The Strongest Knight's

Ch. 106 - Weakest Knight

On top of one of the tall buildings that were in the empty fortress, a place to conduct enemy reconnaissance. Ivy stood while holding a wall barrier made of large brick neatly arranged to form a fortress building.

He looked at the expanse of trees that formed the forest above the building, as well as looked around the fortress if there were monsters or demons approaching. He felt comfortable standing where he was now because Ivy could feel the wind that made his entire body comfortable with the sweep of the wind that was flying his black hair.

Being on top of a tall building like this, made Ivy remember one moment when he was first summoned to this world. Precisely about a year ago when he was still in the Celestial royal palace.

*Flashback 1 year ago.

A week after the holy knights were summoned to this world. Above the guard fortress of the Celestial royal palace, the highest place in the palace was also a monitoring place.

In the afternoon, when the holy knights had finished their training. Training to know the empires and their strength. Richard who was discriminated against by the other holy knights seemed to be pondering in this place. He looked at the sky and clouds to calm his mind because of the bad things he had experienced for 3 days in a row.

Then as his attention was drawn to the beauty of the sky, Richard was startled by a voice that called out his name from behind, as he turned his head to see that the person was Ivy. "Hey.." Sweepings.

Richard who was relaxed with a gust of wind suddenly became tense because at this moment a beautiful woman was standing right in front and trying to greet him. Something that never happened before. "The wind is good!" Ivy's closing in, now they're both close.

"He.. Iy-yes.. Hehe." Richard was clumsy, he didn't know what to say.

"Oh yes.. We haven't met yet! My name is Ivylian Burjes.. You can call me Ivy." Ivy offered a hand to shake while smiling kindly.

"A.. I'm Richard. Yes, Richard August.." Richard was nervous, he even trembled while thrusting a hand at Ivy.

Ivy laughed lightly at Richard, while Richard laughed awkwardly at his behavior. For the first time, Richard was acquainted with one of the holy knights of his article during this week he had not known the holy knights even though they had been in the same training to determine or know the type of empire and their titles.

Richard is a shy person and very difficult to get along with new people he knows, because of this he did not know the names of the holy knights at all while the holy knights did not introduce themselves to Richard because of the figure of Richard who often stayed silent or preferred to stay away from hustle.

After that brief introduction, Richard and Ivy engaged in quite a long conversation. They can both connect with each other, even Richard's stiffness often tickles Ivy and makes him laugh.

In just that short time.. The two became close and friends. This makes Ivy the first friend for Richard since he was sent to this world.

"Hehehe.. It turns out you're not what they tell you."

"Uh.. What does that mean?" Richard was confused by Ivy's sudden words in the middle of their conversation.

"Ah.. Sorry, I'm sorry.. I shouldn't have stayed away from the beginning. Actually.."

Ivy recounted the meaning of his words, saying that Richard's closed and shy attitude in the stamp was strange and considered dangerous by other knights, he said, this is based on what their coach or mentor said.

Eros Lopnika, the great knight of the Inggram kingdom who was assigned to be their guide during the basic training became a holy knight. Eros said something bad to the other holy knights at the beginning of their first meeting 4 days ago.

Eros said that if the holy knights were chosen with their empire and title, it would definitely describe how the character of the holy knights. Call it, Arthur who got the title lux which means he is their leader. As for Richard who earned the title of Ignis, Eros told the other holy knights that the Ignis knights were barbaric and cruel. Eros continued if the knight Ignis hid his barbarous attitude to others by being secretive and timid exactly like the attitude of Richard at this time.

Eros said it was from his past experience, when Ignis betrayed them all in the great war 15 years ago. But Eros does not mention the former holy knights, he only mentions about the characteristics of holy knights that are not necessarily what they are.

But because of that information, the holy knights instead discredited Richard so much that they did not want to get to know him and did not even want to get to know Richard, what else after they found out if Richard's abilities were very weak and became the weakest of them all.

Richard was not talented even as he practiced using the fire empire, he could only create a small flame on his finger. As for the other holy knights, they were able to bring out their empire perfectly.

Added to the practice of fighting using their respective weapons, Richard got a knife weapon. While his other colleagues get a powerful weapon that is large compared to the weapons he uses.

What's more, during the first match practice, Richard couldn't even last half a minute. In just half a minute he lost to Arthur who did not even use his sword.

Within that week, Richard became a weak freak among all of them.

"I understand!" Richard responds to Ivy's explanation of his famous self and becomes a marginalized person in their group.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have followed.. It's just, I've been trying to greet you but you've always dodged..!" Ivy blushed in embarrassment while admitting that.

"Huh!! E.. I-I'm sorry but I don't know about it. I thought you approached me just to say something bad to me.. So I just stay away."

Bad rumors that make him hated by others make some people often approach Richard just to say rude to him, therefore when someone approaches then Richard chose to stay away. For example, Rinto the holy knight who often said bad things in front of Richard directly.

And worst of all, Richard also always get innuendo from his own training, Eros Lopnika.

Eros seemed indifferent if he had to explain something or train Richard, he just told Richard to stay away from himself and practice alone. Eros also said about traitors, bastards and bastards if by chance they were just two or just passing in the middle of the road.

It has been discriminated against since the first time it was called into this world. To be a knight who was not wanted at all. Even by his own coach, he was always taken for granted.

"I.. I can't believe you're a bad or dangerous man.. To me, you're a good man.." Ivy smiled after explaining to Richard at length what other people thought of him.

Their conversation makes Ivy get to know Richard more and more and therefore he can convince himself that Richard is a good person.

From the beginning Ivy has been curious about Richard, and, that's because Richard is very similar to someone Ivy had loved in the world he came from or can be said Richard's face is very similar to Ivy's fiance in the previous world.

In his world, Ivy was a noble and his fiancee but a month before they married his fiancee died of illness. On the day of their wedding, Ivy is sucked in by a huge vortex that suddenly appears as she sits in the garden behind her family's castle. He was sucked in and sent to this world, to become a holy knight.

He was sucked into a black hole as he grieved and pondered over the loss of his lover. As he came to his senses and was in a different world, he saw a familiar face. He saw the face of his fiancee and that person was Richard.

*Currently.

Ivy was still standing enjoying the wind above this tall fortress, he still recalled his first conversation with Richard. It was fun because it was like talking to her dead boyfriend.

Over time after that, Ivy was able to accept if Richard was someone else and not his lover, he began to think of Richard as a new person and good friends with Richard. He remembered Richard's kindness to him, he was often helped by Richard and his peak was in the labyrinth. If Richard hadn't pulled it off, maybe the one who would have fallen to the bottom of the labyrinth would have been him, not Richard.

Remembering that moment, made Ivy regret. "Richard!" Lirih.

Then...

At the same time..

In the forest not far from the slums of the Lister town of Inggram kingdom.

"Ehh.. Excuse me, what are you doing by gnawing at a helpless person like that?" Richard who was heading to the city of Lister accidentally saw a fight, what makes him curious is that the fight that happened was not a draw, this is more like a braking than a fight.

The knights, soldiers, Victor and Woli looked to the right, where the voice suddenly asked them. From the sight of all of them, a man with a covered face wearing a black robe stood quietly.

"You.. Wh who? What do you want?" One of the knights asked Richard.

Victor who was still strangling Woli suddenly lowered him and told the other knights to hold onto the already helpless Woli.

"Sorry to the stranger.. We are royal knights, we have to check who you are if you want to get into the city." Victor walked towards Richard with a cynical look.

"Huh.. I shouldn't have interfered." Richard sighed, he was sorry for interrupting the braking they had done and now he had to deal with the royal knights.

Victor who walked closer was now in front of him. "Why are you wearing covered clothes like this? Quickly book the cover of your head and face." Victor holds Richard's headgear and forcibly lowers it.

He also pulled down Richard's face cover to look at Richard's face. Seeing this Richard was silent and expressionless.

"Your face is no stranger.. Where'd you get that scratch on your right cheek?"

"Ah.. This wound this is the wound when I fell off my mount." Ricky lied because the wound on his face was a wound that can only be obtained from a fierce fight.

"Red eye!" Victor muttered looking at Richard's eyes.

"Why? Did you just see those red eyes!?" Richard was still flat-faced, he dodged as much as possible a fight that would only waste his time.

"No.. I've seen eyes like that.. When I see the devil.. It's the devil's eye." Victor brought his face closer to Richard and let out a huge aura to intimidate him.

Richard remained calm, he had no expression at all. "Do I look like a demon in your eyes?"

"Hm.. No." Victor was doubtful.

"Alright gentlemen.. If I may let me through. I'm sorry for interrupting your time to gang up on such a helpless person." Richard said it with a tone of sarcasm to satirize them all.

He walked and passed Victor. "Wait.. Don't misunderstand me. The man is a dangerous fugitive so we have to render him powerless for the crimes he has committed."

Richard who stopped, glanced at the Woli held by the 2 warriors. The woli looked battered and he was almost unconscious until the moment their gazes met.

Woli's eyes widened, he could not believe that his search had not been in vain.. He even smiled even though his face was full of bruises. "I... I found you, sir!" He said with a smile.

Just the sound of that speech made the soldiers and knights confused. They and Richard had no idea what that meant. "Hey you.. Wait a minute." Victor stopped Richard's steps once more.

"Why.. Why did the werewolf call you 'my master'?" Victor pulled out his sword from the sheath to the right of his waist.

Richard stopped, he said nothing because he did not know the meaning of the werewolf's words.

Woli still smiled towards Richard. He did not recognize Richard from his face because Richard's face a year ago had undergone changes in what else his eyeballs and scars are currently not found on Richard's face. After all, if Woli recognized Richard's face, Victor would recognize him because Victor had trained with the holy knights including Richard, only Richard could not remember Victor.

"What does the werewolf smile mean?" Does he need help. Huhhhh.. It's troublesome, I don't have time." Richard murmured inwardly, he walked back.

Shortly before he walked, Victor, who was behind, suddenly attacked Richard with his sword. Victor wanted to stab Richard but, uh, Richard already knew even before Victor moved Richard had predicted Victor's movements so Richard swiftly turned around and shifted slightly to the left so that he would not be hit by the sword directed by Victor. Then Richard pushes Victor slowly to the grasshopper, as he loses balance Victor falls to the ground.

"Sorry knight.. I have nothing to do with that werewolf!" Richard.

The dropped Victor easily felt furious, he looked at Richard furiously. "That guy.. That guy is a monster. I could feel his aura, the faint aura of a monster from his body." Victor.

During his time inside the labyrinth, Richard who had consumed the monster carcass made his body and strength increase by leaps and bounds. Therefore the aura that came out from Richard's body had also changed, his human aura had mixed with the aura of a monster.

With only one command, the soldiers and knights were now besieging Richard. Even Woli who was guarded by 2 soldiers was now left lying on the ground unattended.

Victor stood up from the ground, furious and wanting to beat up Richard for humiliating himself in front of the other soldiers. He was embarrassed because the little push Richard did could make him fall quite far from where he stood.

"You... Monsters. We're gonna kill you here!" Victor said as he drew his sword toward Richard.

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Visual look's...

Richard August, knight of Ignis.

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