Surviving the Reverse Harem

16 – Encounters

Looking at the letters from Ireel, I sighed. The envelope was torn as if someone had checked it in the middle.

As I was about to write a reply, a man came into my tent and sat down casually.

Derko was from the 1st Knights like me, with black skin and thick arms and legs. I looked at him and he smiled awkwardly.

When he opened his mouth, a heavy voice came out that suited his thick throat.

“You’re from the same 1st Knights, aren’t you? I don’t have anyone close to me, so I came to play.”

“I’m from the 1st Knights, but I’ve never been active.”

“Well, if they’re from the same background, wouldn’t they be close friends?”

He said in an impudent voice. With a height of more than 2m, muscles about to burst, pitch-black skin, and a vicious face, it was quite a strange sight to see him smirking.

I looked at him and nodded his head. To me, he can be said to be an acquaintance. Even when I joined the army of the 7 princes, he was under the 7 princes.

Derco, who was staring at me blankly, opened his mouth.

“What did the 7th prince say to you yesterday?”

“Just. About being the youngest graduate from the knight training center, about tactics, and about the holy sword and the unicorn?”

Derko nodded his head in understanding.

“If it’s you, the 7 princes deserve attention.”

I looked at this sly black man. Although he’s snobbish, he’s friendly with Derko, so there’s nothing wrong with that.

Right now, there are many knights in this army, but the only faces I know are Gael and Derco.

Others went elsewhere or died before I joined the 7th prince’s army.

“What, why are you looking at me like that?”

“Do you want to see a unicorn?”

People who come to me usually want to see unicorns.

As we approached the 7th prince, the unicorn widened its distance while frowning. I thought of the 7th prince with a wounded expression and laughed.

“Hey. No.”

Derco’s eyebrows furrowed.

“Unicorns like chaste people. I’m sorry, but I’m a man who has slept with hundreds of women in the Physer area. Don’t bother the unicorn and me.”

“Uni!”

Rather, it was good. In fact, when the unicorn ran into Irrell, who was living a promiscuous life, he was worried that he might get hit by the horns.

Being so promiscuous, it was a good opponent to find out how the unicorn reacted.

Even if a unicorn hits Derco with its horn, he won’t die, so he called Uni.

At my call, a white unicorn entered.

– Puheung

Appearing to be in a good mood, he rode the beat and came over and lay down next to me.

“???”

I was nervous that Derco would jump right in as soon as I saw it, but no matter how I looked at it, the unicorn’s expression looked calm.

An awkward silence enveloped the tent.

I opened my mouth to Derco, who had a hard expression.

“Are you Mosol?”

“No. Very promiscuous.”

Derko pretended to be calm, but a red light spread across his pitch-black face.

Unicorns are strict with promiscuous people. When I was with Uni, I was able to roughly guess the opposite s*x relationship based on Uni’s reaction.

“What is disorder?”

“This unicorn must be broken. It could be. I’m going to go.”

Derco left the tent with a creak, leaving Yuni and me laughing behind.

Chaeng – Chaeeng

Quite a number of people surrounded the two who were sparring, probably because of the sound of swords clashing.

Kaang!

“Oh, that’s pretty strong.”

Me and Gael’s sword skills collided violently. My sword, which was originally blue, was covered with divine power after using the holy sword.

He swung his sword, exhaling pure white sword energy that was different from others.

– Poof

Gael’s sword grazed my neck.

It was an agile and fast sword, like a snake flicking its tongue. As in my previous life, as a sword master, his sword was too much for me to block.

I gritted my teeth.

‘Let’s do it.’

There is a huge gap between the sword master and the intermediate expert.

Nevertheless, I believed in the experience of fighting with Gael in my previous life, the talent I had acquired in this life, and the power of the holy sword, and rushed forward.

Kwaguawang!

It caused an explosion whenever the holy power and sword skill collided.

“Ohh. To have endured that much against Gael.”

“He may have the power of a holy sword, but Robert’s swordsmanship is very good.”

Derko replied to the admiring words of the 7 princes.

“If you ride a unicorn, you’ll get stronger. Can I assume you’re similar to you, who are at the highest level of Expert?”

After thinking for a while, Derco opened his mouth.

“Yes. I don’t think I can guarantee victory if I fight Robert.”

“It’s good. It’s been hard. I’ve got one more thing to say about the war.”

My arm ricocheted off the snake-like blade, and Gael’s sword stopped in front of my neck.

“Awesome.”

“Thank you.”

“Huh.. You can’t even compare to me when I was 19. Does it have to be at this level to be chosen by the holy sword?”

It was a burdensome compliment for me, who had endured for a long time because I knew his style and habits.

But this sparring gave me confidence.

The talent I acquired in this life was special.

I was able to endure longer than expected because I felt the movement of the spirit, not just the sparring experience.

“Swing your sword more aggressively. You are stronger than you think.”

Gael approached me, gave me advice, and moved to the side of the 7 princes.

The Holy Sword is a sword that does not require maintenance. It does not rust and the blade does not deteriorate. I polish that holy sword every day.

– Woong Woong

I wiped the holy sword with a cloth soaked in perfumed oil.

Every time I cleaned it, the Holy Sword hummed to see if it felt good.

Normally, you only need to clean it for a short while, but if you had a fierce sparring today, you had to clean it for a long time.

I was thinking, but when my hands slowed down for a while, the holy sword said.

– Home….. In…..

As I wiped hard again, the holy sword that had stopped vibrating lightly.

As time passed and I came out of the tent to catch the wind, I saw soldiers waiting for me.

The soldier at the front hesitantly spoke to me.

“Robert. Excuse me, can I ask you a favor?”

“What kind of request?”

It was amazing because soldiers usually don’t talk like this to me.

“Could you please pray for my dying colleague?”

Hearing those words, the holy sword in the scabbard vibrated.

-Let’s go… Let’s go…

“Yes. Guide the way.”

On the way to the clinic, the soldier talked about his comrade.

All the soldiers who came to see me and those who wished for my prayers were soldiers in my unit.

The priests in the unit said that their divine power was depleted while treating many wounded, and the soldier said that it was difficult to survive today because of his serious wounds.

I wish I could heal with the holy power of my holy sword, but it’s impossible.

The Holy Sword is a sword that cuts through demons. As far as I know, the sacred power of the Holy Sword is to destroy demons, but it is far from being a cure.

Perhaps they gathered after hearing rumors. When we arrived at the treatment center, many soldiers were gathered.

A path opened between the soldiers and an elderly priest appeared.

“May the Goddess bless you… I’m busy treating the injured, so I’m finally greeting the contractor of the Holy Sword.”

“May the goddess bless you. I am Robert from the Marquis of Loanis.”

“My name is Garel, the servant of the goddess.”

When he, who seemed to be the chief priest, came out to meet me, I felt burdened.

After following the instructions, many patients, soldiers, and priests looked at me.

‘Ah…’

I was embarrassed. I just held the soldier’s hand and recited several good words like a prayer and tried to come out.

However, looking at the atmosphere here, it didn’t seem like a trivial prayer I thought.

Following Gar-El’s guidance, I arrived at the most gorgeous-looking rock.

Like the other priests, as I knelt down on the rock, the tumult around me became quiet. Everyone looked at me.

Under pressure to do something, I hesitated. I want to pray, but I don’t know how to pray.

‘What should I do?’

When I was contemplating whether I should ask how to pray, the holy sword came out of its sheath.

And since it flew into my hand, I politely caught it with both hands.

“Ohh…”

There were shouts of admiration all around.

The holy sword was held in my hand and floated upward.

Brilliant light emanated from the holy sword when I was kneeling and in the posture of raising the sword.

“Ooooo!!!!!!!!!!”

The priests who saw the light of the holy sword began to weep and pray.

The soldiers also muttered something, and soon a prayer meeting began in the clinic.

Fearing that I would look strange if I opened my eyes, I gently closed my eyes and knelt down holding the holy sword, feeling a bit embarrassed.

As the light from the holy sword slowly grew stronger, the voices of the priests grew louder.

As time passed, the light of the Holy Sword slowly faded, and the frenzied prayer meeting came to an end the moment the Holy Sword finally flew into my scabbard.

When I opened my closed eyes and looked around, everyone’s eyes swelled up.

I said goodbye to them and left the clinic quietly.

Garel, who quietly followed me to see me off, opened her mouth in a hushed voice.

“It was one of the most touching prayer meetings in my life. The contractor for this Holy Sword has great faith. I will ask for it again next time.”

“No. I’ll come back next time.”

Responded to Gar-El’s polite greeting.

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t even seen the face of the soldier who asked for prayers.’

I walked to the tent listening to the sound of the holy sword vibrating.