We are inviting you to join the Royal Order of Begonias, my lord.


    Yele-san sitting in front of me didn''t have an atmosphere of joking around at all and said that with a serious face.


    ''''Huh...?　You''re in the Order?　Me?


    Yes, what do you think?


    No, I''m not sure........


    All I can say is that I''m super troubled to be told so suddenly........


    ''Why am I, in the Order...?


    ''''Our Order is always looking for the best people. Of course, there are educational institutions that train knights, and we usually train the best people there, but this is how I and my deputy commander personally scout for them.


    Mr. Yelle explains that to me, but I''m still in trouble.


    ''I don''t think I can give you an answer right away. Please talk it over with your family and make a decision.


    With those last words, Yele-san got up and left the house with his men.


    I told him where in the forest where Felix''s body was hidden, and then I walked out the front door and saw Yele-san and his men off to the outside.


    Even after I saw them off, I was still thinking about what Yele-san had told me to do outside.


    What should I do........


    In a previous life, this village was destroyed, I lost my family and Tina, and I met my best friend in a city.


    But in this life, I was able to avoid that past - or future - by saving my village.


    Just when I wasn''t sure what to do from here, the leader of the Knights of the Begonia Kingdom, where my best friend probably resides, sent me that invitation.


    .........Maybe my mind was already made up when Yele-san proposed it to me.


    I go into the house and go to the living room.


    In the living room, I was putting away the tea that I served to Yele-san and the others.


    ''....Mother.


    What''s wrong with you, Eric?


    Mom would have heard what I said earlier.


    So when I spoke to her, she was already serious.


    ''When my dad gets back, we need to talk.


    --Jeremias, over.


    I have now come to the forest to check the body of the man who is said to have attacked this village.


    As I recall, the place Eric-dono mentioned should be in this area........


    ''''Commander!　I think it''s here!


    As I was searching the area, one of my men looked like he had found me and called me over.


    When I went to where I was called, the ground was slightly raised.


    Perhaps Lord Eric had buried the man''s body here.


    I instruct my two men to dig here.


    As soon as we start digging, we see the corpse.


    The corpse has a separate upper and lower body, and I can imagine that it was cut with a very sharp blade.


    Then he digs up his upper body and looks at the man''s face.


    ''''Ha!　I knew this man was.....


    When I heard the name from Eric-dono, I didn''t think it was possible, but it was this man after all.


    ''''Commander, who is this man?　The Commander seemed to know about it, but...


    The subordinate who dug up this man asks me that question.


    Yes, my men do not know. The degree of danger of this man.


    ''''I, His Majesty, the head of the Order of Magical Knights and other higher-ups knew, but this man was the next king of the Kingdom of Harzion.


    From that demon country?


    The Kingdom of Harzion, the current king, Seredonia Harzion, was very friendly and interacted with many countries.


    It was a king and country that was very rare in the land of the demon race and was famous as a king who did not use force despite being very powerful.


    But that all changed with the arrival of this man.


    This man had very belligerent ideas, and a peaceful country could quickly turn into a country that would use force with a change of king.


    Even if the people living there are unhappy with the king''s pacifism, the demon nation has a rule that in such cases, they have to fight the king and win.


    The King of Ceredonian Harzion has fought many times and won it many times.


    The King of Ceredonia was a pacifist, but he was also a very strong man.


    So for a long time, he had been the king of the Demon Nation.......but finally, he had lost.


    This man - Felix Gladio was about to become the next king, and was about to change into a belligerent country.


    ''This man was so strong, so strong that he could overwhelm the hitherto unbeaten King of Ceredonia. The Kingdom of Begonia had always regarded him as a danger to himself and his actions, but we had no idea that the danger was so close at hand.


    According to what Eric-dono told me just now, after Felix destroyed this village, he was trying to corrupt the Begonia Kingdom.


    If Eric-dono hadn''t defeated this man and this village had been destroyed, and he had come to attack the Begonia Kingdom, the Begonia Kingdom would have been stained with a sea of blood and the country would have been corrupted for sure.


    Since we had no information here, we were unprepared, and if we were attacked in such a state, there wouldn''t be an ounce of hope.


    ''''If Eric-dono hadn''t defeated Felix here, our Begonia Kingdom would have been easily corrupted.


    It can''t be...!


    ''It''s an untrue fact. We never knew about this dangerous situation, we were just saved.


    ''''........Commander, who is that young man too?　I think it''s too strong to just say I trained in the village.


    You may indeed be right.


    This man, Felix, was undefeated, the one who defeated King Seredonia.


    There aren''t that many people who can defeat such a strong man.


    Even I, the leader of the knights, don''t know if I can fight this man and win.


    I am also very surprised that that man - that Eric-dono defeated him.


    ''''I don''t know... but what I am sure of is that Eric-dono is on our side.


    No matter how strong you are, it can be reassuring if you are an ally.


    I am truly glad to be an ally if you are able to defeat Felix.


    That''s why I would like Eric-dono to join the Order.


    What do you think about that part?


    And you have to train there for at least two years before you can join the Order.


    And since it''s a minimum of two years, there are many people who have to spend years or decades to get in.


    The ones that pass that minimum two years are really strong and limited.


    For example, one girl who joined the Knights this year.


    That girl became a Knight''s Apprentice at the age of sixteen, and she''s a talented person who joined the Order in just two years, the minimum number of years.


    Well, she has a bit of a personality problem........


    ''''With Eric-dono''s ability, you should be able to join the Order immediately. If you have my strong recommendation as the head of the Order, the king and the deputy head of the order will be convinced.


    "...but, well...


    My men seem to be arguing, but I understand what you are trying to say.


    Even if you joined the Order on my recommendation, Eric-dono would be unacceptable to those who finally joined the Order after years of training.


    However, Eric-dono has enough power to defeat Felix.


    That means he is working as hard or harder than we are.


    ''''It''s all right, Mister Eric.


    Well, I guess...


    ''Yes. What we need to do now is to find out how to get this man''s body back to King''s Landing.


    If we bring the corpse back, they will definitely believe that Felix is dead.


    Eric-dono also seemed to be having trouble disposing of the corpse, so it won''t be a hindrance if we bring it back with us.


    All we have to do now is to convince Eric-dono to join the Order.