My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 112

§ 112 – A New Family (1)

The outskirts of Ruben were coming into view.

“W, what is this…”

Kendrick’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The sight of Ruben up close was anything but ordinary.

There was the moat of unfathomable depth.
The guard towers offered complete visibility, leaving no blind spots.
And, of course, Ruben’s highly skilled soldiers patrolled the area with unwavering vigilance.

“Could that even be destroyed…?” He questioned the ‘Insane Steel Wall! Lv.4’.

It was more than just a natural fortress; it was unlike anything else on the continent.
Even after scouring through the long history of the continent, no territory compared.

And Kendrick, who had lived for a thousand years,
rarely found himself uttering the word ‘amazing.’

“H, how could this…”

But the sight of Ruben before him was enough to surprise Kendrick.
Kendrick stared blankly, his dark blue eyes flickering.

Sian stepped forward, leaving Kendrick behind.

“Hoo…”

He took a deep breath, feeling a strange sense of nervousness.
He, too, was taken aback by the sight of Ruben after so long.
But beyond that, Sian couldn’t shake off his apprehension.

Based on past experiences, something astonishing always seemed to happen.
Every time Sian went somewhere alone, something always occurred in Ruben.
This time, he had even crossed the border and ventured into the Holy Empire.
Including travel time, it had taken over a month.
That meant there were less than 4 months left until the deadline Durak had mentioned.

“Well, anyway.”

What kind of incident would have unfolded this time?
For now, he didn’t see people gathering and bustling about…

Sian took another deep breath and started walking.
As he approached Ruben, the soldiers in the guard tower were the first to react.

“Someone’s coming over there?”

“Huh? It’s too early for the patrols to be back.”

The soldiers in the guard tower carefully scrutinized Sian’s appearance.

And then…

“…Lord?”

“What? Lord?”

As if raising a beacon to alert the rear, the soldiers shouted loudly, as if the world was ending.

“It’s the Lord!!!”

“The Lord has returned!!!”

The people inside Ruben seemed greatly surprised by the shout.

“What? The Lord has returned?”

“Everyone! The Lord has returned!”

The news of Sian’s return spread like wildfire.
It was even faster than the plague he had encountered in the Holy Empire.
Soon, the residents of Ruben rushed out.

Sian had been away for a little over a month.
Perhaps because of that, all the residents who came out to greet him wore happy expressions.

But that was only for a moment.

“…Huh?”

“…Huh?”

The expressions of the approaching residents shifted to confusion, and they stopped.
Everyone tilted their heads and turned their gazes to Sian’s side.

Next to Sian stood a knight clad in dark armor.
Death Knight Kendrick was standing there.

The residents stared at Kendrick with blank expressions.

And the same went for Kendrick.

“Dwarves…?”

It was the sight of dwarves that caught his attention.

In Kendrick’s memory,
the dwarves of a thousand years ago were, well, dwarves.
A race known for their stubbornness and frustratingly rigid nature.
A race that would never, ever live alongside humans.

But the people Kendrick saw now…
Bulky muscles and short stature.
They were clearly dwarves.
These dwarves were rushing out, saying Sian had come?

“What is this…”

From Kendrick’s perspective, it was all incomprehensible.

Thus, the residents and Kendrick
maintained a certain distance and stared at each other.

And just then…

“Everyone, step back!!”

A great shout echoed from one side.
Leah was flying in.

And for some reason,
Leah was flying in, exuding a thick magical aura.
Her gleaming gray-white eyes were filled with determination.

“You can’t handle it!”

Leah shouted, blocking the residents.

Kendrick’s gaze naturally turned to Leah.
Dark gray-white eyes and an ethereal form.
With a seductive beauty and a figure that resembled Charlotte in some ways…
A face that Kendrick could never forget, along with his lord Kyle, even after a thousand years.

“Lady… Mother…?”

Kendrick’s dark blue eyes flickered wildly.
His eyes darted back and forth, and an expression of disbelief washed over his face.

Sian smiled slightly at Kendrick’s reaction.
Just a moment ago,
Sian had only asked Kendrick if he knew Leah.
He hadn’t told him that Leah was in Ruben.

“Eh…?”

Leah’s expression momentarily froze at Kendrick’s sudden words.

Kendrick still couldn’t grasp the situation.

“W, what is this…”

Kendrick’s eyes turned to Sian.
Then back to Leah, then back to Sian, and Leah again.
After looking back and forth several times,
he finally spoke.

“Here… did the Lord and Lady Mother finally set up house?”

“…”

Sian was momentarily speechless.
He didn’t know how to react to that.

Well, roughly speaking…
Kendrick seemed to know Leah’s situation.
That is, he seemed to know that Leah was waiting for Kyle.
The time when Kyle suddenly disappeared was after he was engaged to Leah.
However, he didn’t seem to know that Leah had been sleeping in the Hall of Arnaise for a thousand years.
That’s why he seemed surprised by Leah’s existence.
And he asked if they had finally set up house because Leah was here…

Sian was honestly dumbfounded.
No, now that they were talking about it…
‘What is setting up house?’
He knew what he meant.
And it wasn’t the wrong word in terms of meaning.
But it felt a little awkward for Kendrick to say such a thing.
Look at him now.
Kendrick was wearing jet-black armor.
He was exuding a thick magical aura.
And on the surface, he was Death Knight himself.
Even the level of his martial power was Master high-rank.
It was strange and odd for such an absolute knight to say such a thing.

But…

“Oh my! Oh my!!”

Leah didn’t seem to feel that way.

“Lady Mother! Setting up house!”

Leah twisted her body, not knowing what to do.
Soon, she spun around in the air.
From some point on, her thoughts were no longer visible.

“Who are you? Who are you to only say such pretty things?”

Leah asked Kendrick.

Huh? Doesn’t Leah know Kendrick?

With Sian’s question, Kendrick slowly knelt down.

“Kendrick, the commander of the Black Lion Knights. I greet Lady Mother.”

“Kendrick?”

Leah tilted her head at Kendrick’s introduction.
But that was only for a moment, and Leah soon opened her eyes wide and shouted.

“The commander of the Black Lion Knights? Could it be…! Kendrick the Demon Slayer?”

“So you really… really are Lady Mother!”

Leah and Kendrick recognized each other.
Kendrick had resurrected as a Death Knight.
It seemed that Leah couldn’t recognize his face because he was wearing a helmet.
In the first place, she didn’t think there would be another person from a thousand years ago.
The two stared at each other with astonished eyes.

Soon, their gazes turned to Sian.
And they shouted at the same time.

“Sian! What’s going on? Why is Kendrick here…?”

“Lord! Why is Lady Mother here…?”

Sian just shrugged his shoulders once.
To be exact, he breathed a sigh of relief inside.

Roughly speaking,
there seemed to be nothing wrong in Ruben.

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Lord’s Castle Lv.2, located in the center of Ruben.
And Sian’s office, located inside.
Sian gathered Hans, Lucas, Grayson, and Semir.
Finally, Kendrick and Leah, and explained what had happened.

He explained the general situation in the Holy Empire to the people of Ruben.
And the reason why Leah was here to Kendrick.
The explanation continued for quite a long time.

And after the explanation was roughly over…

“…So, Kendrick will lead the knight order of Ruben that will be created in the future. The name is undecided yet, but anyway.”

“I am Kendrick, the former commander of the Black Lion Knights.”

Kendrick bowed politely to the people of Ruben.
Then Hans and Lucas,
and Grayson and Semir exclaimed in surprise.

“Heo…”

“To think I would see a knight from mythology in person…”

“Even though I’m seeing it with my own eyes… I can’t believe it.”

“What on earth is the Lord…”

The four of them just looked at Sian and Kendrick with expressions that were hard to describe.

“It’s been a long time, Kendrick!”

Only Leah expressed her joy.

“So, Muriel did that, huh? Anyway, she’s really…”

“I’m fine. The fight against the demons hasn’t ended yet. And I got to see the Lord and Lady Mother finally setting up house.”

“Oh my! He’s embarrassing me in front of people…”

Leah and Kendrick had such conversations.
Since they were people who had lived for a thousand years, they seemed to be quite compatible.

“…”

“…”

The others just blankly watched the scene.
Sian shook his head at the sight.

Then, a fact suddenly came to his mind.

“Ah, right. More than that, Hans.”

Sian gently called Hans.

“I don’t see Amelia… hasn’t she returned yet?”

Hans nodded slightly and said.

“She hasn’t returned yet. A letter came a few days ago saying she would be back soon, so she will be back soon.”

“Hmm… is that so?”

Sian nodded with a slightly disappointed heart.
That’s because he could strengthen his weapons when Amelia came.
Amelia’s gold was also gold.
To make an SS-rank weapon, he had to buy the materials for it.
And that was a very rare material, so it was not easy to obtain.
Also, this time he had to buy it in large quantities, so Amelia’s help was essential.

“Well, he sent a letter saying he would be back.”
Fortunately, it didn’t seem like there was anything else going on.

So he couldn’t strengthen his weapons right now.
But it would be good to prepare in advance.

“Semir. It seems like we have to make weapons again when Amelia comes back. Can you prepare for it?”

“Of course. Just leave it to me.”

Semir nodded, nodding his head.
And the eyes looking at Sian were more intense than before.
It was none other than the battle with Rushuria.
He had heard that Sian had cut off the connection between Muriel and Rushuria.
That meant that Sian could free Helen from Nurubia.
Although Muriel’s body collapsed and she didn’t survive,
Helen was different.

Sian knew Semir’s feelings.
Sian nodded slightly.

And he turned his gaze again and said to Grayson this time.

“Grayson. Kendrick will be staying in Ruben from now on. So please tell people not to be surprised.”

“I understand.”

Grayson nodded.

Sian turned his gaze again and said to Lucas.

“And Lucas. As I said just now, I’m going to create a knight order in Ruben with Kendrick as the main axis. So I’m going to select some of the soldiers in Ruben to train as knights. Is that okay?”

“Of course.”

Lucas nodded without hesitation.
In a way, it was like giving up the soldiers he had trained.
But Lucas didn’t show any signs of it.
It was also because he knew Kendrick’s situation and what kind of existence he was.
Lucas was a more upright knight than anyone Sian had ever seen.
Lucas, who faithfully followed the code of chivalry and was called the epitome of a knight, would not be upset about such a thing.

“Well, that’s just because Lucas is upright.”
As a lord, he had to take care of what he had to take care of.

“And Lucas. Learn something from Kendrick too.”

“Me… are you talking about me?”

Sian slowly nodded at Lucas’ question, who asked in surprise.

“Would it be okay if you were pushed back by the soldiers you raised?”

Of course, considerable talent was required to learn from Kendrick.
But Lucas was a knight who reached Expert mid-rank.
There was no problem at all in terms of talent.

“Of course, you have to keep taking care of the soldiers.”
However, Lucas could not be incorporated into the Ruben Knight Order.
His skills and talents were enough to go to the Knight Order.
But he still needed a talent to take care of the soldiers.

“I, I…”

Lucas’ eyes trembled for a moment.
An opportunity to learn from Kendrick.
Kendrick was a Master high-rank knight.
He was also a legendary knight from a thousand years ago.
Although he had lost his martial arts from his human days,
there was so much that a Master high-rank could teach.
An opportunity that a knight walking the path of the sword would not want.
Where on the continent could you get such an opportunity?

“…Thank you very much.”

Lucas bowed deeply to Sian.

Sian waved his hand.

Sian, who had roughly instructed what to do,
finally spoke.

“Okay. Then everyone start doing their jobs.”

With Sian’s words, those gathered in the office moved in unison.
Semir was preparing to make equipment.
Grayson was explaining the situation to the residents.
Hans was in charge of Ruben’s administrative work.
Lucas headed to where Ruben’s soldiers were with Kendrick.
Lastly, Leah…

“What are you going to do now?”

She remained in the office with Sian.

“If you don’t have anything to do, I’ve been back for a long time…”

Leah gently approached Sian.

“The Lord’s Castle was so lonely without you…”

She made a strange expression while saying that…
Was it because she heard the title of Lady Mother and the words that she had set up house from Kendrick?

“I’m still okay now…”

The level of her words was crossing the line.
There was no sign of shyness or embarrassment as a woman.
Well, there’s no way a thousand-year-old ghost would be embarrassed.
She must have thrown that away 950 years ago.

Sian tried to ignore such Leah.
Leah leaned on him from the side as if she was disappointed, but Sian tried to ignore it.

Sian immediately took out his smartphone from his arms.
Originally, he was going to strengthen his weapons.
Amelia had not returned yet.
So there was nothing to pay for yet, but… just one thing.

Sian checked the list of notifications.
And he checked one notification that was pushed back.

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As expected, the next stage of the Demon Soul Asura Sword was open.

“I’m going to go to the training hall.”

Sian turned away from Leah’s silver hair that was stroking his neck and immediately moved his feet.

“Tsk.”

Then Leah’s sulky voice was heard from behind.