After Travelling for 3 days and 2 nights, we've arrived on the outskirts of Grimoard. While travelling, we also started training. As I'd already reached the level of a swordmaster, all thats left to train was to incorporate magic into my fighting style and to able to utilize holy power in my attacks to deal with demons' ability to heal rapidly.
During the travels, i was able to learn to make holy energy flow within my body the same way mana does and it works so well that i can feel the blessings given to me by god becoming stronger.
As for the improvements as a magic swordsman, i had no experience in infusing magic onto items and it was very hard to conceptualize what i needed to do as ive been used to using mana to manipulate the mana around me in order to create magic circles for spells.
I did manage to infuse mana into my blade to make it sturdier but not any sharper in the end though, by using the concept of sword aura.
On the night of the 3rd day of our journey, we arrived at the Grimoard royal castle where i was greeted by nobles and knights of the kingdom .
"Seems they have prepared your knighting ceremony and a celebration of your results, Ludwig." said Uncle Christophe while laughing.
As I opened the door of the horse driven carriage, the knights started blowing on horns which blared a loud sound for a few seconds. Then, a man announced "THE PRODIGY ON THE CONTINENT AND THE YOUNGEST OF THE GRIMOARD HAS ARRIVED."
As he turned around to face me, i realized that it was Théo Grimoard, my brother. Its seems like he had become a lieutenant.
Me, Yves, Maxime and Christophe then walked inside the castle surrounded by many knights and nobles waiting to greet us.
When we got inside, I was greeted by my father, King Charles Grimoard and my mother, Queen Yvonne who were sitting on an elevated platform on their thrones.
We then kneeled before them and greeted the king and queen.
"Welcome back, Ludwig. Today is the day you become a noble knight of the kingdom and today is the day we celebrate your achievements of becoming the hero and a swordmaster." said my father.
"Thank you, for this glorious day, father. I humbly accept your graciousness." i replied.
"Good, now let the celebration begin!" exclaimed my father. The Nobles and guests started to come in and took their seats as musicians played music and the rest of my party retreated into the crowd.
"Come up to us, Ludwig. It is time for your knighting." said my mother.
After i went up and kneeled, my father pulled out the royal family's sword and rests it on both my shoulder and my head before picking me up and declaring my knighthood. The party then started.
I then walked down the platform after being given permission to celebrate, I went to find my brothers, Théo and Alexandre.
While walking around trying to find them, the nobles congratulated me one by one but all i did was wave and smile as even though i was a part of the royal family, I never attended any social gatherings as i was deemed too talented to stop training.
Finally, after an exhausting time in the crowd, i stumbled upon Théo and Alexandre and greeted them. "If it isnt the talent of the continent." said Théo while Alexandre merely chuckled.
We then caught up with each other's lives and i found out Théo had became a lieutenant alongside Alexandre and how my father became less strict after i left for the magic tower.
In the morning, after the party ended and the guests had left, our father came down and invited me, Yves, Maxime, Christophe and my brothers to the throne hall after we had rested in our rooms after a day.
Maxime and Yves was shown to their guest rooms while me and uncle Christophe went to our own rooms to rest.
The day after, in the morning. We all gathered in the throne hall in front of the king.
"I have said this before but I will say it again. Congratulations, Ludwig for your achievements. I am joyful of what you've done. And I want to thank my brother Christophe and the Wizard King Yves for training my son to achieve what he's achieved." said my father.
"The reason I have called you here is regarding the invasion of the demon king. As I'd heard, the demon king was to appear here, in the capital of Grimoard and that my son, Ludwig was the hero that will defeat it. I want you all to train here in the capital so i can observe his improvements and I want to discuss some things with Saint Maxime. You can dismiss now. The castle's training field is yours to use. Good luck." said my father while leaving.
"He's still as cold as ever towards us" i think to myself.
We then started to head towards the training field while Maxime followed out father to his office in order to discuss of the situation.
"Christophe, Ludwig. You guys can go ahead to the field first. I will do some research on the capital's surrounding. I will be back this afternoon." said Yves.
"Do research? research on what?" asks christophe.
"I want to find if there are mana dense areas in the capital as to increase Ludwig's mana capacity and make him an 8th circle as soon as possible. I will also look for places fit for fighting the demon king. If anything happened, Call for me using communication magic." Yves replied.
"Alright then, I will try to grasp the technique on incorporating magic into my swordsmanship. Good luck on your research!" said I while me and Christophe walks to the training field.