Chapter 399

After sending the unknown demon back, I looked at the corpses around me as much as I could and got everything I could get.

Of course, I didn’t move to get money by rummaging through corpses that became porridge without any plan. It was because it was judged that there was a possibility that maps and important documents were stored in oiled leather pouches because they were clinging to them for special operations.

The first thing to find was a wizard whose arm had been blown off by a needle. Since the surviving demons were the captain, I thought that the guy who clung to him would not be an ordinary soldier.

And sure enough, I was able to find the item I wanted among the corpses of a very miserable figure.

“I was going to get a new map anyway, but it worked.”

There were three maps found in his arms. It is unknown if the scale is accurate, but it is a moderately sized map with quite a variety of cities and places written on it, and a military map with very detailed markings based on the vicinity of the Isthel coastline. A map with great detail.

I don’t know what a military map might be like, but the other two maps were a big harvest that made me smile on my face. In particular, a large map is something that cannot be bought with money. If you carelessly try to obtain something like this, one day you will surely be taken to the army and interrogated.

I searched a bit more to see if there was an order, but all that came out after that was a money bag with silver coins in it. There was nothing to salvage because equipment and other things were as smashed as their corpses. I moved carefully to brush it off as neatly as possible, so by the time I finished the work, quite a bit of time had already passed.

At the same time, the flying dragons of the city hurriedly flying in from afar announced the end of the incident with a long howl.

It was quite spectacular to see the ax slung over his shoulder, which he had easily found because it was firmly embedded in the dead dragon’s skull.

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After the arrival of the flying dragons carrying the adventurers and soldiers, everything was resolved quickly.

In Mandeli, he gave me a large prize money for solving the infiltration of the demon king army, but in fact, it is highly likely that all of this happened because of me, so I returned it in the name of adding to the cost of rebuilding the city.

Thanks to that, I ended up creating a heroic narrative needlessly with little money, but it was clear that it would naturally fade when I went to the front anyway and came back, so I decided to skip it in moderation.

It was on the day of the event, long after returning to the capital, that I realized that one more line of praise to be read at the official table was added because of this incident.

“No, that’s added there?”

“Even though there were a few demons, it was an incident that made the whole area uneasy and made people spend money in Mandeli.”

It was Ragnis who informed the truth.

Since the last Oak Gate incident, she has clearly started to spread her position, and she volunteered to take on the role of giving me a warning at this event, using the fact that she was the one who brought me to the capital.

Wearing a red dress that showed off her incredibly strong shoulders, as I listened to her tell me one by one about today’s plans, my head started to ache all over again.

“What’s so much about it? Didn’t it just get some recognition and finish being appointed as a Wandering Knight?”

I heard from Duke Lesrom that the process would be as brief as possible, but it wasn’t brief at all. All the major nobles in the capital are gathered, all the important members of the royal family are gathered, all the remaining members of the king’s 10 swords in the capital are gathered, and all the key members of the academy are gathered.

But what returned was Ragnis’ cold gaze. It didn’t end there, and as she crossed her arms with a disgruntled face, her biceps swelled and a stifled scream erupted from her dress.

It wasn’t as muscular as Ekatrina’s, but it seemed that even a simple movement like that was a burden, perhaps because it was a dress that was made in the most custom-made form, giving priority to aesthetics.

“You should be very grateful to Duke Zwinera for this time. He must have worked hard for the influence of the House of Nobility, but if he hadn’t stepped forward, the festival would have been held in the capital for a week.”

“...really?”

“really.”

Epaganim’s protection, which I couldn’t tell if it really exists or not, has come to an end, and in the Demon King’s army with tens of thousands of troops, my skills are at least the level of a hundred soldiers. Based on that fact, when I review my experience so far, I am at a loss.

As expected, the strength of the other world is out of sync.

The battlefield where the battle with the demon army continues is lined with filthy strong guys, but it’s hard to believe that it’s not easy to see such guys in the rear. Perhaps, as Lumings said, it is related to balance.

I thought it was going to happen soon anyway, but it was inevitable that I was concerned about such unknown territory.

Because now I had to dig in between them.

“Ega-sama.”

My thoughts were interrupted by the maid’s voice calling me.

Looking up at the source of the sound, the maid with her head lowered pointed to the curtain behind her and continued her conversation politely. already?

“Prepare.”

Beyond the curtain, there was an uproar of voices. Not only that, but judging by the voices talking about the glory of the empire and the royal family, it seems that I have been distracted for quite some time.

“...So, I would like to commend Eldmia Egar for her heroic achievements here in the name of the Empire and the royal family.”

Using the powerful middle-aged man’s voice as a signal, the maids pulled back the curtains.

I took a deep breath and stepped through the curtains.

Amidst the applause that burst out at the same time, the first thing that caught my eye was Asilier’s dress, which I saw for the first time, and Cheryl and Ragnis standing by her side.

It’s not pretty either. I almost laughed at the sight of them standing as if they were arranged in height, but I managed to hold it in.

Next, as I passed Master’s face, passed Sir Ekaf and Duke Lesrom, and other people dressed in armor, and made my way to the seat where Esmuier and the King were standing, all I could think of was a light impression that a lot of dirty people had gathered.

As formal congratulations and replies continued, the medal given to me looked small and strong, just as Duke Lesrom had said. The design was so good that I wondered if it would look like a brooch if I put it on a cloak.

With a solemn expression on his face, the king, Isthel VII, personally gave him a medal, and then stepped back.

While I was thinking, “Oh, that must be a special sword enchanted with lightweight magic,” Esmuer approached me and opened his mouth.

“What more needs to be said. His footprints remain on his dedication to humanity, not his selfishness. Even if he wants to walk the path of a wandering knight to help the weak while fulfilling his duties as a knight, no one will object.”

The sword she held tilted and stopped in front of my face.

Unlike the knight Seo-im of the previous life, who turned into a thump by slapping his shoulder and head to prevent an ignorant report of violence, the Seo-im here consists of kissing the blade. So, it would be more appropriate for her to act now and tell me to kiss the sword.

I didn’t know why Esmuier was doing it, not the king, but it was already too late to panic, and the king didn’t show any reaction, so I kissed her gently. Then the sword she was holding passed to the king this time, and only then did I understand what the situation was.

“So the empire and the royal family decided to bless his journey.”

“I am the White Star of the Empire and the 1st Princess Esmue Vistim Tel Noir.”

“I, King of Itthel, Itthiel VII.”

“I appoint you as a wandering knight of the Empire and Kingdom.”