048 Tues – Revenge(2)
Tigris thought about what had happened today for a moment.
‘Has this happened in the past?’
Tigris was crazy about swords when he was attending Imperial University, so he did not know much about the events that took place within the Imperial University.
I couldn’t remember unless it was a major incident like Rakan’s being trapped in the ordeal of the constellation and falling into a coma for three weeks during the rank battle, or the incident where the principal of Bastian was assassinated.
‘What is certain is that Roy is not dead.’
If Irene had had a duel with Roy, either Irene or Roy would have died.
However, Roy survived and served as a knight when the House of Count Vinsmoke revolted.
Although Roy’s swordsmanship was not very good, he knew the name of Tchrist Roy because he was notorious for brutally torturing and provoking soldiers to demoralize their allies.
Tigris looked at Irene.
Irene was looking at Tigris with her shoulders drooping like a dog being scolded.
“Did you say there is a duel next Monday?”
“···yes. you’re right.”
“Come out to the terrace.”
Tigris had no intention of offering condolences to Irene or reprimanding what had gone wrong.
The reason he doesn’t comfort is that Tigris doesn’t know how to comfort him, and the reason he doesn’t reprimand is because Irene did nothing wrong.
Tigris thought Irene’s anger was justified.
If Tigris had been there, he would have used his teacher’s rightful right to cut and kill Roy.
Because I couldn’t stand the insults against the Tichrist family.
Tigris drew a wider and longer Bastard Sword, not the Salamander’s sword he normally used.
“Pull out Irene’s Greatsword.”
Irene didn’t know what was going on right now, but she chose Black Dragon.
Charlotte, who watched the scene, looked at the two with anxious eyes.
“Irene. How much do you know about the Vinsmokes?”
“···yes?”
“How much do you know about your enemies?”
At the word of the enemy, Irene swallowed her saliva.
Tigris did not hesitate to express that the Vinsmoke family was the enemy.
If this became known to the outside world, there could be a major rift between the Vinsmokes and the Norberts.
“What is the name of the sword that the Vinsmoke family mainly uses?”
“…I know it as the Red Hound Swordsmanship.”
“Have you ever seen the Red Hound Swordsmanship?”
Irene was momentarily speechless.
When the war between the Welfs and the Vinsmokes broke out, Irene was fleeing with the refugees and had never participated in the war.
So, little was known about the red hound swordsmanship used by the kinsmen of the Vinsmoke family.
“No? Then there is a sword that the Vinsmoke family made to fight the Welf family. What is that name?”
“…you mean that House Vinsmoke developed swordsmanship against House Welf?”
“The Vinsmokes have been preparing for over 10 years to devour the Welfs. Do you think they didn’t develop swordsmanship to destroy the great swordsmanship used by the knights of the Welf family?”
This was something Irene did not know at all.
“It is important for you to regain your family’s swordsmanship, but it is also important to know about your enemies. Victory can only be achieved when you know yourself and all your enemies. Although you are an enemy, you must learn it from House Vinsmoke.”
Tigris lowered his posture and raised his sword upward.
Irene was choked with the rigidity felt in Tigris’ posture.
Even without saying a word, I could tell that it was a sword made to oppose the Welf family’s great sword, ‘Dragon Cleave’.
“Come in. Or I will go.”
Irene grabbed the sword and broke it.
To be honest, Irene couldn’t admit it.
Irene thought that dragon slicing was the best among all the swordsmanships that existed in the empire.
It was very difficult to admit that there is a swordsmanship that this great swordsmanship can never defeat.
Irene kicked the floor.
Tung-!
Irene’s greatsword cut through the air heavily and cut vertically.
The Welf family’s great swordsmanship was made to break the hard dragon scales and cut the hard flesh into pieces.
Therefore, one vertical slash that can fully apply the power had the highest destructive power among the great swordsmanship spread throughout the Empire.
However, when Irene’s Greatsword and Tigris’ Bastard Sword met, there was no piercing noise, but a knocking sound of the hollow cauldron.
Tung-!
Irene couldn’t believe it.
When Irene’s greatsword collided with Tigris’s sword, it soared high into the sky.
Even Irene’s body fell off the ground, so the anti-resilience wasn’t a joke.
Tigris counterattacked.
Irene bit her lip and cut her sword diagonally to forcibly strike Tigris’ sword.
But again, Irene’s greatsword bounced in a strange direction, and Irene lost her center of gravity.
Tigris’ Pommel touched Irene’s chin.
Irene broke into a cold sweat on the pommel that was touching her chin.
“this···. What the hell?”
“It is a ‘rebound swordsmanship’ designed to counter great swordsmanship such as dragon slicing.”
Tigris put away his sword.
“Now, if you had faced Roy, Roy would have dealt with you with this recoil sword. Then you will probably end up being helpless.”
Irene was shocked and unable to speak.
At the time, Irene did not even know that such a sword existed.
But now he could understand why the knights of the Welf family were helpless by the knights of the Vinsmoke family.
“…But how do you know about that swordsmanship?”
Tigris looked at Charlotte.
Charlotte explained instead of Tigris.
“That sword is the sword that the Vinsmoke family showed off at Schubert three years ago.”
The Vinsmoke family showed off their recoil swordsmanship at Schwert to insult the Welf family after the fall of the Welf family.
Although many knights frowned at that ugliness, it was not enough to publicize that Count Vinsmoke had completely devoured the Welf family and became the hegemon of the Blacklands.
“By the way, that swordsmanship was only shown once, so how… Oh right.”
Tigris was able to imitate swordsmanship just by seeing it once.
Irene’s hands were shaking.
After experiencing it once, I knew it.
If Roy used the recoil sword, Irene could never win.
The thought of losing to Roy made my mouth dry and my heart raced like crazy.
“Don’t look like a loser.”
“…but how can you beat Roy? I have no idea what to do.”
“I will show you the way.”
“yes?”
Tigris looked into Irene’s trembling eyes and said.
“I will teach you how to defeat the recoil sword. Recoil swordsmanship has a lot of holes as it is an improvised swordsmanship to fight dragon slicing.”
Irene felt goosebumps for a moment.
“Are you sure you know the weakness of recoil swordsmanship?”
“I know everything about recoil swordsmanship. Much more than Count Vinsmoke, who made this sword.”
Tigris placed the Bastard Sword and raised the Great Sword placed separately on the terrace.
“From now on, I will tell you all 12 methods to fight recoil swordsmanship.”
Tigris took the bayonet in a medium position.
“I only have about 5 days, so I will teach you quickly. Raise your sword.”
Irene’s eyes lit up.
* * *
The train arrived at Victorie Station after almost a month.
Martial law made it impossible for trains to come in and out, but today was special.
This was because the lords and their representatives were on board this train.
For that reason, all rail cars consisted of either first or second class bed cars.
As the nobles began to descend on the platform, reporters waiting nearby started taking pictures.
The nobles showed off their wealth with a solemn expression.
Others adorned family rings, tie pins, shirt collar pins, and wands with expensive jewellery, or even covered them with famous brands known only to those in the know.
At that time, a man got off the first class seat.
“Oh my God, Count Vinsmoke.”
“Not an agent, but that person will come directly.”
Lucas de Vinsmoke, with a sharp impression like a wolf, glanced at the reporters and furrowed his eyebrows.
“No education.”
It wasn’t meant for journalists.
It was to criticize the Empire for placing the reporters from the platform.
The eldest son, Carter, followed behind him and pressed the button on the wand.
Then, a strange wave of magic spread, and the reporters’ cameras were blocked.
“uh?! uh?”
“Why aren’t you pressing this?!”
All reporters’ cameras are artifacts.
There is a ‘scene capture’ magic that collects the light transmitted through the lens and a ‘record’ magic that saves it.
Carter made the camera stop by unleashing a magic that temporarily paralyzes the ‘Scene Capture’ magic.
“Let’s go straight to the wagon. I will guide you.”
Lucas got into the dazzling red carriage.
“Carter, where is Roy dueling?”
“It is said that it will be held at the Imperial University at 4 pm today.”
Lucas furrowed his eyebrows.
“Then what happened to the life and death that I ordered?”
“sorry. Because the inductee, Princess Rain Rover, took the Imperial University’s gymnasium as a duel…”
“Useless.”
Blood came up in Lucas’s hand as he was holding the staff.
There was nothing on the scale from one to ten if he did not step in.
“Go to the Imperial University. If you go now, I’ll be right there.”
“Yes. All right.”
The carriage stopped in front of the Imperial University.
At the entrance of the Imperial University, there were crowds of people like a cloud.
All were journalists or young knights.
The guards stopped them.
“No one can enter except with permission!”
When rumors spread that Irene, the only blood relative of the Welf family and a disciple of Tigris, and Roy, the third son of the Vinsmoke family, were fighting a duel, people flocked to the Imperial University to attend the duel.
There were even bets on whether the Welf family’s revenge would succeed or the Welf family would lose to the Vinsmoke family again.
-ruler! ruler! Just tell Irene the name of the roommate and bet on me!
-Irene and Roy both said that they are two-star knights!
– Who will win?
-ruler! ruler! The odds are 4 to 6! Living room man!
Lucas’s face flushed with anger.
Lucas has poured out thousands of gold coins over the past three years to wipe out the Welf family.
He lobbied local newspaper reporters in the Blacklands, bribed noble families under the Welf family to raise awareness of the Vinsmokes, and hired assassins to kill them if they didn’t listen.
But in this one duel, everything was in vain.
Whether Irene wins or Roy wins, the Welf family name will once again spread across the Empire.
If Lucas appeared before them now, it would be like pouring oil into a house that was in full swing.
“I’m annoyed…”
Carter looked at Lucas and said.
“What would you like to do?”
“Go back. There is no need to feed the reporters.”
smart-
Then someone knocked on the door with a wagon.
Carter glanced open the carriage window to see who was knocking on the door.
It was the Imperial University Guard.
“What’s going on?”
“Is Count Vinsmoke on board?”
Carter glanced at Lucas.
Lucas nodded his head.
“It is.”
“Instructor Tigris specially invited Lord Vinsmoke. If you would like to enter, please enter through the west gate as there is a wagon-accessible door. then···”
“Wait, how did you know we were the Vinsmokes? There was no family crest on the carriage?”
The guard said with a smirk.
“Eye of the Emperor knows everything.”
The guard, no, the Inquisitor agent left the word behind.
Lucas’ mouth twisted.
After all, the emperor knew everything.
The fact that the Vinsmoke family’s funds had been put into the Chimera Lab beneath the ecliptic.
“…I can’t stop taunting you like this.”
Lucas told Carter.
“Prepare it.”
Carter flinched.
“…are you going to use it for Roy?”
“Politics starts with public opinion driving small things big and big things small. This time, Roy must win.”
There was blood on Lucas’ neck.
“It seems that the Emperor wants to bring the Welf family back to life, but shouldn’t the buds be cut off altogether? It was an unavoidable accident.”
* * *
Irene closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
There was no sound of cheers from the crowd.
He sharply forged and forged his mind and awakened the cells of his body.
“Are you all right?”
Irene opened her eyes.
Charlotte was looking at him with a worried expression.
“yes. senior.”
Charlotte hugged Irene tightly.
“Good job. You can win.”
“yes.”
Irene drew the scabbard from the bayonet.
Charlotte accepted Irene’s sword.
And Tigris stood next to him.
“Branch.”
“···yes.”
Tigris and Irene headed to the middle of the gymnasium.
Roy and Lucas also walked from opposite sides.
Irene grabbed the great sword by breaking it.
The enemy of House Welf was before me.
I wanted to smack that wolf on the neck right away, but I resisted it.
It’s too early to hit the guy’s head now.
After taking all of Lucas one by one, he will plant the Welf family flag in the black soil.
It was the first step to that.
Irene was sure to win this duel.
Tigris and Irene and Lucas and Roy stood facing each other.
The four of them put their hands on their chests and bowed their heads to show the example of a knight in a simple way to Princess Rain Rover.
“I see the great golden clan.”
“Solve the example.”
At the words of Princess Rain Rover, the four of them cleared up their example.
“Before I ask you four questions before the duel, there is something I want to say to you guys.”
Princess Rain Rover looked at Lucas and said.
“No matter what happens, you can’t take your life during a duel. I want you to never forget that the Imperial University is a sacred place of education.”
Lucas smiled slightly.
“Yes. Okay. majesty. Don’t worry.”
Princess Rain Rover didn’t like Lucas’s fishy smile, but she decided to move on.
“Then you two go. Let the duel begin.”
Lucas and Tigris met their eyes for a moment.
Despite Lucas’ strong gaze, Tigris did not avert his eyes.
‘It seems that it is not a rumor that he has great skills.’
Lucas is a six-star knight.
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Judging by the well-captured momentum that Lucas was hard to read, it seemed that he was certainly an extraordinary person.The two turned around without saying a word.
Rain Rover first checked the status of Roy and Irene.
Roy’s body was trembling with a little nervousness.
“Can you continue the duel with Roy?”
“···yes. Yes. Available. I will definitely do it.”
“I will ask you again. Sir Roy. If you are not feeling well, you can cancel now.”
“no! ha… you can. We must do it now.”
“·················ogue.”
I felt strange in the way I spoke, but I couldn’t bite.
Too much attention has already been focused on this place.
Whatever it was, a duel had to begin.
After clearing his voice, Rain Rover opened his mouth.
“From now on, I will proceed with four questions and answers before the duel. The two of you answer the question. First, use only the sword that each has as a weapon. Do you agree?”
“To agree.”
“I also . . . agree.”
“Are you two going to settle this through an amicable conversation?”
“none.”
“Uh… no.”
“The duel is played by life and death, not life-and-death. If the wounded is fatal to the point of not being able to lift a sword, the injured person will be regarded as a defeat. Do you agree?”
“To agree.”
“I also . . . agree.”
Although Irene was a student at the Imperial University, Roy was already a graduate of the Imperial University, so she could inflict fatal wounds on the opponent’s body during a duel.
However, taking his life was impossible.
“Finally, after the duel is over, tell each loser what you want.”
Irene, who applied for a duel first, opened her mouth.
“Apologize sincerely for all the insults you have made to the Welf family and me in front of everyone. The best way to get your forehead, palms, and knees touching the ground.”
Roy said in a trembling voice.
“Yes, I will take your right hand.”
Rain Rover held the wand overhead.
“The two of you are at least 30 steps away from each other.”
The two turned back to each other and walked away.
And they looked at each other.
Due to the invisible tension between the two, the auditorium, where hundreds of people gathered, became quiet in an instant.
Rain Rover lowered the wand.
“Then start.”