喜多正美 |
Knights were often used as symbols of peace and order – in fairy tales, they were usually placed to guard the castle, especially the princess. That's how Masami understood what knights were at first, based on the foreign books he had read in Joya when he was younger. To Masami, knights felt like a very peaceful job; samurai and shinobi were always in heavy war and battles of the minds, things Masami didn't want to partake in. It was because the books he had read were mostly fantasy, and they have never said anything about a guild named Rune Knights. Now, Masami had become Captain-Commander before he even knew it; the contract he had signed marked his lower back in a form of a guild tattoo, and that he swore to do his duty as a member of the Rune Knights. However, although he did not expect becoming the knight that was resembled in the small picture books when he was a child, it looked like he had achieved exactly this. While he walked in the streets of Magnolia City, right beside him was a princess—or a young duchess? She was the daughter of a very rich couple, and she wore clothes that expose this great feature. Thinking that her appearance was quite absurd for a young Fiorian lady, Masami couldn't help but sigh. "Was that a sigh I heard?" she turned to him and grumbled, stopping on her spot, so Masami had to do the same. Other than the Joyan Rune Knight that accompanied the lady, there were various other knights that surrounded them, but they were of non-magic users. One thing Masami didn't deal with were women—specifically, younger women. Anything and anyone that wasn't his mother were already quite hard to deal with, and he'd definitely get his face slapped by the lady's white glove if he says the wrong thing. "Yes," he admitted, calmly. Other than that, he had not much to say, so perhaps it truly was better to tell the truth. She pouted, and made grumpy noises before turning her head away. "I wasn't the one who hired you, you know," the way she sounded had made Masami uneasy. She resembled exactly how "the mean girl" was depicted in the books, especially with her blonde locks and large, light-green gown... she was also smaller in height, apparently. She had introduced herself as "Miranda" but Masami didn't want to call the name that had the same first letter as him. "If you don't want the job of accompanying me in my shopping, then I wouldn't mind if you leave," she added, and that she had started to walk. With his face suddenly lighting up in curiosity, Masami ran up to her and asked, "Wait, really?" there it goes: the stars in his eyes. Not expecting the answer, Miranda would force herself to scoff with a brow raised to show her confusion, "... no!" then, she ran away, and the other knights had started to chase her down. Masami raised a brow as well, "I really... don't understand," there, he'd scratch the back of his head, and then followed the sounds of the metallic soles rampaging in the cobblestone path. There was no doubt—the princess had fallen infatuated with her knight. 545/2500 |
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