I felt a warm gaze.
Even if I tried to ignore it, it was hard to ignore because it was so blatant.
When I turned my head and looked to the side, I saw the knights turn their heads in a hurry.
‘Did I get off for no reason?’
Being in the carriage was frustrating, and it was Han.
I was in the carriage all day.
No matter how comfortable it was, it was hard to stay still without any movement.
That said, the couch in the wagon was not soft.
It was very hard because it was just a few layers of leather.
In addition, the mountain road was so steep that my butt hurt.
I was worried that my back would become stiff and that I might be bleeding.
so it got off Since they moved slowly in the first place, there was no big difference between walking and riding in a carriage.
I tried to relax and enjoy the scenery around me.
I was trying to take some time off.
‘What the hell is it?’
Even just turning my head, I felt a warm gaze.
It never looked good either.
It was a negative, very resentful look at me.
So even if I tried not to care, I couldn’t help but use it.
At first, though, I tried to ignore it.
It’s not once or twice that kind of gaze.
Most of the people in the mansion looked at me like that.
It made me feel uncomfortable just passing by, and my face hardened just by looking at my face.
Within the county family, I was that kind of person.
A being you don’t want to see.
However, I thought that perspective would have changed a lot with this banquet as an opportunity.
“Why.”
“… .”
Even when I spoke to them, the knights did not respond.
He just glanced around and turned his head.
under… He constantly enhances his temper.
‘It’s because there’s no one to stop them.’
Unlike the captain of the knights, the surrounding gaze, and the mansion where the count is located, there is no one here.
It was me, Ellis, and the knights.
So if you ignore my words, no one will say anything.
‘But there’s no way to beat it.’
It had only been a day since I had talked with the Count.
Imagine that I am hitting the knights while having such an in-depth conversation.
Surely they will go back and curse me.
Raymond punched for no reason… Called.
I can’t make excuses for not being there, and more than anything, I don’t want to tarnish my reputation with just that.
And somehow I had a hunch that something might have happened between them and me.
Between Raymond and them to be exact.
“Ellis.”
“Yes, Bocchan.”
When I got off the carriage, Alice, who had followed me, responded politely.
As for Beatrice, she must know what happened between them and Raymond.
“Do you know why they are doing that?”
“Yes.”
Elise nodded.
When I stared at her and asked for information, she skimmed through the articles and opened her mouth.
“Brother Raymond… .”
The more she spoke, the more her head hurt.
A deep sigh came from within, and he raised his hand and wiped his face.
When Raymond was living as an idiot.
That period was hell for the knights.
Once a day, Raymond visited the Templars.
That never meant anything good.
An insult that was so severe that Ellis, who was watching Raymond’s atrocities from the sidelines, frowned, came out of Raymond’s mouth.
When the knights wielded their swords, they said that they could only wield swords like that, and that it was a disgrace to the family.
How do you know when you’re going to take a break, come to me, can’t you fall asleep with that kind of skill, if that’s the case, get out of the knights, what kind of knight are you, etc… .
They were insulted and persecuted so that they could not rest or train.
Among them, the knights who suffered the most persecution were the two knights next to me.
He even received an insult that he could not even think of as a knight.
However, it was not that the knights could be angry with Raymond.
As a knight of the family, how could he show his teeth to the owner’s son?
I just endured, endured, and endured.
What they learned was ignoring Raymond.
After hearing her words, I was deeply moved.
It wasn’t the knights who were glaring at me and ignoring me, but I was angry at Raymond’s past behavior, which was somehow holding me back.
What the hell was that serious idiot, what did he think of doing that?
‘I don’t like it even if it’s like me. Rather, it’s more amazing to endure like that.’
If it was me, I think they would beat me up in this place where no one is there.
That’s how Raymond was the worst.
“ah… I don’t know.”
I was exhausted just by listening to it.
“Let’s go in.”
“… .”
Elise lowered her head.
***
There are no magic gates in the academy. In order to operate the magic gate, a huge amount of mana and magic stones are required for one use.
You need 50 gold coins to use it, and you need more than that to maintain it.
No matter how much the royal family supported it, no, it was impossible to install a magic gate because it was supported by the royal family.
So, although cumbersome, I had to move on foot as I do now.
It takes three days from the Millennium Family to the Academy.
Although you can get there in two days if you run like crazy on horseback.
I didn’t have the desire to go that far.
And it didn’t seem like the knights would follow.
You already have a grudge against me, do you want to overreact to my words?
So, I decided to take a break and move.
“… .”
He was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed. Next to her, Ellis was talking about things she knew before leaving for the academy.
I don’t know how I’ve been researching that much information, but it’s true that I’ve become more comfortable thanks to her.
Every time I order something, she does a proper investigation, so I don’t have to worry too much when I entrust her with a task.
This time, what she brought was about Selina.
She said she was preparing to go somewhere, but the location was unknown.
Well, that was enough.
It wouldn’t be a bad thing for her to leave the family at this time.
No, I should rather say I’m lucky.
‘That’s not the point.’
That wasn’t what mattered now.
It’s information, though I can always know if she’s by my side.
What I feel now is different.
I was just closing my eyes.
The rattling carriage and the movement and breathing of the knights on horseback.
It all felt alive.
He was aware of all the movements of the knights in the noisy carriage running through the rough forest.
something impossible.
It came like a new world to me.
It was amazing.
I closed my eyes and relied on hearing, smell, and touch, so I could feel things I couldn’t normally feel.
It was as if I was seeing the world in third person.
“Well… ?”
As I surrendered to that sensation, I felt a strange feeling.
An eerie yet creepy feeling.
“young master?”
I reflexively raised my body and grabbed the sword.
Elise looked at me in bewilderment at my actions.
I put my index finger on her mouth to quiet her, and I tapped on the wall where the coachman was.
“What are you doing?”
The coachman asked cautiously.
I’m making a servile expression as much as I can so as not to go against my planting.
I didn’t care whether or not, I told the coachman.
“Stand up.”
“… Yes?”
“Stop the carriage.”
“ah. Yes, yes!”
Hee hee hee!
At my words, the coachman hurriedly stopped the carriage.
“What is it?”
The knights approaching him while impressing him.
The coachman fidgeted and looked back at the knights in turns.
“Don’t come out.”
Elise nodded blankly.
When I got off the carriage, the knights looked at me with frowns.
It was not enough for me to suddenly stop the carriage, so I drew my sword, so you must be embarrassed and dumbfounded.
‘Didn’t I feel it?’
live upright.
Countless eyes glaring at us.
If they had felt this, they wouldn’t have reacted like that.
Like me, he must have drawn his sword and guarded his surroundings.
“… !”
The faces of the knights who were looking at me stupidly changed.
They too sensed my guard.
While looking at me with a surprised face, he drew his sword and raised momentum.
Sharp momentum came out and spread out in all directions, avoiding Elise.
An eccentricity that is impossible without considerable training.
After being scolded by Raymond, they practiced gnashing their teeth.
And the result was what it is today.
“Oh, I was caught!”
“Yeah. How did you know?”
One by one they started coming out of the bush. All of them were men of enormous stature.
“Looking at you, you look like a child from a wealthy family. Pretend to be the enemy and give me everything you have.”
“The knight brothers over there put down their swords. huh? Unless you want to die.”
Laughing frivolously, the bandits threaten.
The bandit, who was especially large among the giants and looked one head taller than the other bandits, lowered the ax he was holding to the ground with a sound.
thud!
how heavy is it I thought I put it down lightly, but it felt like the ground was shaking.
The momentum that emanated from his body was also formidable.
‘It’s more than I thought.’
I knew there were bandits in groups, but I didn’t know there would be so many of them.
The number of bandits surrounding the wagon and party was at least thirty.
In addition, the biggest bandit was exuding a force that was hard to deal with even as a knight.
If that guy attacks with that many people, even the lives of the knights can’t be guaranteed.
Maybe that’s why the knights seemed to hesitate a little.
Glancing at them, clearing their ears, he said.
“Where is the dog barking? It’s messy.”
I mean, the ripple effect was great. In an instant, the crowd became quiet.
“Ji, what now?”
The grumpy-looking fellow stuttered.
Looks very upset.
I gave him a sad face.
“No, not even dogs. It resembles goblin dung.”
“This, profit!”
The guy’s face turned red.
No, it wasn’t just him. The faces of the bandits around him turned red and flinched as if they were about to attack at any moment.
“her… The little guy has a really big mouth.”
The giant bandit opens his mouth. At those words, the bandits around them became quiet.
Just by looking at it, you could tell what position he was in among the bandits.
“I don’t think you know who I am. I am Leonald!”
“Ugh!”
“Why is the ax of blood… !”
The knights are astonished at the bastard’s cry.
I was also a little surprised.
If it was Leonard, it was a character that appeared in the original work.
As an extra for the main character. Still, it has a high reputation among merchants, and it has a strong enough incompetence that even knights find it difficult to deal with.
Even if he didn’t fight against the main character, he could live with his temper.
It was clear that we couldn’t win with all our might, but strangely, it didn’t seem like we would lose.
Was it because he captured the Orc Warrior?
“You don’t think you know me either?”
“what?”
“You’re going to die anyway, so you don’t need to know my name.”
The bandits burst into laughter at my words.
The knights looked at me like a madman.
The bandits stopped laughing, and then the bandit leader spoke.
“They said the stupid goblin ogre doesn’t know how to be afraid.”
“What is this long talk? Were you scared?”
“this guy!”
The bandit boss screamed and ran.
The ground thumped.
The knights hurriedly rushed towards me, but it was faster than that as his ax aimed at my head and swung.
A situation where no one doubts my death.
Chow.
The sword I was holding flashed and swung like lightning.
Tuk, Degur.
The head of the bandit leader fell to the ground, and his body, which had lost its head, slumped beside me.
Silence lingered.
Swinging the sword and brushing off the blood, he spoke to the knights.
“What are you doing, not doing anything.”
I looked at the knights with a grin.
