Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With

45 – 45. Examination of prominence (1)

After gathering myself, Irina and I returned to the center of the capital.

And I parted ways with her at the entrance of the inner castle.

If it becomes known that we went out of the palace together, it would be difficult in many ways.

The princess could not make eye contact with me the entire time she was leaving.

If we happened to run into each other, he would avoid eye contact, and if we spoke to him, he would often get startled.

‘Could it be embarrassing for you to eat soup like a man in front of me?’

It wasn’t particularly strange.

When Margot drank beer, she would make a fuss like a pot-bellied man.

“Be careful, go in… .”

“Her Highness, please enter carefully. “I hope the mansion will be rebuilt quickly.”

“Yes, thank you for your concern.”

The princess boarded the carriage with Dasha, who came to meet her.

And then I headed to the Knights of Verdant.

The sound of the wheels disappeared completely.

Only then was I able to head to a new destination.

‘Now, let’s go meet him too.’

To meet the Crown Prince’s faithful dog.

Coincidentally, the location of the Knights of Red Flame is near the entrance to the castle.

Even if you walk just a little bit, you can quickly see the silhouette of the building.

A huge stone building.

A sturdy gate embedded in the middle of the outer wall.

Two male knights in red uniforms were guarding the place.

I slowly approached them with my back turned.

“What is the investigative technician doing here?”

He was immediately dismissed as a defense engineer.

It’s worth it.

The Knights of the Crimson Flame are one of the most prestigious families competing for 1st to 3rd place in the nomination ceremony.

On the other hand, Subangsa was a place where cadets who barely escaped being sent to the outskirts went.

“I’m here to meet Vice-Captain Ekina.”

However, the neglect did not end there.

As soon as Echina’s name came out of my mouth, the gatekeepers’ reaction became even colder.

“For what reason?”

I could no longer tolerate their shameless attitude.

I gave the same customized answer.

“For personal reasons.”

Then the gatekeeper’s eyebrows furrowed.

He wanted to grit his teeth and argue with me, but was stopped by the knight standing next to him.

“I’ll take you to the living room first.”

The driver smiled and guided me.

And as if to persuade me, he told me the reason why my colleague grumbled a little while ago.

“I’m sorry, there are so many people coming to see the vice-captain these days… .”

“Not the leader, but the vice leader?”

At my question, the driver looked around.

And he answered secretly in a low voice.

“Ekina-sama is at an age where she is ready to get married… Recently, there have been a lot of Confucius visiting without notice.”

“Are you going to come and woo me?”

“Yes, you want to talk about yourself. In the process, the Confucius ignored us so much that my friend is a bit sensitive.”

‘I’m talking alone… .’

I entered the living room, thinking over the knight’s words.

Indeed, Confucius from various families were already waiting there first.

Several gifts in their hands.

Just looking at this clearly proves that they came here to discuss marriage.

However, among them, there were a few that particularly stood out.

In particular, it was the brown-haired Confucius who had been staring at me from earlier.

He looked at my navy blue uniform and approached me with a grin.

“What does a defense knight do to other knights?”

“I came because I had some business to do with Vice-Captain Ekina.”

“Oh, it’s that money. What a coincidence.”

Confucius said he was glad to see me and extended his hand.

“I am Cosmic of the Robert family. “I hope it becomes a fair competition.”

“This is Bale Mikhail from the Defense Division.”

As for Robert… He is the son of the Grand Duke of the South.

It’s to the point where he orders his son to woo him directly.

He is indeed a worthy candidate for the next general manager.

“Did you bring a meeting gift?”

Confucius asked, slowly looking me up and down.

“You mean a gift?”

“That’s right, even if you’re a defense engineer, you probably didn’t come empty-handed, right?”

Cosmic shook his head, saying my attitude was not even basic.

“Are you a girl who only meets you if you bring a gift? “The Knights of Crimson Flame have also become snobs.”

I was so shocked by that sight that I sarcastically sneered.

Then Cosmic cleared his throat and spoke for her.

“You are going a little too far with your words, Lord Bale.”

He showed off the jewelry box he was holding.

Inside was a ring with a ruby as red as Ekina’s head.

“If you show sincerity, you can tell the other person how much you want to meet them.”

‘I’m serious… .’

I recalled the face of Ekina I met yesterday.

She was definitely beautiful, but her arms and body showed signs of suffering from training.

I think I would like something more sincere than a ring or something.

I fiddled with something I had in my pocket.

Perhaps the vice-captain will be so happy when he sees this that he will immediately feel my sincerity.

“Now, you two are here to see Vice-Captain Ekina, right?”

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“yes. That’s right.”

While listening to his boring story.

Finally, an administrative staff member of the Knights Templar appeared at the waiting room counter.

Blonde woman wearing glasses.

She asked the reason why we both came to visit.

“Ah, of course it’s for honest conversation, isn’t it?”

Cosmic said while quietly showing the ring he had prepared on the counter.

The employee looked down at the ring.

And soon, the Archduke’s son realized why he had come and looked in my direction.

It feels like they are asking me if I have the same purpose.

“So do i.”

As if responding to this, I also brought out the ‘surprise gift’ I had prepared for her.

It’s a piece of the wizard’s cloak that was left behind last night.

“Then, I would like you two to wait a moment longer.”

The secretary took the half-burned piece of the cloth cloak and the ring.

And then he leisurely exited through the back door of the counter.

“What was that just now? “Is this the wrist brace you used while training?”

Afterwards, the Archduke’s son looked up at me as if he was no different.

He put a lot of effort into preparing a ruby ring that resembles her hair.

I paid close attention to everything, including my family name and attire.

Because I only brought a piece of a dirty cloak that smelled bad to the defense division.

“Well, are you trying to show your sincerity about how much training and effort you have put in so far?”

My lips parted at the ingenious guy’s reasoning.

“What a lame gift. There are all these miserable courtships in the world… .”

The guy quietly closed his eyes and talked to himself.

I ignored the guy and looked at the secretary who came back.

And the secretary’s expression… .

Unlike the first time when he was relaxed, he seemed very embarrassed.

“I… “It was Lord Veil, right?”

“That’s right.”

“The vice-captain wants you to come up right away.”

How can you ignore me when you see that piece of the cloak?

He calmly told me to follow the female employee to the back door.

Then the Grand Duke’s son, whose face was very distorted.

The guy shouted as if he couldn’t understand that I was going up before him.

“W-what… . “Why is that bastard going up before me?”

He huffed and chased me to the door and asked the staff.

Then the woman answered him with a cold expression.

“Because the vice-captain said that the person he wants to meet is not you, but this person.”

The appearance of a woman looking up straight.

Cosmic, the son of the Grand Duke, felt displeased at that sight and frowned.

The expression soon became even more distorted.

As I was leaving, I smiled and laughed at him.

“I guess my sincerity was more evident, Confucius.”

He looked behind me with a dejected expression.

Anyway, my staff and I climbed the old-fashioned stairs and reached the vice-captain’s office.

The clerk knocked on the luxurious wooden door.

And wait for a moment for an answer.

That fleeting moment.

From a high building, I looked down on the sparring and training grounds of the Knights of Crimson Flame.

‘It is indeed worthy of being ranked third in the empire.’

Excluding the Crown Prince’s Imperial Knights.

It is the largest after Princess Leia’s Knights of Light and Princess Lydia’s Eastern Knights.

Bringing these knights into the union of princesses rather than princes would be of great help.

“Ask them to come in.”

A calm voice.

That voice comes from the vice-captain’s office.

Soon, the figure of a woman comes into view through the crack in the door that opens.

Red long hair overflowing with vitality.

And scarlet eyes as brilliant as burning flames.

From the tight slacks to the red uniform.

Anyone could see that she was a passionate and ambitious female knight.

“This is Bale Mikhail of the Capital Defense Knights.”

I turned my back and spoke straight to her.

Then the employee was a little embarrassed by my bold appearance.

“Bye, Lord Bale. “Please show more courtesy.”

However, I didn’t care.

Instead, Ekina, who was facing him, urged the employee.

“It’s okay, Suzy. “I have something else to talk about, so let’s go out.”

“I understand, vice-captain… .”

She hurriedly lowered her head and closed the door.

After that, only me and Ekina were left in the office.

“Is the office nice? “There’s also a fireplace.”

I leisurely looked around the room.

Then a biscuit on the table caught my eye.

I picked one up and chewed it thoroughly.

“What are you doing here, defense engineer…?” .”

I didn’t give any answer to her question.

I just sat down on the luxurious leather sofa and stared at the prosecutor’s hand.

A bandage wrapped around the back of the hand.

I pointed to the bandage.

“Why would someone who knows do that?”

Ekina hastily hid her hands.

And then he spoke, trying to keep his voice calm.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

The female prosecutor smiled again.

And I sat leisurely on the sofa across from him.

“If you keep saying strange things, I will send you out. As you can see, there are quite a few people who want to meet me.”

She even crosses her legs.

The black stockings covering her thighs stand out.

“You guys set fire to the second princess’s mansion.”

I said calmly, wiping my biscuit-stained lips.

Then Ekina chuckled at the blunt words.

“This is ridiculous… .”

Then, he turned his head to the side and looked with a straight face.

“Do you have any proof?”

It was clear that she had even crossed swords.

There is no way she could not recognize my face. Her shameless appearance.

I smiled brightly at that shameless sight.

And the true evidence hidden in my arms.

“There is evidence.”

He showed me a vial containing Ekina’s blood.

“Here, it’s a drop of blood from the back of your hand.”

Bright red.

Ekina’s eyebrows furrowed at the appearance of blood as red as her own hair.

“How are you going to prove that I was the arsonist with that drop of blood?”

Blood that has been exposed to air for a full day.

As a high-ranking knight, she thought she couldn’t prove it was hers because the blood was obviously in a bad condition.

but… .

At my next unexpected words, her determined scarlet pupils began to flutter.

“Luckily, I have a shaman among my acquaintances. Thanks to this, I was able to keep the blood very fresh.”

powwow.

A knight who must always maintain an upright mind for the empire took advantage of that evil group.

“How dare you confess that you used witch doctor in front of me?”

Ekina’s eyes twinkled unexpectedly.

I responded with a sly smile.

“Well, how about it?”

I picked up the piece of cloak that was lying on the table.

And then he dropped it leisurely in the air.

“There is also an evil group that burned down the royal family’s mansion.”

The dropped piece of cloth fell leisurely to the floor.

Underneath Ekina’s legs.

The princess looked down at the piece silently without saying a word.

“You will soon be summoned to the Magic Tower for a blood test.”

I got up from the sofa as if I had no choice.

Then he patted his knee and spoke calmly.

“See you then?”

As soon as I saw the cloak piece, I thought I would see it if I begged for it.

However, seeing the princess’s arrogant appearance once again made my feelings disappear.

As I was about to turn around and leave… .

“Now, wait a minute… !”

The princess called me over with a red face.

When I stopped, Echina hurriedly came towards me.

And holding on to my sleeve… .

“Well, there’s no need to rush! “Let’s talk for a moment!”

She spoke with the eyes of a bewildered girl.

‘Now we can finally talk.’

The princess’s once relaxed appearance has long since disappeared.

She treated all men coldly and personally took me to her office.