The Old Knight of a Frontier District

1

Doria Tessa came to visit in the evening.

Bardo and Cars, plus I thanked Jurchaga.

Its cheeks are faintly juicy.

The exaltation hasn't cooled down yet.

I can't help it.

I wasn't the one who could win.

Baldo had one question to ask.

I mean, how did you wear the Cars moves you saw yesterday, just overnight?

"No.

That's what's strange.

Against the walls last night, I practiced that move.

But I couldn't.

It's burning in my eyes, but I can't do it.

My sister's moon (Surah) was just shining on the top of the sky.

I prayed to Sura.

Then I only dreamed how long and stood my sword blurry.

At that time, a bird flew from his feet.

Surprised my hips spinned unexpectedly.

Then the tip of the sword pierced the rock of the wall.

The bird flying towards the fuzza looked like a molucca.

But Morucca is a bird that lives by the water, and he's not supposed to fly at night. "

This stomach is God's beloved daughter.

And Bardo thought.

There is honesty and hiccups as much as being loved.

In ancient times, the masters who extremed the depths of the sword heard that they had been guided by the divine Spirit.

Many of the genre's ancestors have inherited that God taught them moves in their dreams.

It is the grace of God, whether or not it can be given once in a lifetime to those who are stuck against walls where training cannot be transgressed.

I never thought I'd get a favor in that lifetime, by virtue of it, last night.

Chantillion took an unconscious look at Doriatessa's sword in the fifth division, only to exchange swords.

But if we face this defeat head-on, it will also be a blessing for Chantillion.

2.

I dreamed of Gordon Zarkos.

In the village where I stopped, I heard that the daughter of the village was attacked by thieves, and Gordon, who is also a caretaker, offered to help.

In his dreams Bardo somehow sees Bardo and Gordon from the villagers' point of view.

From a villager who only knows skinny farm horses, both Baldo's and Gordon's horses are as big as demons.

The two riders are also big, armored and armed, truly horrible and dependable.

It is as if the two of them were brothers of the fairytale wandering god of war, who appear stitching the trees of the mountains and bathing in the leaking sun.

Bardo, a villager, thanked him by poking his knees on the ground when he saw the two driving horses into the woods in search of his daughter.

So I woke up.

I didn't know you dreamed of Gordon.

I asked myself if I missed him.

Sure it is.

I miss him.

Gordon Zarkos was a bright man.

He was a straight man.

I just realized that I had been saved a long time by that temper.

That's a funny story.

When we were together, I felt like I was teaching and leading something to Gordon who didn't know things.

Even though it was me who was taught, guided, given and comforted.

I prayed to Gordon, who now spends his days for the people as lord, that it was the grace of the gods.

3

Today is the last day of the Border Race Martial Association, the day the song match takes place.

And the winners of each division's performance are awarded.

I went for a morning walk, which is routine.

Jurchaga came as he watched the fuzz blur in the morning mist on the far other side, blown by the wind over the walls.

Of course, he climbed the wall.

"There's a bad rumor going around in Parzam.

It seems that the person who was working as a deputy referee gave it to Poirot.

I wanted you to talk to me before you make a decision.

There you go.

Mr. Judge was from Goriola, wasn't he?

Determination of suspicion, that's why.

It sounds like a lot of people are making a scene. "

It is about Doriatessa's victory.

Bardo accidentally raised a loud groan.

If those who have not seen say so, I understand.

We were taking each other one at a time, so that's a draw when it comes to it.

No, I beat Doria Tessa in the first bottle, but Chantillion stopped inching.

But in the second bottle, Doriatessa pierced Chantillion's chest with a sword.

If you look there alone, Doriatessa can be called a cowardly swordsman.

Except it is the story of those who have not actually seen the match.

You pulled out to Chantillion's back and beat him brilliantly, so it's an unpleasant victory.

Even though Chantillion is a few steps up in strength, he grabbed a slight win.

It was a great game.

What do you mean you will win instead of win that one?

First, the presiding judge had asked Chantillion something before making a decision.

I guess I checked to see if this could be a battle.

It's a reasonable decision because it's a life-threatening situation if you don't treat it.

And since Chantillion was the one who knew best about losing, there should be no dissatisfaction with the judgment on that man himself.

Seeing all those famous fights, is that the word that comes out?

Fucking punks.

Bardo was very uncomfortable because of the discomfort.

When I returned to my room, I received a call from Prince Jules Rant.

Julelant ordered Bardo to tell what Bardo felt he had seen and heard during this competition.

Bardo did just that.

When he shared his thoughts on the game between Chantillion and Killey, Julelant said,

"From a close look, how many swordsmen is Killy Halifalus?"

I asked.

Bardo replied that perhaps his strength snubbed Chantillion, but he lost when he tried to take it and stand.

Julelant looked terribly sinister when Bardo talked about the game between Chantillion and General North Expedition.

I didn't show much interest in the story about how the knights of Parzam were worried about Chantillion's defeat.

Seems more interested than that in the topic of what Chantillion will learn from this defeat,

"I'd like to show him the wider world."

brought with it.

He was also interested in Doria Tessa, and made Bardo speak again about the previous grudges, etc.

"A daughter loved by the gods?

Hmm. "

I didn't ask Bardo what kind of compliment he intended to give Doriatessa.

Because I felt different to ask now.

4.

Followed the guide's squire to the match venue.

There's Cars and Jurchaga on the back and walking.

Along the way, he was talked to in the courtyard.

"Sir Bard Lowen.

My name is Killy Khalifalus, knight of the Goriola Empire.

I would like to say a word of thanks to you.

Lord Cars Lowen.

And to you. "

And it is the samurai who have spared Chantillion in the Fine Sword Division game that has called out.

He is the Kingsguard Martial Arts Master and the Master of Doriatessa.

"I had no idea Viscount Covrien was going to win the overall game.

No, that's not all.

I hear that you almost exposed an unbroken corpse to the wilderness of the border.

I also saw the head of the Warcraft.

The Viscount, who was reunited in the royal capital, was as if he were someone else.

I can't thank you enough. "

As it would hurt considerably, Baldo was also aware that he was watching yesterday's game by pushing his injuries in the Chantillion.

To Doria Tessa, who took off her helmet, she said nothing about it, even though she cooled her liver.

Good man, Bardo thought.

Have you seen the moment the flowers of the pagina open?

And Bardo asked.

Pagina roots in the mud and, as it grows, sticks out a stump on the water.

The indentation does not open gradually.

One dawn suddenly opens a large circle of flowers.

In the moment of flowering, he said, it sounds like he wants to punch water.

"Oh!

Ooh!

I thought I saw it.

I did let you see it. "

Killy said by inadvertently letting the joy begin.

"Isn't that a fun story?"

And it's the referee who's been calling me.

"Sir Bard Lowen.

My name is Holton Gamber, knight of the Goriola Empire.

Give me a warm-up.

Hey, the referee is over, so I can finally exchange words with you.

Lord Cars Lowen.

I taught you that there is something called Shingi in this world. "

Bardo asked if the referee was not serving in today's game.

"No, no.

Can I judge songs? [M]

The song is judged by an expert judge. "

In the game of songs, eight contestants from both countries sing one song at a time alternating.

You have to choose a song while adapting it well to the theme left by the last minute singer, etc.

The singer goes through the ancient and now east-west songs of each country, making the right choice of songs on the spot and in some cases singing while making alterations to the lyrics.

Besides the technique of the song itself, its immediacy is also subject to judgment.

The judges leave the two countries one at a time.

Their consultations will give victory to one country or another, but in fact, they say, for decades now, it has taken the form of a draw between the two countries.

"Anyway, I'm feeling a lot better in a six-day game.

The song makes me feel nasty, and the draw closes the whole thing. "

and Holton explained.

"I don't know what the song is about.

In the first place, what needs to happen?

If you want to compete in martial arts, you just have to be fierce and fierce and mad!

And the fat voice was Gassara Eudiel, the northern commander.

Bardo hasn't seen anyone in a long time who has to look up.

"Whoa!

Lord Baldo Lowen.

I am Gassara Eudiel.

An exemplary game, I wanted to show you.

Oh, I feel it!

I haven't seen a samurai in a while.

Let's take our time later!

From the look of laughter I can't feel ill or the serious injuries I've suffered in the game.

A knight fighting on the front lines has to be like this.

He has a really good voice.

It is a voice that sounds well and reassures the soldiers.

If you hear the voice, you may say that you know the approximate vessel as a general.

This man is definitely an excellent general.

Once the song is scored, it's a closing event.

Excellent performers from each division will be awarded.

Afterwards, the competition closes by choosing alcohol.

Will Doria Tessa be able to receive a reward?

What is Doriatessa's wish, if it could be done?

5

It's not the outdoor arena where the song game takes place, it's the hall in the castle.

The attendant, the referee, the contestants and squire from both countries entered, and the organizer took his seat.

I can't bring a sword into this room except for the organizer's escort and attendant.

Neither does Bardo have a sword hanging, but Cars is wearing it as an escort.

The knights entered the game of songs.

He wears bright feathers.

Goliola's knight wears a strip of cloth with embroidered silver thread on the feathers stained with white writing on the blue ground.

Formation feathers have long shins and sleeves and are not armored underneath.

The knight of Parzam wears a strip of cloth with gold thread embroidery loosened on his feathers stained with yellow literature on the red ground.

The underlying design is the same as Goriola's.

I guess it's a costume dedicated to this song's game.

On the north side stands the knights and squires of Goriola, and on the south side, that is, on the entrance side stands the knights and squires of Parzam.

Julelant and Shernelia sit on the west side.

Baldo is sitting on the east side.

In the middle of the hall, four singers from the blue formation feathers and four singers from the red formation feathers stood still opposite each other.

The closer we reach, the closer we are facing each other.

It's a big hall with a lot of space, but there's a lot of people.

Behind the singers stands all contestants except those who are wounded and being treated.

Behind it stand the squire.

In addition, there are escorts of attendants and organizers.

Together, it would exceed one hundred and eighty.

The judge declared the start.

The first knight started singing.

Blue Land, or Goliola's number one singer.

A soft baritone voice plays the praises of heaven and earth nature.

A singing gesture that suppresses a bit of discouragement gives a sense of depth and tranquility on the contrary.

The virtues of the gods exalt the earth, and mountains are born.

Water erupts from the rift of the earth, creating a lake.

Winds make forests, rain falls, rivers arise.

The creation of the world becomes emotionally portrayed.

In the climax, treble and bass were emitted alternately.

The high noise jumped dizzily.

as if to manifest changes in wind, clouds and rain.

The low noise snapped loosely.

as if to manifest the business of the unshakeable earth.

Even though I was singing alone, there were certainly two high and low melodies there.

He is a singer of sobering skill.

The song was concluded with an event in which man was born on earth with the love of God.

Next came the Red Land, or Parzam's number one singer.

Breathe deeper, the low bus voice spells out a dark, creepy line of sounds.

The subject chosen by this singer is the beast.

Its beasts, large and small, trekking through the earth, were at first gloomy, and gradually swept up with majesty and strength.

That's where humans are born.

I mean, he took over the subject of Goliola's best singer.

Humans fight to live in unity, even though they are frightened by beasts.

Eventually, the empowered humans drive the beast away from the meadows and set up their country.

Here the song ended, and it was the turn of the second singer of Aoyagi, or Goriola.

Playing with a sweet sweet tenor is a love song.

A young knight embarks on a journey, thanking heaven and earth for the grace of nature, polishing his martial arts in battle with the beasts, and falling in love with the maiden he meets.

the madness of people loving people.

The joy of being loved.

The pleasure of being bound.

The knight chanted with a freakishly spontaneous passage and glowing treble.

It was Parzam's second singer's turn.

This singer sang the rest of the previous singer's story.

Nine boys were born two days after they were bound.

But all nine of them were timid, and whether the beast came, or the bandit came, they were just shaking.

The next person born was a girl.

The nine brothers ordered their sister to become a knight, and since then this country has seen women become knights to protect men.

This knight sang a fictional tale called

This song is clearly a hit on Goriola and Doriatessa.

They call women the knights, the backless kingdoms that make them representatives of the martial arts club.

The knights and squires, who are just on the north side, have a rugged air.

Bardo was right, too, on this one.

I still don't know what that means to Bardo himself, the knight of a woman, etc.

I understand that noble women need same-sex escorts.

But it would be nice if you were a female martial officer, and you don't need to be a knight.

Being a knight means setting up a house.

It means fighting the family, the ministers, protecting the people.

It means taking his life, going to war at all times, killing and killing his enemies.

There's no need for a woman to do that.

The gods don't make women that way.

Men and women make different bodies.

Totally different in robustness and strength.

Above all, women are given the role of having children.

It may be called a woman's duty to touch her body.

And there's a role for men to protect women.

But Doria Tessa is allowed to be here by both organizers.

And Doriatessa showed a truly brilliant battle.

I didn't expect to reward you with such shady means for that.

Even if I lose, I feel sorry for the way I did it.

It was Goliola's third singer's turn.

It's a smile.

In a light tenor, he sang the story of a female fox growing up in the North Forest beating the mighty beasts one after the other in the South Meadows.

The lightness of the fox is expressed in a lightly bouncing sound.

The last to be defeated by the fox was the young man of the white lion, the son of the king of the meadows.

It was obvious who you were referring to.

Chantillion is not here because of his deep wounds.

If he had, what would he have looked like?

I don't know that.

The people of Parzam changed their complexion when they heard this song.

There can be no regret if they send someone to be a noble nobleman of their country and captain of the Kingsguard.

The third singer of Parzam sang that behind the female fox were aged bears and wolves who fought three to one.

It was customary for young knights to gather to criticize the way in which active generals and leaders appeared in the martial arts.

Goliola's fourth singer chanted that the Goddess of Love must give guidance to a foolish knight who neither realizes nor realizes that he has lost to his loved ones.

It may be said that she laughed at the femininity who now questioned the qualifications of the contestants even though there was never a battle.

Before the song was over, from behind the singers of Parzam, a single knight, one tall, advanced with a sleigh.

Amazing body size.

He's got a face that's a lot longer and bigger than that body.

You look like a horse.

The eyes like those on the side of his face are thin and connected, and his teeth are still sharp as teeth.

He is wearing a boned body.

It is Goes Bore.

Since he is a knight who won the first division without attracting anyone else, there is no doubt as to his rigidity.

The summary air is violent and the thin eyes are drawn to anger.

Stuck by this out-of-phase giant, Goliola's fourth singer accidentally put up a song.

Then, from behind it, the immense giant still entered.

It is a General of the North Expedition.

In the middle of the hall were two giants who could be called cloud-piercing giants.

It's not just the two of us.

The knights of both countries, they all look tough.

As far as the referees are concerned, are you not comfortable with rough things or are you clearly hipster?

A knight lives in honor.

In a slightly vulgar way, if you lose your face, it's over.

Whatever the whispers, there is no knight whose master is insulted and overlooks him in silence.

Though the momentum of the song multiplication, things have progressed so close to criticism of both royalties by the organizers.

Sudden knights cannot retreat.

In the first place, there is not a border martial arts association because the country is close to the country.

The opposite is true.

I hear they started to show each other what's in their hands so they don't like the suspicious ghost.

There are always skirmishes on the frontiers.

There is a martial arts club to ease that tension.

In other words, the knights of both countries know that if anything happens to each other, they are the ones who kill each other.

Oh, boy.

It can't be a brawl like this.

If that happens, it won't be a reward.

Zaifert looked around and wondered what was going on, but he didn't see it.

Then suddenly King Gainellian's messenger visited the castle.

During the period of the competition, no entry or exit is allowed except for Knights of the Border.

And when the angel of king Parzam cometh, the gate shall not be opened.

Naturally this messenger also had to respond outside the gate, but when he became worthy of it, there was only Zaifert.

I learned about the situation later, but I could only rely on a person who wasn't there anyway.

Then, I searched for the figure of Tide Norwinge, head of the Knights of the Imperial Frontier of Goriola.

There he is.

but no.

Instead of putting it away, it hangs with the knight Maitarp.

If you look at the VIP table, Jules Rant is smiling.

Bad, Bardo thought.

Jules Rant is clearly on the verge of explosion.

Immediately, he would vent a sobering rage and pinpoint the knights of both countries who had made the game of songs untamed.

If that happens, that's not where the award comes in.

And when it comes to Jules Rant's reputation, it's probably the other way around.

Bardo stood up, breathing heavily.