Future Knight

Chapter 86

“I volunteered.”

“Why? With your abilities, you could easily pass through any regular knight order.”

“I volunteered because I wanted to. To eliminate them at the front lines.”

“Is that so? It’s unfortunate.”

Edelene, who had been observing Kang Chan’s anger, understood his feelings.

However, for someone with such skills to be a conscripted soldier was a significant loss for the Continental Allied Forces.

If the dragon behind him decided to help, this war would be over in less than a month.

If she could then convince her father to promote Kang Chan to a duke and marry him to her…

‘Ha, what a perfect picture.’

It would truly be killing two birds with one stone.

“Aren’t you going? You don’t expect me to take you back, do you?”

“We haven’t met in a while, so let me join you on your vacation, G. Zikyon.”

“You’ve gotten quite cheeky since we last met. It’s only been a month since we parted, what do you mean by ‘a while’? And all you do is play every day, what kind of vacation do you need?”

“That’s too harsh, G. Zikyon. I have a lot to do.”

“Ah, shut up! Go back. It’s more stressful to hang around with you.”

“Why?”

“Oh yeah, walking around with the princess of this country wouldn’t be conspicuous at all!”

“Then I’ll disguise myself.”

“Why bother with that trouble?”

“For a public inspection.”

“Public inspection, my foot… More like public nuisance.”

“Unable to bear it any longer, Kang Chan intervened.”

“Hey! Just take it easy. We’re not strangers, why be so tough?”

“Ah, I don’t care! If it becomes troublesome, I’ll just blow everything up, so keep that in mind.”

“I’ll be careful.”

“Go change your clothes! And can you do something about your manner of speaking too?”

“Yes, I’ll switch to the way commoners speak.”

She went into any house she could find, almost stealing clothes to change into.

She wore the kind of clothes she would never normally wear.

Throwing a few gold coins and threatening them to keep quiet showed that her innate nature hadn’t changed.

“Does Sir Kang Chan have any particular plans?”

“Not really…”

“Then let’s take a look around Bellaren first. It’s a beautiful and historic city.”

She seemed to have great pride in her homeland.

“Shall we?”

“But it might be difficult to walk around in those clothes, so let’s go to the market first and buy some clothes.”

“Let’s do that.”

Since he didn’t have any other plans, Kang Chan agreed with Edelene’s suggestion.

As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Because of the war, the market wasn’t very crowded.

Even so, it was a whole new world for Kang Chan, Erika, and Loki.

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How could the three who had lived quietly in the forest ever have come to such a bustling city?

The market had everything, from food and clothes to weapons, magic items, and shamanistic goods.

Despite the five of them having quite striking appearances, it was curious that no one was loitering around them.

Of course, there were also some clueless idiots, but before they could approach Kang Chan’s group, they were swiftly and silently taken away by mysterious figures.

Edelene had sent a message to the royal palace through the guards.

She had informed them that a familiar dragon and a Sword Master were visiting the capital with her.

Had it not been for that, the capital would have been in an uproar by now.

After all, a member of the imperial family of the great empire had been kidnapped from the royal palace.

Kang Chan had already noticed that there were people guarding Edelene nearby, but he didn’t mind.

In fact, they were even managing the crowd for them.

“Let’s shop at that clothing store.”

Edelene’s eyes sparkled.

There was a time when Edelene had dreamed of living a commoner’s life.

It was a longing for something she could never become, a feeling akin to a dragon playing a game for amusement.

Her dream was to shop for cheap clothes at the market with ordinary friends and eat street food like commoners.

Now that dream had become a reality.

If not now, when would she ever get the chance?

Edelene seemed to be enjoying the vacation more than Kang Chan and his companions.

“Kang Chan, I think this would suit you.”

The clothes Erika picked out were a matching green set of top and bottom.

Trusting her feminine sense of style, Kang Chan let Erika handle the coordination, but being an elf, Erika had an obsessive attachment to green.

As a result, Kang Chan ended up looking like Peter Pan from an old Earth’s fairy tale.

“Eek! What is this?”

Edelene made a disgusted face at Kang Chan’s bizarre fashion combination.

Erika responded with a prim expression.

“What’s wrong with it?”

“You’ve turned Sir Kang Chan into a matching set with you, haven’t you?”

“…”

Edelene instinctively knew that Erika secretly liked Kang Chan.

Of course, if judged by appearance, status, and abilities, Erika lacked nothing.

But a man like Kang Chan, who was highly capable and lacked ambition, might be attracted to a quiet woman who would stay by his side.

Edelene was wary of Erika.

‘I can’t lose…’

“I’ll pick something for him.”

However, Kang Chan firmly refused.

“No, it’s fine. I don’t care about clothes.”

“But…”

“Rather, why don’t you pick something for Loki over there?”

Loki, who had spent his life in nothing but a leather loincloth, was utterly confused about what to wear.

As a result, Loki ended up holding a skirt.

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“I understand…”

Edelene picked out clothes for Loki in a slightly subdued tone.

Thus, everyone bought clothes that suited their tastes.

There was plenty of money from their vacation allowance, so there was no need to worry about expenses.

Dressed sharply, they began to explore the market in earnest, buying what they needed.

Erika bought plenty of fruits and jams she hadn’t been able to eat for a while.

Loki, having nothing in particular he wanted to buy, insisted on going to get some delicious food.

G. Zikyon just kept yawning.

To her, who had always dealt with all sorts of rare items, the market goods were all boring.

Kang Chan, though he didn’t need anything in particular, bought a lot of potions, thinking of his comrades in the unit.

Potions were quite expensive, so most of his vacation money was spent, but Kang Chan didn’t mind.

He had no desire for material things in the first place.

Seeing Kang Chan’s actions, G. Zikyon clicked her tongue.

“Why do you bother taking care of those guys?”

“Well, they’re my comrades, after all.”

“Take care of me like that too.”

“Here, store this in the lair.”

“Damn it! What am I, a pack mule?”

“Please, it’s a hassle to carry it around.”

“You damn… damn bastard…”

“Oh! While you’re at it, let’s put Erika’s fruits in there too.”

“…”

Half resigned, she spoke in a tone of resignation.

“Fine, fine… do as you please.”

Edelene was newly amazed as she watched Kang Chan treat an Ancient-grade dragon as a pack mule.

Perhaps Kang Chan was the only one in this world capable of such a thing.

As the market exploration was coming to an end, Kang Chan noticed a wooden doll that resembled Jaina.

It was carved by an elderly man right there on the spot.

Kang Chan bought it and tucked it into his bosom.

Erika immediately recognized the doll’s resemblance to Jaina.

‘He still can’t forget Jaina…’

Erika’s eyes looked somewhat sad as she gazed at Kang Chan.

After their market exploration, as it got late, Edelene suggested they all have some beer.

“How about some beer like before?”

Since drinking beer with Kang Chan, Edelene occasionally had her servants fetch beer. But for some reason, it never tasted the same as it did back in the Mine Kingdom.

It was because she had never been able to drink as comfortably as she did back then.

“Shall we? How about a beer, everyone?”

“I don’t mind.”

“I’d like to try it.”

“What’s beer?”

Loki didn’t know what beer was.

“Just try it.”

“Alright.”

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So, after a long time, they went to have beer together.

The taverns in Bellaren were quite different from those in the Mine Kingdom.

While beer was a commoner’s drink, there were few people coming to drink, possibly due to the war.

The tavern was quiet, which wasn’t bad.

A male employee who had received a group of customers early in the evening greeted them with a wide smile and quickly approached.

“Welcome! What would you like to order?”

Edelene, used to course meals, ordered everything, albeit slightly annoyed.

“Bring everything from top to bottom on the menu.”

“Pardon, what? All of it?”

“That’s right.”

This was the most absurd order in his 20 years of service.

“Ah… um, but…”

“Is there a problem?”

“Our establishment operates on a prepaid basis…”

“Prepaid? Are you implying… that you don’t trust me…”

Edelene almost lost her composure for a moment.

However, realizing she was dressed as a commoner, she steadied herself and reached for her money.

Then Kang Chan intervened.

“I’ll take care of the bill.”

He casually grabbed some gold coins from his pocket and placed them on the table.

It seemed to be about 10 gold coins.

“How much will this be? Is this enough?”

“Gasp!”

The employee stared at the gold coins on the table, momentarily speechless.

That amount of gold would be the annual earnings of a skilled mercenary.

Bowing at a right angle, the employee exclaimed.

“I apologize for not recognizing esteemed guests! I deeply regret my rudeness! I will prepare the food as quickly as possible!”

The employee rushed to the kitchen in a hurry.

G. Zikyon clicked her tongue and commented.

“See, whether it’s a human or a dragon, you need money. Don’t you agree, human child?”

When G. Zikyon asked, Edelene quickly replied.

“Of course, G. Zikyon. Gold is indeed the best.”

Since both of them were at the pinnacle of their respective races, they seemed to connect on this point unexpectedly well.

Shortly after, the food began to pour out.

From roast turkey, duck, rabbit, lamb, to chicken, all kinds of meat were laid out on the table.

“Wow! Meat!”

As expected, Loki, with his ogre appetite, devoured the meat voraciously.

However, after tasting the beer once, he exclaimed, “Yuck! Why would anyone drink this? It tastes like urine,” and refused to touch it again.

Loki still had a child’s palate.

Excluding Loki, the group raised their glasses and toasted.

Kang Chan savored the taste of Bellaren’s beer, which was different from the dwarves’ beer.

“It’s definitely different from the dwarves’ beer.”

Having tasted it several times before, G. Zikyon responded.

“The taste of alcohol varies by region. I think this isn’t bad. Dwarves’ beer is quite dry.”

“Do you like it, Erika?”

“Yes, it just tastes like bland barley water.”

“I think I prefer dwarves’ beer.”

As they continued their impromptu beer tasting, darkness fell and the tavern filled with more people.

Other patrons entering the tavern looked at Kang Chan’s group with curious eyes.

They were drinking straight from the beer barrels.

Annoyed by the constant glances from others, G. Zikyon voiced her discomfort.

“Should I blast them away?”

“Restrain yourself.”

“Tch! What does it matter how much others drink? Hiccup.”

“Doesn’t that woman over there look familiar?”

“Now that you mention it, she does look a bit like Princess Edelene.”

“No way, why would Princess Edelene be in a back alley tavern at this hour? Just someone who looks like her, surely?”

“The more I look, the more she resembles her…”

People continued to whisper like that.

Kang Chan’s group continued drinking heartily until the tavern closed, then Edelene took the drunken party to her private palace.