Knightly Naps and Elven Laughter

Chapter One: start of trouble

"Sir Chyunchyun, I have something important to tell you"

One of the palace's guards had opened the door to my room.

"Huh? What seems to be the matter? If it's not important enough then I will take care of it later, I got back from the expedition just now and would really like some rest"

I said while putting my helmet on the desk beside my bed and getting ready to take off the heavy steel armour.

"His Majesty has called you along with the other knights"

I immediately returned my helmet and left the room for the king's court.

And when I thought I could enjoy the evening by myself on the couch, the king called, wonderful! I just got back from an expedition, let me rest! Now I would be completely comfortable if the king is calling to make a law for the other knights to stop calling me "the strongest knight with the strangest name" and other sarcastic nicknames; I am weak but strength was never my strongest point, it's my healing magic!

I got in and bowed down to the king right along with the other knights, many of whom also looked tired, or I was imagining my fatigue on them, I couldn't tell.

"I have summoned all of you for a significant reason. I didn't want to make a ruckus so I tried to deal with it by only sending small special groups for this, yet unsuccessful this entire time, I now believe it is time I shall let you all in on the matter-"

The king, a noble and honourable man with a grey beard and judgmental eyes, sat on his throne and gave a speech.

"-The princess, my daughter, has been put under a curse and has been kidnapped by an evil witch 2 years ago and is held in a castle far away. Everyone I sent to rescue her has been unable to make it back. Hence today I will have the strongest and most loyal person I know to go rescue my daughter and break the curse!"

Every knight's gaze in the court got fixed on me the moment the king said "strongest". Wait, why are you all looking at me like that? I am not the strongest in the slightest, if anything I am the weakest! No matter, there gazes mean nothing, the king is the one who will decide-

"-Chyunchyun, you are the one who will go and rescue my daughter"

"As you wish your Majest -Wait WHAAAAAAAAAAAT. . . . . !" And thus began my journey of troubles!

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Currently I'm on my way to the castle where the Princess is said to be held.

I wore my knight's armor which is colored pitch black with red lines, and my black barbute helmet which has an opening that uncovers my mouth and it also has a cool fake red ponytail.

From what I am told, it looks like the legend is that some evil witch has put an eternal sleeping curse on the Princess and is held in a castle far away, and to break the curse, a handsome knight will have to kiss her, you know, generic fairy tale stuff with no originality.

However, I think this is just troublesome because:

First of all, I'm not handsome by any measures, I'm pretty average and I am not humble- I am just self-aware-

Second of all, the situation is a little too cliche, to much for comfort in fact-

Thirdly, if the king's daughter was kidnapped and put under a curse, why did he wait two whole years before taking greater action? And then the greater action is as stupid as sending a single knight, idiotic.

Finally, it's really odd how smoothly the journey is going so far. I mean I should have encountered some zombies or goblins or something but I haven't even seen a single rabid rodent yet!