How to live as a wanderer

If I had said these words to the other young knights in bloodshed, I would have jumped.

The inauguration ceremony was not just a knighthood event.

Although knighthood is of the utmost importance, young knights cannot be satisfied with knighthood alone.

They always wanted themselves to be the most honorable and outstanding knights.

After the duc gave the knights a title in the name of honor and glory with congratulations, the knights had a chance to show off their skills.

That was the tournament.

“If we don't get humiliated, that's enough. ”

“Yes. It's easy to throw away your arrogance. ”

The most brilliant knights will spread their name in the east for a while in front of the duc and the crowd, but it was a poisonous holy grail.

One on one, playing in a group war like this requires luck and connection.

It was not just a weaponized day. The rest was like war. Tactics and strategies were important as well as individual dance. In this area, of course, a strong family member had the advantage.

The knights here have been intertwined in the family name since before they arrived. The tournament will also focus on that relationship.

“The Kingdom of Errance would have been better. ”

“? ”

“The Elven Knights must have been chasing you. ”

“Ah…”

John laughs in relief. But Suetlig was serious.

“I'm not kidding. ”

“You overestimate me because you have families and feuding over me. ”

“What a headache... for knights to work so well. I'm sorry.”

“You can say it comfortably, even if it's a helmet, not the head. ”

“Thank you. If they were so smart, I wouldn't be so stuffy. Knights don't roll their heads as well as you. Just follow if the family is famous, follow if the knights are famous...”

“Do you fight well? ”

“I'm serious. You're not weird when you get knights to follow you. ”

It was not unusual to chase one brilliant knight around like the others. I've already seen a few swarms here in the camp.

However, such articles were not for everyone.

I had to have enough fame and money to carry my knights around as my subordinates, and I had to be good at the same time. No matter how powerful the family was, the incompetent knights were soon exposed.

“You still have it. ”

“Sir Marco? It's them...”

“Leave the process alone and just look at the results. They're following you anyway. ”

“Very well. If you say so. ”

John was not strict enough to reject Suttleg's compliment, saying that again, "No." John decided to take it in a cheerful manner.

“Don't get hurt. It's as futile as dying in a tournament. ”

“Haha. I know. ”

They fight with dayless weapons, but the rest of them are just as real. The dead came out quite well.

Of course, people are saying, "This is dangerous! ’I did not stop them. Violence and bloodshed aroused people." Death without honor! "' It was spectators who shouted.

From Johann's point of view, I thought, "It's not like they're running, but it's too much."

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“This is ridiculous! ”

“Why are you so excited? ”

“You bastards. What's the name of the Abner family? ”

“Give it up.”

John dried Stefan. Stefan was as excited as he was about his job.

One reason.

John was assigned to the Eastern Group in a tournament where he was divided into two groups and fought… that is, a large group of Barbarians.

The Duke's former officers, inspectors and teachers of the law decided to mix stories to some extent, but basically the individual's choice of which side to point the spear.

Of course, familiarity and family usually had to be affected.

So knights gathered naturally in the west came from the east who regarded themselves as Imperial, and knights gathered in the east were vice versa.

Outside the empire, there were prominent nomadic tribes, barbarian families that had not converted for generations, and knight families that hadn't even converted.

Thanks to this, the Knights of the West were fairly individually dressed in Human, Centaurus, Dwarf, etc. as long as most Elves were mixed slightly with Humans.

“You probably already have a face with the others, so you put me in because it's hard to place east. ”

“Sir Johann. If you tell me, I'll go and protest. ”

The people of the Zarfen family were hardening their faces as well.

No matter how considerate you were to the Knights you used to know, you could have sent John from a long way east. I could have gone to the duc and named him after the Jarpen family.

“It's really okay... Don't you think it would be rude to go to the Knights of the East on your own?" I'm going to make enemies trying to establish some intimacy. ”

“Oh, no, that's just it. ”

Stefan blushes. Obviously, that's not what I had in mind.

The people of Stefan and the people of Zarfen, the people of the Empire. To them, the Knights were the West, not the East.

“And Stefan, the Abner family name is for sale. If Ulrich tries to kill you, you'll have to stop him with your body. ”

“I'm not the same as before. Of course I was careful.”

Stefan grumbles, but John doesn't believe him and asks, looking at Marco.

“How was it?”

“Yes? No...”

“You may speak comfortably. ”

“Quite... humble, aren't you? ”

“Why do you ask? Anyway, I get it.”

Marco tries to change the subject with a gentle look on his face.

“How was the award ceremony? ”

“It's not the first time I've spoken to the duc, but I thought I'd just give it to him. ”

“...... ”

Marco was embarrassed by a much more profound reaction than expected.

As a bastard, he expected him to not be able to sleep when he received the ordination. It's so vivid to remember praying in the temple all night with a bathing suit.

“What did you get? ”

“A sword, a cloak, a belt. ”

I thought, 'Did you come all this way for this,’ but it didn't mean anything. It contains the Duke's name and family.

“Have you thought about fighting under the duc? ”

“I haven't thought about that yet. ”

It was not a bad choice to work under the duc and stare at the vomit after I got the title.

But John was still unfamiliar with this land. The western part of the Empire still feels like a completely different place, although it's not far from where John sleeps and I am.

Let's start thinking after the tournament, and John thought so.

“Gordon. Take good care of him. ”

“Yes! Leave it to me. ”

“Don't worry, I'll give you my orders if you want. ”

When a knight falls in the arena, it is the role of a servant or a slave to bring him out.

Knowing that, Gordon looks nervous.

John casually checks his thoughts and drives his horse to the eastern knights. Over a dozen knights were already waiting to be prepared and ready.

‘Weapons by day are forbidden, knights on horseback are forbidden from attacking knights below, surrendering outside the arena, and armor and weapons will be confiscated if defeated, and the Duke declares war over. ’

Nothing special. Armor and weapons were taken from me, but I'm not the knight to die without them here at the inaugural ceremony.

Rather, I had to worry about my life. John was also dead if he was wrongly beaten and broke his neck.

“Knight. I asked you to find the Alzheimer's, and you've already come?" ”

“! ”

I heard a pranky voice in front of me. Aklada stands at the center of the crowd, waving with a happy look on her face.

“I thought you'd come from the west and stand in the west, but are you surprised? ”

“I came here because I like you better. ”

“Did you hear? This is the knight? ”

Aklada bursts into laughter. The other knights gave a favorable look at that smile.

“What kind of weapon are you good with? ”

“I'm not sure. Looks like you're wearing black. ”

“What are you talking about! You're a knight!”

Aklada smiles with tears. John's words were too funny. I've never seen a knight from an empire speak like that before.

“What about you?"

“I'm the best bowman. And of course, the spear is as good as him... but Euclia here uses the spear better. Say hello."

Euclia, Aklada's cousin, had muscles that were strong enough to feel through the gap in her armor.

Of course, Centauri are bigger than Humans, but Euclia was particularly tall among them. The spear seemed to be half as long as everyone else's.

She lets out an embarrassing look on her face. John wondered.

Don't you want to talk to an Imperial Human knight?

“Speak comfortably because you understand the Eastern language quite well. ”

“Oh, hello. Knight.”

“Nice to meet you. I hope your spear skills are impressive. ”

“Oh, no! It's really not that big a deal, so I don't want you to expect it. I mean, spear skills eventually...”

“That's enough. It'll be all over the place. ”

Aklada slaps her cousin on the shoulder. And he said,

“It's a shame you can't use a bow, but what can I do?" The Imperium wants this, so we have to match it. If you want to get one, you have to give me one. ”

“I see.... Wait. You get one?”

“By the way, Knight! What role would you like to play in this fight? This arcade will help you in your desired role. ”

“Can you do that? ”

“Yes, of course. ”

John was surprised. This meant that Aklada was qualified to be commander among the Knights of the East.

Are you from a larger family than you think?

“I have no other greed. Besides, since you two have so much experience together, don't your hands and feet fit together? Stop at a comfortable spot and I'll do my best to fight. ”

The expression on Aklada's face became even more strange. The more I looked at it, the more I wondered. He didn't look like an Imperial knight to me.

“Did you know that you are the most curious of all the Imperial people I have ever seen? ”

“You're one of the most curious Centauri I've ever seen. ”

“Have you met any tribes other than me... Oops. Haha! That's what I meant. Okay, I'll put it somewhere comfortable for you. ”

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A large crowd gathers around a vast stadium, and the knights line up orderly from end to end.

It was spectacular to see dozens of knights, looking at each other armed, and only watching the opportunity to charge. I could feel the tension outside, even though it was so noisy.

Trumpets and shouts.That's right.

The knights rushed at each other before they could even feel the reality. John felt his instincts howling.

Instinct was chanting to John.

Break the bones and bones of those in front of you!

"Well, we have to refrain. ’

John calmed his instincts and slowed down his horse. The first brawl is already over. The dark dust disappears and the horses show the fallen knights. On top of that, the knights blurted their swords at each other.

Some remained motionless, some trembled, and some struggled to escape. The crowd shouts for more. The crowd usually says to the knights, "Rather than run, just die!" ’I cried.

“? ”

The duc showed his face.

In the midst of this fierce struggle, there were some knights who did not get into a fight. They rushed into a frenzy and couldn't find their place.

However, once they understood the situation, they turned their heads and quickly got into a fight.

However, John stopped in the middle of the battlefield with a quiet look like he had come to play alone.

The figure was somehow calm and relaxed, waiting with a spear, without getting caught in a nearby fight. The duc felt strange even though he didn't see John's face.

“Honor!”

A knight finds John and drives his horse. The spear is pulling out the sword, just in case it was broken.

John aims at the opposing team's shield and spears. The opposing Pokémon's jaw rises up, drawing an arc line.

The shock was the confidence that it could withstand.

“Huff!”

The knight flew away with a crash. John loosens his clumsy grip and throws a broken spear to his side. The opposing Knight is shocked and unable to get up from the ground.

“Lord Boriska! How dare you! ”

“Avenge Lord Boris! ”

A well-named knight or a nearby knight swoops at you. John sensed that things were going a little differently than he thought.

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