Future Knight

Chapter 84

In the middle of the strange incident that occurred at midnight, they were at the center of it, and as a commander, he had a duty to know who they were.

However, since the opponent was a Sword Master, even the Regular Army Commander had to treat Kang Chan with the utmost respect.

“Sorry for causing a commotion. These are my friends who have come to help with the war.”

“Oh, is that so? I’m Tollen, in charge of commanding the conscripted soldiers here.”

Hearing that the Sword Master’s friends had come to assist in the battle, Tollen showed the utmost respect to the two stunningly beautiful women.

“Sorry for the disturbance.”

“Oh, not at all. Thank you so much for coming to such a humble place.”

At Erika’s polite apology, Tollen blushed, overwhelmed by her stunning beauty.

“Hmph! At least you know this place is humble.”

“Quiet!”

Tollen’s voice boomed as he dismissed the troops.

“Disperse! Return to your barracks! Quickly, quickly!”

“Oh…”

“Damn…”

The soldiers, who wanted to look at the beautiful women a little longer, couldn’t hide their disappointment.

But under the fiery commander’s orders, they had no choice but to return to the barracks.

After dispersing the troops, Tollen hurriedly returned to his tent to report the appearance of these significant individuals to his superiors.

Since Kang Chan’s arrival, the lives of the conscripted soldiers had completely changed.

In the past, when there was no battle, they would sit quietly, praying for this nightmare of a war to end as soon as possible.

But now, it was different.

They gathered in groups of three or five, diligently training.

They were learning a technique that Kang Chan had mastered during his time in the space force—single-strike techniques.

To be precise, it wasn’t the single-strike technique, but an iron mace technique Kang Chan had slightly modified to be used with dual maces.

Previously, after annihilating the Green Elves, he had armed them with the maces and axes they had captured, teaching them the appropriate weapon techniques.

When Kang Chan first announced he would teach them the iron mace technique, they were astonished.

Who wouldn’t be surprised to be taught a technique by a Sword Master?

It was nothing short of a fortuitous event.

Across the entire continent, fewer than a hundred people would have the opportunity to learn directly from a Sword Master.

With determined faces, they received Kang Chan’s teachings and even came out to the training ground voluntarily during breaks to practice the iron mace technique.

For them, the iron mace technique, which required less professional theory and long practice compared to advanced sword techniques, proved to be incredibly effective.

The iron mace technique consisted of 18 simple basic movements. Like the single-strike technique, one of the dual maces was used for defense and the other for attack, with each movement naturally linked to a kick, making it an excellent technique for close combat to catch the enemy off guard.

They didn’t know yet that Kang Chan’s iron mace technique would later shine brilliantly in chaotic battles.

“Hey! Let’s eat first!”

“What’s for lunch?”

“They say it’s potato and meat stew.”

“Meat stew! Damn, I’m drooling already.”

Their meals were entirely different from the past.

Compared to the hard rye bread and watery cabbage soup they used to get twice a day, the new menu was heavenly.

The drastic improvement in their meals was all thanks to Kang Chan.

The Sorpen Federation provided abundant military supplies to get on Kang Chan’s good side.

As a nation of merchants, the Sorpen Federation was rich and had no shortage of money.

Thanks to this, the previously emaciated conscripted soldiers were regaining their former healthy appearances.

To them, Kang Chan was nothing short of a savior.

### 26. Leave

“Leave permits have been issued for Mr. Kang Chan and Mr. Loki.”

“I don’t need it.”

“But, it’s an order from the higher-ups.”

“I don’t want to go on leave. Give it to someone else.”

“Conscripted soldiers can’t transfer their leave to someone else…”

Originally, conscripted soldiers didn’t get leaves.

They would either leave dead or when the war ended, one or the other.

“Then just discard it.”

“Alright, I’ll report it that way to the higher-ups.”

When Tollen left, the conscripted soldiers in the same tent looked at Kang Chan with envious eyes.

“Leave… I’m envious.”

“If only I could leave this hell for a while…”

Everyone seemed very envious.

For those who had been forcibly conscripted, leave was unthinkable.

### Future Knight

The only way for them to go outside was if the war ended or they died.

Leaving behind the envious ones, Loki asked,

“What’s a vacation?”

“It’s when you go outside for a bit and take a break.”

“Go outside and rest? So, it’s like a play break?”

“Well, something like that.”

“Then why aren’t you going?”

“Because I don’t particularly want to play.”

Kang Chan had come all this way to kill the Green Elves.

To him, the idea of a vacation was not appealing at all.

But Loki was different.

“I want to go out.”

“You want to go?”

“Yes!”

‘Hmm… I can’t let Loki, who knows nothing about the world, go out alone.’

Of course, Kang Chan himself wasn’t very knowledgeable about the world either, but he prided himself on knowing at least a bit more than Loki.

However, upon careful consideration, he felt as if he had unintentionally dragged Loki into his own war.

Zikyon was with him because of the game, and Erika was with him for revenge.

But Loki was different.

None of them were being forced to stay by him.

They had all chosen to be there.

Yet, he couldn’t help but be concerned.

‘I should tell the three of them to go somewhere without me.’

However, they would never go on vacation without Kang Chan.

“What do you mean? Why aren’t you going?”

“That’s right, Kang Chan. You should go too.”

Loki also insisted.

“Let’s go together.”

“Is this the time to be enjoying a vacation? The ones who killed Jaina are right in front of us.”

“What does that have to do with vacation? It’s a vacation we earned fair and square by killing those bastards.”

“That’s right.”

“Where will the Green Elves go if you take a few days off?”

“That’s right.”

“Have fun and then kill them even harder when you come back. That will make the revenge even more rewarding.”

“That’s right. And Kang Chan, the Jaina I knew would be very sad to see you turning into an avenger who doesn’t even take care of himself.”

‘Hmm… I ended up speaking and got nothing out of it. Fine, taking a few days off won’t stop my revenge…’

Halfway giving in, Kang Chan said,

“Alright, I give up. Let’s go on vacation.”

“Yay!”

“Hooray!”

And so, Kang Chan ended up going on his first vacation, reluctantly.

“Where should we go then?”

“What’s there to see on a battlefield? The Visman Empire is right next to the Helion Kingdom. How about visiting the capital of the Visman Empire?”

“Not a bad idea.”

The capital of the Visman Empire, Bellaren, the strongest empire on the Arkandor Continent.

It wasn’t a bad idea to see it once.

But no one mentioned Edelene.

“Whatever you like.”

“If Kang Chan likes it, then I’m fine with it too.”

“Then it’s unanimous. This vacation, we’re going to Bellaren?”

“Wow! Vacation!”

“Let’s go right now since we’ve decided.”

“Now?”

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“No matter what, we should report to the superior officer first. This is the military.”

At Kang Chan’s words, Zikyon, who didn’t see humans as superior officers, replied coldly,

“He’s your superior, not mine.”

“Anyway, I’ll go report, so pack your things in the meantime.”

“Things? What things?”

Come to think of it, what did they have to bring when they came empty-handed?

“Should I go with you?”

“No, I’ll go report alone. Loki, stay here.”

“Got it.”

When Kang Chan went to his superior officer to say he would take the leave he had previously rejected, for some reason, the officer’s face lit up with extreme happiness.

The officer had probably been in quite a dilemma about not being able to send Kang Chan on leave.

“I didn’t ask earlier because I wasn’t planning to go, but how many days is the leave?”

“Well, the company commander’s reward is 4 nights and 5 days, the battalion commander’s reward is 5 nights and 6 days, the regiment commander’s reward is 14 nights and 15 days….”

“W-wait! What did you say? How many nights?”

‘Damn it, how many days is all that? Are they telling me to come back when the war is over?’

“A rough estimate would be about a month….”

“Is it that much?”

“I haven’t even mentioned the corps commander’s reward yet.”

“How many days is that?”

“24 nights and 25 days.”

“…”

“Every high-ranking officer except for Duke Jaizen, the Supreme Commander of the Continental Allied Forces, has given you a reward leave. And, um, this is… something I….”

The officer shyly handed over two overnight passes.

“With two passes, you can take one night off each time.”

This was the best reward he could offer with his own discretion.

But for Kang Chan, who was already overwhelmed with leave options, even this was a burden.

“I appreciate the thought.”

“Is that so? If you ever need it, please let me know.”

“Sure. By the way, do I have to use all of this leave at once?”

“No, you can use one at a time.”

“Phew…”

That was a relief.

If Zikyon had been beside him, she would have certainly insisted that as a man, he should use it all at once and burn it up.

‘Good thing I came alone.’

“Alright. Then I’ll just take one 4-night 5-day leave.”

“Understood. And this….”

The officer handed over a heavy pouch.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a reward bonus.”

Opening it, he saw it was full of gold coins.

He didn’t know the exact value of the currency here, but he could tell at a glance that it was a considerable amount.

“Well… I didn’t expect this.”

“Considering the achievements you’ve accumulated, this is something you rightfully deserve. Go and spend it freely on your leave.”

“Understood.”

Taking the reward money, Kang Chan returned to Zikyon’s tent where everyone was ready and waiting for him.

“Shall we go?”

“Let’s.”

“Move out!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Kang Chan, Zikyon, Erika, and Loki vanished from the barracks.

Thus, Kang Chan unexpectedly found himself on leave shortly after enlisting.

The next day.

A rare sight unfolded in front of the conscripted soldiers’ barracks.

Carriages sent from the knights of various royal palaces were waiting for Kang Chan to go on leave.

The purpose of issuing so many leave permits was clear.

It was to gain favor with the Sword Master.

They spared no expense, preparing luxurious wine, the finest beauties, and an abundance of delicacies to win his favor.

‘Hehe… If we tempt him with the best alcohol, the most beautiful women, and delicious food, followed by enormous wealth and titles, what saint could resist such temptation?’

The envoys from each kingdom had confident expressions.

They had received special orders from their kings to spare no expense in recruiting him.

One aging king with no heir had even offered his successor position as a condition.

This highlighted the prestige of a Sword Master in the human world.

However, the person going on leave was nowhere to be seen.

Naturally, because Kang Chan was already in the middle of Bellaren city.

Regardless of how anxious they were, Kang Chan and his companions were leisurely strolling through the city.