Only Obedient to Me! Sir Knight Chapter 25

“Ah, the era of holiness….” Rowy, who hadn’t understood because the term “holy war” was unfamiliar, nodded only then. People of the empire didn’t usually call that war a “holy war.” It was the war that took place between demons and humans during the days when miracles of the gods still existed in the world. By another name….

‘He means the Imperial Founding War.’

The invasion of the human realm by demons dates back five thousand years. One day, demons suddenly crawled up from beneath the earth and began to destroy the world as they pleased.

In an era when the will of the gods still remained in the world, humans who served their respective gods gathered one by one to fight against the demons, creating one massive nation. That was the beginning of the current empire.

The Irad Duchy, too, was granted a dukedom at that time for the merit of killing tens of thousands of demons by borrowing the power of the gods. Surprisingly, the first Duke of Irad had also been a holy knight.

‘It doesn’t suit him at all, though.’

If you’re a holy knight, you should be something more…. Rowy glanced at Van. Van was intently examining the summoning circle, looking quite serious. Rowy walked up to Van for no reason and clung to him.

“Holy war… I thought that was just like a myth.”

“Not at all. The demons of that era still remain.”

By the time the demons were driven to the ends of the continent and the gods slowly departed from humans, humans also began to forget about demons and gods, living their own lives. Five thousand years passed that way. …However, the person who had been fighting a desperate battle against the demons, inheriting the will of the gods, was right in front of him.

“This is a summoning circle that calls upon a high-ranking demon. Nowadays, it is difficult to summon demons of this grade. The high-ranking demons that remain today are all remnants of the holy war era.”

“I see… but why was only that one sitting here all alone?”

“It might have been hiding while being chased. Since The Great Demon Mamon, who distributed their power, is gone, the remaining demons are also gradually weakening.”

“It means the long war is ending.” Van, who had been continuing a war from five thousand years ago that had already been forgotten, smiled broadly.

“Now, let’s go back up. The weather should be nice now. Are you okay with taking the magic tool with you?”

“Hm? Ah, yes, sure. There’s no reason to come here anymore.”

Rowy took out the magic tool he had embedded in the wall and clicked it onto his arm.

“Let’s go up. I want to go drink something sweet.”

“Yes, I will make it for you. What about the magic tool? You should take it with you.”

“Hm? I already did?”

Rowy raised his arm to show the bracelet on it. It was a pair with the bracelet that had been suppressing the low-level demon. Three magic tools had now returned to Rowy.

The ring that maintained the underground passage, the bracelet that held the demon captive, and the other bracelet that maintained the place where this massive summoning circle was. Now that he had found the magic tools, if he just processed a mana stone to replace the necklace on the second floor, all the magic tools would be….

“Hm? What about that ring stuck in the wall?”

“The ring?”

“Yes, isn’t that your magic tool, Master?”

“Ah.”

Looking where Van was pointing, Rowy’s ring was indeed stuck in the wall. Rowy paused for a moment, looking at the mana stone emitting a blue light.

“Ah, this was here too.”

But why didn’t I think of it? Rowy tilted his head.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter. There are no demons left, anyway.’

Rowy pulled out even that ring and put it on his finger. Mana flowed into his entire body in an instant. Finding the mana that filled his body after such a long time unfamiliar, Rowy savored the feeling for a moment and then swung around to face Van. His face was full of a mischievous smile.

“Van, have you ever flown in the sky?”

“Pardon?”

“Me. I have a lot of mana now.”

“Pardon? Hah!”

With that, Rowy playfully raised his hand. And whoosh, their bodies began to float.

“Hah, this. Right now!”

His feet left the ground, and in an instant, his body soared into the sky. Taken aback by the novelty, Van finally let out a shout.

“Why? Are you scared? Should I hold your hand?”

“Yes! Yes! Please!”

Hehehe, this is fun. Laughing at Van’s desperate shout, Rowy quickly offered his hand to Van. Not content with just holding Rowy’s hand, Van hugged Rowy tightly with his whole body. Rowy, who had been giggling, ended up getting choked by Van’s arms as he clung on for dear life.

“Gack, I can’t breathe.”

“Scared, I’m scared!”

“Don’t worry. I won’t drop you. Just enjoy it.”

“How am I supposed to enjoy this!”

Van, floating in the air, clung desperately to Rowy. Unfortunately for Van, Rowy, who actually liked that, showed off even more dazzling movements. Van wasn’t even able to scream anymore.

“…!”

After moving left and right for a long time to enjoy Van’s reaction, Rowy finally stopped his mischief.

“Let’s go back.”

Feeling Van let out a sigh of relief beside him, Rowy, who had started giggling again, raised his hand. With one gesture from Rowy, the deep underground that had taken so long to walk down moved away in an instant. Held tightly in Van’s arms, Rowy looked down at the area receding below.

‘That thing is five thousand years old?’

The summoning circle, clearly visible even from a distance, still exuded an ominous atmosphere. As if it might call someone forth at any moment….

“…”

Rowy, who had been watching it for a while, turned his head and buried his face in Van’s neck. And at that moment, the underground, now drained of all of Rowy’s mana, began to collapse. …In an instant, five thousand years of time passed, and the basement sank into darkness just like that.

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When they climbed back up to the first floor, the weather had cleared up beautifully, as if there had never been a storm. Having recovered his mana after a long time, Rowy cast magic here and there, and thanks to that, the castle suddenly turned into something brand new.

“Van!”

Van, who had been blankly watching the collapsed first-floor stairs assembling themselves, turned his body at Rowy’s call.

“Is the mana stone finished?”

“Here.”

Rowy opened his hand to show the large mana stone he was holding. The unprocessed mana stone, which had looked like just a large rock, had changed into a blue mana stone. Van looked at it with curious eyes.

“This one is also blue.”

“It’s because it’s affected by my mana.”

“Then, are you going to use this to support the castle?”

“Mm-hmm. It’s bigger than I thought, so I think this will be enough.”

Saying that, Rowy picked up the necklace that had been hanging behind the stair railing. Then, he firmly placed the mana stone in its place.

“So the magic tool was here.”

“I hid it, so you probably couldn’t see it. Put this on me.”

Rowy handed the necklace in his hand to Van. Van took the necklace and examined it closely. A blue gem hanging on a silver chain. Now aware that the blue color was Rowy’s mana color, Van looked at the gem as if entranced.

“Hurry, put it on.”

“Ah, yes.”

Rowy turned around in front of Van and urged him. Van carefully pushed Rowy’s hair to one side and put the necklace around his neck. After his large hands seemed to fumble for a while, the necklace clicked into place. Rowy let out a long sigh. Now, finally, he had found all the magic tools. Rowy thrilled at the mana flowing through his whole body.

“Finally, I feel like I can live. Why didn’t I think of using a mana stone earlier?”

If it was just to maintain the castle, one such mana stone would have been enough.

‘Well, I guess he was just lazy.’

Rowy analyzed himself coldly, found it convincing, and nodded.

“Now, since the weather is nice, let’s go outside!”

“Yes? Is there a place to go?”

“Just, a walk.”

“Are you sure it’s just a walk? If you fly into the sky again, I’m not going.”

“Coward.”

“You can say that, but still.”

The two left the castle, exchanging words like that. Surprisingly, Rowy, who had always been sickly, moved quite actively after finding all the magic tools. His face, which had always been blank, seemed full of vitality today, too….

‘I guess a lack of mana really was the cause.’

Though he also wondered if perhaps he now had too much mana. Van shuddered, recalling the terrifying experience of flying through the air. Still, well, as long as Rowy was enjoying himself. What a relief that he had become healthy. Van felt deeply reassured inside, and allowed himself to be led by Rowy’s hand.

Rowy was dragging Van along, saying he knew a place with a good view of the sunset, but since they were walking where no path had been paved, their speed was really slow. The sky visible through the dense trees had already started to dye orange. Rowy stamped his feet in urgency.

“What do we do if the sun sets!”

“…Get on my back. Just tell me the direction, and I’ll go there.”

Afraid that Rowy might start flying again in his rush, Van quickly piggybacked him.

“Over there!”

“I got it, so mind your feet. The grass is rough.”

Van, who had been steered like this while pushing through the bushes, finally saw the sea spread out before his eyes. Thanks to the sun, which had already set halfway, it was a sea covered in orange.