# 15
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After they had more or less finished eating, it was time to work.
Dana put on her Ministry of Magic uniform again, then went down to the first floor, where a number of the Imperial Palace doctors were located.
Dana and Edwin exchanged a light greeting with them, then walked together towards the training field.
Soon the door to the courtyard opened, revealing the vast space.
The reason for conducting the examination at the training ground was simple.
Because it was the widest.
In the training ground where the weapons had been carefully removed, the latest medical equipment and nutritional potions brought from the Imperial Palace were lined up.
Palace doctors began to ensure that medical equipment was working.
Dana took Edwin to the farthest end.
Then she started opening the boxes stacked with potions.
“Think of it like a health check. Our job is to distribute the doses one by one to the riders who have been screened.”
“Should I distribute one bottle to each of them?”
“Most of the time, yes. But sometimes there are those with nutritional deficiencies, so double check the test results.”
Edwin nodded.
At the same time he took the box that Dana had raised.
"I'll arrange the potions. Senpai, please check for spoiled potions."
Preserved potions could not be damaged by preservation magic.
In other words, he was telling Dana to sit down and relax.
When she was about to refuse, Edwin's voice passed through her mind.
'From now on, accept everything I give you.'
Dana decided to change her mind.
Since she will take, take it with confidence.
She smiled brightly and said.
“Thank you, I will rest as you wish.”
Edwin laughed audibly at her playful features.
A short time later, the Knights of the Rune Battalion entered the arena.
Perhaps because they went out every day to hunt monsters, they were all of huge build.
The palace doctors, unusually, had tense faces.
They had heard a rumor that only the madmen of the empire were among them.
'They won't suddenly revolt, will they?'
'Pinch yourves, everyone!'
So the doctors hurriedly whispered.
However, the knights who had entered all at once suddenly began to move a lot.
The doctors were unconsciously protecting the precious medical equipment.
But, unlike the great fears, the knights were just queuing up.
As they all lined up calmly and orderly, the doctors felt embarrassed.
'It seems we have misunderstood.'
'Anyway, they have a spirit of chivalry, so they can't act strangely.'
They received them, then, with some guilt.
Their tension has eased a lot.
But the first knight's words made them stiffen again.
one of the doctors asked a burly knight.
"Are you Knight Max? Do you have anywhere that hurts?"
"I have."
In an instant, Max's serious face changed into a pained one.
“Arm…broken arm!”
"Since morning? Show me!"
The astonished doctor saw before his eyes a stuffed rabbit.
"Why are you looking at me like that! Merida is the one who got hurt!"
Max's nose was filled with drops of mucus.
The doctor smiled fakely as he looked at the stuffed rabbit.
His stitches had come undone, and his arm had completely fallen off.
“Ah...hmm...it's a doll then.”
"Merida is not a doll! She is my little sister!!"
While Max was angry, the second knight came forward and stood in front of another doctor.
He was covered in hair.
His hair and beard extend to his feet.
said the doctor who confronted him.
“...Knight Heriot. Excuse me, but how are you now...?”
“I put two drops of the hair growth potion in the drink, and this happened, Young.”
“…Why did you do that?”
“Because it tasted dull, Young.”
The doctor swallowed.
After choosing his words for a long time, he grabbed the scissors.
As soon as the doctor cut off a large lock of Herriot's hair, the latter bared his teeth, laughing.
“Oh, you're such a good doctor, Young!”
Then the third knight moved towards the empty seat.
On the chair he placed an angry-faced puppy.
“Grrrr… heck!...”
The doctor blinked in surprise, confused by the situation.
The knight standing next to him said in a serious voice.
“Mr. Coco won't stop hiccuping.”
“……Looks like you need a vet.”
“What are you saying?! How incompetent you are!”
The knight said angrily as he picked up the puppy and left.
Coco himf was growling displeased, as if he agreed with his master.
"Grrrr! Heck! Grrrr! Heck!"
After that, the knights continued to arrive for inspection.
But due to communication problems, the class never progressed.
After a long time, no one came to receive the doses after their examination was completed.
Dana said as she sat on the chair in a weak voice.
“This way… it will never end.”
Edwin noticed the look of fatigue on her face.
He smiled softly and got up.
“That's not allowed, Senpai. You have to eat with me later.”
Then he advanced with confident steps among the knights.
Dana followed him, trying to stop him.
She did not know what might happen to the good, peaceful Edwin among these knights.
“Edwin, wait a minute…!”
But as soon as he split the ranks and stood in the middle, a solemn silence fell over the cavalry battalion.
He looked at them calmly, examining them, then said in a gentle voice.
“How about we play a game?”
It was completely silent, and even the sound of breathing could be heard.
“The game is for each of you to have a check time of no more than one minute.”
“And if any of you run out of time... the next game is with me.”
"separately."
His last words were so sweet that they sent chills down my soul.
The first to move was Max.
Although his Merida doll's arm was swinging dangling, he went straight to Dana with a pale face.
“Give me the dose, please.”
“……Come on, thanks for your effort...”
He ate it quickly and left in a hurry.
Then came the “game” proposed by Edwin.
The knights walked quickly and left with precision, one after another.
The food doses gradually began to run out.
Even the puppy, Coco, stopped hiccupping in surprise.
While the doctors were puzzled by this strange situation, the shadows under their eyes gradually disappeared.
As the pace of examinations accelerated, their faces shone with relief.
“Knight Ray, do you have any sore spots?”
“Absolutely nothing!”
And so the conversation ended.
When they finally received the potions, none of the knights dared even look into Edwin's eyes.
Within less than thirty minutes, all tests were completed.
The doctors approached Edwin with cheerful faces.
“How did you really do that! You made the Rune Battalion obey!”
He replied coldly.
“Who knows… maybe they like games.”
“Ah… games!”
The doctors said, nodding their heads and widening their eyes.
Edwin left their admiration behind him and turned to Dana.
“Nice job, senpai.”
“No, thanks to you, everything ended easily.”
He smiled with his eyes when he heard her words.
After they arranged the potion boxes a little, it was time for lunch.
While staying at the base, they had to eat with the knights.
“Are you hungry, Senpai?”
Edwin held her hand tightly so she wouldn't slip on the road.
“No, I had a rich breakfast.”
“I'm glad to hear that.”
They soon arrived at the base where the knights were staying.
Then they stood in line to receive bread, meat, and vegetables.
The food was okay, as it was distributed from the palace on a regular basis.
Edwin led Dana to an empty table next to the Knights.
Then he carefully pulled the chair out for her, which made the knights' eyes widen in astonishment.
This was the first time they had seen their leader act with such human kindness.
Dana sat after him, and called him in a low voice.
“Edwin...”
“Yes, Senpai.”
He answered her with his bright smile, but she said anxiously.
“Don't meddle again like you did a moment ago.”
“Like you did?”
“When I asked the knights to speed up the examinations in front of everyone.”
“Ah…” That was a memory he had thrown away.
But what's the problem with that?
A look of surprise appeared on his face, while Dana let out a sigh.
“You are much weaker compared to them.”
“You even postponed your joining for a whole month due to illness... and your personality is also delicate.”
It was the first time in his life that he heard anyone worry about him.
Edwin's face lit up with a smile.
“Are you worried about me?”
"naturally."
“True… I'm a bit of a sensitive person.”
As soon as he said that, a continuous coughing sound rang out from here and there.
Did they all get a stroke at once?
While Dana was stunned, Edwin put a small piece of bread in her mouth himf.
The knights looked at him, their appetite completely suppressed, so they rose one by one from their places.