How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 151.2: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  (8)

โ€œThe Viscount is very wise and experienced. He has ruled the fiefdom on behalf of His Majesty for a long time.โ€

Emperor Cardirian was old, but Viscount Ginolen was just as old. That meant he had ruled for just as long. For that long, even a steward would seem like the feudal lord to the serfs.

Johan asked various questions, digging for information on Viscount Ginolen.

The intel from the Republic was useful, but information was best gathered from multiple sources. And the intel from nobles on the Emperorโ€™s side offered another perspective. . .

โ€œBy the way, why does His Excellency ask about the Viscount? Does he perhaps plan to pay him a visit?โ€

Sir Padovesi jokingly suggested a visit. That he could joke around while being held hostage showed his respect and goodwill towards Johan. Any knight would feel that way after witnessing that hunt.

โ€œYes. I plan to visit him when I release you knights.โ€

โ€œ???!โ€

Sir Padovesi doubted his ears.

โ€œA, a vi. . .sit. . . did you say?โ€

โ€œYes. The Viscount was worried enough about me to send his knights, so it would be rude not to visit him in return.โ€

โ€œNo, he didnโ€™t send us because he was worried, but because of ties between the city and his household. . .โ€

โ€œEither way, you came to help me, no? It wasnโ€™t for some other reason, was it?โ€

โ€œ. . .No, but.โ€

โ€œThen Iโ€™ll go visit him.โ€

โ€œOh, yes. . .โ€

The knights wondered why on earth Johan would do that. Of course nobles visiting each other was common. It was customary and an honorable duty.

But that was between houses with ties to each other. Right now Johan was in no position to visit the Viscountโ€™s fiefdom. Politically they were in sharp opposition!

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ?โ€™

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ. . . ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด?โ€™

Visiting enemy territory was crazy. Of course the Viscount wouldnโ€™t attack a guest, but it was still incredibly risky.

No matter how they thought about it, it seemed reckless.

โ€œThen Iโ€™ll pass on the message.โ€

โ€œPlease do. Iโ€™ll be visiting the Viscountโ€™s fiefdom with you knights, so Iโ€™m relying on you to guide me.โ€

โ€œIt will be our honor.โ€

After the knights left, Johan gave orders to the mercenaries.

โ€œCapture and imprison the servant the knights sent. Also send men to Jekyllid Castle to gather all the mercenaries.โ€

โ€œYes sir!โ€

Johan imprisoned the knightsโ€™ servant so the Viscount wouldnโ€™t realize what Johan was up to and prepare countermeasures.

Seeing what comes next, heโ€™ll surely freak out and try to prepare!

Of course Johan planned to visit the Emperorโ€™s fiefdom as a guest. But his company would be a bit different from what the knights imagined.

Johan would visit with thousands of mercenary troops as his escort.

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ?โ€™

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œHmm. Let me think about this.โ€

โ€œPlease go ahead.โ€

โ€œTo uphold a knightโ€™s honor, right?โ€

โ€œIndeed, isnโ€™t that so? I thought the same.โ€

โ€œ. . .???โ€

Jyanina, who was listening nearby, tilted her head. She didnโ€™t understand the knightsโ€™ conversation.

Something. . .something is strange?

โ€œDid he say the count is visiting as a guest?โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s right.โ€

โ€œIsnโ€™t that odd?โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s why I said so. Because of a knightโ€™s honor.โ€

โ€œBut thatโ€™s. . .โ€

Jyanina felt a chill down her spine as she was about to speak. The servants and slaves around her were staring at Jyanina.

The knights didnโ€™t notice, but Jyanina was very sensitive to such things.

โ€˜๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ!โ€™

They must be monitoring the conversation on the countโ€™s orders. If she acted obliviously in this situation and offended the countโ€™s feelings. . .

The consequences could be dozens of times worse than being tied up and doused in filth. Jyaninaโ€™s face turned pale.

โ€œ. . .Youโ€™re right. A knight should naturally do that.โ€

โ€œWhat? A wizard doesnโ€™t understand a knightโ€™s honor? Haha!โ€

โ€œIsnโ€™t this interesting?โ€

The knights burst into laughter at Jyaninaโ€™s words. They didnโ€™t dislike Jyanina. In fact, Jyanina had won the knightsโ€™ favor from working under the Emperor.

However, that didnโ€™t make their perceptions of wizards disappear. They liked her, but she was still a wizard, far removed from the honorable ones.

โ€˜๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ*๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด.โ€™

Jyanina heaved a deep sigh. She wanted to leave this city and set foot on the peninsula as soon as possible.

The scenery was beautiful, the food and drinks tasty, but mentally, it was too exhausting.

Iโ€™d rather listen to the Emperorโ€™s nagging. . .

As soon as my work here is done, Iโ€™ll flee to the Emperorโ€™s court without looking back.

โ€œWizard. His Excellency is calling for you. Come out.โ€

Jyanina knocked over the glass she was holding. The oblivious knights next to her made her even more irritated.

โ€œOh. Jyanina-gong is so lucky. Itโ€™s frustrating that His Excellency calls for a wizard rather than a knight.โ€

โ€œHe probably wants advice or a divination. Things we canโ€™t do, right?โ€

Jyanina was about to curse but held back and got up. She muttered under her breath.

โ€œF**k. . .โ€

โ€œWhat did you just say?โ€

โ€œNothing.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

๐˜ข๐ฐ๐šŽ๐˜ฃ๐ฌแด›๐• ๐ซษช๐šŽ๐ฌ.ฤ‹ฬ‡๐”ฌ๐ฆ

โ€œI presume. . . theyโ€™ve been captured.โ€

โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

Gloom hung in the viscountโ€™s court. If the intelligence from the city was correct, the knights he had sent were certainly captured.

And it just had to coincide with the countโ€™s visit to the city.

โ€œLetโ€™s protest to the city! Seize the property of merchants from the city in our fiefdom. . .โ€

โ€œStop it. That wonโ€™t help at all.โ€

If they arrested the fiefdomโ€™s merchants now, there would only be retaliation. Reduced income meant losses for the viscount too. They couldnโ€™t cause unnecessary commotion.

โ€œThen what should we do?โ€

โ€œWe have to do what we can. Hire more mercenaries and expand the fiefdomโ€™s borders. The new count enjoys lightning-fast raids. If we get hit later, there will be nothing but regret.โ€

They knew all too well how Count Yeats would sweep through the south with lightning speed that stunned onlookers.

โ€œThe current mercenaries are asking to be paid their overdue wages, but. . .โ€

โ€œGo to the temple and ask for their cooperation.โ€

The temple had a lot of silver items. A place they could reach out to when in urgent need of money. The problem was dealing with the aftermath. . .

โ€˜๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.โ€™

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