A Failed Knight Who Went to the Academy To Get Married

078. Lord of the Forgotten

Every time Trine’s sword and the martial dragon Grokath’s great sword collided, sparks literally flew.

“It’s ridiculous, fighting on equal footing with a dragon…”

“What is that kid? His swordsmanship is at the level of a master, right?”

“What on earth was Drago doing outside?”

From the villagers’ point of view, it didn’t really matter who won.

However, without realizing it, they were rooting for Trine in their hearts.

That’s because his swordsmanship was so brave and honest that you wanted to root for him.

Even Grokath shouted happily.

“That’s great! It’s been decades since anyone has been able to fight on equal footing with this body alone!”

However, Trine’s expression was not relaxed at all.

‘You just want to play with me!’

I knew right away that the dragon was looking after me on purpose.

However, both strength and speed were no match for him.

In particular, a great sword that was swung like a one-handed sword was very dangerous.

‘Did you put gunpowder on the sword?’

The sparks that flew every time the swords collided were not caused by metal friction, but by the explosion of the sword.

If this continues, Trine’s sword may break from the impact.

‘This is a sword borrowed from Yuril, so it shouldn’t break.’

I was lucky to be able to hold a real sword rather than a magic sword.

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However, Yuril said that the improvement in his hand was only temporary.

They say if you don’t drink snow lavender tea every day, you’ll soon get back to normal.

Anyway, the fact that I could hold a sword was fortunate enough, but-

“The back is empty!”

Grokath stepped behind Trine in a strange motion and slashed with his great sword.

Fortunately, I didn’t get cut because I had Grokatsu’s scales on my back.

The impact caused me to fall to the floor.

“Ugh!”

“Hahaha! It looks like he gave his back on purpose to create a gap for me, but that’s clumsy!”

“…….”

I suddenly got up from my seat and distanced myself from Grokath.

This is the end of the exploration battle to check the opponent’s skills.

I’m thinking for a moment about how to attack that dragon…

“I’m sorry, but I won’t give you time to think about it!”

Grokath took a deep breath and spit out a huge flame.

The flame that hit the trine directly exploded, and the snow on the floor instantly evaporated and turned into steam.

“Oops, was that too harsh?”

Soon the steam cleared, and instead of the trine, dragon scales stood like a shield.

“Hahaha! It’s amazing that you can use my scales so well!”

… But for some reason, no matter how long I waited, Trine did not think to come out from behind the shield.

“Hmm? I couldn’t stop it all and I got injured-”

Suddenly, an arrow flew out from behind the shield.

Grokath leisurely blocked the arrow with his palm.

“Hmph! Nice try, but did you think you could hurt me with an arrow or something?”

Then he looked at his palm for a moment and muttered.

“For some reason, I feel a bit numb. Did they apply paralyzing poison or something?”

… Trine, who noticed that it was effective, began firing his arrow upwards from behind his shield.

A considerable number of arrows fell on the dragon’s head in a parabolic arc.

“Shooting skills are not as good as swordsmanship!”

Grokath raised his great sword and blocked the arrows flying above his head.

Dispersing the gaze is Trine’s goal and core technology.

The moment Grokath’s eyes looked upward, Trine charged in with his shield raised.

“Oh my! I almost got into big trouble!”

When Grokath leisurely struck down the shield with his great sword, the shield bounced aimlessly and flew away.

It flew off much easier than expected.

Rather than saying Grokath applied too much force,

Trine deliberately pulled back his shield to break Grokath’s posture.

“Now!”

As Grokath’s upper body was leaning forward, Trine attempted to stab his sword in the chest.

The moment the sword touches my chest,

Grokath grabbed the blade with his hand.

“Your swordsmanship is unique.”

Trine struggled to get the sword out of his hand, but it was no use.

“It feels as if it is a swordsmanship used only to deal with those who are stronger than oneself.”

“That’s because I’ve always fought only with those stronger than me.”

“The attitude is great, but isn’t it too petty?”

Grokath lifted Trine up with his sword and slammed it on the floor.

“Kaaak!”

“Swing more vigorously. Excessive humility actually hinders swordsmanship.”

… I couldn’t stand up.

An overwhelming strength that cannot be withstood with mental strength alone.

Trine fell to the floor and glared at Grokath.

Grokatsu also looked down at Trine fiercely and asked.

“What are you fighting for?”

“…Fighting for everyone’s happiness.”

“You know that this village is the most unfortunate village in the world.”

“Ending misery doesn’t make you happy.”

Grokarth stared at Trine in silence for a moment,

He suddenly turned around in his seat.

“It is my defeat.”

“…yes?”

As Grokath tried to leave the room on his own, Trine barely stood up and shouted.

“Now, wait a minute! I’m not convinced yet!”

“Isn’t a duel a game where whoever bleeds first loses?”

Grokath turned around for a moment and pointed to a small wound on his stomach.

“So, it is your victory in name and reality.”

“No, there are no such rules for duels-”

“Besides, it was a pretty enjoyable fight, so I have no complaints.”

Suddenly, Krokaska returned to his dragon form and flew up into the sky.

“Hahahahaha! The loser will leave quietly, so take care of yourself!”

… Right after that.

There was an awkward silence in the village.

Because the dragon left so suddenly, everyone seemed to have missed the moment to give Trine a round of applause.

Trine looked around for a moment, not knowing what to do,

He immediately cleared his throat and shouted.

“Let me put it bluntly: Starting today, I will exercise my permanent residency in this village!”

At those words, the residents all took out their bows and axes.

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

“We do not recognize lords!”

“Leave us alone!”

A threatening atmosphere that seems as if Trine will be attacked at any moment.

Immediately afterwards, numerous people jumped out of the airship.

Then everyone surrounded Trine and covered him.

Prince Sir’an shouted.

“Put down your weapons! Any citizen who rebels against their lord will be executed immediately!”

While the residents were hesitating at those words, Trine declared.

“Then I will tell you a new law for this village! One! This village pays taxes every month…”

After a brief pause, Trine spoke again.

“You are obliged to pay for one snow lavender!”

At that time, Yuril whispered something to Trine next to him,

Trine was slightly embarrassed and changed his words.

“I will correct this! Pay for five snow lavenders!”

Everyone looked dumbfounded at that ridiculous ‘law’.

“Two! This village has the right to protect itself from outsiders regardless of the lord’s will!”

In other words, it was a declaration that Trine would not interfere in any way with the village.

If that’s the case, then why are you pretending to be a lord?

The reason is revealed in the third law.

“Three! Anyone who reveals the existence of this village to the outside world will be executed immediately, including the lord!”

Trine cut off a bit of his own hair with his sword.

Then he held it and spoke to everyone.

“I, Trine, swear to protect the secrets of this village with my life.”

Then everyone around him, including Yuril and Sirian, imitated Trine’s actions.

When everyone is at a loss for their actions,

The old woman approached Trine and asked:

“You… what do you want from us?”

“It’s just that it’s painful to live forgotten and forgotten.”

Trine answered with a smile.

“So please allow a few people not to forget you.”

The old woman looked at Trine intently,

I soon asked the villagers.

“What do you guys want to do?”

The villagers began whispering among themselves.

Soon, one by one, they began to raise their voices loudly.

“Well, since I made an oath, wouldn’t it be okay?”

“I’m going to trust Drago.”

“Sometimes we also want to live by reading newspapers!”

The old woman looked at the residents’ reactions and finally asked Allie.

“Chief, you make the decision.”

Then Trine looked slightly surprised.

“Huh?! Ally was the village chief? I’ve always been a grandmother…”

When Ally stood in front of Trine and glared at her, Trine got a little scared and closed her mouth.

After a moment of awkward silence.

Suddenly Allie knelt down in front of Trine.

“Huh? Hey, what happened all of a sudden-”

Then the old woman bowed her head deeply to Trine,

Soon, all the villagers followed Ally and knelt down toward Trine.

The old woman spoke instead of Allie.

“Our village will accept Drago, no, Trine, as its lord.”

Trine was greatly embarrassed by their reaction.

“No, not really, not to this extent-”

It was then.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, as if there had been an earthquake.

Everyone is confused and doesn’t know what’s going on.

Soon Grokath, who had gone far away, returned to the village and shouted.

“Theor Volcano will explode soon! Everyone, evacuate quickly!”