Smith， a Black Company in Another World 604

Chapter 604 – Ep.602 Tullius Empire

[2nd floor rest area]

“Vice-captain, don’t you think you’re too late?”
“You must be suffering from that ignorant barbarian again.”
“Haha, how did things get so twisted?”

‘…’

Jiang, Smith’s classmate who joined the team and the eldest son of the Limand family, was sitting with his classmates at a little distance away from his seniors and taking a break.

“Who would have thought that the bitches who normally couldn’t listen to what we had to say would come back to us like this?”
“That’s what I said.”
“That’s right. Especially the black-maned barbarian bitch.”

Knights of the Black Mane.

A group of people who, despite being commoners, have proven their skills through gladiator competitions and been ordained knights. And it was a fact known to all citizens of the empire that the leader of the knights without a back was also a woman from the desert who had come from a distant desert.

‘My ears feel rotten.’

Is it because there are no proper pure-blood nobles?

The seniors laughed among themselves, mixing vulgar words into their conversation as the day went on. In particular, when anyone criticizes the leader from the desert who is the most worthy of a knight, I don’t know how many times a day I feel the urge to rush out and tell them how petty they are.

‘… Let’s wait one more day.’

If today passes and tomorrow passes, a ball will be held to celebrate the 1st Prince’s birthday. And the members, including himself, would attend there and serve as guards, and he planned to meet people in power that day.

Of course, that wasn’t the plan from the beginning.

Before Jiang joined, he had no idea that the Order of the Blue Rose would be such an incredible place.

There were vague rumors, but who would have thought that they were not exaggerated, but on the contrary, they were downplayed rumors.

Originally, it was planned to make merit and steadily expand the network from within the knights, but the big problem was that there were no proper nobles except for Vice-Captain Roan Detrot.

To be precise, this means that he had a sister or another brother to carry on the family line.

In other words, they are superficial people who have nothing to gain by becoming friends with them.

For that reason, until today, the fifth day since he joined, Jiang has spent his time in silence, never approaching anyone unless he calls first.

‘What… ‘It was an unexpected income for him to be able to become a member of the Cradle of the Night.’

Of course, he also benefited from the vice-captain.
He did not benefit from those who were talking loudly over there.

At the very moment when I was trying to think about the prom that would be held in two days instead of work today.

Rattling──!!

The door to the shelter opened with a harsh sound, and the vice-captain, completely dressed, appeared with a stern look on his face.

“Continuously──”
“Everyone gathers.”

Everyone blinked for a moment at his actions, cutting off one of his seniors and suddenly ordering a gathering.

“Didn’t you hear me tell you to gather?”
“Gee, gather!!”
“Hey, what are you doing?! “Why don’t you wake up quickly!!”

The seniors who were sitting in a sunny spot came to their senses late, jumped up from their seats, and said that to themselves.

‘… Did you roll on the floor?’

Jiang looked at the vice-captain’s crumpled uniform and cape and lined them up with his classmates behind his seniors.

“Vice-captain… ? Are you okay?”
“Okay. “Follow me quietly.”

That was when I followed the vice-captain out of the shelter and passed through a long hallway.

“That barbarian… Huh?!”

A senior who seemed to be somewhat close to the vice-captain tried to curse at the vice-captain, but was hit in the stomach by the vice-captain’s fist and fell to the ground.

“Savage? “How dare you call the leader a barbarian?”
“Vice-captain… ?”
“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”
“Shut up.”

The seniors asked questions in confusion at the vice-captain’s unusual reaction, but all they got in return was a sharp yell.

“There, you two.”
“Yes yes!!”
“Yes!!”

In response to the sudden nomination, Jiang came forward with a loud response along with her classmate.

“Bring that guy down.”
“Okay…”

Jiang shut her mouth.

This is because the vice-captain who gave the order turned around before hearing the answer.

“Keuuuuu…”

Then, along with my colleague, I supported the arms of my senior, who had stretched out his body, and followed the group down.

“There are ten people?”
“Perhaps because they were conscious of the prom taking place two days later, all plans were canceled.”

Jiang blinked blankly at the sight of Roan answering the question of the desert-born leader politely, as if he were really treating his superior, which was different from usual.

“But why is he like that?”
“I fell on my way.”
“Tsk tsk, be careful.”
“I will give you separate mental education later.”
“Well, that’s how you did it.”
“Lord Smith…”
“Ah, wait a minute.”

Jiang shifted his gaze to the freckled boy standing behind the large leader. Judging from her attire, she seemed to be a servant working in the imperial castle.

“Lord Roan. I have to go out now because the prince called me? So please take care of me… Know? “What am I talking about?”
“Please leave it to me.”
“Okay. Then I will just trust Lord Roan and go.”
“Please come back.”

I even saluted, which I hated so much, and saw the leader leave with the boy.

What on earth happened between the two in one hour?

But Jiang couldn’t continue that thought for long.

“From now on, you will spar with me one by one. “Go and get a wooden sword.”
“Go, suddenly a couplet──”

Bah!!

With a heavy sound, a wooden sword entered the side of the senior who had just opened his mouth and was blabbering.

“Ahh… !!”
“Get up and bring the wooden sword immediately.”
“Say, priest!! To the priest!!”
“You only got one hit and then called a priest.”

Wow!!

“Huh?!”

The vice-captain’s wooden sword exploded on the senior’s buttocks as he rolled on the floor.

“We will provide mental training to everyone until the leader arrives.”

The problem is that the spark also flew among themselves.

**

“Then let’s meet on prom day.”
“Yes. “Mr. Marvicus.”

I was called to the Baekok Palace early in the morning, and only after enjoying the same luncheon as yesterday was I able to escape from the damn prince.

“Now, you eat.”
“Thank you!!”

The prince put bread and slices of cake in a luxurious basket for me to eat, but I had lost my appetite because of the boring conversation, so I handed some to Oren, who was following me.

“Is it delicious?”
“It’s so delicious!!”
“Okay. “Eat a lot.”
“Yes!!”

After hiding Oren and her body, she and I went back to the knights’ building, and I spotted a woman in a very familiar outfit from afar.

“Lord Melbourne?”
“Lord Smith.”

She was greeted by Lord Melbourne, the head of the guard, who wore gold epaulettes on both shoulders.

“Are you going to the White Jade Palace?”
“… Yes. I have something to report regarding the ball that will be held in two days. “Isn’t Lord Smith leaving the White Jade Palace for similar reasons?”
“Yeah, whatever.”

I answered roughly, shaking my head as she looked at Oren’s hand, who kept standing blankly next to me, and took out a cake from her basket.

“Take one. “It was given to me by the prince.”
“… “I refuse.”
“Ah… Understand.”
“… What.”
“There is such a thing.”

I shrugged her shoulders once as she looked at me with a sullen look on her face.

Because I realized that I had been indifferent to her by not paying attention to her surroundings.

‘The sight of the head of the royal guard protecting the royal family gulping down what a man gives them in the middle of the imperial castle is bound to create bad rumors.’

I was looking at her with her eyes as she desperately wanted to eat it, and to make her feel at least a little more comfortable, I shoved a piece of cake into her mouth.

“… “See me at the prom.”
“Watch carefully.”

I greeted her with all her courtesy, she nodded her head once with a solemn look on her face and then passed me.

“It’s orange.”
“… “I heard you call me Oren.”
“Oops.”

It’s a mistake.
But what should I do if it sticks too tightly to her mouth?

“Anyway, why don’t you say hello to Lord Melbourne?”
“The royal family’s attendants only greet those who are recognized by the person serving them.”
“I see.”

I wondered if there was such a thing, but what would a guy who has never been outside the castle know?

I just nodded once and started walking again.

So we returned to the relatively shabby looking building of the Knights Templar.

“Are you here?”
“Uh. “I’ve been there.”

Roan comes towards us, wiping his sweaty head upward.

I asked, looking over his shoulder at our members who were crying.

“Well, I guess I did well.”
“It’s all thanks to what I learned from the leader.”
“Are you turning it around?”
“… “It’s not like that.”
“I’m joking too.”
“Ha…”

Roan sighed and looked up at me with a very serious face and said:

“Because it’s bad for your heart. “Seriously, please don’t make jokes like that.”
“… Okay.”

This time, it was really a joke meant to be funny, but if you say it with such a straight face, I might get a little hurt…

“Hmm. Anyway, I had a hard time. “The ten people who aren’t here right now, let’s meet tomorrow.”
“All right.”
“And tell them to be prepared because things will be completely different after the prom is over. “If you don’t like it, I tell you to retire from Jeju.”
“… “Membership.”
“I’ll give it to you, you bastard. “Stop asking.”
“Okay, don’t worry. “I will provide you with a solid mental education.”
“… “I see.”

I wonder who the gambling addict is mentally educating.

I clicked my tongue and returned to the office with Oren, who was trembling behind me, roughly holding me by my side.

And time passes as usual.

After Oren had adequately filled her stomach, she said her goodbyes and left.

When the time came, Roan brought the documents, which had become incomparably smaller than usual, and after skimming through them, he burned them as expected.

Afterwards, I secretly waited on Gienna until work time and spent my time forgetting the packed lunch I couldn’t eat for lunch.

Just like that, it was time to leave work.

**

“S-Lord Smith!!”

As soon as I came out of the castle gate, Cinnamon, who was standing in front of a carriage with a familiar design, shyly waved his hand at me.

The time for real work has arrived.