The Emperor’s Angel of Death

"Yo, yo, yo, what's all the commotion, fellas?"

A voice interrupted the tense situation, and everyone turned their heads at the same time. Gonzalo also slowly returned his sword to its sheath.

A young man wearing silver gothic armor with smooth black hair was holding the reins of a pack animal, stopping it. Behind him were dozens of guards.

The young man had handsome features and an unspeakable air of nobility. Although his eyes were smiling, they also revealed the majesty of a superior.

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"Good morning, Prince Andrea."

Everyone bowed to him in salute.

Andrea, the eldest son of High King Matthias, is 18 years old and was among the first batch of students at the Knight Academy. He is also about to be among the first to be promoted to a formal knight.

Without a doubt, he is the top dog among all the students, the most prestigious student in the academy, not only because of his status and bloodline, but also because he himself is an extremely talented knight trainee.

Many rumors say that the High King is grooming him to be his heir, but not everyone agrees with this—

After all, Matthias's High King position inherited from Grand Duke Olga did not come from blood.

However, for Celes, this appearance was not good news, because Andrea's fiancée is Gonzalo's sister.

Andrea's green eyes swept over everyone, finally stopping on Celes, and then he said softly:

"Celes, junior, give me some face, okay?"

Celes said nothing, silently nodding, then pulling the reins and taking a few steps back.

Andrea then turned to Gonzalo, the smile on his face disappearing, leaving only seriousness and coldness.

"Gonzalo, if I hear about something like this again, you're going to the detention room for a month."

Gonzalo pursed his lips, eventually bowing his head. He feared nothing, but he feared this future brother-in-law because the other party could really discipline him.

Andrea retracted his gaze and looked at everyone.

"Students, I have another good news to tell you. The great Soshjan·Aleksiej(Soshjan·Aleksiej: name) , the conqueror of the Great Vortex, Governor-General Nason(Nason: name) will arrive in Pasargadae tomorrow. Although it is not yet known what this great man's arrangements are, everyone needs to be prepared and not lose their demeanor and etiquette when meeting the angel. After returning to the academy, the knight instructors will tell you in detail what you should prepare, so don't waste time outside now."

Hearing this, everyone cheered. Then Gonzalo and his group quickly entered the high walls of the noble district.

Watching the disappearing figure of the other party, Celes remained silent, wondering what he was thinking.

Just then, he felt someone touch his shoulder. Celes turned around, only to have a pair of delicate hands hold his face, and then Tasia's face appeared before him, the fragrant scent filling his nose, and his mouth was covered by warm lips.

The people around immediately let out a 'wow' sound.

Celes froze, only awkwardly returning the kiss, seemingly intoxicated by the softness of their lips touching.

When Tasia released her hands and sat up straight, her eyes sparkled with mischief.

"Thank you, my knight, for standing up for me."

"Uh"

Celes was stunned for a moment, then saw the people around him with suppressed smiles, and then scratched his head.

"You're too sudden"

This wasn't the first time Tasia had done this. She had done something similar the first time he won against her.

"This should be a matter of male priority."

"Um your father will kill me."

"It's nothing."

Then everyone entered the gate, and the guards with guns lowered their heads.

"It seems that that big shot has really arrived."

Celes looked up at the blue sky. He had been to orbit a few times, during astronomy class. He knew that the other party must be parked in the planet's orbit now.

Astartes(Astartes: Space Marines), the angels of the Empire, the messengers of the Emperor

In the past, they were such distant things that only existed in textbooks, but now they are about to appear alive.

"I just don't know if we will have the opportunity to meet him in person."

"I think we should."

Hearing Tasia's words, Celes turned his head.

"Why?"

"Haven't you heard that saying? The inheritance of the DuPont Delin family is not in the Courage Palace, but in the Star Knights. The family was built by relying on the Star Knights Chapter. Without the support of that Chapter Master, it would be difficult for anyone to sit on the throne of the High King. Andrea is about to come of age. If His Majesty Matthias wants him to become his heir, he will definitely try his best to introduce the prince to that Chapter Master, and preferably in a public setting. I think he will recommend that Chapter Master meet with all the students, perhaps in this way he can highlight the prince's excellence."

After listening, Celes said nothing, but Tasia could feel some change in his mood.

The perceptive her immediately realized what the other party was thinking, so she pulled the reins to try to get closer to the other party, and leaned over and whispered:

"Have you heard that rumor? There is a saying in the court that His Majesty Matthias is actually Grand Duke Olga's biological child, an illegitimate child"

Celes chuckled.

"Like taking off your pants to fart(脱裤子放屁么: an idiom meaning doing something unnecessary and redundant)?"

"You speak vulgarly like a farmer."

"Heh, how many of those uncles are of 'noble birth'? The Star Knights help the DuPont Delin family for war, to fight for the Empire, to eliminate heretics and aliens is the knight's mission, not to flaunt their status over civilians. Since the childless Grand Duke Olga chose His Majesty Matthias, he must value his ability. What's the point of mentioning bloodline at this time? Isn't this like taking off your pants to fart?"

"Being childless isn't necessarily true, though."

Tasia's face was almost touching Celes's face, and the other party was forced to shrink back.

"What do you mean?"

"There may be illegitimate children, but it's not necessarily our Majesty."

"N-no, don't talk nonsense. This is a rumor."

After saying that, Celes spurred his mount to accelerate, to avoid this sensitive topic, but Tasia just smiled slightly, then quickly chased after the other party.

When they returned to the academy, it had already begun to hang huge colorful flags, servo skulls andcherubs were flying all over the sky, huge screens were floating out lines of information, marking the return of personnel from each class, servants were busy left and right, acting on assignments, and bowing to the noble young masters and ladies as they passed by.

After that, they were quickly summoned together by the knight instructors. As Andrea said, the Star Knights Chapter Master was coming. Although it was unknown whether he would visit the Knight Academy, everyone had to be prepared, especially regarding noble etiquette.

To shape the tradition and culture of the young DuPont Delin family, High King Matthias would often summon his "brothers" and nobles to perform complex and lengthy ceremonies. Many ceremonies came from the old family's knight code scrolls passed down by Grand Duke Olga, and these more than fifty knight code scrolls were all the etiquette content that young nobles had to learn.

However, for Celes, this was just an opportunity to see a legend, but he also knew that he was just an unknown person and would not have the opportunity to get the other party's attention.

In the future, when he truly becomes a knight, he will prove himself with actions and receive the legend's audience. This is his goal.

More updates tomorrow!!