I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

58 – Sunny after rain – (3)

Caang!

“Geez!”

With a cheerful sound, the sturdy-built knight fell out over there. The knight couldn’t come to his senses as he slipped in an unsightly posture as if he had lost his balance.

A golden-haired woman flicked a wooden sword she held out while watching the scene.

“Um…”

Usually, knights were the strongest fighters of this era, equipped with a well-trained body and tremendous experience.

Moreover, if the knight belonged to the Imperial Guard, it could be seen as the best among the knights.

That’s why, it wasn’t a common sight to see a Knight of the Royal Guard fall out again and again.

Especially if the knight is defeated by a slender woman.

“Neither do I.”

Milia Liantur, a blonde woman standing at the parade ground, sighed as her wooden sword dangled.

Millia, who had already been sparring with the knights of the Royal Guard for several hours since dawn, could not hide her dissatisfaction.

“It’s too slow. It’s not heavy either.”

“Ugh…”

Weak was too weak.

The knights’ attacks were slow and did not contain strong power. The intent behind their attacks was clearly visible. She was full of willpower to parry Miria’s attacks with a defensive focus, so it was inevitable for her to be displeased.

Even the knight, who had endured well, could not last more than one minute.

In the end, as he repeated only one-sided sparring, his body was in an awkward state. My brain only got more complicated.

Of course, Milia, who was only sincere, did not notice that this tragedy was caused by her own strength rather than the weakness of the knights.

“Tsk.”

“That, Lord Liantur?”

“Yes?”

One of the lesser knights cautiously asked, and Milia tilted her head.

“It seems that the knights are having a hard time. Putting mercy in their hands…”

At those words, I suddenly looked around the parade ground.

And now I saw a pile of knights groaning in pain.

Everyone was the victim of Milia’s venting her anger in the name of training.

“ah.”

Only then did I understand the situation.

I was distracted and couldn’t look around.

She bowed her head and apologized.

“That’s right. Shall we stop here for today?”

“Whew… Thank you.”

The knight returned with a tired body, expressing gratitude over and over again for the corporal punishment that had just ended.

Millia looked at his back and took out a water bottle and drank it.

Then, he spit out the water he was mumbling.

“Huh.”

Also, I wasn’t satisfied.

‘The chaff of Liantur.’

After the battle with Anden, she continued to train.

Of course, anyone can see that the match with the underground waterway was a victory for Milia.

However, that was the victory of Millia, the second daughter of the Duke of Lianthur, not the victory of Milia, the Imperial Guardian Knight.

“The sword was taken away.”

Talking to myself, I folded and opened my hands a few times.

In fact, it was safe to say that the knight Milia had been horribly defeated by Anden.

Although he won, it was not a win as a knight.

Comparatively, he had a cannon that could pierce anything, but it was no different than using it as a blunt weapon.

Anden was right.

She still couldn’t get out of her family’s halo and at the same time she was in her sister’s shadow.

I felt a sharp sense of helplessness.

That’s why I wanted to know where I was standing. I wanted to be sure that I didn’t run for nothing.

For that reason, he sparred with the Knights of the Royal Guard, but the result was a landslide victory.

Even on the continent, he took down all the knights who were called the most elite. Truly an overwhelming achievement. But Millia was not satisfied.

“A little stronger…”

Yes. A stronger opponent was needed.

However, Lautrec went to interrogate Yuria, the Unspeaker he caught that day, and Yuriard was confined to a hospital bed for a month due to an injury.

then.

Millia shook her head while thinking of the face of the next person that came to mind.

“Neither do I.”

the next moment.

“Ah, Millia. Here you are.”

I naturally startled at the same voice as the person I remembered, and turned my groggy neck.

Sure enough, Fried was standing at the end of the parade ground.

“Sir Fried?”

“female.”

Milia wrinkled her face at the sight of her smiling innocently with her hands slightly raised.

She didn’t know how to treat him.

Millia, who would have looked at her with contempt just a few months ago, was confused after experiencing several incidents with him.

He seems like a good person, but he is a strange person.

That was the evaluation of Freed that Millia finally made.

“Are you feeling well?”

“I’m fine. I can do somersaults, that’s enough.”

Fried chuckled and laughed.

“Mmm.”

Millia groaned for a moment.

A strong knight came as he had hoped. However, it was not a very pleasant opponent.

However, it was pretty good.

The desire to relieve this dissatisfied feeling running through his whole body was like a chimney.

“So I have something to say for a moment…”

“Sir Fried.”

Milia said, cutting off her words.

“Please do sparring with me.”

“uh?”

*

Fain!

Kaga River!

sound cutting through the air.

groaning afterward.

The sound of an explosion echoes the heavens.

A sandstorm raged and left deep scars on the ground.

“Suck!”

Millia stepped on the fencing step with maximum speed and held out her sword.

A sword that flew faster than sound.

Fried ducked his head and avoided it. At the same time, the sword was inserted into Milia’s empty side.

It was a vicious attack. The will itself was different from the knights he had sparred with a while ago.

It was not intended to receive Millia’s attack, but contained a terrifying fighting spirit to defeat her somehow.

And Milia was satisfied with Fried’s attitude. No matter how much training, shouldn’t all knights be like this? She raised an eyebrow.

Cucumber!

Swords and swords collided in succession.

Milia gave her full strength to the heavy feeling approaching her palm.

A fierce battle that had already lasted for nearly ten minutes.

At the Parade, a great match was unfolding to the extent that even the knights of the Guard who had returned injured came out to watch.

“You move well. Did you watch it last time?”

“It’s not like that.”

Fried shrugs.

“I had no choice but to survive.”

Milia couldn’t understand Fried’s words.

Maybe he’s talking about his past covered in a veil.

She set herself up again.

“I’m seriously going.”

“yes.”

Caw!

Swords collide in succession.

At that moment, Milia’s figure seemed to blur, but in an instant, she came right in front of Freed.

Formidable speed.

And the sword shot out faster than I knew.

But.

teouk.

“Ugh!”

Freed raised his hand and grabbed the wooden sword.

I didn’t even think I would react this speed. I never dreamed that I would even catch it with my bare hands.

Had it not been for the wooden sword, it might have been crippled. However, his actions were unpretentious. Even if this battle was a real battle, I felt the will to do this.

“Looks like it’s coming soon.”

“Kuk.”

“Quick, but rather obvious.”

Fried laughed as he held the sword.

And just like that, he pulled her sword. Millia hurriedly gave her strength, but when she came to her senses, the sword had already been taken away.

“The strength of the grip is so weak that it is used.”

Fried said the same thing as Anden and Tossi without making a mistake.

Then he raised the stolen wooden sword.

sudden!

the sword falls

At that moment, Milia recalled the memory of being beaten by Fried in the past as if it were a confession ceremony. The pain, humiliation, and burning sensation were all too vivid.

I closed my eyes tightly.

But there was no shock.

“……Eh?”

The moment Milia opened her eyes, a weak shock rang through her head.

Fried had blown the chestnut with the back of a knife.

“End. My victory.”

“……ah.”

His face heated up with embarrassment.

Milia was eventually forced to admit defeat.

“I lost.”

*

tens of minutes later.

“Oh. I’m going to die.”

I rubbed my tingling hands.

Even though it was a wooden sword, it was impossible to hold it with bare hands. However, Milia’s sword path looked natural to the eye, but the sword in her right hand was too far away. In the end, there was no means other than hands.

Well, since I won, I guess it’s a good thing.

“You’re too strong…”

Millia turned her ankle and said, as if the joy of the battle from earlier hadn’t gone.

I also enjoyed it quite a bit. After lying down for a few weeks, moving your body a lot this time, it felt like all the clogged blood was pierced?

“It’s nothing special. The actual battle will be different.”

That’s what I said, but I became stronger.

I was able to be confident that my fighting ability had improved to a very large extent. Before, I couldn’t even catch Milia’s sword, but now I’ve reached a level where I can defeat her.

It was the result of going through several life-and-death battles. In particular, the match against Atral seemed to play a big role. Perhaps Fried’s battle experience left in my consciousness is gradually coming to the surface.

When I thought about the dream I had after killing Atral, I guessed that perhaps his memories would gradually come into my head as well.

“So, what was the reason you were making such a fuss in the morning?

“Ugh.”

Milia flinched like a stabbed child.

She moved her small mouth and started talking.

“I realized my shortcomings. I wanted to fight as a knight, but in the end I borrowed the power of my family.”

“……Family strength?”

I searched my memory.

Millia’s Family. Duke of Liantur.

It was a grand duke’s family that ruled Hylingx, one of the five provinces of the Empire.

Besides, isn’t the Duke of Liantour one of the most famous magicians on the continent?

“Are you talking about magic?”

Millia nodded with a droopy shoulder.

The point is, is it disgraceful for a knight to use magic to crush an opponent?

I can’t speak because I don’t have an idiot.

Instead of answering, I fed her another honey chestnut.

kong!

“Awesome!”

When I looked up with eyes asking why he was hitting me, I wrinkled my face.

“It’s the strength of the family, isn’t it your strength?”

I tried to feed one more, but I endured it.

Some people can’t use a single mana properly, so it’s a really bad worry. If this is not a deception of talent, what is?

“What’s wrong with using magic? Wouldn’t it be nice to win with that?”

“But I’m a Guardian Knight…”

“You said you wouldn’t use magic because you’re a Guardian Knight? That’s a very comfortable idea. Go and tell Lautrec at this point. You’re a half-knight who uses elemental magic.”

“…”

When Milia couldn’t answer, I scratched the back of my head.

“Anyway, whether it’s the power that comes from your family or bloodline, in the end, if you can handle it, it’s your full capacity. Use everything you can use. Do everything you can. Isn’t it?”

“……that’s right.”

“That’s it.”

I was like an old man myself, so I stopped talking and licked my dry lips.

However, Milia thought over my story and put on a stern expression.

“I’ll do something… that’s right. That’s right.”

“yes?”

Milia got up from her seat and had a confident face as usual.

“That’s right. I think my thoughts were short-lived. Magic is also an element that defines me. Then there is no reason to reject it.”

“Uh, uh uh.”

Recovery is so fast, you.

Well, that’s what Millia is like.

“Anyway, let’s do our best.”

“Yes.”

I smiled and bumped my fists into her.

Then I suddenly remembered the purpose of coming here.

I forgot because Milia suddenly asked for sparring.

“Ah, Milia. So I have something to tell you.”

“……Yes?”

As soon as he was discharged from the hospital, the reason he visited the guard building was, of course, to meet Milia.

And the purpose was in line with when I went to the underground waterway.

“Are you free next week?”

“The next major?”

“Uh. Even with a barrel.”

“……What is going on?”

I turn to an unreliable gaze.

Well, even then, after saying this, he took me to the gutter, so I was just cautious.

“I’m going to go to Lumen El.”

“… up to Lumen El?”

“The reason… it’s long to say, but to sum it up, to go to our family’s territory.”

Hearing my words, his eyes widened.

Hagiya Millia is also the daughter of a prestigious noble family. You must have heard the story of Iscobal.

But Millia didn’t bother to ask why.

Instead, his eyes lit up.

“I’ll go.”

“yes?”

“want to go.”

I was embarrassed because I didn’t expect to accept it with such admiration.

I thought it would be difficult because I had to empty the whole week, but it was unexpected.

“Do you have any plans for next week?”

“Hey, there is.”

“What promise?”

Millia said hesitantly.

“Ugh… come from my hometown… to be precise, my father…”

“Is it a family gathering? Then shouldn’t we go?”

“Actually, that’s why I want to go.”

What do you mean, he shook his head.

Milia then explained as if she was embarrassed.

“When I go to my parents’ house, I see my father and older sister… but that’s a bit off. I wonder if I’ll hear a lot of nagging…”

“ah.”

Come to think of it, this guy, the Duke of Liantur, was terribly reluctant.

As for how much he hates it, to the point of abandoning all of his family’s prestige and changing his course to become a guardian knight of the empire.

So, in the end, Milia wants to accompany me because she doesn’t want to go to a family gathering that is no different from a cushion of thorns.

“……hahahaha.”

“What, what?”

Milia rolled her eyes in a slightly hushed voice.

The childlike side she sometimes shows.

Something reminded me of my childhood, when I hated going to the country during the holidays.