The King of Knights

It turns out that watching the excitement sometimes comes with risks. Because if you accidentally hit your knee with a stray arrow, you will kneel.

“Robin Hood? If I remember correctly, it seems like the name of some righteous thief. I heard that he specialized in robbing criminal merchants and nobles, and then distributing the stolen things to the commoners. Lucifer recalled the knowledge that Miss Maid had popularized.

His words made Robin Hood laugh bitterly.

“Yay! I didn’t expect that the rumors of a thief like me could also be heard by Wang, and I suddenly felt honored. ”

As a righteous thief, he doesn’t think fame is a good thing. Especially when a king heard his name. That usually means likely to be taken care of, right, like now.

“Thanks to a dutiful maid lady, I know a lot about the country. Let him go, he was supposed to be a noble knight of the kingdom as well. ”

Lucifer raised his hand to signal, and Gawain and Lancelot also lowered their swords at the same time.

“Yes!”

After that, they temporarily retreated to the side and turned on guard. Although Lucifer gave the order, if the righteous thief in front of him wanted to escape, they would also strike at any time.

“As a king, it is so easy to believe the words of a stranger, I don’t know whether I should say that you are tolerant or too gullible.” Robin Hood breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Lucifer calmly.

Before that, he was stripped of his title and became a vagrant because of the intrigue of a certain nobleman. And the person who gave this order was the first king, the details of which he did not know, but he did not have much affection for the king. Especially after seeing Wang fighting for years, this originally powerful country gradually became tired.

“Or you should say that you were honest and didn’t lie to me.”

Robin Hood then discovered that the new king was far more terrifying than the one of the past.

Maybe it’s not quite right to use horrible, but it should probably be said to be excellent.

“We are now rapidly reinforcing the South, and I believe that your ability will be a help in future wars.” Sir Robin Hood, join me and regain the glory of the past as a knight fighting for this country. Facing Robin Hood in front of him, Lucifer directly sent out an invitation.

Just that hand, the person in front of him will show excellent talents as an agent or sentinel. In the face of the coming war, Lucifer needs all the forces at his disposal.

Robin Hood, however, gave an unexpected response.

“Sir Robin Hood is no longer there, and now there is only one righteous thief named Robin Hood.”

“Yes. It seems that you have a not very pleasant past. In that case, you go! ”

Lucifer’s dryness made Robin Hood a little uncomfortable.

“Won’t the king pursue my offense?”

“Am I being presumptuous? Speaking of which, it should be said that I took the initiative to disturb your peace. Lucifer walked slowly to a tree, put his hand on the trunk and said calmly.

His words seemed to be addressed to Robin Hood, and to this forest, even to the elves of the distant forest.

“It’s great that Wang is so sensible. I thought I was going to be forced into the army again. ”

“I see in your eyes something called will. Man’s actions are meaningless without the support of the will. Since you choose to fight your way, I don’t want to force you to do anything. ”

Lucifer’s words seemed to carry a penetrating gaze, causing Robin Hood to fall into a long silence.

“……”

Yes, he was fighting his way, and although it was different from the knightly fighting he had learned before, he never forgot the knightly heart he had learned. Only now such a person is no longer recognized as a knight.

Lucifer saw this, yes, just for a moment, that look was like the former Flange Undead Squad. The group of knights who swore by wolf blood and wielded their great swords to stop the spread of the abyss were eventually swallowed by the abyss because they were too close to it.

By the time Lucifer lit three beacons and opened the gate, there were only a dozen captains left for the members of the undead squad because of mutual executions, and the corpses were piled up in the hall. They raise their swords to pay tribute to Lucifer, the new member of the Undead Squad, and let him kill them as a final test.

According to the inheritance at that time, I seem to have become the last member of the Undead Squad.

Thinking of this, Lucifer withdrew his hand, and he turned and walked in the direction where his camp was located. Before leaving, he left a message for Robin Hood.

“This land has been infected with too many wars, and the knights behind me are fighting for their beloved country, risking their lives. If I am defeated, this place will soon be ignited by the flames of war, and at that time, please continue to guard this forest in your own way, knight. ”

The knights took one last look at the former knight, and they withdrew their swords and left with the king.

It wasn’t until a long time after they disappeared that Robin Hood came to his senses. He leaned against the large tree and looked up at the leaves falling in the quiet air.

“Knight…, am I still qualified to be called a knight?”