[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-knight-who-eternally-regresses":3,"chapter-a-knight-who-eternally-regresses-a-knight-who-eternally-regresses-chapter-817":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","A Knight Who Eternally Regresses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},428574,689,"Chapter 813","a-knight-who-eternally-regresses-chapter-817",817,"\u003Cp>A Knight Who Eternally Regresses\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm scared.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Dunbakel faced herself, heading toward the unknown, she felt like she would wet herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fear was that great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What if I go to the East and die?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her childhood came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she was ostracized from beastkin society and had to be cast out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been scared then, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees had trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's different from then.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, she had no choice, but now, it was her choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the biggest difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel had not forgotten that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, she had moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had headed east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had left the comfortable dwelling she had felt for the first time in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the place she had gone, she had learned many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anu, the king of the East, had great ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted anyone with skill and led his group based on a single rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not stab your comrades in the back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said he was a former mercenary, and he was indeed a truly magnanimous person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also a charming one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those who followed him, some would willingly give their lives to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's how it looked to Dunbakel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Those who walk toward their dreams shine.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid and Anu were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were stars, adorning the night sky, their light overcoming even that of the two moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The saying that people become stars when they die might have come about because of people like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're quite the coward, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what she heard as soon as she arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many who had a good sense for people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel played ignorant, but no one was fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those who followed Anu, there were over ten who were of so-called knight-level strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were to enter the continent as they were, it would be the emergence of a military force on par with a tectonic shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had no such intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only risked their lives for exploration and adventure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shepherds protected the land while tending to their sheep, and the Black Leather Guild wagered everything for the hunt, they said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, being a coward isn't a weakness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them approached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of martial prowess alone, she was someone who was difficult to call a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anu had assigned a woman from the Black Leather Guild to Dunbakel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a smiling warrior with curly red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it came to a simple frontal confrontation, there were plenty who could beat her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one enjoyed fighting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a type Dunbakel had never seen before, and she was subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not a Junior Knight, and not a knight.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of awakening her Will, she was lacking, but in actual combat, she produced that much efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Though it is conditional.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why it was surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because their ways of building martial strength and their ways of thinking were completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not everything is as clear as a drawn line.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had been abandoned by beastkin society for possessing the golden Demon Eyes, Dunbakel had also whetted her blade of revenge against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was that really what she wanted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To live life correctly meant to decide one's way of living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel had not yet decided on her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never clearly chosen a goal, a dream, or anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she hadn't had the chance to choose, and afterward, her thoughts had not expanded that far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was in the East, it would be good to sort out these thoughts one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fear is not something to overcome, but to have as a companion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel learned many things from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, she had learned here what she should have learned in the place she was born and raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've become somewhat useful now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anu, the king of the East and the mercenary king, had repeatedly pushed that Dunbakel into dangerous battlefields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made her fight large-scale monsters and enter lairs teeming with hundreds of serpent beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a few truths she had obtained through all those experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No one has ever tasted death, so why is it the ultimate fear and terror?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anu's voice could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a line she had heard countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your inherent instincts make it so. Handling that properly is your first task. Gaining martial strength comes next. You smelly beastkin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anu's words were, one and all, based in fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the title of 'smelly beastkin.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel acknowledged it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing oneself, being able to observe through insight, was necessary to have a next step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm scared.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been told that fear or terror was not something to overcome, but to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had done so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had not tried to overcome it but had acknowledged it, organized her trains of thought, achieved what she wanted, and returned here now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Though my scimitar broke as soon as I arrived.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, that wasn't even worth worrying about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the East, it was common for relics to be crushed or broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her spar with Rem, Dunbakel also fought Enkrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a beastkin who had returned with skills that were clearly different from before and a unique means of attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid couldn't help but be intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A round with me, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant it was only natural for the man named Enkrid to charge in like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way he spoke, licking his lips, revealed his anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was itching to fight right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel readily nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as she did, she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm, I was careless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid reacted to those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every fight begins before the sword is even drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the way he had learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you also learn how to make your face as thick as Rem's?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the light provocation, Dunbakel let out a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that something that can be learned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the moment came to spar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're dead after this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind, Rem spoke with a smile that dripped killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was directed at Dunbakel and was likely about the 'thick face' comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have been considerable pressure, yet Dunbakel paid no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid thought as he looked at the beastkin with golden eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Overcoming fear is bravado.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something he had heard during his time moving between mercenary bands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because one lacks skill doesn't mean one doesn't know the principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior mercenary in that band was one who had understood the principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Courage, you see. It's not about forgetting fear, but about making it so you can move without issue even when accompanied by fear.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the conclusion back then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, he had told him to train like a madman so that he could fight as usual even in a state of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something he had always done, so he hadn't paid it much mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was after he had awakened the Heart of the Beast that he had finally put his words into practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's not easy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing and doing are different matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid grasped a part of Dunbakel's state through his insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'To be able to fight as usual even when scared and afraid.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had not forgotten her fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she had trained to fight while embracing even that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anu must have thrown Dunbakel into countless real battles for this purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made her experience combat where one wrong move meant death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impression of the mercenary king Anu was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was not a man to be easily forgotten, he remained clearly imprinted in Enkrid's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he could hear his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You foolish beastkin, try and survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have pushed Dunbakel like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result of that survival was the now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Enkrid generated pressure and bore down on the beastkin, the golden eyes curved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smiling expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her courage was revealed in the form of bravado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if not in action, one could at least do so in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's light, Captain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the pressure bearing down on her entire body was not low, her tone was tinged with arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike her words, her body reacted honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the fine hairs on her body stood on end, and then she immediately began her beast transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White fur erupted all over her body, and her appearance changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes became deeper, and the fur covered all of her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fur stuck out from between her gauntlets and greaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dark brown armor swelled and expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Her build is getting bigger, too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a change that hadn't been there before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she had become a single beast of prey, Dunbakel bared her fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grrrrr—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A growl, pitched low and beyond the range of ordinary human hearing, that stimulated a person's inherent fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her growl contained pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method of implementation was different, but the realized conclusion was similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A path reached by walking, running, and crawling outside of the normal way.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because it's not normal doesn't mean it's wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel had simply pioneered her own path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were so meek when you fought me, so this is your true…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angry voice of Rem could be heard from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was asking why she hadn't used her beast transformation when fighting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a right to be dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid, hearing Rem's voice as the last thing, forgot his surroundings and drew Dawnforged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His concentration flared up like a fire, filling his entire body with Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel clenched her two fists instead of a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be good to gift her a scimitar when this spar was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One made by Aetri, at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the spar began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid confirmed Dunbakel's unique points and responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Extinguishing Embers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A combat art based on grasping the starting point of all attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at a level where it could block Beelrog's attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Dunbakel's skills had improved, even if she showed unbelievable physical abilities due to her beast transformation, there was no way he would be broken by the beastkin's attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a few of Dunbakel's fists and feet did get past the boundary created by Enkrid's sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That couldn't be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel's way of fighting was quite special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just after he had received eighteen of her attacks and, as the nineteenth counterattack, he had struck Dunbakel's head with the flat of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sprawled out and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this cheating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest rose and fell with her breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean, cheating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem, who was watching, chuckled, and Enkrid opened his mouth nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel's way of fighting was different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had changed a great deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why it was stimulating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sniff.Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel blew out a clot of blood that had formed in her nose and got up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her transformed body had become as hard as a giant's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ironclad achieved at the subconscious level.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was different from the Holy Light Armor, but should one say the effect was similar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the words of the beastkin world, it meant that Life Force had imbued all the fur on her body, turning it as hard as steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid raised his sword again, and Dunbakel charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was after a round of sparring time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not throwing a banquet? I want to eat some well-cooked lamb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel suggested a banquet to commemorate her return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you bring any precious liquor or anything from the East? If you have some, bring it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem quickly took her words and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was asking if she had come empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where would I get something like that? It's hard to even eat a proper meal. You have to go to the central camp just to eat some field rations. If not, it's a place where you have to just tear into some beast meat. Why do you think they sell the relics they find in the East?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning of her last added words was that the eastern expedition team had a structure of selling relics to buy things needed for daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it also sounded like it was difficult to secure food in the East with just hunting and gathering alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never been there, but just from those words, he could tell how barren a place it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem didn't get angry at those words and just blinked his eyes a couple of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an expression that would only come out when he was truly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Rem was opening his mouth toward Dunbakel, Krais, who had appeared at some point, was also nodding with an impressed face right next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, it was Jaxen who drew the conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you capable of thinking now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Audin stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lord's grace has watched over you, sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Dunbakel realize they were teasing her, and after surveying their faces, she fixed her gaze on Enkrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid, not to be outdone, added a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you can cultivate even wisdom through training?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you fucking kidding me? I could always use my head this much, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of the bravado that overcame fear, she was now able to think without getting flustered because she knew how to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they knew that structure, everyone must have been sincere in their teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, they held a banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will well-cooked lamb be enough? Let's bring out some veal tenderloin and a dish our chef developed of a whole chicken fried in oil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krais shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an impromptu banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a night where the moon was bright and the stars also adorned the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinar was nowhere to be seen, but Esther had come at some point and sat down next to Enkrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my legs hurt, will you hold me too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even threw a joke that didn't suit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must have seen Shinar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esther's whereabouts could not be easily pinned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came and went from the city of elves and would also wander the Pen-Hanil Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, she spent most of her day teaching the members of the magic unit under her command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You killed who? Beelrog?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel, upon hearing what the Order of the Madmen Knights had done recently—that is, what had happened before—was so surprised she was about to spit out the food in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piece of lamb came out of her mouth and then was sucked back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a pretty sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you even wash up these days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem asked, clicking his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that what you say as soon as I arrive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't what he had said as soon as she arrived, but it might have sounded that way to Dunbakel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As nagging tends to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell us a bit about how you've been.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Krais asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel was about to tell a grand story of the monsters she had met in the East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the ones that were as big as giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after hearing the story of them cutting down a fortress wall and killing Beelrog, her own story didn't feel as exciting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the more so since she wasn't very good at telling stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that fact well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I fought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enkrid liked stories, so he had been looking forward to it, but the words that came out seemed too short, so he said a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't Anu teach you how to tell stories?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, well, I just kept fighting and fighting. In the East, way more monsters come out than you can even compare to here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that was all Dunbakel had to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she added a little about the people who stayed in the East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are shepherds there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fel interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he was interested in was the existence of shepherds said to be in the eastern expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't see them often. I mostly hung out with people from the Black Leather Guild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shepherds of the Wilderness, the Black Leather Guild, and even the Glacial Rangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three groups were, in a way, legendary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were groups that had stayed in one region under the same name for at least a hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luagarne, too, was a frog whose curiosity was second to none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the eastern expedition just keep going on and on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, they fought among themselves in between, and there was a lot going on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ropord also joined in and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said there were many unique monsters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel answered nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's one that looks like a giant. It's this big, and most blades can't even pierce it. There's a guy called an armed fighter who's armed with relics from the East, and he caught it. How he caught it was…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a chatter that made the night feel short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel, who had said it felt like she had come back to the wrong place, quickly mixed in with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Order of the Madmen Knights, then is the vice-captain position mine, as the only beastkin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spouted some nonsense after a few drinks in between and almost got beaten to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a joke, a joke. Take your hand off the axe. No, when did you get here with a sword. What is that sword? It looks more precious than most relics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragna put away the half-drawn Sunrise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunbakel, perhaps excited, had also become more talkative than before—that is, before she had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the beastkin had returned, and everyone welcomed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a night where the starlight patted their shoulders and wrapped around their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>",2967,"2026-05-30T08:28:35.159Z","2026-06-01T04:30:45.896Z",1,"novelbin.me","9ece41064ac9e704b069c776c8fcbeaecef43d5847303cfe8222e4d2616fbfa9","a-knight-who-eternally-regresses-chapter-818","a-knight-who-eternally-regresses-chapter-816",882,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-knight-who-eternally-regresses-cover.jpg"]