Knights, Let’s Smash Them

40 – What’s killing my kid! (4)

“What do you mean by that?”

“It’s literally a friendly couple. Recently, our knights have been busy with training, so I was thinking of requesting another knights or mercenary group to fight at least once.”

I spit out words at him.

“Are you saying that you are going to intimidate us with force?”

Oops, that’s scary.

Look at someone who is not a mercenary with no roots, and as soon as he thinks he’s scratching his heart a little, he’s about to run into it.

It may be useful as a hunting dog, but not as a guard dog.

“Besides, the hairy mercenaries are the ones in dispute, so why did the count’s knights appear all of a sudden?”

But I had no intention of backing down either.

“hahahahaha, rather, we are being considerate. If the story of Baron Kirten’s Minjung Knights getting into a fight with the mercenary army spreads, isn’t that the one that will damage their reputation?”

“…… Mmm.”

Franken couldn’t refute.

Even if the Minjoong Knights are not actually a group of official knights, as long as they are betting the name of the Knights.

At least in my territory, I have that much authority and reputation.

But suddenly, after going to Tiffen Village, there was a fight with a mercenary corps of beastmen.

Even if you win, it’s a fair match, and if you lose, the reputation of Franken, the leader of the People’s Knights, is obvious, and even the reputation of Baron Kirten is lost.

However, in the opposite situation, the story is different.

I am offering you an honorable death.

At a glance, it’s obvious that it’s chaff, but wouldn’t it be so embarrassing if you were defeated by the official knights of the county?

On the contrary, if you win, you will get such a fantastic honor, and your mouth will be watery.

I decided to add a little more Franken to it. To catch a big fish, you have to throw the bait with as much effort.

“By the way, after hearing the story from Baron Kirten, the Minjung Knights, among them, I heard that the leader, a knight named Franken, is very talented.”

One move to bet on one shot.

He would have already been in the mood to fight with the mercenary corps, but if he was afraid of our formal knights and pulled out his tail.

In fact, it’s no different than losing without fighting.

I know those kinds of people very well. That bastard will have no choice but to accept my offer 100%.

It’s a case where Gao took control of the body.

“Well, I don’t think it matters, but…… I don’t know if our lord will allow it.”

Franken turned his eyes slightly and looked at Baron Kirten.

I didn’t exactly agree, but the baron also unexpectedly accepted my offer with a cheerful nod.

“I was also curious about the skills of the People’s Knights of Baron Kirten. It’s been almost two years since you’ve been active as a Knights, and haven’t you had any friendly matches with other Knights or mercenaries yet?”

Reason is all you have to do is create something.

“If the baron said so.”

Franken shrugged his shoulders.

I wink my eyes at Chen of the mercenary corps, dumbfounded behind him, and give him a signal.

She sighs deeply and puts her claws back.

Judging by the shape of his mouth, he said he can’t really dry it, or something like that.

“Then come this way. It’s crude, but we’ll take you to the empty lot we’re using as a temporary training ground.”

I trudged along with the baron towards the clearing behind the Temporary Headquarters of the Templars.

Because the bite has definitely arrived.

From now on, it’s time for a fun public execution.

***

“Here it is.”

As Luverne had told Xianne and Emain in advance, snow leopard knights dressed in sparring outfits were gathered in the clearing.

“Ha? There are only five of us, aren’t we?”

“I guess I didn’t explain it beforehand. There are only five official knights belonging to our knights.”

Franken momentarily doubted his ears. I knew that the blond female knight was the knight commander.

When they were appointed as the People’s Knights, rumors had already spread that Count Rupel’s White Rose Knights had been destroyed in the great expedition.

‘The county’s knights only have five knights? And it looks like the two of them aren’t even past the age of 20.’

Even though it was embarrassing.

On the contrary, I thought it would be a good thing to accept the offer if it was like this.

If even one official knight wins, isn’t it a victory for himself anyway? The defeats that followed did not matter too much.

‘Still, there are classes, so a knight leader level won’t go out right away.’

Thought so, Franken nodded lightly at the blonde knight commander and raised a knightly greeting.

To be precise, it was more of an equal greeting from captain to captain.

I wasn’t the type to pay attention to these things, but Xi’an wasn’t in a good mood.

The Baron’s ‘People’s Knights’.

Isn’t it like saying that a knight who has not been formally ordained is on an equal footing with himself?

No, to be precise.

The reason I feel this way is because the author tried to hurt Lucy a little while ago.

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After Xianne finished her general greeting, she turned around and returned to the place where her knights were.

“Then everyone is gathered. Unfortunately, we have fewer people than the Minjung Knights, so how about sparring with only one or three people?”

At Lubern’s suggestion, Baron Kirten nodded. Franken brought in two more of his subordinates, whom he thought had excellent skills.

“We will do this with three.”

“Good. But isn’t it a little bit regretful to just have a sparring like this?”

“Sorry?”

“Let’s set a condition. If even one of you Minjung Knights wins against our knights! We will pay a correspondingly huge reward.”

Compensation.

At that, the expressions on Franken’s and the other Knights Templar’s faces changed.

I heard that there is a gold mine found in this town.

Maybe they’ll give it as a reward, isn’t it?

Those who act as the People’s Knights had something to call honor, but compared to the previous mercenary work, the earnings were less than expected.

If the People’s Knights literally had a stable salary system, the mercenaries could pull in a lot when they ran.

“Then what is the criteria for losing?”

“No.”

Lubern drew the line firmly.

From then on, isn’t it completely the domain of Baron Kirten?

If the baron takes responsibility for the defeat and terminates the contract with the People’s Knights, it is entirely up to the baron and not to Lubern.

As a result, it felt like it was not a business worth losing at all from the perspective of Franken under the given conditions.

“I can’t undo that.”

“Let’s start right now. I will give you the opportunity to choose first.”

Franken’s gaze quickly scanned the knights. Even after becoming a member of the Minjung Knights, he did not forget the habits of his enemies as a mercenary.

Mercenaries are good at measuring people’s distances.

The distance they talk about is the difference between one’s own ability and the other’s.

Because excellent mercenaries never fight opponents who must lose.

That was also the reason why the beast mercenary corps White Meadow wanted to step down first.

In other words, it is said that the knight commander and vice captain have been official knights since the days of the Great Expedition, so their skills must be outstanding.

It’s hard to say that even Franken has a chance of winning.

Then they must be average knights…….

A muscular man standing next to a red-haired female knight.

I wanted to avoid a man with the size of a barbarian from the eastern plains if possible. A physique that seems to overwhelm even oneself who uses one’s strength.

In the end, the person Franken pointed out was.

Among them, it was Barbara, the youngest knight, the youngest, the most delicate, and a woman close to a girl who seemed to have just been appointed.

“Eh, eh…… ?! Me, me!?”

“I’m sorry to the driver, but our original rule is not to let anyone, young or old, see it.”

Franken added with a mean smile.

There is a huge difference in physique, and there must be quite a difference in experience based on age.

If someone else sees it, it really couldn’t be anything but cowardly.

“Don’t you guys have any pride!!?”

I could hear the boos of the mercenaries who had followed me from behind, but Franken only lightly raised his middle finger, as if telling me to eat some sh*t.

Aren’t results important anyway?

The condition was that a reward would be given if even one knight achieved victory.

Choosing the person who seemed the most easy could be seen as a rather strategic choice.

“Ahhhhh… ….”

How can a girl knight who trembles at the fact that she has been singled out can overwhelm herself who is filled with great experiences?

Actually, when he was a mercenary, Franken had victories against some knights.

It is clear that the young knight who has just been ordained will not be his opponent.

“Are you sure…… ?”

Of course, it was the same thing for everyone to see the same thing, so Baron Kirten asked Lubern in a worried voice.

A mercenary who has gone through a lot of prenatal battles with a young girl.

There may be a difference in status between the official knights and the Minjung Knights, but the physical difference is so overwhelming that even discussing odds seemed meaningless.

But Lubern, his party, only replied leisurely with a rather leisurely smile.

“It’s okay~.”

“Captain Franken is worse than you think. If you seriously hurt that child…… !”

“Ayu~ It’s okay~.”

“????”

On the contrary, the attitude that it went well. Kirten still didn’t understand.

No.

It’s not just Luvern.

From Xianne, the leader of her knights, to a young male knight who looks about the same age as her.

Everyone had a faint smile on their lips.

“Barbara, feel free to swing it.”

“Gwa, is it okay!? Really!?”

“Yes. Don’t watch On the contrary, neglecting it would damage your reputation as a knight.”

“Oh, I see!!”

At Lou Bern’s words, Barbara clenched his fists and drew her own sword.

A wooden rapier.

The tip of the sword is blunt, but it is enough to injure people.

Likewise, Franken took a wooden greatsword the size of himself and swung it into the air.

“Conditions for sparring are single match. The victory condition is to subdue by dropping the weapon or to make it incapacitated! Auras are prohibited!”

Chuck.

Barbara and Franken step forward and face each other.

“Then, start sparring!!”

With a command to announce the start.

Bahah!!

“Cheer!!”

Franken let out a painful scream.

***

Franken, who allowed distance in an instant, was hit in the abdomen with Barbara’s sword.

I desperately had to hold back my laughter at that horrible sight.

Did Barbara look weak?

Yeah, no~.

Because he’s the toughest among us?

You asshole.