LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 41. The time of independence has come (8) + To the frozen land (1) I calmly closed my eyes and concentrated on my consciousness.
It seems clear.
Right now, my sister's mana is circulating with furious momentum.
Soon after, an even stronger aura began to emanate from the momentum.
Her aura was pouring out all the way to the ceiling.
Even though it was a simple discharge, it was an overwhelming energy that could be wanted by the king, the father.
That's not all.
Kania noona raised her sword and struck it down with a short cry.
A simple cut down.
The blue sword light spreads out in front and splits the banquet hall all the way to the floor, like cutting a wedding cake.
What are you doing!?
Am I the only one confused by the performance right now?
Everyone has nothing to say.
“...Have you really become a sword master?”
Who muttered at the end of the silence?
Even though it wasn't a loud voice, everyone in the banquet hall understood what he was saying and realized after seeing his sister.
She is a swordsman who has reached the level of a master.
It is the birth of the third sword master in the kingdom of
Zhi .
“Oh oh oh oh oh! Soon after, emotions start to burst out from silence to admiration
.
To that extent, the aura that came out of the sword that my sister had hit just now was pure and sharper than anyone else.
Have you already reached that level?
But now why am I feeling this not-so-happy mood?
After placing the sword on the floor, Kania's sister looked back at the king.
“father. I've been thinking about it all along. For now, Arel will be given the estate and leave, and then I will marry someone I don't even know who I am.”
I guess so.
That is the predetermined fate of an ordinary powerless prince or princess.
“Then I'd rather choose the path of a knight on my own!”
My sister's determination is firm and her will is strong.
Normally, I would have been moved and applauded.
The problem now is the place and situation.
In front of most of the powerful nobles in the kingdom, she resigned from this position, saying that she would quit being a princess.
Even if you say that this is a joke, the aftermath will not be a joke.
Looking at Kania's strange smile, it was clear that this was intentional.
There is no doubt that he intentionally broke things up here and made it difficult to deal with them easily.
Who the hell influenced your sister to open her eyes to this kind of hair?
Are you a guy?
Did you teach me anything like that?
....why am I stabbed by my conscience?
Is it because I showed my sister only strange things?
Should I dry it anyway?
An ordinary princess would be able to kick her out with force, but no one could physically stop her sister right here and now.
At least I persuaded him...
“I'll show you that my resolve is sincere.”
huh? For some reason, my sister strides this way.
Then she got down on one knee in front of me, even though she was wearing a dress.
“What are you doing?”
In front of me, half stunned.
“me. Kania Ernesia swears here.”
solemnly.
She is clearly sleeping quietly, but her voice is clearly echoing here and now.
“Ka... Kania-sama!?”
Only the two female knights who were watching understood the meaning and tried to stop it, but it was already too late.
A sword that this body has forged throughout its life.
And a sword to be forged in the future.
I swear to offer you here.
I swear to defeat all the hardships that stand in your way with the sword of my body by your side.
From this moment on, Nakania Ernesia swears to become your unmistakable knight.
She recites the knight's oath.
In fact, it is difficult to see that a formal oath was established.
In the first place, my sister is a princess, not a person with the title of a formal knight.
Even if it was an official knight, this oath was made recklessly and I did not agree.
It's hard to see that it's ever been formally established.
If this is established, it's just an unfair oath.
The problem, as I said before, is that many nobles are watching.
A knight's oath is not something that can be spoken of as a joke.
Even more so, what if someone who handles a sword puts it in their mouth?
If a person who reached the level of an Auror Master spoke of it, there would be no idiot here who would listen to it as a joke.
You can't take it back as long as you've already uttered it.
‘...You made up your mind.'
Even I can't help but admit it today.
Now she really wants to follow me.
It's not just the concept of chasing after a weak younger brother out of concern.
He committed what he did here and now to pave his way forward.
Wow, everyone's faces are no joke.
The king has already turned completely earthy. Aunt Pinelia is also bleeding in real life.
And when it came to Queen Elia's aunt.
“..!!”
He is directing his bloody eyes towards us as if he would roast our brother and sister in the fires of hell if we could do it right away.
I wanted to get rid of the troublemaker for a long time, but how rotten my mood must be to bring such a mess that day.
Normally, I would have laughed at Aunt Ellia's rotting face.
....Now I want to cry too.
After that, there was some commotion. To put it in conclusion, in the end Kanianuna came along with me too.
....I thought about it even when I was one year old, but strangely, my birthday doesn't seem to end quietly.
I will never have a banquet on my birthday again.
I was determined.
I had to seriously consult with the King after Kania's older sister had bought and bought an accident on my birthday.
I, the first-class contributor who made my sister stronger, felt a little bit of remorse this time, so I listened to my father's complaint seriously.
At this point, I sincerely sympathize with him.
How come all the children are like this?
Speaking of that, first of all, I didn't even have a formal knighthood.
First of all, it was decided that he would follow me in the name of an apprentice knight because he had granted his wish.
This is the conclusion that my dad and I put our heads together for a full day.
It's a compromise, no matter how you look at it.
It's real.
Well... the horse is an apprentice, but in reality it's a parachute driver with a super platinum spoon.
For now, it's under my direct control, and the management will be done by our two female knights.
When I told them that, Asha and Seina were speechless that day because their mouths were so wide open.
....I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.
“Kania... That child will change his mind once he knows the reality first.”
Apparently, she thought that if she suffered a little under the real knights, she wouldn't be able to last long.
I agreed at first, but inside I was like, ‘Well?' I can't help but be bored.
Because I'm the one who knows best about that sister's stubbornness.
* * *
There was a lot of commotion, but time still flies.
A month passed by in an instant.
“Time flies so fast...
Normally, I would complain about the speed of time, but today, it was rare for my mother to complain like this.
Tomorrow, I will leave for the manor.
Independent.
In the meantime, I've said it several times, but it's the first time that this word feels bitter like today.
.... I guess I'm quite attached to life here too.
“Because I can come back often. Don't worry too much.”
They have already secured the means to return in case of an emergency or in normal times.
If you set your mind to it, you can come and see anyone, whether you're a mother, a nurse, or a lady-in-waiting here, whether you're a lover or the chef.
Even so, my mother and I feel so complicated.
In the end, it must be because it is time for the child to become independent.
“It seems like it was only yesterday that you were born… you have grown up already.”
“???? mom.”
“At first, I didn’t cry much. Do you know how worried Mom and Chena were because raising them was so smooth?”
hmm? I wanted to create a great baby in my own way, but I didn't see it that way in the parents' eyes.
I'm still too far
“Please be careful. Arel is weak, so if he ever gets sick, he immediately asks for help from others...
“I know. Don't worry, the territory I'm going to...
“I already know what it's like there.”
uh? Did you keep your mouth closed like that?
I was surprised.
“Could there be a mother who doesn’t know where her child is going?”
I couldn't get any words out.
“I’m sure Arel would do well in any place. So, I won’t bother worrying about this mother anymore.”
Instead, my mother gently hugged me.
“Please be well. Arell. I love you.”
Mom whispered to me as she hugged me.
No matter how much I was a pro in my previous life, I usually laughed at anything.
“Your mother. You should take care of your mother too.”
As much as this time.... My heart is crushed without knowing.
In the end, independence means separation between parents and children.
Even if you could come back anytime, it's natural to be disappointed.
To the land of frozen land (1)
Eventually, the day to leave came.
We are heading to Fahilia, the territory where I will make my house in the future.
The northernmost point of the kingdom on the map.
It is literally a land of frozen land located under the mountains covered with ice all over.
“Hehehehe....
How far did he travel in the wagon?
Before I knew it, I began to see a scene of white snow piled up on the ground.
It's probably going to be so cold outside that it's going to rip your flesh out.
Basically no one lives here.
At best, only a handful of tribes live here by hunting wild animals.
Even they don't dare to cross the top.
In the past, there was a person who made an effort to cultivate this place as a territory.
However, in the end, it is said that he could not overcome the harshness of nature and eventually ran away without his tail.
It must be too early for humans to conquer this land yet.
As proof, the city itself has not developed much, and only empty mansions like ice fields remain.
As a test, during a leave of absence, he had a servant dig up the ground nearby.
The shovel is broken. The ground is frozen hard enough to bend a pickaxe.
“crazy??????
Seeing that, I couldn't help but swear.
The aristocrats who sent me to this place seem to sincerely want me to go wrong.
Do you mean living in a place like this?
Certainly everyone deserves to be concerned.
But I'm not worried
Even if it's not in the frozen ground, but in the lava, I'll somehow create my own comfortable paradise and drink honey.
* * *
The way to Yeongji by carriage.
Since the distance was quite far, we had been traveling for quite a long time in a wagon led by escorts.
By the way...
I put my plans for the future into a corner of my head for a while and leaned back on the soft carriage seat.
It's hot.
Although the cold wind may blow outside, inside the wagon.
“…It’s warm.”
I doze off in the warm carriage, putting on my coat.
It's like a fox coat from that nasty queen, but damn this coat is warm.