Jet-Dark Night Knights
After having enough ‘conversation’ with the lacquer on the armor, I was thinking about what to do next as I walked down the Imperial Corridor with the knights under my command.
There was no longer any need to remain in the imperial palace.
After going back to the room, taking care of things, meeting Minerva for a while, and saying goodbye to the knight commanders, returning to the manor, the long audience with the emperor is finally over.
‘If I stop, I’ll have paid enough for the knight commanders.’
Aside from the fact that the former lord is related to the devil, I have scared you of many things, so for the time being I will try to avoid being filled with worries.
It’s not like I said anything wrong. It’s true that you got the karma you did against the Knights of the Argent Dawn back.
“I… … Knight Commander, sir? Are you all right for a moment?”
I heard a voice calling me from behind. I stopped. When I turned my head, I saw a blonde haired, blue-eyed female knight approaching me cautiously.
It was Laxia. The deputy commander of the Knights Division who singled out me for his sparring at the gymnasium, was beaten with a broken straight sword, and was dragged away by his subordinates grabbing his arms and legs while his spirit was completely lost.
To be honest, I didn’t even know Laxia would come under my command. There was a 50% chance that it would happen, but there was also a 50% chance that it wouldn’t happen.
The way I picked half was simple. As the Golden Twilight Knights were standing to have an audience with the emperor, draw a line through the center, place a stick vertically on the line, and then release it to choose the direction they fell.
The direction the stick fell was to the left, and Laksia was there.
I was quite surprised to see the results, but later glanced at my eyes. It must have reminded me of our first meeting at the gymnasium. I have no intention of being disadvantaged for that.
“Why?”
It was a little awkward trying to hold the weight in half.
“I wanted to ask if you had any plans in mind. What are you planning to do next?”
“I’m going to think about it from now on.”
“… … Yes?”
“That’s right. I never imagined this would happen, how could I have planned it? Contrast is only possible when it is at a level that can be predicted to some extent.”
‘Since His Majesty might split the Golden Twilight Knights in half and give them to me, shall we plan ahead?’ People who worry about things like that aren’t meticulous, they’re just crazy.
“… … .”
Laxia tilted her head with a puzzled face that seemed to understand half of it and not to understand the other half, then opened her mouth again.
“Excuse me, but would you mind if I ask you one more question?”
“There is no need to apologize, so feel free to ask. What?”
“I want to ask what our affiliation will be like. More precisely, the name of the Order of the Knights.”
‘It’s a name.’
Come to think of it, I haven’t decided on a name yet.
Fortunately, this was something I didn’t have to worry about wrapping my head around. In the game, you can just use the name given when the emperor merged the two knights to create a new one.
“That reminds me of something. Listen to it and write it if you like it. Or you can change it any way you want.”
“What is?”
Dozens of pairs of eyes and ears flocked to me.
“The Knights of the Dark Night.”
If one side is the twilight symbolizing the evening, and the other is the dawn symbolizing the dawn, then when the two are put together, it should be a jet-black holy night caught in the middle. The Emperor’s logic was like that.
In English, it was Dark Star-Night, so there was a saying that the emperor was less cured of middle school 2nd disease at that age. The armor is jet black and looks slim, but the name is a problem.
I didn’t really care about that, so I didn’t think much of it.
‘It’s an old tradition, but what?’
Right now, among divine spells and magic, there was a naming sense that made the viewer doubt their own eyes.
For example, things like ‘the rampaging torrent of mana’ or ‘the blade of judgment that condemns the world’. As you can see from the name, the former is magic and the latter is divine spell.
Seeing that a few names like that have been appearing steadily since Brunet 1, it seems like the producer of Brunet has a very firm taste, so anyone who cares about that is a loss.
What was unexpected was the fact that the knights led by Laxia really liked the name of the Knights of the Dark Night. As soon as I heard my words, the admiration of Oh Oh came out from here and there.
I’m not sure which part I liked.
“… … I will be here.”
I stood upright in front of the spot Minerva had pointed out. Then he rummaged through the pocket of his uniform and pulled out a small scroll. It was a scroll with a very complex-looking magic circle drawn on it.
The knights were ordered to pack their belongings by evening and assemble in the western garden of the imperial palace. The knights’ expressions became slightly gloomy as the moment to leave the imperial palace approached.
Still, if there are no problems along the way, they should be able to return to the imperial palace within a few years. Or maybe even faster. After that, I should transfer the position of leader to Iris or Rize.
After sending them back, I came to the Mage Tower by myself.
“Can I do this?”
When mana was blown into the scroll, the magic circle glowed blue, then floated up alone and clung to the wall of the mage tower.
The seat that was attached to it was hollowed inward, and a space large enough for one person appeared. got up on it The outer wall moved sideways to fill the empty space.
The platform on which I stood began to slowly move up. It was a magic that Minerva had told her to use in case she ever met her, but it was a small elevator.
The person who actually created this magic didn’t even name it, saying that there are still many things that need to be improved. It’s roughly equivalent to putting a scaffolding on the wall.
The scaffold climbed to the top floor of the magic tower in one go with me on board and stopped there. It was the place where Minerva’s bedroom was. The wall on the opposite side of the seat I had entered opened up to the left and right.
Right next to it was a door that separated Minerva’s bedroom from the hallway. As soon as I stepped inside, the sour fruity scent filled my nostrils. It was the smell of lemon.
It’s not at all unpleasant, though. It was pleasantly sour, like a fresh lemon-flavored air freshener.
‘If it’s fruity… … .’
Each time, there was one common situation.
I got a little anxious. I tried to shake off my anxiety and continued to walk. The lemon scent grew thicker the further into the bedroom.
“Minerva?”
Carefully calling out Minerva’s name, he poked his head over the wall. He himself said that if he came in using the magic he gave him, he wouldn’t have to worry about it.
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Minerva was sitting in front of a huge desk close to the wall, diligently scribbling something on a scroll. It was more normal than I thought.
If it hadn’t been for the clothes that were on the verge of flowing down.
The collar of her bathrobe hung halfway up her upper arm, revealing the enticing curves of her shoulders and slightly raised shoulder blades.
Judging by the amount of clothes flowing down, the front side seemed to be in a similar situation.
“Here, like this… … The magic circle is conceived separately… … .”
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Minerva was scribbling words on the scroll with her fountain pen, not caring about the clothes that were about to come off. In the meantime, the writing instrument was again a fountain pen.
Even if I waited like this anyway, it was clear that he would not pay any attention to this until the research was over, so I walked a little further. I came because I had a request, but I couldn’t go back.
His hand, which was writing down letters, slowed down a little, probably feeling the presence. Minerva shouted in an annoyed voice.
“Who is there? Didn’t I tell you not to let anyone in for the time being? If the dragon doesn’t reappear, you’ll get scolded.”
“It is me, Minerva.”
Upon hearing my voice, Minerva’s hand stopped. He turned his head to check on me, and as soon as he confirmed that it was really me, he jumped up.
The clothes that were draped over my forearms were dripping down. Her collarbones and breasts, which were clearly visible even in her usual attire, were properly exposed without even adding or subtracting an inch.
The front island, which was almost about to come loose, opened wide to both sides as the waist strap, which had been struggling to hold on, was released due to the recoil that Minerva hastily raised her body.
The black bathrobe fell to the floor without a sound.
“ah.”
An unknown voice resounded in the bedroom. I reflexively looked at Minerva’s exposed body.
A chest that boasts a heavy weight. Abdomen and flanks that look very soft. Thighs that will leave handprints intact when touched. Pelvis wide open to the left and right.
Finally, a piece of black cloth between your wet legs… … I guess I shouldn’t have seen this.
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Minerva froze for a moment in that state, then quickly collected the outfit. The bathrobe that had been sagging on the chair was put back on, and the untied waist strap was tied again.
The time it took for me to return to the form of the Minerva I knew was only a second or less.
“If you want to see my body from now on, please tell me in advance, child. I need time to prepare too.”
“yes?”
I think I just passed some nonsensical sentence.
“It is nothing. Originally, I was just going to kick him out, but if the child came to visit me, I should make time for him to welcome him. So, what are you here for?”
I wanted to ask what that meant, but the atmosphere was that I would never explain it again. I had no choice but to bring out the original purpose of my visit here.
“I have come to ask you to dispel the magic of the castle.”
“Sex magic? Oh, are you referring to the magic on the child’s estate? It’s a child’s request, so of course I’ll do it, but may I ask the reason?”
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Minerva changed the subject as if she had waited. It must have been something that was really said without even realizing it, or it was something that was intentionally slightly spilled.
“It’s because the people who live in the castle have changed.”
The Knights of the Silver Dawn were living well despite being enchanted because of special circumstances, but from now on it is different.
In order to prevent the new knights from becoming anxious, they had to reveal the identity of the magic or cancel the magic, but the specificity of the magic was the problem.
Isn’t it an externally forgotten and twisted magic that the former lord mistook it for a curse and asked for it to be cast? There were a lot of people who knew the identity, so there was nothing good about it.
“I see. I got it.”
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Minerva had a silver staff in her hand. The tip of the cane tapped lightly on the bedroom floor. Blue mana spewed out from the tip.
A magic circle was engraved between the fragments at the tip of the staff, then it faded while emitting blue light.
“It’s done.”
“Thank you, Minerva.”
“It is nothing compared to what a child has done for me. Rather, how many times should I be grateful. Are you leaving now?”
“yes. It should be. Because His Majesty the Emperor said it was okay to go back.”
I nodded and turned my back. As soon as I was about to leave Minerva’s bedroom, I felt the soft texture of fat on my back, accompanied by a lemon scent that was much stronger than before.
Around her shoulders and neck were arms wrapped in a black bathrobe. The tingling sensation behind my back felt even stronger.
“Wait a moment before you go. You’ve seen this Minerva Skientia naked, must you pay the price? Don’t worry. You only need to answer one question. I’m asking just in case… … .”
In my ears, a quiet voice mingled with light breathing came.
“Do you know where the other ancient scrolls are?”