When Satoshi came out of building and saw the fancy wagon that prepared for him, he thought,
'Every passing second I love this outfit more and more'
His bodyguard hesitantly approached and asked,
''S-sir, where are we going?''
Satoshi approached Rosie and whispered,
"To the noble district''
Rosie whispered to him,
''Noble district? I thought we were going to be Adventurers and earn money, what are we going to do there?''
''Huh? Adventurer? Do I look like a peasant to you?''
''You've only been treated like a noble for a day or even a night, what's that attitude?''
''Oh yes, and I have already gotten used to it, I will continue my life as an Archbishop''
''What nonsense are you talking, sooner or later they will discover who you are!''
''Yes, I'll pray for it to be later only when I'm dead they can take this outfit off me, and if possible they can keep it on, I want to be buried like this! By the way that ginger cunt is looking at us strangely, tell him where I want to go now''
"Well, anyway, it's not like I don't like this treatment either''
Rosie loudly said,
''Our lord says he wants to go to Noble district''
The guard called out to the servant driving the carriage, "To the Noble district!''
Rosie and Satoshi got into the carriage and as their bodyguard was about to get in after them, Satoshi slapped him hard and he fell to the ground.
That kind of hit wouldn't have hurt a bodyguard like him, but he felt sad to be treated like that by the Archbishop. His eyes welled up and he held his cheek,
"Sir, what did I do wrong again?''
Satoshi mumbled something to Rosie again and Rosie told him,
''He said he didn't want to be in the same vehicle with an orange-ass organism like you and breathe the same air''
''B-but I have to protect him!''
Satoshi mumbled something else,
He said, "Go travel with the driver seat''
The bodyguard was devastated, he went to the front seat of the wagon in tears, Rosie thought at that moment,
'Why the fuck do I just repeat what Satoshi says? I could have been nicer to him'
Satoshi with a smug smile said, ''That's power you can't resist my order! Can you?''
'Did he just read my mind?!'
And their ride to the noble district began…
When they arrived in the noble district, a large troop of soldiers appeared in front of them on the grand road leading to the palace. Vanguards were in the forefront, while behind them a huge Wyvern was being carried in a magical vehicle and after vehicle mages were following the march.
At the front of the vehicle, a blond, blue-eyed warrior woman, waved to the nobles that were watching the march. Yes, this person was Eleanore.
*Eleanore Victoria*
After I passed out, I opened my eyes and immediately realized that I was in a palanquin because when I was little girl and hadn't yet decided to become a warrior, I had ridden such vehicles a lot. As I looked out the window of the palanquin, I saw that the Giant Wyvern I had fought was floating in the air, being carried by a troop of mages.
I wanted to get out of the vehicle but the pain of the wounds I had received in the battle caused me to lie back down before I could sit up. So I decided to rest for a while.
At that moment I was very confused, had I managed to land the final blow on the Wyvern, or was it that mixed northern warrior who had landed the final blow and saved me? Did he call this unit to come and rescue me? And to top it all off, I can't see my sword Caliburn on the Wyvern's hearth nor on my side...
Soon I realized that the necklace that had kept me alive was also missing, was he a bandit who had come to loot instead of rescuing me?... no, I'm talking nonsense, I remember how he rushed towards me with concern just before I fainted, he can't be a bad person.
I knew we had arrived in the city when the soldiers carrying Palanquin lowered the vehicle to the ground. Soon the commander of the unit opened the door of the vehicle I was being carried in and looked relieved to see me,
''Oh you are up milady, we have reported your glorious victory to the king!''
''To the king?''
''Yes my lady, but the mana of our mages is not enough to carry the Wyvern much longer, so we will load him onto a vehicle and start the march to the palace, I know its too sudden but I hope you are ready''
''I can barely stand on my own, but it seems like I have no other choice''
"I'll let you know when the time comes, my lady''
"Sure, thanks commander''
He smiled at me, saluted and returned to his post to carry the Wyvern to the vehicle,
Actually, I didn't want to participate in this march at all, but I wanted to see the face of my father who told me I couldn't be a warrior when I decided to become one, so I had to participate in this march...
Unfortunately, although I even saw the Archbishop's vehicle during the march, I couldn't see my father...
I was finally walking through the hallways of the palace I had passed so many times before as a real warrior... but did I deserve it, was it really me who had defeated the Wyvern? And might have lost my sword as well…
When I entered the throne room, there the king was sitting comfortably on his throne, his throne was standing three or four steps above the floor and he was looking at me with his dominant aura, his right hand was right next to him.
I immediately got down on my one knee, I placed one hand in a fist on the floor and the other on my heart, bowed my head in front of him and said,
"Greetings, Your Highness''
**
The king kept sitting on his throne, unperturbed as he continued to stare at Eleanore.
The King was a tall man, his long blond hair flowing in regal waves around his shoulders, his red eyes were enough to make Eleanore feel both his calmness and his powerful aura. Unlike the nobles and clergy, his outfit was black instead of white, he wore a flexible light armor, the armor with a royal emblem placed over his heart.
Despite the king's overwhelming aura and his silent, Eleanore remained silent, did not move a muscle and remained in a state of bowing and saluting. The king finally broke his silence and said,
"All hail to you too young Knight, it is truly admirable that you stood your ground despite your wounds, I knew you had more balls than these spoiled noble brats! I congratulate you on your victory over this magnificent creature''
"I appreciate your compliments your majesty, but I don't think I deserve it''
"Why is that?''
''I thought about it all the way to the capital, Your Majesty, but I'm not sure if I landed the final blow on the Wyvern''
''What do you mean? According to the commander, there was no one left on the battlefield except the Wyvern and your unconscious body, I heard that your entire unit was incinerated by the Wyvern's fire''
Eleanore squeezed remorsefully the hand she had put on the floor,
''Your Majesty, it is true that I pierced the Wyvern's heart with my sword, but before I lost my consciousness, I saw a black-haired man coming onto the battlefield and moving towards the Wyvern. I couldn't see what he was doing, but whatever he did, the Wyvern screamed in pain and breathed its last breath''
''Hmm, black hair, interesting another Northerner huh... We'll talk about this in detail later, the important thing is that you are the one who pierced the Wyvern's heart and that you told me the truth even though there was not a single survivor of the battle! It's not just combat skills that make a warrior, to true knight! Remember that, Eleanore''
"Of course, Your Majesty''
"Now you can wish for whatever you want''
"I wish your good health, Your Majesty''
''Haha... You're too proud to ask for the title of a Knight even though you've worked so hard for it, Even if you don't want anything, you better be ready tomorrow when I'll announce you as my knight at the meeting with the Nobles!''
Eleanore's happiness was written all over her face,
"Thank you, Your Majesty''
After that the King gestured for her to leave so Eleanore got up and left the throne room.
…
After Eleanore had left the throne room, the King's right-hand man spoke,
''You are not wrong again, my king, she indeed will be a great knight''
The king's right hand man was a beast-folk, his yellow keen eyes and gray ears reflecting his wolf nature quite well. His age was evident in the wrinkles on his face, at the very least he was about fifty years old. He wore a monocle for his left eye, and on his white outfit there was a gray right hand emblem over the heart.
''How many times do I have to tell you not to address me that way when we are alone, Alric?''
"Old habits die hard, my king''
''I don't want you to call me that because it is 'old' habits. It brings back the mistakes and regrets I have made''
"You must not see them as mistakes, my king, they were just experiences that were necessary to get you to this day and to make you who you are today''
"Maybe we shouldn't have come to this day Alric, I mean look at the state of this Kingdom, with all the power I have, I just can't stop the cultural degeneration of our people. When will they realize that talent and hard work are more important than origin or gender?''
"Slowly under your rule, my king they will understand.''
''I'm starting to lose my faith in that Alric, maybe one of my brothers that I slaughtered should have been in charge and carried on the tradition''
''Please don't think that way, the very fact that you are sitting on that throne is a sign of change, there has never been a king who didn't have those powerful golden eyes. Apart from that, 25 years ago I couldn't even imagine any beast-folk in the position I am in now. Little by little but surely you are changing this kingdom, my king''
''You always have something to say to comfort me Alric but I think civil war is inevitable. Even though Beast-folks can now work as part of society, how long will they endure people's racist remarks and evil looks?''
''I'm sure they will as long as you are in authority, my king. You have been a hope for them, for me too...''
"You have too much faith in me for someone who lost his daughter because of me''
"It was never your fault, Aurelius.''
"You finally stopped calling me 'king', much better''
Alric laughed and said,
"I hope this whole conversation wasn't just for me to call you by your name, my KING''
''And we're back to square one again Haha, anyway go put on your commoner clothes we'll go out for some fresh air''
Both left the throne room to change their outfits to go outside...
*Meanwhile*
Satoshi was in a clothing store to buy new clothes since he had burned his daily clothes and left the rest at the orphanage, while his bodyguard was waiting outside of the store. Since they only had 10 silver coins, which Rosie had, he picked up an outfit that he thought was cheap and asked the owner,
"Hey, how much does this cost?''
The man who owned the store was dressed in an expensive white cloth suit and on his shoulder was a blue cloak with the symbol of his house embroidered, you could easily tell that he was a noble. Instead of the store's employees, he took care of Satoshi in person, and when Satoshi asked the question, he immediately said modestly,
"The great Archbishop has taken the trouble to visit our store, of course the clothes you want must be on us.''
Satoshi was surprised, wasn't the Archbishop probably already rich? Why was he still getting free stuff? He thought for a moment,
'Tsch! I wish I had chosen something more expensive'
Just out of curiosity, he pointed to the most expensive looking clothes and asked,
"How much is this?''
''On us!''
'Really?' ''Then how much is that one?''
''That one is also on the house!''
Even though his mouth could not be seen because of his veil, Satoshi was smiling wickedly, the owner of the store felt Archbishop's aura changed and began to think that he had made a mistake,
Satoshi asked Rosie, "Which outfit do you want?''
"You can pick one of the cheap ones, it doesn't matter to me''
"Cheap? Haha, naive kid''
Satoshi started walking around the store asking the price of everything that looked expensive to him, even though the owner said ''On us'', you could see on his face that he didn't really want to say that. With every piece of clothing Satoshi pointed out, he started to sweat more and more...
After ten minutes of shopping, he took half of the products in the store and told the store owner,
"Start packing it all up, my bodyguard will come and carry it all to my wagon.''
''Yes, of course, Your Excellency!''
After Satoshi left the store, the guy started crying as he packed the clothes,
"What the fuck have I done? My father will kill me when he hears about this! But I couldn't just ask for money from an Archbishop...''
When they got outside, Satoshi didn't even need to whisper to Rosie, Rosie said to the bodyguard,
''Hey carrot dick! go and carry the packages to the wagon... Our excellency said''
''Yes... Your excellency''
*Back to The King*
Aurelius and his right-hand Alric were walking around the city,
Alric, "My King, what do you plan to do about the mixed Northerner who is said to have been torturing the villagers?''
"I don't need to do anything, Alexander said he would take care of it himself.''
"He did?''
"Yes, he mumbled something about knowing who that Northerner was and asked me to leave it to him''
"Taking responsibility is something that is not expected of your heir, I think the trip he is on is slowly making him grow up''
''I hope so...''
Aurelius said after walking for a short while,
"We receive a report of two Northerners, one rescued Eleanore and the other is torturing the villagers... How different these two characters are, even though they are from the same origin, I wish the people also could see that''
At that moment they saw the Archbishop coming out of the magic gem shop with an assistant girl. Aurelius and Alric approached and greeted him,
"Long time no see, Benedictus! I thought you didn't like nobles, what are you doing here?''
The Archbishop ignored Aurelius and kept walking towards his carriage. Aurelius grabbed him by the arm, turned him towards him and asked,
"Hey, are you going to ignore my greeting?''
The Archbishop whispered something to the girl next to him and she said,
"Our excellency said he has no time for you, he's in a hurry''
Aurelius, after he looked at her over from top to bottom,
"I don't remember I asked you a question, kid''
''I-I'm sorry, but after the ritual our excellency participated in, his voice became hoarse''
The king seemed quite satisfied with this situation,
"Haha how about a couple of drinks at the restaurant up ahead, it's okay if your voice is hoarse, you can talk to me quietly''
The Archbishop got close to Aurelius's ear and whispered,
"A low-class nobody like you is not worth wasting my precious time, now leave me alone, I have work to do''
Aurelius squeezed his fist in anger, "How dare you insult me?!'' He was about to punch the Archbishop but Alric grabbed him by the arm and said,
''My king, you are in your commoner clothes, don't let him provoke you!''
Aurelius tried to calm down and said, "I'll remember what you said until our next meeting, Benedictus''
Afterwards the Archbishop returned to his carriage and Aurelius continued his tour around the City...