''Linda, is that really you!?''

Arya is shocked, the princess that standing with his friends is wearing a body armor and a long sword is resting on her waist. At first, he was confused, why did the princess is wearing an armor like a knight? Isn't she wearing a fine dress the day before? But after she pulls out the certain ribbon and tied her long hair on the left side and call the name that the certain girl always call him that, a two figure of girls overlapped.

His childhood friends is a Princess of this Kingdom? But when he think about it, isn't when they going to play she is always wearing cute clothes. Although when their clothes become so dirty after that.

''Are you finally remember me, Ary?''

''You really a Princess and become a knight to boot!?''

''Of course ! I am is a female knight now.''

The Princess, saying that while puffed her chest with a proud face, leaving Arya with his mouth that opened wide. Leaving aside both of them that having a reunion, the other people is currently surrounded the Guard Captain and bombard him with the question.

''Is that true? The girl in the story is the Princess?'' ''Impossible, why did the Princess going to the garden without the escort?'' ''Wait, isn't the Princess name is Lindiania ?'' ''What the meaning of this, Uncle B'' ''So the story is based in reality ?''

The troubled Guard Captain is trying hard to answer the best as he can. Arya in other hand snapped to the reality and looking at the person in front of him with doubt. She has a long golden hair? Check. She has green jade eyes? Check. She has a side ponytail with a red and white colored ribbon? Check. She has her always-confident smile? Check. She has short height than me? Not.

''Wait, you are really tall. Isn't your height below me last time we meet?''

''Fufufu... of course I was growing. Wait, did you say that I was short?''

The Princess, Linda is glaring at Arya in cold gaze. When Arya in another hand still keep his poker face, and before long he realizes something.

''Ah, it's really a long time right, Linda. So that is why you know my problem, well nevermind. So what is it, you came not to just showing your armor right?''

''Yes, I was here to give the reward from my father.''

''Ohh!! Really, how many will I get!?''

When Arya said that, all the attention is gathered toward their location. Arya that looked so excited and the Princess that currently have a trouble to say it.

''Erm...you know, the reward is... Erm...''

''What is it, what is it?''

''It's... it was... me?''

''What...??''

All of them is surprised hearing Linda word, why did it become question? Did I hear wrong? They cannot say anything and turn to look at Linda direction, she in other hand having a red face in embarrassment.

''It's me!! My father giving me to you as a reward!!''

''Excuse me!? This isn't something like 'that', right?''

''O-of course not! I will just accompany you in battle as your new Partners.''

''.....''

It was silence. Everyone that currently standing here is too shocked hearing this news. They just can open and close their mouth. Arya that standing like stone suddenly wave his hand and surrounded by white light and Airi is surrounded by a red light. Before long both of their figures vanished from this place. But Arya just able to take a glance for new information for a bit.

[Congratulation : The King is given you a new Partners to help your fight. Princess Lindiania Jalivent is registered to become your second Partners. Remaining Partner slot : 0.]

*****

In the next morning, in the class 1-E, the students is having a loud conversation. The cause is the news from the teacher. When the day before the teacher said that he will be absent for a few days, the few students that going to the class for a study suddenly message their classmate to go to the classroom.

When they arrived, the figure of a person that wearing black robe and glasses is standing in front of the class, resulting the bad mood and complaint from the classmate. But hearing his word, all the students started to pump up in excited. The teacher is saying that today, the students is allowed to create their own crest, a symbol that showing their own soldier. Looking at the banner that flying with the wind and showed our crest before the fight, make them excited.

So creating a crest is important for each individual, like the famous the 'Roaring Dragon' she is using the dragon head with blue color or the 'Thunder Alliance' that using the lightning mark, and so on. They can create and register their own crest in the Central Guild, if their crest is created, they able to choose the 'Flag Bearer', so after the teacher leaving the class, the other student rushing toward the school hall immediately.

When Arya walking in there at a slow pace, he meets with Alicia, Charles, and Edward that just standing in the front school hall, correction, they are waiting for the entrance that currently blocked by the crowd of students that going to the gate device.

''Good morning...'' Arya arrived at their location and greets them.

''Oh, Arya. Good morning.'' Alicia smiled and wave at him.

Edward who noticed Arya smirked and they exchanged hand toss. ''Yo, Arfools, going in too?''

''Everyone is so excited.'' Charles smiled and his eyes shining.

''Agree.. to think they are like that just for a 'Crest' is surprising. Hm, what is it?''

When Arya said that, he is wondering why they are silence when he looks at them they have shocked expression. Three of them opened their eyes wide and have a look of disbelieving, before long they distanced themselves and started to whispering each other.

''What is this guy saying, is his head okay?''

''Edward don't say that! He doesn't understand it yet.'' ''Arya is so pitiful, he didn't know the meaning of the Crest.''

''It because he is a fool. Look at his damn innocent face!''

''I Can Hear You!!''

*****

Just when Arya appeared, a loud voice make him jump in surprise. A figure with golden hair and body armor is standing in front of him. When Arya looks beside her, Airi turns her head away. Seeing this, Arya couldn't help but hold his own head.

''Sigh, so I really didn't get a single 'Point'?''

'She isn't changed, always so over-confident.'

''How is the situation, Airi.''

''Good, you really the best Airi.''

Arya ignoring Linda and ask Airi, it seems she really know what he means. Even its already 2 month, his total 'Point' is just 690.000 'Point', the Elite Soldiers set is 2000 'Point' each, the weapon and the supply is 3500 each person. And for addition, their weapon is still the basic one. After the skeleton army siege, he understands that his weapon is weak. Arya is planning to make his unique spear for his own, but he must ask the blacksmith to design and strengthen it, so the cost for the material and their work is quite expensive. How about his daily need ? How cruel, am I just can see other buying the delicious food or hang out ?

When Arya drowned in his own thought, he feels stare on his side and see Airi that looking at him with her eyes narrowed.

''...W-what is it?''

Airi stare at Arya is full of resentment even her tone is flat, he understood that she is angry but she never looks like this before, somehow she looks more terrifying.

''Y, yes ! Please forgive me.''

Airi is currently scolding Arya, beside her, Linda is shocked. She opened her eyes wide and froze seeing both of them like that. Arya that standing straight and having nervous and apologize for face, make her speechless. Before long, a hand grabbed Arya shoulder and turn his body.

''What the meaning of this!!! You really having 2 Partners and that must be this Beautiful Princess too!!''

Edward that hearing their conversation since the beginning, can't hold it any longer and shook Arya shoulder while saying his complaint. Behind him, Charles showing his curious face and Alicia that having a suspicious wide smile.

''Wait a sec, it-''

''.....''

''Wait a second !! Linda what are you saying while showing your proud look !!''

''Of course not, you will make misunderstanding Here !!''

Linda walked forward while saying that, hearing that somehow, a grip in his shoulder feel tighten when he look at that, Edward is surrounded by a dark aura and tremble body lowered his head, he murmured something, before long he raise his head and shouted.

''Rew....reward... Reward !! How dare you !! So you already have a... argh...''

''You are too Loud !!''

Arya didn't let Edward finish his word because he knows that his word will become vulgar and he really going to say it loud, so Arya hit his face and send him flying to prevent a bad rumor about him.

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*****

[Congratulation ! Champione Lei Chen Crest 'Immortal Guardian' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

[Congratulation ! Champione Raka Crest 'Order of Sword' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

[Congratulation ! Champione Iroha Crest 'Blazing Crusader' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

.....

The new information about Crest creation from other students is announced to the all first-year student, but Arya is interesting in some of the information.

''Personal Barrack ? It looks promising.''

''Of course, and we can make its design our own. We can build a bath, kitchen, and anything.''

''Yes, isn't it like having a new house.''

''Yup, what more, we can take it with us around. A mobile home !!''

Finally, they arrived at the receptionist and take the blank sheets to design their crest, because there is a long line behind them, they search for an empty table and found it deeper in the room. Arya walking there while being followed by 2 armored beautiful girls behind him and a glare and whisper from other students.

When they arrived, they started to discuss their own crest.

''Hmm... I wonder what will I make ?''

''Hehe.... I already have it in my Mind !''

''Hey hey Arya, how about you ?''

Alicia is puzzled for her choice, Edward that having a mad laugh and starting to draw his design with shining eyes, and Charles that ask Arya, hearing that Arya is surprised. He places his hand in his chin and has a thought, his eyes swam around and rest in right beside him, Linda and Airi look at him in wonder tilt their head.

Actually, if one look in this place, the one that sitting here is the Champione. Their own Partner is standing still behind them, because when he started to sit down, Linda without talking sit beside him, he feels bad to let Airi stand alone so he let her sit down beside Linda, albeit looking a little sulking. When Arya looks at them, he asks them about it.

''How about you, do you have a mind about this ? It's fine tells me your thought.''

''... Why ?''

''You still like that... But a Unicorn huh, not bad. I will hold it. And Airi ?''

Linda that saying her idea with a proud look about her likes, Arya have a wry smile and after Airi said that, he didn't answer and just showing a wide smile while showing a thump up.

''Yeah I have in mind. How about you three ?''

''Un, its done.'' ''Absolutely done.'' ''Finished~''

''Good, and its name ?''

'''......'''

*****

[Congratulation ! Champione Alicia Crest 'Azure Alliance' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

[Congratulation ! Champione Arya Crest 'Winged Crimson' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

[Congratulation ! Champione Charles Crest 'Jade Stardust' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

[Congratulation ! Champione Edward Crest 'Shadow Walker' already registered. Its Crest Banner and personal barrack are now available. Please make a design for your personal barrack on the second floor in Central Guild.]

After the announcement, Arya walked out from the Guild. His other friend is currently going to the second floor of Central Guild to build their own barrack, naturally, Arya is going in there too but looking at the cost for an additional room like big hot-water bath cost 200.000 'Point', big kitchen cost '98.000', and other make his heart sunk. His soldier not 20 man again, so he naturally need big room, and he must have 2 big bath to divide male and female because his ratio of female to male is 3:7 and there is the Princess too, even his heart that want to bath together, it was quite tempting but he must not. How about just build one and let them use it in turn? Let the male use first and then the female or something like that ?

Arya holds his personal barrack for a moment and heading toward one of the town blacksmiths to make his equipment first.

''We are going to the blacksmith to create our new equipment.''

''It's because this blacksmith is the cheapest one, you are Royalties it couldn't be helped if you don't know this small place. Because the King isn't giving us a 'Point' so...''

''What do you mean by 'our'.''

Arya answers Linda with glare, but she doesn't know it and say that while snapped her finger. Arya that didn't understand it yet is surprised as suddenly a mass of golden light appeared and before long a 10 figure of people is revealed.

''What can we help, your highness.''

A 10 armored people with white and golden color appeared and kneeling in front of Linda. They wearing full body armor and their face is covered by helmet, the strongest knight unit, the Imperial Knight. Before long, Linda turn her body toward Arya, make her side hair is fluttering. She is smiling seeing Arya shocked expression.

''Great, so you can summon your personal escort, no it is personal army right ?''

The Imperial Knight is a soldier that serving the King family directly, they are elite soldiers with total loyalties, they will gladly throw their body in danger to protect their employer. Their power is powerful, and Arya can have them fight with him with Linda help ! Before long, one of the Imperial Knight is moving forward.

''Are you the Champione Arya that the King let her daughter serve with?''

''... Yes.''

''Good, please prepare your weapon because we will check your ability. We cannot let the Princess is serving a weak and suspicious man.''

''No, I am sorry Princess but I already have the authority from the King himself. Please follow me, Champione Arya.''

The Imperial Knight is asking Arya with a cold gaze from the eye socket in its helmet make Arya body trembling for a bit. Its gaze is full of bloodlust and so sharp. They followed the Imperial Knight in silence.

*****

A cold wind is blowing in the empty grassland, a small rabbit can be seen eating the grass peacefully before a heavy footstep surprise them and walking away. The 10 heavy armored Imperial Knight and Arya group arrives in this quite place when they stopped, the 10 Knight is spread their people while facing Arya group with killing intent that directed toward him while unsheathed their long sword.

''Let me introduce myself, I am is Knight Captain in 38 division that directly serves the second Princess, Sena. Call your soldiers Champione Arya, if you can make us dropped on the ground it was your win.''

''No need, it was just me and my Partner, Airi.''

'I didn't need to call my soldiers or it will become complete annihilate. They are still new soldiers with small experience if they fight against this monster they will be some casualties.'

''Are you making fun of us ! Very well I will teach you!''

The lead Imperial Knight that challenged Arya, Sena rushing forward with other three and the other is standing still with their stance ready. The four Knight is attacking in both side but Arya and Airi just rushing forward and passing them, but what waited for them is the six knight blocking their way and behind them, the four is advancing. Is it a trap?

Arya just keeps his speed and running ahead of Airi, the Knight in front of him is surprised. He didn't feel afraid surrounded by 10 Imperial Knight and just charged forward, is he crazy ?

Arya raises his spear behind his head and makes a swinging stance, his plan is too easy to read. The front knight raises their sword to try to block his attack, but his next action is quite shocking. When he swing his spear, it was held in the midd air before he rotate his body in crouch stance and hitting 4 Knight in the feet and they lose their balance, resulting in dropped forward.

''4 Down, 6 to go.''

Arya suddenly turns his body backward while keeping in the crouch position while Airi is leaped above him with her spear ready, it seems that Arya going to welcome Sena group behind while Airi handles the other two. Sena in other hand is surprised, Arya able to knock 4 Knight with his trick and currently try to clash with them with his carefree smile that makes Sena somehow feel irritated.

Airi that leaped forward, thrust her spear and push one knight behind and landed, before long the other Knight is rushing with its sword raised high, Airi make her posture low before doing a sweep kick because the knight already saw the same trick, it was jumped upward to dodge. Airi in other hand isn't stopped with that and kick the ground to do an axe kick and hit the head knight that going in the midd air without unable to dodge and hitting the ground.

The other knight that pushed backward is somehow already in front of Airi and slashed downward, with a backward leap Airi able to dodge and make some distance. Arya in other hand is stopped in the middle of his charge while making a strange stance. He makes a stance with his shield raised flat in his shoulder, before long Airi landed there and Arya throw her without hesitation.

Seeing this Sena shouted to the other three to get down, but one of them didn't react fast and being kicked by Airi in the chest before she jumped forward.

''Knight, regroup !''

Sena make an order to gather the remaining knight, it was just 6 minute and they already lost 6 people ! This time they charged forward with full attention because they are too much looking down at Arya group. They running with a line formation, one in front and each behind them like a train. Before long they hitting Arya defensive stance, in turn, 4 of them hitting him left and right and when it was Sena turn, Arya was knocked out 5 meters before he able to balance himself.

''I am fine, the Imperial Knight power is no joke. They are called the strongest isn't just its name. Watch out, they are coming !''

After Arya balance himself, they were surrounded by the knight from each side. The Imperial Counterattack comes !

This time Arya didn't dare to block their attack, he unsheathes his short sword in his left hand and rushing forward while Airi is right behind him. When they are closing, Arya leaped high he unleashed his Heavy Blow and stabbed his spear into the ground and make a shockwave around him to disturb the knight charge.

It was working, they slowed down for a moment and Arya uses this chance to attack.

Arya rushing to Sena and the other one in front and Airi in another side. Using his spear and sword, Arya using a trick to knock one of them while evading Sena attack, before long Airi joined Arya fight after handling the last 2 knight.

''All of your friends is defeated, how about you surrender''

''Am sorry, as a knight, we didn't know the word like surren-''

''Okay then, I will gladly defeat you myself !''

Arya didn't let Sena finish her word and rushing forward. The knight pride is sometimes quite troublesome. When Sena arrived in his spear reach, he unleashed his Rapid Thrust forcing Sena to the defensive stance to block Arya continuously attack. After that Arya rushes in front of Sena and swings his sword in horizontal, Sena able to dodge it but Arya suddenly pull his sword and slash it upward.

Sena isn't able to evade in time and the helmet is send flying, Arya didn't stop with that and make his body low to do body crash and knock Sena on the ground. Somehow, a glimpse of the hair make him turn his head toward Sena and he was shocked.

Behind the armored helmet is a cute face and long brown hair, Sena the Imperial Knight is a girl !?

''....''

*****

''So all of your soldiers is a girl, right Linda?''

''Haah... I must know it. Nevermind, let's get back to the town. I want to create my weapon.''

''Wait, Champione Arya. Are you really going to that suspicious place ? If you need one, how about you ask the Kingdom Blacksmith ?''

''Hm ? Isn't they just serve the Kingdom family ?''

''From what I know, isn't you the Princess childhood friend ? And isn't with you come with the Princess will convince them ?''

''Ah...you are right, very well. To the Kingdom Blacksmith, march !''

Arya that realizes that, turn his body and rushing with fast speed while leaving a cloud dust behind. All of them just looking at each other in puzzled before Airi having a sigh and follow him up with a smile, the female Imperial Knight and the Princess just can shake their head and smile seeing him and follow after Airi.