The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 108

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 108

Eve, who had been struggling with her forehead pressed against the cold stone, finished reading the magazine while lying prone.

7. Thinks about others more than herself.

8. Has a strong sense of responsibility.

Feeling like she had become complete trash, Eve straightened her posture.

“Right. I’m the only bad one here.”

It felt like she had been beaten up by the god of truth.

All the strength drained from her body.

Eve slumped over the ornate chair like a rag doll.

Eve muttered in dejection.

“Sense of responsibility…”

That word, which should have had a beautiful meaning originally, strangely felt ominous and unsettling to her.

Eve Russel, who had been slumped with her forehead deeply furrowed, slowly raised her body.

And she stood up from her seat.

The building of the White Crane Knight Order that protects the Empire, despite being located within the Imperial Capital, looked like another castle within the Imperial Capital due to its thick castle walls reminiscent of a fortress.

After crossing the drawbridge over the moat and passing through the double gates, an open training ground appeared.

In the training ground paved with polished stones, the White Knights were practicing.

Their battle cries and the cheerful sounds of weapons clashing felt more interesting to Radis than any music.

Daniel stroked her head and asked.

“Is it that interesting?”

Radis tried not to show her excitement as she spoke.

“The scale is tremendous. Truly befitting the Empire’s strongest knight order.”

They walked along the arcade surrounding the training ground.

The arcade walls had alcoves carved deep inward, which seemed to be resting places for the knights.

The knights who had been resting there sprang up like springs when they saw Daniel approaching.

And they made a gesture of clenching their right fist and placing it over their heart while shouting.

“Glory to the highest!”

Daniel also placed his right hand over his heart and responded.

“Peace on earth.”

Some young knights cast curious glances toward Radis.

“Earl Sheldon, who is this person?”

To their question, Daniel answered with a proud smile.

“My disciple.”

Radis momentarily worried that Daniel might add unnecessary remarks like calling that disciple cute or lovely, but fortunately Daniel didn’t do so.

The White Knights, upon hearing that she was Daniel’s disciple, sent her friendly smiles before politely withdrawing.

‘The atmosphere is completely different from the Black Knight Order…’

The Black Knights were quite bothersome, clinging to her asking for teachings whenever they saw her, even though she hadn’t officially joined the knight order.

Moreover, they should have shown some restraint when they saw her being troubled, but as if they found pleasure in bothering her, that annoyance was increasing day by day.

Somehow, it seemed like that marquis had that kind of knight order – high maintenance.

Daniel pointed to the knight’s building and said.

“There’s a place called the Archives underground, and I’d like to show it to you. There probably isn’t another place in the Empire with so many books about mana training gathered together.”

At the mention of mana training, starlight poured from Radis’s eyes.

Seeing her like that, Daniel burst into refreshing laughter.

Walking across the stone-paved training ground, Daniel said affectionately.

“Walking this path with you feels just like a dream.”

At Daniel’s words, Radis felt something welling up inside her.

Because the current situation felt dreamlike to her as well.

She tightly hugged Daniel’s arm and said.

“Being with you, teacher, makes me really… happy. I’m so blissful.”

Seeing her like that, Daniel smiled gently.

“I’m truly relieved that you look so joyful.”

Radis, who had been looking up at him, suddenly realized that his nape hidden under his golden hair was so gaunt that his bones were almost visible.

‘Huh?’

Radis gently felt his arm that she was hugging.

It was as thin as touching a tree branch.

Daniel had always had a delicate build so she hadn’t noticed, but now he was so thin he looked like he would crumble at a touch.

Radis’s steps stopped.

“Teacher…”

At her call, Daniel turned to look at her with a bright smile.

But that smile gradually faded and soon disappeared as if erased.

Radis also turned around.

Behind her, a group of people was walking out from the knight’s building.

What she saw first were White Knights dressed in dazzlingly white uniforms.

Behind them followed attendants, and in their midst stood a middle-aged man dressed as splendidly as a peacock.

Daniel quickly stepped forward and whispered.

“Radis, stay still.”

Daniel bowed his head while shielding Radis with his body.

Radis could sense tension from his back.

‘What is it?’

She stealthily peeked just her eyes over Daniel’s shoulder to observe the situation.

The middle-aged man was looking in their direction.

When he said something, one of the White Knights shook his head.

Just as the knight was about to say something, the middle-aged man shouted loudly.

“Daniel!”

Daniel swallowed a sigh.

That man was the Empire’s Emperor and the very person who had placed a double gias on him, Claude Arpend.

He wanted to avoid showing Radis to the Emperor at all costs.

Because he had an ominous premonition.

The reason he hadn’t been able to bring Radis to the capital was precisely because of that ominous premonition.

However, they had eventually encountered each other.

The goddess of fate’s resentment toward him must run quite deep.

Daniel gestured for Radis to stay where she was, then walked toward the Emperor.

He placed his right hand over his heart and said.

“Glory to the highest.”

At his greeting, Claude Arpend made a grumbling sound.

“Drop the formal greetings. To think it’s this difficult to see my knight’s face.”

After saying that, the Emperor immediately placed his hand on Daniel’s shoulder.

He felt around as if trying to gauge the volume of that shoulder, then let out a sneer.

“To be this emaciated.”

“…”

“Daniel, there’s no need to be ashamed. Recently, even I’ve been thinking I went too far. I should think of another method for your sake.”

The Emperor, who had been examining Daniel’s body here and there, glanced at Radis and asked.

“Who is that child? I don’t think I’ve seen her before.”

Daniel answered in a calm tone.

“She’s not a child worthy of Your Majesty’s attention.”

His words seemed to stimulate the Emperor’s curiosity instead.

The Emperor wiggled his hand densely adorned with rings toward Radis.

It was a gesture as if telling her to come over.

Radis looked at Daniel with a face that showed she didn’t know what to do.

Daniel had no choice left, so he let out a short sigh and nodded.

“Radis, come here and greet His Majesty, the Emperor of the Empire.”

Radis’s eyes widened at the word Emperor.

She walked toward the Emperor as politely as possible and bowed her head.

“I greet Your Imperial Majesty.”

A booming voice came from above her head.

“What is your name?”

Radis slowly raised her head and spoke.

“I am Radis Tillord.”

The Emperor of the Empire was tall enough not to look small even standing among the knights, and above all, he had an impressive build.

His skin looked smooth like well-tended leather, and brown whiskers extending from beneath his ears covered his cheeks and chin in a round shape.

Radis tried to find traces of Olivier in the eyes beneath those plump eyelids and the puffy features.

However, Emperor Claude and Olivier seemed to share not even a single resemblance.

Then the Emperor burst into loud laughter.

“What an impudent child!”

Radis quickly lowered her gaze.

She heard Daniel speaking in a tense tone.

“She is from the South and knows nothing about Imperial etiquette. Please forgive her.”

The Emperor waved his ring-adorned hand.

“It’s fine. I’m not angry. Radis Tillord, raise your head.”

Radis raised her head again, trying her best not to look directly into the Emperor’s eyes.

The Emperor spoke in a lowered tone.

“You were checking to see if I resembled someone you know. So, what do you think? Do you see any resemblance to my third son?”

Radis couldn’t help but widen her eyes in surprise at the Emperor who had so accurately read her thoughts.

The Emperor slapped his thigh with his plump palm and laughed heartily.

“What an interesting child, truly interesting!”

He turned to Daniel and asked.

“So, how did the young lady of House Tilrod, a small estate in the South, come to be here? Daniel, you tell me.”

Daniel let out a thin sigh before opening his mouth.

“…She is my disciple.”

The Emperor nodded with an unsurprised expression, as if he had expected this.

“I see. So that’s how it came to be.”

The Emperor smiled warmly and placed his hand on Radis’s shoulder.

“Lady Tillord, do you know that Daniel is a knight I particularly cherish?”

Radis answered in a cautious tone.

“Your Imperial Majesty, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I am not well-versed in Imperial affairs. However, I do know that my teacher is an excellent knight.”

“Haha, an excellent knight. That’s right. Earl Sheldon is indeed an excellent knight.”

The Emperor’s gaze lingered on the Black Knight Order uniform that Radis was wearing.

“It seems Lady Tillord, who received teachings from that excellent knight, has also become a knight.”

“I was recently knighted.”

“Hahaha! Such a lovely knight! I wonder if your skills are as dazzling as your appearance.”

Radis’s eyes widened slightly at the Emperor’s words.

She looked at Daniel with a flustered expression.

Daniel now had a look of resignation on his face.

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