A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The Black Knight of Hell, Heimos.

Knight of the Sun, Caihos.

These two are not only famous in Aaron Landis, but also in many surrounding countries, and the controversies caused by them are also not rare.

The Knights of the Burning Sun are followers of the sun god Shamash.

As for the Black Knight, no one seems to know which god he believes in so far.

Which of the two is more handsome? This is a common debate among young girls and even older women who are in love. What everyone has been talking about for a long time is the question of who is stronger between the two.

As for King Camos, he is excluded and not within the scope of comparison. After all, in the minds of the Aaron Landis, King Camos is already equivalent to a god.

How can gods be compared to humans?

Therefore, the biggest point of contention becomes who is Aaron Landis's strongest knight, Hey Moss or Keyhos.

Each of these two people has their own supporters among the people, each has his own opinions, and each has his own basis. When they quarreled, neither one would accept the other, and some even had a bad temper and directly beat him to death. flow.

Not only the people, but also many dignitaries are curious about this matter.

Some people who are not clear-minded even deliberately provoke a fight between the two of them, hoping to get them to fight to see who is more powerful.

Of course, these guys later had bad luck.

After all, neither Heimos nor Kayhos have any interest in the so-called title of Aaron Landis's strongest knight. Moreover, they are both petty-minded and hate people digging holes for themselves. type.

Therefore, this debate has continued for several years without a definite conclusion.

But now, no one knows that in this dark night when everyone has fallen asleep, the scene they are looking forward to is happening in a remote small garden.

The scraping sound caused by the friction of the weapons against each other was extremely sharp and harsh under the silent night sky.

The atmosphere in the originally peaceful and gentle garden was now extremely cold.

The chilling air oozing out from two different people silently penetrated this place, and even the air they breathed gave people a faint tingling feeling.

In the dark night, two almost tall figures collided heavily.

There was a clang, the crisp sound of another sharp blade impact.

Cold and penetrating to the extreme.

The long sword passed through the night, and you could almost see the afterimage it left behind.

The sparks splashed out when the cold iron blade hit him reflected in the green eyes of the blond knight, as if they were a cluster of fiercely burning flames deep in his pupils.

The wind whistled in his ears, lifting his golden hair.

He clenched the long sword in his hands with both hands, and the tense muscles on his arms bulged high, and he slashed forward heavily.

Heimos suddenly raised his hand and raised his sword horizontally above his head.

There was a crisp sound.

Heimos, who did not dodge, caught the sword that Kehos slashed fiercely.

The snow-white sword blade was placed across his forehead, and the golden-red eyes were exposed from under the sword blade, and the corners of the eyes were as sharp as blades.

The cold light of the iron blade reflected in the depths of Heymos' pupils, and there was a glimmer of light, which was extremely frightening.

The blades of the two swords colliding together were trembling slightly, making an inaudible buzzing sound in the silent night.

It was the low-trembling aftertaste caused by an overly violent impact.

Before the lingering trembling of the sword ended, Heimos made a backhand, pushing Caihos away, forcing him to take a step back.

The moment Caijos retreated, he stepped forward, like a ferocious wolf that pounced on the enemy, and slashed at Caijos with his backhand sword.

Kayhos had stabilized his body at this moment. He did not hide, but also took a step forward and fought Heimos forcefully.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.

This is especially true when the opponent's strength is similar to your own.

At this moment, these two knights, both of whom were known as the strongest, seemed to be on the battlefield of iron and blood.

No one backed away.

They poured their terrible power into the swords in their hands.

Just listen to the loud bang.

The sound seemed to echo through the entire garden.

Immediately afterwards, there were two snapping sounds in succession.

Unable to withstand the continuous ferocious impacts any longer, the blades of the two swords shattered at the same time.

The bursting sword blade flew out from the sides of the two men.

A shallow bloody mark was cut on Heimos' side cheek, and a bloody cut was cut on Caijos's shoulder.

It was eerily quiet for a while in the woods, and only the different sounds of violent breathing could be heard echoing in the air.

Caihos gasped, glanced at the broken sword body, and then threw it to the ground.

"...It doesn't matter who wins or loses."

Tsk, it’s really not that easy to tell the winner.

thought the one-eyed knight.

Neither he nor Heimos restrained themselves, did not exert their full strength, and did not explode their strongest power.

After all... neither of them wanted Prince Gallan to know about tonight's battle.

But if they fight with all their strength, it will be difficult to stop midway. No matter who wins by then, their injuries will definitely be serious.

Heimos also casually threw the broken sword to the ground. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Keyhos and said, "Have you finished venting?"

Cayjos pouted.

Having said all that needs to be said, His Highness Heymos's dedication to the prince has obviously exceeded his imagination.

He alone could not make Heimos retreat.

He had to find another way to protect the prince.

"I won't tell others what you are thinking for the time being, but you'd better not come to the prince again at night."

Kehos stared at Heimos with sharp eyes.

He said, "I will stay outside the prince's palace at night during this period."

After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Heimos to come back.

He believed that Heimos understood what he said.

…………

As soon as he walked out of this small garden, the serious face of the blond knight fell instantly.

The reason why he discovered this was because when he occasionally left late these days, he noticed something was wrong with a maid in the prince's palace.

This maid always glances at the prince secretly. Although her expression cannot be seen, her eyes always give people a sneaky feeling.

Once he noticed that when the prince said that he was going back to rest, the maid followed him secretly while others were not paying attention.

Caihos initially thought that the maid was interested in the prince and wanted to seize the opportunity to crawl into bed or something, so he followed her to monitor her.

Unexpectedly, when he followed the maid, he accidentally broke into the late-night meeting between Heimos and the prince in the courtyard.

…[I can tell anyone about my admiration for you]…

The words he heard vaguely made Caihos's mind go blank.

Is this the voice of His Highness Heymos?

Prince and Heimos?

This is simply...simply...

He didn't know what to do for a moment, and stood there blankly for a long time. When he saw Heimos leaving, he instinctively followed him.

Immediately afterwards, he got up and had a fierce fight with His Highness Heymos.

…………

This is probably the second time.

Caijos couldn't help but want to hold his forehead.

He who has always been praised by everyone for his etiquette actually committed the following offense twice in a short period of time. This is something that he could not have imagined in the past.

Kehos frowned deeply.

He still had no idea what to do next.

Moreover, the trouble is that the prince obviously does not want people to know about this, so he has to pretend to be ignorant in front of the prince and continue to treat His Highness Heimos with the same attitude as before.

He had to be more vigilant and always be on guard against Heimos taking advantage of the prince.

At the same time, he had to help the prince cover up the matter without letting the prince know that he knew it. The other maids or female officers, especially Tapti, must not know about this matter. Not only that, but Shemuer also had to hide it.

Because if they knew it, it would mean that King Camos knew it, and as soon as King Camos knew this... Caijos could imagine that the entire palace would be turned upside down.

Thinking of all this, the handsome knight who was praised by everyone as possessing Shamash had the urge to hold his head and scratch his hair desperately regardless of his image.

It’s better to just not know anything at all!

…………

……………………

The days are passing by, and it seems to be calm for the time being.

What made Garlan finally feel relieved was that after that day, Heimos never sneaked into his palace at night.

Well, although I spent more time looking for him during the day than before.

During the day, because there were people around them, Heimos would not do anything too outrageous to him. However, the behavior was a bit more intimate than before.

If Heimos had been intimate in the past, Garlan wouldn't have thought much about it, and he wouldn't have felt anything at all. But since he knew Heimos' thoughts about him, inexplicably, he became a little sensitive to Heimos touching him and began to feel uncomfortable.

At noon that day, the bright sunshine shone on the courtyard.

The soft gauze hanging from the stone pillars fluttered gently in the breeze. In the semi-open pavilion, Garlan sat cross-legged on the white jade table and was eating.

Snow-white and soft gauze cloth is spread on the jade table, and fragrant delicacies are placed on the plate on the table.

He had just finished half the bowl of porridge and was taking a bite of the barbecue when suddenly a loud eagle call came from the air.

When Garlan looked up, he saw a black hawk hovering over the pavilion.

Immediately afterwards, Heimos walked into the pavilion. When he saw Garlan looking at the black hawk in the sky, holding a silver fork in his hand and biting a small piece of barbecue in his mouth, he couldn't help laughing. one time.

He walked over quickly, sat down opposite Garlan, and then raised his right arm in front of him.

He wore a jet-black cowhide gauntlet with a gold ring on the edge on his forearm. He whistled, and the black hawk hovering at low altitude flew in and landed on Heimos' raised arm.

It turned its head, staring at Garlan opposite with a pair of bright little eyes, and let out a short chirp.

Garlan looked around and found that the food around him was spiced and could not be fed to it, with a disappointed look on his face.

Heimos asked: "Want to feed it?"

"Um."

Heimos threw a calfskin bag tied around his waist, and Garlan caught it and opened it. It was filled with small pieces of fresh meat.

He happily began to feed the black hawk, occasionally touching its wings, and kept feeding it without forgetting that he was still eating.

Heimos didn't say anything, he just held the black eagle steadily and let Garlan feed it. His eyes fell on the excited Garlan's face, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

When Black Eagle had almost finished eating, Heimos raised his arm, and Black Eagle spread its wings and soared into the sky.

Garlan watched as there was only a small black dot left in the sky, and then he turned his gaze back to Heimos opposite.

He asked, "Why did you bring it?"

"I was training falcons this morning, and the venue happened to be not far from here. It was hungry, and so was I, so I came right over."

As Heimos said this, he took the wet white towel handed over by the maid next to him, wiped his hands clean, and then directly picked up a piece of beef that Garlan was eating and stuffed it into his mouth.

"tasty."

The outside of the beef cubes is roasted to a crispy texture, and a layer of chili powder and a little spice are sprinkled on it. When you bite into it, the meat inside is very tender and tastes great.

While he was eating, he looked up at the black hawk flying high in the sky.

"I'm a little envious of that little guy."

He said.

Garlan laughed.

"Are you envious that it can fly? Indeed, it's nice to have wings. In fact, I am too..."

"No, I'm just envious that it has someone to feed it."

"…………"

Seeing Heimos staring at him, with the obvious meaning in his eyes, Garlan decisively refused.

"It doesn't have hands, you have hands."

After being retorted by Garlan, the corners of Heymos' eyes moved slightly.

"You're right, I have my own hands."

He said this, then suddenly raised his hand, and when Garlan was not paying attention, he directly stuffed the roasted meat into Garlan's mouth.

He smiled and said, "So I can feed you."

The boy who was accidentally force-fed glared at someone.

However, Heimos seemed not to notice Gallan's glare at all. He picked up a coconut chicken shredded strip with his left hand and handed it to Gallan's mouth.

He looked at Garlan with a smile in his eyes, as if he was waiting for Garlan to open his mouth.

"Do you believe I can bite your finger off?"

Garlan stared at the hand in front of him and threatened him sinisterly.

However, this threat had no effect, and Heimos raised an eyebrow.

"It doesn't matter, if you like drinking my blood."

"…………"

Don't want to drink.

He turned his head to express his refusal, but Heimos happened to move forward at this time, so the milky white coconut juice accidentally touched the corner of Gallan's mouth.

Feeling something sticky at the corner of his mouth, Garlan subconsciously raised his hand to wipe it off, but Heimos, who was sitting opposite him, was one step faster than him. He pressed his left hand on the middle of the tablecloth, stood up, leaned over to him, and pinched him with his right hand. chin, thumb gently brushed the corner of his mouth, helping him wipe away the coconut juice from the corner of his mouth.

And just at this moment, suddenly, the tulle hanging on the pavilion was lifted up by a big brown hand.

King Camos came in, raised his eyes, and saw the scene in front of him. His eyes widened and he looked at Heimos unkindly.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The Burning Sun Knight following King Camos felt that his heartbeat was about to stop at this moment.

Looking from the sight of him and King Camos...

Prince Garlan sat there.

Heimos was sitting opposite. He was clearly separated from the food trays, but he was holding one hand in the gap between the food on the tablecloth on the platform, leaning his upper body in the direction of Garlan.

His right hand still held the prince's chin and raised his face.

That posture looked like Heimos was leaning down to kiss the prince.

...No, maybe if they had come in a few seconds later, Heimos would have really succeeded!

Caihos thought so, wishing he could rush forward and stop in front of his prince, and firmly block the evil wolf that was eyeing the prince.

but--

He glanced at King Camos standing in front of him, thinking about the terrible consequences of this incident being exposed, Caihos took a deep breath, quickly passed King Camos, and walked to Prince Gallan.

"Prince, you are so old, why are you still asking His Highness Heimos to wipe your mouth like a child?"

He said with a smile, thinking that he had given an excellent excuse to cover up for the two of them.

As he spoke, he winked at the two of them anxiously, which meant that he should quickly admit the excuse he had made for them.

Garlan: "???"

Heimos: "..."

If he wants to say that he is really just wiping Garlan's mouth, will Kayhos believe it?

The author has something to say: Knight of the Burning Sun: If I don’t listen, I won’t listen. Anyway, you are scorning my little prince.