Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 553

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Harrison was a man of noble birth who worked his own land.

I went on with my life, even though my skin got sunburned and my hair got bald from the sun.

reason?

Because I loved the land, enjoyed the work, and had a clear purpose in life.

So, it didn’t matter if someone made fun of him for being bald or called him a nerd.

Does he not indulge in extravagance? No, he used to indulge in more extravagance than the king.

Would the king be the first to taste the finest wheat, grain, and fruit from his own land? Or himself? It would be himself.

There was no greater luxury than that. He was a nobleman and a farmer.

“Is a safe route all you need?”

Encred asked again.

Harrison was unfamiliar with the other person’s reaction. He had never seen anyone like this before.

Has there ever been someone who would do something like this for you? He didn’t ask for anything in return, and he didn’t ask you to come under him.

It was not unusual for nobles to go under other nobles.

Didn’t the Duke of Okto also lead a group of nobles under his command?

But Encrid didn’t seem to have any wishes.

Just do it.

“Why are you being so nice to me?”

Harrison asked.

He himself interfered with Encred and tried to meddle in his affairs, even though he knew his reputation.

Even though he threatened to cut off one of my limbs because I felt bad, I had nothing to say.

But that doesn’t mean I can just quietly give in my arms and legs.

“just.”

Encred didn’t explain the reasons one by one. That’s just the way he is.

Of course, Harrison was a bit taken aback because it was his first time.

Then, a gray-haired noble slayer approached from the side and spoke. He was holding a glass in one hand and sipping it, and his appearance suited him better than I had expected.

“That’s just how people are. There must be a reason, but don’t try to understand it. It’ll just be a headache. More importantly, do you know about the stray cat that got completely burned out because he was abandoned by all these women?”

Rem had been spreading Saxon’s nickname for some time now.

Harrison listened to Rem’s words with one ear and let it go, looking at Encred, and even though he didn’t say anything with his eyes, Encred spoke.

“Till the land, if that is what you dream of.”

“Look at that. I said there is no reason.”

Rem said.

Until then, Harrison had only seen the statuesque beauty.

I was struck by his words as if I had been struck by lightning, so I couldn’t say anything.

Dream? Do you know what I’m saying now?

He also tried to establish a vigilante group within the territory and do something similar to a safe road, but it was easier said than done, and the cost and effort involved were no joke.

But bringing in mercenaries to solve the problem was no different than letting a group of bandits into the territory.

It would be nice if everything went well somehow, but what if a group of mercenaries rushed to take over the territory? What if they caused trouble? What if they accidentally stabbed a territory resident to death and called it a mistake? Do you have the power to punish them?

Eventually, he had to form a vigilante group of people he could trust, but talent with the sword was not that common.

You can build walls and defend them, but it is very difficult to build up enough power to defend all the farmland.

Above all, Harrison was good at raising farmers, but not so good at raising warriors.

I guess we’re holding on pretty well thanks to the help of a few wandering swordsmen who want to settle down.

Yet Harrison wanted to preserve the entire farmland and revive the dead lands scattered throughout the estate.

Based on my knowledge, it was quite possible. Of course, it was not an easy task. I know that very well.

‘I have to do it anyway.’

I had to do it for the sake of my future children, for the sake of my land, and for a better life than I have now.

But every time he tried to do something, people around him tried to stop him.

“I can live off of digging the ground now, so is it really necessary to do that?”

“Why do you want to expand the land?”

“It’s natural for people to die from monsters. But there’s no need to die on purpose.”

No, that’s not a given.

It wasn’t that I was going to accept the deaths of people by monsters in order to expand my land.

I want to work the land safely, protect those who want to live there, and give them a better life. Isn’t that the duty of a lord in charge of his land?

He thought so, but others laughed at him.

A small creature that lives by digging the ground.

It’s a nickname that people who know him call him.

And now.

Encred, the master of the knight order that gave it the unprecedented name of the Mad Knights.

Hero of the Border Guard, demon slayer, knight of the iron wall.

This is what he said to himself, even though he was the one who deserved to be called worse.

Work the land and make your dreams come true.

Harrison recalled the words of his wife waiting for him at home.

“If the God of Abundance needs you, won’t he give you a word then?”

Why does that come to mind now?

Because now is the time? I don’t know. But even if he wasn’t a god, Harrison decided to believe that now was the time.

God gave us life, but it is the will of living creatures that sustains life.

He decided to do it according to his will.

He said, reaching into his bosom and taking out a new glass bottle.

“Please give me back what I gave you earlier. Let’s exchange it.”

Encred handed it over again without even asking what it was. The glass bottles in each other’s hands were passed back and forth.

There are dozens of pairs of eyes watching the two.

The Marquis of Barnes and the Duke of Octo, who had already taken their places, were among them. They were not the only ones. Krang also took his place.

It would have been common sense to announce loudly when the king came to the banquet hall, but Krang stopped him.

It seemed obvious that something interesting was happening, so I took the position of a bystander.

Harrison was a famous man in many ways.

He is a nobleman who stubbornly tills the land and harvests fruit.

His domain was very unique in that it was the duty of all the inhabitants to study and research in order to increase their harvest.

The lord had been doing this, and there were even people within the territory who specialized in this kind of work.

Whether it was because of that or because of a god’s whim, a true divine blessing came to his land about ten years ago.

I’m not talking about a good harvest or anything like that, but something truly divine happened.

A small spring gushed out of the ground, then disappeared, leaving just enough water for a sip.

Harrison, who had been out working in the fields with a pitchfork since dawn, found water and carefully scooped it up in his hand, but strangely enough, not a single drop fell to the ground.

He carefully took the water and sealed it in a glass bottle that was expensive and he would never use it normally. It was the famous holy spring water.

Although the effects and efficacy of the spring water were unknown, it was already widely rumored that its divinity was real.

When a high priest came to him and asked him to give it to him according to the will of the gods, he refused, and when a large group of people requested it, he stubbornly refused to give it to him.

“I told you there’s no such thing, do you think that makes sense? What, water that doesn’t disappear even if you float it in your hand? That’s ridiculous!”

When word got around that Harrison always carried a vial of the potion in his bosom, he bought a few and carried them with him.

Even that potion was more expensive than its weight in gold.

“It is a sacred spring.”

He took it out now. It was the thing he had been sticking his tongue out at and denying. Encred put the glass bottle, which was also corked and wrapped tightly, into his bosom.

This time, he didn’t look at me or ask if it was real. He seemed to accept it because I gave it to him.

In reality, it didn’t matter whether it was a potion or a gold ring.

Encrid really only received what was given.

If expensive wine was worth its weight in gold, and a potion that healed wounds cost three times as much gold, then this was something that could not be bought even with ten times as much gold.

It was never something that could be handed over like this.

“Huh!”

One of the nobles who was watching sucked in air.

Just give me that?

Encred roughly gauged the reactions of those around him and asked.

“It seems like a precious item, so why are you giving it to me?”

Harrison said with a rough smile that he had never shown since the war, at a remark made half-jokingly.

“just.”

“I will use it well.”

“Okay then.”

That was the end of it. Harrison didn’t tell Encred to keep his promise, nor did he insist on it.

Except for Krang and a few others, you wouldn’t know, but Encred didn’t have any ill feelings to begin with.

To those who didn’t know, this was beyond strange.

“Why are you giving me that?”

“Why are you two doing that?”

“Because you’re handsome?”

Some of them are just spouting nonsense, but it was just something that happened between the two of them.

Harrison handed me my stuff, and Encred agreed to give him what he wanted. That was it.

“Phew, I didn’t even hold my breath.”

As the Crang spoke among the onlookers, those who recognized the king stepped back.

“Oh, Your Majesty.”

“Oh, when did you get here!”

“Everyone, just do as you always do. Don’t worry about me.”

After speaking, Krang said to Encrid.

“I told you not to hate me, but you bullied me?”

Although they were close friends, he was a king in public.

But this was a banquet hall, so it could be said that it was not an official setting.

“Who is whom?”

It was a joke about bullying someone and stealing something valuable. When Encred heard that, he immediately responded.

“Or else it’s fine.”

It was the beginning of a crane.

“I heard you’re still alone. Why is that?”

The Duke of Octo barged in.

“Do you need a reason?”

“No need. I heard Kin has taken up a position in the Border Guard. Did you know?”

Then the Marquis of Baisar also joined in. Everyone spoke as if they were impatient because they had not been able to speak until now.

“You wouldn’t know. Go.”

Kin Baisar was there too, as she had just returned to the capital on business.

She opened her mouth to speak to the Marquis of Baisar, nodding to Encred.

“You remember my name now, right?”

If there were people who turned their eyes away just by looking at Encred’s face and atmosphere, there were also those who did not. Kin Baisar was one of them.

She kept her distance appropriately.

Although Kin was handsome, she wasn’t foolish enough to be attracted to a man who wasn’t interested in her.

“It’s not a name you can forget.”

Encrid greeted him deftly.

After that, there was a banquet. A banquet where you could drink, eat, and enjoy yourself.

However, no one got drunk and fell over. There was no one so bold as to get drunk and make a fool of himself in front of the king.

Because I was busy greeting Encred and stamping my seal on him right now.

There were some young nobles who looked at him with envy, but there were several times more who respected or admired Encred.

That time and jealousy was purely due to appearance.

“What do you want me to do with your face like that?”

Words like this kept coming out.

Even those who were jealous acknowledged Encred’s abilities.

In between, I also saw a man called the Noble Slayer walking around and talking about this and that.

Despite the rumors that he was nothing more than a crazy bum, he was a clean-cut guy, especially when it came to women.

“Your name is Rem, right?”

The noblewoman, who had lost her husband early and was now alone, asked, putting her hand on Rem’s arm and stroking it.

It was a kind of signal that I was interested in you.

“I have a wife.”

Rem rejected her with just one word. This happened several times, but Rem continued to talk without showing any sign of disapproval.

There was no coercive violence or bloodshed.

All we did was just talk. We sipped on drinks and ate food, bread, cookies, desserts, and so on.

It was a scene often seen at banquet halls.

In particular, he did not discriminate between status or gender. He spoke first to those who followed him as escorts, and among them there were many whose skills were stagnant.

Rem gave them all the same advice.

“Hey, you should start training consistently. You’ve got a saggy belly and you’re blaming your talent? Should I split your head with an axe?”

There are times when what he says doesn’t sound like much of a joke, but both the speaker and the listener take it as a joke.

Then I guess it’s okay.

But the last words he said were somehow similar.

“Isn’t that a rumor going around the Border Guard? Have you heard the story about the stray cat that wanders around every night because it was dumped by so many women? Isn’t that a rumor? What? Regardless of what the rumor says, I don’t think I’m that kind of person, right? Yeah, I’m not. But the cat is real. His name is Saxon, don’t forget it.”

These were the words.

He would grab anyone, young or old, including servants, maids, bodyguards, and nobles, and talk to them.

On the other hand, Audin, who said that the nickname Bear Man was a misunderstanding, simply watched his surroundings.

There were people who spoke to him and he responded, but he wasn’t as active as Rem.

Still, Audin said everything he wanted to say.

“You mean the evil stray cat? Yes, that’s real. Oh, and the bloodthirsty murderer, yes, he enjoys seeing blood, but he’s currently bedridden. I’d say it’s because he neglected his usual training. Youngest, oh, this is a title within the Order, so don’t worry about it. I made a slip of the tongue. Lord, Father. Punish my unworthy mouth.”

“That bloodthirsty murderer is the youngest?”

“That was just a passing remark. Please forget about it.”

Rem spoke without thinking, but Audin used a more famous method.

If you tell people to spread rumors, they tend to hush up, but if you tell them to forget, they tend to spread it more widely.

That’s the moment when the youngest, who was crazy about blood, was born.

Of course, I didn’t know everything right away.