“Well… he must have been a free knight before coming to the duchy. A few others including that man from noble backgrounds have been….”

Campbell started to talk with caution.

With the recent rapid increase in population, more people had been enlisting in the duchy’s army. The Pendragon Duchy was sorely lacking in troops, so they had no reason to refuse entry. Even still, they could not accept any random dogs or cows, so they held a strict test for the recruitment of new soldiers.

As a result, most recruits who were selected stemmed from a free knight or a mercenary background, and all of them had prior experience. This led to some infighting among the soldiers, especially the free knights who were of noble background.

Most of the soldiers were satisfied being treated as a member of heavy cavalry, but some of them dreamed of becoming a part of a knight order, and their pride was damaged when they were told to train with ordinary soldiers.

“…So I was planning on settling the matter sooner or later… but…”

Campbell could not continue. Killian glimpsed at the soldiers, stood up slowly, then patted the dust off his pants. The actions themselves were not unusual, but Campbell felt a strange tingling on his skull. It was the result of Killian’s spirit transmitting to the air.

“Excuse me, Sir Killian? If it’s no problem, I can…”

“No.”

Shaking his head, Killian placed his left hand on his right armpit, then twisted his body.

Craccck!

“Sir Campbell,...