4 – Sunset
A typhoon was about to come, and the rain and wind blew wildly. The lights in the shops that had lit up late at night were turned off one by one. A carriage passed on an empty street. The soldiers escorting the wagons walked while being hit by thick raindrops. I looked at them through the carriage window.
My heart tickled when I saw the scenery I thought I would never see again.
When I arrived at my hometown, Alberga, the waiting attendants greeted me. Receiving their hospitality, I went to my father’s study under the guidance of the chief chamberlain.
In the study, my father and older brother were drinking tea. As we sat next to them in an antique chair, my father raised the corner of his mouth and said.
“Congratulations on reaching the Robert Sword Expedition.”
“Thank you.”
My brother hit me with his elbow and said.
“Ah, isn’t my brother going to become a sword master soon after doing this?”
“Uh-huh. Among geniuses, only those with a connection can attain the sword master. I have just reached the sword expert, so what?”
The sound of my brother and father bickering, the sound of rain hitting the mansion, and the familiar smell of a family. I slowly closed my eyes and enjoyed this peace.
My brother suddenly got up from his seat while talking with his father and brought a scroll.
“What is this..?
Let’s examine the scroll carefully.
“Teleport scroll.”
“What?? How did you get this?”
“I spent a lot of money to get it. My father and I don’t have anything to do on the battlefield. You should have it to fight a lot.”
Among the scrolls, it was the most difficult to make and was in high demand, so it was a treasure that could not be obtained even with the power and money of the nobles.
“Anyway, I’m worried that your limbs will be fine, I’m worried.”
My brother deserved to be so worried. Because there are many wars these days. Because of the great honor and power of the family, many nobles knock on the door of the Knights. And nobles who joined the knights in a chaotic era usually ended their lives on the battlefield.
Knights with a background like mine never go to dangerous battlefields and grow like flowers in a greenhouse. However, when wars are frequent, like these days, I, like ordinary knights, are sent to the front.
This is because there is a lack of manpower in wartime.
“Don’t worry. I’ll graduate from the knight training center in the shortest period of time.”
“Hmm. My son likes that kind of spirit! An Albrega man should have that kind of spirit!”
Knight’s Training Center. It is a place where those who join the Knights from all over the country are trained to qualify as knights. Where it takes an average of 4 years to graduate, if you want to spend vacation with Irelle, you have to graduate in 6 months. This is because there is no vacation at the knight training center. The shortest period of time so far is 10 months. It took 4 years in my last life, but if I have memories of my previous life, I might be able to do it in 6 months.
I made a promise while carefully touching the scroll.
‘Let’s do it.’
I spent a week with my family at home. After saying hello to the family seeing off, he got on the wagon bearing the seal of the Marquis Alberta. Two days later, I arrived at the knight training center in Heilm Plains.
When I open the door to the auditorium, leaving behind the attendants and soldiers who greeted me after getting off the carriage, the smell of cold, damp, and rain-soaked soil enters my nose.
People are gathering in small groups here and there. Today is the first convening day, but it seems that there are a few people who know each other. The reason is because of the swordsmanship school. He taught talented commoner children at the swordsmanship school and often sparred with the schools, so they seemed to know each other to some extent.
I go some distance from them and sit down. I saw them saying hello because they knew each other, but nobles like me were usually alone.
Nobles learn family swordsmanship in a closed environment. Also, the number of knights is small, and since they do not mix with commoners, they often travel alone.
As I sat quietly and watched them, a particularly large group stood out among the crowd. A bunch of shield-shaped badges, the symbol of Clyde’s swordsmanship school.
“…”
Seeing them reminded me of the family’s territory that had been invaded. The Clyde swordsmanship school was a school belonging to the resistance that was hostile to the nobles. In fact, when the Empire was at war with the Demon World, it established a republic and was subjugated. The territory they invaded also included Albrega, and their families and people died at their hands.
It is scary when an ignorant person has faith. It is because he stubbornly pushes forward without bending his assertiveness, stubbornly insisting on coming to the end. Even when the middle world was defeated by the invasion of the devil, they instigated that the nobles had joined hands with the devil, and believed in the conspiracy theory they made like faith.
When the empire was reeling from the war with the Demon World, they hid and raised troops to kill nobles from the rear.
Seeing them reminded me of torturing the Resistance in my previous life. One of the strengths of those who handle qi is that their bodies are strong. Even if you cut off their fingers or their arms, even if you cut open their stomachs and take out their intestines and feed them, they die slowly without losing consciousness.
Soon the entire auditorium was filled with people, and the instructors also entered. A stern-looking knight with a scarred face came out and spoke.
“Welcome to the Knights Training Center. My name is Verok, who has been appointed the Commander-in-Chief for this rider. I am from the 3rd Knights and have been on the battlefield for 30 years. I will be managing you for 4 years.”
“No matter what you think, it will be harder than that. It’s common to die while training at the training center, fighting, or doing missions. You came here treated as strong, but you could die here. .
“However, I promise that if you endure all of that, you will surely become stronger. Endure and endure, then I will take responsibility for you and make you a knight. I can promise you that one thing in my name.”
Those who came up behind him briefly introduced themselves. Even so, he did not forget to promote his knights. They appealed that the knights they belonged to were a better place, and that they would treat them well if they chose. This is because there are those who have not yet joined the Knights.
After the introductions of the instructors, he said the last thing he did.
“Are there any children of nobles living separately here?”
Raise your hand Commoners and nobles are trained at the same intensity, but nobles live in a better place.
I pondered for a moment whether I should raise my hand or not. In fact, even though they are aristocrats, most of them live with them and do not raise their hands to receive training. On the contrary, if you receive a privilege here, you may incur the antipathy of other commoners. In particular, the resistance will hate me even more and apply for sparring.
That’s why I wanted to raise my hand.
After thinking for a while, I quietly raised my hand. As I raised my hand, I could feel the eyes looking at me.
My eyes met with the instructor who slowly looked around. In a space where 500 people gathered, only I raised my hand.
I hear a muffled voice looking at me. It was worth it. Neither the grand duke’s heir, nor the eldest son of the duke’s family, nor the idiot famous among nobles who come here do not raise their hands. In the first place, among the incumbent knights, there are many who are critical of the privileges given at the training center, and since they need to experience living with commoners, most nobles live and get along with them.
“Wow… I’ve only heard of it, but there are people who really raise their hands.”
“No, even the eldest son of the duke doesn’t raise his hand, so why does he raise his hand?”
In the noisy auditorium, I followed the instructor who had approached to guide me to the dorm.
I arrived at my tidy quarters and unpacked while the others moved to their tents. Outside the window, I could see a group moving to and fro, setting up a tent.
In my previous life, I also pitched a tent there with you. In order to graduate from the training center, you must pass the final exam after passing five tests. The five tests consist of swordsmanship, tactics, martial arts, archery, and horseback riding. Tactics are the most difficult of the two. It is because they study how to operate troops, strategies, and weaknesses of monsters.
All five items are strictly evaluated, and the article is completed through such training.
The crushed sunset light came through the window. Looking at the sunset, there were updated comments in the sky.
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Two male leads have already appeared in the main character, and there will be more in the future. I turned my gaze thinking of the names to be filled in the future. It was a beautiful sunset day.
The sun, precariously hanging over the tops of the western clouds, slowly sinks. Just like me