Chapter 17 – Noble Female Knight Agnes – 1
Swordsmanship.
Sword handling skills are an essential ability for swordsmen in battle.
The problem is that even though I am a swordsman who uses the sword often, my swordsmanship is poor.
So far, I’ve been pressing down with force and speed, but there’s no guarantee that will work forever.
In fact, it was a close call during the arena disappearance incident.
If those guys had sophisticated skills back then, it wouldn’t be surprising if they got seriously injured somewhere.
“Is the only answer to finding a teacher?”
I am not a genius from a martial arts magazine.
It is impossible to invent swordsmanship and destroy it all by teaching yourself.
Even if you have that kind of talent, it’s much faster to learn.
Okay. Let’s save the teacher.
If possible, a beautiful and strong female knight.
Learning from a sweaty veteran would not be a bad choice, but a beautiful female knight would be more motivating.
It’s part of human nature to pursue things that are pretty and cool whenever possible.
After making up my mind, I walked towards Selena’s office.
Squeak-
As I open her door and go inside, Selena blushes and looks at me expectantly.
I know what I want, but unfortunately that’s not what I came here for.
“What’s going on? “Master.”
“It’s nothing special. “Can you recruit a female knight?”
“I think it won’t be difficult to find. “What are you looking for?”
“I want to learn swordsmanship properly.”
Although Selena was disappointed that her goal was not physical, she diligently looked through her documents.
“Then she must be good.”
“And it’s even better if it’s pretty.”
“Please wait a moment.”
Recruiting an article is more difficult than you think.
Most knights are tied to knights or serve nobles, so it is not easy to call them out separately.
But if she is resourceful, she will find a satisfactory answer.
As expected, Selena’s mouth opened after a while.
“There just happened to be a knight named Agnes nearby.”
“If it’s nearby, is this city?”
She shook her head.
“It looks like he came to a small village about two days away due to an order to subdue goblins issued by the kingdom.”
“So you came alone?”
“It’s impossible to move the knights just to catch goblins.”
The goblins here are definitely the lowest level monsters.
At best, they are a nuisance to farmers.
“That’s true. However, it is a rare case for a driver to travel alone.”
“It is certainly a rare case, but she is a woman who is qualified to become a knight recognized by the kingdom. “She doesn’t belong anywhere, so she’s often put into these ambiguous jobs.”
“Aren’t you part of the kingdom?”
“In fact, it is safe to say that it is freedom. She only has to work for the kingdom about 40 days a year.
And she often doesn’t fill in even those points properly.”
“These are working conditions that everyone would want.”
“Because they are one of the very few talents whose skills are recognized in the kingdom, most are hired by famous noble families.”
In fact, the money given by nobles is probably more than the money received by working for show only for about 40 days a year.
“Then there is no need to check her skills. “Is there anything like a portrait?”
“It’s a portrait I took a while ago.”
Selena picked up one of the papers on her desk and handed it over.
In this world, art is more advanced than expected, and just a portrait can provide a lot of information.
A beautiful woman was drawn on the paper.
The confidence exuding from the stylish armor and facial expressions.
This is truly the perfect female resident.
“Passed.”
At this level, she is as beautiful as Karin or Selena.
“I will immediately send a servant to bring you.”
“Please do me a favor.”
From the beginning, I didn’t intend to just learn swordsmanship and end it, but now that I have a beautiful teacher, my expectations are high.
A chance to kill two birds with one stone by becoming stronger and acquiring a beautiful woman.
Swordsmanship and beauty.
If you succeed in targeting her, you can use her characteristics to become stronger.
One month at the earliest until Princess Silvia visits.
There is no harm in saving up your strength in the meantime.
If something goes wrong when you mess with a country’s princess, there is nothing more reassuring than powerful force.
Moreover, it will be helpful not only for her, but also for capturing other beauties in the future.
*****
“””Key profit!!”””
Dozens of goblins all attack Agnes.
If this number of people attack at the same time, even goblins will be picky.
However, Agnes avoided the attack with leisurely movements and cut down the guy who attacked first.
“Kiik!’
The goblins continued to rush in to take advantage of their numbers, but each time their numbers only decreased.
The goblin’s attack couldn’t even graze Agnes’ armor.
“Kiik! Kiik!”
Behind the goblins, a fairly large individual was shouting.
‘Is that guy the leader?’
With Agnes’ skills, it’s easy to dive in and cut off the leader’s head in one go.
However, those who lost their leader could have scattered and spread the damage.
‘It would be better to go straight ahead.’
Her sword skills, which had been fluid and fluid just a moment ago, swung like sharp lightning.
“Keeeeek!”
Goblins falling down in an instant.
It was literally a one-sided massacre.
“Kiik!!”
Sensing defeat, the leader goblin began to run behind her, but Agnes was faster as she cut down the goblin.
“Kiek… “
Agnes is a knight with one of the greatest skills in the kingdom.
No matter how many goblins there were, there was no way they could be her opponent.
In the end, the head goblin felt the difference in her skills and turned into her corpse.
‘Is this the end?’
It only took two days for Agnes to clear out all the goblin dens near the village.
When she returned to her village after finishing all her work, her village chief welcomed her.
“You won’t have to worry about goblins anymore.”
“I can’t believe you solved it so quickly! Thank you, Agnes!”
Even without needing to check, the goblin blood on her armor was strong evidence.
Her village chief thanked her several times, but then he hesitated and opened his mouth again, as if he remembered something.
“But… There is a guest who came to visit Agnes.”
“Me?”
“Yes. It is said that a noble from nearby Roern sent it…”
Agnes quickly shook his head.
‘What’s going on? Are there still nobles left looking for me?’
As strong and beautiful as she is, many nobles tried to recruit her in the past, but she turned them all down, so she has been quiet recently.
‘I guess I’ll have to meet him first.’
No matter how skilled a knight she was, she could not ignore the nobles.
“Where are you?”
“First of all, you are waiting at my house.”
Agnes followed the chief and entered his house.
Inside her, a middle-aged man who looked relatively old was waiting for her.
Formal attire and restrained movements.
Anyone could see that he was a desirable servant.
“Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“No. “The kingdom’s orders come first.”
“But what brought you here?”
“I heard that Agnes has outstanding skills, so I came to ask you a favor.”
Agnes was surprised to hear something different from usual.
‘Ask? It’s not promotion?’
If it was a story about employment, it was an idea she rejected outright.
However, the suggestion that came out of the servant’s mouth was completely different.
“Selena wants to entrust Agnes with swordsmanship instruction.”
“Do you mean swordsmanship instruction?”
“Yes. He said that in order to strengthen the escort knight’s strength, he would like to entrust it to Agnes, a skilled knight.”
Agnes was lost in thought for a moment.
It is not a difficult or embarrassing request.
Besides, there was no reason to refuse, so I should have accepted, but I felt reluctant somehow.
‘What should I do?’
While she was hesitating, the servant continued speaking.
“Regardless of the results, we plan to provide generous compensation commensurate with the driver’s skills. In addition, we will fully guarantee Agnes’ authority during the guidance process.”
“How long is the period?”
“Try it for about a month first, but if you are willing to do it longer, you can go longer than that.”
One month.
Agnes thought it was a short period of time.
She asked me to teach for just one month, but I thought it would be unreasonable for her to refuse.
‘I ask you this politely, but it’s okay to send it away empty-handed…’
In the end, she decided to accept the servant’s proposal.
“Great. Let’s take care of it for a month first.”
If Agnes had nothing else to do, he planned to stay for a month and then leave.
But Eugene, who was currently waiting for her at her mansion, had different thoughts.
