Go back? There's no going back.

Just as the carriages carrying the princess and the prince were getting closer and closer to the medal presentation platform, instructions from the square-faced man came.

The next second, he suddenly felt a strange touch on his mouth, as if it was being wiped by a tissue, but Su Wei had no time to pay attention to it.

He first switched the temporary communication magic device in his hand to loudspeaker mode and clipped it to his collar. Then he opened his arms, concentrated his energy, and shouted loudly:

"Welcome back, Sir Knight!" a voice fell.

"Welcome back, Sir Knight!" thousands of voices rose.

In the blink of an eye, the overwhelming sound waves echoed throughout the entire royal city.

"..."

The cheers outside were deafening.

But at this moment, even if thousands of noises overlapped and rang in her ears through the car window, Celsia, who was sitting in the car, had no time to pay attention.

Her green eyes widened subconsciously and she stared out the window intently.

When she saw a little kid in the crowd who was shouting with his hands raised high, and a silver-haired woman holding a tissue and behaving strangely next to him, the already stiff expression on her face froze completely.

My mind suddenly went blank.

Why are you here?

Didn’t he…go straight to the training camp after being discharged from the hospital yesterday?

Now, what is he doing here?

What are you cheering for?

……Wait a moment.

Wait a moment?

So, he will also watch the entire awarding ceremony that follows?

Watching that stubborn man perform the knight's salute to me, and then... being awarded the medal by me personally?

She blinked blankly. After realizing this, for some reason, Celsia's mood... became completely bad.

"May the Lord Knight once again protect the people of the Empire!"

"May the Knight once again protect the people of the Empire!" x????

On the street outside the carriage, the cheering continued.

"The First Princess is the best in the world!!"

"The First Princess is the best in the world!!!" x?????

Everyone's eyes were red and they howled towards the sky.

After the atmosphere was completely aroused, Su Wei, who was completely in the state, breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his throat silently.

"Ah? The First Princess?"

"Dongqi Dongqi, what's going on over there? This sentence doesn't seem to be in the lines I prepared?"

A square-faced man's slightly confused voice came from the communication channel in his hand.

"You asked me about the lines you prepared?"

Su Wei remained calm, and after resting for a while, he also raised his hands and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, the best in the world!!"

"Princess, you are number one in the world!!!!" x?????

At this moment, Su Wei didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that when he shouted the last two sentences, the sound waves gathered around him were much louder than before.

The royal city is particularly noisy today.

The deafening cheers gradually subsided until the two royal carriages stopped in front of the medal presentation platform, and the princess and the prince walked out of them and walked up to the platform step by step.

"Ooh!"

But soon, when Su Wei and the people around him looked up at the platform, he heard another cry of surprise: "It's the Queen! The Queen of our Empire is here too!"

"..."

As he watched the extremely elegant woman in her long dress descending onto the medal presentation platform, the remaining enthusiasm on Su Wei's face began to fade visibly.

"Knight Jon, third royal family, bloodline heir to the Knight King."

"On behalf of the Emperor's Spirit and all the people of the Empire, I would like to express my gratitude for your contribution to the stability of the Empire."

Her beautiful long red hair was tied into a bun, falling elegantly in front of her chest.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the queen of a country looked dignified and elegant.

Looking at the prince who bowed slightly to her, she smiled gently in response: "Welcome home, knight of the empire."

“Wa ...

As soon as the Queen finished speaking, shouts of amazement and envy echoed from the audience.

Su Wei, who received follow-up instructions from the square-faced man, is now working with several other groups of atmosphere creators who have rushed to the stage.

But this time, for some reason, just after he howled, Su Wei suddenly felt a strange... uh, coolness on his back?

"Knight Jon, although we have not seen each other for twenty years, your contribution to the empire is obvious to all. The meaning of the word knight has become more noble and more brilliant because of you."

"Your character and ability have undoubtedly met the standards of all knights in the empire."

On the high platform, the Queen's captivating voice still echoed.

With countless eyes focused on her, she stared at the First Prince quietly and said, "So, make your choice."

Like a pendulum that suddenly stops swinging, the scene suddenly became extremely quiet as the Queen finished her words.

"……Thanks you."

On the medal awarding platform, the man looked at the queen who had given him all the right to choose with a grateful look.

Then, under the attention of the whole country, he slowly stood up and walked straight to the left side that symbolized the existence of the Emperor's Spirit Totem.

Looking at the beautiful woman beside the totem who was originally just a witness to the ceremony, the man knelt down on one knee without hesitation.

"My beloved First Princess, please... allow me to offer you everything I have, my all, and let me follow you from now on."

His voice was low and magnetic, and he asked her so.

“Uh oh oh oh oh!!!”

As soon as the First Prince finished speaking, after a brief silence, the audience went completely crazy.

A prince of an empire publicly pledged his loyalty to another princess. This scene... was unprecedented.

Almost everyone realized that they were witnessing history at this moment, and their breathing suddenly became rapid.

Su Wei, who had been worried that the prince might go back on his word, was now so excited that he almost flew away.

Now, the strong enemy is gone, the remaining second prince and princess are not yet strong enough, and the first princess's ascension to the throne... is completely a foregone conclusion!

it is good.

good good!

At the same time, a buzzing sound came from the platform.

A ball of swaying light gathered in the air, then fell down bit by bit, and finally hovered in front of the first princess.

The next second, the light faded, and a golden badge in the shape of a shield appeared in front of everyone.

"Then, if the master of the First Royal Family has no objection, please award medals to your followers."

Watching this scene, the Queen, as a witness, had holy eyes and read slowly.

"..."

On the high platform, the first princess stood there in silence.

Feeling the gazes of countless people, she quietly looked at the young man who bowed his head in front of her.

Obviously... she had already expressed her attitude like that, but it still turned out like this.

Even now, she could still refuse all of this.

Just a slight shake of the head would put an end to this farce.

But at the same time, the hero in her heart will never be able to raise his head again and will forever become a laughing stock for everyone.

After a long silence, the first princess finally smiled with some relief.

She reached out her hand and took the medal that had been hovering before her eyes.

With her slender heels stepping on the flat surface of the platform, she slowly walked up to the young man and made eye contact with him as he raised his head with hope on his face.

"You have indeed changed a bit."

With a calm smile on her lips, she looked down at the other person, her eyes gradually becoming unfamiliar, and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Stand up, Mr. Knight who protects the First Royal Family."

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience below the medal presentation stand, who seemed to have been holding their breath for a long time, finally burst into unprecedented cheers.

The orchestra's soaring performance also sounded at the right time at this moment.

At this moment, even Su Wei, who had become nervous again when he saw that the princess had not responded for a long time, was completely relieved.

The communicator in his hand vibrated again. Su Wei caught a glimpse of the square-faced leader on the roof not far away, with a solemn look on his face, slowly raising the command flag in his hand. He understood.

He bit the throat lozenge in his mouth, crushed it and swallowed it, then raised his hands and shouted loudly.

"Let us cheer for the birth of the Royal Knight!"

"Cheers to the birth of the Royal Knight!" x?????

As Su Wei finished speaking, in his peripheral vision, the square-faced man on the roof had lowered his right hand and raised his other hand, which was also holding a command flag, high up again.

That was the conducting gesture for line nine in rehearsal.

"Let us cheer for the knight who pursues his true heart at all costs!"

"Hail to the Knight who pursues his true heart regardless of everything!" x?????

Amid the bustling crowd, a drop of rain suddenly fell from the sky and touched the tip of the square-faced man's nose, but the man was completely unaware.

At this moment, he was like a lone dancer. Under the gaze of all the atmosphere group members, he suddenly spread his legs and raised the flags in both hands at the same time!

Then, all the members of the atmosphere group who understood this gesture roared to the sky again.

"Our empire is growing!"

"Our empire is growing!" x?????

The man waved his hand and suddenly tore open his shirt, revealing his unexpectedly muscular upper body, with the flag in his right hand pointing straight to the sky.

“Wuhu!!”

"Wuhu!!!" x?????

The man raised his head again and took off his canvas trousers. Only a little bit of his square face was covered. He looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

"yeah!"

"Yeah!!" x?????

At this point, the sound waves lingering around the platform were overwhelming, and the atmosphere of the entire welcoming ceremony had reached its climax.

"Huh? Why don't you scream?"

But at the same time, Su Wei, who was in front of the crowd, was patted on the shoulder by a white-haired young man with a puzzled look on his face: "Come on, jump with us!"

"...Yeah, I know, you...just leave me alone."

Su Wei nodded perfunctorily, his forehead already covered with cold sweat.

Of course, he wanted to jump when encountering such a happy thing.

But, he failed to jump up in the end.

In fact, even my legs are becoming a little weak now.

Because just now, he vaguely felt an extremely cold gaze...staying on him.