How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 249: ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ (3)



Chapter 249: ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ (3)

โ€œWhy? We can talk comfortably.โ€

โ€œ. . .No.โ€

Olafsethan was perceptive and had extraordinary situational awareness. He seemed to sense that Johan and others were on good terms with Caenerna.

Of course, nobles are guaranteed their status even when captured as prisoners of war. But this civil war had built up resentment on both sides.

Just as the emperor had hanged the necks of southern feudal lords he had captured, Olafsethan could have been hanged too.

โ€œCome to think of it, there were so many plotters at the royal court that I donโ€™t know who plotted it.โ€

โ€œI see. So you were being tortured because you were caught?โ€

Olafsethan nodded. Johan comforted him.

โ€œYouโ€™ve suffered a lot. Although you were captured as a prisoner, I will guarantee your status in my name. Not only knights but also many Empire knights were captured, so youโ€™ll be able to talk with them.โ€

โ€œ. . .Thank you!โ€

Olafsethan was relieved. Count Yeats was not as vicious and violent as the rumors made him out to be. On the contrary, he was quite courteous and polite.

At least he no longer had to worry about being hanged for now.

โ€˜๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.โ€™

It was also fortunate that there were many Empire knights in the camp. It would have been miserable to stay in this vast military camp without even a single attendant to look after him. No matter how many conveniences Count Yeats provided, there were limits.

โ€œBy the way, Jyanina-gong. Why are you here?โ€

โ€œ. . .Wizards tend to have long and complicated secrets.โ€

โ€œ???โ€

Olafsethan wondered what she meant but did not inquire further. For now, there was no one more trustworthy than Jyanina around him. She was someone he had some connection with.

Although she had not received an official position, as the emperorโ€™s child, Olafsethan knew quite a bit about the wizards active at the royal court. Enough to be in contact with Caenerna.

In addition, Jyanina was a wizard who could wield quite creative magic. The idea that she could create an army of monsters was interesting enough that many people including the emperor had lent an ear.

โ€œSo Jyanina-gong. Our meeting like this must be Godโ€™s guidance. I ask for your advice.โ€

โ€œ. . .?โ€

โ€œGiven your position, you must hold a high position in the Countโ€™s court. Please advise me on how I should act based on your insight. If you help me, I will not forget this favor. I swear on the name of my family.โ€

Olafsethan honestly bowed his head.

The situation was dire so he had to accept anyoneโ€™s help. And no one else in this camp seemed more suitable than Jyanina.

. . .But for Jyanina, it was an overwhelmingly bewildering remark.

โ€˜๐˜–๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ. . .โ€™

Faced with words from the other party that she did not even know where to start pointing out, Jyanina broke into a cold sweat.

First of all, Jyanina did not hold a high position in Count Yeatsโ€™ court. Of course, as a wizard, she had taken on an advisory role and had the outward image of something like a noble philosopher. But that was just a faรงade. . .

Inside, Suetlg would say things like โ€˜๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด. ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ.โ€™ And Johan would mock her saying โ€™๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ? ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ.โ€™

Even with the same position, influence varies widely depending on the person. Jyaninaโ€™s influence was negligible.

And Jyanina did not have particularly outstanding political insight. Caenerna and Suetlg were brooding about the situation of the Empire, but Jyaninaโ€™s goal was simply to eat well and live well.

โ€™๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ดโ€ฆโ€™

Johan introduced Jyanina because they were from the same royal court, in order to relieve the otherโ€™s wariness and reassure them. But Olafsethan made an unexpected remark.

โ€œI ask a favor, Jyanina-gong!โ€

โ€œ. . .Iโ€™ll think about it.โ€

Jyanina hurried away. Olafsethan was left behind with a bewildered expression.

To ignore his proposal. . .

โ€œCould they be thinking of executing me? No way. . .!โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

Johan was inside Suetlgโ€™s tent. He was reading a book while keeping an eye on his servants changing the cloth on Suetlgโ€™s forehead.

โ€œAre you feeling a bit better?โ€

โ€œMuch better. Whatโ€™s the situation?โ€

โ€œGood.โ€

The centaurs who went out scouting further were coming back and bringing news.

The feudal lords of the emperor faction were apparently panicking after hearing the shocking news of defeat. They stopped moving separately and were gathering in one place.

They were afraid that if the united allied forces with high morale advanced deeper, they could be defeated piecemeal.

Similarly, allied troops were also gathering here. The news that the formidable emperor had fallen made even the most timid coward brave.

Even if they clash hard, our side is much more advantageous.

โ€œIs the emperor dead?โ€

โ€œHe probably isnโ€™t dead. He was covered with so much magic. . .โ€

It was the first time he felt strange cutting an opponent down, probably because of how much magic he had wrapped around himself. It seemed like he had all the treasures of the Empire on his one body.

Johan put away his book and took out his shield. Suetlg was puzzled by the delicate elven patterns and engravings.

โ€œA treasure from the king?โ€

โ€œHow did you know?โ€

โ€œWell, not many can give such a treasure. . . It doesnโ€™t look like youโ€™ve used it.โ€

The shield wasnโ€™t very big. It was close to a small buckler shield. However, the power felt from within was extraordinary. It was odd that he hadnโ€™t used it until now.

โ€œThis shield is. . . a bit difficult to use, so I couldnโ€™t use it.โ€

The elf king only said it was an item who chooses his master, a finicky item, and didnโ€™t explain further.

No matter how many times he asked, he only said things like โ€™๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ,โ€™ โ” he held back from smacking him one, since he was the one receiving the treasure.

โ€œSo youโ€™ve figured it out now?โ€

โ€œI think I roughly grasped it.โ€

The shield awoke in a frustratingly simple way. Fighting intensely on the battlefield for a long time, it awoke itself. Johan was dumbfounded that he only noticed it when the battle was nearly over.

It awakens with the heat of battle. Indeed worthy of the elf kingโ€™s treasure.

โ€œAnyway, the situation is much more advantageous for us, so when the troops gather, I plan to pressure the enemy. We also have the emperorโ€™s bloodline as hostage. . .โ€

The Brduhe familyโ€™s army is coming to assist, the emperor leading them is heavily injured, and even his bloodline is taken hostage. No matter how modestly Johan sees it, time is on their side.

Of course, Johan had no intention to rush even though they were at an advantage. He planned to wait thoroughly.

โ€˜๐˜™๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด. ๐˜™๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด.โ€™

Suetlg clucked his tongue inside. The opponent this time was no ordinary opponent. He has the most renowned reputation in the Empire as an adversary.

Even someone with a cold heart would normally be excited after such a victory. But Johan was calmly waiting as if he didnโ€™t just win.

It must be suffocating from the opponentโ€™s position.

โ€œJyanina-gong is here.โ€

โ€œOh. Did the emperorโ€™s child say anything?โ€

Johan welcomed Jyanina with delight. Olafsethan didnโ€™t look like someone with a loose tongue, but itโ€™s normal for oneโ€™s tongue to loosen when hurt and lonely.

It wouldnโ€™t be strange for him to make indiscreet remarks to someone heโ€™s acquainted with like Jyanina.

โ€œHe. . . asked me for advice on the political situation. . .โ€

โ€œTo you?!โ€

Suetlg, who was lying down, was so surprised he sat up.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

Jyanina, who has returned with an incomprehensible deep gaze, opened her mouth. Olafsethan listened intently with a nervous expression.

โ€œOne day, a knight who went hunting came back after being bitten by a snake on his hand. What would you say, Your Excellency?โ€

โ€œI would say to cut off the hand before the poison spreads.โ€

โ€œWhat if he says he doesnโ€™t want to cut off the hand?โ€

โ€œHow can you compare a hand to a life?โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s exactly your situation, Your Excellency.โ€

โ€œWhat do you mean? Donโ€™t tell me. . .?โ€

โ€œHis Majestyโ€™s army is still powerful, but how long will this last? Itโ€™s as good as turning all the nobles of the Empire into enemies.โ€

โ€œ. . .I know that well. But itโ€™s not like I can change anything. If things had gone well and I had seized full authority, I could have persuaded the vassals below to order a retreat. . .โ€

โ€œNo. Thatโ€™s not enough.โ€

Jyanina waved her hand dismissively.

โ€œNo?โ€

โ€œDo you think the nobles of the Alliance who raised the army will be satisfied with that? Even if His Majestyโ€™s vassals are satisfied, the nobles of the Alliance will not be satisfied.โ€

โ€œThen. . .?โ€

โ€œYou have to say that you will return the occupied fiefdoms from this time and pay compensation along with it.โ€

โ€œWhat?! Do you know how much damage that would cause?!โ€

โ€œIt is you who should think carefully. If you donโ€™t cut off your hand now, how much bigger will the damage be?โ€

Olafsethan was about to get angry but thought about it. Certainly Jyanina was right. Even if he retreated with the emperorโ€™s vassals, there was no way the fighting nobles of the Alliance would accept a ceasefire.

In the worst case, they could push forward into the north. . .

โ€œNo matter what, the damage would be too great. I would gain nothing from it!โ€

โ€œNo. You can gain their support. You need to think about continuing the family line.โ€

โ€œ. . .!โ€

Olafsethan shuddered at Jyaninaโ€™s words. Thatโ€™s right.

โ€œWhen the emperorโ€™s army collapses, who will continue the family line? If you think about the fiefdom in the north, everything else is just something that can be cut off.โ€

โ€œ. . .Thank you, Jyanina-gong. I understand.โ€

Olafsethan made up his mind.

Now was the time to move one step ahead of the other bloodlines.

The other bloodlines beside the emperor probably think they can continue the family line, but the fight is not over yet.

When the emperorโ€™s army collapses, Olafsethan, who has the support of the feudal lords here, may be in an advantageous position.

โ€˜๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ!โ€™

Jyanina breathed a sigh of relief. She had repeated what she heard from Johan, and fortunately there were no mistakes. She didnโ€™t seem to need to take out the backup plan hidden in her sleeve.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œLook. These are the traces of that torture. If Count Yeats had not appeared, I might have died there without even a trial. I am really ashamed! How could a noble who should respect the Empire do this!โ€

Whenever nobles arrived in turn, Olafsethan joined the banquet held in the barracks and spoke eloquently.

Several feudal lords nodded very favorably at Olafsethanโ€™s words.

โ€œI canโ€™t believe heโ€™s the emperorโ€™s son, heโ€™s so gentlemanly.โ€

โ€œCardirian should have died earlier. If so, this would not have happened.โ€

โ€œBut did the emperor really die?โ€

โ€œIt seems certain that he was defeated.โ€

The feudal lords gathered there sent gazes of reverence to Johan. His martial arts prowess could be understandable. It was common for a suddenly appeared young knight to show off his martial arts.

However, it was unimaginable to ambush and retreat the army of the veteran Emperor.

How was that possible?

โ€œI heard that God gave a revelation the day before.โ€

โ€œIndeed. . .! Plausible.โ€

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต?โ€™

Johan, who was passing by, was dumbfounded inside. No matter how unbelievable, believing in such things. . .

However, the nobles seemed to believe this theory a lot. Even Ulrike, who arrived late, secretly asked, โ€™๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ?โ€™

โ€œYour Excellency Count Yeats. Thank you again for saving my life. If the Count had not saved me. . .โ€

โ€œIt was something I had to do as a nobleman.โ€

Olafsethanโ€™s attitude became even more polite than when he woke up. Jyaninaโ€™s words were so effective that he was walking around very enthusiastically.

โ€˜๐˜ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด.โ€™

He didnโ€™t expect it to be this much even though he wanted cooperation. Since it wasnโ€™t bad, Johan smiled.

โ€œYour Excellency Count. I was so confused that I forgot, but I just remembered an important story.โ€

โ€œ?โ€

โ€œThere may be an assassin aiming at the count!โ€

Count Shirivik next to him flinched.

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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€‹!!

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