In the anime, Kira Yoshikage longs for a peaceful life

"Then I should believe it."

Although I still don't quite understand what gravity is, it is true that people will fall to the ground when they jump.

Kira Yoshikage showed a relieved expression:

"Well, in exchange, I'll teach you about gravity."

"is teacher!"

Altria was in awe. Although she still didn't quite understand, she felt that it seemed very impressive!

"Since we want to learn about gravity, first..."

"teacher,"

Altria interrupted her with a blush, "Can we go have breakfast before practice?"

The girl's stomach was protesting; she was very hungry.

Kirara Yoshikage stared at the girl's flat belly for a while and nodded slightly:

"walk slowly."

There is no other way. After all, no one can be wronged except Wang Wei.

When the two arrived at the restaurant, other people in the manor were already having dinner.

Sir Ector sat at the head seat at the dining table, Kai sat on his right, and Vivian sat on his left. They were wiping the grease from the corners of Melusina's mouth lovingly. The latter squinted her eyes happily, enjoying the gentle care from her 'mother'.

The silver-haired fairy girl had changed into a blue dress, which Kai had bought for Artoria from the town last year as a birthday present for her. Unfortunately, due to Sir Ector's scolding, Artoria had never worn it once.

This luxurious dress was forever sealed away until yesterday when it was given to Melyuchina.

"Hector, brother, and teacher Vivian."

Altria politely greeted everyone one by one. Just as she was about to sit next to her brother, she saw Vivian patting the seat next to her with a smile:

"Altria, sit here."

The girl subconsciously looked at her adoptive father. Sir Hector did not say anything, nor did he make any suggestive movements. He just ate breakfast quietly.

After hesitating for a long time, Altria walked towards Vivian and sat next to her.

Kira Yoshikage also walked to the dining table and sat next to Melyusina, which was also the seat closest to Lord Ector.

"...Nissan...eat..."

The silver-haired fairy girl grabbed a piece of bread on the table and handed it to him as if she was offering a treasure.

Although she is only one day old, she can already speak some basic words.

"So nice."

Kira Yoshikage bit the bread she handed over, stroked the girl's long hair, and encouraged her with a smile, making Melyuchina smile happily.

“They’re really just like little kids…”

Kai on the opposite side sighed in his heart, she is obviously a very cute girl, it's a pity that her IQ is like a child's.

But that's not her fault either.

After all, according to Miss Vivian, Melyusina was picked up by her from a pile of dead bodies.

Her parents were probably killed in the massacre by the bandits, and she herself had lost her memory due to the huge trauma. This kind of thing was not uncommon in their territory, although he and his father often patrolled the territory. But occasionally, things like yesterday would happen, some people in the territory were unfortunately killed in the robbery of the bandits, and their children also temporarily lost their memories because they could not accept the reality.

But for these children, losing these painful memories may not be a bad thing.

"Sir Ector."

Kira Yoshikage ate his bread leisurely, looked at Sir Ector who was holding a glass of wine and said:

"Do you have any idea about the identity of the horse bandits who attacked the territory yesterday?"

Kai's eyes moved slightly, and even Altria, who was eating like a person who had been hungry for three days, raised her head.

Sir Ector's expression became extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice:

"Your Excellency Kira should have noticed that those people are not ordinary horse bandits. Not only are they all equipped with cloth and leather armor, their weapons are also very sophisticated, and even their horses are standard war horses, not pack horses or inferior horses. Any of these can only be provided by nobles!"

"besides,"

Sir Ector paused for a moment and looked deeply at Kira Yoshikage. "The grain transported by the convoy they attacked was originally intended for the manor. But for some reason the information was leaked, and Knight Vincent who was guarding the convoy, his squire Knight Haish, as well as the soldiers and serfs guarding the convoy were brutally killed. If Lord Kira hadn't stopped them and taken back the grain carts, many people in the territory would probably not have survived this winter."

More than twenty cavalrymen, more than twenty war horses, and the same number of leather and cloth armor, well-made weapons, and even an insider in the territory of Ector, otherwise they would not have been able to plunder the convoy transporting grain so accurately.

There is no doubt that these people are a huge threat wherever they are placed.

You have to know that even Sir Ector's territory can only provide 100 knights at most, 50 armored knights and squire knights. This is still the most ideal situation, the actual situation is far less than that.

Moreover, these knights were scattered in various knight lords in the territory, and only a dozen knights could be assembled in a short period of time. If these knights faced the marauding horse bandits, once a direct conflict occurred, even if they could win, they would pay a huge price.

The other baronies only had 10-20 cavalrymen, and even if they were all assembled, it would be difficult for them to pose a threat to this group of horse bandits - that is to say, these horse bandits, consisting of more than cavalrymen riding war horses, could do whatever they wanted in any baron's territory.

If there really was such a powerful force of horse bandits nearby, Sir Ector would have personally led his troops to wipe them out long ago. Why would he wait until now?

Kira Yoshikage asked directly:

"Who do you suspect?"

Sir Ector's eyes flickered, but he did not answer immediately.

These horse bandits seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Not only were they well-equipped and skilled in martial arts, but their intelligence was also extremely accurate. It was obvious that there must be other nobles supporting them.

The Baron couldn't deal with such a powerful force, so naturally he had no way to support it.

Only nobles above the rank of earl can do this!

There are not many nobles around London, and even fewer nobles above the rank of earl, so there are not many people to suspect.

In fact, the people he first suspected were Kirara Yoshikage and Vivian. The former's identity was unknown, but the latter was the princess of Camelot. Even now that Camelot existed in name only, its strength was extraordinary, and it was not difficult for it to support a group of more than 20 horse bandits.

But such doubts were quickly dispelled because all these bandits died at their hands.

Although they didn't leave any people alive, their actions might be suspected of murder, but such suspicion is not true. Because no noble would waste his men like this. Even if he wanted to kill people, he wouldn't kill the horses as well. Otherwise, even if he had a mine at home, he couldn't afford such a waste!

Excluding Princess Morgan who called herself Vivian, there weren't many suspects left.

There were only a few nobles above the rank of earl, and most of them did not border his territory, so they had no grudges against each other.

Sir Ector believed that he had always been low-key in his work and had always been popular among the nobles. He also often helped other barons who were less powerful to suppress bandits, so they had no reason to cause trouble for him.

Therefore, this person is not only a nobleman, but also must be a nobleman who has a grudge against him.

If you ask him who he has offended, Sir Ector himself knows the answer.

"Lord Walker."

Sir Ector spoke slowly, "His territory is not far from my territory, and the direction those horse bandits were leaving was Walker Territory. If they really entered Walker Territory yesterday, it would be difficult for me to lead the knights to continue chasing them."

Everyone in Camelot is in danger now. Leading his knights to intrude into other people's territories without authorization may be regarded as a provocation, thus triggering a war between the two nobles. This was even Earl Walker's original purpose.

He deliberately lured them into the Walker Territory in pursuit of the horse bandits, and then he led his knights to kill Sir Ector and his party under the pretext that "trespassing into the territory is equivalent to declaring war."

Of course, they could choose not to enter Walker Territory, but then they would have to watch the bandits leave with the convoy loaded with food.

He had not originally intended to tell these things, especially in front of Altria.

But since Kira Yoshikage asked directly, he didn't intend to hide it.

Kai lowered his head silently and clenched his fists.

But Altria couldn't help but ask:

"Why would he do such a thing?"

Sir Ector was silent for a moment, then sighed:

"I'm sorry, Altria. It's my fault."

He had been educating Altria with all his heart, but in the end he just couldn't bear to let the girl lose her youthfulness, and always let her retain the innocence of her youthful ignorance.

This was out of his selfishness, which may not be a bad thing, but it was indeed a dereliction of duty on his part.

“Human beings are so complicated.”

Vivian muttered quietly, and Melyuchina nodded obediently in agreement.

Although she didn't understand, since her mother said so, it must be correct!

Kira Yoshikage glanced at Sir Ector:

"Aren't you going to retaliate?"

"There are at least a hundred armored knights in Walker County, and Ector County did not suffer any direct losses in this incident."

Sir Ector did not give a direct answer, but his words implied that he intended to let it go.

Although two knights were killed in Ector's army, more than twenty knights were also lost in Walker's army.

The grain trucks were also intercepted, so all in all they made a profit.

It would do them no good if they insisted on fighting to the end.

Therefore, the best way to deal with it is to pretend that nothing happened.

Altria lowered her head and bit her lip unwillingly.

Although she would not oppose the decision made by her adoptive father, she still felt unwilling!

Are those who died not human beings? Are their lives not lives?

You know who the murderer is, why do you just leave it alone?

She doesn't like this!

Chapter 238 Saxon Barbarians

Altria didn't have any training in the morning.

Because she was going to accompany Sir Hector to attend Knight Vincent's funeral to comfort his wife and family.

But it was precisely because of this funeral that the girl's mood became even heavier, and she remained silent with her head down throughout the funeral.

When Sir Ector expressed his condolences to Knight Vincent's wife, Artoria did not join him. She stood by the creek near Knight Vincent's home, staring at the gurgling river in a daze.

"Altria, what are you thinking about?"

The footsteps came closer and closer. Altria turned around and saw a tall man standing next to her.

The girl bit her lip and whispered:

"Teacher Kira, I know Knight Vincent. Among all the knights of Ector, Knight Vincent's strength can be ranked in the top five, so Ector often asks him to practice duels with me.

"I used to think that a noble knight like him would have made extraordinary achievements on the battlefield, and even if he died on the battlefield, he would have died with honor. But he died in obscurity. People will only remember that Knight Vincent of Ector was easily killed by a group of horse bandits, but no one knows that there was a nobleman behind the horse bandits. Such a death is completely without honor!"

A knight would be pitied if he died in a duel with another knight.

If he dies on the battlefield, people will praise him regardless of whether he has accomplished extraordinary achievements before his death.

But if a fully armed knight in armor was killed by horse bandits, people would only think that he was unworthy of the title and was unworthy of being a knight.

Knight Vincent's territory will definitely be reclaimed so that it can be re-granted to other knights in the future. His family may receive some compensation, but at most they will only be free people with some land, which is not enough to maintain their current affluent life.

All this was because Knight Vincent died in a robbery by horse bandits, not on a real battlefield.

The girl clenched her fists and became increasingly depressed.

Of course, she could understand her adoptive father's actions. The Territory of Ector was only a barony, and it was difficult for it to compete head-on with the Territory of Walker.

Even if a war really breaks out, even if victory can be achieved, it will definitely be a pyrrhic victory. By then, more knights will die in this war, and the losses will be further increased.

But even so, the girl still felt unwilling.

"Can you ride a horse?"

Altria was caught off guard by the question and looked a little surprised:

"Yes, I do. Why do you ask?"

Just like swordsmanship, horse riding is a compulsory course for a knight.

She had been taught by Sir Ector since she was a child, so of course she could do it.

Kira Yoshikage suggested:

"Let's go traveling and relax."