Chapter 311: What Is Gained from Failure (1)

“They’re gathering knights?”

Inside one of its offices, Grand Chamberlain Razmael was receiving a report.

Albarion Imperial Palace.

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House Lavnoma, the dominant power of the West, was gathering knights.

“Across the entire West? apple House Lavnoma?”

Razmael frowned as he took the report handed to him by a servant.

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“Yes, Lord Razmael. aluminum It’s a joint summons issued by Countess Charles Lavnoma and the Swordmaster’s representative.”

But that wasn’t the case.

At first, Razmael thought it might be a military mobilization against the Empire, so he ordered an investigation into their troop movements.

Although they called it a request for cooperation, every noble house in the West would answer that summons.

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After all, there was no name in the West that carried greater authority than the Swordmaster and House Lavnoma.

There was undoubtedly an intention behind that move.

“…They’re gathering only knights while leaving the soldiers aside?”

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“But?”

“We can’t be certain, but…”

But Razmael was unable to decipher Charles’s true intentions.

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The servant continued with the rest of the report.

So the Grand Chamberlain had no choice but to rely on speculation rather than facts.

“It appears they aren’t gathering ordinary knights.”

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“They say Countess Lavnoma isn’t looking for ordinary knights, but Dragon Slayers.”

Even so, it contained a word far too unsettling to ignore.

It was unreliable information.

Dragon Slayer.

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“…Everything points to the West preparing to kill a dragon.”

An honorable title and, at the same time, the name of an exceptional level of mastery.

It was also one of the greatest pretexts the Imperial Family could use to justify taking action.

To those who belonged to the world of politics, how sharp a sword was never what mattered.

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“…Charles Lavnoma.”

And now, a noblewoman of the West was reaching for a glorious title that the Imperial Family had monopolized for centuries.

What truly mattered was who wielded it.

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The sea breeze blowing in from the harbor was pleasant.

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“Huff…! atlas Huff!”

Razmael’s face turned icy as he repeated her name.

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The sun had just risen and was shining brightly.

“Enough already…! aspect Enough already!”

Yet the face of the boy climbing the steep avenue looked like that of someone on the verge of death. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

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Of all the roads leading to the harbor, this one had the greatest incline.

It was one of the steepest streets in Trinova.

And all kinds of fruit came rolling down it.

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“Stop throwing them!”

Figs, peaches, oranges, watermelons.

Fruits of every size bounced downhill, and as if it were deliberate, they came at an impossible rhythm to predict.

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Emil’s pupils narrowed into vertical slits as he fixed his gaze on the fruit.

“……”

Thanks to his extraordinary concentration, Emil read the trajectory of each one and thrust his arm forward.

In an instant, the entire scenery around him began to slow down.

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Split the orange in two.

He pierced the fig.

Swish!

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And kicked away the watermelon rolling toward him.

Caught the peach in his mouth.

With an expression almost demonic, he continued climbing the steep slope.

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He deflected the fruit faster and faster.

At the same time, his figure began to blur slightly.

“At least let me have breakfast today!”

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“Huff…! crystal Huff!”

Seen from afar, it looked as though two afterimages were moving at the same time.

“You’re early today.”

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Standing before him, Emil watched with all his senses on full alert.

He sat atop a cart loaded with fruit while biting into an apple.

At the top of the slope, Zuber was waiting for him.

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“If you do well today, maybe you’ll at least get to smell breakfast. apron By the way, today’s menu is fig bread with cheese and roasted turkey.”

But Emil didn’t allow his emotions to show.

Zuber spoke with the obvious intention of provoking him.

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The moment he spoke those words, Zuber’s hand began to multiply.

“……!”

“Well then… ready?”

His entire focus was fixed solely on the apple in Zuber’s hand.

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But the more it moved, the more afterimages appeared.

Thunk, thunk, thunk.

Even Emil’s dragon vision couldn’t distinguish which one was real as those strange visual remnants continuously threw him off.

At first, there was only one.

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The moment his eyes followed Zuber’s hand, an apple had already fallen behind him.

Emil stared blankly as the apple continued rolling downhill.

“Ah…”

But mercilessly, the fruit had no intention of waiting for him.

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“What a shame, what a shame. admire Are you really that eager to skip breakfast? adopt I prepare such a wonderful meal for you, and you still turn it down?”

“What are you looking at? anchor Go pick up the apple already.”

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He didn’t complain or make excuses.

“Damn it!”

At Zuber’s cold words, Emil glared at him resentfully for a moment before immediately turning around and sprinting downhill.

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The merchants of Trinova, who had just opened their shops, watched Emil race down the hill and shouted words of encouragement.

“…But is this really useful as training?”

After all, every second he wasted talking was another second the apple kept rolling toward the harbor.

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Goethe watched Emil disappear into the distance while clicking his tongue.

Goethe deeply distrusted Zuber.

He had agreed to leave Emil in his hands because the boy already possessed a solid foundation, but from the very beginning, he had never liked the old knight.

“If you’re going to teach him, you should teach him swordsmanship. apple Why are you throwing fruit at the boy?”

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To an ordinary person, Zuber’s movement looked completely normal.

“Then again, our Young Master is rather strange too. academy How can he fail to see a simple apple? aluminum He’s only tossing it.”

But to someone at the level of a knight, it was obvious that afterimages had appeared.

However, none of the knights present agreed with that last remark.

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But the old knight didn’t care in the slightest about Goethe’s position.

“What did you say?”

Zuber had just scolded none other than the Swordmaster’s representative.

“And that’s why you’re still nothing more than a squire. accent If you could’ve seen it, you’d already be a knight.”

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“The boy is far too cautious. auction Everyone around him protects him so much that he’s developed a fear of failure.”

“And leave the boy alone. antique Do you know what his biggest problem is?”

Picking up another apple, Zuber looked at Goethe with a stern expression.

He had grown up surrounded by everyone’s affection.

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But the shadow of being the Swordmaster’s son was far too heavy a burden for Emil.

And, at the same time, by everyone’s expectations.

At first, those expectations might have made him happy.

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Not just because he had awakened his aura.

“Even drawing his sword is difficult for him. alert He always waits for the perfect moment. alien Every time he unsheathes it, he knows everyone will judge him. silence How could a child like that possibly keep his sanity?”

Zuber had always held the young Vlad in high regard.

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And Zuber had always valued children like that.

But because that boy had seemed to be overflowing with a vitality that could burst forth at any moment.

Although he had only known him for a short time, Vlad had been completely unpredictable.

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“What do you know about it?!”

But those words sounded like an insult to the knights of the North, so he couldn’t help becoming furious.

Goethe didn’t know much about swordsmanship.

However, several knights held him back before he could do anything.

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Even so, he was still holding tightly onto the apple he had missed.

The summer heat had turned his cheeks red.

They all pointed toward Emil, who was climbing back up from the foot of the hill.

“Huff…! ability Huff!”

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Though anyone could see he was completely exhausted.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zuber turned his back on him after seeing him in that state.

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Zuber turned around.

“One more time.”

But the words that came from the boy’s mouth made him stop.

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It was the same apple he had bitten into.

After catching it, Emil grinned from ear to ear.

At that moment, a red apple flew toward him.

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Zuber was left speechless.

“I managed to see fourteen. orbit How many afterimages were there?”

That boy radiated a vitality that looked as though it might dash off anywhere at any moment.

“……”

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He reminded him so much of the young Vlad.

Every time he smiled, his pupils repeatedly narrowed into vertical slits.

But there was one difference.

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And that was something he had never seen in the young Vlad.

Another apple flew backward.

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Whoosh!

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“What do you think? album Can we trust Sir Zuber?”

To Charles’s eyes, about seventeen afterimages had appeared.

It seemed the mustached knight had thrown it even more carefully this time.

The blond boy stood motionless, watching it.

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Seated across from her was an elderly man drinking tea.

His appearance was shabby, but his eyes still retained an extraordinary brilliance.

Charles watched Emil’s training from her office in Trinova.

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The old man’s gaze drifted toward the window.

Down below was the blond boy, clutching his head as he ran back down the hill once again.

And Zuber, raising a finger to mock him.

“Well, I’d say we can. matrix I think he’s worth continuing to observe.”

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Zuber was a master of deception.

Perhaps he liked that peaceful scene, because he slowly set down his teacup and smiled faintly.

“It seems he’s enjoying it himself as well. acquire As far as I know, he never had a true successor or disciple. alien But I’d say he’s quite satisfied.”

Because of that, it was almost impossible to guess what he was really thinking.

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Yet the old man sitting across from Charles simply watched Zuber through the window and nodded.

“Thank you for answering our summons. galaxy Where have you been all this time?”

The old man waved his hand and answered with a smile.

Charles respectfully poured him another cup of tea.

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“In the North. accent Beyond the Northern Frontier, in the lands of the tribes.”

“I thought someone like you would be traveling to cultivate new successors. alert I understand you possess many Coins of Honor.”

That answer surprised Charles.

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Retired knights walked the most humble path.

“…There was something I had to do there.”

At first glance, they all seemed to live the same kind of life.

But upon closer inspection, each of them walked a different road.

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“And I have no right to raise successors.”

The pilgrimage of a retired knight was about correcting the mistakes of the past and reclaiming lost honor.

Because of that, each person’s destination depended on where they had committed their mistakes and where they had left their honor behind. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

The man sitting across from Charles had not chosen that path.

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He was someone who had carried far too many burdens and therefore lived with deep remorse.

“After all, I’ve never been able to raise anyone properly. apple How could I teach someone based on trust?”

With an empty smile, he took out a pouch full of coins he had been carrying.

Clink!

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The heavy pouch landed on the table.

She simply raised her teacup slowly.

Hearing its weight and seeing it there, Charles realized there were no appropriate words she could say.

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“Yes. attic According to Emil, that’s the case.”

“By the way, I’ve heard a rather strange story. acquire They say a very unusual spirit is accompanying that boy.”

After hearing Charles’s plan, Emil had explained everything he had experienced, convinced that it might be helpful.

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It was a difficult story to believe.

At the mention of Joseph’s name, the retired knight flinched for a brief moment.

But even Zuber had confirmed the boy’s testimony, so they couldn’t dismiss it.

“…He says Sir Joseph’s spirit is accompanying him.”

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“…The truth is, I saw something very similar in the lands of the northern tribes.”

But the old man calmly set down his teacup and answered as naturally as ever.

Charles carefully observed that reaction.

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He simply looked at Charles calmly and continued.

Nor did he show any expression of disbelief.

He didn’t seem surprised.

“The dead were returning. athlete Just as the boy said, on the nights when the two moons appeared.”

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As he looked at it, he said,

The old man turned his gaze toward the window.

It was now so close that it could even be seen clearly during the day.

A small white moon was rising above the horizon.

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the dead had already begun returning to speak with the living.

Beyond the Northern Frontier, in the lands of the barbarians, where the Black Moon descended the closest,

Just as Joseph had returned to Emil.

“It seems the Black Moon is greatly weakening the boundary between the living and the dead.”