How to live as a wanderer

“It is my duty as a knight to protect the settlers. ”

“Uh... yes...”

Joseph was heading beyond embarrassment to the confusion. Of course, I've heard the best knights say that, but I've never seen anyone take it seriously.

It was just a fancy word for masquerading. To wrap up why a knight is more noble than a commoner.

“I'm kidding. I didn't even think of that. It wasn't even my territory. ”

“...?? ”

“I learned something from you, so I'm paying you back. I've got something to pay for. ”

“!! ”

Joseph had to hide his sudden, dull, upward movements. He had seen knights and nobles all his life, but now he has to admit it.

The young knight in front of us is a real knight.

“Thank... you. ”

“What are you doing with this? ”

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I said it beautifully, but John was speechless. Actually, there was no armor. I'd be really embarrassed if I didn't have a weapon, but there's still Longsword.

“Borrow horses and armor? ”

He was a humble scholar, but still a territory. The Aces were not the only ones who managed the territory. Servants who were chosen from among the slaves Lord Gezen brought or the wealthy peasants helped me manage.

A bigger officer would have been a professional groundskeeper, or a soldier with this kind of armor, but that was too far. The servants took care of everything.

Thanks to this, the servant in charge of the weapons at the permanent residence was unable to go out to John strongly. Although John was a vague nobleman in the middle, he was a nobleman. There is a difference in identity.

Tell your eldest son Philip or Mrs. Acts? That was crazy. John will be humiliated right now, but...

If John attacks him at night and breaks his neck, he will be a corpse forever. Johann should be briefly groomed and on probation.

And when I looked at John's body, I didn't even have to attack him at night. The servants who work at the Sheriff's Hall were better at eating than the peasants, so they were large, but they were humble compared to John.

“I promise. I would never break it. I'm supposed to go hunting with the Knights from Territory, but I can't go naked. ”

“Ha... that's true...”

The servant sighs and nods. I couldn't say no anyway, but I didn't have to make John feel bad for no reason.

“Please be careful. Please…”

“Okay, okay. ”

John was so desperate that he had to nod his head. Lord Gessen tends to care about the armor in the permanent residence, even if he doesn't care about anything else. All the money in the poor territory is gone.

And the armor was a consumable. It was easily broken if I did not take care of it constantly and pay attention.

If his armor is broken when he returns, Lord Gessen's wrath will be poured out on his servants.

“Don't worry, it's not like Fern or Jan. ”

John's words slightly straighten the servant's face. Unlike the other brothers who always come here to ask for something, John was still kind to his servant.

“Yes, John is completely different from you two. ”

John puts on his armor with the help of his servant. First I put on a thick shirt made of flax, then a hoodie and then a chain mail on top. The helmet does not completely cover the face.

You don't have to wear the Gambison. ’

There was no difference between a well-made shirt made of flax cloth and a piece of cloth - Gambison. Gambison is thicker and more fluffy.

I didn't know until I came here, but the most important thing for knights was not swordsmanship or knighthood. How well you wear your armor shows your identity and protects your life at the same time.

When I was a kid, I wanted to have a plate armor that completely wrapped around my whole body, but John immediately realized the reality.

Plate armor here was much more precious than the original Earth. It was made exclusively by Dwarf craftsmen using steel and rare metal. I couldn't write unless I had a knight to make a name for the kingdom. It really was a world where a piece of armor was worth a fortune.

Normally, knights would wear leather or thick cloth armor, gambison, wear chain-mail on top of which they would be finished to the extent that they would wear an overcoat.

This was an exceptionally good weapon compared to an ordinary soldier. Wearing a chain mail overlap, a solid metal plate over the chain mail, or a scale armor instead of chain mail. Scale armor made of metal scales one by one was more expensive than chain mail, but much stronger.

If the knight caught a monster, fine leather armor made of processed leather was also a good choice. Monster Hide is much tougher, stronger and longer than normal hides. If I had a special temper, I would have jumped several times the price.

Of course, none of this was true for John. No money, no special leather. The armor on the permanent residence alone was enough to detect it.

“You look good together. ”

The servant's words were serious. When John was armed, he looked like a knight without a care where he put it.

“By the way... why isn't there a sentence in the circus? ”

A jacket worn by knights on armor, the circus prevented sunshine and heat, but it was also fashionable. The knights used to boast about the family crest above and where they came from.

But now there was no family crest in the circus. All the dull colors. The servant says with a shy face.

“Even though the dye was expensive, I postponed it for a while. ”

“... Really? ”

John endured the laughter. It was the reason to fit in with the true Aces family. The servant shudders, fearing for no reason.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I'll be back soon. ”

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John adapts quickly, although he is not fully armed. John's movements didn't change because his armor was a bit heavy.

“Are you all right?”

“It's okay. It's not that uncomfortable. ”

John tugs slightly at his chin as he groans. The other cavalry was armed just like John. It was a bit more manageable and it looked like a new item, but it was different.

“Did I not know that one of Lord Aeth's sons was so brave? ”

One of the cavalry smiles and says. Horses were respectful, but they mocked the Aces.

Of course, John didn't care at all. It was John who made fun of the Eights or peed on their sentences.

John decided to play a young man from a family of unknown knights.

“Haha. It's so small that it's not well known. It's nice to be out here with you. My father didn't give me a chance. Even though my dream is to go on the battlefield and raise a ball. ”

“Did you have that dream? ”

“Isn't it natural that you were born in the Knights family? That's why you guys feel so great. I can't believe you're studying with a great knight like Lord Karamaf. ”

Hearing John's words, the cavalry smiled with a satisfactory smile. Few people didn't like it after hearing the compliment. Especially if the opponent is a nobleman's disciple.

The commoners and the peasants grovel at them, but their identities are no different from the commoners'. He was just a mercenary who was neither born of a knight family nor received a knight's coronation.

They were doing great things like Sir Karamaf, and if not, they were like mercenaries and bandits. However, I couldn't help but be glad that the noble John raised them up.

“Haha! You're right. There are no men like us. Lord Karamaf trusts us very much. ”

“Really? I may have heard your name from the bard who came to the land. Where are you from? ”

“Have you heard of the wolves of Akiten? We're the ones that came out of there. Lord Karamaf hired us himself. ”

The lords here didn't have many soldiers. There were hundreds or thousands of fights in every battle. John used to be used to stories of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people fighting, but he soon learned that reality was quite different.

It's crazy to keep paying hippo soldiers. No one could handle it.

But there was always a fight between the lords, poor and small. The continent where John resided was ruled by the Feudal Lords. Each of them is king in his territory, so a fight broke out for very little reason.

And we needed soldiers to fight. Those who replaced the fight were mercenaries.

Calling the soldier whenever I needed it was much cheaper than carrying him around. Thanks to this, the large and small mercenaries and mercenaries roamed the continent prowling the battlefield for silver coins. The more the continent split apart and filled with fights, the more the mercenaries laughed.

The wolves of Aquitaine were the mercenaries of the fairly sized Kingdom of Erence. I've heard of John.

"I didn't think they'd be worth it, seeing them armed and riding horses like that..."

The skill of a mercenary could be determined by the armor he was wearing. The more expensive and well-armed a mercenary wears, the better he is. If you're riding a horse there.

What did Karamaf come here for? ’

You didn't come alone. You even brought mercenaries here armed like this. You said you were here to see Lord Gessen, but frankly, it didn't seem like a good intention.

You have a grudge, don't you? ’

Lord Gessen, a rural knight, doesn't know how he can hold a grudge against Karamaf, but his grudge makes perfect sense.

‘Let's just say you've got a grudge. What do you want? Fighting or insulting? "

I thought it was enough to bring the mercenaries here. Lord Karamaf could have done it himself. There are a few Ser Gessen's men on the territory, but Ser Karamaf's swords are the only ones who will escape.

“The wolves of Akiten! Do we really need to mobilize Akiten Wolves in such a secluded place? ”

“... Haha. Even Lord Karamaf can't go around alone, can he? ”

John clearly saw. One of the mercenaries suddenly looked embarrassed.

“You have servants. ”

When nobles roamed around, the servants themselves were a force. It wasn't much of a soldier. Arm a man, he's just a soldier. A few lessons would be better than a clumsy mercenary.

“How can servants go after bandits? This is something we have to take care of. Also, it would be rude of Lord Karamaf to let a bandit wield his sword. That's why we followed you. ”

As you speak, the group moves deeper and deeper into the forest. The path narrows between the dense trees. Joseph leads the group ahead.

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