How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 95



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Episode 95. An Uncomfortable Encounter (1)

The training continued.

The most important thing for a knight is basic physical strength. Some people may find it funny, but the ‘basics’ that are considered the standard for a knight are very high.

‘Even when wearing heavy armor, you must run as fast as the wind, swing your sword lightly, and never get tired while riding a horse.’

Naturally, the training to meet that standard had to be arduous.

The request was over, and Ossian, who still had some free time, personally supervised the training of the seven applicants.

Lorraine, who was knowledgeable in that area, helped with the basic physical strength part, but she did not help with the part about swinging the sword.

“No, why on earth do you want me to make this blunt lump of iron?”

Eldin asked with a look of bewilderment.

“There is a reason for everything.”

“Well, it’s not like it’s impossible to make, and it’s something this simple that can be done quickly. Are you doing anything weird?”

“What a strange thing?”

“If you look at that reaction, it’s not really like that. More importantly, how’s the condition of the sword?”

“You are writing well.”

“That’s good to hear. Just in case, keep taking care of it. If the condition doesn’t improve even with your own hands, bring it to me. I can fix it as much as you want.”

“Okay.”

Ossian gave Eldin seven blunt pieces of iron.

Ossian returned to the empty lot and immediately distributed it to the aspiring knights.

Kugu Palace.

The sound of a heavy lump of iron crashing down onto the floor was loud.

Everyone stared at Ossian in surprise.

“I’m going to wield this from now on.”

“Huh. I was wondering what it was, and it was a sword.”

David muttered in a bewildered voice.

I didn’t know it because the end was blunt, but what Ossian brought was a sword made purely of metal.

Of course, the handle part was covered with leather.

“Didn’t you say you wanted to be a knight? The most important thing is to be able to swing a sword.”

They are people who have used guns their entire lives. David controlled puppets, and Jonathan strengthened his body and fought with his bare body.

That’s why the concept of swinging a sword was so foreign to me that I knew it in my head but had a hard time accepting it in reality.

But that was okay. Learning anything starts from the beginning, step by step.

“Ugh! What the heck is this? It’s freaking heavy!”

These are people who have experience handling heavy firearms.

But even just lifting this lump of iron would make my arms tremble.

You want me to swing this? How much?

Jonathan’s expression became desperate as well. He was a big man, so he brought a size that suited him, but of course it was much heavier.

‘Are you sure this was made to be wielded?’

Even Jonathan had doubts about that.

Ossian saw the subtle distrust in their eyes, so he decided to show them instead of explaining.

“Give it to me.”

Ossian reached out his hand to Jonathan.

Jonathan stared blankly at it, then held out the iron sword he was holding in his hand.

No matter what, I don’t think I can lift this.

As if everyone else was thinking that way, Ossian lightly lifted Jonathan’s special sword.

And that too with one hand.

“This is how you do it.”

Ossian swung his sword lightly with one hand. That alone caused a gust of wind to gust and dust to fly across the open space.

Everyone’s expression turned astonishment.

It was a natural reaction to see him swing something that looked difficult to lift lightly, like a fan, with one hand.

“It won’t be difficult, right?”

Isn’t it difficult? Is that what you’re saying now?

Ossian realized that his doubts were not yet settled, and he breathed holy light into the sword he held in his hand.

People who saw the starlight burning in pure white were dumbfounded and their gazes were stolen as if their souls had left them.

When it comes to persuading someone, nothing is more truthful than actions.

The light that Ossian showed completely washed away the doubts of the aspiring knights and added fuel to the spark of desire in their hearts.

“Take it.”

Ossian handed the sword, which had been deactivated, over to Jonathan.

Jonathan accepted the sword with both hands. Jonathan’s trembling eyes were fixed on the training iron sword that Ossian had handed him.

The starlight that still burned on this sword flickered.

It felt like the heat of the starlight remained on the sword and was transmitted through the palm of my hand.

Something.

It gave me the courage to believe that I could do it.

“let’s go!”

The aspiring knights raised their swords along with Jonathan’s fierce flagship.

Of course, it was difficult to swing a heavy sword with a body that was not yet fully developed, contrary to one’s will.

Even though they would normally not have been able to swing it even 10 times, they swung it over 50 times.

Even though their forearms were stretched to the point of tearing and their palms were covered with blisters, their eyes were burning with fire.

Ossian looked at the sight with delight.

The feeling of something being completed and filled in. It wasn’t a bad feeling.

‘Of course, it will take more time and effort for them to become full-fledged knights.’

But when I see people working so hard, I start to have some expectations.

Perhaps in this day and age, effort is no longer as important.

In this industrialized and advanced age, where can we find people making such primitive efforts?

‘It looks good.’

As it was meal time, Ena came in with a pot.

“Everyone, please do this while eating!”

“It’s rice!”

Aspiring knights rush to the pot as soon as they hear the sound of rice.

Even David, who was quite gentle and reserved when we first met, now has no respect for face and is sticking his nose in the bowl.

There was literally a bunch of beggars.

‘No, it doesn’t look good.’

Anna was smiling, but she was sweating profusely.

That means it’s not easy to see their appearance.

“Oh, right. Is this a good time for you?”

As the meal was almost over, Ena approached Ossian.

“What’s going on?”

“I have somewhere to go for a bit, and I was wondering if you could come with me.”

It was a kind of escort request.

To be honest, the security situation in Tirna wasn’t that good. If you really look at it, there was a big difference between the districts.

The area they were staying in was neither good nor bad in terms of security, but to Ossian, a 21st century man, it didn’t look all that great.

“What are you going to do?”

“I volunteer. I started recently. I was serving people’s meals, so I had some extra hands, so I ended up making more food.”

“So you were going to share it with other people?”

“Yes. Recently, Mr. Diorlan and Sister Lorraine came with me, but today, I don’t see them because they are both busy.”

Anna was basically honest and kind-hearted.

It was no wonder she wrapped up the leftover food and offered it for service.

“Where do you plan on going?”

“Number 41.”

Number 41.

Ossian thought about the characteristics of the area.

‘It was a safe place even though the 40th Street area was not very safe.’

Of course, that’s because the comparison group was in their 40s. The 41st district was also in a very dangerous place.

‘There are no other criminal organizations or large gangs, but there are a lot of vagrants, beggars, and orphanages.’

Except for the cases of gangs of beggars or groups of common thugs, it wasn’t anything to worry about.

But it was also a dangerous place for Ena to go alone.

If a girl with white skin, blonde hair, and a doll-like beauty were to wander around a place like that, she would 100% be in trouble.

“Well, since I have some time to spare, I’ll escort you.”

“Hehehe. Okay.”

Anna, as usual, wore a red hood over her head.

When I asked him why he was using it, he said it was something his grandmother had passed down to him.

The sight of Ena holding a shopping basket in one hand really gave off the feeling of a country girl you would see in a fairy tale.

“So where do you usually go to volunteer?”

“I usually go to orphanages, but this time I’m going to go to church.”

“……what?”

Ossian asked back without realizing it.

A witch… … a church?

Isn’t that a place you shouldn’t go?

When Ossian looked at her with a surprised look, Ena asked innocently as if she didn’t know what was going on.

“why?”

“… … No, it’s nothing.”

Ossian decided to think positively.

Anyway, since I’m inside Tirna, how could I possibly be attacked by a witch?

Besides, it is done with good intentions, and if it is a church in Tirna, it will have adapted to the environment here, so it will not become a big problem.

“Then go.”

“great!”

Ossian told the remaining aspirants to keep swinging their swords.

Perhaps because they had been shown the light of day once, they swung their iron swords with enthusiasm.

This should be fine.

Ossian headed to Ward 41 with Ena.

Number 41 definitely felt a bit dirtier than number 40.

The streets were littered with trash, but no one bothered to clean it up.

Under the broken streetlights, beggars sat with their heads bowed, and the same was true in the alleys.

The children who occasionally ran around looked shabby, but the eyes that were staring at me were unusual.

‘They say that in District 41, you can have your wallet stolen even with your eyes open. It seems like that’s not entirely wrong.’

Ossian never let his guard down, trying to avoid causing as much commotion as possible.

The beggars who had been moving slightly at the sight of Ena disappeared into the darkness of the alley as soon as their eyes met with Ossian’s.

The sight was like a rat facing a tiger.

They too were envious of Ossian’s attire and appearance, but they were frightened by Ossian’s sturdy figure and his eyes.

‘It’s actually comfortable because I’m scared.’

If it were any other guy, I would have thought they were right and started a fight just by making eye contact, but these guys were the weaker ones so they were more perceptive.

The place that Ossian and Ena arrived at was a small church located in a remote area of ??Ward 41.

The church where children were running around felt shabby due to lack of maintenance.

‘It’s a church located in District 41. Judging from its location, it seems to be essentially acting as an orphanage.’

Just then, a nun from the church came out and welcomed Ossian and Ena.

“Yahoo! Nice to meet you!”

The one who greeted me with a bright smile was a nun with orange hair.

“Oh my, why did you bring all this stuff? Come on, don’t stand there so scared. Come inside.”

Her attire was that of a typical nun, but her behavior seemed quite active rather than docile.

Ossian entered the church feeling bewildered by the unexpected hospitality and the image that was different from what he had expected.

“Wow, you’re a cool hyung!”

“I have a pretty older sister too!”

The children here looked at Ossian and Ena and shouted loudly.

The way she looked at outsiders and her eyes sparkled without any hesitation still showed her innocence.

“It’s rice, rice!”

“I want a sandwich!”

Of course, what the kids liked most was the food that Ena brought.

“Haha. Thank you. Thanks to you, the kids will be able to eat their fill.”

“Oh, there’s some for you too, Sister. Please have some.”

“Oh my, thank you.”

The nun took a big bite of the sandwich that Anna had handed her separately.

“Oh! It’s delicious? Did you make it yourself?”

“yes.”

“That’s great. If I become a housewife, I will become a beloved bride later.”

“Is that so?”

“Ahaha! Look how blushing you are! How cute! Oh, by the way, I didn’t introduce myself. Nice to meet you. My name is Dorthea. I’m a rotting person in this shabby church.”

The nun who introduced herself as Dorthea was certainly not an ordinary person.

She poured out her story without me even asking.

“Even if it is the Vatican of Petra, what would it be like to establish a branch in Tirna like this? And on top of that, they don’t even give you the slightest bit of support.”

“Is that so?”

“But we can make a living thanks to the faithful people who help us like this!”

As Dorthea said that, she took something out of her pocket.

When Enaga found out about this, she was startled and asked,

“Hey, are you okay?”

“What is it? Oh, this?”

What Dorthea was holding and shaking in her hand was a pure white cigarette.

“What are you talking about? They all know that anyway.”

“Well, still.”

“I have to do something like this to barely endure this hardship. I’m sure our holy Father in heaven will understand. Don’t you think so?”

Dorthea smiles playfully towards the sky and lights a cigarette.

Before pointing out such behavior, Ossian asked another curious question.

“Is that any better? It looks like there aren’t any other people.”

“Yes? Oh, yes, that’s right. I work here alone. I do all the management and maintenance.”

“It would be dangerous for a woman to live alone in Ward 41, especially with children.”

“Well, I’d be lying if I said there were never any dangers. But it’s okay. I’ve recently gained a strong family member.”

“A strong family member?”

“The well is broken, so I sent you on an errand to get some water, and it’s almost time for you to come. Ah! There you are!”

At the main entrance of the church, a person was seen carrying a basket of water on his back.

He was a blond boy who looked to be in his mid to late teens.

“Eek!”

Anna, who recognized him, was startled and hid behind Ossian’s back, and Ossian also put his hand on the sword at his waist.

“You… … .”

As the two recognized each other, the boy also recognized Ossian and Ena.

Referee Martinez.

He who once risked his life in battle has appeared again.