I Became the Fiancé of a Crazy Heroine - Chapter 30-2

“What are you going to do?”

“I can’t interfere right now. Even if I do, the Marquis Laird won’t like it.”

“… Didn’t you say that his eldest son would also join the royal knights?”

“Yes, that’s right. He’s going through the screening process at the palace.”

“Would they be admitting nobles from the same family at the same time?”

“…”

Robbins looks at Yenid with closed lips.

Yenid accepts the gaze quietly, wondering if she misspoke for a moment.

“You’re right. There probably hasn’t been a case where two nobles from the same family were both admitted.”

“Then only one of them will be admitted?”

“The king or the commander of the royal knights might want to admit them, but the bureaucrats will probably object. It will seem like they’re pushing from one side.”

Robbins belatedly heaves a sigh of relief and raises the cooled teacup.

Marquis Laird had no choice but to choose his eldest son. He had already gone through the process and had more experience than Sion.

Perhaps Sion would be persuaded and have to give up on entering the royal knights.

‘Parents always have high expectations for their firstborn child, no matter what family they come from.’

The eldest child holds a special meaning in any household.

They are the firstborn, the one who has been looked after for the longest time, and the most trustworthy.

That’s why Robbins himself may have been fixated on Hanette.

‘I may have been driven by my own greed, but it was also something that Hanette needed.’

Of course, it was close to narrow-minded self-justification.

It could have been an attempt to hide his own greed or that he was pushing Hanette to take responsibility as a member of the family.

But one thing remained unchanged.

‘Wouldn’t she be a little happier if she married a handsome and decent guy?’

* * *

The palace, the royal knight commander’s room.

Glenone entrusted the king’s escort to the deputy commander and waited for someone to arrive.

I had already sent a letter, so even if he didn’t want to come here, he had no choice.

It was an order directly from the king, and the royal knight commander was acting as her proxy.

‘… Just because someone uses sword skills doesn’t necessarily mean they’re strong.’

Among the current knights, there weren’t many who could use sword skills.

If we were to search for them, they would be limited to the battalion commanders of large knight orders, the leaders or deputy leaders of small knight orders, or a few secret agents.

But no one could surpass the golden swordsmanship of Setinos Quasar, one of the Setinos knights.

‘Since he is young, that part should be seen as a good thing.’

Of course, there were also swordsmen who could use sword skills before the age of 30, but they were often referred to as geniuses.

I was also one of those geniuses, but I was powerless against the golden swordsmanship.

‘Her Majesty was able to manifest a sword skills at the age of 20. Being faster than that…’

-Knock Knock

The sound of knocking on the door caught Glenone’s attention, and she slowly raised her head.

A young man, whom Glenone had never seen before, entered along with a royal knight.

“Go out and do your job.”

The royal knight greeted him curtly and quickly disappeared.

Glenone watched the young man and slowly rose from her chair.

I’ve definitely met a son noble with a similar impression before.

“You look like your brother.”

“Are you talking about Brother Barchen?”

“That’s right. We met before.”

“…He must have taken the entrance exam for the Royal Knights.”

Sion replied calmly as he met Glenone’s gaze.

It seemed as if red flames were flickering beyond her eyes.

The inspector, who was said to be strong next to the golden sword, was looking at him.

“You know why you’re here, right?”

“I’ll take the test, but I have no intention of joining.”

“…It’s not up to you to decide.”

As expected.

It must have been the order of the king to the commander of the royal knights to test him.

He thought he would have to meet the king directly and convince.

“Follow me. I’ll personally conduct the test.”

Glenone took the first step, her black uniform flapping in the wind.

It was a uniform that only the royal knights could wear.

Sion followed quietly, feeling troubled.

“Let’s do the test here.”

Glenone stopped at a training ground near the barracks.

Sion looked around with a vacant look, but there was no one around, not even knights, soldiers, or maids.

“Try to strike me with your sword. If you don’t use all your strength, I’ll consider it a deception against the king.”

Glenone drew her sword from its sheath and released her mana.

Crimson energy began to flow and wrap around the blade.

Sion concentrated his mana in his right hand and grabbed his pitch-black sword hilt.

Purple energy started to gather around the blade of Exceed Reign.

“As you wish.”

With his reply, Sion swung Exceed Rain.

A thick aura poured out along the blade.

Soon, the completed purplish-red aura formed a curve and flew towards Glerone.

Feeling a strange sense of anticipation, Glerone received Sion’s attack.

To the eye, it was a well-formed strike.

Although there were some shortcomings in posture and aura release, it was still a remarkable talent.

“Hmm?”

Glerone realized that she was being pushed back and quickly poured out her aura.

She deliberately adjusted the amount of aura, but did she expect such a powerful strike?

‘I didn’t think it would be this strong…’

Glerone drew a diagonal line while covered in her crimson aura.

Then, the purplish-red strike was sliced through and engulfed by the crimson swordsmanship.

Suddenly, thrill surged up her spine and it felt as if something had penetrated her mind.

‘Her Majesty will be pleased. You have a talent greater than mine.’