Episode 2 Episode
2. Article Mero (1)
Maybe it was natural. Since the old eunuch Yuma returned with her memories, the past has already changed.
According to Yuma’s memory, they hadn’t heard the news of the knight’s arrival beforehand.
“Maria told me. Let’s go see the article tomorrow. You should ask for an evaluation and receive a few lessons. Maybe put in a letter of recommendation?”
‘A letter of recommendation… I’ll put it in… A letter of recommendation to become a eunuch or a servant.’
Malon, who became a squire on the recommendation of Mero, was an unusual case.
Malone caught the attention of the Zach family while trying to save Mero, who was in danger of dying in a small territorial dispute with Haseo.
Originally, a commoner who became a knight’s squire was supposed to accompany him until the death of the knight he served.
However, the Zach family, who immediately recognized the talent bestowed by heaven, forcibly took Malone from Mero and adopted him.
“Will the knight meet us?
I’m just coming to my hometown to rest, so let’s not bother you.”
“What are you talking about? When will I meet the knight again in this poor village!”
It was a disaster.
The name of the knight who recommended Yuma as a eunuch was Mero. It was truly a sloppy article with nothing to build on me.
After becoming a eunuch, Yuma collected all information about Mero. It was a case where he was brought to the war as an ordinary soldier and became a knight after accidentally getting the head of an enemy general.
Although he was given the title of ‘formal’ knight, he was not originally capable of eating royal knives.
Shall we say that he was the luckiest person in the history of the empire to become a knight? It wasn’t even a sword master, let alone a sword expert.
“No… Is it really necessary? I think it would be enough to receive the teaching from the uncle. And if you go to the capital, what about you and me?”
Mero was an opponent that Malone could defeat even in one-on-one sparring. No, it wasn’t just about beating it, it was an opponent that could be perfectly crushed.
But Yuma didn’t want to make Marlon impotent. If Marlon was to be recommended as a eunuch, there was no way to obtain it at the moment.
“Your father doesn’t tell you properly. And you are more likely to handle a sword better than me.
Did you decide to go anyway?”
“no!”
Yuma jumped up and shouted.
Marlon opened his eyes wide and looked at Yuma. It felt somewhat different from the usual Yuma, who would have been more excited than he was to go see the article.
“what’s the matter?”
“Dreams weren’t good yesterday?
You better not meet that knight.”
“What did you eat wrong? Where are you sick?”
“Hey, it’s true. In my dream, a certain knight came out and cut all of my peppers with you. how alive it was It was terrible, really.”
“Chili…?”
“Okay, so let’s just rest at home tomorrow. You should take a look at your uncle. Originally, if you had an accident, you should do some sleeping. Stay home and read some books.”
Marlon pondered for a moment with a sullen expression.
“A red pepper… Then there’s nothing you can do about it. Let’s go the day after tomorrow.”
“What a dog…
” Huh?
“no.”
Yuma couldn’t sleep all night.
* * * They decided to take a day off before visiting, but Yuma had to face Mero who came to Haka’s house for lunch the next day.
Mero was sitting at a wooden table drinking tea with a haka.
Mero sipped a cup of tea and made various slurping sounds. Marlon was staring at Mero with bright eyes.
“Greetings, Sir Mero.”
“hello!”
Bend 90 degrees at the waist, Marlon shouted.
When Yuma saw his greasy face, his stomach turned. The scenery of the day I became a eunuch came to mind vividly.
“Ah, you beat the cage and you’re a fan.”
It was a very quiet voice.
Mero stroked his mustache and looked down at Marlon. He was wearing armor rather than casual clothes. It was to show off being a gisaeng.
It was so clear that the faces of those who saw it were burning.
“…I’m sorry about the cage thing. It is my negligence for failing to educate my children.”
“haha! it’s okay it’s okay Kids might be It looks like Keiji made a mistake first.”
Haka did not show any discomfort. It was because there was nothing good to see if the pod was caught.
Yuma also wanted to castrate Mero right away, but he only clenched his fists.
I couldn’t even say something that would upset Mero’s feelings. Yuma was no longer a eunuch favored by Empress Hella Rose, but a 16-year-old commoner in the countryside.
“Cage is my hometown friend. Well, I don’t think I can call you a friend anymore. It would have been nice for Cage to get out of this corner of the country and get ahead… but now it’s too late, heh heh heh heh!”
It was a remarkably disgusting speech indeed.
Yuma recalled the image of Mero, who had not received a medal even after 10 years and had only boasted about commoners.
No matter how commoner he was, there were few knights who did not receive even a small medal for over 10 years. The entire history of the empire could be counted on one hand.
No matter how bad your skills were, it was a common procedure to receive at least one of the appropriate martial arts medals.
However, Mero was a person who could not be ignored.
It was because he was a person who survived for 10 more years anyway, even though he was a rank knight for that long time, suffered all sorts of humiliation and got involved in various political fights.
Thanks to this, he was given the dishonorable nickname ‘Immortal Mero’, which was different from its original meaning.
If the proposition ‘those who survive are the strong’ is the criterion, he was on the side of the strong.
“But who are you?”
“Hello, my name is Yuma. Sorry for the late greeting. It was strange to see that real article with my own eyes…
Yuma lowered her head and said.
Having seen numerous human groups while living in the imperial palace, he realized something.
The fact that when dealing with someone more powerful than yourself, if you do as you please, you will not get anything and will only get beaten up.
“Ha ha ha! you are very talkative Well, you won’t see a real knight like me in a corner like this!”
While Mero, who was in a good mood, laughed and joked, Haka struggled to hold back his laughter.
A posture that clearly shows the flab that cannot be covered even with needlessly flashy full plate armor and the messy body balance.
From Haka’s point of view, Mero was far from boneless.
Hakawa and Yuma thought that if they sucked this much, Mero would go back after bluffing.
At first, Mero secretly came to blame for the cage assault, but he couldn’t do that even after seeing Haka’s low posture and the children’s longing eyes.
Mero’s saga lasted for an hour.
“…At that time, the enemy general ripped through our camp. It was a great swordsman. But this body is ready for death! You said you threw your body and blocked it. That battle was won thanks to me.”
Of course it was all lies.
At that time, the Hadith battle ended absurdly due to the enemy’s magic bombardment mistake. Mero was lucky enough to find an enemy general who was barely breathing, and was only able to secure supplies.
The reason he became a knight was because of his well-groomed mouth after that.
At the absurd bragging, Haka merely nodded his head roughly.
It was a bluff that even Yuma, who knew the future, could easily notice.
In order to add detail to the bluff, it was getting more and more difficult to put up with the appearance of spitting by mentioning all kinds of place names and people.
“It’s freaking amazing Sir Mero!”
However, it was a problem because it did not sound like bragging to Malone, a young boy who admired the article endlessly.
The shiny armor that focused on appearance rather than efficiency came to Malone as a symbol of a successful commoner-born knight.
“Chuck! I really like the little ones. I heard you learned swordsmanship, where would you like to show it to me?”
Mero stood up proudly and said.
Haka tried to say something, but Marlon nodded frantically.
Yuma had returned from being an old eunuch, but Marlon was an innocent boy, so it was only natural.
“My children’s skills are beyond swordsmanship. Sir Mero throws away his eyes. Please stop.”
Haka, who was suddenly anxious, spoke to finish it in a hurry.
There was nothing good about being involved with such a person. It never looked good if Marlon hurt or defeated Mero.
Of course, Yuma hated this situation more than anyone else.
It was clear that Malone, eager to show off his skills, would do his best. Then Mero had no chance of winning.
“No no! I like it that way, so I’ll let you practice sparring with me. Don’t be too hard on yourself! Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you!”
Mero was already taking Yuma’s wooden sword and heading out into the clearing.
Yuma made a fuss and grabbed Marlon by the shoulder as he followed.
Haka was the same.
‘Never, never win.’
Haka whispered that before Yuma.
‘What are you talking about. How do I beat the knight?’
‘Don’t argue, just lose. You must never win.’
‘No, Father, how can I beat a knight!’
‘Hey, just listen to Mr. If you do this, your peppers will no longer exist.’
‘Ah, why are you doing this!’
Marlon went out into the clearing with an expression of incomprehension at the moment.
Mero was warming up with exaggerated gestures as if doing gymnastics. The grotesque sound of coercion was a bonus.
“Marlon shouldn’t beat that asshole…
“That’s right, Mister.”
“But how do you know?
That Jae is an asshole.”
“Oh just what. Just by looking at it, that’s right. You have to bluff as much as you can. Because I was surprised too. A person like that is a knight.”
And that jjoda knight doesn’t die in the future and survives for another 10 years. Because of that guy, I became a eunuch and lost my man.
What he experienced in the future was Yuma who could not speak.
Mero and Marlon stood facing each other and exchanged greetings. There was a contrast between Mero wearing glossy plate armor and Marlon wearing shabby cloth clothes.
“Wouldn’t you like to join us?”
Mero said to Yuma. Yuma put on a frightened expression and waved her hands.
“haha! You have a different spirit from this kid. As you can see, you are the lumberjack of a knight. That kid must be a eunuch!”
It was a joke, but Yuma vowed to kill Mero with his own hands someday. As before the regression.
“Come in. Let’s see how well you learned.”
“I will do my best!”
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