I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

7 – Guardian Knight – (1)

It was no exaggeration to say that the empire faced the greatest crisis in history.

The terrorism caused by the foreign religions caused serious damage. More than half of the members of the Imperial Cabinet were killed or wounded, and the guards and praetorians suffered near-annihilation.

It was needless to say that two Guardian Knights, who were no different from the strongest in the Empire, died.

The most serious thing was that all but one of the direct lineage of the royal family, called Royal Blood, had died.

The Ayren Dynasty, which had lasted for nearly a thousand years, was in danger of collapsing.

The collapse of the empire means that the world will soon pass over to beings from the outer dimension.

That’s why protecting the bloodline of the only surviving member of the imperial family was an urgent priority for the Royal Guard, the Empire, and this world.

under that context.

The fact that the only heir to the throne, Lyncia Ayrn, was imprisoned on the top floor of the imperial palace spire in the name of protection.

From a macroscopic point of view, it was a very natural move.

“……So, the princess, too, let go of your anger.”

“I’m not angry.”

“It’s saying that no matter who sees it, it looks like you’re angry.”

“I’m fine.”

He persuaded them for several days on this basis, but Princess Lynchia, the last hope of the empire, could not hide her uneasiness.

Looking down at the imperial palace from the balcony, she continued to display a distraught face.

On days when I couldn’t go out to the balcony because it was cold, I went back and forth between the two corners of the room, as if trying to wear out the carpet.

The head maid, Melina, in a position where she had to stomp her feet and watch the scene, sighed inwardly, telling the ground to disappear.

‘Why is he doing this?’

It had already been four days since Lincia had been staying here.

The top floor of the spire was filled with high-class furniture with the utmost courtesy in its own way. The area is rather small, but enough for two people to stay. In case there was a risk of poisoning, I sent only food that had undergone magical inspection, and I brought in the books I liked so much.

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Despite all her efforts, Lynchia was still visibly uneasy.

At first, I was worried that the shock of the terrorism might have damaged my mind.

With all of her blood relatives dead and only herself left, it must have been an overwhelming shock for a girl of her age.

However, as we talked, Lincia understood the situation she was in more objectively than anyone else.

“Princess, the damage hasn’t been recovered yet. You don’t know when another attack will come. Staying here until it’s safe is for the sake of the empire.”

“I know it’s dangerous. But staying here won’t solve anything.”

“An emergency meeting has been called, so you should probably be able to leave sooner or later.”

“Urgent meeting? If the meeting is to be held all four days, the modifier urgent should be removed.”

She seemed to hate the very fact that she was here. It was as if consciousness had been blown out of the room.

That meant that the reason Lynchia was so restless was outside.

You should have already heard about whether your family is alive or dead. I also heard that she would soon become empress. If so, what the hell does this appearance of the princess mean?

“Are you concerned about Sir Fried?”

Melina asked the question half-assedly.

It is said that at the time of the terror, the guardian knight, Freed, saved her after fighting to the death.

It seems that she is now seriously injured and is receiving intensive treatment at a facility within the Imperial Palace along with her fellow Guardian Knight, Milia.

If it was Lyncia’s personality that was thoughtful in everything, she couldn’t help but be concerned about Freed’s current situation.

“Um, hmm. Well…?”

Hearing Melina’s words, she hesitated, and Lincia’s back shook.

I was convinced by the reaction.

That’s right.

Melina spoke out with joy in her heart.

“If you’re curious about the condition of Guardian Knight Fried Escovall, this Melina may be able to recognize you.”

“… um.”

“But because of my humble status, I can’t investigate the Guardian Knight’s background.”

“…”

“Of course, if someone with a higher rank than the Guardian Knight orders it, I, Melina, the maid of honor, will have no choice but to obey.”

Looking at Lincia with her head lowered and only rolling her eyes, her quivering pupils and munching lips caught my eye.

As if seeing Lyncia as a child, Melina was naturally happy.

Eventually, she let go of her pride and crouched down, covering her face.

“…It’s an order, Melina. Find out Sir Fried’s condition.”

“I’ll follow your orders.”

Melina smiled softly and replied.

*

“Well.”

Would you believe it if what you saw as soon as you woke up was not an unfamiliar ceiling, but an unfamiliar status window.

[Prelude – National Foundation Day]

＞ clear

＞ Survival Point +3

[Notice – Welcome to the world of raising a full-fledged empress. Raise the Empress until the day after the coming-of-age ceremony, two years later. ]

[ Notice – The status function has been opened. ]

[Notice – In Death March mode, you can nurture Empresses using survival points. Survival points can be obtained by avoiding dead ends or progressing through the story. ]

[Act 1 – Senate Council]

＞ D – 7

It seemed that the system messages that arrived while I was unconscious continued to pile up.

After reading one by one, I checked my body. It was as if bandages were wrapped all over the body. It’s only natural that he rolled his body right before he died.

I don’t even know how long I’ve been down. It seemed that he had been lying down for a long time, as his limbs creaked here and there.

Fortunately, the first act has not yet begun. Looking at the notification window, there were 7 days left before the start of the incident.

In other words, it is an unknown section between the prelude and the first act that is not currently reflected in the game.

“Ugh.”

I got up. I felt a pang of pain all over my body.

Repeat breathing while sitting on the bed. I looked around, but the whole room was dark and I couldn’t see anything. The only source of light entering the room was a faint halo of light filtering through the long skylights.

By the time I blinked and got used to the darkness, I thought I heard a rustle next to me, and then I heard a soft voice like jade marbles rolling.

“Are you awake?”

I was startled and looked over and saw a woman sitting on the side of the bed.

She was an outstanding beauty with dazzling blonde hair and blue eyes.

She was wearing only a loose green cloth, and her curvaceous body, which could not be hidden even through the clothes, stood out.

“Are you feeling well?”

“……Well, I guess it’s okay.”

While I answered appropriately, I was troubled looking at her face.

who the hell is this woman

It seemed that he knew me, or Fried to be exact, but he had no idea who he was.

After a while, the woman got up from her seat and approached me. He wasn’t that tall. At most, it was a little bigger than Lynchia.

She put her hand on my wrist and chest once, then nodded.

“It seems fine.”

She sighed and looked at me.

In addition to the cold eyes, his face was full of nervous exhaustion.

“Well, what should I say? Thank you for your concern.”

“I didn’t come because I was worried. I came as a patient as well.”

The woman lifted her bare leg. Just like me, the tightly wrapped bandages caught my eye.

“I heard the story. You saved the princess.”

The blonde woman who sat down again said that.

“You’ve done a great job.”

“No, what… it happened that way.”

“There’s nothing to say. At that time, I was helplessly crawling on the ground. As a Guardian Knight, it’s just embarrassing.”

A word flashed in my mind when I heard the woman’s words.

They said it was the same Guardian Knight.

In Raising Empress, there was only one woman who could call herself a Guardian Knight.

The red point of the Royal Guard, Guardian Knight Milia.

It is one of the faces that appear quite often in the game.

Millia was a loyal knight who protected the Empress until the end. Of course, he dies in the 4th act.

She was portrayed as a sharp beauty in the game, but she was much more beautiful in real life.

“It’s fortunate though. This gives us a little hope.”

“Uh, um. Thanks.”

“I wasn’t really praising him.”

Woman, Millia dismissed that and stood up.

“Anyway, it looks like everything is fine.”

She limped and turned around.

“Sooner or later, a council of elders will be held regarding the princess. There are very few knights left in the Royal Guard, so it is the order of the Senate to enlist all of them, including me and the sir, to escort the princess.”

“yes.”

“I’ve delivered everything I want to tell you, so stop.”

Milia sighed coldly and turned the doorknob.

“Hey, Millia.”

“…”

I called her

It was because her attitude, which seemed strangely sharp, was annoying.

Cold eyes with a dry voice. Reluctantly delivering only the business, even the sharp attitude one by one.

Although I didn’t have a social life for a long time, I could see that Milia’s attitude towards me was unmistakable.

I wondered if I had done something wrong.

But when I saw her hand holding the doorknob shaking, I realized that I was wrong, even if I was wrong.

Millia turned her head.

There was an unmistakable feeling of contempt in his burning eyes.

“……Please don’t call me by name.”

After that, she strode down the hallway while limping.

Thanks to Millia, which passed like a storm, I regained a sense of reality to some extent.

“What is it?”

Then I suddenly remembered what Lautrec had said to me at the time of the terror attack.

‘I saw you again. There is no doubt that you are also a proud knight.’

Apparently Lautrec said ‘I saw it again’.

In other words, I didn’t think of myself as a proud knight until then.

“Freud, you bastard, what the hell have you been doing?”

I clutched my throbbing head.

Was this crap?

*

“……Sir Fried, was he flirting with a woman?”

On the other hand, Lyncia Ayren, hearing Melina’s story, widened her eyes.