Now, Emil has become a member of the Stuart family. Although he has no direct blood relationship with Frazier, due to the respect of the family head, his status is higher than that of the family head's direct descendants.

Ernst knew the reason very well. It was not just because he recognized Emil's skills, but as a descendant of Frazi, if he could not follow the path of a blacksmith, he would be of no value to the family.

Although the younger generation in the family has a large number of people, they have basically failed to do this, so Frazi naturally has a bad look on them.

In fact, this has a lot to do with the current situation. After all, the empire's knight class has become less and less influential. Even if the knight competition is still held as scheduled this year, it is just the nobles deliberately trying to please the people in order to make money.

If one day, the nobles get tired of this boring game, and then the people feel that it doesn't matter anymore, the knightly competition is destined to die out.

Most of the noble children in the royal capital have foreseen this, so they tend to learn magic, so there is no need to spend a lot of money to buy knights' weapons and equipment. This situation also occurs in various places across the country.

Since there are fewer and fewer customers, it is even less likely that the young people of the Stuart family will embark on the path of blacksmiths. After all, everyone wants to make money, so how can they sacrifice their future for the so-called family business.

In addition, magicians only need wands as weapons, and the best wands are made from the branches of the world tree Uxir, and this material can be found everywhere on tree stumps.

After meeting with Frazi, Ernst took Emil to visit the entire mansion. In the end, he did not forget to arrange a special residence for Emil. It was a room in a four-story building, which was as gorgeous as

The hilltop castle in Baifeng Town is similar.

According to Ernst, there are more than a hundred rooms here, which were originally used for the young people of the family to live in. Unfortunately, they knew that they were not welcomed by the head of the family, so most of them chose to go out to make a living on their own.

All that was taken away was the name of the Stuart family.

"So all these rooms belong to me?" Emil couldn't help but tease.

"Haha, that's natural," Ernst actually agreed with his statement, and then continued, "So this Miss Ophelia can also live here, no matter how long it takes."

"...Really?" Ophelia was a little surprised. After all, she was still an outsider, and this was where the Stuart family lived.

"Haha, don't be so surprised," Ernst smiled bitterly, "You may think that we are too indifferent. If you come here, you will at least be treated as a guest. How can you say that we should not arrange accommodation for guests?"

"Really? Then I'll bother you more." Ophelia smiled slightly.

She was still worried just now. If Emile joined the Stuart family, they would have to be separated temporarily, and she would have to stay in a hotel outside. Now with Ernst's permission, she no longer shied away.

Then Ernst took a look at the sky and found that it was already evening.

"Dinner time is coming. Let's go to the restaurant now. Although most of the family members have moved out, there are still many people left behind. When everyone arrives, we can hold a welcome party for you.

."

"Ah..." Emil was a little embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't accept Ernst's favor, but that Anthony was still waiting for them.

"What? Don't you want to attend the celebration?"

At this time, Ophelia stood up.

"Mr. Ernst, to be honest, we have made an appointment with a friend to have dinner at his home tonight. You should also know that you have to be trustworthy, not to mention that Emil is also a noble now, so naturally he has to be pregnant.

For the nobility’s sense of honor.”

"Yes, Mr. Ernst," Emil also said, "First of all, I am very grateful for your respect, but after all, I am just a small person. There is no need for noble children to hold a welcome party for me, and you also understand the world.

, will the family head’s relatives sincerely welcome me? I’d better not ruin the atmosphere.”

After hearing these words, Ernst couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Then he raised his head and looked at Emil, his eyes full of admiration.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to understand this at such a young age. It seems that our Stuart family has really encountered a talent this time."

Emil scratched his head in embarrassment. Although it was really satisfying to be praised, he knew in his heart that he had just experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships too early.

"That's great, Mr. Ernst. If there's nothing else, we'll go to the appointment."

"Well, although the welcome party was ordered by the head of the family, since you can't spare the time, let me explain it."

"Thank you."

Emil bowed deeply to him and then left the mansion.

While walking on the street, the Holy Sword suddenly reacted. After a white light flashed, Cosette appeared, but she glared at Emile.

"Sure enough, what my father worried about happened. Emil, how do you explain your behavior?"

"So, you came here just to supervise Emil?" Ophelia stood between the two.

"..." Cosette's momentum suddenly weakened, "Ophelia, you misunderstood me, I just... Well, in short, Emile, you have to give me an explanation."

"Don't worry, Your Highness," Emil said with a smile, "I guarantee with my own personality that I will never betray the agreement with your father. I am joining the Stuart family now just to get to know Frazier better.

."

Cosette looked into Emile's eyes and got the answer from his eyes.

"Okay, I believe you."

"Well, thank you for your trust. By the way, you don't seem to have eaten anything all day. Why don't you come with us to attend Anthony's celebration."

"No, I've been sleeping and won't feel hungry."

After Cosette said that, she got into the holy sword without looking back.

…

On the way to Anthony's house, Emil saw the bright lights on the stump of the World Tree in the distance. It seemed that the knight competition was not over yet.

"By the way, Ophelia, did you hear what Anthony said? Tomorrow is the last day of auditions."

"Well, I've seen the notice. Anyway, I will go to compete tomorrow."

"Actually, I want to say, how about we go take a look at the stadium now, since there is still some time before dinner anyway."

Ophelia glanced at the direction of the arena, and then agreed to Emil's proposal.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the bottom of the tree stump. There was a large stall next to it, and the signboard said "Knights Competition Registration Office."

According to Emil's guess, the rules of the competition should be that after two people are gathered together, they can go on the field to compete. It can be seen from the chair next to the booth that there is a fully armed knight sitting on it. He did sign up, but he has not been able to wait.

When his opponent came, he could only wait and wipe his long sword.

When Emil passed by him, he saw the person in charge of the registration office walking up to the knight and saying that it was the last game. If he hadn't found an opponent yet, he should come back tomorrow.

The knight took a look at the people around him and found that most of them were spectators coming out of the arena. It looked like no one would sign up anymore, so he sighed and prepared to get up.

Emil thought that Ophelia could sign up at this time, and with her strength, it should be over soon. But just as he suggested to Ophelia, another knight hurried over, with his waist

Hanging was a coiled silver whip.

It seemed that he had been traveling for a long time and was out of breath from exhaustion. He simply lay down on the ground after registering his name.

Seeing him like this, the previous knight suddenly had no intention of competing. After all, his opponent was exhausted, and even if he won, he would still be defeated. However, the Whip Knight suddenly stood up and stopped him.

"Hey, brother knight, you actually want to let go of such a good opportunity?"

"Good opportunity? I don't think so. If I defeat you in front of so many viewers, even if I can advance, I will only get my hands dirty in the end. So this is obviously a trap. My strength is really not that good.

, but I consider myself a knight with dignity, so naturally I cannot fall into such a trap."

"Haha, it's really interesting. I hope we can go further on the road of knights." The whip knight showed a hearty smile.

The previous knight ignored him and walked away. However, the Whip Knight suddenly jumped up from the ground and shouted loudly.

"Hey, wait a minute."

The other party turned around and said angrily.

"My name is not Hello, my name is Hydes Monique."

"Oh? He's actually from the Monique family, so let me introduce myself. I'm Cohen Frame, I'm just an ordinary knight."

"Humph, a knight is a knight, there is no such thing as ordinary or not," Hydes crossed his arms and said impatiently, "So, what's the point of calling me?"

"Hey, I think we are destined to be together, how about we make friends?" Cohen said with a smile, and then extended his hand.

"Tch, it's really troublesome, but I don't hate it either." Hydes reluctantly shook hands with him.

"The next one is the last one, so let's finish it with the two of us."

"Huh?" Hydes felt confused, "Didn't I just say that? I won't take advantage of others' danger."

After hearing this, Cohen finally couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha, you really believe it. It's just a small trick to make people underestimate the enemy. Alas, it's a pity that you are not a bad person and you didn't fall into my trap."

"Huh? Are you trying to induce me to become an unqualified knight?"

"No, no, I guarantee it with my own personality, and we just became friends, didn't we? I won't deceive my friends casually."

Haydes still didn't believe it, but couldn't get him to tell the truth, so he immediately pulled out his sword and stabbed Cohen in the face.

This move caught people off guard, and even Ophelia on the side was amazed. I am afraid she is not that fast.

As a result, Cohen smiled slightly and tilted his head to avoid the attack. Only then did Haydes believe what he said.

"Not bad skills. He really doesn't look like an exhausted person. Well, let's see you on the field, right now."

"Hey, it's so refreshing."

Cohen laughed as he wished. When entering the arena, he suddenly noticed Emil and Ophelia. After all, almost everyone was walking out of the arena, and only these two stood still.

"Are you here to watch the game too?" The enthusiastic Cohen spoke to the two.

"Oh, yes." Emil nodded quickly.

"I see. I thought the knight next to you was here to compete. I was surprised. She looked very strong. If I fought against her, I would probably be eliminated."

"That's not the case. What you did just now opened my eyes." Ophelia smiled and scratched her head.

"Haha, you can't fool me," Cohen smiled slightly, sighed, and said, "Oh, I wish I could meet you in the finals, but it's a pity that you can't participate."

"Oh? How do you say this?" Emil was curious.

"Hey, this knight lady knew about it when she signed up."
Chapter completed!