I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 47 The Knight Who Hunted the Dragon

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Dagonet's performance as a knight's squire was not ideal.

However, he did become a squire of a local Cornish lord.

On the day of the selection of squires, Dagonet stood out with the loudest voice in the room and became one of the first loyal knight squires chosen by the lord.

Dagonet was overjoyed to have secured a stable job. On the day he was taken away from the group of teenagers, he loudly repeated to his master, "I will swear to be loyal to you to the death" all day long.

after that,

He was driven to the stables and spent his days with the packhorses used to carry goods.

However, Dagonet did not see this as a disgrace, but rather as a glorious mission assigned to him by his lord.

He cleaned the packhorses thoroughly every day, even though they were rarely used because of the church.

When no one was watching, Dagonet would ride his thin, emaciated packhorse and pick up tree branches to practice charging as if they were spears.

But even though he didn't slack off at all and practiced diligently every day,

The other boys who became his squires at the same time all became true professional knights under his envious gaze, some heading to the battlefield, some to big cities, and some to enfeoffed villages to live a better life.

Each time, he would carefully consult with each of his fellow knights who had become knights, taking notes on their experiences during their promotions and understanding the three essential elements required to become a knight.

Loyalty, courage, and justice!

However, Dagonet still did not become a knight.

He believed that he must have been disloyal, cowardly, and unfair.

So every day thereafter, he carved these words on the wooden fence of the stable, wrote them on his palm, and whenever the lord passed by, he would give the lord a knightly salute with the most devout and standard posture and swear allegiance in a loud voice.

Year by year.

Dagonet did not become a knight, but because of his efforts and loyalty, the lord made an exception and allowed him to join his personal guard, praising him as a model member of the guard.

then,

On the day of the New Year that year,
Despite not being a knight and lacking the power of one, Dagonet is about to receive the title of knight from the lord as an exception.

The investiture ceremony for Dagonet was held on the same day, and the lord summoned the people of the manor to announce the news to them.

That day,
Dagnit knelt on the high platform, looking up at his master with the most sincere, devout, almost tearful expression.
The ceremony quickly progressed to the point where the lord presented the sword to Dagonet.
With unprecedented excitement, Dagonet raised his hands as if offering them to the Holy Body of Jesus, awaiting the moment the sword would fall into his grasp.

then,

"--boom!!!"

A deafening roar echoed across the ceremony site.

Dagonet heard the lord shouting, "Protect the king! Protect the king!"

"Quickly, kill that beast!"

"Are you deaf?! Dagonet!"

Without hesitation, Dagonet stood up, snatched the sword from the lord's hand, and strode onto the packhorse that the lord had made him feed for three years!
He drew his sword and slapped it hard on the packhorse's rump, his whole body trembling like a sieve, his eyes tightly shut as he shouted loudly:

"What!"

"You wicked dragon! How dare you harm my lord!"

"I, Dagnit, swear to kill you!"

The packhorses charged forward at an unprecedented speed!

He leaped down from the platform, jumped out of the crowd, knocked over stalls in his territory, and stepped on oranges that had fallen to the ground, causing juice to splatter everywhere!
They broke out of the ceremony, broke out of the village, broke out of the manor.
They kept going until the surroundings were so quiet that only the chirping of birds could be heard.

Dagonet opened his eyes.

They found themselves in a forest dozens of kilometers away.

And this time,
He discovered that he had finally become the professional knight he had always pursued.

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“Dagonet had neither the talent nor the unwavering will of his colleagues.”

"He infiltrated the lord's guard with his slick personality," "However, he developed a fear while protecting the monarch."

"I thought what frightened me and made me run away under the pretext of being chased was a dragon, but in reality, it was just a wild boar."

"When I realized my mistake, felt remorse and turned back to my territory, the lord I had sworn allegiance to died right before my eyes."

At this point, Dagonet lowered his head in disappointment and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

After hearing the story, Suya didn't know how to comment for a moment, so she could only pat him on the shoulder.

“Dagonit, you’re not wrong. Fear is only human nature.”

"That... that wild boar, did you kill it?"

Dagonet shook his head and sighed:

“I’ve been hunting that wild boar for over ten years, through more than ten monarchs, but it still managed to escape. Through Sir Hector’s intelligence network, I’ve learned that it’s probably in Canterbury now.”

Upon hearing this, Suya couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
What kind of wild boar is it, and what level of wild boar is it, that a master-level knight has been chasing for over ten years and is still alive and kicking?

And although the story sounds like a coward's narration, something seems off about it.

At this point, Dagonet shook his head and got back to the main topic:
"The most extreme emotions can transform into the most intense flames, igniting battle runes and opening the door to professional-level combat, even for a despicable emotion like fear."

"This emotion made me a high-ranking cavalryman."

"The battle runes it burned away after being set ablaze left a [symbol] on my body. This is something I consider a disgrace, yet it has also allowed me to survive countless dangerous situations—"

Dagonet slowly raised his hand, removed his gauntlet, and showed Sua the black patterns on the back of his hand.

It was a pattern of a torch held high.

"The name of this emblem is—"

"【Shadow Vanish】".

Suya stared at the emblem's design and asked curiously, "Is this the combat technique you're going to teach me?"

"Do not."

“My king, the emblems that appear after each person ignites their battle runes are different, depending on the choices they made and their mindset at the time.”

"At the advanced warrior level, this emblem is called Emblem Combat Skill; at the master level, it is called Unique Specialty; at the hero level, it is called Inherent Ability; and at the legendary level, it is called Mind Image World."

"In short, it's something that will grow as you grow."

As we spoke, the gloomy night sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Dagonet stood up and said:

"Lukan sent me here to tell you how to acquire this ability."

"And, we'll tell you the path we're going to take next."

Suya was taken aback: "The path I'm supposed to take?"

"We will no longer teach you combat skills. You will need to observe and learn all of them yourself. Your future growth path, whether you live or die, become a swordsman, an assassin, or something else, is entirely up to you."

"The path of a king is one that his subjects cannot interfere with!"

"in addition,"

Dagonet suddenly chuckled and said in simultaneous translation:
"This is only for this morning's meal. From now on, all the food that brat eats will have to be caught and fought for by himself. Otherwise, he'll just have to go hungry."

"These are Lucan's exact words."

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