The Strongest Knight's

Ch. 8 - Rubbish

*Advanced flashback

In a large room within the royal palace of Inggram. The holy knights and great knights Eros Lopnika gathered while discussing the follow-up exercises to be performed in the next 3 days.

Their target this time was a monster named Salamander who inhabited level 35 in the labyrinth. The deepest level ever reached by a knight across the land of Neverland.

This time they were discussing the strategy and attack formation they were going to execute against such a sizable monster. The serious conversation was interrupted by Richard's strange behavior that seemed to interfere with their discussion.

"What's wrong, Mr Richard?" Eros who asked suddenly made the holy knights turn to look at Richard.

"Eh, no.. I'm just. Please forgive.. Please continue."

"Junk shouldn't be here" Rinto said looking at Richard with a low gaze.

"Rinto.." Arthur tried to calm the tension.

"I'm sorry about everything.. Because of my fault, you've been hampered." Richard leaned.

"Huff, I'm actually lazy to talk about this but.. If you're really that lustful, you'd better go to the brothel." Said Smits trying to provide a solution to the incident that had occurred.

"No, no,.. I didn't do that." Richard defended himself.

Rinto, who hates Richard so much because he is weak, now hates him even more after the rape incident. Hearing Richard who still did not confess after being caught by him made Rinto ride apitam.

Rinto walked over. "Whatdidyou say? You still don't confess to your depraved deeds." He said as he held onto the collar of Richard's clothes and lifted him up.

"No.. I didn't do that." Again, Richard.

Flashing with Richard's blink of an eye, a violent punch suddenly landed on his face. Richard was lying on the ground with a crushing blow from Rinto right on his face leaving a bruise and a little blood, Richard clasped his cheek and looked at Rinto.

"Oi, what's with that look huh! You want to take my hit."

Richard turned his gaze around and looked towards the other holy knights, but this time no one defended him. Let alone defending, staring at Richard was not there. They all threw away their eyes and did not want to see Richard's face.

Again with a confused face he looked towards Ivy, but just like the others. Ivy threw away his face as Richard looked at him.

Seeing that Richard lowered his head, he bit his lips until it bled to hold the wound in his heart and at once so that he would not cry in front of all of them.

The attitude of the holy knights towards Richard changed after the incident that happened a week ago. When Richard was found sleeping together with Teresa one of the servants in this palace.

At that time in front of all the holy knights, Richard could not speak much, while Teresa continued to confess to being raped by Richard. It was unbelievable, of course, because even the Richard they knew was only a weak knight who could not even kill animals.

At that time Rinto who ignited his emotions immediately beat Richard to battered on the mattress even before he wore his clothes. Shortly after that incident, rumors of a holy knight raping a royal servant were widespread even out of the palace.

There was nothing preventing Rinto from continuing to punch Richard at this moment, there was not even Ivy who had been kind to Richard all this time. So did Arthur, who became the leader in their group.

Arthur even arrests Gildarts, who wants to stop Rinto and says that Richard deserves it.

With battered conditions, Richard then under the face of King Inggram kingdom. Along with the witnesses who incriminated Richard for his wrongdoings, including the holy knights even though no one defended Richard.

Until Richard was sentenced, quite lightly actually but he was tried in front of the Inggram community. Precisely in the square of the royal capital, he was tied up and thrown by the community with rotten tomatoes for a full day as punishment for his crimes. In addition, the gold coins that should be received by the holy knights as wages to survive in this world were even cut to 80% by the kingdom.

The light punishment was imposed because considering Richard as a holy knight had an important role to defeat the Demon clan.

Although only that punishment was received by him, but the gazes of his friends and people towards him changed. Richard was no longer seen as a holy knight, but now for those who knew of the case. Richard was nothing more than a rapist, just like trash to be rid of.

"You're making me sick." Said Rinto who was still trying to hit him.

As Rinto approached, Gildarts got in the way. "Enough.. Stop it, he's got what he deserves." Said Gildarts trying to hold Rinto.

"Sad.."

"Okay, we can continue." Eros Lopnika again gave instructions while Richard was still lying on the ground contemplating himself.

"Sorry.. I didn't do that. I'm not a rapist." It was Richard who was still convinced of the truth.

Arthur sighed and looked at Richard. "Rape or not is not a problem, but far worse is the person who does not admit his crime even though the evidence has been revealed."

Richard who was still down raised his gaze and looked towards Arthur. "Arthurian.. Don't you trust me?"

Feeling a lot of time wastage, the great knight Eros Lopnika approached Richard. He humbled himself and whispered to Richard. "Mr Richard.. You're a piece of trash to be rid of, if you weren't a holy knight, maybe your king would have already sentenced you to death.. And maybe I'll cut your neck myself if that happens."

Richard was surprised by Eros' words, he turned around as he gaped at Eros.

"So.. Now if you ever again interrupt this important discussion, you'd better go and rest in your room" Eros said standing up.

Richard could no longer endure the pain in his heart. His weak mentality made him worse off hearing the words of his friends. "In this world and in my previous world it was the same, once the trash remains trash." murmured Richard while standing holding a bruise on his cheek.

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