This knight is too perfect

Chapter 56 A New Promise [34]

"Good afternoon, your Excellency Baron Angelo."

In the study, Angelo looked at Lilitha, who had elegant manners and a youthful appearance but already had a stunning beauty.

The response was equally polite: "Good afternoon, Her Royal Highness Lilitha from the Akkadian Royal Family."

As he spoke, Angelo politely signaled Lilysa to sit wherever she wanted.

However, Lilitha was not in a hurry about this. Instead, she looked at Rhine who was standing behind Angelo and nodded to him.

In response, Rhine responded with the same courtesy.

Naturally, the two's actions were seen by Angelo who was standing by.

It also made his eyes narrow slightly, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

However, as a man over a hundred years old, Angelo knew very well what "standard" meant.

I also understand that some things are never achieved overnight.

Instead, it requires the accumulation of time and some arrangements of fate.

Therefore, Angelo wisely did not ask about their relationship, but smiled and said, "It seems that during the time I was away, Rhine left a very good impression on you, Your Highness."

In this regard, the rational Lilisha did not hide anything and responded seriously: "Yes, Baron Angelo, Mr. Rhine and his teacher Fergus are both respectable knights. I learned a lot from them that I had never understood before. It can be said that I have gained a lot."

"It's just regrettable that I failed to rescue Mr. Fergus from that scarlet feast as agreed with Mr. Rhine. This is my dereliction of duty."

"Here, I hope you can forgive my incompetence, Mr. Rhine, and feel the apology I am conveying to you at this moment."

Faced with Lilitha's sincere apology, Rhine shook his head and said, "You don't have to feel indebted, Your Highness Lilitha, because I believe that was the teacher's own choice, and you have also followed the agreement and given the teacher the greatest help you could."

"In that case, you have not broken your promise. Likewise, I will abide by my previous promise to you and stay by your side as a guardian knight for three full years."

"Ok?"

Angelo was very surprised to hear this.

Because of the agreement between Rhine and Lilith, he had never heard Rhine mention it.

"Will you stay with Princess Lilitha of Akkad for three years as a guardian knight?"

After learning this information, Angelo immediately began to think about what impact this agreement would have on him and his Thorn Territory.

Soon, Angelo had an answer in his mind.

That is, no matter how you look at it, this agreement is an absolutely good thing for him, the Territory of Thorns, and Rhine.

Because if you can have a princess like Lilitha who has a noble status and special identity as your backer.

That was in the storm that was about to sweep across the entire Principality of Morton.

Both Rhine and Angelo may have the qualifications to weather this storm safely.

However, as a qualified noble, you must understand that you should never put all your intentions on the negotiating table.

Therefore, even though Angelo already had some ideas in his mind at this time, he did not show them. Instead, he pretended not to notice this and went straight to the point with Lilitha.

"Your Highness, you have come all the way to my remote Thorn Territory. I guess you are not here to collect folk songs, but you want to tell an old man like me something very important, right?"

Lilitha nodded and motioned for Jet to go out first.

Seeing this, Angelo also asked Rhine to go outside the study first.

Soon, Jet and Rhine appeared outside the study together.

While waiting, Jet changed his arrogance when they first met, and took the initiative to talk to Rhine: "Child, can you tell me about your teacher's last situation?"

Hearing this, Rhine began to talk about the last things between him and Fergus.

After a long time, after listening to Fergus' final choice and the consequences behind this choice, Jet said with emotion: "Mr. Fergus is indeed a knight with noble character. He defended the honor that belongs to him with his life and soul. I sincerely admire him and wish his soul, which ascends to heaven, to be blessed by the gods."

In response, Rhine said with a look of longing: "Thank you for Mr. Jeter's blessing, and I also hope that the teacher's soul can get such a perfect result as Mr. Jeter said."

Looking at Rhine, who now had a complicated expression and was obviously depressed.

After thinking for a moment, Jet said in a serious tone: "Don't worry, kid. I firmly believe that any noble and kind soul will eventually get their due destination and enter the legendary ideal country without pain and suffering."

"And this will be the best destination for all good people."

Jeter's tone was very sincere, and it was obvious that he not only said it, but also thought it.

But this time, Rhine did not speak again.

Since Rhine did not know whether this so-called "ideal country" existed, he naturally could not respond.

But he really hoped that it really existed.

Otherwise, it would be too cruel for those kind people.

For a moment, the two of them, who had no more topics to talk about, fell into silent silence, waiting for the results in the study.

About an hour later, the door of the study was finally opened.

Angelo and Lilitha walked out together and came over to the two of them.

Angelo looked at Rhine at the door and said with a smile, "Rhine, accompany Her Highness Lilysa to the garden in the backyard so that she can appreciate the scenery of our castle."

Rhine was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "As you wish, Lord Angelo."

On the other side, Lilysa looked at Jeter and said expressionlessly: "Jeter, you should stay here with Baron Angelo for a while, because I have something to discuss with Mr. Rhine alone, so you don't need to come with me."

"As you command, Lilitha-sama."

Then, with Angelo's intriguing expression, Rhine and Lilysa went to the backyard of the castle together...

In the garden at the backyard of the castle.

Lilisa walked in this garden which had just been destroyed and was not very beautiful.

And behind him, Rhine followed silently.

After the two of them walked to a pavilion in the garden, Lilysa sat directly on one of the seats and said to Rhine beside her: "Mr. Rhine, please sit down."

After Rhine sat opposite her, Lilitha immediately told her the reason why she had summoned Rhine alone.

"Mr. Rhine, I have just heard your opinion on the deal and felt your determination to abide by the agreement."

"The essence of a transaction is equivalence. So even though I could have taken advantage of your kindness and gotten myself a price that was much higher than the transaction itself, I ultimately chose not to do so."

"Because I hope this transaction is pure and an equal exchange that is in the interests of both you and me."

"So the reason I summoned you out alone is to inform you of the existing bargaining chips and modify the original transaction content so that it returns to the essence of the transaction."

After that, Lilysa looked directly into Rhine's eyes and said very seriously, "But before that, Mr. Rhine, I hope you can answer me a question, that is, do you really think that I have fulfilled my obligations in this transaction, and are willing to take this as a premise and earnestly fulfill the agreement between you and me?"

In response, Rhine looked into Lilith's beautiful eyes with a serious expression and said, "Yes, Miss Lilith, I am willing to abide by the agreement we made before. After all, the hundreds of people still alive in the town are the best proof that you have fulfilled your promise."

"Is that so..."

Hearing this, Lilitha finally understood why Rhine was so determined to fulfill his promise.

After knowing this, Lilysa no longer had any concerns and began to talk about the content of her revised transaction.

But as Rhine listened, his expression gradually became strange.

Because he found that this so-called deal seemed to have no disadvantages at all for him except for the benefits.

Is this... really a deal?
(End of this chapter)