Record of Wortenia War: Volume 22 [Parts 1 to 7] by Ryota Hori

Author:Ryota Hori
Language: eng
Format: epub

On the afternoon that Mikhail talked with Meltina, a guard patrolling the southwestern gate of Pireas saw knights disappearing into a back alley near the slums. The event occurred opposite the northeastern and northwestern gates of where the Mikoshiba barony army was attacking. As such, the area was relatively peaceful.

“Hey,” said the patrolling guard, narrowing his eyes suspiciously. “What are these knights doing here?”

He only spotted the knights coincidentally when walking by a crossroads and accidentally looked to the side. The slums went beyond the gates and were known as a place where public order was the worst.

That disorder was comparable to the rest of the capital, meaning it was not particularly dangerous. If nothing else, many considered commoners who lived here the top class as far as Rhoadserian peasants go.

Even so, no one expected privileged classes like the nobles and knights to be in this part of the city. Because of that, the patrolling guard seeing these knights struck him as unusual.

And we’re in the middle of a war, thought the patrolling guard. Regular soldiers might occupy this area, but knights wouldn’t be loafing around here.

Since the capital enacted martial law and started rationing food, eateries were closed for business as people could not leave their homes. Under such conditions, no reason existed for a group of knights to go into a back alley.

“What’s wrong? Why are you just standing there?” asked a fellow guard, noticing his apprehensive gaze.

“Nothing, it’s just that I spotted a group of knights going into that alley... I was wondering what they were up to.”

“Knights? What unit were they from?” inquired his colleague.

“I don’t know... But I think they had the same design on their armor from the brief glimpse I got. Looked fancy too. Maybe some of them were Royal Guards or Monarch’s Guards.”

Only knights in service to the crown, the royal family, and major nobles had uniform armor. Applying a standard design to all armor was a major expense because expert blacksmiths had to forge it. Standardization didn’t exist in this world, so their equipment matching implied they were powerful. The Royal Guards and Monarch’s Guards emphasized design in their armor due to their roles.. This detail made the guard assume he saw knights from those credible sources.

“There were Monarch’s and Royal Guards mixed in? That’s peculiar,” responded the colleague.

Knights in these orders rarely teamed up with members of other knight orders since they were Rhoadseria’s elites tasked with protecting the ruler and royal family. Their pedigree, economic standing, and personal abilities were part of choosing them for the role. The Royal and Monarch’s Guard were regarded as special, not mingling with other knight orders despite being two of the many orders under the direct command of the Rhoadserian royal family.

After all, forming a mixed unit of knights with different levels of skill and aptitude would be challenging. While this might happen during unusual emergencies, one wouldn’t expect to find such a group at a gate far from the front lines.

“What do we do.

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