Chapter 268: The Tin Knight and The Banquet of Madness (8)
Long, long ago, in a certain forest of a certain kingdom.
There was a monster called a man-beast that was feared by people.
The story of a boy who looked human but couldn’t understand human speech, possessed physical abilities stronger than magic beasts, and ate raw meat like a wild animal circulated like a ghost story among the local residents, and this story reached the ears of a curious prince.
The prince fearlessly visited the forest where the boy was said to live, and was nearly killed by the boy’s hands.
If it weren’t for the loyal guard knights serving the prince, the prince’s head would have been crushed like an apple by the boy’s fists.
However, no matter how excellent the boy’s physical abilities were, it wasn’t enough to overcome skilled knights.
Rejecting the advice of his ministers to execute the boy for the crime of attempting to assassinate royalty, the prince took the boy in.
The boy, who had not known civilization, learned many things under the prince.
Language, academics, etiquette, swordsmanship, horsemanship, and many other things.
There were many who questioned and expressed dissatisfaction with giving noble-like education to a mere boy of unknown origin, but the boy silenced all those murmurs by demonstrating an astonishingly fast learning speed.
Before long, the boy grew into a beautiful young man who possessed grace and learning no less than anyone in the kingdom, and also gained strength that no one dared to approach.
Moreover, the prince, who had selected such a young man and given him the name Geisel, had now become the king of a nation.