CHAPTER 8

Meyer, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth long after.

"… I haven't had the time to care. The Black Knights uniform suits your hair well."

I don't know if it looks good on me, but…

This is obviously a compliment for advocating that I joined the Black Knights Division.

I gave him a light answer, not meaning much to his praise.

"Thank you, Your Grace."

"Now call me leader, not Your Excellency. Because I am your leader."

Meyer was serious and insisted on me calling him the commander.

It seemed Axion and the others also called him that.

But since he's the boss, I should.

I gave a peep at the head.

"Yes, leader."

"But wearing a plain uniform isn't enough. When I get to the base, I'll make sure your uniform fits the position of the vice commander."

No, Axion and Meyer. They're knights' uniforms. Why are you so displeased?

Axion, who was watching our conversation from the side, opened his eyes.

"He's not the kind of person to say that…"

No, he could say a word of praise to someone!

Is it hard to believe that Meyer praised me, or is it hard to admit that I look good in uniform…

Whether Axion did it or not, Meyer looked over me and spoke seriously.

"So keep that in mind. We will go back to the base and proceed with the initiation ceremony."

"Yes…"

"And I told them to prepare a separate horse for you to ride, so if you go to a soldier with Axion, he will give it to you."

… That's still a good thing.

Usually, elite people can ride horses, and the rest of them have to walk.

Riding a horse isn't as comfortable as riding a car, but it doesn't compare to walking.

I knew the importance of horses as I managed to ride them after the middle of the first round.

'Not long after I could ride a horse, my left arm was cut off, and I had to walk again.'

Compared with the fact that he said that the Black Knight's uniform suits me well, or that I can be vice commander, the fact that I can ride a horse immediately is more admirable. No, it fosters a sense of loyalty.

At that time, Axion, who finally got out of the panic, broke into the conversation.

"But sir, can Jun ride a horse?"

Oh, right.

Horses are valuable resources. There are few houses in the village where horses are kept.

It is not that there are no common people who can ride a horse, but most of them could not ride a horse.

Besides, kids like me who don't get treated properly at home.

'But I learned it in the first round.'

"She knows how to ride."

Even before I said I knew how to ride, Meyer said it as if it was natural.

If he remembered me in the first round, I thought he might have seen me riding a horse.

Meyer spoke in an informing tone and then disappeared somewhere.

He was a diligent man who never stood still in one place.

'If you don't know everything that's going on in the expedition, you won't be in the castle.'

Meyer was a knowing control freak, a control fanatic.

As far as the expedition team is concerned, he wanted everything to go back as he planned…

'I have a tired personality. Anyhow, he's managed to get me into the expedition… No, maybe I joined them because I couldn't see the variables.'

As I was reflecting on Meyer's personality like that, Axion murmured curiously.

"Wow, you have a lot of unexpected abilities, you."

"It's just a horse ride."

I answered as if it were nothing, but Axion shook his head.

"But it's rare for an average person to ride a horse. Your Excellency must have checked the horseback riding during the interview."

"Haha. Well….. It's worth using right away, so Your Excellency, no, leader must have joined me as the vice commander. The commander is not a person who gives the seat first based on possibility."

I answered back with a sigh.

The most important thing was how much the expedition members were right in attacking a dungeon with Meyer, an extreme control freak.

Therefore, it was rare to change the elite on the spot.

New recruits are first placed in the third group, and afterwards, they must be able to show their individual abilities by slowly aligning hands and feet with the black knights.

Going up to the next level doesn't mean that it's an honor.

Only if there is a vacancy in the expedition team envisioned by Meyer can they become a full-fledged "black knight squad elite."

In a way, it seems like a professional club.

It was extremely unusual for me to join the team as a vice commander.

Did I seem to know too well about the human being, Meyer? Axion blinked his eyes coldly.

"That's right… You know quite a bit about Your Excellency."

This time, I couldn't help but blur my words with a really awkward smile. How can I say that because I have information from the first round?

"Well… That's just the way he looks."

I turned the conversation around. Fortunately, the excuse worked, and Axion nodded in agreement.

***

My seat was right behind Meyer's diagonally, next to Axion. In short, I was a leader among the leaders.

Even when I was quite troubled by Fabian's expedition, I had never been here.

This place belonged to Decca and April, Fabian's friends and confidants.

'If I think about it, I'm not Decca or April, so why did I think Fabian wouldn't abandon me?'

It's just sad to think about it after some time. It was even more compared because the treatment of the Black Knights was good.

'That doesn't mean I can trust Meyer Knox with all my heart, but…'

The experience of being given up and betrayed was enough.

With Meyer Knox, he pledged to maintain a relationship that is nothing more or less than just a partner for overthrowing the Demon King.

This is the time to draw the line well.

I looked at Meyer Knox looking ahead. His sharp side profile that seemed to have been cut with a knife was especially etched in my eyes.

"Let's go."

At the same time as Meyer's call, the Black Knights moved.

The villagers had no choice but to watch us leave from afar.

The eyes of the villagers widened when they found me driving a horse right behind Meyer, wearing a black knights uniform.

"That… Isn't that Jun?"

"She's alive? No, more than that, why is she there?"

"There's no way Jun is in the Black Knights…?"

"But she's a backup, right?"

"I can't believe Jun is a black knight."

"She's only a support type in the Black Knights, it's too shameful."

"Hey, Miss. Karentia. What happened? Do you know anything?"

I heard the sound of gossiping so far. It seems that the village chief, father, and stepmother did not say anything about me.

'I'm sure you're ashamed to say it. Because you got kicked out like that.'

You must be ashamed of my appearance, as you were kicked out by the members.

"Follow me."

Meyer clicked his tongue annoyingly. If this is what I hear, Meyer, who has good ears, will hear better. I felt ashamed, so I felt a little embarrassed.

Meyer was a little slow, waiting for me to come.

Then he drove the horse alongside me.

As I looked at him puzzled, he spoke out loud, as if for everyone to listen.

"Well, Jun. What about getting this land as a gift for joining?"

"Land?"

"Yeah. Being a lord is not bad. Taxes come out all over the place. Besides, you can change whatever you want, whether it's the village chief or whatever."

"… Hyuk!"

I heard an old man gasping for breath, afraid of Meyer's words. Probably the village chief.

"It's not bad to apply since it's your home. If there is a guild that you want to establish, I will make it as convenient as possible."

Meyer continued as he added. Only then did people look into each other's eyes.

"What, Jun really seems to be a black knight?"

"You idiot. She's wearing a black knights uniform, of course. Seeing that she's getting a lot of land, I think she's pretty high in the Black Knights."

"Then shouldn't we look good to Jun?"

Only then did they realize how successful I was, and they buzzed.

"If only one big guild was established, the village would be greatly developed…"

"I know. It was always difficult to go to the village over the mountain and see work."

"There will be many people from other villages, so the commercial district will be expanded."

They were swollen in their dreams. It was only a matter of time before this small rural village would develop into a town if it was properly supported.

"But… Will Jun support our village?"

"Then said, the chief of the town forcibly put Jun into the dungeon. Jun will not forget that grudge."

"And Jun's parents always discriminated against her. I don't think we deserve it."

The more the villagers speak, the paler the face of the village chief and my parents.

They were deprived of their opportunity. The villagers looked fiercely at the chief and my parents without hiding their hostility.