Chapter 11: The Cleaving of Dignity
Yukino
She continued speaking with a brazen smile. “The Intezeruto House began reclaiming the Serenus Marsh about a hundred and ninety years ago.” Cough. I barely suppressed the laugh bubbling up.…
November 2025
Chapter 10: The Weight of Fate
We fled the imperial encampment as if we were running away. We set up our baggage on a low hill about a twenty-minute walk away. “Move quickly! Set up the…
Chapter 9: The Mask of Blue Blood
Eight nobles of blue blood remained within the tent. Two administrative officers of faint blood, one representative of deep blood, and one knight stood among them. The arrangement was almost…
Chapter 8: The Knight Who Defied the Bolts
Anplus targeted the crossbow bolts that had been aimed at the officer-mages and sent them my way. A glint of a deadly arrowhead flashed from the bushes far off. “Sir…
Chapter 7: The Price of Blue Blood
I, Anplus, did what I had to when I saw the serfs prostrate on the ground. I signaled to the officer-mages and motioned to the knights and soldiers. The soldiers…
Chapter 6: The Duke’s Command
The study of the Intezeruto House’s head—the duke Argantius, an Elector—had a large southwest-facing window. The room, where the sunset looked splendid, was filled with his collections. There was the…
Chapter 5: Where Dignity Takes Shape
“What, then, is good for me?” Dande paused for a moment. “You asked me what’s good for me if you fight only within the scope I taught you.” Then he…
Chapter 4: The Knight’s Lesson
“Yes. I accept.” Liam answered with a look of disbelief. “If the Young Master wins, I will no longer interfere. But if you lose—” He paused for effect, drawing the…
Chapter 3: The Blade That Chooses Its Path
“From now on I will demonstrate the downward cut. Watch how my body moves as a whole.” Dande spread his legs shoulder-width apart and gripped the wooden sword. I focused…
Chapter 2: Anplus’s First Step as a Knight
The indigo pupils trembled, and blue blood flowed from her temple. “H-ha, haha.” But Temeratia did not fall. She had aimed true, but her power was woefully insufficient. I don’t…