The Death of the Skeleton Swordsman: Dominating as a Cursed Saint Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 8] by Hozumi Mitaka

Author:Hozumi Mitaka
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 4

Holy Women and Holy Knights

After a while, the day of our departure finally arrived. Under an appropriately clear sky, the princess and I set off for the academy as the mansion servants waved us off.

“Sir Al!”

“Lady Astrantia!”

“Ugh... Sir Al...”

“Good luck, Sir Al!”

“Take care!”

The maids crowded around me, some with smiles, others with tears. “Thank you, everyone. I’ll take care of Lady Astrantia. I promise we’ll return safely!”

The princess watched our emotional farewell with a conflicted look on her face. “Shall we get going, my knight?” The emphasis she added on the “my” wasn’t lost on me. I was reluctant to part with them, but we’d had plenty of time to say our goodbyes the day before. After I managed to escape the clutches of the maids, I boarded the carriage with the princess.

Their voices lingered in my head for a while after the carriage departed. “Ah, what a lovely bunch of women.”

“Well, I’m not pleased.” The princess glared at me with a pouty look on her face.

“C’mon, don’t sulk. They all wished you the best too, didn’t they?”

“I know, and I’m grateful for that, but...”

“Guess I can’t really blame you, given how passionate their farewells were for me in comparison to you.”

“To top it off, it was only the women who were so passionate in parting ways with you.”

“Aha ha ha.” It wasn’t anything to the degree of what the princess experienced, but the servants of the mansion were also treated poorly by the townspeople. They gossiped behind the backs of the servants, spouting nonsense like how they only worked for the witch’s family for the money. It just so happened that anyone who said that kind of thing within earshot of me ended up getting in an unfortunate accident.

“I can’t say I’m thrilled about it, but I must acknowledge that the maids have certainly been happier since your arrival.” Apparently the princess had noticed it too.

“Life is best experienced with a smile on your face.”

“I suppose there’s truth to that. Let’s become saints so we can make a world where everyone can live with a smile on their face.”

“I like the sound of that.” That said, our admission to the academy was by no means set in stone. Flores Holy Woman Academy had an entrance exam, and passing it was mandatory to be granted admission.

As had been explained to me before, only holy women could become students. Holy knights were just there to protect them. They were essentially personal bodyguards protecting young noblewomen. Finding an exceptional holy knight was of the utmost importance, yet it was difficult forming a pair around the same age. As a result, when it came to assigning a holy knight to protect a holy woman, it was usually the strongest individual the woman’s family could get a hold of, regardless of age or gender.

“Heh heh heh.” I chuckled to myself.

“What is it, Sir Al?” The princess asked, looking at me perplexed.

“When I heard it was an academy for holy women, I assumed all the women there would be young.

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