75: Chapter 56 Northern Wizard_3 75: Chapter 56 Northern Wizard_3 But a warrior who had watched the ceremony from outside recognized Leon, immediately tugging his companion’s arm and taking the lead to bow to the young man, “Good day, Sir Leon.”
The other soldiers then halted, half skeptical as they bowed to the excessively young “Knight”: “Good day, sir.”
Puffing out his chest and feigning calm with a nod and a smile at them, Leon stepped forward.
It was only when he had turned his back that a smug smile of self-satisfaction spread across his face.
Ah, I am also a despicable wealthy landlord, a member of the exploiting class.
He floated back to Olivia’s house with light steps.
At this moment, the hall where the women and children were either remained busy in the village or had already gone back home.
The army brought by Baron Eriv had given the villagers enough security; with no more danger, the survivors finally returned home to clean up the mess.
Although the quality of soldiers in this era was a concern amid the chaos, at least in their own county, they wouldn’t engage in misdeeds against their fellow villagers.
Especially under the watchful eyes of various nobles and Knight Lords, they were quite well-behaved.
Stretching lazily, Leon couldn’t wait to take off his armor and rest properly.
Originally, he had just wanted to try it on in the morning to see if it fit, but one thing led to another, and he’d worn it until now without taking it off.
Upon entering, he saw that young villager, not very familiar, still standing stiffly in front of the old blacksmith’s bedroom door.
Having seen him standing there like a guardian deity on several occasions, Leon finally couldn’t help but ask, “I remember you’re called…
What are you doing standing here all the time?”
“Bu…Uncle Bryan asked me…me me…” Hawk stammered as he looked at the hero from Selva.
“It’s my father making him block me, honestly, I’ve promised not to run off anyway~”
Olivia’s voice of resignation came from the room.
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened and the golden-haired girl peeked out, blinking expectantly at Leon, “How did it go?
Have all those big shots left?”
“Lord Eriv hasn’t left yet, they are resting in the village tonight and will return tomorrow, General Trolsa has already left with his troops,” Leon answered with a smile, then looked at Hawk.
“Can I talk with Olivia for a while?
Uncle Bryan surely didn’t say I couldn’t come in, right?”
should be fine,” Hawk quickly thought it over, then promptly stepped aside, running off to wait at the front door.
Olivia opened the door and beckoned with a little hand, “Come in quickly, and tell me what happened.”
Leon walked into the room.
The girl solemnly closed the door behind him, smoothing the back of her skirt as she sat on the bed, curiously looking at him.
Leon cleared his throat and then recounted everything that had occurred that day.
Hearing about the Griffin almost clashing with the troops, the girl clenched her fists anxiously.
After hearing about Boris’s slander and Leon’s guess about the village bullies knowing but not reporting, her brows furrowed with righteous indignation, seething inside.
Upon hearing how suspicions were resolved, experiences affirmed, and finally, under the witness of the knights, the Baron personally consecrated the three as knights of the Thorny Flower family.
Olivia’s lips parted slightly in surprise.
are Knight Lords now?
You are the lords here now?”
The girl’s eyes shimmered as she stood up from the bed edge.
But then she couldn’t help but feel a bit dejected and sat back down.
“Father, really… sniff~…
I really wanted to witness that moment myself, it’s just like something out of a knight’s tale.”
Olivia’s beautiful golden hair seemed to dim slightly, annoyed that she couldn’t witness her friends being knighted in person.
“Uncle Bryan is just worried about you, don’t be too hard on him,” Leon consoled.
“But from what you’re telling me, all those nobles who came to the village are upright good people, right?”
The girl shook her head, still puzzled.
Recalling Uncle Bryan lamenting earlier, Leon frankly said to the girl, “Didn’t Uncle Bryan tell you?”
“What?” Olivia cocked her head.
“He said he was worried that those big shots would fancy you and take you back to the castle as a concubine, so he wanted me to play along, keeping your existence a secret.”
How is that possible?”
Olivia’s eyes widened.
The girl’s cheeks flushed with an embarrassed flush, incredulously asking, “Father…
“Mm, yeah, speaking of which.”
Leon, feeling a bit embarrassed and ashamed, apologized to the girl, “Sorry, Olivia, that Dawson from Kantadar nobles was actually killed by you, you were the one who defeated so many enemies.
Yet we three completely took the credit in front of those nobles, though Uncle Bryan said you wouldn’t mind…
Still, we owe you, and we will definitely compensate you with the income from our land.”
Hearing Leon’s words, Olivia quickly waved her hand from the lingering embarrassment, “Please don’t say that, you guys are the heroes of Selva, and what’s it to me if I defeated a few knights?
If it wasn’t for you tending to that Griffin in the forest, my father, I, and this village would no longer exist.”
“By the way, now that you are my Lord.”
The girl remembered something, stood up pretentiously, strode forward, and cleared her throat.
Then gracefully lifting her skirt beside her, she curtsied elegantly in front of Leon.
“Good day, esteemed Mr.
Leon, pardon the modest hospitality of my humble house,” Olivia sang in a theatrical tone, her face tranquil like that of a young lady.
Leon, watching her perform the odd imitation, was immediately amused and got into the playful mood.
“Hee hee, whether I take offense depends on your sincerity, Mr.
Leon’s castle just happens to be in need of a few concubines!”
He exaggeratedly rose, lifting his arms.
The girl giggled lightly, immediately lifting her skirt and stepping back to the bed edge, one hand on her hip, the other pointing lightly.
“~Well, let’s see if you, Mr.
Leon, can defeat me first~”