The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 244 Marriage Request
"Why did it become like this..."

Otto pulled at his neat knight's uniform with an awkward look on his face. He seemed to be very uncomfortable. Even though the knight's uniform of the kingdom was very handsome, he looked like a loser with his brows bent down.

"From now on we'll be colleagues, Otto."

"Yes! I am so terrified!"

Otto kept bowing to Reinhard. Even though the other party was very kind, he was still a head shorter than him because of his status as a noble and swordsman.

"No need to be so polite..."

The Sword Master had a look of regret and loss on his face. He really wanted to have a good relationship with Otto, but the other party was still so respectful and reserved.

Otto's eyebrows and mouth pressed down as if he was about to cry.

"Can I really be a good knight?"

"Since the Venerable Master has chosen you, I think you are capable of doing the job."

“Although it’s forced.”

“…Yeah, hahahaha.”

Reinhard smiled and patted his shoulder.

When Zun Zun said that he wanted to let Otto become a knight, Reinhard thought that he was just giving up and acting like a petty person like Firut.

However, after spending some time together, he discovered that Otto seemed to have enormous potential, and the protection he possessed was also extraordinary.

No wonder it was noticed.

Otto didn't know what the Sword Saint thought of him, and he was still confused and unbelievable about his sudden becoming a knight.

I just wanted to seek help and sell the accumulated oil at a low price, but I never thought -

Otto recalled the events of the previous two days.

"I will buy your oil for ten times the price, but there is a condition. Otto, you have to be my knight."

“…No, no, no, I’m sorry, I can’t do this! Becoming a knight or something like that, I can’t do that at all!”

Faced with the sudden invitation, he of course decisively refused.

However, Zun Zun sighed slightly and said regretfully: "Really? That's a pity... In this case, I can't buy your oil, Otto."

"Eh?"

"Look, although I am of a special status, I am still just staying at Reinhard's house. If I spend a lot of money on useless oil for no reason, even I will be questioned. Right, Reinhard?"

"…Your Excellency is right."

Otto looked at Reinhard in disbelief as he slowly nodded. He did not notice that Zun Zun was secretly covering for him and that the Sword Saint nodded helplessly. He was completely immersed in the pain of his possible bankruptcy.

"Then, then only 50%... No, 30%...!"

"Don't you understand the situation, Otto? It's not about the amount of money, it's about my behavior in buying things."

"Well!"

Completely speechless.

As a businessman, he certainly understood what Zun Zun wanted to express. Otto also often encountered situations where nobles had money but could not spend it. Most of the time, it happened when nobles wanted to buy beautiful slaves but were stopped by their shrews at home.

"But it would be a different story if Otto became my knight."

Under his bewildered gaze, Zun Zun smiled and said, "You are my knight. If anything happens to you, I will also be implicated. Therefore, I have no choice but to help you. I will pay you no matter how much money you have. Do you understand?"

"Well...if he was the chief merchant or an ordinary servant..."

"No, ordinary subordinates are not worth my money."

Zun Zun rejected it outright.

Although the kingdom has always had restrictions and discouraged it, ordinary servants are really dispensable tools, just like Natsuki Subaru, Roswaal is fully qualified to deal with him at will. Therefore, most nobles will not spend a lot of money on ordinary servants.

"Is it to rise to prominence and become a knight, or to go bankrupt and become someone else's slave? Otto, you are smart and should be able to make the right choice."

So, with the one-stop service of notification, registration and enrollment, Otto successfully became a respected knight and was published in the announcement.

Even a fool would know what to choose in this kind of situation, but why is Otto so frustrated and uneasy?
The reason is——

"That gentleman is actually the sixth candidate for the king's election. I didn't even know about this!"

"I remember the kingdom issued an announcement."

"Well, how should I put it... Since I couldn't sell the oil, I didn't have the energy to pay attention to other things, so..."

"Really? It's true that in that situation, it's hard to focus on other things."

Reinhardt comforted Otto instead.

Otto was slightly moved. He thought that the Sword Saint would be as arrogant and conceited as the other nobles.

Reinhardt was known in the kingdom for his integrity, honesty, and kindness, but Otto was naturally not fond of nobles, and there were similar rumors about nobles in his hometown, but they were not really like that. So he was very wary of Reinhardt and his people.

After spending some time together, Otto saw for the first time the truth, goodness and beauty among the nobility, good qualities that were almost impossible to exist.

"What's wrong, Otto, looking at me like that?"

"……nothing."

So dazzling!
Lord Sword Master is so dazzling, he is such a perfect person!

Standing next to the shining Reinhard, Otto felt ashamed of himself. He couldn't even feel jealous since he cared so much about him. "You two seem very close."

"Your Majesty?"

The two were slightly stunned when they saw the person coming.

Reinhard put his hands on his chest and bowed. After a brief pause, Otto also bowed in a proper manner. Although he was not clear about etiquette, he was very sensitive to these things, which showed that he was a careful observer.

"No need to be so polite."

Zun Zun waved his hand, looked at his knight, and said jokingly, "They say clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Otto, you look pretty handsome in a knight's costume. It's just that your face is too ugly, just like a loser. Oh no, when I see your face, I seem to think of a loser who never grows up no matter what he goes through, and I get angry all of a sudden."

"It's too much to get angry just by looking at someone's face!"

Otto yelled in grievance.

He didn't want to wear this knight's uniform that made him feel awkward, but Reinhard said that it was necessary to wear a uniform after joining the Knights, so he had no choice. However, he heard that he wouldn't have to be so restrained when he returned to the base.

"By the way, what were you talking about just now?"

"Let's talk about how I accidentally sold myself."

Otto said this with a sad look in his eyes. Maybe in his eyes, agreeing to become a knight of Zun Zun meant selling himself out.

Although the title of knight sounds nice, it is no different from buying and selling slaves no matter how you look at it. Even though Zun Zun has always said that he has great potential, Otto himself is very unconfident in himself.

Maybe it's just an insignificant vase.

wait wait wait……

I heard that many nobles have that kind of fetish. Could it be that they bought me back to do this or that?
If I remember correctly, Master Zun Zun should be a boy. Although he is very handsome and may cause misunderstanding, he is undoubtedly a boy.

If he wants me to sleep with him at night, should I obey him or not?
"Otto, I feel offended."

"no!"

Otto answered loudly, but he held his thin shoulders with his hands, like a little white flower about to be defiled by the evil nobles.

Zun Zun was too lazy to pay attention to him.

He turned to look at the Sword Saint beside him.

"Reinhard, what did the old man say?"

"You actually called Lord Miklotov, the representative of the Council of Sages and the most powerful person in the kingdom, an old man. That's really too much."

"That's too much. Didn't Priscilla say the same thing?"

"That lord is another matter."

Reinhard shook his head helplessly, and under the urging of the Lord, he said: "That lord is quite dissatisfied with you for letting a mere merchant become a knight. Lord Miklotov recommended so many excellent knights to you, but you rejected them all..."

"I said that those people in the Royal Guards are all ugly."

Zun Zun curled his lips.

It was predictable that the elders of the Sage Association would have objections to his decision. After all, apart from Natsuki Subaru, who claimed to be a knight but was not recognized, the other four knights were all well-known, and even Al was a powerful sword slave. Regardless of their emotional intelligence or IQ, their combat power was guaranteed.

This is why the old man urged Zun Zun to select guards, after all, they can protect the safety of the candidates for the king's choice.

On the other hand, Otto...

He is just a businessman, without any fighting power, and even timid and cowardly. In comparison, he is not even as good as Natsuki Subaru who dared to lose his temper in the palace lobby.

Otto lowered his head at this comment.

Reinhardt didn't say anything hurtful, nor did he do anything of that kind, but that didn't mean that other people didn't react to it. At least the old man looked disappointed when he saw him.

"What are you talking about, Reinhardt?"

Zun Zun stood on tiptoe, hugged Otto's shoulders, and said with a big smile: "Even if it is not obvious now, Otto has extraordinary potential. I believe that he will shine one day."

"Your Majesty..."

Otto was so moved that he almost cried.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you at such a touching moment." Fram walked briskly to the group, took out a letter and said, "Your Excellency, here is your invitation."

"Invitation?"

The content of this invitation is unknown at the moment, but from the emblem on the wax seal, we can see a winged lion pattern, and the messenger is Crusch.

Open the letter.

After reading it carefully, Zun Zun couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Your Majesty?"

“Reinhard, I never thought that I would become so popular one day. No, what makes me laugh is that I didn’t expect that the favorite for the King’s Election, Crusch, would be so anxious.”

With Zun Zun's consent, Reinhard finished reading the letter and his expression became a little strange.

"Your Excellency, could this be..."

"Ah, it's a blind date letter."

To be precise, it was a request for marriage.

The object of the marriage was naturally Crusch himself. The Duchess revealed in the letter that she wanted to marry Zun Zun.

(End of this chapter)