A Story of a Cannon Fodder who Firmly Believed He was the Protagonist

Chapter 010 - Depression VS Flower Field First

The first to die was Yururu's mother. Yururu's elder brother and the third son of the Garethia family, Gaheris, killed their mother mercilessly. Her corpse was mutilated, and Yururu was unable to recognize her mother when she saw her.

Next, the second son of the Garethia family, Agravain, slaughtered twelve paladins.

Finally, the eldest son of Garethia family, Gawain, murdered their father.　

The three brothers were stripped off their titles–Gaheris of his sixth-rank, Agravain of his fifth-rank, and Gawain of his third-rank paladin statuses. They were all placed on the wanted list of criminals.

Yururu lost everything all at once. She didn't understand how all her elder brothers, who were once kind people, ended up that way. And the person who shocked her the most was her eldest brother, Gawain.　

Even though he used to always be gentle. Even though the family had led a happy life. Even though she wanted to be a proud paladin like her father, mother, and brothers. She lost everything, and everyone around her began to avoid her.　

Apparently, the twelve paladins were slaughtered by the sword style known as Namikaze Seishinryuu. Furthermore, her three elder brothers were still at large as criminals. All of them were sons of the Garethia family who learned and used Namikaze Seishinryuu from their father.　

Therefore, the public opinion of their sword school naturally turned for the worse. Since some, who were close to the twelve paladins murdered, were also affiliated to the Knights of the Round Table, this sword school was looked on unfavorably among the paladins.　

Although people began to forget the accident since it happened many years ago, there were still many who didn't forget and held a grudge over it.　

The families of the victims still badmouthed her family, and the rumors were especially strong within the knights brigade. How much resolve did she have to have to choose to go to such a place regardless of the risk?　

However, she wanted to clear her parents' name. She might no longer be an aristocrat, for her family had already collapsed, but they were still her pride. She would definitely put her family name out whenever she had to, regardless of how people ostracized her for it.　

Unfortunately, as she had expected, things weren't easy for her. She couldn't climb the ranks because her elder brothers had committed such heinous crimes once they reached a high rank. A paladin could exert greater authority the higher the rank they held. Hence, to prevent such an accident from happening again, many knights went out of their way to prevent her success.　

Many paladins had the opinion that it would be dangerous for the child of Garethia to have major activity as a paladin. Moreover, the fact that she only had non-elementals for her magical aptitude was another point they used to declare that she wouldn't achieve much with only swordsmanship.　

Beaumains: a swordswoman whose hands were still not tainted. That was the nickname attached to her, representing people's slights and contempt towards her. It was meant as a ridicule which foresaw that the child of the cursed family would one day cause disaster.　

Even so, she still continued running the arduous race in desperation, by doing missions as a paladin. She used her holidays to search for information about her brothers and to chase after them, instead of resting. She desperately did what she could, praying that things would change if she managed a big achievement. She wanted to fulfill her promise to her father and clear her family's name.　

She did all she could with that in mind and, on a certain day after six years of being an active paladin, a helping hand slightly extended to her who did her best. A paladin who appreciated her efforts appeared; and it was the fifth-rank paladin, Marumaru.