The Incompetent Bratty Prince is out (4/4 chapters)
Protagonist’s (Planned) Master Offered Sword
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It had been about a month since Drake, the commander of the Royal Guard Division, resigned. The defense of the royal capital Kadit has dramatically worsened.
First, after Commander Drake’s resignation, many others followed and left the Royal Guard Division. Currently, there were only about 30% left, around 300 Royal Guards. Naturally, this had led to a deterioration in the security of the royal capital, and many complaints had been flooding into the royal palace from the citizens.
Furthermore, none of the remaining 300 Royal Guards listened to the orders of Wilfred, who was in charge of the Royal Guard Division. His lack of popularity and leadership skills have become apparent, causing his reputation to plummet not only among civil officials but also among knights and soldiers. However, among the general populace, Wilfred, who had been struggling to maintain the security of the royal capital alone, was highly regarded. In contrast, the Royal Guard Division had been receiving harsh criticism, which was a very frustrating outcome. In reality, the 300 Royal Guards led by Vice Commander Coleman had been working day and night to maintain security in the royal capital.
Huh? Why does Wilfred still have a good reputation among the people? That’s obviously because the royal palace has been heavily promoting Wilfred’s lone efforts to keep the peace. The people don’t know what’s actually happening inside the Royal Guard Division, so it’s only natural that they blindly believe the information released by the royal palace.
By the way, the one responsible for promoting Wilfred is, of course, Cardis. However, after seeing Wilfred expose his lack of leadership, he seems to feel somewhat triumphant. But hey, at least his frustration seems to have been somewhat relieved.
As for me…
“Ugh… thank… you… very… much…” (Harold)
Once again, I’m rolling on the ground after training with Xandra.
“As expected of Haru-sama. To think you’d block 70% of my attacks… When it comes to shield techniques, you’re undoubtedly the best in the kingdom at this point.” (Alexandra)
“Ahaha.” (Haru)
Even though I got Xandra’s seal of approval, it’s still conditional ‘at this point.’ I need to keep working harder. Well, I’ll keep doing my best.
“Ooooohhh! Your Highness Harold! Please have a match with me next!” (Drake)
“Ehhhhh…” (Harold)
Although he was nearly 60 years old, the former Commander Drake, currently known as Sir Drake, still energetically swung his giant sledgehammer around.
The reason he was here at the royal palace was that after resigning from his post, he had nothing to do, and his body was getting out of shape, so we reluctantly allowed him to use the palace’s training grounds.
Actually, Vice Commander Coleman pleaded with me, saying, “If you take your eyes off him, you never know what he’ll do, so please keep an eye on him”. It’s because of that, he’s always waiting for my training to end so he can ask for a match. At first, he tried to interrupt my training sessions, but Xandra scolded him harshly, so he stopped getting in the way.
…I’ll leave it to your imagination as to how exactly Xandra scolded him.
“Hah… Well, just five rounds, okay?” (Harold)
“Indeed!” (Drake)
And so, with a sigh, I agree to spar with Sir Drake.
As expected of someone hailed as the strongest in the kingdom, his strikes are terrifyingly powerful, at least much stronger than the main heroine, Marion.
Well, that’s to be expected since he’s the protagonist’s master character. In fact, Xandra is so overwhelmingly stronger than Sir Drake that it has left me completely numb.
“Hnngh! Take this! And this!” (Drake)
“Nyahaha! Haru and I are an unbeatable duo, you know? You can’t win, Ojii-chan!” (Casparleague)
With Cas transformed into the ‘Jet Black Shield Casparleague’ mocking him, Sir Drake’s face turned red as he slammed his hammer at my shield.
At this point, it seems like my presence isn’t even necessary.
After about an hour of this futile sparring…
“Haa… haa… This match… ends in a draw…” (Drake)
“Fufun, but I still feel perfectly fine.” (Casparleague)
As Sir Drake breathed heavily, Cas, who had transformed back into his black cat form, puffed out his chest proudly.
We weren’t even attacking, just endlessly defending, so technically, we won since Sir Drake became too exhausted to continue. He seemed hate to lose.
“…” (Wilfred)
Wilfred was glaring at us resentfully from outside the training grounds. His current predicament was entirely because of Sir Drake. And to make matters worse, he was watching me train with the man who caused his downfall, so his anger must be immeasurable.
Not that I care though.
“Hahaha! The gaze of that loser dog, His Highness Wilfred, suits him well!” (Drake)
Wow… Sir Drake has a pretty bad personality too.
“But what will you do now? Vice Commander Coleman is still managing the 300 guardsmen, but for how long can they maintain security in the royal capital?” (Harold)
“Do not worry. We have others rotating in to help protect the capital.” (Drake)
“Yeah, I know that, but…” (Harold)
Even though Sir Drake resigned from his position, he remained the leader of the Royal Guard Division, and the 700 who also resigned still hold onto their pride as members of the Royal Guard Division. In other words, this whole mass resignation of the guardsmen was a form of retaliation against Wilfred and King Eibar for appointing him to head the division. But their commitment to protecting the capital remains unwavering.
This was all because they still embraced the ideal, or rather, the pride of ‘The Royal Guard Division serves the kingdom’.
And yet…
“The Royal Guard Division shall remain with the kingdom and Your Highness Harold.” (Drake)
“Ahaha.” (Harold)
Sir Drake straightened his posture, kneeled and offered me his sword. His expression brimmed with the dignity and pride of a seasoned warrior who had supported the kingdom as the commander of the Royal Guard Division for many years.
With a wry smile on my face, I accepted his pledge of loyalty.
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