◈ Episode 16
The squad leader spoke with a sly expression.
“Now would be a good time. But wait a moment. “You will be in a pitiful situation.”
Arkhan just looked at him without asking what he meant.
The squad leader looked around at the knights with an eerie smile.
“We also respect you, Master. He’s a cool guy. “God just made a mistake and placed it in the wrong crotch area.”
The knights giggled.
Arkan’s eyebrows twitched. She tried to hold back, but she couldn’t hide the harshness in her eyes.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the knights were so intoxicated with shallow excitement that they did not notice.
“Honestly, as a man, I understand how Prince Ferris feels. To think that my wife would be that kind of woman… … .”
“Oh, please don’t make me imagine. “It gives me goosebumps.”
“Cheer up, slave. “After you do it, be sure to let us know how it went.”
Arkan’s voice cut through the knights who were laughing exaggeratedly.
“I have something I want to tell you right now.”
“oh! what. Has there already been a thud? “Tell me anything.”
“I am amazed at your generosity. “Don’t you treat even the lowly things that flutter without knowing that they are serving an undeserving master?”
The knights were astonished at the words they kept spitting out as if they had been waiting.
“Is this slave crazy!”
Sigh!
The sound of a military boot kicking him rang harshly.
The indignant knights kicked him for a long time.
Arkan fell and received their violence with his whole body without resistance.
The knights, who had been kicking until they were exhausted, slowly stopped moving, out of breath.
“this… Wow, cheeky… Hehehe, slave bastard… … .”
“Since I’m dealing with you, I don’t know the topic… after… … .”
The squad leader glared at him and wiped his sweat.
Arkan slowly sat up.
His movements were slow due to stiffness, but his eyes remained the same. That attitude stimulated the squad leader even more.
“Hey, slave. Do you really think you’ve become your wife’s mistress? “Slave, you.”
The squad leader spat on the floor and stepped on Arkan’s head with his shoe.
Arkan looked up at him with a sour expression.
“I just answered the question truthfully. “What are you so angry about?”
“What, actually? “Are you saying it’s just true that the slave and the barbarian called the count’s knight mean?”
“yes.”
“You bastard!”
When the low-ranking knight drew his sword, there was a sharp clanging sound.
The squad leader put his foot away and raised his hand towards the junior knight to stop him.
“I guess you’re confident that this slave bastard is a savage or something.”
His eyes were burning. They were all sons from knightly families.
A situation where a slave’s pride was touched was enough to cause him to lose his senses.
“If you can scratch even one of my fingers, I will accept what you say.”
“If I succeed, will you tell my master that you are sorry?”
“Ha, yeah. “I’ll go and kneel down and apologize.”
Arkan’s eyes sparkled.
“Then I understand that you have given me permission to use my skills.”
“Ha, look at this guy. Give it a try. If you use your skills, you won’t say anything back even if you cut off your hand. You too, watch carefully. As a witness!”
“You obviously said it yourself. “I can cut off the driver’s hand.”
Arkan’s voice changed in an instant. It wasn’t the dry tone of conversation until now.
It was a deep, seething voice, like the growl of a wild beast.
The moment he finished speaking, the surrounding air instantly froze.
Before he could react to the onslaught of death, Arkan stood up like lightning and pulled out the squad leader’s sword.
The tip of the knife was pointed at the squad leader’s right wrist in a precise trajectory.
“no. stop!”
I heard Louise scream. It was perfect timing as the tip of the sword just touched the skin.
“oh my god. “What the hell is going on?”
“Lu, Louise.”
The knights hesitated as they looked at Louise. Arkan naturally drew his sword.
Louise quickly grasped the situation. She was from Levart, an uninhabited sacred place in its own way.
I was well aware of the hierarchical culture among knights.
“Why is everyone so rude? “You touched my slave as soon as he arrived.”
“Can’t you see this slave swinging his sword at the knight! “It is not we who are to blame.”
“Knight!”
When Louise spoke softly, the squad leader quickly closed his mouth.
“I just heard everything. The driver gives permission, but don’t act like a fool by blaming the slave. “There’s no way slaves can run wild of their own accord, so you shouldn’t have given such a strange order in the first place, right?”
“that… … .”
The squad leader was embarrassed and hesitated. Louise put her hand on her waist with a fresh expression.
“But it wasn’t a good thing for the slave to point a knife at me, so I will cover this up. If something like this happens one more time, I will take proper action!”
“… “I will correct this, Louise.”
“great. Then, the drivers, disperse first!”
Louise is my partner! As we applauded, the knights scattered with blank faces.
After sorting out the situation, Louise dispersed the knights, leaving only Arkan, who was clearly beaten.
She looked down at Arkhan.
“Can you get up? Madam, what should I do if my slave is already so damaged…? … .”
Louise asked Arkan, who was left alone in the training ground.
Louise’s tone was kind. She was truly upset.
Even Louise didn’t really see Arkan as the same person, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Because he is a slave. It was a very natural phenomenon.
Considering that Louise was a high-class maid, this was quite friendly treatment.
Why don’t you allow Arkhan to sit on the floor and talk?
“it’s okay. “This is no big deal.”
Louise opened her eyes wide.
“okay? You are really strong. “Everyone might mistake you for a wild man.”
Louise shook her head.
“That’s what I told the drivers, but I’ll tell my wife and check it out. Today will be difficult, so get your education tomorrow. Oh yeah. “I’ll have to tell Paul this too.”
“thank you. But it’s okay.”
“huh? “Then do you want to continue training today?”
“You don’t have to tell the master.”
Arkan was a little impatient. Louise tilted her head at the unexpected reaction.
“why?”
“… “I learned that you shouldn’t worry about things as low as this.”
Louise appeared last, so she didn’t know what was being said about Irina.
If the incident was reported, not only Louise but also Irina would know what the knights said.
How does Irina feel when she hears those words?
Arkan hated even imagining it.
Most people in the mansion seemed to think Irina was some kind of steel monster.
A monster that doesn’t produce a single drop of blood when stabbed, and recovers on its own in an instant even if it falls after receiving a large impact.
But where on earth is such a person?
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. “I have to take care of this on my own.”
Louise thought Irina had a really hard time these days.
In the end, it wasn’t a big deal since no one was hurt, and there was no need to worry about Irina.
Arkan let out a small sigh of relief.
“thank you.”
Louise nodded in polite greeting.
“Then I’ll go now. I’m busy because the deacon called me. “We’re running out of time to quickly finish our conversation and meet Juliet.”
“I will take you there.”
“it’s okay. She told me to rest, so she sat down and rested. “You worked hard today.”
Louise waved her hand.
“Ah, but since you got hit by a military bullet, it would be better to get treatment. “That building is the servants’ quarters, so go in my name and get the medicine to use it.”
Louise pointed to an outbuilding in the corner of the garden.
After receiving Arkhan’s greeting, she walked away with a brisk pace.
Arkan kept his eyes on Louise until she completely disappeared from sight.
After a while he leaned against the training scarecrow. His body ached a little, but not seriously.
The barbarians were actually physically superior to the settlers.
By his standards, the Archensis knights were not even funny.
When he remembered the situation from before, Arkhan’s eyes became sinister.
“They’re like bugs… … .”
He bared his fangs and growled, then closed his eyes and exhaled deeply.
I endured it well. There was still a long way to go, and if I had been more impulsive, I would have ruined everything.
Thinking about that, I tried to calm down my boiling emotions.
However, no matter how long I took a deep breath, I ended up crying and my blood pressure soared, so I opened my eyes. The more I thought about it, the more passionate I became.
“It’s so breathtakingly beautiful that I wonder if God made a mistake. “It seems like all Southerners have testicles in place of their eyeballs.”
Then, I mumbled curses to myself for a while, trying to calm my mind and body.
It was an unusual wave of emotion for him. I didn’t even know that I was making a mistake that I would never normally make.
A faint sign of presence was hovering behind the training ground without anyone knowing.
“… … .”
Irina quietly touched her reddened earlobe.
No treatment was needed.
Arkan had just entered the main building of the mansion to look for Paul.
Arkan, who was crossing the hallway, stood lost in thought.
How should I react?
I looked again at the girl standing in the corner of the hallway.
As our eyes met, a small golden head of hair hid behind the corner.
When he was silent for a while, the child peeked out his blue eyes again.
Red ribbon in shiny soft blonde hair.
A lovely girl like a doll, with long eyelashes and fair skin that can be seen from afar.
Arkan quickly realized that she was Irina’s daughter.
It wasn’t just because of the luxurious and cute light blue dress that looked expensive at first glance.
Her eyes as blue as the sea resemble Irina.
While they were looking at each other curiously, it was Juliette who spoke first.
“… who is this?”
It was a small voice, as if it was crawling away.
There were only Juliette and Arcann in the hallway right now, so it was obvious who I was asking.
Arkan thought carefully to find the words to reply.
I am your mother’s slave. This is my mistress. It’s the government. This is my lover.
In fact, the relationship wasn’t wrong, but only the wrong answers came to mind.
Since I had not had a deep conversation with Irina, there were no guidelines for this situation.
Arkan frowned slightly and slowly squeezed out his words.
“… “I am your subordinate.”
