I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 147: The Cycle of Entering and Withdrawing Begins

Eighteen hours,

From 6 p.m. today until noon tomorrow, the Star Lock that guards and seals the royal capital will be opened.

If Sua can get through this period and prevent King Perinoa from sacrificing three million people during this time, then Sua will have the opportunity to leave the capital and lead his people to retreat to the rear of the British kingdoms.

Thinking of this,

Suya immediately turned around and instructed Knight Leopold behind him:
"Sir Leopold, I would like to trouble you to lead two hundred knights to the garrison location planned by the Alliance and prepare for defense ahead of time."

"The rest of you, come back to Tavern Street with me."

Leopold was about to report Edwin's sinister plot to Sua.

Meanwhile, Suya waved to Bedivere and the others beside him, grabbed a few warhorses brought by the knights, mounted them, and galloped off towards the west of the capital without looking back.

Watching the departing group, entirely centered around Sua, Leopold's face showed a hint of frustration.
Clearly, Suya didn't trust him at all.

quickly,

The four of them, Sua, Bedivere, Dagonet, and Gawain, rode their warhorses to the tavern street.

The Royal Opera House is on the east side of the capital, while the Tavern Street is on the west side. Normally, they could move through the fast passageway built inside the Iron Curtain of the Three Rings of the capital, but the Three Rings of the capital are currently blocked by the Royal Guard Knights.
Suya and the others had no choice but to return via the old route—a large circle around the capital.

It took nearly two hours to get back to the tavern street.

Sua was in a hurry to get back to the tavern for two reasons:
First, having understood the effect of the Round Table's first restraint, he wanted to recruit Lucan, Dagonet, Meli, and others into the Knights.

The extraordinary individuals he brought back from fallen Cornwall were all exceptional in terms of identity, background, and ability.
He had already tested it along the way.

The bonuses granted to him by the Knights of the Round Table can be freely combined, and the special abilities of the top twelve seats are an important way to immediately enhance Sua's combat power.

After a brief inquiry, Dagonet and Bedivere readily agreed to join the Knights of the Round Table.

therefore,

Suya gained two new abilities:

First, the Knights of Bedivere.

According to "The Prince of the Pigpen," Sir Bedivere was the most agile knight in all of Britain besides Arthur. He was able to fight three against one with his one arm and his spear was nine times more powerful than that of other knights.

However, the Bedivere that Sua encountered seemed to differ somewhat from the legendary figure.

[Gang Leader: Having long supported his conman brother's fraudulent activities, Bedivere has gathered a motley crew of shady characters in the Knights' Capital. To evade the knights' righteous punishment, Bedivere has developed exceptional escape and intelligence-gathering abilities.]

[Effect: When escaping, you gain a temporary level 1 Agility bonus, allowing you to devise unexpected escape routes based on gathered intelligence.]

Then came Dagonet's:

[The Knight Who Hunts the Dragon: No one knows the Joker's heart. This knight excels at using absurd and exaggerated clownish behavior to mask his true inner desires, but if you can uncover the brilliant will hidden beneath his facade, believe me, he will not disappoint you.]

[Effect: Increases all stealth effects by two tiers, and gains Legendary bonuses as battle progresses. Legendary bonuses can be used to activate Noble Phantasms.]

When Sua asked Gawain if he would like to join his round table,
Gawain neither agreed nor explicitly refused.
After witnessing Sua gamble away the number 3, a sacred number, at a hundred tables in the casino, she realized it was a divine revelation. However, joining Sua's side now would violate her knightly oath.
Therefore, for the time being, she can only help Suya as a hired knight.

at this time,

It was already 8 p.m.

But the sky did not darken; the entire street remained bathed in the golden light of the Holy Lance.
Due to the influence of Perinoa's mobilization of the Royal Guard, the tavern street, which was still bustling even when the Holy Lance took in most of the capital's residents, is now quite quiet.

The entire street was deserted, save for a few fallen leaves rustling in the wind.
Looking at the quiet street before me,
Suya felt a vague unease, but couldn't quite pinpoint the source of it.

Suddenly, Dagonet rode alongside Sua, stroked his beard, looked down at the ground, and frowned, saying:

"My king, I have discovered many new hoofprints of warhorses on the streets."

"It seems a large number of knights have been here." "Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Suya's gaze sharpened as he looked at the ground, but he couldn't discern anything.

In his eyes, the bricks and stones on the ground were covered with hoof prints, shallow and messy.

After all, many knights had come to Tavern Street this morning.

He could not discern, like Dagonet, the timing and object to which the hoofprints were left.

quickly,

Dagonet guessed, "These regular hoof prints should belong to the Royal Guard Knights."

"Strange. Where did they go?"

Dagonet felt increasingly uneasy as he looked around. He suddenly raised his head, glanced around, and finally fixed his gaze on the tavern in front of the four people, called 'Hero's Drink', where they were staying.

Suya followed his gaze and her expression changed slightly.

The Royal Guard Knights are here for them?

Before Suya could think about the details,
Suddenly, a large, eerie black shadow appeared in front of the four of them.

"Da da!"

"Da da!"

"Da da!"

In response to the thunderous sound of horses' hooves,
A group of knights, numbering no less than a thousand, suddenly emerged from the street corner ahead, clad entirely in black-painted armor and bearing the banner of the Royal Guard Knights.
They rode their warhorses, also clad in black chainmail, swiftly weaving past Suya and his companions, trapping them firmly within their formation.

And soon,
A black knight, clad in black plate armor and a full-face helmet, rode up to the group and looked directly at Suya.

He raised his hand, holding up four fingers encased in nail polish, pointing in a direction towards Suya like Captain Dragonfly—

The Hero's Drinking Hall.

Suya understood what the other person meant; they were inviting him inside.

He frowned slightly, took a deep breath, and scanned the knights, immediately noticing that none of them possessed an aura lower than that of a master.

This is easy to identify. Compared to ordinary professional level, masters are all experts who have mastered 'qi'. They naturally form an invisible aura around their bodies that resembles 'magic power'. Or rather, it is another form of magic power. In Suya's magical vision, this thing is easy to recognize.

Faced with such a thousand-strong knightly order, all of whom were at least Master level, even Gawain Knight, the strongest knight beside Sua, could only temporarily avoid their sharp edge.

What Suya couldn't understand was...

Why were they targeted by the Royal Guard Knights?
Suya had no choice but to temporarily comply with the other party's wishes, dismount, and head towards the Hero's Tavern.

Behind him, Dagonet and the others wanted to follow, but the black-armored knight spurred his horse forward a few steps, blocking their path, and coldly shook his head.

quickly,

Alone, Suya pushed open the tavern door and stepped inside.

Then he saw—

The entire first floor of the tavern was swept clean, leaving only a table, two stools, and two glasses of water on the table.

And at this moment,
Seated at the table awaiting him was none other than the black knight who had led Sua into the capital.

Aggruwen.

(End of this chapter)