258 – Leonardo
The most powerful holy relic given by God that only warriors can hold.
It is not a figurative fireball, but a sacred sword that literally cannot be broken.
The legend began when Ruben Reinhardt was the first to pull out the legendary sword, which no one had been able to wield, from the temple.
And now.
“…Leonardo took the holy sword…”
A new, unprecedented legend has descended from Reinhardt’s venue.
‘…Actually, it can’t be used as a weapon at all.’
You can tell because Leo is someone who has used three-digit weapons. To me now, the holy sword is worse than an unbreakable club or blade.
Instead of being able to replace mana with divine power, it is even pushing away its own divinity. The reason I can now hold it comfortably is because of my qualifications as a warrior and the implicit cooperation of Black Arya.
If it were possible to use only what is qualified, Black Aria would not try to kill White Aria so much.
Even as I am holding it now, Black Aria’s deadly energy is being shot out at White Aria.
“…Live…Live…!”
Thanks to this, some of the traitors who were laughing at the deadly force automatically spewing out from the Holy Sword were intimidated.
It would have been fortunate if it had been misunderstood in this way.
‘…It feels like it’s delicately wrapped in your hand. It’s wet and a bit hot.’
I felt a strange sense of foreignness just holding the holy sword.
It felt slippery like oil and sticky like dried sugar water, but it also felt like it was wrapping around every finger.
Ordinarily, you might think that it is simply a mixture of grooming lubricant and hand sweat, making it slippery, but there is no need to apply lubricant in the first place to a holy sword.
Leonardo was not so insensitive in such areas.
‘Could it be… Is this a reaction of rejection that is being suppressed?’
However, the flaw was that it was beyond insensitive and insensitive when it came to personal emotions.
The only thought that came to Leo’s mind right now was the gentlemanly thought that it would be difficult for Black Aria to forcefully control the holy sword.
‘…I guess I should finish it quickly since that unlucky guy is helping me so hard.’
It may be okay for White Aria, but Leo couldn’t think of any other intention for Black Aria.
All that comes to mind for Leo now is to show reality to the foolish people who deny the truth.
“…What have you done!”
“Should we think it’s foolish to ask questions even after seeing it in person? Or should I judge him for being cocky?”
Soon, Leonardo quickly aimed the holy sword at the nobleman in front of him. Black Aria’s life wasn’t just directed at White Aria.
Even more than herself, Aria in the Holy Sword was filled with hatred towards her beggars hanging around Reinhardt.
‘From Aria’s point of view, it would be no different from heartworm…’
Those guys only had loud voices, and they were just a small number of humans who accounted for less than 10% of Reinhardt’s size.
However, some pigs who barely had a high position due to their political skills ran amok, and the cloudy water caused damage to other knights and colleagues.
“…What is that…”
“Even at the point where I hold the holy sword, I must say that I definitely have the qualifications to be a warrior. “Because Ruben Reinhardt acknowledged it as a thought.”
The tumultuous conference hall, the current has already passed.
Undeniable evidence of innocence came from the moment I saw him holding the holy sword.
If it were their political skills, they would be quick to admit it and bow their heads.
“Where is the evidence?! “It’s been over 300 years since Ruben Reinhardt passed away!”
They immediately and rudely denied the truth.
The sense of authority and chosen people embedded in those pig-like nobles could not understand that the honor of the Holy Sword, which even they could not choose, was given to Leo.
Admitting it too late was like pushing ourselves off a cliff, but Leo didn’t bother to point it out.
Rather, it was what I hoped for.
“Yes, the Demon King also died and was resurrected 300 years ago, right? “There’s no way to deny it just because you’re the first warrior.”
There are still many things we do not know, but what Leonardo said was not a lie.
I don’t know how he acquired the qualifications of a hero, but it was a fact that everyone in his direct lineage had seen, having prevented the demon king’s mental erosion with Ruben’s protection.
“And don’t I have the evidence now?”
There are expedients, but the current method of holding the holy sword is not a trick using magic or illusion.
Physically, the holy sword is held in Leo’s hand.
There was enough evidence at the time that the Holy Sword, which even the famous knights of the temple, including Reinhardt’s famous knight, and even the famous magicians of the Magic Tower, had given up, was placed in the hands of Leo, who had no origin or lineage.
“Well, there’s a possibility that it’s an expedient… isn’t it…”
The rattles, who had been elated by the information that Leo was the devil’s vessel just a moment ago, were losing themselves.
The reason they did not completely lose themselves was because it was obvious that if they lost even that, their noble spirit would completely collapse.
‘…That’s even more stupid.’
Because they understood that psychology, Leo and Aria ‘two’ did not stop despising them. In the end, he was just an asshole whose noble status he did not recognize due to his pride.
“Then shall we try it?”
With that said, Leonardo inserted the holy sword into the hole made by Ariasviel.
It was not impossible to insert it again, but it was clear that if it was discovered that it was impossible to use it as a weapon, it would be caught.
“Try to select someone you are confident in. “If I can choose you, I will take responsibility for the sin of becoming the devil’s vessel.”
When Leonardo first came to Reinhardt, it felt like he was dueling with an apprentice knight to convince him to join Chris Reinhardt as his squire.
“…I…I will try it.”
The first driver to come forward was Alphonse Armstrong. Thanks to his talent and hard work, he rose to the position of captain of the action and became a prominent figure to the extent of participating in hearings.
The reason he came forward was not out of suspicion toward Leonardo, but out of trust.
Although he was his junior, Leonardo, whom he came to respect, believed that he truly had the qualifications to be a warrior, and personally participated in clinical trials.
“Good. Try it. Alphonse Knight.”
After receiving permission, Alphonse immediately grabbed his holy sword.
‘It is rougher and colder than ordinary metal. ‘It’s difficult to catch it before it can be used as a weapon.’
The handle of the holy sword had a rough and cool surface, unlike when Leo held it. Even swords or armor with ice magic applied will not feel this cold and dry.
“…!”
In a short moment of silence, the muscles and tendons of the forearm exposed by the rolled-up sleeves stand out.
You can tell by the amount of mana. I’m not talking to Leo and scheming.
Alphonse was doing his best as a knight to the point where cracks appeared in the ground he was stepping on.
“…I’m sorry. “I feel like I failed.”
“It’s not something to apologize for. Is there anyone else?”
Our gazes were bent and crossed in various directions, and there was a lot of back and forth between glances. Among the knights who were not related to Reinhardt, none of them showed any sign of stepping forward.
“…Can I try it?”
This time, Lucina Reinhardt raised an objection on the grounds of fairness. It was somewhat of a shock that Alphonse failed so helplessly, but that also made me angry.
Regardless of Reinhardt’s lineage, Reinhardt’s honor was pushing her back in front of her holy sword.
“Let’s get started.”
Without expectation or contempt, Gladio gave his order in a business-like manner. Lucy doesn’t care and holds the sword with both hands.
Alphonse typically focuses on strength, but when it comes to skills and tricks, he is superior and is also confident in the purity of mana.
“…Ugh…!”
But it was only after her hand fell from her holy sword and she fell that she realized how complacent that thought was.
“…The holy sword… Stabbed you?”
Lucina fell on her butt and touched her own hand, recalling the pain she felt just now.
There were obviously no wounds on her hands, but there was pain from being stabbed.
“It looks like he refused.”
Leonardo said that outwardly as he watched the Holy Sword’s reaction.
‘…He’s still as picky as ever.’
In her mind, she was thinking of Aria from the first episode, who was fuming and angry with an expressionless face.
Several people try to pull out additional holy swords one after another, but as expected, no one succeeds.
In the first place, if Black Aria stubbornly persists, she will not even be able to select herself, who is qualified, so how can others care.
“Just admit it at this point. “I don’t have enough time to do it until the sun sets.”
“…What tricks did you… Do to the holy sword…”
“Do it in moderation.”
Now that Ariasviel has reached his limit, he even omits honorifics. Leonardo and the other members of the family are momentarily taken aback.
Concerns arose due to unexpected and unexpected behavior.
“…What…”
“I think it is better to say the right thing, even if it means speaking informally, than to make someone uncomfortable by maintaining poor manners.”
“What happened at the hearing…”
“Since when have I, or rather we, been in a position to be polite to a single knight commander?”
Soon, Ariasviel grabs Leonardo’s hand and hugs him.
No one could point out Ariasviel’s informal language.
She and Leonardo had the power and right to apply merciless pressure.
“I must be mistaken, but Knight Leonardo is both a knight and a lord of the Red Tower.”
The honorific that follows soon after is that Ariasviel was no longer just a child. She was growing from a girl who just wanted to be recognized and loved by the man she liked.
“The time and effort it takes to become the owner of the Red Tower, and the cost you spent to become the leader of that illusory knight order, are clearly visible without having to calculate which is heavier.”
Furthermore, when you think about what kind of status Leo came from to become the owner of the Red Tower, he is an aristocrat and has nothing to say.
I just used it because it is currently sufficiently advantageous and reasonable when compared to ability.
“…No matter how much our knights have become weaker with the Senate gone…”
“Do you think they are expelling them simply because they are weak?”
And the old mirror is reflected in the eyes of Leonardo, who is holding hands with Ariaspil. It was a faded memory that I let go of in the first episode.
‘The eyes were cold in the first round.’
The cool-headed spirit from the first round is surrounded by Ariasviel from the second round. She has already taken the necessary steps to become the head of the family through her bloody battles so far.
‘…Maybe…’
Leonardo himself has grown so much that he seems to have hindered Ariasviel’s growth.
As a warrior and the head of a family, Aria behaved remarkably and cool-headedly.
“Did you clearly follow Leonardo’s instructions during the Berserker incident? “The way you and his subordinates pointed things out until Commander Marken gave orders was good in my eyes.”
It was definitely a confusing time, so she couldn’t point it out properly, but Ariasviel somehow recalled this memory.
It was almost a by-product of trying to recall the insufficient information about Ren, but thanks to that, we were able to get enough justification to reprimand them and get them fired.
“As it is a situation, you have to be suspicious…!”
“So what solution did you come up with?”
“…Yes?”
“I will ask other people as well. How did you intend to solve Leonardo’s problem?”
The person who brought up Leo’s problem and tried to bite him suddenly shuts his mouth as if it had been set on fire.
It was a question that could not be answered in the first place. That’s why they tried to place the blame on Leo somehow.
“…A reprimand is definitely…”
“Isn’t opposition without an alternative a nuisance?”
A straight theory, a truth that cannot be refuted, comes logically from Arya.
Although he maintained his facial expression, Leo did not say anything, as if he was slightly surprised.
I didn’t think Arya Spiel was stupid, but I didn’t expect him to be able to speak so logically.
“Shall we make an analogy to make it easier to understand?”
Ariasviel then slowly sweeps Leo’s face from the direction where Gladio and Marken are.
At the point where no one was stopping me, I had to become even more calm and forceful.
“Excluding his immediate family, is there a person or strategy that can subdue or kill Leonardo with the forces of the Reinhardt Knights? “If there is, please tell me.”
“…That…But excluding the direct family…”
“Of course. “Unlike you, Leonardo’s knights are irreplaceable, right?”
Some people opened their eyes as if they had finally asked about the number of cases. A girl blinded by love has never been this easy to deal with.
“It is not right to mix personal feelings with such an important matter…”
“Personal feelings?”
But
“Is there a person who can replace Leonardo Knight in terms of ability?”
Ariasviel was no longer a girl.
“Beyond Reinhardt, in the Empire.”
No one could open their mouths.
The strongest magic warrior, a red tower lord with unique magic, a simultaneous user of divinity and magic, the development of Reinhardt’s mana training skills and even the ability to command an army.
It was a meaningless question that made my mouth hurt to say it.
“You think carefully about who is A and who is E. And you.”
Ariasviel pointed directly at the knight commander who had been pecking at Leo since the first hearing.
“I am fired.”
“…What is this all of a sudden…!”
“Because of you, if Leonardo really leaves the family and can achieve even half of the results, then excuse me.”
Common sense suggests that it was difficult to find someone who could succeed even half of the time. It has been a long time since Leonardo had already recruited such talented people and brought them to his side.
“I am giving this order as a right as a warrior and head of the family. “You will be punished separately for your disrespectful attitude toward Leonardo, the owner of the tower, without even giving him a proper title of honor, so please leave.”
“Going out…! Jeon…!”
“And you? “What now?”
A confirmed kill so certain that it feels cruel.
Everyone here clearly recognized this.
Who holds real power over Reinhardt now?
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For some reason, Leonardo reminded me of a white retriever. As an Auror, Aria expressed her positive intentions behind a cool-headed expression.
I wanted to hug her tightly and pat her hard, but I had to make sure we finished it.
Leonardo picked up his holy sword and illuminated the brightly shining day with the sun rising in the sky.
The light of the divinity overlaps with the light of the sky, creating a legend as if a god has descended.
“I…!”
“…Before that, I have a question.”
…Is there anything else I need to ask about the current situation?
Anyway, the situation has completely gained momentum, so it’s not such a difficult question…
“So what exactly is the relationship between Lord Leonardo and Warrior Ariaspil?”
It wasn’t true.
It was a difficult question.
Very