046. Ruins (2)
“Are you sure you want to enter?”
“Of course not. Is that why you came all the way here?”
“You…… No, we could be in danger.”
“It doesn’t matter. It’s not that difficult to protect you alone.”
Despite Berry’s brazen face shrugging her shoulders, Beatrice blushed.
Even in a situation where a crisis seems imminent, he looks very relaxed. But for some reason, Beatrice felt that such a relaxed atmosphere suited him very well.
‘No!’
Beatrice shook his head.
Didn’t she think she had already made up her mind? Although she is tied under the name of betrothed to him…… Because, to put it mildly, I only know Berris and her by name and face.
“You…… Are you strong?”
“Am I strong?”
“Gunther said Veris, your power would be within three fingers of the continent.”
Veris laughed when she heard Beatrice’s words.
I didn’t specifically measure talented people spread across the continent, but I didn’t think I was wrong.
It is a world full of powerful people, such as the ‘Knights of the Round Table’ that the western kingdom is proud of, or the Demonic Order hiding in the depths of the abyss.
But the sad truth is that, unlike Berris, they will always reach the limit of their growth.
Beris has been constantly growing even after acquiring the skill of the system, furthermore, passive mastery. Wouldn’t it be funny to see that Beatrice asking again with her innocent face?
“Yes. I’m incredibly strong Maybe Swordsman, who is famous as the best of the empire, will lose to me?”
At the confident and arrogant voice, Beatrice opened her mouth wide.
Who is the Sword Emperor? He was a commoner man who was a child soldier who roamed the battlefield with a sword. He is a knight who obtained the status of an aristocrat and then a count, the highest position that can be reached at the time.
The battle that left deep cuts on the face of the famous swordsman when he was young is a legendary event that is still talked about…….
‘You’re not trying to become a frog in the well, are you?’
She stared blankly at the back of Veris as he approached the castle with a dignified step.
Because he is a student at the academy who considers himself stronger than the sword master. If that were true, she had the idea of putting away the mage tower and transferring to her academy to help him.
* * *
Contrary to Beatrice’s opinion that there is a high possibility that there will be an unknown enemy released from the seal, the inside of the castle is as quiet as in the past.
Standing in the middle, Veris frowned slightly.
I feel something. Despite the feeling, something that could not be detected even when mana was being spread continued to scratch Veris’ nerves.
“Why is that?”
In response to Beatrice’s question, noticing such a change in Veris, Veris crossed her arms and looked around her.
“Because it’s strange.”
“…… What?”
“I feel something. But I don’t know what it is.”
Beatrice tilted her head at the sudden sound of floating clouds.
I feel something, but I don’t know what it is. The question of whether she was mistaken reached her throat, but she managed to bear it.
“There is something. I feel like they are watching us.”
But Beatrice couldn’t help but be nervous at Veris’ serious voice, which was different from usual.
Now, this place is literally like an unknown world. If so, if something was really looking at them, it surely meant that a very dangerous situation was approaching.
─Sureureung!
At the end of a moment of silence, the steel sword for students was pulled out from Berris’ waist. The iron sword, which the students broke and ate to the point of getting tired of it during class and training, was a product that boasted of poor quality.
“Something is coming. Through the gates through which we entered.”
“Yes?”
Beatrice hurriedly turned her body around. If what Veris is saying is true, does that mean she was watching them from behind?
The place where Veris and Beatrice are now standing is a large plaza that comes out after walking in a straight line through the large gate in the castle. There, you can see the tower where Veris came out with the ring in the past, but now, without a chance to breathe, something is trying to contact them.
—Ugh.
Beatris, who was a little nervous at the sight of Veris pulling out her sword, raised her mana as well.
A mana that reacts according to her will. And soon, the circle formed in the heart began to move and was controlling mana.
Variety.
“…… !”
Beatrice widened her eyes in surprise at the noise she heard.
It is a space where nothing can be seen. However, the sound that can be clearly heard is similar to that of a terrestrial quadrupedal animal, the gait of a horse.
“Is it a ghost on a horse?”
Beatrice made her body tremble at the sound of Veris’ muttering voice.
Before she came down, she had already witnessed numerous skeleton remains, evidence of necromancy. However, for her, the appearance of a higher-powered being meant that things would not be easy.
─Kyaaagh!
A sound resembling a woman’s scream resounded as if it would rip through the space where nothing existed.
And then, a pale emerald-colored smoke suddenly appeared.
“Being controlled by necromancer… ….”
The smoke that suddenly appeared grew bigger and bigger, and then disappeared after creating a being in front of them.
As expected, there was nothing wrong with Beatrice’s words. What appeared in front of them was a knight in black armor mounted on a horse.
“It’s a Death Knight.”
Beatrice’s pupils trembled violently.
No matter how much she is praised for being a great wizard of the future or an unsalted magical genius, the power she possesses right now is mediocre compared to those skilled and experienced.
As she knows, the power it possesses will never be ordinary. I expected the danger, but this was beyond my imagination.
“What do you want to do?”
“Yes?”
“I thought we were going to fight.”
At Berry’s chin, Beatrice turned her eyes and looked at the Death Knight.
A black knight with blue eyes, like the symbol of the undead, got off his horse and stood in front of them. Then, as if provoking, he was wagging his fingers at Veris and Beatrice, and he didn’t have to worry about what that meant.
“Do you want to do it? Or I will.”
“No way? Are you going to fight?”
Berris’ confident attitude made Beatrice feel like she was about to snort.
What a death knight! Although it falls short of the terrifying horrors of a lich created by legendary masters of necromancy, that being also possesses unforgiving power.
Retreat is the right thing to do in this situation. The option to fight against that Death Knight was not even in Beatrice’s mind.
Beatrice had no choice but to open his mouth at Verice’s actions as he slowly walked towards the Death Knight.
It is a series of surprises that continue from the moment I met that man. As if she didn’t care about her thoughts, Veris soon stood face to face with the Death Knight, who was quietly giving her a cool gaze.
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“Beatrice.”
“Yes, yes…… ?”
“I heard that the death knight’s sacrifice was the body of a famous knight.”
“That…… That’s right.”
“Then this person, too, was a knight in the past?”
“…… I guess so.”
To the undead with spiritual powers who wear armor over their bony bones, they are human. It was a very strange evaluation from Berrys, but Beatrice replied with a nod of her head.
“I see. You were a pitiful bastard, you.”
“… ….”
It was Veris’ behavior as if she were trying to talk. Naturally, it was also a very difficult scene to understand with her Beatrice head.
“It’s a duel. I will give you eternal rest.”
─Ugh?
Did the Death Knight even understand the meaning of Verice that made her eyes shine?
The guy narrowed his gaze and made a grotesque sound. Beatrice, who knew that those who had apparently been sacrificed to necromancy had no memories of their previous lives, was also surprised.
─Sureureung!
And soon, an amazing sight unfolded.
The Death Knight, who had taken a few steps back and looked at Veris holding the sword with both hands, silently with blue eyes, took a few steps back and pulled out the large greatsword that was tied behind his back!
“This, what the heck… …. I’ve never heard of a Death Knight with a will…….”
Necromancer, a forbidden occult art. The fact that he encountered the Death Knight, which is the evidence, is so terrible and surprising that it is really recorded in the book. But on top of that, a Death Knight with thoughts?
Look at what they are doing now. Aren’t they pretending to be in a ‘duel’ like knights who call themselves honorable men?
─Huung! Kagagak!
Whether Beatrice thought that or not, Veris and the Death Knight collided.
It is the power of Death Knight that is overwhelming enough to make your hands sweat naturally just by looking at it. However, Veris, who evaded or let go of all attacks with graceful movements, had an arc at her mouth that did not suit the situation.
“Amazing. Out of all the people I’ve dealt with, I think he has the best swordsmanship skills.”
It was also a sensation that I hadn’t felt even when dealing with the Sword Demon in the past.
As a swordsman, he had an ignorant fighting style that relentlessly projected his power.
To put it in an easy analogy, it should be said that, like a child holding a knife, he hits with great power ignorantly, not refined power.
That’s why the sword demon couldn’t even touch Veris’ hair.
Because Veris, who has a phenomenal level of mana sensitivity through practice of thinly processing mana or overlaying it since her crawling days, has an uncharacteristically delicate fighting style.
However, from Veris’ point of view, that Death Knight’s swordsmanship was by no means ordinary.
It looks like he wields a greatsword to the point of being ignorant, but the technique within it is deep enough to easily surpass even Gunther, the swordsman genius of the empire.
─Pagagagak!
In the meantime, things eventually exploded.
In the first place, Veris didn’t put all her strength into it and just focused on sword to sword.
But even if he didn’t do all his strength, Veris’s ‘flat hit’, which had already far exceeded the level of a human, cut off a handful of the Death Knight’s armor.
“No, my God.”
Berith’s ability was close to that of a miracle, and Beatrice couldn’t help but shed an inappropriate admiration. She was already aware of the fact that from the moment she was with him, she became strangely forgiving in the expression of her feelings.
For her to evaluate…… That man is crazy He was a madman in a good way, not joking.