You passed, yanno.
Eh-, wha-, why!?
Well, even if you ask that, nobody said that youd fail if you lost, right?
(N-, Now that he ntions it But normally)
Its true that youd have an advantage if you won, and those who make it as far as the semi-finals will be guaranteed a spot. But thats not all. Why do you think we knights were watching the matches? We do that so we can scout out skill sets and talents that our respective units need.
Crow turned to smile at Fii.
And theres a captain that wants you as their apprentice knight. Congrats. You passed. Isnt that great, Heath?
Fii stared in disbelief at the paper that he handed her.
But the na Heath was definitely there. And that Heath now belonged to the 18th Knight Division.
(Huh? Was there an eighteenth unit?)
Fii tilted her head in puzzlent.
Of course she was confused. The Orstollian knight order was only supposed to have seventeen knight divisions.
Aahh, so youdoknow about our knight order. Dont worry about it, the 18th really exists. There are so circumstances so it doesntofficiallyexist, but well, thats just on paper. We get treated as a proper knight division, and as long as you graduate from being an apprentice, youll get your identification papers as a knight. Im also with the 18th you see. Were kind of like special forces, or a secret unit. Are you not fine with that?
No! No such thing! exclaid Fii, as she shook her head.
As long as she could gain an identity as a knight, it didnt matter to her which unit she joined. She was actually happy about it because now she would be in the sa knight division as Crow.
After those words ca out ofmouth, the fact that she had passed finally struck her.
Wahhh Crow-san
Now that the stress was leaving her, she began to cry even harder than before.
Oi, oi, youre going to cry after youpassas well? Geez, a kid like you is
Giving another troubled smile, Crow pulled Heaths head in and patted it.
This is the only ti Im going to console a guy, alright?
After Fii cried for a while longer, the two of them decided to head to the 18ths gathering place.
Ti to greet everyone. Can you walk?
Yes! I can walk!
Even though she was depressed just a mont ago, Fii was so cheerful now, that she was wagging her proverbial tail. Crow couldnt help but smile in amusent.
Whoa, so energetic now that you know youve passed huh. What happened to the gloom from earlier? What a rcenary kid you are.
That was because I thought Id failed for sure
Fii reddenedand turned away in a huff in response to the teasing.
But she quickly returned to a happy smile and looked back towards Crow.
By the way, why did they want ! Could it be that they realised my hidden talent with the sword!?
Apparently its because youre tiny and were good at scurrying about.
Hahh!? Whats that supposed to an!
She wasnt very happy. That hardly sounded knightly at all.
Well, you had guts too. Apparently youre exactly what we need right now. You passed thanks to that, so dont complain, laughed Crow before ruffling Fiis hair.
(Well, thats true, but!)
If she was going to pass anyway, then shed have preferred a cooler reason behind it. The girl had suddenly beco quite greedy now that she was safe.
Our unit is a gathering of specialists. Even if your swordsmanship isnt great, as long as youve got your talent, well take you.
Isnt great, you say So what are you good at, Crow-san?
? Well, lots of stuff. I suppose you could almost say that Imtootalented.
Uh huh
Fii glared at him suspiciously as he posed, hand against chin.
Before long, sothing that looked like a storehouse ca into view.
Well, strictly speaking were an unofficial knight division, you see. Naturally our unit cant get its own building, so weve borrowed a storehouse and remodelled it to use as our base.
So itwasa storehouse.
Well, the inside is surprisingly nice, so dont worry about it.
Passing through the sliding door, what ca into view was a spacious room with sofas, tables, chairs, bookshelves and other furnishings arranged about.
On the shelves were weapons, and things that probably belonged to the other mbers.
Fii looked about. Pot plants with beautiful flowers. A make-up set- Why was there a make-up set here? Lots of bows and arrows. Hamrs and other tools, as well as things that she really didnt recognise.
And finally, four n, each sitting sowhere in the room.
So youuure the rumoured newbie. Hmmm~ Nice to etcha, winked a young man without any special features.
waved another man. Although he was larger than even Gorms, and was sitting on an especially large chair, his greeting was light and didnt make Fii nervous.
Lets get along from now on, said an eye-patched man, without any particular expression.
Finally, I heard, but you really are a tiny fellow arentcha. Well, its nice to etcha, spoke a middle-aged man in work clothes as he waved to Fii with a smirk.
Ah-, yes, please take care of .
Fii bowed to them in return.
The Captain is going to be here soon, so just relax until he gets here, said the plain-looking youth, as he produced so tea for her.
It was a fragrant herb tea.
(The Captain What kind of person is he?)
It was because this Captain said he needed her that Fii was able to beco a knight apprentice.
After waiting for a while, the clunking of footsteps sounded from outside.
When the door opened, a single young man stepped into the room.
(Ah- This person)
With black hair and blue-grey eyes, the upper part of his face was concealed by a mask. But even beneath that mask, Fii could tell that this man had sharp and handso features.
It was the masked man that had spoken to her when she collapsed.
The man took a slow look around the room, before speaking in a calm voice.
It seems that everybody is here.
Then, standing in a place where the five knights and one apprentice knight could see him, he continued.
Because we have a new mber with us, let
introduce myself once again. I am the Captain of this unit. The Captain of the 18th Knight Division, York.
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