Knight
"Good morning! May I come in?"
After knocking, a voice can be heard from outside the guest room.
It's a very lively young voice.
"I do not mind"
"Excuse me!"
I'd say he's about 14 years old.
Height is over 160
And full of scars
However, he is wearing leather armor that has probably been carefully repaired and maintained repeatedly.
He saluted us as soon as he entered the room.
"I am a knight of the Principality of Iluikamira, and a child of Sendora Malkin. My name is Rion Ula!"
His name is Rion, and he looks very motivated.
"I see, I am Shiro Edgeworth, Knight Commander of the Empire's Polaris Temple."
If someone treats you with courtesy, you must return the courtesy accordingly.
"And what can I do for you?"
"Ha! Knight Malkin was ordered to assist Shiro-sama, but due to an urgent matter, he can't come!"
"I see... then..."
"Ha! We will now discuss the matter and find a replacement knight..."
"Isn't it okay if it's you?"
"……Ha?"
"Wince, is it okay?"
"We have to check with the principality first."
"I see, Tenrei."
"I've been entrusted with a task, I'm off."
Tenrei will take care of it.
He, Rion, should be appointed as assistant by noon.
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A few hours later, Tenrei informed me that Rion had been appointed as assistant.
Five horses were prepared at the castle gate.
Two women were waiting
"I-I’m Chrono Ula!"
Is she about the same age as Rion?
"My sister."
"I see, it's nice to meet you."
The woman next to Chrono salutes and introduces herself.
She is about 20 years old?
"My name is Tainy!"
"You don't have a last name?"
"I don't know about the Empire, but in this country, commoners don't have last names."
"I see, it's nice to meet you."
Then me, Wince, Rion, Chrono, and Tainy headed to a certain place.
"It's a good thing I trained to ride a horse..."
"Doesn't Commander-dono ride a horse?"
Rion speaks in a serious yet friendly manner.
I really like people who are friendly like this.
"I usually run."
"Run?"
"Yeah, believe it or not, my legs are faster than a horse's!"
"Hahahaha!"
Oh, you don't believe me?
Well, of course you don't.
Just laugh it off as a joke.
"Also, flying!"
"Airship? You're using that, right!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
I can really fly!
"That’s right, you said earlier that Tainy is a commoner and doesn’t have a last name, right?"
Apparently, Tainy was listening to us too.
I got a reply right away
"Yes, do commoners have last names in the Empire?"
"Yes, the day an Imperial citizen is born, they are registered as an Imperial citizen and given their parent's last name."
"That sounds like a noble family."
Tainy looks somehow uninterested.
"So, Rion and Chrono’s last name is Ula, right?"
"Ha!"
"Y-yes!"
"Are the two of you some kind of nobles?"
Chrono is at a loss for words.
"Um..."
And Rion answered.
"Ula is the last name given to us by Sendora-san."
"Sendora?"
"Yes, he picked up me and Chrono as abandoned children, raised us, and gave us jobs."
"I see, that's good."
"Yes! Sendora-san lost his wife a long time ago. He found us that year."
That's probably the story of how Sendora was saved too.
Losing a loved one is truly heartbreaking.
It's enough to make it impossible to even live.
Rion and Chrono.
I guess he needed a reason to live
"I will reach adulthood at 15 next year."
"I see, I'd like to have a drink with you then."
"Thank you very much. And when I come of age, I will officially be adopted by Sendora-san."
"Oh, and after that, you plan to live as a knight?"
Knight is a title that lasts only one generation.
It's not something they could pass on to their son or adopted child.
And it's not as easy as it sounds for a non-nobleman to become a knight.
"Yes! I plan to officially take the surname Malkin and become a knight of the Principality!"
He declares without hesitation
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