Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Peaceful days lasted for the first time in a while after stopping by the Lawless Zone.

Unlike the past, when the Decane was kept lonely, the Decane now is quite noisy.

“Everyone, eat some of this and work.”

Mother climbed the deck with Jennon and food.

Like dogs waiting for their master to feed them, Rayman and Adeline hurriedly ran, laid out the food, and began to eat.

“Wow, so delicious!”

“also! Mother’s food is always delicious.”

“Eat slowly.”

I sat down with them and saw my mother’s smiling face.

He was someone who tried not to lose his smile in his previous life, but unlike then, now he smiled from the bottom of his heart.

‘I just need to do well.’

My mother and Lesia wanted to live happily like this now, but I, who knew the future, couldn’t just settle for the present.

We must prevent the destruction of Brilliant and grow it again.

Invasion of the continent by demons.

fall of the kingdom.

Prosperity of black magic and demons.

downfall of man.

Brilliant power alone is not enough to solve all of this.

‘The brilliants of the past collapsed without being able to fight properly.’

Continents must work together to survive.

No, the first priority would be to root out the power of the Black Castle and prevent the demons from entering the continent, but if that doesn’t work, I intend to use the power of Arzen.

‘Even if I become the family head.’

And I will ask my father as the legitimate successor of the family head.

Why did you abandon our family? Why did you let go of the past?

“Hey, what are you thinking?”

“uh? Oh no. nothing.”

Jennon sneaked up next to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

“But Rayman, you taught me everything, right?”

“Rayman?”

I looked at Rayman at Jennon’s question.

You can’t even see how fast you move your hands.

“what… … , to what extent?”

“Can you teach me something too?”

“you also?”

“okay.”

I didn’t know that Jennon, who seemed to have abandoned his lingering attachment to improving his skills at some point, would say this.

Did you get inspired by seeing Rayman?

Well, Rayman’s hand movements when picking up food are unusual compared to the past.

‘Because now it’s enough to be called a knight-level.’

It’s already been more than half a year since I met Rayman.

Perhaps because he is a guy who works hard at everything, his skills have steadily improved, and now he can be said to be a decent knight-level professional.

Of course, among the knights, it’s the lowest.

“of course.”

“really?”

“Yeah, but you can’t do it with the same attitude as before. At least you have to put in as much effort as Rayman.”

“of course!”

“Then come to Decane whenever you have time.”

“But it’s so hard to climb here… Not! Of course you should come!”

“Yes, of course you should come.”

He patted Jennen’s shoulder.

That’s understandable, the mountain roads of Kinish Bluff aren’t usually tough.

At least, the road to Decaine was a bit open, so it was this much, but the other roads were so dangerous that ordinary people couldn’t even dare.

‘If my mother sees it that way, then she’s really amazing.’

It must be difficult, but since he took care of us constantly going back and forth to Decane, his stamina has improved considerably compared to before.

“I’ll go down first.”

“Didn’t you say you had to stop by the royal castle?”

“yes. It seems that something happened to the royal family again. Jennen, don’t you know anything?”

“hmm… … , It seems that the atmosphere among the drivers is not good these days? You said you could go out?”

“okay? You will know when you go.”

“Bye.”

“Come on!”

“Are you coming home for the evening?”

“yes.”

I went down the Decane while being sent off by people.

Arriving at the royal castle and heading to the office where the protocol aide is located, you feel the stinging gazes of the knights in training.

‘It’s changed a lot.’

In less than a year, my status within the kingdom has changed dramatically.

In the past, emotions such as pathetic, regret, and ridicule were contained in the gaze, but now, I felt a lot of complex emotions such as curiosity, envy, envy, and jealousy.

The biggest change in the first place is that it has changed from indifference to interest.

smart.

“This is Len Argen.”

“Come in.”

As soon as I open the door and enter, the protocol aide jumps out with tabi and greets me.

“Are you here? Please sit here.”

Oh, and the attitude of the knights, but what I really feel is the attitude of this human being.

Knowing that he is a high-ranking knight, how could his attitude change so drastically?

“Yeah, didn’t you have a hard time coming?”

“Well, it’s a place you come every week, so what’s hard about it?”

“hahahahaha, yes. You can consider this place your home, isn’t it?”

“This is not home.”

“Big, big. that’s right It’s not a house… … .”

“Let’s get right to the point.”

“Is that so?”

The embarrassing protocol aide patted the papers on the table and organized them before showing them to me.

“Have you ever heard of the Black Sea?”

“Black Sea… … , I know.”

An inland sea that runs between the Baran Empire and the Brilliant Kingdom.

Because of its size, it is a place that even the Empire does not properly understand.

The water level at the center of the Black Sea is very deep, and the name Black Sea was given to the appearance of the water surface dyed black.

The farther away from the center, the more blue it was again, and the sea around the coast was a mysterious sea no different from other seas.

“They say that anomalies have begun to be detected in the Black Sea.”

“What are the signs?”

“Monsters of the Black Sea have begun to crawl out onto the shore. Baran was a big problem because it was close to the center of the Black Sea, but Brilliant was fine because Kinish Bluff blocks the Black Sea.”

“But the fact that you called me like this means that Brillant is starting to have problems too.”

“okay. There are also reports of bodies of dead sea monsters washed up on the southern coast of the Black Sea. At least it’s far from the center of the Black Sea, so I don’t think it will have a big impact, but I’m thinking of sending the Royal Knights to investigate just in case.”

Certainly, it was a problem that bodies washed up in the southern Black Sea as well.

I don’t know what’s going on in the Black Sea, but it’s very unlikely that bodies washed up here from the center.

That means the epicenter of the incident is somewhat lower.

An investigation was clearly needed.

“By the way, I do not have such talents as search, investigation, and exploration.”

“Hey, leave that to the experts, don’t you have your own?”

“… … You mean digging?”

“hahahahaha, Ren, haven’t the jokes increased since then?”

never joked

So my job is a graveyard keeper, so digging is my specialty?

“If you have such great swordsmanship, can you use it if you make fun of it?”

“So what’s the point?”

“As you know, in the last banquet incident, Jeffman was imprisoned in the dungeon as a follower of a warlock.”

“yes.”

“That’s why the leader of the Golden Lion Knights is absent. Wouldn’t you like to do some temporary dressing instead?”

“A temporary leader? me?”

“okay. No matter how you look at it, there is no talent like you.”

“… … Will the knights listen to me?”

“of course! Who wouldn’t like a good knight like you to teach them swordsmanship? ha ha ha!”

“… … .”

No matter how much I think about it, I think I’ll hate it.

They were not ordinary Knights, but the Royal Knights, and those of the Golden Lion Knights, the most outstanding in Brilliant.

Due to the low level of Brilliant, there will be no senior knights except for the former knight commander Jeffman, but the knights tend not to admit it easily because their pride is too strong.

Especially when it comes to the ones you’ve been ignoring.

Will they follow me, who is younger than them, has a shorter career, and is a grave keeper in the back mountain?

hmm… … , I am very worried.

“I need training before the knights go out, so I thought it would be nice if a senior knight looked after it. It’s better if we go together.”

“that… , What I don’t do is-.”

“Now, look at this.”

Before I can finish my sentence, he hands me a document.

It was a letter of recommendation.

A letter of recommendation recommending Len Argen as the acting captain of the Knights of the Golden Lion.

The name Louise Hertia was written on the seal beneath it.

“… … .”

A smile passed across the ceremonial aide’s lips as I was at a loss for words.

“Are you going to do it?”

“yes… … .”

My head is already pounding.

How should I deal with those proud knights?

* * *

The 3rd royal training ground.

Members of the Royal Knights, who had been focusing on swordsmanship training since early morning, stopped training at the sudden news.

“Is that true? That a new knight commander is coming?”

“Yes, Paul! Bring the notice.”

The official letter brought by a knight named Paul said:

Since the leader of the Golden Lion Knights, who pledge allegiance to the royal family, is currently vacant, ‘Len Arsen’ is appointed as the temporary knight commander.

The face of the Knights Templar who saw the official notice suddenly hardened.

“Len Argen? Is that person really coming to our Knights Command?”

“It is temporary. temporary.”

“Even if it’s temporary! We have the pride of the Royal Knights, but where does such a grave keeper take us-.”

“Quiet. Andrew. Didn’t I see you at the last banquet? Princess Miriam, whom Lord Morgan could not bring, was saved by Len Argen.”

“You don’t even know that! Didn’t Sir Morgan say he didn’t see the situation firsthand?”

“that’s right. So, are you saying that Len Argen is stronger than Lord Morgan?”

“… … Not that.”

Inside the Golden Lion Knights, opinions about Ren were split in half.

Half of the Knights responded that they could neither trust their skills nor allow the Gravemaster to learn from them, while the rest responded that they didn’t care much or that they were okay with their skills.

In particular, the most objectionable article is Andrew.

Even within the Golden Lion Knights, he was one of the most powerful people, so he had the strongest pride in the Knights.

“I can’t believe that he’s a high-ranking knight, but even if that’s the case, I can’t learn from a guy who ran away from his family.”

“Now it is said that even that is nonsense. Honestly, do you think it makes sense that a strong person who became a high-ranking knight at that age couldn’t hold on?”

“You don’t know that. Unlike his swordsmanship talent, his heart might be weak.”

The knights around him sympathized with Andrew’s suspicions.

“that’s right. We don’t need someone with such a weak heart in our Knights.”

“A strong heart! Wasn’t that what we always shouted?”

“That is also true.”

“hmm… … . It makes sense.”

As the mood of the knights gradually went in a bad direction, Dominic, who had defended Ren, swallowed his saliva.

‘Is it the right thing to try to reject it like this?’

There is some truth in what they said, but it wasn’t good to become so closed-minded.

“Isn’t it because Len Argen pushed Captain Jeffman out?”

At Dominic’s silence, the atmosphere within the knights instantly cooled as if cold water had been poured on them.

Andrew walked over to him, his eyes twitching.

“Then what, I’m following a warlock?”

The contorted look on his face made Dominic realize that he had made a mistake, but his emotions were running high, so he had no desire to apologize.

“Maybe he was really planted by warlocks.”

“what? This bastard!”

Andrew, overjoyed, punches Dominic in the face.

Dominic was also hit by one, so his reason flew and he rushed at him, and Ren walked into the training ground, which became a chaos as his colleagues hurriedly stopped him.

“Yeah. Are you in good shape? That’s right.”

The stranger’s voice stopped fighting and all the members looked at Ren.

Ren clapped his hands as if admiring them and looked around slowly.

“I was still looking forward to hearing that they were the best knights of the royal family… … . Looking at the tail, it looks like I’ve come to the wrong place.”

Having said that, Len glanced at Andrew and Dominic, who were at the center of the incident, and raised a corner of his mouth.

At the same time, Andrew and Dominic’s expressions crumpled when they met that gaze.