The Demonic God-Slaying Knight and The Void Magician
In Order to Know the World
"Halkeginia?"
The Knight in the alien black armour raised an eyebrow at the name, his hazel eyes peering intently at the balding man who he had learned was called Colbert.
"I-Indeed, that is the name of the continent you are currently in." The instructor answered nervously. Though Colbert was putting up the facade of a naive teacher, his mind had been at constant edge throughout the conversation which he was having with the black Knight who had called himself Ado Edem.
--In all his years of experience as a war veteran, he had never felt such an ominous prescence from a being like this one before.
"And you say..." The knight's face, young-looking and handsome, scrunched up with a frown. "That I am a... familiar?" Edem played around with the idea of being a familiar. What did that mean? Was it like a personal attendant? A bodyguard? A soldier? While he wasn't sure about the first, and thought he could do well in the second, the latter sounded familiar to him: after all, he was a Knight, an Ether Liner, who had fought threats which could single-handedly wipe all life on a planet.
"Indeed," Colbert answered tentatively, eyeing the Knight in case he reacted in a violent way. "you were summoned as a familiar." Explained the mage, recalling the event which had happened only hours ago.
"And, those creatures," Began the Knight with a bemused voice. "were also summoned as familiars?" At Colbert's nod, his handsome face was marred by a confused frown. "I do not understand." The Knight stated with a low-pitched voice. "By that, do you mean to say that human summonings are not common?"
Colbert chuckled. "I've certainly never heard of one before," He began, and then his eyes met Edem's. "what do you think that means?" Colbert asked, raising an eyebrow curiously.
Edem closed his eyes. If humans were never summoned, then surely it must have been... "-Perhaps I am not as human as you think I am, Professor." Answered the knight, pronouncing ominous words.
This time, Colbert's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "O-Oh?" Colbert chuckled nervously. "I do hope you are not some kind of demon, then." Though he was laughing, the idea somberly hung on his head, as the more he looked at the black knight, the more he started to believe in this point of view.
"A demon, huh...?" Ado Edem's eyes narrowed. He looked at his right hand, just as a white-coloured seed, shining like a fine, pure white stone, appeared on it. "...That might not be too far off-"
A flash of steel. A blur of silver flew towards the space to the side of Edem's head--
Ching!
The knife was caught between the Knight's left-hand index and middle fingers, and he raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "What was that?" His eyes flashed as he looked at the professor.
Laying back on his chair, professor Colbert sighed. "Sorry," He started, pushing up his glasses. "I meant no harm, I was only trying to see if you were telling the truth." The teacher continued, an apology flowing out from his lips. However, his eyes told another story. "However," his blue orbs were halfway hidden as his eyes narrowed. "you truly might be a demon."
"Hmph." Ado Edem snorted. Shifting to a more relaxed posture on his chair, his tone of voice shifted, indicating a change of subject. "On the note of being a familiar," Edem began. "I have no qualms about serving this girl as my commandeering officer, or 'Master'." He crossed one leg over the other, shifting his torso forward. "However," The knight's voice was calm and collected, a voice expected of someone during a business meeting. "if I am taking this as my mission," The Knight's stance shifted once again, signaling finality. "then I would like to be able to have some freedom."
"-Oh?" Colbert said curiously. "And what do you mean by freedom?"
At first, Ado Edem did not answer. His eyes slowly drifted to the side to look at the clear blue sky outside of Colbert's office's window. Then, his lips parted open.
"All I ask, is to be able to lay down once in a while and gaze at the scenery." His eyes longingly stared at the beautiful (in his eyes) enviroment that laid outside.
Colbert's gaze turned softer. He could understand the man's feelings. Whenever he had fought in a war, only a black, cloudy sky and raging fires could be seen. "I believe, Ado Edem..." began the instructor, as Edem turned to look at him. "...you will have no such trouble with that, considering you are a noble."
"A noble?" Now this had surprised Ado Edem. "And why do you say so?" He said with amusement, rising an eyebrow.
Colbert chuckled once agian. "Hm, perhaps I should explain more on the subject?" He answered with a smile, which was answered by Ado Edem's one.
It seems the black Knight wasn't so bad after all.
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