The horseback spear match is a martial arts competition between knights with a history of nearly a thousand years. When it comes to knights, there is an impression of horseback spear games, knightly flowers, and so on.

It was like a military exercise in the first place, and it seemed to be a group war. Incidentally, at that time, it was customary for losers to be stripped and stripped of all their equipment by the winner. If my equipment was cheap, I could be held captive and I could not be released until I paid the ransom.

It may have had a compensatory meaning, not just for exercises, but for peacetime when there was no income from combat. Because it was a rough time.

The captivity in the horseback spear match gave rise to various dramas. This is what it looks like in almost all systems.

After the daughter of the knight who lost and was restrained lived and worked in exchange for the ransom, she married the knight who won.

A loser who could hardly pay the ransom lived together for several years in the winner's house and became completely friendly. After losing the ransom and returning to the house, I sent the wheat seed with a thank you note. When I grew it, it was rich, and when I brewed it, it turned into a delicious beer that became a regional specialty. This is the name of the wheat variety that means "thank you loser". "

This kind of knowledge may be different from the previous life because it is something that I learned about history and literature in the world today.

From there, it gradually became refined as a competition, and it became a one-on-one and honest confrontation in accordance with the chivalrous spirit. The aim was to give the honor of victory to the knights and ladies of the Knights.

It seems to have flourished around the time of the founding of the empire.

But nowadays, we don't really see horseback spear games. The feeling is that it is full of old-fashioned romance.

Even so, it is often held as a national event at the Imperial Castle or as a welcome event to welcome guests from the country. Strong men gathered from the renowned Knights of the Imperial Empire, tied themselves to armor, dressed gorgeously with colorful cloaks and helmets, and fought to honor their lords and ladies with swords.

Although it is called a horseback spear match, the weapon is not necessarily a spear.

... this kind of poop is a big favorite, so I'm running around in my head, but I can't stop pounding with anxiety that oniisama's courageous looks and I'm not going to get hurt!

Ekaterina-sama... I'm sure you'll be fine.

Flora shakes her hand as she looks at Ekaterina frightened.

"My Lady, don't worry about me." Equestrian, sword, and spear skills are top notch. ”

Novak said. Although he was a civil servant, he was good at arts and crafts, and when Alexei was a child, he was good at swords. Therefore, I know Alexei's martial arts skills very well.

"Yeah... of course I do." Oniisama is practicing tirelessly every day. "

High-ranking noble boys in the Imperial Kingdom should be equipped with a level of muscle strength that allows them to run around the battlefield in armor. That's why Alexei is so powerful that he can walk quite a distance holding the princess in his arms. I know Alexei has a tough body, because he's Ekaterina who's been holding me so many times.

... but this is the knowledge of previous generations, but the wounds the king of France suffered in the horseback spear match must have been the cause of his death... Indeed, the husband of Catherine de Medici, who was married to the Medici family in Italy and became a queen. Have you forgotten your name, Louis? I don't think so, Henri. Anyway, there is a danger after all.

And there came a voice.

My Lady.

Ivan ran up the stairs of the audience seat and said with a smile of his usual love.

"My lord told me to tell you." Even if it is a horseback spear match, it will be a student simulation match and a match with maximum safety in mind. After all, it's a school festival performance, so don't worry. Equestrian performance is more important than opposition. In that way, Master Kluimov has taken care of it. "

Whoa.

You sent Ivan to worry about me, oniisama. That's Cisco!

"Yes... yes, Master Nikolai is a deep man of the Kluymov family who is the horse clerk of the Emperor, and is deep in equestrian and martial arts." I took it for granted that you took care of me. "

On the other hand, if it is a dangerous event that is expected to continue the injured, the executive department of the student association that manages the school festival must not approve it.

"Today, as a single knight, he said, let us fight for the victory of Our Lady."

"Well...!"

Oh, that's cool, oniisama!

Well then, I'll go back to my lord.

"Thank you for coming all the way to tell me, Ivan. Please let oniisama know that I'm supporting you."

By the way, Ivan knew that Alexei was going to be his substitute, and he flew the carriage back to the imperial residence of the Duke of Yurnova, and he brought gear such as Alexei's armor and helped him wear it. I don't think there is a choice to borrow the equipment of others with different physique just for armor.

Oniisama, you're tall, your limbs are long, and your style is really good!

Besides, armor is very expensive, so people who own personal items shouldn't be in the class. Nikolai-san, as a substitute for when something happened, I may have been attending to oniisama.

Besides, every year at the school festival, he wanted to pull out a niisama who was just working and participate as a member of the class. From the personality of Mr. Nikolai.

A little calm, Ekaterina finally noticed that the seats around her were filled with people.

As expected, this event was also popular. There are a lot more girls than boys, which is unexpected.

The audience seats float with excitement.

There, the sound of the horn whistle rang.