Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With chapter 260

260. Southern First Sword (1)

Past life.

There is a ‘story’ she heard from Irina when she was her escort.

「Vail, do you know why your father was unable to unify the continent?」

Irina asked with a grin, as she had no power at the time, but her knowledge was abundant.

At that time, I was already well on my way to success, so I always responded to everything with a nonchalant attitude.

「Well, I’m not sure.」

Is it because he only came to the imperial family after spending his entire life on the northern front?

I knew almost nothing about international issues.

「Because my father is the strongest person in the world, I will measure his strength as 10.」

「So it’s on a scale of 1 to 10?」

I asked Irina in a relaxed voice, making the number 10 with both her palms open.

Still, men are bound to be interested in stories about the strongest.

「Yes, 10 will have only one father on the continent.」

The princess spoke confidently.

Even back then, Irina was a kind girl who really loved her father.

「However, even if they have not reached the same level, there are heroes who can rival them all over the continent.」

The Second Princess of the Empire said, pointing to the world map on the wall of her office.

The first thing she pointed out was the Bakal Kingdom, located right above the empire.

「The mountain king of Bakal, Varian.」

Then she pointed to the southern kingdom of Hawthorne.

They were at the top and bottom of each continent.

「In the south, there is Archmond, the leader of the Southern First Sword.」

She is the mountain king, Varian, who single-handedly crushed 500 soldiers with an axe.

His power is difficult to measure as he is the king of the huge warring nation of Bakal, but most people say that he is just below Leonhard.

「It can be said that he is the strongest among sword masters. “Maybe it’s around 7?”

「Still, the difference is quite big.」

I guess that’s enough for me to deal with him, right?

“That’s right, but since my father’s body is one, he will have to be sincere to fight Bakal.”

「And, in the meantime, they could invade from the south.」

As I set her rhythm, Irina spun around with her back to her.

Her silver hair dances beautifully and gives off a strong fig flower scent.

「Yes, and their representative hero, Captain Archmond, will take the lead.」

Irina had a serious expression as she landed after spinning lightly.

It’s as if the leader I’m going to talk about from now on is that dangerous of a person.

「Archmond is the best sword in the South and the first sword master family on the continent.」

To be exact, this is the family that first schematized the standard of being a sword master.

It can be seen that they are sincere about their skills and training.

「He didn’t reach that level with special skills. It is said to be a family of wandering knights who achieved success solely through effort, experience, and results.”

Irina had a smile on her face as if she appreciated the efforts of such a southern hero.

And then, she continued speaking in a serious voice.

「Commander Archmond was also sent to the battlefield as a child and started from the bottom.」

「It’s similar to me….」

I reflexively responded with a feeling of kinship for some reason.

Then, Irina smiled faintly, saying that she also felt the same way.

She also steadfastly maintained her position as the second princess without any support forces.

「Yes. And, that person finally came to fruition.”

Commander Archmond was the only southern knight to report victory in the war against the Empire.

He was the one who inflicted the only defeat on the undefeated general Balderian, and the general said that even though he lost, he truly respected him.

It was a feat he accomplished on his own, without any elixirs or great family skills.

And, by his side, there were many loyal knights who believed in and followed the leader.

「We too will be able to bear fruit someday.」

I consoled Irina’s faint eyes.

The princess nodded her head silently, saying thank you.

「I guess so… ?」

Irina said she was going to create an order of knights.

Her own independent army.

「Even though I am a hero of an enemy country, I want to do something like him.」

Like Director Archmond, he wanted to become a self-made man and become a pillar of the empire.

In a way, he was our role model.

「I am confident with the people who follow me….」

「――――――」

It came to mind.

The name of the hero who protected the South until the man in front of me.

“Count Arthur.”

“Please tell me.”

Southern First Sword, like me, wearing only a dress shirt and suit pants.

He pressed the monocle with the back of his hand and looked at me indifferently.

“I heard that Archmond is the leader of the South’s Best Black, but it seems that has changed.”

“….”

The brown-haired Arthur was silent for a moment when he heard his familiar name.

Then, he answered calmly with lifeless white eyes.

“If it were my father, he would have given me the position of the best sword in the South. However, you still maintain your position as leader.”

“So, you’re saying you still have no status even after being promoted to the Southern First Sword?”

When I think about it, Archmond held the position of general manager for a long time in the past.

He is in his 50s and has not retired despite having such an outstanding son….

‘Is there something wrong with this person?’

“Yes, he said I still lack something to lead the military.”

As if to give an answer to this, the Southern First Black quietly closed its eyes.

Afterwards, he spoke frankly about what happened between him and his father.

“I challenged him every year and won for the first time in 10 years, but he only passed on the best sword in the South.”

He is the one who defeated the hero that Irina admired.

Even though there was a 20-year age difference, it was a great achievement.

However, he did not seem to have yet realized his problem that Archmond mentioned.

“But I still won after trying hard.”

“….”

Arthur gently opened his eyes at my meaningful words.

Then, he looked at me with his dull white eyes and asked.

“What is the reason for saying such a thing?”

“Just.”

I answered briefly and clearly.

And, as if to express my respect for the most chivalrous man in the world whom I haven’t seen in a long time….

The appropriate golden aura was emitted without hesitation.

“I just felt a sense of kinship.”

The Southern First Sword stared at my brilliant golden aura.

Then he put his hand on the sheath of his sword and asked one question.

“I heard that he is the 2nd Grand Master in the Blackest Continent of the Empire. Why does he only use the Sword Master’s Auror?”

“….”

Honestly, I wanted to finish Leah with overwhelming skills as she commanded.

However, if I activate the white aura in front of them, it would be like revealing to the world that I am a grandmaster.

And, for some reason….

I didn’t want to deal with this person with the power I gained through my previous life.

I wanted to check.

The opponent whom Irina admired was defeated solely through her own pure effort.

Because I also wanted to deal with that opponent with only my own strength.

“I see….”

The other person also noticed my gaze.

He glanced at the huge stands surrounding us and took off his monocle.

“Is this a situation where I shouldn’t be found out that I’m a Grandmaster?”

“That’s right, I participated today simply as a knight for a lord.”

I took out my long sword, made a gesture, and said.

It’s been a long time.

Warning a confrontation while showing respect to the opponent.

“I respect you.”

Arthur nodded slightly, saying he understood.

However, the cloudy white eyes reflected in his monocle soon became lifelike.

“But you fight in front of me with that power limited.”

That survival was not simply built up by killing many people.

It was pure tenacity to achieve something, to survive, and to die for it.

“Your arrogance will make you reveal your skills to the world.”

Southern First Black took off his monocle.

And then, he said silently as he put it in his shirt pocket.

“You will know whether it is arrogance or not when you see it.”

I smiled and held the sword I was holding with one hand in front of my face.

Lea, who was watching the scene from the royal seat, and Mago, who had retreated to the edge of the sparring hall, also looked on with interest.

This is the first time since Rin, the leader of the Black Knights, that I have treated him with such courtesy.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of fight it will be.”

Leah looked excited like a girl.

She showed deep interest as she put her head out, covering her red lips with her palm.

“….”

Seeing this, Luke seemed to feel jealous for some reason and tightly pursed his lips.

And she sighed, as if it was regretful that she had to use her best power on a mere escort knight instead of Richard.

「――――――」

The two knights locked arms with each other’s swords in front of their faces.

In view of that godly appearance, only chilly silence filled the vast stadium of Hawthorne Kingdom.

The subtle sound of water flowing from a huge rock buried in a lake.

The trickling sound came from between me and Arthur.

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The moment the water flow suddenly stops.

――――――!!

The white-eyed man opened his eyes and rushed towards me in an instant.

And then, with a sharp sound of air being torn apart, the sword was swung towards the neck.

It is an extremely monotonous and very obvious blow.

However, it was skillful and firm, as if it had been practiced tens of millions of times.

Network―――!!

If you fight back with the easy-going attitude that you have shown so far, your head could be cut off in an instant.

So, I went back to my past life, when I alone blocked hundreds of knights at the entrance to Irina’s palace.

The swords clashed together with the same bloodless black eyes.

Exactly towards the hilt of the sword.

Kaaan―――!!

The closer you are to the hilt of the sword, the more advantageous the center of gravity becomes.

The experienced sword master, who knew this well, also pushed it against me.

When they clashed with force, each other’s swords slipped and met in the exact center of the blades.

He moved the sword to balance the disadvantageous center of gravity and made it equal again.

Kagagagak―――.

A sharp scream rang out between the two swords.

The sword he used against the Emperor’s treasured sword, Hector, was also a very famous sword.

We push each other, swords touching, with only pure strength.

However, neither of them was easily pushed aside.

The tendons in my forearm muscles swelled so much that they looked like they were about to burst, and the muscles under my shirt also felt hot.

But no one frowned.

Rather, they had smiles on their faces, as if proving the fruits of each other’s pure efforts.