Sky Ship (Three Chapters in One)

Abel accompanied Count Marshall today. Tomorrow would be the start of a new year, and he had not attended the banquet at Gamba City's royal palace. Instead, Count Bennett had attended as his representative.

The chefs had prepared an abundant dinner, including several new dishes personally made by Batorri.

There were quite a few people at the final dinner of the year. Four Griffin Grand Knights Commander were present. Although Batorri was there in her capacity as steward, Abel had still allowed her to attend as family. Grand Knight Commander Bodley, who was helping train the knight squad at Hari Castle, had also been invited.

"I'm very happy, Abel, that you're staying with me here at Hari Castle. The happiest thing I've ever done was adopting you. I still remember when you were just a child, wearing that crude set of knight equipment your father had given you!" Count Marshall raised his wineglass and said with a chuckle, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

Abel also recalled those days. Back then, he had only recently begun Knight training, and it was around that time that he came to Hari Castle.

Count Marshall had given him all his affection, treating him as his own child and doing everything he could to help him grow.

"Whenever I see Abel, I think that he's the best gift heaven ever gave me. And now he's even become king!" Count Marshall turned to Abel and continued, "I'm proud of you!"

In Count Marshall's heart, perhaps neither becoming an Intermediate Wizard nor becoming a Blacksmith Grandmaster was as tangible as becoming the king of the Duchy of Camai.

This was also a normal noble's way of thinking. Nobles spent their entire lives striving for higher titles. For that purpose, they could charge onto battlefields, cut off enemy