I Became a Swordsman in the Middle Ages.

"Surprisingly, it's peaceful..."

The two people who arrived at the Gartan Count's territory safely passed through the main gate.

What was unexpected was that it looked quite livable. Beatrix thought of a gloomy gray when she heard they were heading to the battlefield, but the city was still warm.

"This is the territory managed by the Margrave. The threat of monsters is always close, and if they were scared enough to evacuate, they wouldn't be able to live here."

Margrave. It refers to a nobleman who rules an estate where the possibility of invasion by foreign forces is high or where there is frequent disorder.

The title is Margrave, but their authority is actually that of a Count - perhaps even higher. They have the authority to organize their own armies or operate defense fortresses independently.

Sisillia stood on tiptoe and tried her hardest to look far away.

"But even considering that, it's too peaceful."

Sisillia tilted her head. No matter how you look at it, there seems to be no particular threat.

"There should be about 2,000 monsters."

"Maybe it's better without them..."

'As expected, Beatrix is kind.'

But why is she crying?

She seemed to be more concerned about the safety of the people who would be eaten by the magical beasts rather than her own growth.

As they walked for a while.

Sisillia yawned and stopped walking, feeling a strange presence.

"Miss Sisillia, there are guards over there."

By the time Beatrix spotted the guards in the distance and spoke, Sisillia was already going somewhere.

"Miss Sisillia?"

-Sling.

Sisillia suddenly drew her sword. Her destination was the frightened apple store owner.

"Put down your sword!"

The guard shouted loudly, but Sisillia stared at the store owner without paying attention to the guard.

"You're afraid of me."

"......"

"But you're not a monster. Strange. I'm sure there was one."

Sisillia's voice was indifferent. The apple store owner backed away. Apples placed on the counter poured out.

Sisillia's gaze naturally went to the falling apples, and she discovered a young child hiding and breathing under the counter.

Sisillia's eyes turned cold.

"It's you."

"Don't move!"

The guard tackled Sisillia. Sisillia deliberately didn't resist and fell.

It was a calculation that if friction occurred here for no reason, it would interfere with the mission.

Sisillia was subdued obediently with her hands behind her back. Beatrix spoke, not knowing what to do.

"Th-this person is Miss Sisillia of the Windsor Knights. She's not a suspicious person."

But the guard ignored Beatrix and asked Sisillia.

"What were you trying to do?"

"I killed it."

Puhaak-!

The young child belatedly collapsed, bleeding.

The store owner sat down as if he couldn't believe it.

"Nedan? Oh no. Hey, wake up. Baby, please...!"

The eyes inside the guard's helmet widened.

"I killed the monster."

The guard, now dyed with anger, drew his sword.

"Where does that look like a monster! Damn it—!"

"Stop."

"Yo-your Excellency. But."

"You can't handle someone at her level."

Sisillia looked up from the floor.

There was a man standing with his hands behind his back. He didn't seem strong but had an intimidating atmosphere unique to high-ranking officials.

"I let the guards catch you because you're a knight, but if you cross the line, I'll deal with you. Isn't that right? The nameless knight of Windsor."

"It's an honor to meet you, Margrave Gartan. I am Sisillia of the Windsor Knights."

"Oh, oh dear...! The corpse has turned black!"

Another guard shouted, pointing to the dead child's body.

The body of the young child that Sisillia had slashed quickly rotted and soon became black ash.

It is a typical feature seen when a monster dies.

The knight suppressing Sisillia was startled and took his hands off.

Sisillia, now free, got up and dusted her bottom.

"I apologize for the rudeness, Knight Sisillia. We don't know much about Windsor here because it's a bit of a frontier."

"There's nothing to forgive. Guards have a duty to keep the peace in addition to escorting. It was the right attitude."

'I won't forgive him. I'll punch him plenty.'

Sisillia was quite narrow-minded(?).

"... Let's go to the castle first. Follow me. I'll guide you."

**

The Count's castle was literally nothing.

Even Cairon's residence, famous for its frugality, was not like this. It is unusual for a nobleman to not have a single painting.

He guided them to his office. It was actually the room of a general preparing for war.

On the walls were pictures depicting the war situation, and on his own desk, there were maps and chess pieces placed sporadically.

Margrave Aldred Gartan lit a cigarette and said.

"Is all of Windsor like that?"

Sisillia tilted her head.

"I mean, are you a stubborn principlist?"

It seemed like he was saying that if you found a monster, you should report it, not scare people and kill it on the spot.

Sisillia was about to make an excuse but asked about the strange thing first. Isn't he talking as if a Windsor knight had come to this estate before?

"Have you seen other Windsors?"

"Yeah, I have."

Aldred took a long drag on his cigarette and briefly put it down.

"Edward Windsor. The knight who Ascended for what he did in this city."

'Even the vice-captain came and went. By the way-'

What did he do?

It wasn't a tone praising his achievements.

'Come to think of it, the knights I encountered on the way also showed a strange hostility towards me.'

Did Edward make a mistake here?

Well, the possibility is low. Edward had such a good image that 70% of the Windsor Knights would support him.

'If Zeriway had come and gone, I would have understood immediately…'

"Can I ask what happened?"

"No. Now it's my turn to ask."

Aldred nodded towards Beatrix, who was trembling beside him.

"What about this knight? She doesn't look like the same Windsor. Did Windsor originally differentiate between high-ranking knights and ordinary knights in their attire? It wasn't like that last time."

"I am indeed a high-ranking knight, but this child is an apprentice knight."

"...An apprentice knight."

That seemed to go against the Count's mood quite a bit.

The face of the tactful Beatrix turned pale.

Aldred said in a tone that was not pleasant while looking at her desperately winking.

"Did this place look like a training ground to you?"

"No. I just met her by chance on the way here."

"It would be better to go back now. She is far too weak."

"Still, she will be in the middle rank among Your Excellency's knights."

"..."

Beatrix was on the verge of fainting.

Provoking here?

No matter how high-ranking a knight Sisillia is, she is far behind the Margrave in status.

'I-I'll be executed.'

However, Aldred showed an unexpected reaction.

"If so, she will be useful. I allow her to stay."

"Thank you for your understanding."

"..."

Rather, it was Beatrix who was puzzled.

'Am I the strange one...?'

It wouldn't have been strange if he was angry just now. Far from being angry, he didn't even show the slightest displeasure.

"So, when are the rest of the knights coming?"

Sisillia took a step back.

And she stared intently at Beatrix.

It meant roughly, 'You say it.'

'That's mean...!'

However, she couldn't dare refuse Sisillia and stepped forward, hesitating.

"Well... the one who received the mission is Miss Sisillia."

"Yeah. I know. I heard the urgent situation, so a quick knight must have come first. So how many troops are there?"

Aldred looked quite expectant. Beatrix closed her eyes tightly, understanding the feelings of the knights committing seppuku, and said.

"We are the entire force...!"

Sisillia wanted to applaud from behind.

She felt it on the train, but she seemed to say everything she wanted to say.

'Pass.'

Sisillia liked Beatrix more and more.

On the other hand, Aldred disliked them more and more.

"Wh-what? The entire force?"

Aldred, maintaining his composure, got up with an unbelievable face.

"Wait a minute. Ah, yeah. That's amazing. Don't tell me you've already reached the Sword Emperor at that young age?"

Shake shake.

Sisillia shook her head.

"No."

"...Haha, what am I thinking. Indeed, you wouldn't be a Sword Emperor at such a young age. Then, are you at least in the upper ranks of the Sword King? It's a bit disappointing, but it's a valuable force."

Sisillia said seriously.

"My title is Sword Maiden."

"Sword Maiden...! What a cool nickname. I want to see you swinging a sword. Surely, it's a nickname that belongs to the Sword King level, right?"

Sisillia spoke while looking at the distant mountain.

"New."

"...?"

"I received the title about a year ago."

"Hahaha!"

Aldred laughed with tears in his eyes.

Beatrix became more and more afraid of the Count.

"It's a really funny joke. But it's troublesome if you underestimate me too much. To become a high-ranking knight in the Windsor Knights, you have to be at least in the upper ranks of the Sword Demon, right?"

It was not wrong.

The Windsor Knights are close to the 'Sword Demon" level, even for ordinary knights. About half of them have been bestowed titles.

From there, not only strength but also comprehensive judgment and various other factors are satisfied. Only then are they selected as high-ranking knights.

Of course, if you are around the Sword King level, you can be selected simply by power alone.

However, Sisillia did not become a high-ranking knight because she was a 'Sword Maiden.'

It was because she was recognized as having sufficient judgment.

To the extent that there was no objection to Sisillia's abilities within the Knights.

"Urgent support request. A peaceful city compared to that. Monsters who stole human 'presence' and hid."

Sisillia said calmly.

"Currently, it seems that physical help is not important in the Gartan estate."

Aldred's pupils shook slightly. Sisillia didn't miss it and spoke with confidence in her own argument.

"The biggest problem is that too many monsters have already infiltrated this estate."

'The parents of the victim earlier seemed to know that their child was a monster.'

That was the moment she grasped the situation. An ordinary human would have no reason to fear Windsor.

Being afraid means one of two things. Either they are monsters themselves, or they are hiding monsters.

In the case of the store owner, it was the latter, and it seemed to have been quite some time.

The next important basis was the attitude of the Margrave.

Even though a monster appeared in his estate, he did not feel bewilderment or crisis.

In this case, there was only one possibility.

"Even though you are aware of it, there is no way to deal with it."

Sisillia said quietly, recalling the earlier situation.

"Because to those who believe they are real and not monsters, it will only be seen as murder."

"...How."

Aldred was very puzzled.

"How do you know that? Only a few people in this estate, including me, would know."

"That's why I'm here.."

Sisillia said proudly.

Proof and recognition.

In this type of mission, satisfying those two was the most important.

The faster the cooperation, the more things that can be done, and the more things that can be done, the earlier you can leave work.

"Let me introduce myself again. Sword Maiden Sisillia. I am the 'entire' support force of the Windsor Knights."

Sisillia now seemed to know why the queen sent her on this mission.

With this level, it is sufficiently possible to clear even with the ability of a Sword Maiden.

... It's a pity that many monsters don't seem to exist.

"I will end this war within 3 days."

Fortunately, it seemed possible to finish within the time limit.