The corridor leading to the top floor of the castle was as quiet as it was remembered, and the further up you went, the fewer people came, and even if the sun on both sides was so holy that it could hardly hide the coldness above the castle. It stood there quietly, with a sacred that was inaccessible to ordinary people, looking down on everything in the empire, like a person who lived on the top floor of the castle.

Hatsu's shin armor made a muffled sound as she stepped on the carpet, and she walked down the corridor through the light that fell through the window, bowing her head as she remembered it, and walking towards the top.

Finally, she stood in front of a door, and in the door she felt the familiar aura.

"Click. ”

Chu stretched out a hand and put it on the door, and in the golden lines on the door, the dark helmet and the eyes under the helmet that had lost their luster were reflected.

"Come in. ”

The man in the door said, his voice the same as before, but with a little old age.

Hatsu pushed open the door and walked in.

Inside the door was a hall, silent and empty, as if it had been separated from the human world and in another world.

At the end of the hall, there stood a tall golden-red throne, on which sat a person, wearing a red cloak, her long golden hair hanging down her shoulders, and the golden-red lionheart sword still in her hand.

Hatsu raised his head and faced the man on the throne.

The king and the knight met again, just as the king had crowned the knight before.

The sun was still shining on both sides, and in the sunlight, the black knight stood in front of the glorious king, took off his helmet, and knelt down on one knee.

May my king, glory be eternal.

It's a pity that I can't speak at the beginning, and I can't make clear the words that swore loyalty.

But everything still feels like it's back in the same scene.

On the throne, Hillman smiled slightly, and she looked at the knight with remembrance and remembrance in her eyes.

Time had carved its mark on her face, and she couldn't resist old age no matter what, thirty years was an extremely long time for a mortal.

"I thought we'd meet here somehow, but I didn't expect it to be this way. ”

There was no reply at first, only Hillman spoke slowly and softly in the hall.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other, I've searched for a black stone that can summon you, but to no avail······"

But soon, she discovers the first anomaly.

She looked at the gray eyes that had lost their luster at the beginning, and the mouth that was silent.

After a long time, she lowered her eyes, smiled, and said softly.

"So, have you borne so many sins?"

That's why it's so crippled.

Hillman looked at the shadow-like blackness of his seat, and there seemed to be a slight sadness in his eyes.

However, in her eternally proud and radiant eyes, no one could see that sadness clearly.

She just raised her hand and said to Chu.

"Come, my knight. ”

Hatsu silently walked towards Hillman and knelt beside her.

Then, she felt as if a pair of hands gently grabbed her cheeks, causing her to lean down and lean against a pair of legs.

The knight leaned against the king's knees, and the king rubbed his palm against the corner of her eye.

"This time, I will not allow you to take away anyone's sin. Because this is my country, all sins should be dealt with by me. ”

Hillman said, hugging Hatsuhan in front of him.

"And now, I command you, take a good rest. ”

Leaning on Hillman's knees in a daze, it was like being sun-drenched, and there was a warmth, which was peaceful and comfortable. She always felt this way when she was around Hillman, who was like a ray of sunshine, high up in the sky, but shining on everyone without hesitation.

The meeting between the two people was very plain, there were not many words, only quiet tolerance, and brilliance's tolerance of sin.

······

The Black Knight returned, and the excited gate guards accidentally leaked the news, and then, the news was indeed like a gust of wind, sweeping through the entire castle, so that everyone knew about it.

Few can say what the Black Knight means to this generation of Reinhardts, a legendary figure whose stories boys grew up listening to and girls adore the rumored female knight. It seems that once every Reinhardt child fantasized about becoming one of those knights.

Even the textbooks have the king's coronation of the Black Knight, and the bard's favorite part of the empire is always a betrayal of the council, a bloody parade of the king and the knights.

Although not everyone is so excited, there are always a few people who are extremely excited.

For example, there is such a one right now.

At the entrance of the castle, a man walked into the castle despite the guards' obstructions, and walked briskly down the corridor, almost as if he was about to run, towards the top floor of the castle.

She was dressed in black armor, with a long sword at her waist and a helmet in her hand.

She was a young girl, looking to be no more than twenty years old, with blonde hair simply tied back at the back of her head.

The armor and smart dress made her look heroic, and with her handsome face, it was enough to make the girls who were also women fascinated by her.

She is the adopted daughter of Queen Lionheart and the princess of the Empire, Sid, and is like a boy in this name, and so is her personality.

She has loved swordsmanship since she was a child, and she studied with Sword Saint Rolland, always going home with scars and dust like a boy, but it is also because of this that she has a very high level of swordsmanship at a young age.

And besides swordsmanship, her favorite thing to do is listen to her teacher and mother talk about the Black Knight.

In her opinion, that is the highest pursuit of being a knight, using the sword in her hand to open the way for the empire.

Hillman always said that she needed to cultivate her mind, otherwise her character was not suitable to be a king, even if Hillman gave her all the homework she did well.

But she didn't care much about this, and in her opinion, her father could sit on the king for a long time.

At this time, the princess Sid walked down the corridor with an eager look on her face, and she hurried to see her father, who wanted to ascertain a message to her father if the black knight had really returned.

······

In front of the throne, Chu leaned against Hillman's knees, and suddenly, as if she remembered something, she looked up at Hillman.

I have something to give back to you, Your Majesty.

Through evil, she conveyed what she was going to say to Hillman.

Hillman was slightly stunned, but then, as if she remembered something, she smiled lightly.

"Of course, you should give it back to me. ”

With that, she closed her eyes and waited silently, waiting for Hatsu to give her back that thing.

Hatsu stood up, hesitated, and approached Hillman.

She lifted her cold lips rustily and kissed Hillman lightly on the cheek.

At this moment, the door was slammed open, and a man walked in in a hurry.

"Father!"

The atmosphere froze, and even the air seemed to be slightly sluggish.

At first, his body stiffened, and Hillman sat calmly in his seat.

Sid, who pushed the door in, froze, stood stunned, looking at the two men on the throne.

Her brain quickly processed what she saw, and her cheeks slowly turned red with a half-bang, and the reason in her eyes began to fade away, chaotically circling in circles, and the helmet in her hand fell to the ground.

"Me. ”

Sid staggered back towards the door with a pair of confused eyes and his hands in the face.

"I'm me, I'm going to take something and leave!"

As she spoke, she picked up the helmet at her feet, turned around and slammed into the doorframe again.

"Bang. There was a muffled sound.

"Hmm. Sid clutched his red nose, whimpered and found his way, and ran out as if he were running away.

Chu turned his head to look in the direction Sid had run away.

Hillman opened his eyes and said with a light smile.

"That's my daughter, and she's so immature that it makes you laugh. ”