The coastline of the Zramun Archipelago, though not widely known, was beautiful.

Even at dawn, the sea sparkled under the slight glimpse of sunlight, and the weather was cool enough to make it an ideal place for a walk.

“Huff… Huff…!”

And along that very coastline, someone was running lightly. That person was none other than Reinhold, the Shield Knight.

“Shield Knight!” “Good morning!”

The residents of the archipelago, already working from the early hours, greeted him brightly as they saw him.

The golden-haired young man, smiling warmly and waving, looked like a picture of perfection.

He kept running until …