Kapitel 46: Not Over Yet [2]

Bilford blamed himself, but if Catherine had heard that thought, she would have scolded him severely.

There are degrees of arrogance.

If he can protect Catherine's back, he must have great skills to the point where she would want to hire him as a knight.

Bilford was thinking at the level of the Imperial Knights, which selects only the most talented people within the empire.

This thought shows how much Bilford, who is just a young squire who cannot even handle mana, overestimates his talent, and how young he is.

However, if he had actually had just one more year, Bilford would have had the talent to protect Catherine's back and crush the waves of gnolls.

However, there is no point in considering the what-ifs.

"Shit."

Carl cursed in a hoarse voice and looked around.

Now there is no need for that. The circle has become too small.