Are you worthy of saving the world?

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"Are you the new member? Nice to meet you. I'm Cecilia."

The girl with beautiful blonde hair introduced herself with a calm expression.

"Hello, my name is Emerald."

Emerod stood nervously in the courtyard, with only a few girls looking at her.

The girl in front of him was named Cecilia. Although she was the same age as him, she was already a well-known legendary figure.

Should I make friends with such a person... Emerald suddenly felt very stressed.

"I've heard about it from Safia."

A smile spread across the beautiful face of the blonde girl.

Then she pushed the black-haired boy who looked only in his early teens hiding behind her to the front: "This is Ulysses, Ulysses Falchion."

"You... hello."

Emerrod bowed his head in panic.

She hasn't had a serious conversation with a boy in years.

Ulysses... is that Ulysses?

When I was young, I heard my mother mention the Child of Prophecy.

Unexpectedly, Ulysses also nervously followed suit and saluted.

"Please give me your guidance in the future, Emerod...sister."

"Ah, just call me Emerod! Lord Yuri!"

Whether it was the Sword Princess or the Child of Prophecy, the feeling of meeting for the first time was not quite what I imagined...

From them, Emerod sensed a similar aura to that of Ruby and Safia.

"Um... what exactly are the Lily Cross Knights going to do?"

Emerrod regretted the moment he said this.

I seem to have asked a very stupid question.

The Lily Cross is of course a knightly order formed to protect Ulysses, the son of prophecy.

Cecilia tilted her head and said, "Well, it's a club where everyone enjoys tea and desserts together in a friendly manner, and occasionally discusses martial arts and chivalry?"

"Uh...what about the elements that protect Lord Yuri?"

"That's the adults' job, right?"

Cecilia said as a matter of course: "The meaning of our existence is to grow together with Yuri!"

While she was talking, the black-haired boy kept nodding.

Facing Emerrod, who didn't know what expression to make, Ulysses smiled shyly.

"Sister Emerod...from today on, we are a community with a shared destiny."

"Fate... huh?"

Emerald liked this word very much.

A new breeze blew into her chest.

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At noon a month later, Emerald was called out by Cecilia and Yuli.

They arrived at the restaurant first, and as soon as they sat down, Yuli handed over the menu.

"this is menu."

"Thank you, Lord Yuri."

She didn't want to eat anything in particular, so she just ordered some baked rice.

"Yuri actually ordered black coffee. Really... you don't have to act so mature. I was the one who helped you drink it last time."

"I'm not pretending to be mature!"

The black-haired boy blushed.

Seeing that they were as close as ever, Emerrod smiled faintly.

"Excuse me, what do you want from me?"

Cecilia frowned slightly, as if thinking about how to start, but she didn't expect Ulysses to speak first, which was uncharacteristically true.

"I...I hope Sister Emerod will be the deputy leader."

"Eh?"

Looking at Ulysses who was both serious and nervous, and then looking at Cecilia who was smiling, it seemed that neither of them was joking.

"Why choose me?"

Since joining the Lily Cross, Emerod has always been cautious.

The only ones responsible for shining in the Knights are Ulysses and Cecilia.

To use an analogy, I and others are like the dwarfs in a fairy tale.

Besides, the leader is the capable Cecilia, so the deputy leader should be a girl like Ruby and Safia who is good at regulating interpersonal relationships, right?

Ulysses responded.

"I think... Sister Emerod is the most suitable person."

The black-haired boy said with a serious expression, his cheeks slightly red.

"Sister Emerod is very responsible and cares about everyone's affairs."

"..."

Emerold was speechless.

She had thought Ulysses was a shy and introverted little boy, but she had not expected him to be surprisingly observant.

"Can you take this position?" Cecilia asked.

Emerrod nodded reluctantly: "If I may..."

"The new deputy director has been decided! Congratulations!" Cecilia clapped her hands happily.

And so, Emerod became the vice-captain of the Lily Cross—at the suggestion of the Child of Prophecy himself.

The three of them, plus Ruby and Safia, made up the five members of the Lily Cross cadre team.

Since he became a cadre of the Knights Templar, Emerod decided to be more active in the future.

A lot of things happened after that.

They worked all night designing the uniforms for the Knights.

Ruby and Cecilia had a heated argument over the length of the skirt, and finally voted to set the skirt length at 5cm above the knee.

They organized the first internal fencing tournament of the Order.

Ulysses was very unlucky to meet Cecilia in the first round.

He secretly sought out Emerod to tutor him, and although he was ultimately defeated, he was still very happy.

In the nearly three years, there have been many little things like this.

Each one is a memory that Emerald cannot forget and treasures.

The Lily Cross had become an irreplaceable and noble thing to her.

It was such a happy three years that she seemed to have forgotten, or rather deliberately avoided, the most important issue (the annoying things)...

The Fleur de Lis is not a gem, but a dessert, and it has a "shelf life".

When he was told that the day of separation was approaching, Emerod's eyes widened.

"Is there no way to keep the Knights alive?"

"That's impossible. It was planned from the beginning to disband when Yuri came of age." Ruby shrugged.

Emerald bit his lips angrily: Why can you be so calm?

Don’t you always say “The Lily Cross is immortal!”?

She did not want the Order to disband.

For her, this knighthood, which others see as a game of chess, is her entire destination and hope.

Friendship fades.

We were very close friends when we were young, but now we are just friends who nod to each other when we meet on the street.

The thought of returning to that kind of relationship with everyone at the Lily Cross made Emerrod tremble all over and lose his strength.

When she was a child, she tried hard to save a friendship.

But this time...it doesn't seem like it can be easily changed by my own efforts.

Emerod was overwhelmed.

Even if I ask Ruby and Safia, they will just shake their heads helplessly: "There's nothing we can do about it."

Even if he found Cecilia, she would just smile brightly and say, "Aimelord and I will always be good friends!"

Even if we find Ulysses...

Lately, the Child of Prophecy seems like a changed man.

His personality became more outgoing, his mind became more clever, and his personal strength was visibly evolving and increasing every day.

In the past, the female knights in the Knights Templar basically viewed and loved Ulysses as a "noble-blooded, lovable puppy".