How to live as a wanderer

Who's here? ’

John wanders around without going into the hall. If I go inside for no reason, I'll only get the death stare of my half-brother or stepmother.

Luckily, John had other stupid half-brothers. John said as if laughing at them.

“Don't you know who's here? ”

“What? Who knows Lord Karamaf is here, you bastard! You want a fight? ”

When I was alone, I did not fight John, but I felt encouraged because I had three brothers with me. Three brothers, Fern, Jan and Marshall, who had the same mother, cursed at John.

“You can't even speak to Lord Karamaf. ”

“Hmm.”

John was momentarily lost in thought. If a knight is as famous as Karamaf, he will definitely have a connection.

The question is, does he take good care of John?

Meanwhile, there was a cold conversation. John eavesdrops on the door with the other brothers and overhears the conversation.

‘Crazy. We'll be late if we talk to them. ’

John gave up neatly. Lord Karamaf was filthy cold, whether he had taken any money from Lord Gessen.

“Fantastic... that's a real knight! ”

“Yes!”

‘Crazy people.’

John shakes his head. Those fools forget who Lord Karamaf is angry with.

“What are you doing there? ”

“! ”

An armed Elven Knight on the other side of the hall asked sharply. The apprentice knight was still clear by the look on his face. It was definitely similar to or a little younger than John.

A nobleman knight from the Kingdom of Errance? Are you a servant of Lord Karamaf? ’

If you're not an apprentice learning under Karamaf, there's no reason to be here. John quickly recognizes the opponent and tries to leave.

“Are you Lord Gessen's son? ”

“If so?”

“I am Yein Rochtain. A knight who will join the Rochtains, the honorable acolytes of Lord Karamaf. ”

“I am John Acts. I'm not really a knight for the family. ”

The Yen stares at John through his eyes. It was like trying to assess John's ability. John's appearance was something that evoked a knightly challenge.

"It's hard to tell the gender of an Elf. ’

Elves are mostly unknown, so it was hard to distinguish between men and women. Moreover, Yein was thin in voice and thin in line.

John's half-brother who was listening next to him opened his mouth.

“I am Fern Eights...”

“I'm not asking you. I heard that none of Lord Gessen's sons are good knights, but apparently not. Do you want to fight me? ”

“No thanks.”

John shakes his hand. John turns away in fear of getting in trouble for no reason. Then Ye firmly grasped John's hand.

“I'm not finished yet. Why are you denying the article's legitimate request? ”

Unlike the face of a teenage boy, my hands felt hard and strong. John kicked his tongue. I thought I had been born in this world and have lived long enough to adapt, but I also could not get used to this way of thinking.

The nobles who were born knights and grew up knights took that attitude for granted.

A noble knight should be swordsmanship!

Of course, it was meaningless nonsense for John. Karamaf wouldn't introduce John anywhere if he beat the Yen.

“I'm not in the mood. ”

“Y-you 're not in the mood?! Why?! Is something wrong? Are you sick? ”

“Uh... mind. ”

“Mind!... Are you making fun of me? ”

The Yen's face frowns and her grip tightens. However, it seemed to boast in front of the elephant. John's expression remained unchanged.

The Yen who realized that gave her all her strength. I was still an apprentice, but I didn't get the job properly, and the Yen was already a knight. I learned it as a knight for almost a decade, and with weapons, I was able to kill dozens of soldiers instantly.

I came up with an unbelievable amount of strength for a small figure. If the other half-brothers had held hands, they would have broken their hand bones.

The Yen's face begins to fester with awe. John began to give power.

"No way...! ’

Learning to be a servant of Lord Karamaf, he was a warrior who had never lost to power around him. He was small, but he was born with strength.

When the other three brothers saw it, they shouted.

“What are you doing, Johann! I'm telling Lord Karamaf's acolytes...”

“Did I win? ”

“Not yet... not yet! ”

The Yen squeezes the power from her breast, but is no match for her.

Legendary Giant Power!

That's what Yein thought. I can't believe one of Lord Gessen's sons possessed this kind of power.

It was worth releasing, but John held out until the opponent surrenders. If I let him go without letting him say he lost, he pulls out his sword. John was also learning what the people of this world were like.

‘If you give me more strength because it bothers me, I'll break my hand bones. ’

Lord Karamaf will be very still when he hears that the Seed's metacarpal bone has collapsed. I had to endure it because it was dirty and humiliating.

“I lost! ”

“Yes. It was a good battle. It's a pleasure to fight with such an honorable knight, Yen Lochtain. ”

“What a great battle! ”

Yen rubs her hands and stares at John. It seemed to have been hurting a lot.

“I'm sorry, but I haven't been trained properly as a knight. I can't afford a proper battle. ”

“Well, is that so? I'm sorry.”

Yen was surprised and said.

As a knight's son, I wasn't necessarily trained as a knight. Some were just bloody knights.

“But you are talented. It's not too late now, so you'd better learn. ”

“I'll try. ”

“If you learn, fight me again! ”

John's half-brother, who was listening to the two conversations, intervened.

“I am Fern Eights, Yeyn Rochtain. I'm going to fight you...”

“You should not be so weak. Train yourself. ”

“...... ”

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Yein was an apprentice well learned. You did not end up losing the battle you asked for first. It was a knight's rule, but only those who follow the rules well in the world. In keeping with the rules, Ye could be well judged by John.

If he had ridiculed Lord Karamaf with a grudge, John would have been very, very tired.

There was no problem for John, but there was a problem for the Eights.

The men who came with Lord Karamaf started staying in the family estate. Although I did not act blatantly, I was not considerate of the Eights' situation.

Servants working in the family had to treat their subordinates with hesitation. John, the eldest son, shouting for Karamaf to be sent out, was still carrying Karamaf on his back, and Mrs. Ates was crashing to do something, so I felt even more like dying.

“It's not beer, it's old school. ”

“I'm sorry. ”

“Do you have any wine? ”

“Sorry...”

“I'm a fool for expecting you in a place like this. There you go."

“I can smell just what I have. ”

John went out. Yen asked you to come and learn swordsmanship if you were in love with John's talent. If it bothers you, you can show me the sword and make me back off, but John doesn't.

At first, I thought Ye would be more annoying, but then I thought about it.

John was being cautious. Lord Karamaf and his men.

I didn't believe in superstition. ’

I don't care what Kaegal left behind. If you show the Yen the sword, if you defeat the Yen with the sword, it will definitely go into Karamaf's ears...

I was strangely bothered. I didn't want to let you know for some reason.

“Joseph, are you ill? ”

“John.”

John found Joseph, the hunter, walking down the street with a parched face.

“It's... it's nothing. ”

Joseph pauses to speak. I didn't want to say anything and then I wanted to raise the problem. The rest of the town thought Joseph was close to John, but he didn't.

Just as the wolf and deer don't get along, the nobleman and the joker can't get along. If a nobleman thinks he's friendly, his neck can fly away. How is that friendly?

John was polite and kind among the nobles, but Joseph was not pleased. Stay as far away from nobles as possible. It was his wisdom that had lived long as a hunter.

“You can't talk to me. ”

“Oh, no! I'm sorry to tell you this...”

“That's sad. I can't believe I wouldn't listen to the troubles of the people in the Territory. ”

"Shit."

Joseph groaned in his heart as John turned and tormented him, rather than insulting him or slapping his cheek. Unlike the other brothers, John was deep and intrigued. What should he do if the nobles do that? Crawl for yourself.

“There are knights on the territory. ”

Technically, there were only a few knights and the rest were lieutenants on horses following their orders, but that made no difference to Joseph.

If a man with an armor and a knife says, "I am a knight," he should bow down and say, "Yes, I am your messenger." Technically, you're not from a knight's family, you're not a knight's knight, you're a mercenary. ’It can't be.

“They heard about the Black Wolves and kept trying to get into the woods... so I was in charge. ”

We had to get permission to go into the woods, so it was clear we were done with Philippe and Mrs. Ates. They weren't the ones to say no.

‘You thought it was better to just let me in than to hate you. ’

Of course, it was a lightning bolt for Joseph. in many ways.

The problem started with entering the forest with intelligent monsters like the Black Wolf. The knights are confident in their power, but they are not confident enough to face the Black Wolf directly. Do you think the knights will take care of you? I was lucky not to use it as bait.

And if you're lucky not to meet the Black Wolf, that's a problem, too. Where are the knights going to put the fury?

Even the peasants were the property of the estate, and the sons of House Ates did not cross the line, despite their misdeeds. But those knights were different. It had nothing to do with Joseph, and even if Joseph were to die, he would not blink an eye.

“Is that so? I'll help you. ”

“Yes?! ”

“I said I'd help you. Are you deaf? ”

“Well, that's not...”

Joseph frowned at John's words. Why would they help us?

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