How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 231: ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž (5)



โ€œThat b*stard is heading towards Pelheim Castle!โ€

As Johan rode off on his horse shouting, the elf king also got on his horse without delay and shouted.

โ€œHeโ€™s heading towards Pelheim Castle. Chase him!โ€

โ€œAchladda, Euclyia, go ahead and evacuate the people!โ€

โ€œ. . .Huh?โ€

The elf king was confused by Johanโ€™s words and looked at Johan. It was really an unexpected thing to say.

โ€œWhy do you say that?โ€

โ€œOh, no reason.โ€

โ€˜๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด.โ€™

If he were the elf king, he wouldnโ€™t have bothered evacuating the merchants and travelers in front of the castle. Not because he had any grudges or hostility towards them.

It was just that there was no reason to do so.

Above all, there was no reason to waste the knightsโ€™ strength on such tasks. That was something for monks to do.

However, if he acknowledged the opponent as a knight, he had to respect even the opponentโ€™s foolish actions. The elf king swallowed his words to himself.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œI will kill it if it doesnโ€™t die out!โ€

โ€œAhhhhh!โ€

While the death knight was a horror that could appear in stories, the centaurs were a realistic horror. The nomadic warriors that would only appear in the east showing up here surprised the merchants and made them run away.

โ€œGet out from the gate! The undead are coming!โ€

โ€œWhip those who donโ€™t leave!โ€

The guards on the walls were confused by the sudden attack but did not dare come out and lowered their heads. They were afraid of getting hit by the centaurโ€™s arrows.

โ€œUgh!โ€

The merchant who fell while running away shivered in fear. Now that his legs were tied the scary half-man half-horse creatures will butcher him.

๐“๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐œ๐ค!

The merchant closed his eyes shut. Someone grabbed him by his neck and lifted him up with force. Surprisingly, it was the centaur.

โ€œDid I tell you to smash your head into the ground? Did you break your leg?!โ€

โ€œY-Yes? Yes?โ€

โ€œRun! You dumb idiot wandering around without your mind! Run!โ€

โ€œY-Yes!โ€

The centaurs skillfully herded the people to make space like they were herding horses and sheep.

The people who scattered to the sides and the guards on the walls soon realized why the centaurs tried the clumsy attack.

It was because the death knight was standing in front of the Dogye bridge oozing cold air.

It approached so quietly, so silently that at first people thought the death knight was just another traveler. However, the people who met its eyes instinctively knew that it was a being that refused the natural order.

โ€œS-Shoot! Shoot!โ€

The guards who did not attack to not provoke while the centaurs were charging took out their crossbows without listening to orders once the death knight approached.

โ€œItโ€™s useless. At least light a fire in front to buy some time!โ€

The Elf King shouted in a husky voice while running from afar. However, the guards did not listen to him and fired their crossbolts.

The death knight staggered back a few times before regaining its balance and charged towards the gate on top of the Dogye bridge.

Despite the absurdity of a solo charge towards the closed gate, the guardsโ€™ hearts turned cold.

โ€œHow can that thing breach the gate?โ€

โ€œIt turned into a specter and passed through the fortressโ€™s wall before. There is no law saying it canโ€™t do it a second time. . .โ€

Johanโ€™s words did not even finish before the death knight disappeared. Then, screams erupted from behind the walls.

Seeing that, the Elf King nodded.

โ€œThanks to you the number of times it can turn into a specter has decreased.โ€

โ€˜๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.โ€™

Johan thought to himself. Not everyone could think like that after seeing something like this.

โ€œLetโ€™s go! With the situation like this not even the castellan can refuse our help!โ€

Angoldolph actually thought it was good in a way. If he had forcefully broken into the gate with his army during normal times it would have been as good as a declaration of war, but it was an exception when monsters were raging.

If the valiant Count and the honorable King personally took care of the death knight, and if knights had arrived at the outer walls during that time, what arrogant noble would dare be rude?

โ€œOpen the gate!โ€

โ€œSoldiers of Pelheim Castle! See who has come to defeat the death knight! Open the gate!โ€

The gate did not open. Johan belatedly realized that the guards must have fled. It was certain that no one was left near the gate at least.

Luckily the gate was small enough to lift with a pulley. With that form, it must have been opened once before already in the past.

โ€œWe got lucky.โ€

โ€œ. . .What do you mean count?! It seems like all the soldiers ran away?!โ€

Even the usually bold Elf King couldnโ€™t help but be flustered by Johanโ€™s words. However, that fluster soon changed into incredulity and shock.

๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐คโ”

The iron gate lifted up with a scraping noise. Johanโ€™s soldiers rushed in and hurriedly pulled and fixed the pulley. It was skill from having done it more than just once or twice.

โ€œIt is done, Count!โ€

โ€œCome inside!โ€

โ€œOh. . . I see. T-Thank you.โ€

The Elf King ran on top of the Dogye bridge with an enchanted expression. Unbeknownst to him, the people watching from behind also had shocked expressions as they buzzed among themselves.

So he caught ogres like that! No wonder he was able to capture them!

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

Within the walls of Pelheim Castle, there was chaos.

The merchants who had laid out their wares inside the walls were screaming and running away, while the guards desperately called for their comrades as they tried to form ranks.

โ€œWhen are the knights coming?!โ€

โ€œShut your mouth and pick up your spear!โ€

The soldiers had to hold out until the castellanโ€™s knights arrived from the inner castle.

The death knight kept looking around. It seemed to be in confusion, as if not knowing who to kill first despite needing to clear the path.

โ€œGet out of the way, pathetic ones!โ€

And then the Elf King arrived with the knights. The soldiers were so moved they shed tears of joy.

When they were outside the castle walls, they didnโ€™t know what he might do so they were afraid, but meeting him in this situation, there were no more reassuring people.

โ€œLetโ€™s fight together, Count!โ€

At the Elf Kingโ€™s earnest shout, Johan nodded in response. Angoldolph pointed his sword at the death knight and shouted.

โ€œYou coward! You are unworthy to be called a knight, pathetically avoiding a duel and running away!โ€

โ”๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ โ– โ– โ– ๐โ– ๐จ๐ฎ โ– ๐š๐ฒ?

โ€œLetโ€™s see you try to run away this time too!โ€

The Elf Kingโ€™s sword blow rained down on the death knight once more. At the same time, Johanโ€™s crimson sword also slid towards the knightโ€™s nape.

The fierce and powerful joint attack of the two young warriors forced the death knight to barely evade and defend. Over the course of dozens of exchanges, the death knight was pressed into defense.

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. . .โ€™

If this was a duel between knights, it would have been their overwhelming victory, but this was a fight against the undead.

No matter how much they pushed their opponent around and injured them, a single mistake could lead to a fatal wound for themselves.

In any case, the Elf King seemed to be really excited. With a reliable knight guarding his back as he faced the enemy, he had an expression of not knowing what to do with his joy.

Because of that excitement, Angoldolph took more liberties. After getting close to the death knight, he swiftly drew his silver dagger like lightning and stabbed between the armor plates.

โ”โ– โ– โ– ๐ก!!!

The silver that penetrated inside the armor certainly had an effect. However, that attack rather provoked the death knight.

As the death knight roared and slammed its sword into the ground, the strange energy that spread from it turned chilly. That chill instantly changed into cold that swept the surroundings.

โ€œ!!โ€

The Elf King was horrified. Looks of pain mixed with distress rose on the faces of the knights who followed behind. It was because they each received a share of the peculiar energy released by the death knight.

Although the harsh, merciless cold made the footsteps of the knights in place slow, Johan gritted his teeth and approached.

The hot energy rising from his heart repelled the cold wrapped around the outside. Teshuka shouted for Johan to put down the sword he was holding. Leaving his frozen sword, he approached with bare hands. As he did so, the cold did not dare approach and fled.

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ!โ€™

With his feet bound in place, Angoldolph stared at the young Count. It was amazing how he moved within this cold, but he couldnโ€™t even guess how he would defeat that guy without his sword.

๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐!

Johan took the most straightforward method. Grabbing the death knight with both hands and strangling its neck. Even the death knight seemed quite dumbfounded, its eye sockets trembling.

As Teshuka tore apart and repelled the death energy trying to penetrate inside, Johanโ€™s grip grew increasingly vicious, choking off the death knightโ€™s breath.

Though no one else present heard it, Johan definitely heard it. The sound of its neckbone cracking and breaking.

๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ!

With that sound, the aura emitted by the death knight disappeared, and the cold vanished instantly. All that remained were the shabby and battered armor and traces left by the death knight as it rampaged around.

As the fight ended, the Elf King shed tears. Seeing the elf cry, Johan clenched and released his fist, taken aback.

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ?โ€™

He desperately wished that the Elf King wasnโ€™t crying because Johan had finished off the death knight. Thankfully that wasnโ€™t the case. These were tears of excitement.

โ€œThat was. . .a really amazing fight, Count.โ€

โ€œI couldnโ€™t have captured it without Your Majestyโ€™s help.โ€

โ€œIs that really true?โ€

The Elf King was overjoyed at Johanโ€™s words, like a little child. While he wouldnโ€™t be this happy with a typical compliment, words from the Count who fought alongside him carried special meaning.

โ€œThereโ€™s a beautiful forest in my homeland, Count.โ€

As he sheathed his sword, Angoldolph spoke up. Johan wondered what he was talking about.

โ€œIn that forest lives a very old monster. Iโ€™ve tried to defeat it before, but I wonโ€™t recklessly fight it alone. Iโ€™ll wait until the Count comes to join me.โ€

โ€œOh no. . .โ€

Johan was dumbfounded by the Elf Kingโ€™s sudden invitation to hunt some monster heโ€™d never heard of.

The Elf King spoke as if he was tempting Johan with hidden treasure, but Johan wasnโ€™t thrilled at all.

โ€œIโ€™ll. . .think about it.โ€

โ€œOf course! I knew youโ€™d accept! The Count is nothing like that schemer Abner!โ€

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ง?โ€™

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

Angoldolph and Ulrike despised each other, but they agreed in this situation.

Since they had already opened the outer castle gate and entered, they decided to pressure the castellan to come out.

It was rude to enter someone elseโ€™s fiefdom and make demands, but they had a valid argument after defeating a death knight-level monster inside the castle.

The knights who entered took positions in front of the inner castle gate and controlled the surroundings. The remaining soldiers didnโ€™t make a peep and obediently followed along. They didnโ€™t want to lose their lives to the elf knights after barely surviving against the death knight.

โ€œShout louder.โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

Some soldiers with good voices stepped forward. They shouted in succession.

โ€œThe honorable knights fought against the wicked undead, yet the castellan still refuses to show his face?! How shameless!!โ€

โ€œIf this continues, they will mock the honor of this castle!โ€

They werenโ€™t shouting for the castellan to hear. They wanted the other people inside the castle to hear.

As a feudal lord, face was more important than anything. No one trusted a cowardly feudal lord who broke promises. Even though they had already entered and defeated the death knight, if the lord continued to not come out, those inside would also distrust him.

Sure enough, it had an effect. A steward came out from the castle. The steward spoke carefully.

โ€œThe castellan said he will greet the guests.โ€

โ€œFinally! He should have done that sooner!โ€

The elf king shouted harshly. His blood was still hot from the earlier battle with the death knight. Ulrike didnโ€™t stop Angoldolphโ€™s words either. She agreed.

โ€œHowever, there is one condition.โ€

โ€œWhat is it? Donโ€™t even think about unreasonable conditions. If you tell us to disarm, Iโ€™ll break your neck like we broke the death knight.โ€

โ€œUm. . .?โ€

At the elf kingโ€™s words, Ulrike tilted her head.

What is he saying?

โ€œAh, no. Of course you may enter armed. Itโ€™s just. . . he wants to meet Count Yeats first.โ€

โ€œ!โ€

Translation-(COMPLETED) โ€“ How to Live as a Wandering Knight

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅใ€Šโญโญโญโญโญใ€‹!!

ใ€Ž๐๐” ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Šใ€


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