I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

24 – Seoim Ceremony

“Aran! Here it is!”

On the day of the knight appointing ceremony. In the midst of numerous people present, someone from the crowd gathered to one side shouted at me.

That person’s name is Ellen von Dreamit. I walked slowly towards Ariel, her Ellen who called me and them standing with her.

“You must know Ellen. The man standing next to him is his fiancé, Ryan von Chermiti, a classmate of Ellen and me.”

“Ah, His Excellency’s classmates…”

Two people who became knights with me. In the world of knights, where only 1-2 people are appointed on average, it would be unusual for 3 people to become knights like this.

“Ah.. Aran. A long time.”

The one asking me to shake hands. The way he awkwardly reached out his hand was so unnatural.

However, this is unavoidable. He’s been having a hard time with me since the old days.

“Ryan. I’m fine now…”

I said that and took the guy’s hand, but Ariel, who was next to me, was worried and said no more.

“Ah.. Yes. Okay.”

“… “

I looked at Ellen standing next to him. Normally, she would have shouted ‘What’s wrong with the mood!’ Or ‘Make up, you guys!’

“It’s been a while. Did your swordsmanship improve?”

I don’t like this kind of awkward atmosphere, so I asked the servants behind the two of them.

“Yes! Thanks to Knight Ellen for always diligently teaching us..!!”

Soon, the other servants began to stare at him. Their expressions, asking what that means, seemed to know how Ellen usually treats them.

On the other hand, the energy of Ryan’s seed has changed somewhere. Certainly, Ryan is better than Ellen.

“This is called Ariel. He is my follower and your motive.”

“Ah, my name is Ariel, a knight squire of the Robertaine family.”

As Ariel greeted them, their eyes turned to Ariel. Those who saw her, Ariel, all just stared blankly at her.

“What? Do you care more about the seed than about us?”

“Aran is the first seed. Originally, the first seed is something to be concerned about. Ellen, you did too.”

“It’s not like that.”

After throwing Ariel to the servants, me, Ellen, and Ryan started talking separately.

Is it because of what happened last time? It was unavoidable that Ariel, who was talking with the servants, was worried and kept looking there.

“It’s not like that. I am staring at you.”

“Fortunately, he seems to be doing well.”

The eyes of the two move towards the seeds following my gaze. Like Ryan said, Ariel seemed to get along well with them.

It was fortunate that the two of them also had their servants as commoners. It seems that nothing like last time will happen.

“Thank God. You brought in seeds.”

It was then that Ryan cautiously opened his mouth. I know why he carefully handed those words to me.

“The past is just the past.”

“Yes. The past is the past.”

Where did the usual playfulness go? Ellen also agreed with my words.

The past is just the past. In fact, this may not be what I am talking about. The two of them, too, haven’t gotten out of the past yet.

Nevertheless, the reason I say this to the two of them must be because of my heart that wants them to get away from the past as well.

[There will be a knight ordination ceremony soon, so each knight and ministers take their seats.]

A huge voice was heard before long. The direction the voice came from was far away, but it must have been thanks to magic that it reached my ears so loudly.

As the voice came, the servants who were talking on one side walked this way.

Ariel approached me, lifted her head and began to stare at me. I’m sorry for her, but we have to part for a while.

“I guess I should go now. Take care of Ariel.”

“Yes, yes. It is the name of the knight who represents our empire, so we must follow it.”

A sarcastic Ellen and a nodded Ryan. If it’s just the two of us, we can leave Ariel in charge for a while.

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“Ariel, come this way.”

“Oh, yes.”

The voice of Knight Ellen calling me. Because His Excellency was away for a while, Knight Ellen led me.

Knight Ellen, familiar in the kingdom. Thank god. Someone I know is here.

The Empire was all scary things. People I don’t know all over, buildings I’ve never seen before. You don’t know how fortunate it is that there is another person I know in this place where the only person I know is His Excellency.

“Where did His Excellency go?”

Two knights and servants moving to the place of the ceremony with me. While we were heading to our seats, I asked Knight Ellen’s servant.

“Huh? Take it easy it’s our motive Originally, if the knights you serve are friendly, then the servants should be friendly too.”

“Ah, is that so.. But it’s still awkward…”

“Yes, yes. Feel free to talk about it anytime. That, Knight Aran… Over there.”

Jongja-nim pointed to one side. The gymnasium where I, the knights, and the servants gather. And at the very front, there were 10 knights standing, and His Excellency was also standing in the middle.

“Ah..”

The 10 strongest knights in the empire. I just found out a while ago that His Excellency is also one of them. As expected, His Excellency was a greater person than I thought.

[His Highness the Prince enters. Each of the knights and ministers will bow their heads before the noble lineage of the imperial family.]

After hearing another loud voice, the people around began to lower their heads. I also bowed my head following them.

[Thank you for coming to this place where new knights, who will become the great swords of the empire, are being born despite your busy schedule.]

[Since His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince are not feeling well, I have been appointed to preside over this ordination ceremony, but even so, this ordination ceremony is a sacred place does not change. Everyone, come to this ordination ceremony with a reverent heart.]

Originally, His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince are presiding over this ordination ceremony. Seeing that there was also a knight named Aragorn whom he had seen last time beside him, it seemed that he was conveying to the 2nd Prince.

[To the imperial family, prove that you are worthy of the sword.]

That’s how the ceremony began. I wasn’t the main character here, but I decided to do my best.

[Shulan of the Raymond family, prove your sword and faith!]

On one side of the gymnasium, on the highest seat, the 2nd Prince, His Highness, was sitting, and beneath it were the ministers of each administrative department and 10 knights.

And beneath it, the knights and servants sitting in a form surrounding the gymnasium. I was also one of them.

‘Ah..!’

Looking up above. His Excellency’s father, Gerald, met his eyes. You said that Gerald-sama is the military minister who holds the military authority of the empire. I greeted him by bowing my head.

His Excellency’s father smiling softly and nodding his head. Fortunately, His Excellency’s father didn’t seem to take a bad look at me.

[Lennon of the Toyland family, prove your sword and your faith.]

Again, the most filling voice in the gymnasium. Following that voice, the two knights began to point their swords at each other.

At first glance, this is Dalian. If I win this sparring, will I become a knight?

“Um… If I win in Dalian, will I become a knight?”

“No. Of course, that is also considered, but not necessarily. As a follower, we select knights after evaluating all of their performance, swordsmanship through sparring, and ideological verification.”

“Oh, I see.”

Knight Ellen’s clear answer. After all, it seems that no one can become a knight.

The two swords collide before long. Since I don’t remember seeing anything other than His Excellency’s sword, the commander-in-chief’s sword, or the swords of the soldiers, I watched the battle between the two carefully. Because this is the first time I’ve seen the swordsmanship of a squire like me.

I could see a servant’s sword shaking. In that gap, another servant’s sword quickly dug in.

Jongjanim’s sword cut through the air, and the strategy to dig into the gap unfortunately missed.

“Ah..”

At that sight, I let out a pitiful sigh. Just a few seconds. Countless numbers that are shown to each other. It comes and goes in just a few seconds, and the two exchange swords.

‘If it were me..’

As I watched the couple fight, I pondered. If it were me, could I have saved that opportunity?

No. Either I missed the opportunity, or he must have given the opportunity to the other person.

After the sparring of the two servants is over, the sparring of the other knight servants continues. Every time they exchanged swords, it was then that the thought speed of my thoughts began to continuously speed up.

Looking at the countless numbers they show, predicting the next number and thinking about how to respond in the future.

Wields a sword.

Block the sword.

Move your body.

Stop the body.

The number of countless possibilities was imprinted in my head, and my body started to move as well.

As if I became one of them.

“L..!”

“Riel!”

“Ariel!!”

“Ah.”

How much time had passed like that? When I woke up and looked ahead, Knight Ellen was holding onto my shoulder.

Keep calm and look around. Countless people’s eyes turned to me, looking at me like a strange person.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

I blushed with embarrassment and bowed my head to apologize. Before long, they turn their gaze away from me. However, only a few, including Knight Ellen, did not take their eyes off me and just stared at me.

Their gaze was so burdensome that I had no choice but to lower my head even more.