The Strongest Knight's

Ch. 126 - An Award

Several days have passed since the incident in the city of Lister, now the city is recuperating under the leadership of Ingrid as the rightful noble of the Snifooler family.

District zero which has been the target of crime is of more concern, what else the command of the city of Lister has been taken over by Victor, subordinate of Eros Lopnika. Victor had ascended the class having previously only been an ordinary knight, on Eros' authority as a great right-hand knight Great knight. Victor Lindlof is now a great knight and leads the army of knights in the city of Lister with the task of bringing security to all the people of Lister city without exception.

While the soldiers and knights who had previously been rewarded for their negligence. All of them had been sent to the region that was at war in the face of the invasion of the demon clan, they were placed on the front lines to re-improve the spirit and soul of the knights after previously being involved in corruption cases and scandals with slave traders.

Kane Lancester also did not go unnoticed, his title as a great right-handed knight the great knight has been revoked, now he was just an ordinary great knight who was given the task of leading other knights on the battlefield, he was punished for beating the nobles to unconsciousness. With that punishment, you could say Kane was still lucky because he did not get the death penalty, because Sir Jean as the great knight pleaded for leniency for him in front of the royal authorities.

After all, Kane was a powerful knight who should not be squandered on his abilities. Therefore, he was then sent to one region to fight and was assigned to fight until he died or until the Inggram kingdom region was freed from the attacks of the demon clan. Now, his life was dedicated to fighting and fighting against the Demon clan.

After that incident, rumors spread until the people of Lister city came out of the city to know that Lister city had been in the shadow of the devil. Slowly but surely the information also spread to all corners of the kingdom of Inggram.

Not only that information but also information about the success of the knights, who managed to dismantle the demon's decay and make the Lister city stable again. As it is happening right now... In the town square of Lister which is full of people from various circles.

It looks crowded because at this time, in the city square there is a stage made specifically for the ceremony of awarding the hero who saved the city of Lister from the shadow of the devil. This event was held on the basis of orders from the royal authority as a thank you to all the knights involved.

In addition to Inggrid sitting on a luxurious chair on a stage arranged in the city square, one of the royal's important people as a representative was also seen sitting beside him. That person was wearing luxurious clothes made of silk, he was the minister of the Inggram kingdom. And no less important.. As a man made a pilgrimage forward, the sound of the man's footsteps was accompanied by cheers and the applause of the crowd many were watching from below.

The man was the great knight, Sir Jean Stephenson who then gave a speech to burn the spirits of those who saw, speech about the struggle and greatness of knights especially knights who have cast out demons who have been hiding behind the screen of Lister city.

A rowdy voice, spirit as well as cheers rang out..

In the midst of many groups of people, a child looks restless. "Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. Sister Irish, I can't see." Belle, her small body makes her unable to look up on stage because she is in the middle of a crowd.

"I'm carrying yah!" Said Irish who raised Belle's tiny body until she could see the stage clearly. He smiled because he could see the knights lined up neatly on the stage, one of which he saw was Eros Lopnika with complete armor, looking gallant and brave.

"Wahh.. Cool!" Belle smiled at the knight who had kept his promise.

Then from the stage came a loud voice. "Look... They were all knights of the Inggram kingdom, gallantly saving Lady Ingrid from the entanglement of the demons. Destroying the legal business of slave hunters.. Looky.. Knight Inggram.. They're the heroes of Lister's town." Sir Jean said loudly.

Rebellious enough, the crowd who heard that was again made excited and cheered praise the prowess of the Inggram knights who stood gallantly on the stage. They were all applauded, along with that the royal minister approached and the great knight shifted beside him.

"The inhabitants of the city of Lister.. As the representative of King Charles, I.. Here will give the royal award to all of them." The government minister pointed towards the knights. He continued. "They deserve this achievement.. They were all the future of Inggram kingdom.. The Inggram kingdom.. The lives of the Inggram knights." His shouting.

The crowd under the stage raised their hands together and repeated the minister's remarks. "Life kingdom Inggram.. The lives of the Inggram knights." The spirit was back on fire because of that compact shout.

"In the name of King Charles.. Eros Lopnika, the great right-hand knight of the great knight and his subordinate knights.. Thanks to his courage and dedication pinned the Snifooler family.. Fight one on one with the powerful demon Rever Block.. So with this the king gave you a title of hero, a gift of gold and land.. Bla blah blah..."

On the stage, Eros who stood with his subordinates bowed down. He did not dare to raise his face in shame with himself.. "Currently, what a hero!" He whispered while listening to the various creations he got.

He was well aware that what the royal minister said in front of everyone was a lie. You could say, Eros get prizes and awards not because of his achievements. He remembers if it wasn't for the red-eyed man.. Perhaps the shadow of the devil will never be revealed.

Yes, Eros Lopnika won the award for Richard's achievement.

"Let's give a round of applause for the hero of Lister city.. Eros Lopnika's." Said the royal minister loudly.

Simultaneously, Eros as the representative of his subordinate knights stepped up and approached and knelt before the royal minister. He knelt down while raising both hands to accept the king's edict as a hill of gifts that had been mentioned by the previous royal minister.

Eros knelt down, holding the king's word while bowing and screeching in annoyance. He hated himself for not being able to refuse to perform and receive awards and all the praise of something he did not do at all. Eros hates himself, he gets a ha that is inappropriate for him.

Eros could not resist because he was directly appointed as a city hero by the royal authorities as propaganda of Inggram kingdom power to the people. The goal is only one, so that the people know if the strength of the Inggram knights is so strong that they all do not worry and doubt what has happened before.

A perfect plan from the Inggram royal authority that made Eros a hero.. Plans that dampen the doubts of the people and make other kingdoms amazed by the strength of the knights Inggram kingdom.

After the award was given, the instant the masses resounded shouting one name.

"Eros... Eros.. Eros!"

"Hero... Mr. Eros."

"Life, Mr. Eros!"

All that flattery was on an Eros Lopnika. The adulation he values as an insult to something that is not his right.

Inggrid sat down, silent without any word of expression because he knew that the person who did it was all a stranger named Red. He could not do much because the acceptance of this award was the wish of the royal authority of Inggram, although he was one of the main nobles but still the highest authority was still held by the king who sat in the royal palace of Inggram.

In the crowd, Irish could only smile wryly. He understood that this was inevitable but in his heart there was a sense of disappointment because the one who helped him, the one who really helped him was Richard and everyone.. All the people of Lister didn't know about it.

Then.. Located quite far from the town of Lister, next to the shallow stream river, looks like a lump of firewood that has just been collected by Woli. In that river.. It seemed that the man who was not wearing any clothes was concentrating.

The man was the hero who had freed the city of Lister from the shadow of the demon and the hero who managed to injure the powerful demon Rever, the man was the real hero.. That man was Richard and he was the one who should be standing before the people of Lister city today.

Richard was trying to catch fish as their breakfast this morning while soaking in the river to clean himself up. That was why he was currently not wearing any clothes, besides that he also trained his meticulousness and speed in predicting the agile movements of the fish he wanted to catch.

"Mr Richard.. The dry wood is ready." Said Woli who composed the pile of dry wood he gathered.

"Ha.. I'll be done soon." Reply while holding two large fish in his hand.

Richard stepped up, he went up on the rock to pick up his clothes and put them on. A black suit and robe with strong fibers that were not easily torn even after an all-out fight with Rever a few days ago, the clothes that Ifrit gave when he left the labyrinth.

After finishing with that, he approached Woli. With a flick of his finger, a small fire was created and burned the pile of dry wood.

"Wolf boy.. I want to ask you one thing?"

"Yes.. Mr Richard!" Woli smiled, after days of walking with Richard. Just this time Richard asked her one thing.

"So how much longer are we going to get to the Gres mainland?" Richard asked while tearing and pulling out the entrails of the fish he had just caught.

"Ehh.. He's. Hehe..." Woli laughed awkwardly, thinking that Richard would ask things about her. During these few days, they walked without saying anything because Woli was expecting a little casual talk with Richard but when Woli wanted to do that Richard always ended it without saying anything.

"Oi.. You daydreaming?" Richard looked at the silent Woli for a moment.

"Ah.. Haha. I'm sorry sir. I'm thinking about the distance we're going. Maybe in a few weeks.. Hehe." Woli said unsure.

"Huh.. It's still far away." After cleaning the entrails of the fish, Richard then put the fish to burn, near the bonfire they had made. "So.. How is the land of Gres? I heard that land is land without power? Are there many monsters? The demon? Or how?" Richard asked about their purpose.

"Hm.. Hehe, yeah.. Many monsters hehe.. Hehe.." Woli laughed, he did not know what to say.

"Why the hell? You always laugh..?"

"Ah.haha. No sir, not papa." Woli back dodged.

"Huhhh... Yes already, after eating, we will continue the journey." Richard.

"Yes sir.."

"And don't call me master, I'm not your master.. Just call me Red!" Rigorously.

Woli smiled again, she did not know what to say because she was confused if Richard asked about Gres. Woli... Actually don't know anything about Gres and don't know the direction towards Gres. He just wanted to talk to Richard to take him away together. Right, Woli is lying.

And because of that, for these few days they just walked without direction and purpose. All because of the great willingness of Woli to adventure with Richard because if not lying like this maybe Richard would never allow Woli to come with him.

Woli doesn't know the direction, until today.. He just wanted to steer it unconscious if they were closer to the city of Lockdown than the land of Gres.

Meanwhile, at the same time.. Smits and his entourage are seen hovering in the sky atop a giant flying monster similar to an ancient bird with a very sharp muzzle and claws. The bird was a monster that Gerald had controlled by using a magic item.

The journey they took was very efficient and did not reduce manpower, therefore they could head towards the city of Lockdown quickly rather than on foot.

The distance between the mainland of Gres and the city of Lockdown is quite far compared to the distance between the city of Lister and the city of Lockdown. But because it travels by air, it can be ascertained if the group of Smits will arrive in the city of Lockdown before Richard and Woli which also leads to the city of Lockdown even though they are not aware at all.

With a bolt of wind, their hair all seemed to be moving. Rebecca was so enjoying the sweep of the wind that it hit them slowly. "Ahhhhhhhh.. It's delicious!" Rebecca closed her eyes. "Now I can feel what it's like to fly in the air like Ivy.." Rebecca.

"Hehe.. It's not good." Ivy smiled as Ivy who had a wind empire was the only person who could fly among the other holy knights. So when Rebecca found out her bag could fly she became jealous of Ivy.

Then... "Miss.. How long do you want to be like this?" Smits holds her head, confused by Anne's behavior, which continues to hug her hands.

"God.. You also most like Smits! Basic!?"

"Oi Rebecca's.. I'm older than you fucking. Call me brother.."

Rebecca ran away, she hid behind Gildarts' back. "Uwekkl!" Rebecca mocked Smits.

"Damn it.. Hadeuh."

"Master, please be careful.. That woman could be playing you!" Gerald suddenly approached, he saw Anne.

"Yesia.. Anyway, you said we'd be here any minute."

"Yes.. We'll be there soon. You'll see Lockdown's magic town." Gerald said without hesitation.

"I wondered what the magic in the city was like.. To the point of being able to create a monster-controlling magic item like this." Said Smits with his lazy face.

"Yes.. Mr. Smits will see him in a minute." Gerald smiled.

Later then... In a city full of luxurious and sophisticated-looking buildings that. A woman walked in a robe after yesterday making her way in and passing through a series of checks at the gate of Lockdown city.

That woman has one destination in this city, that woman is Oana Lamiete.

"alright.. Where's the magic academy!?" Speak with yourself in the crowd while looking at the tall buildings of skyscrapers.

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