No, I was sure if I ran to the Princess right now and asked her the question, she would surely come up with an answer right away. However, if I really wanted to commit su!cide, there were many other ways to do so painlessly, therefore I didn’t necessarily have to choose that way.
“Hmm…”
Seeing that I was silently thinking, Lucian nervously added, “…I want to hear the answer, Sir Cain. Can you accept me as a knight for the Duke of Estel?”
Looking at Lucian’s expression I unknowingly clicked my tongue.
“Then why do you want to become a knight of our duchy? Is there no option to stay as a guest?”
“Then wouldn’t it be a nuisance? I don’t know how long it will take until I get over the wall I’m facing, but I just wanted to do what I can during that period. After all, that’s the only thing I can do.”
“Did you get permission from the Duke of Tournigen?”
“It is a matter that has already been approved by my father. I told him it was an opportunity to break down the wall I was facing, and he accepted it.”
I didn’t know anything else, but I knew very well that the Duke of Tournigen was a very bold person. To allow his son become a knight of the man who publicly defeated him in the middle of the banquet hall was not something that anyone could do.
“Are you really okay with that? Aren’t you troubled by the fact that you’re going to be under the opponent who humiliated you after defeating you in a duel?”
“What does defeat matter? And what does humiliation even amount to?”
“…what?”
“From the moment I took up my sword, I was prepared for defeat. Same for any humiliation. Of course, that is not to say that defeat or humiliations mean nothing. But humiliation is nothing but a trivial thing in the path of a swordsman.”
“…well, you seem to the a swordsman down to the marrow.”
I muttered as I listened to him. Lucian was also the same type of human as the Princess. A lunatic who gave his all to the pursuit of swordsmanship. Listening to his answer, I was able to decide which option I should make.
“I will give you my answer. I will decline your offer, Lucian.”
In response to my answer, Lucian threw a question at me with a calm face without any change in expression.
“Can you tell me why?”
“That’s not difficult.”
It’s not that I didn’t want to have a warrior who had reached the level of a master as a knight. But this was a matter of simple calculation. Accepting this guy would do far more harm than good.
“First of all, the environment of the Duchy of Estel is incomparably worse than that of the Duchy of Tournigen. It is filthy and inferior. I assure you, whatever you can imagine, it will be much worse than that.”
I continued talking with a self-deprecating laugh at Lucian.
It was the truth. At the very least, it was certain that the rich young master in front of me would not be able to concentrate only on training in an environment like that.
“We are very busy in our duchy. At the very least, I am not free, and I don’t have the time to hear you grumble about the side dishes while complaining about the unbearable environment.”
“…..”
“One more thing, your status is too burdensome. Isn’t it obvious that the status of the son of the Duke of Tournigen will burden other people wherever he goes? I don’t want the Duchy of Estel to have one more person who would saunter around flaunting their status.”
Saying that, I waved my hand toward Lucian.
“So I refuse. I understand your situation, but we don’t have an environment that is rich enough to be considerate of others.”
However, Lucian’s expression did not change at all. Without showing any signs of accepting my words, he took something out of his arms and held it.
“Sir Cain, how about this?”
Thut!
Saying that, he threw out a small pouch.
“What is this? A bribe?”
I laughed out loud. Could it be that he was an immature youngster who thought that money could solve anything?
‘If you think that I will change my mind so easily for just a few pennies, then you are really mistaken…’
“…umm.”
However, I began to wonder what was in the pouch.
‘If I give it back to him after briefly checking the contents, there would be no problem…’
Thinking so, I opened the leather pouch and checked what was inside.
“…..”
“It is an advance payment. If you accept me, I will give the same amount once every three months…”
Shrrraat!
“…welcome, Lucian. As of this moment, you are one of the people of the Duchy of Estel.”
“…..”
It was too much money to reject such an offer.
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