# 21
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After finishing breakfast, I headed to the training center.
Diana, who tried to follow along as usual, left the matter to another maid.
It was not easy to part with a child who wanted to hold on to me, but when I made a firm promise that she would come back, read her a princess story, and let her touch my hair as much as she wanted until I went to bed, Diana frowned but nodded.
Looking into the crying baby's eyes made me feel weak, but I couldn't help it.
“I'll take care of the little ones now.”
This will be resolved over time, but I wanted Jack to feel comfortable as soon as possible.
Even though this was Jack's original situation, seeing him suffer like this made me feel a strange sense of responsibility for bringing him to the duchy.
When I arrived at the training center, I realized my timing was perfect.
“You vile bastard! Why do you freely touch our wooden sword!”
“Lord Valery spoke, you are different from us who would become knights even if we were the same attendant!”
“That's healthy, who would take someone like you as a disciple? Ah, maybe Tice was that mercenary.”
"Haha! What are those eyes you're making! Are you trying to fight us now?"
There were five or six children surrounding Jack.
There was another group of children in the distance, but they just watched and didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.
I had a rough idea of what it would be like inside the Knights.
The children around Jack seemed to have grown up well and were slightly taller than Jack and had a better physique.
Even though he was thin because he wasn't eating properly, in my eyes, Jack was still the strongest boy in the orphanage, but here he was a completely incompetent boy.
“Jack!”
When I saw the biggest dog pushing Jack to the ground, I quickly ran to him.
Jack, who was lying on the ground, noticed me and made a disappointed expression.
“Why did you come again?”
“I came here because I was worried this would happen!”
"Huh, what was this again? There was something else dirty, wasn't it?"
I felt the children around me looking me up and down.
“So many people harassing one cowardly person? And do you still think you have what it takes to be an honorable knight?”
I've been fighting with Jade and my other guildmates all day. At this level, I don't even blink.
When he spoke in a sarcastic tone and with his eyes as if it were ridiculous, the faces of the children who were flirting with him hardened unpleasantly.
If you think about it, they are children of nobles and I am a commoner, so there is a difference in status, but what can I do?
“What? Tas? Lord Sidian was knighted directly by the Duke and was given the title and title, but are you ignoring the Duke?”
The children's eyes shook violently as they covered their mouths with their hands and opened their eyes wide as if they couldn't believe it.
“Oh, we're not....!”
“This person is from a commoner background, he was a mercenary who killed anyone who gave him money!”
"So what? Is there a law that states that commoners and mercenaries cannot become knights?"
The children were silent at my words.
naturally.
Because there is no such law.
It's not common.
Unlike the nobles who started the art of swordsmanship from an early age and could learn it in depth whenever they wanted, the commoners who were busy earning their living day by day and had no choice but to devote themves to their livelihood did not have the opportunity from the beginning.
However, it is absurd for the title of knighthood itf to be treated as if it were the exclusive property of the nobility.
“It's just that! Things that are less than a fist away, if your dream is to become a knight, you have to become a human first, well, you guys won't even be able to follow Jack's fingers.”
It's time for me to clench my fist and shake it to smash the idiot mentality.
“Hey, what are you doing now....?”
Allen was walking towards us, a puzzled look on his face.
I quickly hid my fist behind my back.
I wasn't pretending to be nice because I was jealous, but I thought it would be better to look like a well-behaved child if I wanted to be around Diana.
“Young Master! This boy insulted us, the future Knights of Rexion.”
“We can't even follow in the footsteps of that ordinary orphan.”
“You even said it wasn't even a fist away!”
At that time, the kids who were robbing me unilaterally ran towards Allen and scolded them, as if they thought they were on my side.
'They still can't come back to their senses.'
I clicked my tongue, thinking I had less training, but Allen narrowed his eyes and asked me.
“Is it true what they say?”
Everything was correct and there was nothing to worry about, so I nodded.
Then Allen's face, who was shocked, gradually became gloomy.
"This guy, what's so great about him? Are these guys less than a fist away? Can you take responsibility for that?"
Allen was ready to attack Jack and the other servants at any moment.
I felt embarrassed and quickly extended my fist again.
“You didn't mean Jack, you meant to get away from me with less than a fist?”
huying —
Allen, who was angry, and the children who were full of energy, were silent for a moment.
". … What?"
After some time had passed, Allen asked again in a daze.
As I followed his gaze, I saw my fist, as small as an early fallen chestnut.
“Kyoooo heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.”
Feeling like I was bragging for no reason, I cleared my throat and suddenly had a good idea.
Allen's involvement was unexpected, but I felt that his help would make my plans a little easier.
“Master, if I win against them, will you grant me one wish?”
When I went out actively, I felt embarrassed for a while and raised my voice to Allen, asking him to let the kids fight.
The more you look at them, the more you like them. From the outside, she looks like a younger girl than them anyway.
“A person without chivalry.”
At that moment, Allen said: “That’s a little….”
He seemed hesitant, so I spoke provocatively.
"Are you not sure? Do I make such a difficult wish?"
". … impossible ."
Allen, who was laughing loudly as if the premise of winning was ridiculous, pushed the back of the youngest child among the children who were trying to rush towards him.
“Don't hurt me.”
But I shook my head and pointed to the older boy who pushed Jack.
“If I were to fight one person, I would fight him.”
“Leah!”
At that time, Jack, who was monitoring the situation, caught me.
His hand shook violently, as if he didn't expect me to fight.
“Huh...”
“No, I take responsibility for what I said.”
She took Jack's hand away and walked towards the boy who was strutting as if he had already achieved victory.
"Are you going to fight with your bare hands? You can pick up a wooden sword if you want."
When I saw the bewildered man quickly pick up a wooden sword, I took out a small comb from the pocket of the apron I was wearing.
"What is this . … ".
I answered calmly to Allen, who asked me with a puzzled look on his face.
Diana was a naughty girl, so if she played too short, her carefully tied hair would fall out quickly.
But since she was a child who loved pretty things, it was my job to arrange her hair every now and then.
“I would fight with my naked body, but then I would look ugly.”
Having said that, I moved the comb once.
It's a nice size, but it's perfect for me.
Although my physical strength has improved significantly compared to when I was in the orphanage, the wooden sword is too big and heavy for me now.
Besides, this is the attitude I create.
“It looks like the dagger I used so well.”
“Can I really use it in combat though?”
I nodded in response to Allen's question as he touched his forehead to see if he had a headache.
Meanwhile, the children were demanding that the fighting begin quickly.
“You both have to stop immediately when I ask you to stop, okay?”
At Allen's last request, the dog fight began under the pretext of sparring.
I don't know if it was because I wanted to become a knight or because I was laughing, but they didn't launch a preemptive attack, so I ran forward without bothering to watch them.
First, she grabbed the man's ankles and squeezed them.
Although I deliberately targeted the weakest part, it seemed that the strength of my lower body was very weak.
In an instant, the man's body collapsed, and the face he was supposed to be looking at suddenly fell.
Staring at his dilated pupils in embarrassment, he quickly turned around this time, raised his blade, and slammed his wrist forcefully.
The man who couldn't even defend himf dropped the wooden sword from his hand before swinging it properly.
Finally, srrrrrrrr.
As soon as his hand touched the ground, he jumped on my back, grabbed the back of my head, and directed the comb towards my defeness neck, and I felt as if I heard a sharp sound in my ears.
It is impossible for a hairbrush to be able to make this kind of sound.
It seemed that the special training with the master was not in vain.
Although he may not have the strength he had before, his body is small and light, so he can move quickly.
". … What is this?"
Suddenly, surprised sounds came out from the mouths of the children who were surrounding us and watching us.
They seemed to be completely unaware of the situation that was happening in front of them and were shouting at each other and asking what happened.
It's completely understandable.
In the blink of an eye, the big boy collapses with me on top of him, threatening his neck.
In particular, Allen and Jack were looking at me in disbelief.
'It's all about experience, little guys!'
I shrugged lightly and got off the boy's back: “If this was a real sword, I would be dead.”
With that in mind, I gently moved the comb again and put it in my apron pocket.
'I have to clean up Diana later.'
After adjusting my clothes, I smiled brightly and spoke to Allen, who had a dazed look on his face.
“You won, so keep your promise, and my wish is...”