“I see.”
Kaiers was in trouble again.
Baron Bellast, who slowly smelled the money from his appearance, quickly opened his mouth again.
“Do you have any knights who would like to present something for this banquet?”
“no. Exactly, rather than….”
“Our Ethel clothing store is famous for making uniforms for knights very neat and luxurious. Not only that, but also uniform accessories and scabbard decorations. Just say anything.”
Baron Bellast beckoned to the staff and quickly arranged the knight’s accessories in front of Kaius.
Kaius began to examine them carefully, perplexed.
However, they were all too flashy and large in decoration, so it didn’t seem like it would suit Leverticia at all.
“Hmm. Or how about this sword hilt? Since each piece is made by carefully embossed jewels, it glows splendidly with even a little movement.”
“But wouldn’t it be inconvenient to hold if you put decorations on the hilt of the sword?”
“Uh, well, that’s good for me too… The people of the Red Moon Knights were very satisfied, so maybe it’s okay?”
“The person I want to present is not a knight of the Red Moon.” “Yes? Then maybe…?”
“White is a knight of the Knights Templar.” “iced coffee.”
Baron Bellast let out a sigh involuntarily. A look of regret that could not be hidden emanated from him.
“People of the Silver Knights do not use accessories or decorations at all. It is probably difficult to expect a good response even if you give it as a gift.”
“okay? Why?” “that… uhm.”
Baron Bellast drooled.
I don’t know why, because he’s not a knight himself, but I’ve heard the knights of Jeokwol who often come to the shop ridicule them a few times saying, ‘Baekeun is a knight who has no money, so they can’t buy it, and
they pretend they don’t live because of their pride.’ There were few However, he could not pass it on to Duke Baltail as it is.
The former Duke of Baltail was the leader of the Silver Knights, and even less so, the person the current Duke wants to present is also a White Silver Knight.
When the baron couldn’t answer properly and was bewildered, the baroness stepped forward with a soft smile instead.
“The knights of Baekeun consider it more important to take care of the inside rather than the outside. How about this embroidered handkerchief here?”
At the baroness’s beckoning, a number of embroidered handkerchiefs were placed in front of them this time.
“Things here are still samples. If you check it and tell us the fabric and type of embroidery you want, we can make it before the banquet.”
“Oh.”
Kaius glanced over the embroidery placed on it.
Clearly, this one seemed much more suitable for her than the uselessly flashy accessories from before.
While carefully checking it, an embroidery at the very end caught his attention.
“What is this?”
What Kaius pointed to was an embroidery with a pink stamen in the center of a small white flower.
Compared to other embroidery, it was a neat flower embroidery without being too special, but somehow it kept attracting his attention.
“Ah, that… sorry. We also received orders from other people in the past, so I don’t know what kind of flower it is modeled after.”
“Others? Who is that?”
“I mean, it’s a bit long. Was it about 10 years ago? A wife said it would be a gift for her daughter’s birthday, and I was asked to make it according to the design she brought. That embroidery was completed then. But….”
The baroness shook her head and smiled bitterly.
“What is the matter, Won? He paid all the money in advance and did not pick up the goods on the same day.”
“Is it 10 years ago? Maybe still?”
“Yes. We wanted to find it too, but at that time, Ii spilled ink on the reservation list, so the name spread all over. Ouch.”
“haha… He drank quite a bit that day.”
Baron Bellast said, scratching his head shyly.
It’s out of fashion compared to other embroidery and it’s not a very special design, but that’s why the baroness always carried it as a sample.
I wonder if someone can find out and find the owner.
“If you like floral embroidery, there are other designs, can you show me more?”
“no. are you okay. I’ll just do this.”
Kaiers shook his head. From the moment I saw that, nothing else caught my eye.
After the barons had left, Kairs leaned back as if lying on the sofa and asked the butler.
“How many days are left for the imperial banquet?” “There is only one week left.”
“Hey, what’s so slow? I will do it quickly.” “Yes…?”
At Kaius’ words, the butler spit out a bewildered sound.
Not so long ago, he said he didn’t want to attend the imperial banquet like that, and made a fuss about it, now?
The absurdity did not end there.
Kaius, who had been lying on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, suddenly jumped out of his seat and muttered.
“please… Didn’t you tell me to come to the banquet? You just told me to come to the Imperial Palace, didn’t you?”
After shaking his head a few times as if rationalizing himself, he quickly pulled out my coat hanging from the wall hanger and put it on.
“Are you going out, Duke?” “yes.”
“Uh, where are you going…?”
The butler somehow felt like he shouldn’t have listened to the answer.
For some reason, the moment I heard that answer, my whole body ached, the disc that had healed was recurring, and something as sinister as the
accidental hitting and breaking of precious magnifying glasses seemed to happen.
Not knowing the butler’s heart, Kaius spat out insignificantly. “The Imperial Palace.”
As always, the ominous premonition was never wrong.
*
It was a very warm day.
The knights directly under the imperial family were trained in groups. It was training for the upcoming imperial banquet.
Leverticia’s escort position was the closest to the emperor, and she was in special training for surprise defense with Barton in case of any unforeseen disaster.
“I don’t know, Commander.” “What?”
Leverticia asked, quickly striking out Barton’s memorization. “I never made any bets.”
“betting? Ah, I still had goals because of that.”
Leverticia, who slashed every arrow Barton shot for the second time, giggled.
“This is no laughing matter! There is only one week left. But we can’t even go outside the palace because of training for the imperial banquet. The mementos are still in the manager’s hands.”
Barton threw the small bomb he was holding in his anger. It was one of the most recent assassination weapons developed by assassins.
‘Ouch.’
It wasn’t until after the throw that Barton realized that I had thrown all three at once in a moment of excitement.
Originally, they had to be thrown one by one with a time difference. “Captain, be careful!”
Before Barton could even finish speaking, Leverticia lightly swung her sword and detonated all the bombs that came flying.
bang! Whoops!
Three bombs were detonated side by side on the floor of the training ground, creating a large pit.
At that moment, Leverticia took off the black eyepatch that had been closing her eyes and smiled at Barton.
“It’s your job to fill it. know?” “Yeah….”
“And don’t worry too much about betting. ‘Cause I’ve got a plan will it be alright? maybe?”
“I’m going to have a lot of faith.” Barton sighed.
All of Baek Eun trusted and followed Leverticia more than anyone else on the battlefield. However, when he returned to the capital, he was the director who made him feel the feelings of his parents who gave up their
children without fail.
“Can you hear what the plan is?”
“Simple. I can’t get out of the imperial palace, so I just have to tell the duke to come this way. is not it?”
“… Oh, my God.”
Barton buried his face in his palms. I thought today was my retirement day.
He had only met the new Duke of Valtail once, but Barton knew he was a formidable boy.
Maybe it’s a much tougher opponent than the Red Moon guys. But the truth is that such a person just told me to come…
“Look over there. come.”
… come?
“Look. What did I say?” Leverticia tapped Barton’s arm.
While Barton remained silent as if he couldn’t believe it, Leverticia first approached Kaius.
“Finally here. I thought I was going to fall out of my throat while waiting.” “huh. One of the ways to piss people off is to stop talking. You made me
curious and only you ran away.”
“It wasn’t that I ran away, it was because I had a lot of work to do. It looks like you’re not curious about what I’m talking about, you must have missed me, didn’t you?”
“Not at all. Dream big.”
The two chatted with each other in a familiar way.
However, Barton, who had encountered this situation for the first time, could not believe the conversation in front of him.
‘So that person… Duke Baltail?’
The boy I met at the duke’s residence the other day was right. The face was the same as back then. voice.
Have you grown a little taller? It’s growing up, so it could be.
However, it was surprising that his behavior, tone of voice, and expression had completely changed.
‘What the hell happened in the last few days?’
In the constant conversation that came and went, Barton felt his mind wandering.
“Then, are you going to finish what I said last time?” “no. Not yet.”
“What, then why did you tell me to come?” “Follow me at once.”
Leverticia took Kaius and led him to the inside of the White Silver Knights training ground.
Since this is an outside training ground, there is a possibility that you will be noticed by other people passing by.
“Come to think of it, I probably wouldn’t have come to the Imperial Palace alone. Where have the attendants gone?”
“… I don’t know. Well, it must be somewhere.” “I don’t know. may you….”
Kaius lifted his shichimi and avoided his gaze. Leverticia rubbed her forehead.
‘This time, it’s not the duke’s house, it’s hide and seek in the Imperial Palace. It must be painful over there too.’
Somehow, from the other side of the Imperial Palace, ‘Duke! Where are you!’ And the cry seemed to be muffled.
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