The Fiancee Who Betrayed Me Is Obsessed With Me

12 – join

Speaking of the Helia Kingdom’s knighthood entrance exam, it was quite a big event in the royal capital.

After the Kingdom of Helia annexed the Kingdom of Regius eight years ago, Helia gradually expanded its influence on the continent.

It was only natural that the power of two of the largest Western kingdoms were united without war.

Now, even in the Empire, it is difficult to put pressure on Helia.

Of course, the size of Helia is still insufficient compared to the empire that occupied the eastern part of the continent, but its growth cannot be ignored.

Therefore, although the Empire and Helia were actively interacting externally, they were continuing to keep each other in check beneath the surface.

The great growth of the Kingdom of Helia was due to the annexation of the Kingdom of Regius, but it was also thanks to the knights.

The knighthood entrance exam was reorganized to allow anyone, regardless of status or condition, to become a knight as long as they had talent.

Thanks to this, talented people, whether commoners or runaways, applied for the entrance examination, and the power of the Knights Templar was strengthened to a higher level compared to before.

Of course, within the Knights Templar there was discrimination between nobles, commoners, and commoners.

However, it was an undeniable fact that the power of the knights, a group of talented people, became stronger, and the power of the royal family also grew stronger accordingly.

By treacherously annexing the Kingdom of Regius, he protected his royal authority, which could have been threatened by the nobles, by strengthening the knights.

“at las… “Today.”

Leah Hen Mernis.

She turned 20 this year and was one of the rare women in the Order.

Unlike other young ladies of her age, she dreamed of becoming a knight since she was young.

Although there weren’t many, there were quite a few female knights in the Kingdom of Helia, and since they had all grown up to suit their positions, she thought she could become like that too and has been holding a sword since she was young.

Above all, the biggest reason she dreamed of becoming a knight was her father.

Currently one of the knight commanders of Helia, he was a knight well-known in the kingdom, and at the same time, he was the knight who beheaded the king of the Kingdom of Regius who was fleeing that day eight years ago.

Gerg, a loyal knight of the past Kingdom of Regius.

Lia’s father was a knight of comparable strength, so it was natural that Lia dreamed of becoming a knight.

“Yuhu~ What would a pretty girl be doing in such a rough place~?”

Requiring everyone to take an entrance exam also had some side effects.

Even these scoundrels used to apply for the entrance exam.

Of course, I would not be able to pass the first test properly and would fail, but I had the unfortunate chance of having to face such low-level people in the beginning.

Lia’s appearance was quite striking, so it was natural for her to become a target of these scoundrels from the beginning.

“Whoa… “

“Don’t hang out in a sweaty place like this with your brothers-”

Kkukdeukdeuk-

“K-kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk?!”

Without even knowing the subject, Lia immediately twisted the arm of the bully who was putting his hand on her shoulder.

Yangachi’s palms were almost turned in the opposite direction.

“This is why lowly things… “I can’t believe I even recognize Captain Mernis’ daughter.”

“M-Mernis… then… !”

A conversation between nobles who looked pitifully at such scoundrels.

Only after hearing that conversation did the gangsters realize her identity and take a step back.

“… pathetic.”

To that extent, Commander Mernis’ dignity was absolute in the Knights.

And rumors had already spread that his daughter would participate in this recruitment exam.

“As beautiful as they say.”

“It’s more fun when you knock a girl like that out of bed. Sigh… ”

Of course, that fact alone did not mean that she, a woman, could be recognized by the knights.

The eyes looking at her were still full of dirty intentions, and among them, there was a man who was targeting her along with her family.

Lia’s skills were probably second to none in this test, but she had to receive such attention just because she was a woman.

Of course, she had a firm resolve to move forward without giving in to those views.

‘Everyone is just a bunch of idiots. At this level, it’s worth seeing… ‘

From what Lia could tell, none of the people who came to take the entrance exam had outstanding skills.

Most of them are substandard or mediocre.

There might be a few articles of average quality, but I didn’t expect anything more than that.

Creepy-

“… !”

The moment I thought that and sighed,

In an instant, I felt a chill on the back of my neck, and the air around me became cold.

A cold death, as if someone was aiming for his neck.

It was only for a moment, but Lia felt that life and reflexively turned around.

puck-

“… ?”

“Ahh… ”

The moment she turned, she collided with something that looked like a rock.

“… ”

It was a person.

Black hair that half covers the eyes and pure white skin that perfectly contrasts with it.

The proportions are good and it doesn’t look dull, but it has a huge skeleton and clearly developed muscles.

If there was someone who stood out like this, she might have noticed him, but she didn’t notice his presence at all.

Besides, he didn’t even feel anything walking near him just now.

He was truly a man of darkness. He was only wearing a long sword that looked like it was worthless.

‘That life just now… ‘

Life was completely abandoned. But it was clear that the cold sensation came from this man.

It was a darkness whose depth was unfathomable. Lia couldn’t even imagine what kind of person he was.

“… ?”

Lia was staring at him without realizing it.

The two people’s bodies were still in contact.

The man looked down at her strangely as she did not move out of the way. And that moment.

Whiing-

A cool wind blew towards them from the west, and it lifted the man’s bangs that covered his eyes.

Because of this, Lia had no choice but to make complete eye contact with the man who was looking down at her.

“ah… “

His eyes were so sharp as to cut him. But it was definitely beautiful nonetheless.

His fully exposed face combined with his pure white skin clearly revealed its beauty.

It would be fair to say that she had a heart-breakingly beautiful face.

Thanks to the chill she felt as she made eye contact with him, Lia was convinced that he was the master of life.

It was a cold sensation, as if cold ice had penetrated my chest.

“… excuse.”

The man eventually passed by, avoiding her as she stood there blankly.

The voice was also empty, as if it contained nothing. And at the same time, it was bitterly cold.

Lia was overwhelmed by all of his appearances.

Perhaps he was a strong man who had reached a level that he could not dare to surpass.

“That man… ”

He was a man to whom the words cold and dark really suited him.

However, Lia’s cheeks, looking behind him, were red.

Even though she wasn’t aware of it herself.

***

After parting ways with the dark elves, I headed to the royal capital of the Kingdom of Helia without hesitation.

Since the time of leaving the city coincided with the exam day for joining the Helia Kingdom of Knights, there was no need to spend time elsewhere.

From what I heard from the Dark Elves, it appears that the Kingdom of Helia has strengthened its royal authority by reorganizing its knights.

So, it was a good thing for me that I was able to take the entrance exam even though I was not from a particularly noble family.

I was born as a commoner orphan, so I lied about my identity and participated in the entrance exam.

The name Beryl was also used as a pseudonym.

It was a shame to temporarily abandon the proud last name of Leonor, but it was an unavoidable choice.

And from what I understand, the level of participants was not that high.

Of course, I didn’t know that I felt that way because it was far below my standards.

In any case, it was necessary to hide my skills and not stand out.

In the end, you have to show off your skills and rise to a high position, but you needed to be a little selfish during the entrance exam.

If I showed too much skill before joining the knights, there was a risk that my status as a commoner orphan would be highlighted.

If a commoner had such high skills, it was clear that his origins would be questioned. Otherwise, there could have been a group of people persistently asking who my teacher was.

Anyway, I had to hide some of my power until I completely integrated into the knights.

‘… ‘Do you live here?’

But did they say there are pearls even in the mud?

Even among the seemingly insignificant participants, there was one who seemed to have quite outstanding skills.

What’s surprising is that it was a woman. It wasn’t gender discrimination, but female knights were not common.

If you look here right now, she is the only female participant.

-Quaaagh -!

She didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding her skills.

According to what I heard, she was the daughter of a knight commander and was taking care of all the scoundrels who were playing tricks on her.

Do you do this more because you are a woman so as not to be ignored, or is it because you have a belligerent personality?

A commotion was forming around her, so I stepped forward to move to a quieter place.

puck-

But the moment I was about to pass by her, she suddenly turned in my direction, and we had no choice but to collide.

The woman who bumped into me just looked up at me without saying an apology, and I inadvertently ended up looking down at her.

“ah… “

“… excuse.”

After exchanging glances with her for a moment, I opened my mouth first and left.

Because he was someone I didn’t want to be associated with for no reason.

But my hopes were shattered from the first test.

“Uh, huh?”

“… ”

This is because the opponent in the first test where he had to hide his skills was her.