Chapter 73
The Holy Knight had one reason for forcing his son onto the battlefield.
Military merit.
Like the ‘Black Prince’ of the Saxon Duke’s family, whose fame resounded throughout the entire empire… He sought to achieve glorious military achievements on the battlefield and make the fame of the Count’s family resound throughout the empire.
Regardless of the circumstances, Philip was the sole son of the Holy Knight and the eldest son of the count’s house. Therefore, it was necessary for the Holy Knight to produce a ‘worthy vessel’ befitting his holy sword, and for that child to grow into a pillar that would, at least formally, support the count’s house alongside him until the child came of age.
That’s how it should have been.
‘Even a dog’s pup under a noble’s roof isn’t that much of a dog, right?’
‘Even the legendary Holy Sword couldn’t help his luck with offspring, I see!’
“Hah, so this is the end for the venerable House of Brandenburg.”
‘Look at the Saxon house’s eldest son in comparison! The world is truly unfair!’
But no matter how much they tried to conceal their son’s incompetence, they couldn’t hide the truth.
He recalled the nobles whispering about his son’s incompetence—a good-for-nothing who showed no talent for the sword, only for women.
Without the ability to wield the sacred sword, it goes without saying that the fortunes of the House of Brandenburg would plummet.
