Chapter 304 – Confrontation
“Three, three people sleeping together in that little tent is ridiculous!”
Henri had an expression of disbelief.
“If the tent is small, can’t we just sleep outside?”
“That, that’s…”
“Is it too much?”
“Yes, yes.”
Henri is targeting Flora, claiming to be an escort knight.
To think he didn’t know my anti-personnel mindset, which gave me a tent even for that guy…
Regretful.
Compared to Charles and Albert, Henry lacked the spirit of hunger.
“I, we are knights! We demand improvement in treatment!!”
Henry was eagerly appealing for the injustice they were receiving… But the trembling in his eyes was like the barking of a frightened dog.
He could have just beaten me up and made me listen to him… But he decided to do it another way.
‘Is it going to be a suitable place for entertainment?’
It’s still dark, but the atmosphere is also dull… I decided to create an event for the party to change my mood.
“Well…If you go that far…”
“Well, then…”
Hope appears on Henri’s face.
“If you want to improve your treatment, you just have to prove your worth.”
“Yes?”
“Did you mean to be treated as if you didn’t have the ability?”
“That, that’s not it. How can I prove it?”
“It’s simple. You just need to prove that you’re capable enough not to do chores here. But if it turns out that you’re just talking about incompetent subjects…”
“Bah, if it turns out…? Gulp.”
Henri swallows dryly.
“Your treatment will go down even further. I’ll give you one last chance. If you give up and go back even now, I’ll turn a blind eye to this matter.”
Henri, who was silent for a moment, replied as if he had made up his mind.
“Ha, I will!”
Human greed knows no bounds.
Henry was looking for an opportunity to rise to a dangerous status.
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Accepting Henri’s will to rise in status, I called the party together.
“Isn’t it time for mealtime? Is it time for dinner yet? Why are you calling everyone together like this?”
The gluttonous little princess, Cristina, grumbled and approached.
A raiding party was dispatched, and half of the remaining personnel were elves.
Only a few people know that the girls whose pointy ears are covered with magic are elves.
Albert and Charles, who were suddenly called in next to Henry, looked confused and did not understand what was going on.
“You just have to choose one of these people here, excluding the wizard, and fight against them and win.”
The reason for excluding the wizard was to block variables.
It was because, if Henri chose Eileen, my favorite pupil, she couldn’t guarantee the victory.
“Yes? Me, us?”
“Sudden confrontation… That, what is that…”
Charles and Albert were making dumb faces saying, ‘Why us?’
“I heard that you are very dissatisfied with the current treatment.”
“Yes?!”
“Me, not us!”
Charles and Albert were shocked and denied it.
“You didn’t stop Henry from coming to protest. You could say it was a tacit agreement. It’s all of you responsible for not managing your teammates.”
Only then did the two of them grasp the situation and look at Henri for questioning.
“Ah, Mr. Henri?! What the hell is this…”
“Charles. Albert. This is not the time to speak weakly. If you are a knight, you should be proud. This is your chance. If we win this battle, we will be treated as we deserve.”
“If even one of you wins, I will improve the current treatment.”
Henri’s face suddenly brightened at the condition I put forward.
“Are you saying that only one out of the three of us needs to win?”
“That’s right. I’m a man too. I won’t say two words.”
“Well, then…”
Hope blooms in the faces of the trio.
You could say I’m dreaming in vain.
An interesting expression appeared on the faces of those gathered after hearing our conversation.
There is nothing more fun than the event of watching a fight.
The seats were left in a circle to create a place for a confrontation.
Above, bright light magic illuminated the arena.
“Ohhh… Are the knights dueling to determine superiority?”
Christina makes her excited face, her eyes glowing.
“Who will come out first?”
“That’s me.”
Albert walked out confidently, holding his sword.
“Apart from the wizard, you can choose any one of them here and fight.”
“In that case! I’ll choose Master… No, Unho!!”
Albert exclaimed excitedly.
A brief silence ensued… Afterwards, the audience who were watching were agitated.
“Hey, Albert! What are you doing!!”
Seeing Albert’s absurd nomination, Henry exclaimed in astonishment.
Perhaps it seemed that they hadn’t talked to each other.
Albert’s reckless choice left even me speechless.
“…You say you choose me?”
“Yes! I will probably be defeated. But! At least once, I wanted to see Unho sword to sword!”
I thought there was something, but he was just a madman. Albert blew away the chance he might have won.
You can choose your opponent from all members except the wizard.
That, of course, includes me.
“…Okay. Albert…Come.”
Albert with a serious face raised his sword.
“I’m going!! Wow!!”
Albert lunged at me with all his might.
Still, the spirit was first-class.
My fist lightly struck the guy’s chin.
The perfect uppercut.
“Queek!!!”
And Albert flew through the sky.
Fell into a distant forest.
“Hey, Albert!!”
Eileen, who saw this, screamed in surprise.
There is a saying that there is learning even from defeat…
It also needs to be of a certain level, but there is no such thing as this.
“Eileen, don’t worry. It won’t affect your life… Maybe…”
I eased Eileen’s worries.
There was a moment of silence between the audience… Condolences for Albert.
“…Who will come out next?”
“I-I am.”
Charles, holding a spear, walked out hesitantly.
“Charles, choose your opponent.”
“Well, I’ll choose Sir Melissa.”
Charles seemed to have decided his opponent in advance.
Melissa was Flora’s escort driver.
“How is it, are you okay?”
I asked, looking at her Flora, who was next to her.
“No problem.”
Melissa came out confident.
And within a few moments after the confrontation began, Melissa’s sword was pointed at Charles’ neck.
“… Lost.”
Charles bowed his head and admitted his defeat.
Melissa, naturally, put her sword neatly into her scabbard and returned to her original position.
“This is so… Disappointing. Did you want to be treated with this level of skill?”
“I will… Be different.”
Henry walked out with a hardened, calm expression.
“I hope so. Henri, choose your opponent.”
Henry carefully looked around.
There are people he can definitely beat.
“Henri, I will teach you how to win.”
Henri casts a puzzled look at me.
“You choose Princess Cristina. It doesn’t matter if you choose the princess. Rules are rules. If you win, Princess Cristina will do chores instead of you.”
At my words, Henri’s trembling gaze naturally turned to the princess.
“Sir Henri…Are you going to choose Princess Bonn? Hmm…I understand your earnestness for victory. But it’s difficult to look down on me.”
Christina then fidgets with the handle of her little sword strapped to her waist.
The little princess showed her confidence that she didn’t know where she came from.
“Still, I can’t help but feel disgusted. Trying to make the royal family do chores…”
“Oh, no. Princess… I have no intention of doing that.”
It was an expected development.
Still, the knight who won the duel against the little princess.
Maybe it’s a very rare title.
Instead, the life of a knight would go to hell.
“Ah… There was Flora’s maid too. She was like Charlotte… If you choose her, your victory will be certain.”
Charlotte is startled by my name being called.
She is literally a normal person.
It was Henry’s clear 1-win card.
“…Don’t say nonsense.”
Henry built up useless pride.
In the first place, there are few people he can defeat here.
How capable are Princess Cristina’s maids? Victory or defeat is unpredictable…But Henry probably won’t pick them.
A sure win card.
Flora’s exclusive maid, Charlotte.
She challenges her to a duel by naming the maid of the young lady she adores as her opponent.
Even if I win, it’s so ugly that I can’t even raise my head.
Perhaps because of his pride as a knight, Henry did not choose a clear 1-win card.
In the first place, I expected not only Henry, but also Charles and Albert, that they would not choose them as opponents.
Albert…I didn’t expect that guy’s choice.
“…I will face him.”
Henri pointed to the place where the elves were gathering.
In the end, Henri chose one of the elf troops that Ayla had brought.
Her name was…Dahlia?
‘Because of the elves’ slender physiques, they seem easygoing…’
Henry must have judged that there was a chance of winning.
But it’s an elf
Of course, Henri didn’t know that they were elves.
They are not human.
You can’t judge by human standards.
They are superior to humans in every way except fertility.
Not to mention the face, even the physical ability overwhelms humans with a long lifespan.
In the first place, this kind of event was planned with this situation in mind.
