Under the Oak Tree - Chapter 140

Note: The two young knights who appeared in chapter 65 were named Yurixion Lobar and Garow Livacon, we’re now changing their names inYulysion Rovar and Garrow Livakion since we think it’s a more accurate translation.

The boy gave her a casual greeting that didn’t suit his terrible condition. Max looked coldly at the boy’s ruined face and told the servants to prepare a clean cloth and hot water. Sir Gabel, who followed him into the kitchen, saw the scene and sighed deeply.

Sir Caron groaned as he rubbed his hair. Yulysionscraped his blood-soaked hair with a distant face.

Lord Caron grumbled and stood in front of the fireplace, drying his wet body. Max frowned a little angry at the boy’s appearance, who showed no signs of concern even though he was covered in blood.

Max pulled his arm a bit roughly and sat him on a chair near the fire. The boy opened his eyes wide, surprised by her actions, but Max was genuinely worried about Yulysion, who looked like a wounded wild dog.

Max bent over his head and looked carefully at the wound. Lord Gabel handed her a clean towel soaked in hot water.

Max carefully wiped the blood with a towel and examined the injury. A long wound was seen between the silver hair stained with blood. She put her hand on it and used the magic to control the mana. Thanks to her steady accumulation of mana, she was now able to perform healing magic at a pace similar to Ruth’s. She checked from his hair to his forehead and carefully examined the wound’s healing.

He said with a red glow on his white, freckled cheeks. Max pulled off her hand awkwardly because she thought she touched him too casually. Yulysionwas a boy with a slender frame and a face as pretty as that of a woman, but he was also scheduled to soon become a member of the Remdragon Knights. It would not be appropriate to treat him as if he was still a child. She smiled awkwardly and handed him a clean new towel.

Yulysionwiped his face with a wrinkled smile.

Lord Caron, who was still standing in front of the fire, asked her to check around the back of his head. Max immediately cast a healing spell on him, too. In the meantime, the knights who were drying themselves with towels sat down in front of the table and began to eat the food brought by the maids. At that point, Max could only have a meal with them. It was unusual to sit in front of the same table at that time because the knights usually settled their lunch in the knight’s quarters, next to the training center, and she was nearly confined to the library. She scooped up the almost cold stew and looked around the long table, packed with big, distracting knights.

Sir Gabel, who was sitting across from her and eating the steaming soup, burst out.

Yulysion, who was eating food in a hurry, joined the conversation with his eyes shining. Sir Caron was blatantly fed up with him.

Gabel’s sarcasm made Yulysionangry, and he shouted.

Max couldn’t keep up with the back-and-forth conversation and Lord Caron, who was having a decent meal beside her, explained it in a polite tone, as if he noticed what she was curious about.

A young knight with dark brown hair intervened and enthusiastically helped explain.

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The knights began to help each other one by one as if they were trying to scare the apprentice.

But it was Max’s face that got blue because of their teasing. She looked anxiously at the boy, who had an innocent face and a slender figure. It was a terrible ordeal for a young man who was only seventeen years old.

Garrow, who was silently eating in the corner until now, opened his mouth.

Max parted her lips in disbelief. Garrow was only a year older than Yulysion, he was taller and had a better physique, but he did not completely throw off the immature boy’s appearance. She was more and more ashamed of herself.

Lord Caron said firmly.

Yulysionlifted his chin high and nodded.

The knights giggled and burst into laughter. Max was stunned by their casual, vicious jokes.

Are they not worried about these innocent boys jumping into danger?

As she frowned and stared disapprovingly at them, Sir Gabel, who was giggling, suddenly grabbed his stomach and laughed from across the room, saying:

The word “dirty” was also part of the harsh words that should not be said in front of a lady, but instead of pointing it out, Max continued to express concern about the apprenticeship knights.

Yulysionand Garrow protested at her words with a sulky look on their faces and Max stared at them with a puzzled look.

Are they not afraid to die or get hurt?

The boys didn’t look a bit frightened or intimidated by the trials ahead, instead they had a confidence which was close to arrogance that made Max even more astonished. She had lived four or five years more than them, but she didn’t have half the courage they had.

Suddenly, Max looked up at the sudden sound and saw Hebaron and Riftan walking into the kitchen.

TL – I love seeing Maxi so friendly with the knights, they all laughing and talking with her… if this isn’t character development! And I’m sure there’s still much to come <3