A dead silence fell in the conference room.
It was because no one had an answer to Cyril's request for a clue as to why strange things always occured only around Fia.
However, just when it looked like we were going to reach a stalemate, Quentin spoke up.
"I think Lady Fia is in a different dimension from us!" (Quentin)
All the knight captains frowned, thinking that Quentin had said something strange again, but from Quentin's point of view, he thought he was cooperating with Cyril, who asked for a hint.
"Perhaps what Lady Fia sees is different from what we see. If Lady Fia says that she found the 'Great Saint's Rose' in the garden of the royal castle, then perhaps that flower was originally in the royal castle. However, we did not realize that it was the 'Great Saint's Rose.' For 300 years, no one noticed, even if many people saw that flower or passed by it. However, Lady Fia was able to perceive the uniqueness of the flower that everyone else missed." (Quentin)
Quentin said what he knew to the best of her ability, but it seemed like a riddle to the knight captains listening to him.
Therefore, everyone listened to Quentin with wrinkled foreheads.
"It should be the same with the case of the Black Dragon King. Probably, even if we encountered the same scene, we wouldn’t event think to offer a healing potion. In the first place, you might not notice that the monster in front of us was the Black Dragon King. However, Lady Fia noticed and chose the best move. That is the crucial difference!"
Savis felt that he agreed with Quentin's words.
"...I see. It's true that the first thing I noticed about Fia was her eyes. Even though she was a new knight, I noticed Fia's eyes as she calmly observed and analyzed the situation at the induction ceremony. I felt that it was the 'Eye of the Ruler.' Then, Fia noticed an old wound in me...a wound that no one had noticed for 10 years." (Savis)
Desmond said "Yes, that's right."
"She has a nice personality when she targets Commander's weak points at the induction ceremony! What's more, at first, she kept quiet about noticing Commander's old wounds, and said, 'I want to attack Commander's weak point.' 'I didn't think it was a good idea to focus on the Commanders's poor visibility. It's a spirit of chivalry,' she told a big lie with a straight face. This was from her first day joining the club, right? Even now that I think about it, I'm impressed by her arrogance."
As expected, all she had to do was to pick flowers from the garden and presented them to the Commander. Desmond was worried that she might had been influenced by the captain of the knight brigade she belonged to, but now that he thought about it, Fia was like that from the beginning... Desmond continued, and the Captain of the Fia's Knight Brigade, glared at Desmond.
"I think it's better than a knight captain who begged a new knight for dinner money and can't influence them at all." (Cyril)
"No, that's not true! I just couldn't refuse considering the position of my leader, His Majesty the King and Commander Savis. I'm telling you, I'm not short on money!" (Desmond)
"Of course you are. You're single and don't have a girlfriend, so there's no use for you."
In front of the two Knight Captains who were fighting each other to avoid being defeated, Curtis was alone in thought.
Because in this situation, Curtis was the only one who knew the truth.
The "Great Saint's Rose" was originally just a type of rose with a poor appearance.
However, if the Great Saint continued to pour magical power into it for a certain period of time, it would transform into the "Great Saint's Rose."
Perhaps there was a specific type of rose that could become the "Great Saint's Rose" in the garden of the royal castle, and Lady Fi poured her magic into it.
Judging from Cyril's story, it seems that Lady Fi's wonderful aspirations were recognized by the Commander and she was asked to procure flowers to offer to the saint, but at that time Lady Fi wanted to provide the best flowers.
And then, out of pure kindness, she probably recreated "The Great Saint's Rose."
She had no idea how much trouble this would cause later on.
"...I see, Quentin's story makes sense. Lady Fi probably reached out to the rose seed that was abandoned in the corner of the royal castle. At that time, just as the people of Sutherland recognized Lady Fee as the Great Saint, the roses may have also recognized Lady Fee as the Great Saint and bloomed into beautiful flowers." (Curtis)
"Ah~" (Everyone)
All the knight captains agreed with Curtis's dreamy words, feeling unsure of what he was saying.
That's right, that's right.
Fia was recognized as a Great Saint in Sutherland.
When this topic came up at the captains meeting just a few months ago, everyone was shocked.
At that time, it was discovered that Fia had given holy stones to many knight captains, and Cyril, who had not received them, was disappointed.
Moreover, Commander Savis, the only one who could intercede with Cyril, had received the highest quality holy stone, so no one could touch it...
To begin with, the problem was that there was a huge discrepancy between Cyril's perception and the reality.
Cyril thought that what Fia brought back from Sutherland was an unused holy stone, and said, "From now on, we will have to ask the saint to store recovery magic in the holy stone." At that time, all the knight captains looked puzzled.
Therefore, Cyril became curious and asked the question.
"What's wrong? "
"...No, it had already accumulated some incredibly powerful healing magic."
Which knight captain was the one who answered that?
――After that remark, the Knight Captain meeting turned into a place of outrage.
It was because it turned out that the holy stones that Commander and many other knight captains received contained healing magic that was the most powerful that anyone had ever seen or heard of.
"Cyril, this is not a battlefield!"
Which knight Captain was it that shouted that?
With such a frightening aura, Cyril should only appear on the battlefield...
The knight captains trembled as they recalled the terrifying meeting a few months ago.
Then, he returned to the present situation and was struck by the danger of the situation.
Curtis idiot! Even though you were there, you said something that reminded me of that meeting again!!
Half of the knight Captains said, "Shut up!" they thought as they glared at Curtis.
The other half said, "Don't remember the last meeting!" They prayed, looking at Cyril with a pasted-on smile.
Meanwhile, Clarissa made a proposal to change the atmosphere of the place—a frightening proposal.
"In the end, even if we talk about things here, it's still nothing more than imagination. If this happens, why don't you ask Fia directly?" (Clarissa)
Desmond was the one who reacted immediately.
"Are you going to ask Fia directly? Who the hell is going to ask her! If we ask the wrong way and offend the Black Dragon, we'll be even more charred than the Black Dragon!!" (Desmond)
His voice had a serious tone to it, as he had once made a careless statement and was afraid that the Black Dragon would try to kill him.
However, Clarissa laughed it off with a relieved expression.
"Hehehe, about that, I know someone who won't displease Fia no matter what he asks. After all, I have asked her directly, 'Who is her favorite?'" (Clarissa)
"Clarissa, you... how long have you been doing this?" (Desmond)
Desmond was so surprised that his tone became erratic.
But Clarissa ignored Desmond and looked around happily.
"Ehehehe, that’s it……" (Clarissa)
After a long pause, she glanced at Cyril and Curtis.
"Until recently, it seemed like it was Cyril, but lately I seem to think that Curtis is good too…" (Clarissa)
"Huh?"
"No"
One person looked surprised, and the other looked impressed.
While everyone was nervously waiting for an answer, Clarissa's proud voice echoed in the conference room.
"In the end, it looks like Commander Savis!!!" (Clarissa)
"…………" (Everyone)
The answer was something no one expected, so all the knight captains stopped moving in surprise.
And, although everyone's gaze moved rapidly, as if they were appealing for something, in the end, not a single person spoke.
Desmond was the first to regain his composure.
Although he seemed upset, he spoke in a high pitched voice as if to intercede.
"Well, should I say that I have an eye for seeing things? Or should I say that you're reckless!? After all, Fia may be under the curse of 'exploding unless an unprecedented incident occurs'! That’s why she's trying to cause a big incident herself!!"
However, all the knight captains, including Desmond, thought so.
...Of course, Commander Savis would never choose Fia.
Probably not... but if he chose, they could only see a future where Commander would struggle.
Even if the other party was Commander, Fia would definitely remain the same.
If that's the case, it's definitely Commander who would have a hard time being pushed around.
And in that case, Savis' subordinates, the knight captains, would definitely have a hard time...
"Damn, Clarissa, that's Pandora's box! You shouldn't open it! Close it! That information should be sealed away forever!!" (Desmond)
Desmond held his hands out wide and shook them violently.
Seeing Desmond's serious expression, Clarissa made a disgusted face.
"Well, it wasn't just Enoch, Desmond was a bit of a jerk too!" (Clarissa)
She thought all the knight captains were brave, but she wondered if it was a den of crooks! Clarissa muttered in dissatisfaction, but no one openly objected.
It's excellent. If being scolded by Clarissa was enough to avoid a disaster that they couldn't deal with, then they would just accept that.
...In a sense, the Knight Captains were a group full of manliness.
And only the knight captains, except Clarissa, knew about it.
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