How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 66.2: ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ (๐Ÿ‘)

โ€œItโ€™s done.โ€

โ€œReally?! It seems that Ulrike-gong also has a broad perspective. To yield like this for a young knight. . .!โ€

The people of Count Jarpenโ€™s house said so, but Suetlg shook his head no.

Being still young, his view of the world was soft and malleable. Could it be?

โ€œThatโ€™s good. Can we now depart for the Dukeโ€™s territory?โ€

โ€œHmm. . .โ€

Johan nodded his head. If he could receive the appointment, there was no need to wait long. It was enough to depart immediately with a few people from Count Jarpenโ€™s house and the letters.

โ€œWait. Donโ€™t we have to pass through the southern part of the Empire? Should we hire more soldiers?โ€

From what heโ€™s heard, the southern part of the Empire was a fierce situation between the Emperorโ€™s faction and a coalition of rebellious feudal lords.

For Johan, there was no choice but to be vigilant.

โ€œNo need to worry about that. They wonโ€™t fight much in this winter, and if thereโ€™s an army, just avoid it. You can go by visiting cities unrelated to the Emperor. And honestly, itโ€™s unlikely theyโ€™ll come after you alone.โ€

At Suetlgโ€™s words, Johan felt slightly embarrassed.

It was certainly true. To the nobles of the Emperorโ€™s faction, Johan was just a knight not worth paying attention to.

They wonโ€™t chase him even if he passes through the south. He just had to pass quietly.

โ€œIf there are many, it will draw more attention. About a few dozen skilled and loyal people will be enough.โ€

The mercenary captains had already somewhat discussed this. When Johan expressed his intention to become the new employer, the mercenaries were overjoyed. They had to find a new master by next year.

For them, a knight like Johan was a welcome change, not an incompetent employer. It was already a legend among them that he had demolished the enemy camp with just a dozen knights.

โ€œIโ€™ll prepare by selecting well-armed riders. Will you come with us, Suetlg-nim?โ€

โ€œThat was my plan.โ€

โ€œOh.โ€

โ€œWhatโ€™s with that reaction. . . I owe a debt, so I should do at least that much.โ€

โ€œI thought it was all over with the magical fog.โ€

โ€œIf it ends just because you think so, how easy would that be. Thatโ€™s why promises are scary. In return, move along the Ipaรซl River when we go along the south. I need to recover some secrets.โ€

Even for a wizard like Suetlg, summoning fog was no easy task. He needed to recover his strength near the river for a while.

โ€œAnd it would be good to take Stephen with us.โ€

โ€œYes?โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s from the Abner family. Itโ€™s a convenient name to use wherever you go.โ€

โ€œAh. . .โ€

Johan nodded his head. Indeed, the lineage Stephen possessed would serve as a convenient proof of identity wherever they went.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

I thought all the problems were resolved, but an unexpected issue caught Johan by the ankle.

It was Marco and the four knights he had caught before.

โ€œI understand the family canโ€™t pay the ransom. Iโ€™ll release the knights since weโ€™ve taken their weapons.โ€

When a knight is defeated, their equipment becomes the property of the victor, and they must pay a customary ransom to be released.

However, Marco and the four knights stated that their families were too humble to afford the ransom.

Johan wanted to release them as punishing them seemed unnecessary and there was no reason to keep them captive, but. . .

โ€œThatโ€™s not possible.โ€

โ€œThen what do you propose?โ€

โ€œI will follow you and earn the ransom. Please wait until then.โ€

โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

Johan thought this was some *bullsh*t talk, but the others around didnโ€™t seem surprised.

It was a decision that made sense, considering a knightโ€™s honor and dignity.

If the captor releases a knight without a ransom, how would the knight maintain their dignity?

Paying the ransom proudly was the way to uphold a knightโ€™s honor.

โ€œYou want to work while following me?โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

It wasnโ€™t a bad idea. Five knights would be good in a fight. The problem was. . .

โ€˜๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ดโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ?โ€™

Cautious by nature, Johan was a bit uneasy about having the Marquisโ€™s illegitimate son in the group, not knowing what he might do.

โ€œSir Marco, you honor your name.โ€

โ€œSir Johan. It sounds like a fair proposition.โ€

But the others showed no concern. The fact that he was the Marquisโ€™s illegitimate son seemed to bother no one.

Johan felt a gap in this regard.

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ?โ€™

But Johan already knew.

Saying this would only lead others to respond, โ€˜๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ?โ€™ or โ€˜๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ.โ€™

โ€œThen, I will accept your loyalty until the ransom is gathered.โ€

โ€œWe will follow your orders until then.โ€

And so, the group was formed.

Dozens of mercenaries escorting a member of Countess Abnerโ€™s family and the Marquis Cruchoโ€™s illegitimate son, a strange mix in the group.

And Gerdolf too.

โ”๐’๐ข๐ซ. ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.

โ”๐‡๐ฆ๐ฆ. . . ๐‡๐ฆ๐ฆ?

Gerdolf, stark naked, suddenly appeared before the group departed, stating his wish to join. Johan was slightly surprised but nodded.

Gerdolf seemed more trustworthy than the other questionable knights.

โ€œBut did you tell Sir Inno?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s fine.โ€

โ€œ. . .You did tell him, right?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s fine.โ€

โ€œ??โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

When Johan heard that Marco was an illegitimate son of the Marquis family, he expected a character like Stephen.

However, Marco was polite and cautious. He asked for permission when going on reconnaissance and took the lead with other knights in establishing the fiefdom.

Johan was very surprised by this behavior. He asked Suetlg,

โ€œThat knight, heโ€™s more polite than I thought?โ€

โ€œ. . .Let me ask the opposite, what kind of personality did you expect?โ€

โ€œArrogant and impudent. . .โ€

โ€œSometimes you say really strange things. How would he have survived so far if an illegitimate child had such a character?โ€

Indeed.

Illegitimate children had to live humbly. Those who were arrogant and unruly did not live long.

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ.โ€™

Stephen, unaware that Johan was cursing him, was mingling and chatting among the mercenaries and slaves. Surprisingly, he fit in well in such settings.

โ€œSir, thank you for returning the weapon.โ€

โ€œHow can a knight fight without a weapon?โ€

Johan responded simply to Marcoโ€™s gratitude.

He had taken the knightsโ€™ equipment, but Johan was not cruel enough to make them fight unarmed.

โ€œYou handle the bow, do they often use it in the south?โ€

โ€œWe use it more often than Empire knights, but not that frequently.โ€

Marco spoke modestly. The bow was a good weapon, but not highly preferred among knights.

A knight should charge into enemy lines on horseback, not just stand back and shoot arrows.

โ€œActually, I continue to use it because Iโ€™m accustomed to it from my youth, but I frequently use other weapons as well.โ€

Marco explained, not wanting to be misunderstood as someone who only knew how to use a bow.

However, Johan was not the type to fuss over such things.

โ€œCould you teach me a bit about the bow?โ€

โ€œReally?โ€

Johan had learned from hunter Joseph, but he saw no harm in learning more, especially since their styles would differ.

Marco seemed pleased at a knight like Johan asking him to teach archery, showing a slightly excited expression.

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด?โ€™

Johan suddenly felt sorry for Marco.

People who had similar childhoods could recognize each other. Marco, like Johan, must have been very observant and grown up significantly.

Probably even more so than Johan. . .

โ€œYour stance is good. Youโ€™ve practiced a lot. I thought you would handle the bow well, given your strength. You could use a stronger bow. . . oh, I donโ€™t have one to offer. . .โ€

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.โ€™

Johan lightly released the bowstring. The arrow flew heavily and embedded in a tree. It wasnโ€™t bad, considering he hadnโ€™t shot in a while.

โ€œIt wouldnโ€™t hurt to train the others as well.โ€

โ€œThe mercenaries should have crossbows, right?โ€

โ€œA crossbow is a crossbow, and a bow is a bow.โ€

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