chapter 24

“I’m so sorry!”

The next morning I was brought to the courtyard of the royal castle, where I bowed to Princess Elle.

That man was impulsive and harmed Tsumugi-sama. However, he did not have any ill intentions, he was just upright for the sake of his country. Please forgive him.

“That’s enough. Raise your head, please.”

She’s apologizing for the robed man the other day. There’s something wrong with the princess apologizing on behalf of the man, though.

Yesterday, even after I woke up, the castle was still buzzing with the hospitality of a potential hero.

Apparently, Princess Elle was running around too, and that’s why she’s only now coming to me.

That said, it would only make me sick to my stomach if the knights around me stared at me and apologized to me.

“Are you sure that’s all right?”

“I could see that I was special, and it was no wonder people were suspicious of me.

Rather, give him credit for sensing the danger and acting accordingly.”

“Master Tsumugi is a generous man! Thank you.”

For now, I’m going to let that underground incident end. Seriously, I’m afraid of the knights’ eyes. Princess Elle is loved too much.

“So I was told that I would be trained differently than my classmates?”

“Yes. The Knight Commander will explain more about it to you.”

A muscular man with an all-back silver haircut walked up to me.

Several wrinkles make him look like he’s in his fifties in terms of age. He has a cut on his chin and his gray eyes look at me with a sharp stare.

His entire body was equipped with white full plate armor, and even with that alone, one could imagine that he was a skilled knight.

“Are you Lord Tsumugi?”

A low but crisp voice emanated from the Knight Commander.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Barbat Ratelord. I’m the Commander of the Royal Guard.”

“It”s nice to meet you too.”

“But I’m not going to train you, though.”

The Commander’s loud laughter echoed.

So this is the real deal.

“Um….. what does that mean?”

“Sir Knight Commander, please elaborate.”

“Come to think of it, I didn’t even explain it to the Princess.

No, it’s simple. It is quite difficult to train a large number of hero candidates. That’s why I’m going to instruct them directly.”

“So the Lord Commander joins the rest of them.”

“Anyway. I’m sorry to Tsumugi-dono, but since the [Bonds-list] can’t be used, we’ll just have to improve your basic abilities.

I’ll assign other knights to you, so follow their instructions and work with the newcomers on basic training.”

“Huh…..”

There’s no status upgrade for the bots, so they’re going to level up.

“Well, then, I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Ha!”

The three young knights in line salute as the Knight Commander calls out to the back.

“Then I too will head to the other candidates for hero. Come with the princess.”

“Me too?”

” When the princess calls out to you, everyone’s morale will be boosted.”

“Okay, I see.”

I think it is only the people here that will be uplifted. At least the men will be pleased?

Leaving me and the three knights behind, the two of them moved to where my classmates were.

“Okay, so let’s get started.”

As soon as the bespectacled knight said that.

–a jolt in the abdomen.

“Gasp.”

I didn’t know what had happened, my vision passed through the sky and fell to the ground.

“Ku~, it’s decided!”

The other knight says in a pleasant voice.

What is it? Did I hit you? Did I kick you?

Either way, I’m under attack from a knight.

“Come on, stand up.”

“Ugh…..”

He pulls me by my bangs and forces me to sit up.

“It’s time for training. Let’s have some fun.”

The knight behind me chuckles.

— only laughter can be heard.