199. Grandmaster (3)
Lastium Stadium bathed in brilliant sunlight.
Rosanna returned to the VIP room alone as if nothing had happened.
「….」
The emperor glanced at his wife, whose dress had changed color.
Then, I turned my attention to the two knights who soon appeared in the sparring hall.
“Waaa―――!!”
Next is Allen and Dark.
The audience went wild when the next leader of the Holy Knights, a hot topic these days, appeared.
Like her royal family, Allen was popular thanks to her brilliant golden hair and smooth face.
“Hmm-.”
Rosanna also looked down at him and smiled.
Then, she glanced at Irina who was sitting near her and said.
“I’m looking forward to it. He is the 7th knight commander of the empire….”
Irina wearing a white dress that is the opposite of Rosanna.
Her attire exposed her shoulders, and she reacted coldly to her 1st Empress.
“I didn’t know you would be interested in my driver.”
Emerald eyes sparkle beneath mysterious silver hair.
Rosanna smiled brightly, as if she was happy to see that.
“Okay then. “She is the daughter of my friend Istina, so of course she should be interested.”
Friend.
Irina gave a cold look to her pretentious words.
“Friend?”
Because she thought that Rosanna was the culprit behind her mother’s illness.
She believed that just as her father was poisoned, her mother was also killed in the same way.
The emperor survived because he had a Grand Auror, but her mother was just an ordinary woman.
“Okay. “When that child became her second wife, I always showed her around the imperial palace.”
Rosanna’s eyes became vague as if she was reminiscing about that time.
With those eyes, she gazed at Istina’s masterpiece.
She said, “We used to fill her dress hooks together.”
Soft, fair skin and pretty shoulders.
However, hidden under the dress is a pretty amazing body.
I looked at Irina with interest, who was innocent on the outside, but voluptuous and feminine on the inside.
“I’m sorry, but I wish you would stop talking about my mother.”
The 2nd princess’s already pale skin became as pale as ice.
However, even after seeing that scene, Rosanna was filled with memories.
As if she often saw a similar expression on her mother.
“She definitely resembles Istina and has a rich expression.”
Rosanna picked up the wine placed on her round table.
And then, she said, taking a graceful sip.
“I like teasing.”
Irina also calmly picked up some wine in response.
Now, I know her taste for alcohol, and she is confident in her charm as a woman.
She naturally took a sip.
“Then, as is our competition, shall we talk about each other’s articles?”
Originally, noble ladies used to have discussions to evaluate and observe each other’s articles.
Rosanna wanted to check Irina’s daughter, Irina’s vessel, and she readily proposed.
Because she is also of the emperor’s blood, there must be something extraordinary about her.
“Looking at it, that kid named Allen seems to be wielding a dual sword….”
Two sword sheaths worn at the waist.
On top of that, he even wore a new white uniform.
It was like seeing a beautiful and handsome nobleman.
“It’s something to live for a long time, a double-sworded knight.”
As expected, it was the great witch who pointed out his dual swords.
“It looks like you’ve trained your mana quite a bit and have some humility….”
“….”
Irina blinked her beautiful white eyelids.
It is true that Allen has become humble.
After meeting Veil and realizing her own weakness, she worked really hard in her training.
However, a problem arose in the process.
After becoming humble and mature, she wanted to repay Bale and Irina for believing in her.
She was so determined to win that she could not abandon her own symbol, the twin swords, in her desire to expand her position.
“I feel like I’m still carrying a big burden.”
The dual swords are already his trademark.
If we show an impressive performance in Dalian with this, the Holy Knights will become famous.
“It must be a lot of weight on your shoulders.”
Rosanna caught Allen’s sense of urgency just by looking at her dual swords.
“….”
Irina put down her wine glass without thinking.
Then, she innocently swept her long bangs to the side.
“Then, I’ll take a look too.”
He blinked his beautiful silver eyelids and stared at the black knight.
The vice-captain of the Black Knights who first appeared.
He was younger than I thought and had a beautiful appearance like Allen.
Black hair slightly covering the eyes.
From the pale skin to the sparkling blue eyes.
Unlike other Black Knights that have appeared so far, there was still a gun in his eyes.
It was as if he had just joined the team.
“It looks like it hasn’t been long since he became the Black Knight.”
The 21-year-old princess immediately recognized his career.
Satisfied with this, Rosanna narrowed her eyes.
“That’s right, you have a pretty good sense of vision, don’t you?”
Irina ignores Rosanna’s praise.
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“Men who join the Dark Knights usually lose color in their eyes within a few months.”
The princess gently pulled up her low-shoulder dress.
And, she sipped the wine without thinking.
“It was as if the life force within it had been lost.”
Rosanna stared at the daughter of her insightful friend.
“You know very well.”
Then, covering her lips with her hand, she smiled as neatly as Irina.
“Then aren’t you even more excited?”
“Expectations?”
Irina frowned and asked back.
I can’t wait to see the young men of the empire gradually becoming corrupted under her skirt.
The princess said she couldn’t understand and instinctively shook her head.
“As you said, that kid has only a short career, but he’s already risen to vice-captain…”
Rosanna placed her hands on her dress, cupping her own voluptuous skin.
And, she spoke confidently.
“I wonder how extraordinary a talent he is.”
Irina did not respond to this.
Dark doesn’t seem very strong right now, perhaps hiding his presence.
However, I noticed that the long sword handle on his waist was tattered.
As if it has become loose due to sweat from using it for too long.
Moreover, her palms were swollen from her obsession.
“Yes, I’m looking forward to it.”
Allen and Darc.
The two men wore uniforms of opposite colors, but they were both a combination of talent and effort.
“Okay then, shall we watch in peace now?”
Rosanna looked down at the stadium with the sensual eyes of an empress.
And, she spoke as a representative of the empresses.
“Vanessa’s daughter still got over it. “What about Istina’s daughter?”
“….”
Irina held the rosary resting on her beautiful breast tightly in her hands.
And while she was silently watching the competition begin….
“Uh… ?”
I spotted someone running towards Allen from afar.
Then, her eyes, which had been cold until now, began to gradually change into that of a girl.
“Veil.”
Her moist lips gently parted.
Afterwards, she repeated a precious name like a mantra.
“It’s already out… ?”
The corners of Rosanna’s mouth stopped as she came up with a name she had never thought of.
And then, she looked down at me silently giving advice to Allen.
“Allen! Wait a minute!”
“Master… ?”
A blond knight compensating himself before the game.
He stared at me as I arrived below the sparring hall.
“Be careful, this match will be much harder than you think.”
“I made up my mind.”
I shook my head resolutely even after seeing his determined expression.
That’s because the opposing knights were formidable.
“No, it’s not that problem. “The First Empress cast a spell on the Black Knights.”
She pointed to Darc’s sword and the air current flowing through his body with her finger.
Now that I think about it, it was not in the form of flames spewing out from the body.
“Both the body and the weapons were strengthened privately!”
It had a strong, foreign feeling, like the hazy smoke floating around.
“It definitely felt a bit bizarre.”
Allen has trained a lot and his sharpness has improved.
The guy seemed to sense this as well and agreed.
“If things get difficult, abstain.”
Allen is no longer just a single motherf*cker.
Since she has to become the head of Irina’s knights, she must also know how to take care of herself.
“….”
However, it seemed to her that abstention was not an easy choice for him.
Allen lowered his head for a moment and was lost in his thoughts.
The Order of Verdant Knights medal hanging on his chest.
Irina, who chose herself after being called a bastard.
Even me, who helped me get to this point even by scolding myself for being rude.
Allen, who wanted to repay them, did not want to abstain at all.
Rather, I wanted to take off my badass image that was shown to the world and show it to everyone.
I know that helping me so far has not been in vain.
“Thank you so much for the advice, Master.”
And today.
She thought that today was the best chance to prove it.
“But…” . “You know I’m not easy either, right?”
Is it because I instilled too much of her humility and virtue?
The guy who always wondered when to run away from Irina’s knights became too kind.
‘Yes. ‘It’s much better to be rehabilitated like this than to live the rest of your life as a fool.’
“Then, fight until the end and give up when you really feel like you can’t do it.”
I left him one last piece of advice.
“No one will criticize a defeat like that. There will be no problem with Irina’s position, so take care of yourself first.”
In the past, as a guard knight, I was told to do my best to protect my lord.
This time, think about your own safety.
Allen listened to my sincere advice and looked at Darc.
“Is that guy so strong that he has to think about his own life? .”
Allen heads to the center of the sparring hall alone.
He muttered that and strengthened his resolve.
“….”
Dark also approached him.
Unlike other knights, he did not make any particular provocation.
Like the vice-captain of the Black Knight, he just silently raises his one-handed sword.
His own face forward.
As if he liked the quick start, Allen also took out his dual swords.
The two immediately began the fight with a short ceremony.
「Okay then, let’s begin the fourth round!!」
―――――.
The magnificent sound of music echoed throughout the amphitheater.
Afterwards, the moment when tens of thousands of people became quiet.
―――!!
A bloody battle began immediately without any exploration.
Allen’s arms holding the dual swords rotate at a bloody speed.
Kaaang!!
Once you skillfully parry it, the next sword rushes in immediately.
As if two people were attacking at the same time.
However, it wasn’t just two attacks.
“Huh… !”
Every attack is loaded with heavy power.
Dark was busy defending against that heavy blow.
“… !!”
Then, Allen changed her direct striking style.
He struck down with his left hand and aimed at his side with his right.
Thanks to this, Darc was forced to defend his head and then move straight to his side.
「Hmm.」
The emperor, who was watching the brilliant and genius technique, nodded his head.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a knight with dual swords, and he’s even the next knight commander.
He raised the corners of his mouth, probably thinking that it would have a big impact on the popularity of Irina, who is still a member of the Holy Knights.
However, it was not only the emperor who raised his eyebrows.
Although she was clearly being pushed back, Rosanna was also smiling leisurely.
Kaaang!!
Block his right side, then again the left side of his neck.
If the left side of the neck is blocked, it rotates and this time stabs at the center.
Ijiseon, the death that approaches every time, Darc gradually began to bite his lips tightly.
“Huh… !!”
Irina looked at the other person, then glanced at Rosanna.
Then, his white and pretty eyebrows furrowed.
“… !”
Soft lips still smiling.
But, that was because he was saying something with his mouth.
As if casting a spell on Darc from afar.
‘What are you doing?’
I also noticed that.
And, the moment when you stare straight at Dark.
“No way…” .”
I discovered the identity of the strengthening hex that Rosanna cast on them.
It was not simply about maximizing the opponent’s power.
“What in the world, that enormous amount of mana…?” ?!”
The audience was amazed by Darc’s deep blue mana, which soared the more he was hit.
However, even after seeing that, I did not agree at all.
Because.
That’s ‘black mana’.
Rosanna’s hex was a camouflage technique that changed black mana, which was banned in the competition, into blue mana.
“This is ridiculous… “
I burst out laughing at the empress’ gap and looked up at the emperor.
Because I knew he would be able to detect Rosanna’s magic.
「….」
However, for some reason, Leonhard did not sanction this.
For now, I just watched.
As if trying to check Allen’s abilities.
He planned to personally check whether there were talented people who could deal with the Dark Knights.
It was as if she was testing whether the princesses would be able to deal with Rosanna’s madness even after she died.
‘Are you planning on doing that? .’
Agreeing with this, I also decided to watch Allen for a while.
“Did you enjoy it enough?”
Overflowing with strange power.
Dark, who had been silent as if influenced by that power, finally opened his mouth.
“Are you planning on doing it in earnest now?”
Surprisingly, Allen was not embarrassed by her soaring strength.
Rather, she sought to respond to the growing power more cautiously and calmly.
“Okay, first of all, let’s stop you from using those arrogant dual swords.”
―――――!!
He arrived right in front of Allen in an instant, leaving a blue afterimage.
Afterwards, the moment when the one-handed sword is swung like a club.
“… !!”
Kaaang!!
A bloody sound hit the stadium, as if a huge ax had been struck.
The audience covered their ears and complained of pain at the wave.
“Ugh… !”
Allen also barely defended himself by raising both swords.
However, this was just the beginning.
Dark runs wild at a crazy speed as if a seal has been released.
“Why? “Try swinging it arrogantly like before!!”
Allen put pressure on him by delivering a heavy blow that he had no choice but to block with both hands.
Thanks to that ignorant strength, Allen was unable to counterattack immediately.
“This is a big deal…” .”
The advantage of a two-handed sword is that after defending with one hand, you can immediately counterattack with the other sword.
But both hands are busy defending….
The advantages created by taking risks have begun to die.
“It’s such an injustice. “You fight while hiding this kind of power.”
Dark freely vented his frustration over not being able to use his main power, black mana.
Pressing Allen with only one hand….
“I really wanted to show it to those drunk on the sun like you!”
I took out a dagger with my remaining hand.
“… !!”
Irina and Rosanna, who were sitting in the VIP section, noticed this at the same time.
The moment when two people looked at each other with conflicting feelings.
I ended up watching it.
Allen puts down one of his hands.
“No way, that bastard…” !!”
When one of the hands blocking Darc’s sword broke away, Allen’s remaining arm was twisted.
His wrist became increasingly bent and soon began to break.
―――!!
However, Allen’s expression was extremely determined.
He rotated his body to minimize the pain of breaking.
At the same time, he elegantly cut off Darc’s chest with his free hand.
Just like the technique I wrote to Richard during the installation ceremony.
“Ugh… !!”
Dark stepped back for a moment due to the pouring pain.
Richard was watching from afar.
His body trembled as if a bad memory came to mind.
“Uh… !!”
It wasn’t just Darc and Richard who were embarrassed.
Rosanna was sitting leisurely after casting a magic spell.
She, too, withdrew her smile and sensed Allen’s graceful strike.
“Oh my, what should I do?”
Irina smiled brightly at her.
“I was definitely caught off guard because Sir Darc had a short career.”
The second princess, who seemed the purest and most innocent person in the world.
This time, she spoke with sensual eyes like a monarch.
“But when I think about it….”
Rosanna stared at her with a sly smile, like a fox who resembled someone else.
And, her expression hardened at the provocation that came out of her mouth.
“Actually, I heard that our Allen has a shorter career than Lord Darc….”
Irina spread her fingers like a young lady who knew nothing.
After that, she pretended to count and answered slyly.
“If Lord Darc lasts about 5 months, then our Allen lasts about 3 months?”
Irina shows the numbers 3 and 5.
As I was watching that scene from afar, I chuckled.
“Baron Veil….”
Rosanna cast her fierce gaze at the appearance of a princess who resembled someone she had met a little while ago.
And, she noticed that he had helped not only Leah but also the other princesses very much.
“For the first time in a while, I met my coveted prey… ?”
Rosanna covered her soft, moist lips with her fingers.
Would you like me to be on the same side? She smiled sinisterly as if contemplating whether to punish her.