The five royal knights stood in front of Liu Kai, showing great hostility against a guy who, for them, existed miraculously far beyond the protection of the Monarchy.
"Let's interrogate him first," announced Antonio James Reyes. He has an exceptionally thick forearm and a larger structure than Yamamoto Fumihiro. He has slicked-back long brown hair and wears sunglasses.
"Sir Antonio is right. Let's interrogate him first," agreed Choi Seo-Yun. He got a lean muscular body and untrimmed messy hair that goes down on his eyes.
"Sir Schneider, are you all right?" questioned Yamamoto Fumihiro in a frightening tone.
"Yes, Yamamoto-san. This is nothing," answered Flynn Schneider.
"Good, leave me alone with this young man. I shall personally handle this feral young man."
They all nodded and jumped back to the skyscraper.
Liu Kai looked at Yamamoto Fumihiro with a displeased face. He finally saw the Knight he's looking up to, but he's not happy with it.
'This man is ruthless since I could remember. Skill-wise he's the best knight but personality-wise, he's a major problem. He's right. I'm really in a bad place,' thought Liu Kai.
"I am Liu–"
"I don't need to know your identity. I don't need the name of a person who's about to die."
Liu Kai gritted his teeth and held his kamas tighter.
'I knew it. This guy will do anything he wants to accomplish his goals.'
Liu Kai recalled Sergio and King Lee's worries about the Monarchy. Even Jin Chow, who's looking up to the Monarchy, assisted the village because they had a legitimate argument about the Monarchy. They just want to survive in this world and there's nothing wrong with that.
Liu agreed to help because that's the most rational approach to the situation. But to think that the Monarchy's standard went down this low, killing humans just because they are holding a weapon, it's just absurd. Liu Kai's blood boiled, thinking about all of that stuff, but he tried to compromise calmly.
"Now do me a favor and answer my questions, young man. How did you get here?"
"Is that how you're going to treat a citizen in a place like this? You should help me get to the Monarchy to have a shelter."
"You don't look like a person who needs saving. A feral like you in a place like this, with that kind of weapon, could only be a bandit. You're quite strong for an average human who managed to survive in a place like this."
"I am not a bandit! I don't have any bad records and I could file a warrant against you if you try to harm me."
"Well, you sliced a royal knight's arm. Now you have a bad record. And as a Captain of a Royal Knight Squadron, I could serve justice right here and right now. Now answer my question, young man. How did you end up here? I might spare you, depending on your answer."
'Damn! I can only prove my innocence if I brought them to the village. But I'm not sure if these monsters will listen to us. Should I tell him about King Lee? Chow and Sergio told me that he's quite famous. But... he's going to accuse me of killing them since there is no reason why they are not coming back.'
"That's none of your business!"
"Ha! So you've chosen death?"
"Try me, greatest swordsman! Let's see who's stronger between us."
Liu Kai put his hoodie on and prepared for combat.
'I need to find a way to escape and inform the village.'
"Now, as the Captain of the Royal Knights, I shall serve justice!"
Yamamoto Fumihiro appeared in front of Liu Kai, pulling his sword out of its holster and slicing horizontally, aiming for Liu Kai's neck.
Liu Kai tried to dodge it by taking a step back, but the blade was long enough to reach his side neck.
Wooooosh!
Yamamoto Fumihiro slashed, trying to end Liu Kai's life in just a single strike. But... Fumihiro's eyes widened, his sword didn't cut through Liu Kai's neck, not even penetrating the cloth of his hoodie.
He remained in his position, unable to comprehend why he can't cut through the hoodie.
'What's going on!?' he asked himself.
Liu Kai backed away and created a distance between them.
'Damn it! If it's not because of this hoodie, I'm a goner.'
"Hahaha interesting! Your weapon sliced through a royal knight's armor and now my sword didn't cut through your hoodie. Interesting!!! Now I'm interested in your blessing."
Yamamoto Fumigiro laughed and grinned, amused by Liu Kai's equipment.
"You!!! What the hell are you!? You are a knight, a savior of those people who can't help themselves. Yet your judgment is just wrong. I don't know what kind of nonsense you've been spitting earlier, but as far as I remember, Royal Knights like you are not authorized to take someone's life!!!"
"That's way before, young man. A lot of things have changed these past two years. What happens during a mission stays in the mission. You'll just become a problem sooner or later, so I better end your life now."
'Damn it!!! Is this what I used to want to become!?'
Liu Kai tightened his grip in his kamas and glared at the Captain of the Royal Knights, Yamamoto Fumihiro. He's so frustrated about how Fumihiro behaved because he badly wanted to be a knight before. And that's because they are saviors of the weak during civil wars and chaos. If the Tenth World Monarch didn't fix the world independently, it's just safe to assume that Liu Kai would be a knight now.
"THAT'S NOT FOR YOU TO DECIDE!!!"