Episode 53.2 (1/2)
”As you might have known already, there is a belief in this country that knights should devote their training to focus in interpersonal combats and leave all the magic beast fighting to the adventurers.”
”Hou.”
”Under Founder King's policy, all Knights of the Kingdom are obliged to train in Dungeon Finkel, and this obligation extends to us Temple Knights as well to a point. However, in reality us Temple Knights only go into the dungeon as a formality without actual training done. Even the Kingdom Knights don't always gain strength during their dungeon diving regimes.”
”Hmph.”
”But that's all in the past now. Kingdom Knights are challenging Dungeon Finkel in earnest, and even us Temple Knights have put aside our differences and join hands together in our Dunngeon Finkel diving regime.”
The 18 Temple Knights are wearing slightly different armors and different crests on those armors. It must be an assemble of Temple Knights from multiple temples.
”What's with the change of heart.”
”What are you saying now. This is all thanks to you, Lecan-dono.”
”What?”
”After my encounter with you, I thought to myself. The only way for us Temple Knights to go toe to toe with Depth-walking Dungeon Adventurers is for us to also delve into dungeons. Founder King's order was never in the wrong.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
”You planning to fight me?”
”I do not plan to fight you. Neither do I want to fight Shira-dono. But I realized that there would have been no way for us to defend the temple if an individual on your level ever launched an attack.”
”Hmm? Well I guess that line of thinking isn't wrong.”
”Vice Commander of Royal Capital Knights, Zaifad Kacchini, and another vice commander, Neisan Aspell appear to have reached similar conclusions, they're leading the packs in challenging the dungeon. I believe they have amassed quite the strength now.”
One of those was probably the knight Lecan handiliy gave a beatdown at Vouka Lord's mansion, and the other should be one of the knights who escorted Guide Skalabel to Vouka. Lecan was surprised to find that the two of them see Lecan as thus. But now that he mentions it, it might come as such a surprise after all.
”Kingdom Knights were originally established to participate in wars, but there has not been one in the last hundred years or so. Nowadays their duties are mostly to act as escorts for royal envoys and the royalty outside the capital. But they have acquired a new resolve after their run-in with Lecan-dono. And thus we all started the regime in earnest, and what do we know, the results came to fruition early.”
”What?”
”Ah, no. Please forget what I just said. Lecan-dono. Allow me to introduce my fellow Temple Knights.”
”Hm?”
Derstan introduced all 17 temple knights standing by behind him.
Every one of them was confidently strong without exceptions. There were intensity in their eyes as they saw Lecan. The curious kind.
(These guys are good.)
(Think about on par with Yufu Knights?)
(None of 'em matches Duo though.)
”There are 30 other fellow knights beside us, we enter Dungeon Finkel in a rotation.”
”What's the right amount of people to explore Dungeon Finkel?”
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”20 to 50 are said to be ideal numbers.”