"—Because I was the one who witnessed the contract concerning the people of Beheading Valley."
Merlin had once said this to Iver.
Iver had wondered why Beheading Valley had anything to do with Merlin... but now he understood.
Judging by Merlin's youthful appearance, he had yet to become the Great Sage Merlin.
So he must have witnessed the contract later... likely as a commemoration after the Giant Kingdom had been brought to an end.
"Yes, respected Sir Hellerchein."
Gawain bowed politely and respectfully to Iver. "We are Rebel Knights who follow King Arthur in crusading against that depraved and tyrannical Giant King.
"Although we are all human, we also possess the resolve to defeat the giants. King Arthur traveled throughout the Herasul Empire and gathered us beneath his banner.
"We swore that—if we could truly destroy the Giant Kingdom of Arctos, we would establish a new nation on this Isle of Avalon. At that time, Arthur would become our New King... the New King of humanity!"
Although Gawain spoke confidently, he was clearly still somewhat worried.
After all, Hellerchein was an elf. Gawain did not know whether his words would earn Hellerchein's approval.
But Iver merely nodded slightly.
"Well done."
He praised them sincerely. "Daring to stand up and fight the giants proves that you possess extraordinary courage."
Iver clearly heard a young knight let out a sigh of relief after he affirmed their reason for waging war. Some of them even relaxed their stances slightly.
So, out of sheer mischief, Iver decided to put some pressure on the young knights.
"—By the way."
Iver suddenly spoke. "You all said that I became a hero...
"—May I ask, did I ultimately fail?"
The moment he said this, the camp fell completely silent.
The man and woman who had been whispering