70. Temple (1)

When I presented Rho with an imperial knight uniform, his eyes widened in surprise.

"T-this—"

"It's the attire of an imperial knight. Wear that because you're going to the temple with me."

His eyes sparkled the moment he was handed the uniform.

"Wow~"

I knew why he couldn't stop grinning. It was because he had sought numerous times to become a knight of a noble family but had always been rejected and discriminated against due to his social standing.

And now he was given not only a regular knight's uniform, but the Imperial Knight's entire uniform.

His fingers trembled slightly, and his eyes were fixed on the uniform I handed him.

"We're arriving to the temple soon. You have excellent abilities, so I'm confident you'll be a good figure fitting for the Imperial Knights."

"Oh my god—