Chapter 739 – 739. Resurrection of the Witch (1)
Cooong!
“Cheuk!?”
The training ground for the knights in the mansion of Duke Armitas.
A knight flew through the air.
In an instant, the field of view reverses, the ground turns upward, and at the same time the sky descends.
When he came to his senses from the collision of his back with the floor, he realized that he was lying on the floor and looking up at the sky.
“… Her?”
Knight says he is now unaware of what he has done to himself.
Why did he say he was lying looking up at the sky?
“The lower body lacks training.”
“…”
“And the view is too upwards. So you will not even be able to properly recognize the attack coming from the blind spot and get hit.”
The advice he hears from his bedside makes the knight who is lying on the floor blankly staring at the sky speechless.
It was a complete defeat with no room for refutation.
He is a knight who escorts the members of the royal family, the owners of the Kingdom of Pernias.
One of the members of the Krasir Royal Guard Knights, he was a new knight who had just joined the knights.
The knight, who quietly stood up, stared blankly at the opponent who had so easily overpowered him.
White-silver hair that glistens in the sunlight and red eyes that shine like jewels.
He was currently the most mysterious figure in the Kingdom of Pernias.
There are various rumors floating around the kingdom about him.
Friend of Riod Olivion, leader of the Artia Knights, the best knights representing the kingdom.
A man who monopolizes the hearts of witches and saints.
A huge cash millionaire who is behind the back of Jis, the largest company in the Duchy of Armitas.
The best blacksmith praised by the Dwarves who say they can’t sleep properly unless they hold the recently emerging iron and hammer in their hands.
In addition, there are even rumors that he made the greatest contribution to establishing the current Queen Yuria as her king.
It is full of rumors that gather topics in various parts, from big rumors to small rumors.
‘It’s nonsense.’
However, when rumors are too much, reality tends to fall.
So those who didn’t know much about Eunhyeon heard the rumors about him and laughed at the rumors.
This is because there were many things that could not be thought of as achievements made by just one person.
Even the man named Eun-hyeon in front of him is a young man who looks only in his early 20s of the same age as himself.
The story of being a friend standing shoulder to shoulder with Riod didn’t make sense.
Even so, it wasn’t a reason to ignore him as Illyana and Eleanor’s husband, but the reason why the knight was able to think such a stupid thing was probably because he was a rookie who hadn’t experienced the world yet.
Foolishly careless, thinking that he would be able to easily subdue Eun-hyeon, who seems to be in a similar age on the outside, and doesn’t look like much.
“Why is that?”
Facing the knight who was staring blankly at him, Eunhyeon wondered and asked, and the knight hurriedly came to his senses and answered.
“Oh, nothing.”
When he was attacked, he had no idea what was going on.
However, judging from the tingling pain in one of his legs belatedly, he realized that Eun-hyeon kicked his leg, knocking him off balance, and at the same time throwing himself into the air, causing him to fly.
It happened so quickly.
That alone had to be acknowledged by the article.
The gap between you and Eunhyun.
It wasn’t just the knights who felt the difference in level, but also the other Knights of the Krasir Royal Guard who were watching the mock match between the two.
That man is on a different level.
“Kuk-kuk.”
“Look at that.”
On the other hand, the Armitas Knights giggled among themselves when they saw the new Knight of the Krasir Guards, who was quickly overpowered.
It was because when they first saw a man named Eun-hyeon, they also had a history of belittling him and then being treated badly.
It was so much fun to watch the members of the Royal Knights acting foolishly as if overlapping with their past.
In my mind, I wanted to enjoy the scene by eating and drinking with a lot of snacks and drinks right away.
“… Kut!”
The knight, who was helpless by Eun-hyeon and became the object of his ridicule, blushed and couldn’t hide his angry expression.
But I couldn’t complain about it either.
What he lacked was his own skills.
“Okay, next.”
Unlike the first time, Eunhyeon saw the knights of the Krasir Guards who were watching her with a nervous expression.
Of course, Eunhyeon wasn’t the only one dealing with them.
Some of the senior knights of Armitas, who had grown up step by step under his education and were recognized for their skills, came forward and conducted a mock sparring with the Royal Guard Knights with Eun-hyeon.
Among them, Merdin stood out by far.
Along with Alex and Aisha, he was a knight who originally belonged to the Krasir Royal Guard.
At that time, his skills were recognized and he quickly took his place within the Royal Guard, but he was also the one who made the bold choice of moving to the Armitas Knights with Aisha after Alex left the Guard.
His growth was such that the members of the Royal Guard, who were originally affiliated with him, reacted with astonishment.
‘Well, it’s a matter of course.’
Currently, the Armitas Knights can be said to be the best force in the dukedom that Eunhyeon has carefully nurtured.
He accepted Alex and Eleanor’s suggestion, personally guided their training, and generously fed them good elixirs, inflating their growth with several times the efficiency.
Merdin did not choose to return together with Alex, who had returned to the Royal Guard.
It was because he liked the Armitas Knights more than he thought.
He regretted not being able to fulfill the honorable duty of protecting the royal family, but that duty also came with a heavy responsibility.
The fact that he took on a significant amount of responsibility while working as a knight of the duke’s family wasn’t much different, but even so, he felt very comfortable, probably because he didn’t have to place more emphasis on moderation and discipline than when he was active at court.
Above all, I really liked the life here where I was able to train freely and feel the growth myself.
Merdin’s former companions, the Royal Knights, expressed complex expressions at Merdin’s amazing growth that he had accomplished without them seeing it.
Various emotions are contained in that expression.
Not only admiration, envy, and respect, but also various emotions such as jealousy, irritation, and remorse.
“Whoa.”
Eunhyun, who had a break after a mock match with the Krasir Knights, sat down on a bench and exhaled.
“Good work.”
Alex, who was watching the training of the two knights from afar, spoke to me.
Eunhyun took the drink she gave to herself, who was sweating profusely.
“Thanks. Please do me a favor.”
“Well, this one also owes a lot to me.”
The mock match between the two knights was itself organized by Alex.
In it, Eunhyun’s role was to show reality to the Krasir Knights along with the Armitas Knights.
“With this… I hope the Royal Guard will also realize the reality.”
“That would be an issue that the people involved should consider.”
Fundamentally, it is a problem that a number of high-ranking knights, including Alex, must work together to solve.
The current situation of the Royal Guard Knights who protect the royal family cannot be said to be good.
Walter, who was in charge of the former knight commander position, and a number of high-ranking and senior knights who were in charge of important positions were exposed to various corruptions, and their positions were dismissed, and naturally, the knights below them took the vacant top positions.
And although the vacant positions were filled with new member selections, the Krasir Royal Guards were no different from the new Knights who were reborn through an unprecedented large-scale water change.
Somehow, with the return of some high-ranking knights and Alex, who were in charge of the original position, the knights were maintained, but anxiety still lingered.
If we were to say that the strongest Knights in the Kingdom of Fernias would be the Knights of Artia led by Riod, but now, if we were to discuss the next one, everyone would mention the Knights of Armitas.
However, this is a rather painful story for the Krasir Knights.
If it was the Knights of Riod led by the best knight in the kingdom, it might be possible to comfort themselves that they couldn’t help it, but at least the rumor that they had the honor of being the royal knights who protect the royal family and had the third rank in the kingdom was not honor. Because there will be no dishonor.
So Alex arranged mock training with the knights of his duchy to provide new impetus to his royal knights.
“It’s a painful story.”
Alex smiled bitterly at Eunhyun’s point.
In the future, it is up to him and his knight commanders and other high-ranking members to grow the Royal Guard to the point where they can safely entrust the protection of the royal family.
“That’s what you asked me for.”
“… I have no face.”
To put it bluntly, there was no reason for Eun-hyeon to step in during this mock training.
However, the reason why Alex asked Eun-hyeon to participate in the training was because he had a snobbish intention to further solidify his position in the Royal Guard by showing off his strength.
Eun-hyeon is as influential as the rumors among the nobles of the kingdom of Pernias.
The fact that he is the older brother of Saint Eleanor, but also the fact that he has such a person as his brother-in-law, allows Alex to occupy an important position first, and his speaking power is strong.
But even as Alex used this method, he felt ashamed of himself.
He eradicated all the filth that had been filled with improper solicitation in joining the Knights due to his delay, power, and finances, but he himself was trying to use his personal connections to expand his influence within the Knights.
Perhaps because he was aware that he was contradicting himself, Alex couldn’t erase his complex expression.
“If you want to do it, do it right until the end. It’s a problem that can be solved by proving that you didn’t get the position through personal connections.”
“… Yes.”
The reason why Alex is so overbearing is simple.
It was because the Guard Knights needed to become stronger as soon as possible.
They must be strong and equipped, but the royal house they protect is safe.
To be precise, his intention to keep Queen YuRia safe was fully revealed.
“Good job then.”
After Eun-hyeon took a break, she immediately left the training ground of the duke’s mansion.
In the morning, he was very busy, as he had to supervise the training of the two knights, and in the afternoon, he had to report on the dwarves’ work site and Cecilia’s alloy research.
It was less than 5:00 PM when Eunhyeon completed all of her daily schedule and went home.
The reason why he had to digest his tight schedule by intentionally splitting breaks and lunches was because his private affairs were not finished at all even though his public affairs were all over.
I wanted to see my daughter as soon as possible.
“Illyana. I’m here.”
As soon as he returned home, he announced his return, but his house was very quiet.
Normally, she would come out to meet her in the living room with Illyana holding her newborn baby, Ilayna, but no one reacted to her return.
“Hmm?”
Lately, it was a bit strange that Emilia, a doll who started learning the concept of ‘parenting’ with Illyana, was also not in her house.
“I’m here? Come on.”
Belatedly, Illyana came out of the master bedroom and greeted her Eunhyeon.
Eunhyeon followed Illyana to the master bedroom without any doubt.
Though she intended to take off her own coat, put it in her closet, and prepare dinner right away.
“Huh?”
Illyana grabbed Eunhyun’s arm and led her to her bed.
Then, she boldly climbed onto Eunhyun’s waist.
“Illyana?”
“Eleanor and Emilia have agreed to take care of Ileina for one night at her ducal residence.”
“What? That…”
Right now, Lily and Erin are also in the county of Ephrate.
In other words, it becomes a story that there are only Eunhyun and Illyana in this house today.
“You will not know. How long have I waited for this day to come?”
Illyana tugged at the ribbon of her negligee that hung over her shoulder with her coquettish smile.
As her laces undone, her negligee fell down, exposing her white undergarments.
“…”
“Because I won’t sleep tonight. Be prepared.”
Eunhyun held her breath for the first time in a long time.
She had a hunch that her wife, with the face of a woman longing for love, was completely resurrected as her lover, not the child’s mother who had a gentle disposition after giving birth.
