Succeeding as a Knight in a Gender-Reversal Game

8 – Saints and Knights

“Whoa…” Thanks to you, I survived. I would like to thank you again. Mr. John, Miss Lena, and Knight Sartian.”

After a warm dinner, it was only a few moments ago that I learned that the old man offering his thanks was a person called a saint in this world.

“Was the meal okay? It was a bit too simple to attend a saint… “

“It was a luxurious meal that was too much for my old body to move. Please don’t mind, hehehe… “

The old man, who was shaking from the goblin attack, calms down as he enters this space, and is talking intimately with Aunt Lana, wondering if they had a previous relationship.

But the saint I remember was someone who clearly died in the game…

Perhaps I may have changed the flow of the world as I know it.

“I never thought I would meet Knight Sartian in a place like this… It seems that Goddess Bjor is still taking care of this old man.”

“Not much to say. Even though I was discharged from the military, I have a relationship with the saint. How could he treat me poorly? “Although it is a shabby place to worship the saint, I would be grateful if you could at least put your mind at ease.”

The discord between the empire and the Holy Kingdom burns out of control through the saint’s death, and the territorial dispute between the rebel forces within the empire and other countries takes advantage of this to intensify.

And against this background, the ‘Carnia Chronicles’ is about becoming a knight or a wizard and gathering his companions to secure and expand his territory. It’s a world I’ve experienced through games, and now it’s a world I have to live in.

There is a person in front of me called Saint, whom I have never seen before and only know by his name, so there is definitely something strange about it…

Anyway, why was the saint here alone?

As if I wasn’t the only one curious about this, Aunt Lana didn’t hesitate and got straight to the point.

“Saint. Excuse me, but do you mind if I ask what happened to the escort? Even though it is only a small forest, I thought it would be difficult for the saint to come this far alone.”

“…Whew. “It’s a shame, but I think the driver who was my escort was bribed by the brothers and sisters who hate me.”

This is a story of hawks and doves within the Holy Kingdom.

The Holy Kingdom’s hawks probably took action to sway the dove faction to which the saint belonged.

“Even though this old man has no power or anything like that, I have many brothers and sisters who care about me. Perhaps the brothers and sisters who want war… “If I get into trouble, you may lose your senses and advocate extreme actions.”

“…I see. Then, the saint… “

“I don’t think there will be anyone who can help me. At least until we get out of here safely and arrive at the Imperial Knights Academy.”

The villages of slash-and-burn farmers tend to be located in quite remote places.

I felt this sometimes when I went to the castle of the count who rules this land because I needed something, but it’s hard to say that the surrounding environment is safe.

You can’t ignore the beasts and the monsters that pop up from time to time.

In such a situation, it would be virtually impossible for an old man, who is considered a saint, to go to the imperial capital where the knight academy is located alone.

The people who abandoned the saint probably thought that way and did something like that. They must have thought that it would be too uncomfortable to kill him, and that if left alone, the old and weak saint would die quickly.

“That’s why I’m telling you… Prince Sartian. Please, can’t you ask this old man to escort you?”

“……”

“I know there are bad feelings in the Empire. However, this old man still has a lot of work left to do in the world. ‘Knight of Dawn and Sunset’. “I know it’s shameless to say this, but I hope you’ll be generous.”

Lady Lana has a situation. And the saint who wants to help him more despite being rude.

I thought that the swaying light of the candle would be similar to Aunt Lana’s feelings.

* * *

After putting her saint to sleep in her spare guest room, Aunt Lana called Lena and me over to share her story.

“Can you take care of this place while I’m gone?”

“Do I really have to go alone? “Wouldn’t it be safer if we all went together, Mom?”

“…The distance to the ecliptic is not small. And, there’s a little bit of karma this mom accumulated from her knight days. There is a high probability that if she enters the ecliptic, she may have to come into conflict with a noble family.”

“Then you don’t have to go!! What is the world and what do you know!! Saint? What did that person do for us? “Does she have to go to such lengths to prepare herself for the karma that her mother is responsible for?”

Lena’s voice grew louder, but Aunt Lana kept her silence because there was nothing wrong with her opinion.

A saint who would have died originally.

In some ways, from my perspective, it might be better for the saint to die like his original fate.

If my memories and the future of this world are to be somewhat consistent, it would be better for the saint to die.

“What do you think, Yohan? I am… “It’s a little hard to decide.”

Today, the usual trustworthy Aunt Lana looks tired. And the identity of Aunt Lana, the ‘Knight of Dawn and Sunset’.

I understand that he was one of the named knights who achieved meritorious service on the northern front of the empire, but retired due to a conflict with one of the empire’s operatives…

The person whom the named knights of the Northern Front sometimes spoke of as a respected senior when giving quests is smiling bitterly before my eyes.

After falling into this world, Aunt Lana, who has been doing everything like the head of the family, somehow feels similar to the woman in the world I originally lived in.

With a feeling full of regret and regret about the past.

I think there may be more narrative left in her memories than I thought.

Then

“Aunt Lana.”

There’s nothing wrong with having someone to hold you up when you’re shaking.

“Can’t we go to the imperial capital together?”

Even if it is a little unreasonable.

* * *

-How dare a commoner touch the man who would become my concubine!!

Before I had Lena, a person whose name I can’t even remember anymore.

Because she had a sickly body, she couldn’t even move her body in bed, and she said she wanted to be in a woman’s arms just once.

I had no idea that the sympathetic relationship I had with such a person would have something to do with the Duke’s family.

The influence of the second daughter of the dukedom of Freibach, famous as the richest dukedom, on the northern front was stronger than expected.

-I’m sorry… Because I can’t protect you who protected us… I’m really sorry… Please, blame and curse me, not anyone else…

I couldn’t blame or curse the commander, who told me to blame myself, and my comrades.

I was just sad that I could no longer work with my comrades who were like family.

Because he was unable to complete the mandatory period of service as a knight on the Northern Front, he was unable to receive the pension he was entitled to, so he was unable to live a rich retirement life.

What remains is a strong body. And the child in my stomach and the child I picked up on the battlefield.

For the sake of my new family, I settled in a remote, unnamed slash-and-burn village and lived quietly.

As I watched my children grow up and enjoyed new happiness, I forgot about the sword.

Although the child who was like her son learned the secret of her birth after her puberty and began to call her aunt, her affection for him did not diminish at all.

The end of such peaceful days came from the mouth of a saint who prayed for peace in the world.

‘A knight of dawn and sunset.’

Words that remind me of my forgotten honor.

Although I had nothing to gain, I wanted to come forward at least to repay the kindness of the saint who helped my comrades on the northern front.

But, what about my daughter and John…? ?

The children have clearly grown to a high level of skill as knights, but to be separated from the children they have been with so far… Maybe I can’t bear it because I’m anxious.

But if you take children to the ecliptic, something dangerous could happen…

My head is too complicated.

Suddenly, I thought I wanted someone to solve this problem instead of me.

So many crossroads in life. And responsibilities.

It may be an unladylike thought, but I wanted someone to relieve me of responsibility.

And that someone is no longer my grown daughter.

“Can’t we go to the imperial capital together?”

Although he was big, he was always timid and was like a son who felt like a sore finger.

“What are you talking about, Johan! “Why do we have to work for that saint?”

“If you are a saint, you must have good connections, right? “Then, when I’m with that person, I don’t think my past relationship can be easily touched.”

“Well, that could be true, but… “

The boy, who always bowed his head, made his point logically with his red eyes sparkling. And that too, against his own daughter, whom he treated like an alley boss.

It seems like we couldn’t even make eye contact until a while ago…

“And more than anything, I want to visit a place called the Imperial Capital. “I want to see and experience more than just this village and the nearby castle.”

This child.

No, what will this man show in the future?

Completely different from the past, those red ruby-like eyes that look at you as if you know what you want without having to say it.

A male knight whose skills are in no way inferior to those of his colleagues.

In some ways, the man in front of me is much more feminine than a woman and confidently asserts himself, and there is no trace of his former youthful and weak appearance at all.

You’ve really grown up before you know it… Yohan…

Come to think of it, Yohan is really big… Keys, hands, etc…

Feeling an unknown emotion that she has never felt before with her man.

“Then, let’s all go to the imperial capital together. “Are you okay?”

“If Yohan goes… huh… “

“Uh, uhm… “Yes, I guess so.”

That is how the trip between my daughter, I, and a man was decided.