Marriage, Divorce, and Beyond: The White Mage and Black Knight's Romance Reignited Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 7] by Takasugi Naturu

Author:Takasugi Naturu
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 4: He and She Sever Their Ties

Kingdom of Mert Calendar Year 785

After being discharged from the treatment center, I returned to the royal capital via carriage. En route I had to make transfers at towns and villages—and as I had not yet made a complete recovery from my injuries, I rested at one of these towns before taking another carriage. I took my time returning to the capital, and the journey lasted five days.

The carriage stopped at a wagon station in the center of the capital where I disembarked and then headed for the Kingdom of Mert’s Knights Corps General Headquarters. The deadline to hand in my papers—the end of the seventh month—was drawing near.

I assumed that, as the General Headquarters was the department which coordinated all colors of knights, I would have to present my forms for withdrawing from the Corps and leaving the dorms not to the Black Knights Regiment executive office, but rather here instead. If I was wrong, I would ask the General Headquarters secretariat to deliver the papers the rest of the way for me.

I entered the whitish stone building and passed the reception desk on my way to the counter for the executive office. Seated behind it was the secretary, a woman who was still young and cute.

“Excuse me,” I said. “I’ve come to submit these papers.”

“All right, let me take them.”

The female secretary smiled as she accepted both my documents and my knight badge, which was proof of my identity. Then and there, she confirmed the contents of the papers and handed me a replacement identification badge, and then the withdrawal process was over.

Enlisting had required so many trials, like stamina and practical exams, written tests, and interviews, yet resigning took only a moment.

“Also,” the secretary added, “this letter is addressed to you.”

“Thank you very much,” I replied. “You, and the rest of the Corps for taking care of me for so long.”

As I took the letter and turned to leave, everyone in the General Headquarters executive office stopped working, stood, and saluted.

“Thank you for your service to our nation!” they said as one.

“It is I who should thank you,” I replied, returning the salute.

I left the Knights Corps General Headquarters executive office, then cleaned out my room in the knights’ dormitory. I hadn’t left anything significant there, so I finished quickly.

When I returned my dress uniform to the dormitory supervisor, I was told that I could do whatever I liked with my everyday uniform. I put it in my luggage, more or less as a memento.

Then, I rented a room at an inn in the lower city. After resting, I looked at the letter that I had received from the General Headquarters.

The envelope was of pure white, high quality paper, and sealed with a design of a unicorn and ivy. It was a letter from the Granwell marquis family.

***

The next morning, I left my luggage in the room and headed toward the upper echelon of the capital’s nobles’ district—to the Granwell estate.

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