Virgin Knight Who Is the Frontier Lord in the Gender Switched World - Chapter 220

“Samurai” and I stand before a thick door.

Quietly, so as not to disturb the conference known as the Inquisition.

Even an Elector could not bring too many people as guards.

The old woman calling herself Nahid was too suspicious a foreigner to bring along.

Not all of the “Mad Boar Knights” led by Duke Temeraire could follow us like goldfish.

That’s why it’s just me and Samurai.

However, it wasn’t just the two of us from the beginning.

“Well, Yue-dono and one other person have disappeared.”

“Yes.”

I talk to Samurai.

The three Electors and Duke Temeraire each brought one superhuman as a guard.

Anastasia-denka brought me, Faust.

Katarina-denka brought Yue-dono.

Eugen-denka brought an unknown superhuman – it was said they were the closest of his aides.

And Duke Temeraire brought Samurai.

Thus, at first, there were four of us standing in front of the door where the Inquisition was being held, but…

Before we knew it, there were only two of us left.

“…I wonder what happened to Yue-dono? She left with Eugen-denka’s subordinate, saying they would scout the nearby area.”

“Perhaps…”

Samurai muttered with her acorn-like eyes.

Her eyes are brown.

Her somewhat childish round face for a 28-year-old was pleasing to me.

“She sensed something and wanted to engage the enemy herself?”

“Engage?”

“I talked to Yue-dono a little recently. She said she felt some kinship with me, even though Feilong and Wa are different countries. She talked to me a lot. We became somewhat close.”

She seems a bit absent-minded.

That’s the impression I got from Samurai’s expression.

As if she’s looking at something, smiling, yet thinking about nothing.

With an archaic smile, Samurai looks into the distance.

“According to her, she feels that a superhuman she couldn’t defeat is nearby. She feels they are somewhere in this Imperial City of Windbona.”

“Oh?”

Samurai’s words are strange.

It’s rude to say this, but her explanation is a bit lacking.

I try to understand the meaning.

“…A superhuman from the now-defunct Feilong Dynasty, a superhuman from Yue-dono’s homeland, has come near here?”

That’s probably what she’s trying to say.

“Yes.”

Samurai answered.

I didn’t dislike her absent-minded profile.

“And if that’s true, it means that Mongol agents have already reached the Imperial City. I think a commander-class superhuman, perhaps a Wanqi Commander, is in the Imperial City, and someone has come to protect them.”

“Oh?”

Samurai said the other day that she wasn’t smart, but…

She’s quite clever.

I re-evaluate Samurai a bit and look around.

I don’t sense any presence.

“Sorry.”

I apologize.

I seem to lack the skill to sense such presences.

I’m very good at violence, but I’m not good at master-like skills such as quickly sensing the presence of an enemy.

I noticed Nahid’s approach the other day, but that’s because she intentionally let me know.

I’m good at having a gut feeling that something bad is happening to Vali-sama or something like that…

“No, I can compensate for that. I can’t beat Lord Polydoro in a fight, but I’m good at that kind of ability.”

“Haah…”

Samurai sighed.

“There were more things I wanted to talk about. Things I asked Valiere-denka, and various other things.”

“Asked?”

“I said too much. I’ll think about it after I survive.”

Samurai said something strange.

Well, I can understand it if she got this close.

“An enemy?”

“Indeed. Ah, it seems Yue-dono and the other person were defeated, but they don’t seem to be dead, so don’t worry.”

“Haah…”

Another sigh from Samurai.

As if to erase it, I hear the sound of someone running from afar.

The footsteps are of one person.

“Well, Lord Polydoro, what should we do? I have a suggestion, so please listen.”

“I’ll listen.”

“I’ll tell you my prediction. First, the enemy is attacking alone because Nahid’s group and the ‘Mad Boar Knights’ waiting outside the cathedral are keeping the other enemies busy. They may have judged that there’s no time. Beyond this door…”

Samurai points to the door.

“There’s an objective. Perhaps the Pope arranged it. Or maybe a Mongol commander-class superhuman is mixed in, and someone has come to rescue them. Or maybe they’ve come to kill the three Electors or Temeraire-sama. Or maybe it’s all of the above. In any case…” 

The footsteps are approaching.

Intense footsteps, pounding the ground fiercely.

“To have come this far alone means they’re confident in their ability to handle this on their own. Considering that Yue-dono was defeated by two people, I believe a formidable superhuman worthy of that confidence has arrived.”

“Hmm.”

I let out a gasp of admiration.

“…Personally, I thought we should stay here and attack with all four of us, but Yue-dono’s warrior spirit probably wouldn’t allow that. Even if she knew she couldn’t win.”

Samurai smiled, showing a bit of pity for Yue-dono.

“Can’t say it’s foolish, can we?”

I think it would be better to attack with four people and kill them by surrounding them.

But well, that’s the nature of a warrior.

It’s not unreasonable to want to test your skills.

If an old rival is nearby and there’s a chance to test your skills, it’s not surprising to be eager.

Virendorf, where she serves as a guest general, has a national character that allows for this.

Queen Katarina wouldn’t scold her even if she knew about this outcome.

Besides…

“Lord Polydoro, what should I do?”

“Do nothing. You can’t protect me.”

Samurai is a superhuman.

And a pretty strong one at that.

But she still can’t beat the “cream of the crop.”

Once, 30 members of the “Mad Boar Knights” challenged Reckenber, the devil superhuman of Virendorf, whom I don’t even know how I managed to defeat, and they were unilaterally slaughtered.

Superhumans are strong.

With their powerful violence, they can carry out unilateral massacres on their own.

Just like the characters in the wuxia novels I read in my previous life.

However, even superhumans can be unilaterally crushed by the “cream of the crop” of superhumans.

Now then.

You said she’s a warrior of the Feilong Dynasty, right?

“Lord Polydoro.”

Samurai called my name again.

“This looks fun.”

She’s smiling a little.

Ah, yes.

“It is fun.”

This Faust von Polydoro.

I’m not a murderer.

I think protecting my territory and people is far more important, and not all battles have value.

But still.

I was very good at contests of strength.

My mother used to praise me every time I learned a new technique.

That’s why.

That must be why.

Like Pavlov’s dog, I love fighting as a knight.

“I see. This Faust prioritizes being a knight of a manor lord, but as an individual, he’s still a warrior.”

I loved contests of strength.

I’m on top, you’re below.

It’s not that I like to look down on people like that.

I simply enjoy punching someone who might be stronger than me, being punched back, and all that.

I also enjoy seeing, learning, and mastering the opponent’s techniques.

“…That’s why you’re Lord Polydoro. The man I saw potential in.”

Samurai looked at me with her absent-minded eyes and smiled.

And then, the loud footsteps gradually grew louder.

They’re approaching us.

“Then, Lord Polydoro, I’ll stand in front of the door. If Anastasia-sama screams, I have to inform them that something has happened…”

“Yeah. Let them know if that happens.”

I take a big step forward.

Ten steps.

That’s all I need.

I take ten steps, not even needing to count, while the opponent slows down and approaches us.

I can already see the enemy.

Of course, they can see us too.

In this Western world, it was a woman in strange clothes.

She was wearing dazzling clothes, yet similar to Yue-dono’s, like a Taoist robe with a slit on the side.

She had long silver hair and almond-shaped eyes, characteristic of Feilong people.

She had long legs, and she was striding towards us with them.

I took five steps.

She smiled.

As if recognizing me, she even waved her hand like a lover.

“Are you Faust von Lord Polydoro? Is it true that the Inquisition is being held beyond this door? Ah, I don’t really care about that itself.”

It was a confirmation.

I thought about lying for a moment, but I stopped.

“That’s right. Your destination is definitely here. Now then…”

After cracking my knuckles.

I cover my left hand with my right hand and make a gesture.

I align the four fingers of both hands – index, middle, ring, and little fingers – and place one palm on the back of the other hand.

Gongshou.

…Is this the right etiquette before a fight?

I don’t know the etiquette of this world, but this should be fine.

“? Oh, did you hear about the etiquette from Yue? I like polite men.”

The opponent also made the same gongshou gesture.

We both bowed, and then started talking.

“Is Yue-dono, who fought earlier, alright?”

“I wouldn’t say she’s alright, but she’s unconscious with all her limbs intact. It seems she continued training even after drifting to a foreign land. She’s gotten quite strong.”

Then there’s nothing else to ask.

We just have to kill each other.

“Well then, shall we begin?”

“Hold on, don’t be in such a hurry.”

The woman raised her palm magnanimously.

“It’s rude to kill each other without even knowing each other’s names. Introducing oneself is a warrior’s etiquette.”

“Then, let me hear your name. My name is Faust von Polydoro. I’m the lord of Polydoro territory, and nothing else. I’m just a man, a knight.”

“Very well. Very well indeed.”

The woman clapped her hands.

Cheerfully.

As if the dessert she had been looking forward to after dinner had arrived, she undid her gongshou.

She opened her thin lips and smiled brightly.

“My name is Raihakuya. The name of the woman who will defeat you. Once called the strongest warrior of the Feilong Dynasty, now the vice-commander of the superhuman army. I hear Lord Polydoro is the strongest in this empire. I’m looking forward to it.”

After introducing herself.

Finally, we clashed as warriors.