CH 103

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 103

25. Duke's Knight (1)

Unlike me, who was lying comfortably on a long sofa, Serpens was restless in an upright posture and could not hide his impatience.

With that, lunch time came.

Serpence took one leg out slightly to the side, like a middle school high school student 10 minutes before the end of the fourth period, ready to jump out at any moment.

'After finishing the paperwork I usually see, I got up slowly... .'

Perhaps today is the first day in Serpense's 25-year life that he has been eagerly waiting for a meal?

As soon as it was on time, he jumped up and left, saying, 'Let's eat!'

" Isn't this running away again?"

At this point, it is not inferior to calling him an escape fence. Even if he called it face to face, Serpens had no right to deny it.

As he came up from dinner, he was sitting at the desk in the office.

Didn't you decide to do nothing today? You even answered it.

As if he hadn't heard anything, Serpens's mouth didn't open.

Standing in front of his desk, placing his hands on his waist, he looked down at him, his head gradually lowered down as if he was noticing.

Before long, just before his head dug into the stationery, he heard a knock on the office door.

Hans announced the arrival of Winston, and Serpens was very pleased.

'Isn't it that hard to do nothing and be idly? ?'

Serpens told Hans to call him in, and ordered him to bring a sword for ceremonial use to become a knight.

A few minutes later, Hans returned first with a ceremonial sword. At about the same time, Winston, guided by Xeon, also arrived at the office.

Since it was a sword with a family seal, it seems that he took it himself and instructed Zeon to guide it.

Welcome, Sir Redford. I was waiting.

As Winston entered the office, Serpence greeted him with a supremely bright smile. It's not acting and calculations, it's that smile that I'm really happy with!

It was more natural and radiant than the calculated smile I saw at the banquet hall yesterday.

'The origin of that radiant smile is that it is uncomfortable to procrastinate and hang without meaning... . I am the only one who knows this here.'

If Serpens were from the world I lived in, wouldn't he have been a diligent student who finished the assignments on the day they came out?

'I guess it's because I'm from fantasy, like this

Even if you just enter the university, the sense of reality disappears... .'

The original task was [and] a task because I had to procrastinate as much as possible to the point that I almost resent myself and then finish it within [second] an hour.

Anyway, Winston was unaware of this.

The appearance of Serpens welcoming him, he did not know where to put himself with an expression of sadness and emotion.

He was at a loss as to how to react, and eventually knelt down and lowered his posture.

You Winston Redford! Remnants of the past!

I broke the bridle and arrived at this place! Now I hope to be your sword, and I want to offer my allegiance!

It's a very sad voice. Serpence, who had been shining too much, changed his expression seriously and stretched out his hand to the side.

Hans handed him the ceremonial sword he was holding.

Sir, do you swear to take up your sword for the Duke of Prasidus, according to the will of me, Serpens A. Prasidus?

Yes! I swear.

Also, the well-being of the Holy Lumen Empire.

for. Furthermore, do you swear that you will raise your sword to defend our land, Canaan?"

Yes! I swear.

In a majestic atmosphere, Serpens and Winston exchanged questions and answers.

Then, as of today, Sir Redford has become my knight, under the name of the god Luxmea.

Serpens lightly tapped Winston's shoulders with the back of the sword he was holding.

I would be able to see with my own two eyes the ceremony of writing a knight that I had only read in novels. Falling into a fantasy world is something to see.

'Yeah, that's what the award ceremony is supposed to be like!'

It was crooked, but it had an old-fashioned taste.

On the other hand, how was my appointment ceremony? It was the first quasi-baron title I received. It was a temporary job, so I was just handed a letter of appointment, but when I was given the title of Viscount:

'This child of Humanus... ?!'

I didn't have any thoughts at the time, but seeing this now makes me feel uneasy.

'I want to try something like that too, so should I try to poke Serpens later?'

Such a thought came to mind for a moment, but after self-reflection on whether I would be able to get a serious mood, I quickly gave up.

You'll be busy laughing anyway.

Sir Redford may rise now.

I obey my lord's orders!

Serpens handed him a ceremonial sword engraved with the Prasidus seal, and Winston took it carefully and stood upright in a modest motion.

As much as it is for formal use, it is real

It won't be used in battle, but receiving it would have a great meaning in itself.

The butler and the deputy deacon are free to leave.

Serpens bit them out.

Hans went out the door silently, as always, and Xeon made a small sound of footsteps .

'What's that just now? Hans, how did you do that]?!'

Until now, it was so natural that I didn't notice it, but when I had a comparison object, I could see a sense of heterogeneity.

'That yangban, what the hell are you doing?'

He looked at the door and Serpence through which he had exited, and pursed his lips, but only his eyes returned to him as to what the problem was.

Without answering the question about Hans like that, we moved to the drawing room.

I think you're a little later than I thought, but I guess you've been working too long?

I forgot that there is a document review period after applying for asylum.... I should have applied for it in advance, but that's because I didn't think about it.

He smiled shyly at my question and said. Looking back, it was unimaginable.

Now, looking at him, he could see that a clear image was formed in his eyes, which had been clouded by resentment and revenge.

And .

"Have you not spoken to me like that before?"

I heard from the deputy deacon when I came up that those belonging to the Duke of Prasidus should use respect for each other.

I was told to bring a sword to become a knight, so it means that Prasidus

It was the same as saying that they would accept it as a member of Inquiry.

Zeon, who noticed this, must have taught him some of the rules of the Fra Cedars.

"But there's no need to use a supreme title, right?"

Is that so?

The way he spoke to me in the first place was also a kind of honorific.

Isn't it important that we respect each other? Besides, let's say Lord Redford is talking nonsense. You're not the kind of person who puts you down, right?

I am only thankful that you looked after me that way.

Now that I see, Winston seems to have a low threshold for emotion.

Even though I said it just because I wanted to be comfortable, he had an expression on his face that was moved.

"Books No, the more I see you, the more considerate and considerate you are. How blind I was at the time that I could not recognize such a person even in front of him !"

The corner of Serpens's lips twitched slightly at the sight of him speaking with a sigh.

Maybe it's because I say I'm very caring and considerate.

'Even if no one else knows, shouldn't Serpens laugh at that statement?'

He's like a bad boy who doesn't even know the grace he took care of. After letting him go a little, he turned his gaze back to Winston.

"We will see each other more often in the future, so it's just because I want to be comfortable."

It's not like that.

Winston shook his head.

Release those held in the arena

When I got out, guarded them, and when they thanked me. I remembered what you said to me.

His golden eyes looked at me.

"These were the people I would have killed if they and that secret society had not come. I felt really shameless when I got my thanks from them. I'm sorry to them, and I also I'm sorry...the past self, who had a genuine enemy and murdered innocent victims

How stupid it felt.

He smiled bitterly, but there was no feeling of being weighed down by guilt.

Rather, I felt a will to reflect on the past and move forward.

'When will my child grow up to that much?'

It is the difference between an adult who has only deviated for a while and a child who has not yet grown up.

"For any knight, rather than aiming a sword at the enemy with murderous intent, it is important to take priority over the beings to protect.

Thanks to the two assistants.

I didn't mean to say it with such a grand meaning, it was just to cherish myself... .

No, Lord Redford felt it and realized it.

Isn't it! The reason I was able to realize this late is all because of what the aide had told me, oh!

He waved his hand, wondering if he was valuing me too highly, but Winston flatly denied it.

I am lacquering my face very much.

"If the person you want to serve as your lord is Duke Fra Sidus, then your aide you want to serve as a mentor to your heart and a senior in your life."

Yes?!

I've come to serve the same master like this, and the aide comes before me... Can I call him senior...so?

Winston said loudly, coughing and embarrassed. What the hell is this?

'A teacher of the heart and a senior in life?'

If the Duke's family heard it, it's a sound that could upset the Duke's house. maybe Xeon

Wouldn't it be more confusing than when I said I was timid?

It's nice to have a good junior, Sir Sion.

Yes?!

After being stunned for a while, Serpence said with a smile on her face.

'Why are you doing this?!' comes up to my throat.

If the person in front of him was Eugenes and not Winston, he might have uttered those words straight away without filtering.

"I received a brief report by letter.

But, may I ask for more details?"

Before I even say anything, I turn the conversation around so that I can't even bring up the topic.

When was the last time you secretly laughed at me, and is it fun to be in trouble?

Of course. First of all, the count's treatment proceeded just as the seniors had said.

As if it had nothing to do with him, he doesn't even mention his family name anymore. And the title by which I am called is going to be straight forward.