“Understood.”
Ron stepped back after speaking of the existence of the knight order.
Under imperial law, there was no great issue with an individual having fewer than 50 soldiers. There were those who abused this, but generally, all adhered to it.
Rather, even those who were not knights were driven to be soldiers of the family, and as there were many cases where the emperor or other families oppressed a single family, the nobles were in fact reluctant to have soldiers, and usually did not have them.
Except for special cases.
However, by imperial law, soldiers meant people, and my knight order was the Dove Knight Order. So, I couldn’t show it off proudly.
“Then, let us go in. If an hour passes and they do not come out, then we will go in to check.”
“Understood.”
Only then did Ron and Ken’s expressions brighten simultaneously. The knights who had prepared for any unforeseen situation were no different.
‘One hour… That should be enough.’
I glanced at the tower momentarily. Should I have said two hours?
I recalled when Shasha said that climbing the mage tower was too hard. At that time, I thought it was hard because she was a child, but seeing it now, I thought that it would be difficult not only for children but also for adults.
“I will open the door.”
With the words of a hooded child, the door opened. And I… slightly regretted not telling Ron and Ken it would take 3 hours.
It looked formidable from the outside, and it was even more magnificent inside. Inside the cylindrical building, there were endless stairs.
In the middle of those stairs, there were rooms, and as one ascended, the building’s structure narrowed slightly.
It was made by magic, so the rooms would probably be larger than they appeared. It was amazing, yet despairing.
“Heh…”
“Sister, what’s wrong?”
“Were there always this many stairs?”
“Yes!”
“Elevators or escalators…”
“What are those?”
It just slipped out. I, who lived in the modern age, couldn’t easily summon the courage to climb so many stairs. Shasha tilted her head.
“Ah, no. Just… Were you climbing this path alone, Shasha?”
“Yes! That’s why my legs hurt so much.”
That makes sense. It’s not just one or two stairs.
“Someone could carry you, or take you, or… since there’s magic, you can swoosh up with magic…”
“That was not allowed for children.”
“What?”
“If you get used to that from a young age, it’s not good.”
That damn real. I’ve never seen the mage tower owner, but already he has become the top garbage in my heart. How can an adult bastard say such a thing to children so easily?
“Ha, really…”
“It’s okay. If you keep climbing, you become healthy, the mage tower owner said.”
“Did he?”
“Yes! Sister, come with me.”
“Yeah…”
Right. Mage tower owner. Let’s see how healthy you are. You say health to the kids, so you climb up and down the stairs every day, right?
With each step, my resentment toward that bastard deepened.
Aren’t you supposed to prepare a portal knowing I’m coming? Adults travel comfortably by portal!
“Haak, ha…”
“Sister, are you okay?”
“Yeah… I’m fine.”
“That’s a relief! But, sister.”
“Hmm…?”
I was even struggling to breathe, and answering made me feel more like dying.
“Do you have a knight order, sister?”
“Aha.”
“What kind of knight order? It must be really cool. Wow… but I didn’t see any other people…”
Shasha was beside herself, bouncing beside me, clapping her hands.
“Ah. The knight order. You didn’t see them because they’re not people. Ha…”
“They’re not people?”
“Yeah. The Dove Knight Order that Shasha carries around. Well… they’re doves, but… it’s still a knight order… Ha ha ha.”
It seems completely impossible to return within an hour.
‘Mage tower owner. Is this old man doing this to spite me? If it was such a place, he could have said let’s see each other at the imperial palace from the beginning.’
The anger is welling up.
“Ah! Pigeons… Wow. They’ve even been given the name Knights? That’s cool. The children will love it!”
“Exactly. Well, a knight is a knight after all. Thanks to reporting the situation to His Majesty the Emperor last time, we were able to escape a dangerous situation.”
At that, Shasha nodded her head vigorously in agreement.
“That’s right! Wow… Knights. That’s cool.”
“Yeah. So… if something happens to us today, they’ll notify us right away.”
“Yes! The children are smart; they’ll contact us immediately! But I’m a bit touched.”
“Touched?”
She repeatedly took deep breaths and tried to speak, but proper words did not come out.
“Yes! I didn’t expect you to think so highly of the children. To confidently call them Knights in front of others. To others, they’re just birds after all.”
“There’s no such word as ‘just.’ They are the children that Shasha likes. So they are not ‘just’ birds, nor insignificant beings. They’ve helped us several times.”
“Sister… you’re really warmhearted.”
“Not warm, rather…”
When are we getting there, Shasha? Your sister has no energy left to speak.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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