Chapter 3 – Knights of the Black Lion
The Black Lion Knights had a busy morning after a long time.
The knights and servants, who spent most of their day chatting and hanging around under the guise of training, were busy sharpening dull blades and creaking armor.
The servants, who had already suffered a lot, were half mad.
And, the deputy knight division commander, who was suffering from overwork and stress while carrying out all sorts of duties. Agnes is.
“Why is the training ground like this? Can’t you somehow make it neater!”
“What about the dent in the stone floor? We’ll have to call a stonemason to fix that.”
“Didn’t you say that two months ago!”
“Oh, is that already?”
I had to resist the urge to put a knife in that impudent face at any moment as I watched the magistrate scratching his head while chattering.
‘Oh God. Here even today a man’s soul is put to the test. Please… ‘
She has no place to lean on other than herself.
It was only patience and faith, not swordsmanship, that she managed to keep this mess of knights virtually single-handedly, increasing day by day.
She was the one who was forced to keep her composure.
“Yeah. Well, aside from that, that bastard… No, what about the captain?”
“Ah. The office is preparing for a handover. When the new leader arrives, ask him to call him then…”
“Aaaaagh!”
When the administrator heard about the leader’s whereabouts, it ended up exploding.
“The takeover system is a piece of shit, you must be lounging around in the office anyway! It’s obvious if you don’t look!”
As Agnes screamed and started to make a fuss over her, the magistrate’s gaze fell to her chest.
— Glancing
The magistrate whistled inwardly, watching Agnes tearing her hair out. It was a distinct size that made a uniform with an insipid design look obscene.
When the vice-captain made a violent action, there was something to look forward to.
‘Yes, because of this one thing, I’m still attached to this asshole-like knights.’
How can I not do it No, there will be no problem. It’s because she’s a woman who won’t go over until the end, even though the head of that idiot is openly aiming for her.
So, a good eye is enough. He thought so and pretended not to know anything.
“Should I call the captain?”
“No, that’s fine. I’d rather go myself. The administrator will do his best to the end of the job he’s assigned.”
“Ah, about organizing the data on the takeover. I see.”
Agnes swallowed a sigh as she watched the back of the magistrate as he flirted and disappeared.
‘Even if you say he’s a boy… I don’t know.’
Even in the midst of this busyness, he sat down and glanced at the woman’s chest. On the subject of not working properly.
Originally, it should have been replaced right away, but that administrative officer was in one accord with the leader, to see if there was something in common between the incompetent guys.
‘How can I be so disgusted with what I’m doing?’
Perhaps it’s annoying to come up with an excuse to run away now, but he’s also preparing for a takeover.
Of course, preparations for the takeover had already been completed by Agnes alone. That was more than a week ago.
The leader, who should act as the head that moves the knights, and the administrator, who should act as the spine to support them, are so rotten as a pair.
As the vice-captain, her grievances had no choice but to become so severe.
“Sigh…”
However, aside from Agnes suffering, time really ran out.
The only thing that’s right is a fancy name.
Until the arrival of the unfortunate new leader of the Knights of the Black Lion.
Agnes yanked out another rough grip on her crumbly sky-blue hair and then shouted out in anger.
“The Black Lion Knights, gather everyone!”
“Everybody gather!”
Still, I was at least relieved to see the subordinates lined up at the training ground with their own plausible appearances, as if they were all knights.
How long has it been since those pathetic subordinates raised such a loud voice?
When that thought came to mind, Agnes felt a deep sense of self-doubt as she reflected on her situation where she had to be moved by such trivial and obvious things.
“Black Lions! Are you ready to greet the new boss!”
“Yes that’s right!”
“Okay. So that we can wait while maintaining the ranks.”
Agnes left her men on standby and moved to the commander’s office.
It was the same flow as the daily life of the Black Lion Knights. If something happens, she somehow manages to fix it by herself and then reports it to her knight commander.
But that also ends today. No, it has to be over.
— Thump thump!
Agnes shouted as she pounded on the door of her office. His clenched fists were stronger than usual.
“The 13th Black Lion Knights Commander’s Inauguration Ceremony and the 14th Knights Commander’s Inauguration Ceremony are ready! Only the Captain needs to come out!”
“Really? Good job. I’ll leave soon.”
“You have to come out immediately, not soon! We have less than five minutes left until the new chief arrives!”
It was an urgent situation, but the door to the office was not opened until about 30 seconds later.
“Puhehe, the vice-captain’s angry appearance is very attractive. But did he bother to be like this until today?”
The appearance of the knight commander coming out of the office was truly spectacle.
Instead of wearing a uniform, he was wearing casual clothes. Messy face from unshaved beard. Maybe I just woke up after sleeping all this time, even the blurry eyes.
Surprisingly, it was a bit neater than usual. Because I haven’t been drinking yet.
‘Looks like you haven’t gone crazy at all. If you even drank… ‘
Agnes looked at him and bit his lip. He had a lot of things he wanted to say, but it seemed like he was barely holding back.
“…At least, put on your uniform properly, even if it’s a top.
“Ah, yes. That’s how it should be. This… I wonder how great my successor will be.”
Not knowing who the successor is means that the official documents that have come down have been neglected without even reading them.
Until this moment when I finally stepped down from the general manager position.
Since the top man was like this, the knights didn’t have the jaw to roll properly.
At least it was only thanks to Agnes that the Black Lion Knights hadn’t been completely destroyed.
“By the way, the uniform I’ve been wearing for the first time in a while is so stiff that it’s a bit difficult to put on. Will the vice-captain help?”
“…Please stop talking nonsense. Couldn’t you please show me the appearance of a leader of the Black Lions at least for the last moment?”
When Agnes was staring at her breasts with contempt at the deliberately flirtatious leader.
One of the servants hurriedly ran to the front of the office.
“The carriage is just coming in. It looks like the new knight commander has arrived!”
Agnes hurriedly went downstairs with a stiff expression at the servant’s urgent cry.
Looking at her from the back with a sly look, the leader smiled faintly.
“Then let’s go soon. Finally goodbye to this dull place.”
* * *
In front of the two-headed carriage that arrived at the guardhouse, Agnes gulped.
The past few years. What terrible days he had spent assisting an unruly man under the protection of his family.
The reason why I endured the urge to submit my resignation dozens of times every day is the responsibility as the vice-captain of the Black Lion Knights, which I have been involved with since I was a seed.
And it was because of the hope that one day a proper person would be appointed.
She had heard at first glance that the new knight commander would be a war hero who made great contributions on the battlefield.
If that’s the case, he must be at least a better person than the current knight commander sitting in the rear by using a trick.
With a glimmer of hope, Agnes waited for the carriage door to open.
—A jump!
“Glory to the imperial family! The main building is from Baron Lee Helm, who served as the vice-captain of the Black Lion Knights… Uh…”
And Agnes, who was nervous about introducing herself in front of the new knight commander, was at a loss for words.
It was because the person who got off there was a giant far beyond her expectations.
“You’re the vice-captain?”
A huge man in jet-black armor stood in front of Agnes, the top of her head barely hanging over her man’s chest.
Tremendous pressure. Agnes slowly looked up at her man with trembling eyes.
A knight is a superhuman being that transcends human limits, and Agnes was the same.
Also, assuming the position of vice-captain of a guild, she was far superior to ordinary knights.
“Small.”
However, every word of her man standing in front of her made her feel as though she had become prey facing an irresistible predator.
Agnes tried with all her might to resist the momentum of her man.
—Puhee hee!
“Ugh, what are these guys doing all of a sudden? Whoa, whoa!”
The horses pulling her man’s carriage suddenly started frothing and running wild. Was it because she felt an instinctive sense of fear at the momentum gushing out of her man?
Fortunately, the suffocating atmosphere did not last long.
“But it’s sharp and well polished. You’re a good knight.”
The man grinned at Agnes, who was very nervous, and patted her on the shoulder.
Then, like a lie, the ferocious momentum was quickly withdrawn, and the riotous horses finally calmed down.
“Go, thank you!”
“I’m called Wolfgang of Count Schwartz. Please take good care of me from now on, vice-captain.”
If it was meant to be nothing more than a light friendship, even that simple act contained tremendous strength, enough to make her battered shoulders tingle.
‘I wonder if it was a test… ‘
But aside from that, one of her man’s words began to linger in Agnes’ head.
‘You are a great knight.’
The Black Lion Knights have fallen to the point where they can no longer find their former brilliance since the disaster-like current leader took office.
It was she who had carried out her mission, enduring the sly gazes and harassment of her men.
But, this big man.
She had her manly figure more than anyone else, but unlike her others, she did not even pay attention to her own chest, which was so cumbersome that she wanted to cut it off.
As a knight, she tested her skills, which she had quietly cultivated, and acknowledged them.
The hard way she walked was recognized by her extraordinary man.
In fact, she may have been just a little greeting, but even if it was, she was grateful to Agnes.
How long have you been hungry for such a warm word?
As she gazed at the man’s scarred face, Agnes felt an unknown emotion welling up within her.
“Where can we go now? I want to see the faces of the new men.”
“Ah. Currently, everyone is gathered at the training ground. I will guide you there.”
“I’m looking forward to it. How good the new men will be.”
However, Agnes had to feel devastated by the new knight commander’s highly anticipated reaction.
Clearly, even with the very brief appearance he had shown a little while ago, the man must have been such a great person that even comparing him to the current knight commander was a pity.
On the other hand, the pitiful appearance of the Black Lion Knights she belonged to looked very shabby compared to him.
Of course, the reason for the fall of the Black Lion Knights was close to force majeure, which was due to several reasons, including incompetent leadership.
Nonetheless, she feels a strong sense of responsibility for not stopping it.
‘Sigh…’
If only she had been a little more competent herself, if only she had come from a family so pompous that she could have won over an incompetent boss.
The Black Lion Knights wouldn’t have been ruined this far.
“Is it over there?”
“Yes that’s right.”
However, in the corner of Agnes’ heart, hope slowly began to sprout.
This man who seemed stronger than anyone she had ever seen.
This huge, dependable man who seemed to put her everything under her own feet.
Wouldn’t it be possible to restore the glorious appearance of the Black Lion Knights, who were once called the sharpest blades of the empire?
‘Yes, if it is this person. Perhaps…’
At one point, in Agnes’s head, the majestic figure of the newly born knights was naturally drawn by her man.
She was also depicted standing next to a male lion who was bigger and stronger than anyone else leading the group of black lions.
As she imagined the future that would come to her, Agnes’ face turned a faint blush.
