“I-I didn't do that! I just... pretended not to know! ”
“Ha... That's why they all died at once. Somehow, when I heard that from Janton, I felt strange. Then why didn't you kill Linda? If your objective was the collapse of the Markayn family, it would have been easier to take care of it together. ”
“It's... I heard Linda tried to make it look like she was back sick, but she failed. So... we're going to take care of it ourselves... ”
“I failed... Maybe if I saw the mess you guys pulled." ”
Earl Armis has easily eliminated Linda's family, so it shouldn't be too difficult to eliminate one Linda.
That's why I left it to the Marcaine spy knights, and Linda stumbled upon me, and all their plans began to twist.
“Heheh... Anything else you want to ask me...?" ”
“That's enough... No. How many knights betrayed the Markains? ”
“That's five, including me! But... three of them... ”
I think I know who those three were when I saw them looking over my shoulder.
“Looks like those knights who came to get Linda. ”
“Yes, old! That's right!”
“What about the other one? Why are you moving alone? ”
“Well... the other one is in charge of the Markayne family, so he can't move. ”
“The Knight in Charge... The knight in the highest position to assist the lord? ”
Baran told me once when I was living in the Karsia family. Lord Hoyle will be the responsible knight if he becomes Lord.
He said that there can only be one responsible knight in a family, and that the responsible knight has the highest rank in all of the articles. But I never thought such a responsible knight would be a traitor to the Markains.
“... This is serious. Do you have any more information for me? ”
“Ah... ah! If you know that I failed, there is a good chance that I will move directly from the Armies! Once Linda arrives at the Marcaine family and is appointed official lord of the Mareon Empire, she will no longer be able to claim the territory she originally planned for the Armies! ”
“Hmmm... So you were going to let the comms know if you succeeded? You weren't planning on going to the Markains yourself. ”
The Marcaine family's location from Janton was at least west of Manisland. However, I heard that the Mareon Empire has a large enough land to be named Empire, so I have to ride a horse for a few days to get there from the border here.
“Yes! That's right! I sent word to Sir Delancey on the comms... Ah! Sir Delrons is the man in charge! When I told him that his work had been successful, he told the Earl Armis family himself. ”
“... I see. ”
The more I hear, the more gaps I see.
‘Then we have to dig a gap and use the plan itself. ’
“You need to get in touch with a guy named Delrons right now. ”
“Yes? Ha, but... things didn't work out... Are you okay with running around the Erl Armis family? ”
“No, you just have to tell them that it worked. I killed Linda. ”
“Ah! I see! I'll do it right now! ”
The knight pulls a small piece of communication out of his empty back pocket, blows an error in there and waits for a moment. A vibrating piece of communication illuminates and a voice is heard from there.
Whoo-hoo!
Lord Melvios, is the matter taken care of?
“Oh, yes! Sir Delrons, we've got work to do! ”
So you recovered his necklace? You know you can't do that without it, right?
“Of course. She needs this... ”
The knight who was about to call Linda that gave me a nod.
“I'm well aware that he's dead! ”
Well, that's fortunate.Then you must deal with the purchased soldiers and return to the Markains immediately. We can't leave a trace of our movements.
“I've already dealt with the soldier. We'll be back as soon as we can! ”
Yeah, well, let's come back and see.
At the end of the sentence, the light in the communication sphere fades and voices are no longer heard.
“Heh heh... I did what you said. ”
“Yes, very well done. So goodbye, Blaze Armor. ”
“Yes?”
I punched the embarrassing knight full of strength in his face as if it meant something.
Phew!
His head was shattered and his blood splattered everywhere, unable to withstand the power of my fists. Fortunately, this time he didn't activate the Blade Armor and bury it in his body.
As she looks down at the man on the floor, Rika jumps up and over the tree.
[Kaiyan doesn't keep his promises to the bad guy! You bastard!]
I lifted the knight with my short forefoot and tucked him into my arms.
[Kaiyan, what are you going to do now?]
“Looks like something interesting is about to happen to the Markains. ”
Then?
“I'm on my way anyway, don't you think you should go see that funny thing? ”
[All right! Let's go! To the Markains!]]
“Yes, to the House of Marcaine. ”
Four days after Linda's party crossed the border, the Markains were busy entertaining guests.
Those who came as guests to the House of Marcaine are the nobles and knights of the Earl Armis.
“Haha! Good to see you, Lord Delrons. ”
“Oh! Welcome! Vialov! This way, please! ”
Delrons, the man in charge of the running for the homeless Marcaine family, greets them with a greeting. Ignoring the disgruntled Knights of the Marcaine family.
Delrons takes the nobleman named Vialov and his men inside, and the remaining knights unite into one place.
“What the hell is going on here? Why did the nobles of Earl Armis come to the House of Marcaine? Without saying anything to us. ”
“Phew... The house has been buzzing since yesterday. I guess we weren't the only ones. Has anyone seen Sir Delancey's face? Someone thinks the nobles of the Armies are the lords. ”
“What happened... and the knights who went to get Linda, why aren't they here yet?" Since all of this is without a lord, other families don't ignore it. ”
The Knights of the Marcaine family were very unhappy with Delrons, who went about his business without consultation. Besides, Armis used to behave in the name of a high noble.
I couldn't believe the fact that I had accepted the people of that family as guests without a lord.
“Everyone goes in first. We need to find out what Lord Delrons has invited them as guests for. ”
“Hah... Sure. ”
As the knights later entered the banquet hall in the mansion, they were already having a joyful conversation with the Armies.
“Vialov, is that true? ”
“Of course not! I know how big your ball is, but I can't just stand by and do nothing! Haha!”
“Haha! I wouldn't know what to say if you did that. Hmm? Vialov, I will speak with the Knights for a moment. ”
After a long conversation with Vialov, the Knights of the Marcaine family stood up and approached the knights.
“So, what's going on? ”
“… Lord Delón, why are the Armies here? ”
“Hmm? I invited you as a guest myself. In other words, I came here to ask you a favor. ”
“So why did you do it? With the Armis family who didn't get along very well... ”
“Haha! If that's the case, don't worry. Vialov over there is also a nobleman of the House of Markin. ”
“Yes? What is that……. ”
Delrons smiles, looking at the bewildered knights, as if he knew it would be.
“Vialov, I... Ah! Now I have to say it's the former lord. The blood of the former lord, by the way. His daughter, Julia, to be exact. ”
The faces of the Knights who heard Delrons' explanation are bewildered and confused.
After a short while, one of the oldest looking knights moves forward after Delrons.
“So... he's mixed up with the blood of the Markains? Why didn't we know that? ”
“Hmm... There were no knights in the House of Marcaine back then, except for me. It's been 30 years since then, so it's natural not to know. ”
That's what Delos was right about. These people have been active since the time of the former owner, but Delons has been active since the time of the former lord. That's why he was able to be the responsible driver even though he was old enough to be a knight.
“… Then what happens? Is he really Linda and her successor...? ”
One of the knights cautiously asks with anxious eyes, his expression stiffens for a moment, then gives a mean smile again.
“Haha! That can't be right. Even if Vialov is mixed with the blood of the Markains, he will never be able to succeed as long as the noble Linda remains. ”
“… then I'm glad. Phew... I thought I was looking for a successor because I heard that there was blood in the Marcaine family. ”
“So don't worry too much and relax. Vialov will be returning to the Armies in a few days. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
Delrons spits out a satisfactory smile as he looks at the knights leaving, relieved with a serious look on their faces.
“Klael, things are going very easily. Once this is resolved, I will finally... ”
Delons has been loyal to the House of Markain for a long time, and he's trying to get it.
“It's like a dream to be a nobleman, khhh! ”
Noble status.
Earl Armis secretly contacted Delancey himself when the gold mine was first discovered on Markain's territory and offered him an offer. If you help me gain the territory of Markain, I will crown you baron by the authority of the erl.
Delrons happily accepted the offer and as a result this happened.
“Then let's go see the Vialov boy. Hmm? What's the commotion? ”
The entrance to the banquet makes a commotion as Delrons makes his way to Vialov.
When Delrons turned his gaze toward the place, all he could see was a great battle with a young girl and a number of soldiers wearing broken harp armor. And the boy smiling at himself.
But all I could see was the little girl. It's a girl I've never seen before, but I keep seeing someone's face.
“Me, Jerina? No way...! That can't be right! ”
Jerina left the family after marrying a civilian knight 10 years ago.
There is only one answer for a girl with the same face as that jerry.
“Boo, I told you I killed him! Lord Melvios must have killed him... ”
Linda walks slowly toward the open Delrons, gazing at the unbelievable reality and accompanying the knights outside.
“Hmm... You must be Sir Delrons, right? ”
“Th-that's right……. ”
“Then why aren't you on your knees when you see me? ”
“Yes?”
Before Delos asks what that means, the Knights of the Marcaine family around him kneel on one side of the floor.
“Marlon, Knight of Marcaine, meet Lord Linda de Marcaine! ”
“Michelle Clien, Knight of Marcaine, greets Lord Linda de Marcaine! ”
“Marcin's Knights.... ”
Kneel before Linda one by one, saying her name. After a short while, all the knights except Delores kneel and bow.
“Oh, no, what the... ”
Linda looks behind her, frowning at Delrons, who is still not on her knees. She looks back and sees Kaiyan nodding and takes a step forward to see if she is confident.
“Lord Delón, can't you hear me? ”
“Ahh... Ahh... ”
Delrons, who realized what had gone wrong, knelt on the ground in tears.
“Mae, Fabiel Delrons, Knight of Marcin, Linda... I'm here to see the lord de Marcaine. ”
“I-I didn't do that! I just... pretended not to know! ”
“Ha... That's why they all died at once. Somehow, when I heard that from Janton, I felt strange. Then why didn't you kill Linda? If your objective was the collapse of the Markayn family, it would have been easier to take care of it together. ”
“It's... I heard Linda tried to make it look like she was back sick, but she failed. So... we're going to take care of it ourselves... ”
“I failed... Maybe if I saw the mess you guys pulled." ”
Earl Armis has easily eliminated Linda's family, so it shouldn't be too difficult to eliminate one Linda.
That's why I left it to the Marcaine spy knights, and Linda stumbled upon me, and all their plans began to twist.
“Heheh... Anything else you want to ask me...?" ”
“That's enough... No. How many knights betrayed the Markains? ”
“That's five, including me! But... three of them... ”
I think I know who those three were when I saw them looking over my shoulder.
“Looks like those knights who came to get Linda. ”
“Yes, old! That's right!”
“What about the other one? Why are you moving alone? ”
“Well... the other one is in charge of the Markayne family, so he can't move. ”
“The Knight in Charge... The knight in the highest position to assist the lord? ”
Baran told me once when I was living in the Karsia family. Lord Hoyle will be the responsible knight if he becomes Lord.
He said that there can only be one responsible knight in a family, and that the responsible knight has the highest rank in all of the articles. But I never thought such a responsible knight would be a traitor to the Markains.
“... This is serious. Do you have any more information for me? ”
“Ah... ah! If you know that I failed, there is a good chance that I will move directly from the Armies! Once Linda arrives at the Marcaine family and is appointed official lord of the Mareon Empire, she will no longer be able to claim the territory she originally planned for the Armies! ”
“Hmmm... So you were going to let the comms know if you succeeded? You weren't planning on going to the Markains yourself. ”
The Marcaine family's location from Janton was at least west of Manisland. However, I heard that the Mareon Empire has a large enough land to be named Empire, so I have to ride a horse for a few days to get there from the border here.
“Yes! That's right! I sent word to Sir Delancey on the comms... Ah! Sir Delrons is the man in charge! When I told him that his work had been successful, he told the Earl Armis family himself. ”
“... I see. ”
The more I hear, the more gaps I see.
‘Then we have to dig a gap and use the plan itself. ’
“You need to get in touch with a guy named Delrons right now. ”
“Yes? Ha, but... things didn't work out... Are you okay with running around the Erl Armis family? ”
“No, you just have to tell them that it worked. I killed Linda. ”
“Ah! I see! I'll do it right now! ”
The knight pulls a small piece of communication out of his empty back pocket, blows an error in there and waits for a moment. A vibrating piece of communication illuminates and a voice is heard from there.
Whoo-hoo!
Lord Melvios, is the matter taken care of?
“Oh, yes! Sir Delrons, we've got work to do! ”
So you recovered his necklace? You know you can't do that without it, right?
“Of course. She needs this... ”
The knight who was about to call Linda that gave me a nod.
“I'm well aware that he's dead! ”
Well, that's fortunate.Then you must deal with the purchased soldiers and return to the Markains immediately. We can't leave a trace of our movements.
“I've already dealt with the soldier. We'll be back as soon as we can! ”
Yeah, well, let's come back and see.
At the end of the sentence, the light in the communication sphere fades and voices are no longer heard.
“Heh heh... I did what you said. ”
“Yes, very well done. So goodbye, Blaze Armor. ”
“Yes?”
I punched the embarrassing knight full of strength in his face as if it meant something.
Phew!
His head was shattered and his blood splattered everywhere, unable to withstand the power of my fists. Fortunately, this time he didn't activate the Blade Armor and bury it in his body.
As she looks down at the man on the floor, Rika jumps up and over the tree.
[Kaiyan doesn't keep his promises to the bad guy! You bastard!]
I lifted the knight with my short forefoot and tucked him into my arms.
[Kaiyan, what are you going to do now?]
“Looks like something interesting is about to happen to the Markains. ”
Then?
“I'm on my way anyway, don't you think you should go see that funny thing? ”
[All right! Let's go! To the Markains!]]
“Yes, to the House of Marcaine. ”
Four days after Linda's party crossed the border, the Markains were busy entertaining guests.
Those who came as guests to the House of Marcaine are the nobles and knights of the Earl Armis.
“Haha! Good to see you, Lord Delrons. ”
“Oh! Welcome! Vialov! This way, please! ”
Delrons, the man in charge of the running for the homeless Marcaine family, greets them with a greeting. Ignoring the disgruntled Knights of the Marcaine family.
Delrons takes the nobleman named Vialov and his men inside, and the remaining knights unite into one place.
“What the hell is going on here? Why did the nobles of Earl Armis come to the House of Marcaine? Without saying anything to us. ”
“Phew... The house has been buzzing since yesterday. I guess we weren't the only ones. Has anyone seen Sir Delancey's face? Someone thinks the nobles of the Armies are the lords. ”
“What happened... and the knights who went to get Linda, why aren't they here yet?" Since all of this is without a lord, other families don't ignore it. ”
The Knights of the Marcaine family were very unhappy with Delrons, who went about his business without consultation. Besides, Armis used to behave in the name of a high noble.
I couldn't believe the fact that I had accepted the people of that family as guests without a lord.
“Everyone goes in first. We need to find out what Lord Delrons has invited them as guests for. ”
“Hah... Sure. ”
As the knights later entered the banquet hall in the mansion, they were already having a joyful conversation with the Armies.
“Vialov, is that true? ”
“Of course not! I know how big your ball is, but I can't just stand by and do nothing! Haha!”
“Haha! I wouldn't know what to say if you did that. Hmm? Vialov, I will speak with the Knights for a moment. ”
After a long conversation with Vialov, the Knights of the Marcaine family stood up and approached the knights.
“So, what's going on? ”
“… Lord Delón, why are the Armies here? ”
“Hmm? I invited you as a guest myself. In other words, I came here to ask you a favor. ”
“So why did you do it? With the Armis family who didn't get along very well... ”
“Haha! If that's the case, don't worry. Vialov over there is also a nobleman of the House of Markin. ”
“Yes? What is that……. ”
Delrons smiles, looking at the bewildered knights, as if he knew it would be.
“Vialov, I... Ah! Now I have to say it's the former lord. The blood of the former lord, by the way. His daughter, Julia, to be exact. ”
The faces of the Knights who heard Delrons' explanation are bewildered and confused.
After a short while, one of the oldest looking knights moves forward after Delrons.
“So... he's mixed up with the blood of the Markains? Why didn't we know that? ”
“Hmm... There were no knights in the House of Marcaine back then, except for me. It's been 30 years since then, so it's natural not to know. ”
That's what Delos was right about. These people have been active since the time of the former owner, but Delons has been active since the time of the former lord. That's why he was able to be the responsible driver even though he was old enough to be a knight.
“… Then what happens? Is he really Linda and her successor...? ”
One of the knights cautiously asks with anxious eyes, his expression stiffens for a moment, then gives a mean smile again.
“Haha! That can't be right. Even if Vialov is mixed with the blood of the Markains, he will never be able to succeed as long as the noble Linda remains. ”
“… then I'm glad. Phew... I thought I was looking for a successor because I heard that there was blood in the Marcaine family. ”
“So don't worry too much and relax. Vialov will be returning to the Armies in a few days. ”
“Yes, I understand. ”
Delrons spits out a satisfactory smile as he looks at the knights leaving, relieved with a serious look on their faces.
“Klael, things are going very easily. Once this is resolved, I will finally... ”
Delons has been loyal to the House of Markain for a long time, and he's trying to get it.
“It's like a dream to be a nobleman, khhh! ”
Noble status.
Earl Armis secretly contacted Delancey himself when the gold mine was first discovered on Markain's territory and offered him an offer. If you help me gain the territory of Markain, I will crown you baron by the authority of the erl.
Delrons happily accepted the offer and as a result this happened.
“Then let's go see the Vialov boy. Hmm? What's the commotion? ”
The entrance to the banquet makes a commotion as Delrons makes his way to Vialov.
When Delrons turned his gaze toward the place, all he could see was a great battle with a young girl and a number of soldiers wearing broken harp armor. And the boy smiling at himself.
But all I could see was the little girl. It's a girl I've never seen before, but I keep seeing someone's face.
“Me, Jerina? No way...! That can't be right! ”
Jerina left the family after marrying a civilian knight 10 years ago.
There is only one answer for a girl with the same face as that jerry.
“Boo, I told you I killed him! Lord Melvios must have killed him... ”
Linda walks slowly toward the open Delrons, gazing at the unbelievable reality and accompanying the knights outside.
“Hmm... You must be Sir Delrons, right? ”
“Th-that's right……. ”
“Then why aren't you on your knees when you see me? ”
“Yes?”
Before Delos asks what that means, the Knights of the Marcaine family around him kneel on one side of the floor.
“Marlon, Knight of Marcaine, meet Lord Linda de Marcaine! ”
“Michelle Clien, Knight of Marcaine, greets Lord Linda de Marcaine! ”
“Marcin's Knights.... ”
Kneel before Linda one by one, saying her name. After a short while, all the knights except Delores kneel and bow.
“Oh, no, what the... ”
Linda looks behind her, frowning at Delrons, who is still not on her knees. She looks back and sees Kaiyan nodding and takes a step forward to see if she is confident.
“Lord Delón, can't you hear me? ”
“Ahh... Ahh... ”
Delrons, who realized what had gone wrong, knelt on the ground in tears.
“Mae, Fabiel Delrons, Knight of Marcin, Linda... I'm here to see the lord de Marcaine. ”
