicated to the emperor of the Imperial Palace.
The ceremony for the appointment of the knights commander was to be held there with a large banquet.
On the way, Leverticia blushed uncontrollably. “I’m a little excited.”
“After all the pretense that it was a career job earlier.”
“But, this is the first time I have officially attended a general appointment ceremony for such a hospitality.”
“What? So how did you become the leader last time?”
“At that time, I just delegated it to me right before the ex-team disappeared… oh.”
Leverticia hurriedly covered her mouth. But Kaius looked at her with a nonchalant expression.
“I do not care. just tell me I don’t really care anymore.”
“Well, yes. Anyway, that’s why I’m trembling. Everyone is the protagonist of a ceremony like this, right?”
“… Don’t fall like that at a wedding.” “What?”
At the words of Kaius who muttered to herself, she asked again, but he just shut his mouth and turned his head, pretending not to know.
*
They soon arrived at the Imperial Palace.
Inside the Imperial Palace, the competition had already ended, and preparations were being made to welcome the winner.
A competition to select a knight leader who had been vacant for quite some time.
Besides, the winner is a newcomer you see for the first time. The nobles all talked with their faces full of interest.
“Are you really going to beat the Earl of Hereace at once?”
“Yes! Because it is! The swords are entangled here and there as if they were just performing a trick….”
“I think Count Hereace was nervous. Or maybe he wasn’t feeling well.”
“But the opponent is not an ordinary family. Isn’t this the article that Duke Baltail recommended?”
As the warlock began to rampage, factions began to divide even among the nobility, usually divided into the Orthodox faction supporting the Duke of Valtail and the Neo-Nobility faction supporting the Earl of Hereace.
They pretended not to be, but with a fan covering their face, they scratched the insides of the other person bitterly.
Today’s losers were the Earl of Hereace and the New Nobles.
“Hmm. Well, Count Hereace was also saddened. I thought it was only because it was a dang award winning a championship here and there… Look, it wasn’t like that.”
“haha. Rumors are all that. After all, isn’t it Duke Valtail who made the most of the effort? But public opinion battles are always over there, huh.”
“Isn’t it the law of an empty cart making a lot of noise?”
The orthodox nobles, who had been suppressed and endured in the atmosphere of praising Earl Hereis, were excited about this time.
The new nobles were angry, but today they had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.
“Your Majesty eats!”
It was the loud voice of the gatekeeper that cut off the conversation of the nobles.
The emperor appeared with a tired look on his face and sat down. Behind him were secretary Evelyn and Egan Kellers, the leader of the Red Moon.
“… Let’s start.”
The emperor said, pressing the sizzling goal. The reason he had such a headache was because of the Duke Everett, who had just arrived.
‘your majesty. Now that there is a new knight leader, it would be better to cut off reckless alliances with other countries.’
‘what? For what reason suddenly the alliance system that was well maintained?’
‘That united kingdom in the north doesn’t help. Wasn’t it a hostile
relationship from the beginning? Even if we form an alliance, only us have to continue to support it, and it is a loss.’
In addition, the Duke of Everett recited a list of all countries, insisting that the League should be broken.
Although the emperor still had a deputy to the Duke of Everett, he could never be ignored in state affairs.
I didn’t completely trust him either.
Other things to solve than the appointment ceremony in front of me filled my head. I wanted to finish it and go back to rest.
‘Even if I take a break, it won’t get better easily.’ It was inevitable in such a chaotic world.
The emperor, who was quite gentle and compassionate until ten years ago, has become a man who moves thoroughly for profit.
Soon, the loud music of the band played and the door opened. Then someone who claimed to have won the competition walked in.
A cloak in a pure white uniform, a graceful gait, and…
… He was still wearing a mask on his face. “Have you ever seen such a rude bastard!”
Egan, who was behind the emperor, was furious and angry.
When Leverticia and Ensodi were commanders of the Knights Templar, they dared not express their anger beyond the Emperor’s voice, but Egan would often raise his voice as if he were the Emperor himself.
“Right now, that idiot…!” “stop.”
The Emperor raised his hand to stop Egan from speaking. It was noisy.
Like Egan, he did not express an openly uncomfortable look, but the other nobles also began to murmur as if surprised.
The emperor, on the other hand, had a slight smile on his lips. ‘He’s a pretty funny guy.’
The victorious knight came to the emperor’s feet and knelt down on one knee.
“I see the one and only Sun of the Empire.”
The voice that seemed to be subtly modulated was somehow familiar to his ears.
“Raise your head.”
The emperor met the pink eyes shining through the mask. Somehow, I felt like playing a joke.
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this way.
“I will become Your Majesty’s faithful sword.” “It’s my sword….”
Knowing that it was a rite, the emperor pinched and twirled the words. “How can you be a sword even though you are a human?”
“….”
“Jim believes in black, but people don’t.”
When he talked like this, the knights were embarrassed by the emperor’s rebuke and did not know what to do.
Because they just recite the original knight’s oath.
The knight in front of him was silent for a while.
Then yes. It was the moment when the emperor was about to return to his troubled eyes again.
“I believe in Your Majesty.” “… what?”
“I trust your Majesty to wield me right. I believe in Your Majesty, who sees me as a man and not a sword.”
The eyes that looked up at the emperor shone.
“I also do not believe in people, but I do believe in Your Majesty. Your Majesty will soon believe in me.”
In a way, it was arrogant, and in a way, it was quite cheeky.
The emperor doesn’t believe it, but he believes it first. In the end, he assured the emperor’s trust by himself.
Even his voice was quite self-confident.
At the absurdity, the emperor burst into laughter.
“Hahaha, a talented person has just arrived. Very fun.” “Am I the person who will make His Majesty smile?” “It’s similar.”
He gave orders to the knight in a loud voice. “Take off your mask.”
“Do you believe in me?”
“If you take off your mask, maybe it will.”
“I’m sorry, but if I take off the mask, you may not believe me even more.” “That cheeky bastard…!”
Egan tried to intervene again, but the Emperor raised a hand to block it.
I didn’t want to be disturbed by this pleasant situation that I met after a while. The emperor’s eyes were fixed on the knight.
“Whatever face is under the mask, I will believe in you.” “….”
“So take off your mask.”
Leverticia took a slow, deep breath. Then he reached out and took off his mask and wig.
The countless eyes that were stuck in her began to widen. The banquet hall was filled with silent astonishment.
“The leader of the Silver Knights, Leverticia Baltail. I will return from my mission to see your Majesty.”
Thanks! Yasss she won with a special flair too, awesome! And the identity reveal leggooo
Thanks for reading😘