Chapter 26: Recommendation and the Truth (Please Recommend and Collect)
Arthur immediately became depressed after being scolded by Kai. → Compared to the serious and old-fashioned King Uther, Arthur was more afraid of this brother who treated him well. In front of Kai, Arthur never had any confidence. This might be because even if King Uther was angry, he would not really do anything to Arthur. King Uther only had him as a son. Although he was usually fierce, it was actually just for show.
But Kai was different. He really dared to beat him! Once Arthur made a mistake, Kai dared to kill him. King Uther himself was reluctant to punish his son, but he trusted Kai very much. He believed that Kai had a sense of propriety.
So in this way, Arthur had respected and feared Kai since he was a child.
When Arthur dared not speak anymore, Kai had the mind to pay attention to other people. During this period of time, many young knights had already arrived. Others also saw Kai's special training of Arthur recently. Seeing Arthur's progress during this period, those young knights could not help but follow suit. Kai was not stingy with them. Since they were willing to learn, what could Kai not teach? It is always good for young people to move forward, and Kai has no reason to stop them.
(Of course, Kai did not intend to teach them some of the essence of martial arts. Kai was really afraid that if martial arts became the national essence of England one day, he would really become a sinner of the nation)
After taking a look, they were basically all familiar faces, except for one. Kai had never seen that child before, and it was even more impossible that he had seen him and forgotten him. Not to mention Kai's excellent memory, just the appearance and temperament of this child, Kai could not forget him after seeing him.
He stood behind Merlin, but his presence completely overshadowed Merlin's presence. → It can be imagined how eye-catching this child is.
"Who are you? A new knight? Why have I never seen you before?"
Seeing that the child was still a little embarrassed standing there, Kai took the initiative to talk to him.
Facing Kay's question, the child seemed a little nervous. He clenched his fists nervously, bowed and replied: "Lancelot! My name is Lancelot! It's an honor to meet you, Sir Kay!"
Kai frowned, not only because the child's introduction was a bit out of place, but also because he always felt that the name was a bit familiar.
Merlin, who was standing by, saw Kay frowning and immediately stepped forward to help Lancelot add: "Lancelot is the fifth son of Lord Losanbia. He came to Camelot a month ago. He originally wanted to join the Knights, but... Arthur felt that he was not qualified, so he sent him to the stable to help. It's his first time meeting you, and he's a little nervous."
"Lord Losanbia?" Kai was originally wondering about the inexplicable familiarity, but when he heard "Lord Losanbia's fifth son", he immediately turned his head and looked at Lancelot. "The fifth son of Lord Losanbia?"
When Lancelot heard Kai's question, his face immediately became a little stiff. He looked at Kai's sharp eyes and wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to start. Merlin, who was standing next to him, immediately pushed Arthur when he saw this situation.
Arthur was standing aside doing nothing, but he was completely unprepared for Merlin's sudden push. He staggered and blocked between Lancelot and Kai, just blocking Kai's sight. →
It was also this that made Arthur wake up. He was dragged by Merlin to plead for Lancelot today!
Before, Arthur thought Lancelot was a good seedling, so he arranged him in the stable, wanting to observe and train for a period of time, but Kai's return interrupted Arthur's arrangement. Arthur was almost trained to death by Kai every day, so he didn't have the heart to care about Lancelot.
As a result, Lancelot worked diligently as a groom in the stable for a month. If this continues, Lancelot will be forgotten for a long time. But he has a good friend.
Merlin is his good friend.
As the prince's close friend, Merlin has plenty of opportunities to speak for Lancelot in front of Arthur. However, Arthur was so tired every day for a while before, and Merlin's words were equivalent to saying nothing. What's more, since Kai came back, the affairs of the Knights were handed over to Kai by King Uther, and Arthur has lost the right to speak on this matter.
Just a few days ago, Merlin and Gwen were under house arrest because of Edwin's incident. Arthur felt a little sorry and decided to let Merlin make a request, and he would definitely do it. Merlin naturally would not forget his savior, so he wanted Arthur to help recommend Lancelot in front of Kai.
Arthur would naturally not refuse such a thing, and he himself was optimistic about Lancelot.
So there was a scene in front of him.
"Kai, I think Lancelot is very good. Before, I made him a stable boy because he failed the assessment. As a result, he was not discouraged by this. Instead, he worked very hard. Everyone in the stable praised him. He is an honest and serious person. He can definitely be a knight of Camelot!"
Honest?
Kai looked at his silly brother in surprise. He didn't understand how Arthur could tell that Lancelot was honest? Although Lord Losanbia was not known by many people in Camelot, Kai happened to know him.
Lord Losanbia's family territory was in the border area of the Celtic countries, right next to the barbarian territory, and indeed no one paid attention to it. But when Kai left the Celtic countries, he passed by Lord Losanbia's territory and helped him resist a barbarian attack. It can be said that he was very familiar with Lord Losanbia.
When he came back this time, he specially stopped at Lord Lausambia's territory, and Lord Lausambia also entertained him warmly. Unless Lord Lausambia has an illegitimate child outside, where did this Lancelot come from?
Furthermore, illegitimate children are not qualified to inherit the family name. Even if they are walking outside, they are not qualified to say that they are the sons of nobles.
Therefore, even if Lancelot, the ‘fifth son of Lord Lausanne’, is true, it is still false. No one would agree with this statement.
Seeing Kai looking at him in surprise, Arthur thought Kai was surprised that he actually asked a nobleman to be a groom, so he could only explain: "I competed with him at that time, and he actually won, but he used It's a dishonorable way. So I want him to experience it, but it's just a punishment, not a deliberate humiliation. Now his performance has exceeded my expectations, so I think he is qualified to become a knight."
At this time, Merlin also chimed in: "Yes! Lancelot is the most chivalrous person I have ever seen. If he cannot become a knight, it will definitely be Camelot's loss!"
Kai looked at Arthur and then at Merlin. You can probably guess what's going on here. It's just that Merlin wanted to help Lancelot because he was a good friend with Lancelot. And Arthur... Based on Kai's understanding of Arthur, he shouldn't be willing to help Lancelot even though he knew he was cheating. This stupid boy probably doesn't know the truth of the matter at all! Just simply admiring Lancelot.
"Really? Then I'll give him a chance." Kai was not exposing Merlin and Lancelot's lies.
This is related to the lives of these two children. If Kai exposes them now, it will undoubtedly cost them their lives. In any country, pretending to be a noble is a capital crime!
But that doesn't mean Kai will tolerate this kind of deception!
Therefore, Lancelot's fate... was very tragic!
Within a minute, one of his ribs was broken by Kai with a wooden sword, and his right hand holding the sword was also dislocated by Kai.
"It seems that he is not as good as you said." Kai threw away the wooden sword that broke due to excessive force, and said this to Lancelot in a meaningful way.
Lancelot's face, which was originally distorted by severe pain, suddenly turned extremely pale. He could sense from the battle just now that Kai was hostile to him. Coupled with these meaningful words now, how could he still not understand that Kai discovered the truth of the matter.
"Go to training!" Kai left these words and went for a run, ignoring Merlin and Arthur who were hesitant to speak.