I Became a Mythical Knight King

Chapter 99: The Guardian of the Nation (3)

The first reaction of the Guardian General was a question mark.

Literally, a question mark.

He seemed to doubt what he had just heard, as if questioning his own ears, while also showing an expression that conveyed, “What kind of nonsense is this?”

“Take over what?”

“The king of humans?”

“The successor of King Arthur?”

It was the most unexpected nonsense he had heard in recent times, and it took a moment for the Guardian General reasoning to kick in.

“Hah.”

First, he chuckled.

Should he say he was dumbfounded?

In fact, many had claimed to be the successor of King Arthur.

And most of them were lunatics, while those who weren’t were fools with excessive ambition relative to their abilities.

So what kind of person was Count Lothian in front of him?

Given the aura around him, he must have trained a bit.

Wouldn’t he be closer to the latter than the former?

The Guardian General didn’t try to hide his indifferent feelings and the disappointment that such a person was being served by Jillian, and his face showed it clearly.

Then Jillian stepped forward.

“I know what you’re thinking, but you’ll regret it. Everything the successor said is true.”

The Guardian General narrowed his eyes at Jillian’s words.

She was a bit timid and had low self-esteem, but she was quite sharp, so how had she come to this point?

Had someone brainwashed her by exploiting her personality flaws?

As the Guardian General’s gaze became more like the one he would direct at a cult leader, and as he looked at Jillian with a pitiful expression, Jillian, slightly upset, spoke again with more emphasis.

“It’s not a lie. It’s not a scam either. I personally received the oracle from Lord Omphalos.”

Jillian straightened her chest and spoke confidently, causing the Guardian General’s eyebrows to furrow even more.

Even though he cared for Jillian, he couldn’t help but be suspicious about her claim of receiving the oracle.

How could someone who couldn’t even properly use recovery magic have received an oracle?

“No, I really did. It was me who healed you, it was me! I received the oracle and became a saint!”

Unable to contain herself, Jillian abandoned her graceful demeanor and shouted.

At that moment, Rene also stepped forward and spoke.

“Saint Jillian is right. And I too received the oracle from the Goddess of the Lake. It’s all true.”

However, at a time when Jillian’s words weren’t even fully trusted, there was no way the Guardian General would believe Rene, a complete stranger.

Moreover, the Guardian General was fixated on one word that Jillian had mentioned earlier.

“Saint? Jillian, you became the saint of the Omphalos Order?”

“Yes, that’s right. I haven’t been officially recognized by the order yet, but I’m still a saint. Lord Omphalos gave me the oracle.”

As the Guardian General’s suspicion deepened over the fact that she hadn’t been officially recognized by the Order, Jillian, seeming frustrated, patted her chest and conjured divine power that almost looked like flames.

“Do you want to see the divine power of a saint?”

She raised her right hand, and a bright, sacred aura burst from it like flames.

Though the Guardian General was not skilled enough to properly discern divine power due to his lack of holy magic, he could at least tell that the divine energy Jillian was emitting was extraordinary.

“Rene, you should show yours too.”

“Huh? Me, too?”

For a moment, Rene hesitated at Jillian’s words, looking at Yoo Seong. Yoo Seong nodded.

“Alright, wait a moment.”

Rene stepped back several paces, and when everyone looked at her, she awkwardly let out a strange shout before releasing her magic.

Boom!

The air trembled.

No, for a brief moment, the entire castle shook.

Thanks to repeated level-ups, Rene now possessed magic powerful enough to rival a great magician, far beyond her peers.

The violet magic that spread from Rene’s body inflated with immense force and soon filled the room.

“Wait, it’s this much?”

Both Jillian and Yoo Seong were taken aback.

They knew the numbers from the status window, but seeing it in person was a different experience.

“Amazing.”

It was an immense amount of magic.

Moreover, since Rene could store magic equal to her primary magic through magic storage, the amount of magic available for battle could easily be twice what was visible here.

Effectively, it was the magic of two great magicians.

The Guardian General, too, was shocked by the sheer amount of magic Rene had.

The moment Rene released her magic, he reflexively leapt off the bed and stepped back, looking at both Jillian and Rene with a confused expression.

Jillian, who had been weak to the point of being unable to use any decent holy magic, now had the divine power of a saint.

And now, a girl who barely looked to be in her late teens possessed magic stronger than the royal palace mages.

Both were monumental things, but the Guardian General reminded himself not to get confused.

These things had nothing to do with the Count Lothian being the king of humans.

But still, he couldn’t look at Yoo Seong with suspicion like before.

The words that the two had spoken.

The oracle of Lord Omphalos, the oracle of the Goddess of the Lake.

The two women, who had become stronger through divine oracles.

And the reason they had received these oracles.

If it were really true…

If the man in front of him was truly the successor of King Arthur, the new king of humans…

“Could it be, you knew about this?”

The existence of the barrier surrounding the world.

The identity and purpose of the monsters that crossed the barrier.

At the Guardian General’s question, Yoo Seong nodded.

“I heard it from Ninian, the manager of the barrier.”

It wasn’t information from the monsters.

It was from the manager of the barrier.

Of course, this too could be doubted.

The Guardian General had learned of it from the Lion King, so it was possible that Count Lothian could have obtained the information from the monsters rather than the manager of the barrier.

But the Guardian General didn’t think so.

He looked back at Jillian, who, though slightly upset, had regained her usual grace and nodded firmly.

The barrier had collapsed, and the era of monsters had arrived.

And in line with that, the king of humans had returned as well.

“Hah…”

A smile spread across the Guardian General’s face again.

But this time, it was different.

It wasn’t the sarcastic laugh of disbelief, but rather one born of the overwhelming surprise of the situation.

He had spoken calmly, but in reality, he had felt as though the sky was falling down on him in despair.

But now, he had discovered hope.

The king of humans.

The true successor of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, whom even the Lion King feared.

“My God, truly, my God.”

The Guardian General spoke foolishly, then smiled again.

He quickly straightened his posture, even though his muscles screamed in pain, and, despite the discomfort, gave a polite bow.

“I, Sir El Cardo of the Cabal Kingdom, salute the king of humans who has returned.”

Yoo Seong nodded and raised his right fist, tapping his left chest.

With Rene and Jillian watching in excitement, Yoo Seong spoke.

“Glory to Camelot.”

The formality of Camelot’s tradition, something that could only be found in stories of King Arthur.

But that was the form that all humans living in the age of man knew.

A smile spread across the Guardian General’s face again.

The group, after laying the Guardian General back in bed, briefly explained the process that Yoo Seong had gone through to reach this point.

This time, Rene was in charge of the explanation, and although there were a lot of embellishments, she succeeded in shortening the story much more than usual.

They began by rescuing Lothian, and after various battles, they saved the Artois County. They had gathered supporters from the west to form the Western Lords Alliance and were preparing to head south.

After hearing all of this, the Guardian General nodded calmly.

“So, the successor is currently building strength?”

It wasn’t King Arthur who had returned.

It was the successor who had returned and was building power.

Yoo Seong was undoubtedly strong, but among knights who had reached the second level of chivalry, he was strong, but not on the level of master knights.

“Yes, that’s right. But I think it would be more accurate to say I’m recovering right now.”

“The army of light…”

The chivalry of the holy king used by Yoo Seong.

And the knights of Camelot descending to the world.

The existence of a chivalry that could summon not only soldiers but also knights left even the master knight, the Guardian General, astonished.

After all, it wasn’t just summoning simple combatants; he was summoning real humans, not one, but hundreds.

“Well then, those two behind you?”

The Guardian General, looking at Kate and Morgan standing behind Yoo Seong, asked.

Yoo Seong nodded.

“These are Kate, a knight of Camelot, and Morgan, also a knight of Camelot.”

“Glory to Camelot.”

“Hello~”

Kate, who had been serious all along, seemed very fitting to display Camelot’s manners, while Morgan, who had been eyeing the Guardian General earlier, now greeted with a playful smile.

The Guardian General’s face broke into a smile with many meanings, but it quickly turned to shock.

“These two are knights of the Round Table? But why are their names different?”

The Guardian General knew all the names of the knights of the Round Table.

Kate and Morgan were not among the original knights.

But if their memories were sealed, and they had forgotten even their own names…

“Well, the Round Table has a different name.”

Morgan winked as she answered, causing the Guardian General to swallow his breath.

“My God. Does that mean, even if not right now, the knights of the Round Table will return?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Yoo Seong’s words made the Guardian General unable to hide his amazement.

He had been somewhat disappointed when he realized that Yoo Seong’s strength was less than he had imagined, as the hope to face the Lion King and the monsters seemed to fall short. But now, with the knights of the Round Table returning, hope surged again.

The knights of the Round Table.

The greatest warriors of humanity, whom even the Lion King feared and called monsters.

Of course, as Yoo Seong had said, the Knights of the Round Table hadn’t joined yet.

How exactly they would recover their powers, and how long it would take to restore everything, were things the Guardian General didn’t know.

But even so, he could smile.

Because the knowledge that the knights of the Round Table would one day return gave him hope.

“Guardian General, there are actually two more things I need to tell you.”

“Please go ahead.”

Yoo Seong informed Guardian General about the fact that the barrier would eventually collapse, and that the monsters’ goal was related to the fire of humanity.

The first was to make him aware of the seriousness of the situation, and the second was to reveal the target of the monsters’ attack.

Moreover, since Guardian General was a Master Knight, he might have relevant information related to the fire.

After hearing everything Yoo Seong said, Guardian General paused for a moment with a serious expression and then asked again.

“Have you revealed the truth to the Silatein royal family?”

“Not yet.”

Although Yoo Seong didn’t explain the reason, Guardian General understood it well enough.

He was both a knight and someone who had devoted his life to protecting the Cabal Kingdom and its royal family.

He understood the nature of humans, and how the appearance of a human king would lead to political events in the current situation.

“I understand. Once my injuries are healed, I will check on the royal family of Cabal Kingdom and then lead the northern army to join the heir.”

Guardian General was from Cabal Kingdom.

Even though he knew that Yoo Seong was the human king, he could not abandon the Cabal Kingdom or its royal family.

First, he would look after them, and only then would he join Yoo Seong.

Yoo Seong understood Guardian General’s situation and nodded without saying anything further.

“I will be waiting.”

The joining of a Master Knight, a user of the 3rd stage chivalry.

Guardian General once again showed respect to Yoo Seong.

A few minutes after leaving Guardian General’s resting room, Jillian remained with Guardian General, while Kate and Morgan had returned to Yoo Seong’s castle. Thus, the only one left by Yoo Seong’s side was Rene.

As they passed through the hallway and entered the room, Rene, who had been holding back her excitement, suddenly jumped up and cheered.

“Wow, wow, wow!”

So thrilled that she was trembling, she quickly turned to Yoo Seong with a big smile.

“It’s a Master Knight! A Master Knight!”

Only ten people in the world reached the 3rd stage chivalry.

These powerful figures, regarded as strategic weapons despite being individuals, had one of them now expressing a willingness to join Yoo Seong.

And he would lead the Cabal Kingdom’s army.

Of course, the process of joining would not be smooth.

It would be problematic for the Cabal Kingdom’s army to cross Silatein’s borders and join someone who wasn’t even the kingdom’s king. So it might end up that only Guardian General actually joins.

But that alone was enough.

After all, Guardian General was a Master Knight.

‘And on top of that, the Master Knight has acknowledged the heir!’

Though Yoo Seong still kept his identity as the successor of the Holy King a secret, with the way things were going behind the scenes, it wouldn’t be long before he could openly declare the return of the Holy King to the world.

A successor to the Holy King recognized by the saint of the Omphalos Order.

A new human king acknowledged by Master Knights.

Just imagining it made Rene tremble with excitement.

And Yoo Seong couldn’t help but smile at her joy.

Though Yoo Seong was happy too, it was as though Rene’s excitement helped calm his own.

‘No, I should say it feels like Rene is celebrating for me.’

Anyway, Yoo Seong was also very glad to have Guardian General join.

‘It feels like the connection with Jillian is deeper than I thought…is this some kind of luck?’

In fact, without Jillian, Yoo Seong wouldn’t have been able to talk so openly with Guardian General or trust him easily.

Yoo Seong trusted Guardian General because Jillian trusted him, and conversely, Guardian General easily believed Yoo Seong’s words because of Jillian’s presence.

‘Maybe this is the power of accumulated Virtue Points.’

Virtue Points accumulate and leads to the fate of humans.

He met Ruan, connected with Jillian because of that, and now he had a connection with Guardian General.

‘Of course, the most important connection is still Rene.’

Though it was true that he met Rene before he had accumulated Virtue Points.

Shaking off those thoughts with a smile, Yoo Seong watched Rene who was still celebrating.

In truth, it wasn’t all joy.

The information about the Lion King learned through Guardian General.

A monster king who overwhelmed even Master Knights, a being so powerful that even two Master Knights couldn’t guarantee a victory against him.

He was coming.

The final battle with him was inevitable.

Steeling himself, Yoo Seong calmed Rene and then said,

“Well then, Rene. I’ll go have a word with Count Carian.”

“Ah, should I come with you?”

“No, you’ve been working hard since yesterday. Rest.”

“Understood. Take care.”

“Alright.”

Yoo Seong waved his hand at Rene, who jokingly saluted him, and left the room.

And soon after.

Someone approached Rene, who was left alone.