Stop It! It’s Not Me That’s Strong… It’s the Sword…!

knight commander, I became a magic knight with them.

“…So, I'm a knight now.”

――I was bewildered by the unexpected exception.
But for once, I

was motivated.
After all, I'm still a guy, right? I am not interested battles, but as all boys I can’t let off the feeling of being a knight.

And, I can’t let Iris take the burden all alone.
There's no escaping fate with Muramasa, so if I have to fight, I want to complete my duties as a knight and indirectly reduce her burden.
That's what I truly feel.

“Leave it to me.
I'll protect this country and Iris with my sword.”

“Nngh!? Wow, you're going to proted me!”

Iris blushed as Hypno played along, hyping up the atmosphere in the temporary reception room.
Once peace was restored, I’d like to invite Vita-chan and everyone else to spend time together and have fun.

‘Alright, I'll do my best as a knight!’ I thought to himself with an unusual motivation.
I wanted to help Iris, of course, but there was another reason.

‘Starting as the lowest rank knight? What a sweet deal from His Majesty the Emperor.
Thanks to that, I can become a knight with peace of mind,’ I chuckled to myself.

Considering the strength of his Muramasa operation mode, the lowest rank seemed too low of an evaluation.
It could be a prank or harassment, but maybe it also meant I wouldn't be assigned to any dangerous missions.

‘Haha, if it's just taking out small fries, I'll gladly do it.
I might get sore muscles, but I'll take on as many as I can if they're not life-threatening opponents.’

With Muramasa controlling me, I am impervious to sneak attacks and can easily handle small fries.
If I do that, the other knights will have more free time, and Iris can also relax.

Just then, “Oh, Kurou-kun.
I have more than just a uniform for you to wear,” Hypno said clapping his hands together loudly.

Then several staff members enter the room pushing a tray with numerous ominous-looking equipment on it.
What?!

“Now that you've become a knight, we can finally hand over the magical weapons owned by the Knight Order.
Well, they are all problem children with curses that are too strong, but you're a 'legendary conqueror' so it should be okay!”

Huh…
um, that's a misunderstanding…!

“Oh, and should you tell him about it too, Iris?”

“Yes!” Iris said, slapping my shoulder.
“The Emperor is close with the militant aristocrats.
He didn't want to create another me, so he assigned you the lowest rank that can only hunt small fry…
but look at this!”

Iris took out a letter from her chest.
On it, under the name of ‘Commander Blackmore’ or something like that, it said: “Acknowledging that you are Deputy Commander Iris' apprentice, that you performed well during the attack, and that you are a legendary conqueror, you are allowed to take on tasks above your rank.

“Go get 'em, Kurou-kun! Fight for peace!”

‘Wha-wha-whaaat!?!?! Wh-what are you doing, Commander!? It's completely unnecessary!’

“Commander has give you some difficult missions, so start by completing them! As a 'condemner,' I'm glad to have you!” (Iris)

“Do your best! Oh, and as a 'legendary conqueror,' you should take some cursed equipment with you!” (Hypno)

With a smile, Iris handed me the mission documents, and Hypno pushed the ominous weapons onto me.
As they eagerly approached me, I shouted in my mind, ‘Why did this have to happen to meeeeeee!?’