The Assassin and The Blind Saint

Interlude: Serena's Past

Justice Will Prevail is the Motto of the famous Ritterburg family of having the most powerful Knight unit in the Empire. My family upholds justice, and will never tolerate people who harm it.

That was why the Ritterburg family became one of the most respected Families in the Empire. Therefore also the Emperor who now—married his own sister—my mother to my father.

Speaking of my mother, she was the most respected woman after the Saint in the Empire. Her beauty, her generosity, her charisma, all the things she had on her presented how an Imperial Princess should look like. He was the jewel of the Habsburg family.

If my father's family taught me about the crackdown on evil, instead with my mother, he taught me about loving and giving people opportunities. Because no perfect human being escapes error. Including ourselves.

But when I was 6, it happened. My mother and I were visiting a place where people who were lacking were staying. Mother always routinely helps them because of the kindness she has.

We went in disguise and carried not too much guard so as not to be a public concern.

When we were about to leave, there was a little boy who was about to give my mother a cake. He said, the people there who made it themselves as a form of gratitude from them.

When the bodyguards were about to tell her to leave, my mother prevented them. He let the boy get closer. However, when my mother was about to take the food, the little boy suddenly thrust a knife into my mother's chest.

"It's retaliation from the ku—Aryan tribe!" said the little boy

Guards rushed to catch them, someone tried to save my mother's life. But bad, my mother was not helped. He said the knife the boy used had been given a deadly poison.

We didn't bring a healer at all when heading here.

However, even though his kindness had been betrayed like that. She breathed her last breath with a smile.

The boy's words about the retribution of his people, I don't understand at all why he wanted to kill my mother.

According to my father's explanation, the Empire at that time was carrying out an attack on one of the rebellious tribes around the border.

"Listen Serena, that evil intention did not look at the feather to whom the bad thing would appear. Everyone has their own dark side. So don't you have any mercy on those scum criminals." My father, despite having a view that crossed with my mother, he really loved her very much.

That's why, she doesn't want me— her only child to have such naive thoughts as my mother. He said justice is indiscriminate.

When I was 8 years old, my father asked my uncle—Georgy to train me in the sword. He is the Exclusive Knight of the Saint. Famous as the Empire's strongest Knight.

However, he did not come alone. He brought a boy my age. His name is Jerold. While uncle was on a mission, he found a abandoned baby in a dump.

From that moment on, he took care of the child like his own and trained him to become a great Knight.

However, there is something that I do not like about the boy. She's too naive like my mom. And one more thing that made me dislike him, I never won a duel with him at all.

Said uncle, Jerold has the potential to surpass him.

Jerold and I practiced with uncle almost every day. Gradually, my relationship with Jerold grew closer. We were 13 years old at the time, and for 5 years, I had never beaten him in a duel at all.

"Serena, do you have goals you want to achieve later?"

Married maybe? I wanted to say that, but I didn't have the courage to say it.

Yes, I always admired him after being close to him for 5 years. He was hardworking, honest, and his heart was very kind. Like mom.

I now understand why fathers love mothers so much even though they have different views.

"Objectives, huh? Hm. I haven't decided that yet. Jerold, you yourself, do you have any particular goal or goal you want to achieve?" manya curious.

"Yes... You understand my origins from Master Georgy, don't you? I was dumped since I was a baby. I'm sure there are still a lot of unlucky babies just like me out there" she said, looking at the ceiling.

"I want to eliminate all misfortunes that happen to the people of this world... Like a hero who takes away the unrest of people wherever they are."

Yep, Jerold is a naive man. But that was his attraction, why he could become that strong. He has a mulya goal that he wants to achieve.

"Hey! why are you smiling like that to me Serena! You're teasing me in your mind, aren't you? Ughhhh.. You always made fun of me when we were kids!" his face turned red when he said that.

Her cute...

"Aahaha! No-no Jerold. Honestly, I admire you you know... "

"really? You're not fucking me?" tanyanya doubt.

"Yes-yes, let's get back to training! This time, I will defeat you!" Hearing my challenge, he just smiled and nodded.

Time passed, we were 17. Jerold had become the youngest Holy Knight of that time. He was renowned as the most promising young talent in the Empire.

There was a necklace on his neck. Uncle Georgy gave the necklace as a gift because we had gone through a period of training with him.

"Yes... Hit the bad guys, Jerold," I said, smiling back.

"...!" Suddenly he hugged me.

"Thank you, Serena... My, my... " She suddenly became stuttering talking.

What the hell happened to him? I let go of his embrace and saw his face turn red.

Looking at him, I just smiled gently.

"Fufu~ If you don't have the courage to say it, finish your mission this time so you have the confidence to tell me clearly" I told him.

"...!" Hearing my words, he then turned around.

"I will complete the mission and express my feelings for you! You just wait!" He said it while running.

"Aahaha! I'll be waiting for you, Jerold!" as usual, she is very cute.

One week has passed, Jerold should be back tonight. I waited for him at our usual training ground. Where we first met.

Hearing a footstep, I turned around. However, instead of looking at Jerold, Uncle Georgy was approaching me with a gloomy expression.

Did something happen?

"Serena... About Jerold..."

The two of us then went to the Ritterburg Knight Castle. There I found him, Jerold's lifeless body. Right in his heart, there was a stab wound.

"No, no, no! Jerrold! Wake Jerold!"

I know, yelling like that won't bring him back. I know shaking his body won't keep his eyes open.

But I could not help my sadness. I cried, my tears rolled down my cheeks.

"Uncle! What happened to Jerold! What happened to his mission!?"

Uncle recounted, initially the mission carried out by Jerold only helped to evacuate some residents at the border. Suddenly, a demon appeared.

Jerold and his team managed to defeat the demons. However, an Assassin from Ouroboros appeared. He single-handedly slaughtered the Holy Knights who were there.

Remaining Jerold with one partner. Jerold fought one-on-one with the Assassin while Jerold's comrades he ordered to return to headquarters to report for reinforcements.

However, when he returned there with reinforcements. Only Jerold's body was found.

I then looked back at Jerold's body. Uncle's necklace is not there at all on his neck. According to the uncle, the Assassin probably took it as a souvenir for killing him.

Hearing him, I could not help my anger. Revenge rules my heart. Ouroboros Assassin... I will destroy them. I'm gonna kill all those criminals! I swear in front of Jerold's grave.

On that day, I never had any compassion for criminals. They have taken away two people I love in this world.

L'm... Will destroy them.

Justice Will Prevail's...

Ouroboros Assassin... I'll avenge Jerold no matter what.

***

"Ugh... Where's me?"

If I'm not mistaken, that bastard monster pulled me down with it.

I tried to stand up. However, I could not move any part of my body.

"Chairman, are you awake?" I heard a man's voice.

He has black hair and black eyes. He is the new boy.