I Became a Mythical Knight King

Chapter 100: The Guardian of the Nation (4)

“Is the conversation over?”

Startled by the sudden voice in her ear, Rene let out a small scream.

Then, a familiar hand hugged her waist.

“Calm down. It’s me, your sister.”

“You scared me! Didn’t I tell you to make some noise before you approach?”

What kind of knight comes up like an assassin, without a sound or any notice?

Despite Rene’s scolding, Juliet just shrugged her shoulders and said,

“It’s a habit. What can I do? I’ve been trained like this my whole life. And I’m the older sister, and you’re the younger one, so why should I listen to you? You should listen to me, right?”

“Ugh, really.”

If she weren’t her sister, she would definitely just flip her over!

Of course, if Juliet weren’t actually her sister, Rene wouldn’t do anything to hurt her, given her personality.

Anyway, Juliet laughed again as she watched Rene slap her chest in frustration.

“Will it help if you hit it? Should I hit it for you?”

“Don’t! Do you know how much it hurt when you hit me last time, and I had a bruise on my chest?”

“Oh, come on, you bruise easily from just that?”

“A dumb knight and a delicate mage are different, you know?”

“A dumb knight? Does that mean the heir is dumb too?”

“No! How did it turn into that? Only you’re dumb! Only you!”

Rene said hastily, with a flustered face, and Juliet sighed in a mock-sympathetic manner.

“Why can’t you argue as a mage…I guess being smart and being clever are different things, huh?”

Rene was momentarily speechless at Juliet’s remark but then pouted and crossed her arms.

“It’s because you’re mean that you say such things. I’m nice, so I can’t say bad things.”

It was her best counterattack, but Juliet sighed again before smiling brightly.

“Yeah, that’s the attitude. If you’d said it outright, I would’ve scolded you instead. You’ve grown.”

Rene got annoyed again by being treated like a child, but since she was also feeling good, she stayed quiet for a moment before speaking.

“Anyway, it ended well.”

“I could tell. You were smiling all the way, swaying your hips too.”

“What? I did that?”

“Yeah, didn’t you know? You’ve done that since you were a kid. When you’re excited, you walk like that. Sometimes, you even shake your arms and shoulders.”

When Juliet glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, she demonstrated by swaying her hips, and Rene’s face turned bright red.

“Th-That’s a lie.”

“No, it’s true. That’s why when you’re excited, I don’t walk with you. It’s embarrassing.”

Juliet didn’t lie about things like this, so Rene had no choice but to search her memory.

If she had walked like that in front of Yoo Seong, it would have been incredibly embarrassing.

Rene continued to squirm her fingers nervously, and Juliet, seeing this, smiled a motherly smile. She hugged Rene’s shoulders and spoke gently.

“Well, it’s cute, so it’s fine. That’s part of your charm, right?”

Unfortunately, this didn’t seem to be much comfort, but Rene couldn’t keep looking back at her memories forever.

And, after all, even if she remembered, it was already spilled water.

So, Juliet shifted Rene’s focus back to her by starting a new conversation.

“Anyway, little sister. Since you said the public matters are a secret, let’s talk about something important for just the two of us.”

“Something important for just us?”

“Yeah, something important for just us. After all, with all the chaos because of the Master Knight, and how busy we’ve been since last night, we didn’t get to talk properly.”

Juliet had been busy managing the soldiers and keeping an eye out for potential threats, while Rene had been occupied with reviewing the magical flow around and investigating the traces of magic left by the Master Knight.

It wasn’t until the afternoon of the next day that they finally had a chance to sit down and talk.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“How was it?”

“What?”

“That night at the banquet. You two were dancing with so much pink energy, then went out to the balcony.”

At Juliet’s words, Rene’s face turned bright red again.

Juliet, who found it amazing how red someone’s face could get, gently tapped Rene on the shoulder, who was now silent like a mute.

“Of course, my little sister. Still can’t explain it, huh? Let me help. How was it? Was it good?”

“Uh… yeah. It was… good.”

Although they had been too busy to recall at the time, just thinking about it now made Rene smile with joy.

What could she say? It felt like a dream, even though it was real.

As Rene beamed, Juliet giggled and poked her in the waist, asking,

“What was the heir’s reaction? From far away, it seemed like he couldn’t take his eyes off you.”

“Uh…”

“What?”

Rene, who had been nervously twitching her fingers, surprisingly turned even redder, covering her face with both hands.

“What is it?”

What did the heir say to make her react like this?

Juliet waited patiently, and after a while, Rene, with a face full of embarrassment, joy, pride, and everything mixed together, rolled her eyes before mumbling, looking at the ground.

“He said…I was like the goddess of the night. He praised me.”

“The goddess of what?”

“The…goddess of the night.”

Rene said it again, covering her face with her hands once more.

But Juliet could tell.

She knew how ridiculous Rene must look, smiling behind those hands.

“Hmm…that’s a bit much. But considering my little sister’s tastes and personality, maybe it’s just fate?”

The heir was also quite shy, huh? Juliet added a note to her mental record, smiling mischievously before poking Rene’s waist again.

“So? What did you do when you went to the balcony?”

“Uh? Well…we just talked.”

“What kind of talk?”

“Uh…well…”

Rene hesitated as she talked about what happened on the balcony.

When she listened carefully, it seemed like just a normal conversation, but Juliet noticed something between the lines – especially the silence before the Master Knight appeared.

The two of them, facing each other, with awkwardness, shyness, and a tingling feeling in their chests, staring at each other.

“Tch, what a shame. If the Master Knight hadn’t appeared, things would’ve progressed a lot more.”

Rene may have been shy, but the heir probably had some drive.

When Juliet said this, Rene started squirming again, probably imagining something, so Juliet pinched her waist to snap her out of it.

Then she patted her on the shoulder and said,

“Even though it’s unfortunate now, there will be more opportunities. I’ll help you a lot. Got it?”

“Mm.”

Nodding, Rene looked at Juliet sideways, then squirmed her fingers again and said,

“Uh…”

“Uh?”

“Thank you, sister.”

“For taking care of the dress and everything.”

“For my sister and our family.”

Juliet smiled brightly and pinched Rene’s waist again, like it was no big deal.

While Rene was bonding with Juliet, Yoo Seong was having a serious conversation with Count Carian.

The Master Knight’s joining and the Lion King.

Count Carian was of course thrilled about the Master Knight’s joining.

Since he already planned to support Yoo Seong as the true human king, having a Master Knight—especially one from a foreign kingdom—join Yoo Seong’s side was not only a military advantage but also politically very favorable.

However, when it came to the information about the Lion King, even he had to express concern.

The Lion King, the king of monsters who could defeat even Master Knights.

That monster, not alone but leading an army, was marching north. It wasn’t just going to be a difficult fight—it was clear that the fate of both the Kingdom of Silatein and Yoo Seong himself would be at stake.

“It would be best to unite with the Crown Princess in the south to hold off the enemy.”

The Crown Princess had Count Bisten, the Master Knight of the Kingdom of Silatein, by her side.

If the Master Knight joined as planned, they would have two Master Knights on their side, which meant they could somehow resist the Lion King.

Yoo Seong nodded, and Count Carian continued,

“I’ve already reached out to the Crown Princess about leading an expedition to the south. As expected, they are welcoming the idea.”

The Crown Princess probably had plenty of information about the Kingdom of Cabal, and despite the ongoing battles in the south, there was an urgent need for an army to stop the Lion King.

“I think it’s necessary to meet the Crown Princess at least once.”

The Bride of the Century.

Now that the king was bedridden, the woman of the royal family who was practically holding up the Kingdom of Silatein.

As Count Carian said, whether Yoo Seong revealed his identity to her or not, to navigate the coming crisis, some form of cooperation with her would be essential.

‘Princess Elizabeth.’

As she was called the bride of the century, information about her could be found anywhere.

She was an extremely rational woman.

She had outstanding talent in both the civil and military fields, with no apparent deficiencies. Her personality was cold and decisive, always clear about what to hold on to and what to cut off, yet she was also kind in her own way.

When looking at the related anecdotes one by one, it seemed almost unbelievable that such a person could exist. It almost made one wonder if this was all royal propaganda.

Because of this, Yoo Seong had been somewhat looking forward to meeting her.

If the crown princess was truly as the rumors suggested, it might be possible to cooperate without any political conflicts, just as he had feared.

“But in the end, it’s just a guess.”

It was something that could not be known until he met her in person.

For this reason, instead of harboring unrealistic expectations and only thinking positively, Yoo Seong discussed various possibilities, including situations where things might go wrong, with Count Carian.

And two days later, in the afternoon.

As had been discussed earlier, the Guardian General left Legion and headed south.

Confirmations from the royal family of the Cabal Kingdom and gathering the northern soldiers.

Both tasks were bound to take time, but after leaving a message that he would surely return, the Guardian General rode south.

Meanwhile, unrelated to the Guardian General, soldiers continued to gather in Legion.

The Western Lords alliance forces assembled.

Although Count Baltois could not join due to guarding the northwestern border, he sent a large amount of military supplies instead.

As for the number of troops, he had already provided 500 cavalry, so no one was complaining about shortages.

And three days later, in the morning, around 10,000 soldiers from the Western Lords Alliance gathered in Legion.