episode_0118

“Captain, look to the side!”

The experienced knight at the head of the second charge looked at the direction his squire was talking about as he was about to start running.

Sure enough, something that looked like a silver sparkling wave was slowly approaching from afar.

“Enemy cavalry? Looks like you’re planning to cause trouble.”

“But… How come some of them don’t seem to be holding spears? Are you just planning to hit me with your body?”

“Isn’t it because of their impatience to stop us? Or maybe I was just intoxicated by the small victory from earlier. It’s not something that happened once or twice anyway. Put on your helmet and prepare for battle!”

The opponent has already charged once. They are more exhausted than their allies, and of course they are probably injured.

Even the most important factor, the number of people, is small. There was no reason not to accept the challenge.

Now all that was left was to turn the head of the horse at the right time and surround and defeat those who were tired from running for a long time and stopped.

He was a mature knight who was at the forefront of the horse charge, and he gauged the moment based on his experience on the battlefield.

“Lift the window forward. Crash soon!”

“God, please grant me the fate to look forward to tomorrow!”

-Kang!

“ Click … !”

The moment the captain passed by someone, he violently swung the mace he had already held in his hand.

The recoil was greater than expected and my wrist was strained, but it was worth it. Soon, one of the knights, unable to keep up with his speed, turned half a turn backwards and plummeted to the ground.

Trampling on an exhausted opponent was a unique opportunity to gain merit on the battlefield. And there was no idiot here who couldn’t eat a well-prepared meal.

As he was turning his head to look for his next opponent, his squire shouted.

“Wait… Captain, the enemy has slightly deviated their route! What on earth are you waiting for-”

“-I was waiting for knights like you.”

“When did we end up here… … !”

Maybe it was my mood, but time seemed to pass slowly.

I slowly turned my head to the unfamiliar voice ringing inside my helmet. A knight far away suddenly approached me.

The servant’s shocked words did not last until the end.

It seemed as if a ray of light appeared before my eyes, and I must have lost consciousness immediately, which is why I fell off the horse.

A trickle of blood splashed onto the armor. It wasn’t like mud kicked up and kicked up by a horse’s hoof.

Even though I was a knight with no bare skin other than a thin gap in my armor, I knew from experience what it meant for something like that to happen.

Nevertheless, the reason he held out his hand without losing his cool was probably thanks to the boldness built up from countless experiences.

“-Where!”

-Kang!

The dull sound of the blow and the feeling of resistance felt in the hand were the same as before. But what I immediately saw was the sky.

I think I lost consciousness for a moment as a strong shock passed through my body.

A trembling voice came out of my mouth.

“… … I am.”

Where is it?

I couldn’t clearly see it in my blurred vision.

When I put pressure on my trembling hand, I grabbed hold of the cold dirt. Even though he was a knight by name, he could not stand the horse and fell to the ground.

The commander of the cavalry lightly mocked himself.

Even though he was the one who attacked first, he didn’t know until he lost consciousness why he ended up falling.

*****

Name, Licia.

His position is Raven’s mascot or protector.

“This place is dangerous, so stay inside.”

“Can I just watch for a little while?”

“I understand your curiosity, but wouldn’t Lord Raven be worried? He said it was so good that he wanted to get married later.”

“… Yes.”

-Not yet.

Pretending that I couldn’t resist being caught, I wandered back to Raven’s tent.

Even so, as soon as there was no sign of the surroundings, I would immediately get out and settle down in a good place that I had seen in advance.

Heine left to observe the emperor and the battlefield, and now it was his own time.

There has never been a better time to use magic.

They said there was no need to worry, and the contrast actually made it more persuasive.

But it was inevitable to be worried. So, I had something prepared.

“-Yay.”

With a small burst of energy, a small cluster of light appeared and disappeared. Now, the use of magic has been well controlled so as not to be detected.

And one step later, the sound of armor hitting the ground was heard.

I had already arranged my words. Knowingly or unknowingly, he said he would help.

The speed of the horse sometimes increases, and the sword becomes sharp for a moment. Any shock exceeding a certain amount is returned intact.

Even though it was a busy battlefield, if someone looked closely, it would have been suspicious, but it was controlled well to a level that could be eliminated, either by chance or thanks to the relics.

However, they did not forget to treat the injured.

In fact, this part was where most time was spent. Patients were appearing all over the front line all the time.

While I was treating him like that, I wiped my sweat, glanced at Raven, and cast a spell.

It may have been a hard work that not everyone knew about, but it was still something that only Raven knew about.

When I looked up after receiving treatment according to the routine, Raven shouted loudly from a distance.

Strangely, even though it was a chaotic battlefield, I could hear clearly.

I thought about what he said for a moment, wondering if what I heard was correct.

Soon the girl’s eyes widened in joyful surprise.

*****

The knights’ charge is impressive.

Conversely, this meant lowering the morale of the enemies to that extent. If you don’t have the will to fight in the first place, you can use it as an excuse to run away.

Of course, even taking that into account, there was little room to take into account the disgraceful behavior of the bishops who had just run away.

I wondered where in the world there was an army that retreated without swinging its spear properly, but here it was.

“Good luck with your next day!”

“Please take care of me, it’s a bitch… … .”

The bishops seemed to have planned something in advance and disappeared along with their troops.

Thanks to this, the general, who suddenly had to lead an army whose flanks were bare, only suffered a headache.

However, reality did not wait generously considering these circumstances. So at least he was carrying out his assigned duties steadily.

“You’re moving forward properly, right? If so, stay that way until you give the signal-”

“-General.”

“Yes, my lord.”

He, who had been shouting at the soldiers in front just a moment ago, immediately bowed his head politely when he heard a soft word from behind him.

Although the battlefield was still in disarray, he had no hesitation because it was at a point where things had been reasonably settled.

“Do you know who that driver is?”

The Count was pointing his finger into the distance.

Normally, it would be difficult to recognize in such cases, but the general was able to tell who it meant.

There was a knight who was going wild a while ago, so who else could he be talking about?

There was one name that the knights who had just returned were screaming.

It also came back with armor that I think would be more appropriate to say that it was sharpened rather than cut with a sword, so I couldn’t forget it even if I tried to.

It’s called “Raven. Serving for the Emperor, people call him a lightsaber or a negotiator.”

When I hear the name “, this question comes to mind. Was he a knight born in my land?”

“Sorry, I don’t know much about his past. We just know that he owned land south of the Alpine Mountains.”

“If it’s Alpen, it’s definitely a bit far from Ravenna. Is there any other information about him?”

“Of course there is. My lord, do you remember an incident that occurred at Canossa Castle more than two years ago?”

“I know. Heinrich knelt before His Holiness. That’s for three days and three nights. Putting aside the question of whether he was the rightful emperor, it was a great feat and an insult in many ways.”

“It was that knight who passed between Henry and His Holiness on that occasion.”

“That article?”

“Yes. However, in the vicinity of Alpen, it seems to be more famous under a different name thanks to its performance against barbarians. That’s a lightsaber, and why it got that name-”

The Count of Ravenna was not very interested in what happened to the south beyond the mountains, whether the barbarians were plundering or tumbling.

Naturally, I knew very little about his activities, which the general continued to talk about.

However, I only knew the moment the emperor, or more precisely, the former emperor, surrendered to the Pope. It was something that would be recorded in history and talked about for a long time.

If you say it that way, it felt like I only heard it in passing. There was a knight who worked hard carrying letters among them.

“… This is a slightly different story, but before the name lightsaber, it was called a glow-in-the-dark sword-”

“That’s enough, General.”

“Yes, Count.”

The count’s gaze rested on the knight who jumped into the knights who were going well and disrupted their formation.

With one or two of the swinging foot knights gone, it was even more difficult to ignore them.

But for some reason, the Count could not suppress the feeling of discomfort rising from somewhere in his heart.

Clearly, there is something. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I know something related to that article.

Rather than getting smaller, that thought grew bigger as time went by.

The knight dug deeper and deeper into the enemy lines, until he reached a distance where his face could be seen if he took off his helmet.

Of course, there were several layers of soldiers and knights surrounding him, so he wouldn’t be able to reach this place, but when I thought about the majesty from before, fear came over me.

And when that fear began to suppress the discomfort, Raven shouted.

“Count Ravenna, are you listening!”

*****

Even though it felt like I was seeing him for the first time, the face was familiar.

It’s that person. It wasn’t exactly like the one depicted in the portrait, but I could understand it.

“The Count of Ravenna.”

“Oh, I’ve heard of it. Aren’t you one of the nobles who rebelled?”

I thought about it for a moment. Is it really okay to reveal this?

But I quickly came to the conclusion that it wouldn’t matter if I revealed it.

There were only a few people who knew, but since it was the emperor, Pope Clement, and the princess, there was no reason to hide it.

It wasn’t a question of how long you could hide it. Rather, we should guess when the rumor will spread throughout the empire.

It could be assumed that most people already knew. Perhaps even the Count of Ravenna himself.

The only thing that bothered me was that telling this fact would mean challenging the Count outright.

Even if the emperor wanted it, admitting it directly had a different weight.

‘For those issues, I’m there, right?’

But why did those words come into my head and comfort me?

And why did he, so unbecoming of an adult, become dependent on such a girl?

Yeah, whatever.

Let’s try Count.

I was born in a medieval fantasy world and became a knight at best, but wasn’t a noble position a challenge worth aiming for at least once?

And as the saying goes, I wasn’t alone.

There was something I wanted to say at least once.

I didn’t know when I would be able to do it if not now, so I opened my mouth rather than thinking deeply.

“Count Ravenna, are you listening!”

His head turned towards me. Our eyes meet, and complex emotions pass by. His mouth opened slightly as if he was about to say something.

After checking it, I took a deep breath, took a step forward, and exhaled with all my might.

“Your son is back!”

“… … !”