Chapter 11 – Kingmaker (4)

There were those that chose life over honor and they ran with all their strength without looking back.

Their skills were good enough to become a Royal Knight, so they were hoping to seek asylum in another country.

If that didn't work, they could also work as mercenaries.

Swoos.h.!.+

Only, the problem was Lloyd had War Elves on his side.

As they were masters when it came to archery, they picked off the defecting knights one by one.

“C, Crown Prince!”

“We had no choice but to follow behind the second prince!”

“That's right! The second prince coerced…!”

“I'll listen to what you need to say at the royal palace.”

Watching all the knights get killed off one by one, the n.o.bles that had sided with the second prince all fell to the ground.

They were nervous as the feeble little prince was now gone.

Lloyd stared at the n.o.bles with cold eyes one by one then turned around.

Ggyyooo! Ggyoo!!

As the heavy atmosphere began to weigh down on the audience, Jade turned his head to one side.

His body had naturally reacted as he heard Hwid's familiar sounds.

-We're here! We even brought you a gift!

-We believed this would be useful to you Jade.

Jade had found it strange that Hwid wasn't with Laney when they arrived.

However, watching it flying over to him with a sword in its mouth, Jade couldn't contain his smile.

The sword that Hwid had in its mouth was Viscount Madrane's sword.

Ggyoooo!!

With eyes that sparkled, Hwid cried as if it wanted to receive praise, so Jade smiled and rubbed its head.

As he did, Hwid's tail began to sway gently.

“Isn't that the sword Viscount Madrane used?”

“Yes, it's the sword of the enemy general, so I personally wanted to take a look at it. Of course, if you want it, I can give it to you at any time Arelia.”

“I'm fine. I like my dual blades more. You should take it if you need it Jade.”

“Thank you.”

“Hey, no need to thank me.”

Arelia winked at Jade.

However, Jade's reaction didn't change, and he instead put the viscount's sword away into his subs.p.a.ce.

He wanted to check the memories of the sword when he was by himself.

'I can see what techniques Viscount Madrane used and his sword techniques. It's enough as spoils of war I guess.”

It might not be much for most people, but it was different for Jade.

That's why Jade made a meaningful smile as he hugged Hwid and walked back into the castle.

As soon as Lloyd and Laney returned to the royal palace, a terrible wind of blood blew.

Lloyd had boldly lifted and used the sword of purging, as if to say that his feeble self was now gone.

He was making sure that all fault didn't go unpunished, the same way he had killed all the knights that had defected to the second prince's side.

Only, he was unable to easily kill the n.o.bles that had sided with the second prince, so he instead gave them punishments equivalent to death.

“I guess they don't call it the royal palace for no reason. It's really flashy.”

Different from the blood-swept royal palace, Jade was currently staying at the royal villa where it was peaceful and quiet.

They treated him very well as he had the biggest part in bringing down the second prince.

He also didn't show any interest in what was happening at the royal palace.

-It's been a long time since I've been at a royal palace!

-Civilization changes really quickly with humans, yet at the same time, it's still the same.

-To be honest, when one becomes our level, it becomes difficult to sightsee.

-Because battles come first.

It was exceedingly rare to find a summoner that was able to summon spirits of the highest level.

Only a handful of elite Elves were able to summon such spirits.

That's why it was unusual for Celestine and Elestra to be able to comfortably sightsee.

Ggyyoooaamm!

Jade wasn't the only one that felt comfortable.

Hwid was developing very well as it could eat well, p.o.o.p well, and sleep well every day.

Although it still looked like a cute baby drake on the outside, its mental capacity was growing at an alarming rate.

“There are a lot of delicious things to eat, but you like to eat what you normally eat huh?”

Ggyoo!

Hwid who had been yawning was now nodding its head.

Although there were many different types of food that tasted interesting and fun, Hwid's favorite was still the Black Drake's meat.

It didn't get tired of its jerky.

-You're surprisingly adapting well though.

“Me?”

-Yeah! This kind of lifestyle should be a first for you. Although you were born a n.o.ble, you've never lived in the care of the Baron.

“Yeah, it's not in my memories at the least, since strictly speaking its not my memories. It's the memories of this world's Jade.”

Jade shrugged his shoulders.

Just as Celestine had said, he had never lived in such a fancy place before.

Yet, because it wasn't his original world, it didn't feel overwhelming or amazing.

If anything, he wouldn't been more surprised if he had found a hotel in this world.

-The Crown Prince has changed a lot. He's just beheading everybody right now!”

“You don't have to tell me this you know.”

-The smell of blood is insane!

“It was the perfect chance for him to change, and it's good that he's serving new wine to his new troops. What's scarier than an enemy is a comrade who you can't trust. At least he properly cares for those who are on his side, right?”

After coming to the royal palace, Jade had never once stepped out of the royal villa.

Completed – Chapter 11 (4)